2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fifth-year head coach Ryan Odom, play their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2020–21 record13–4 (9–3 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaUMBC Event Center
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UMBC93 .750  134  .765
Vermont73 .700  73  .700
Hartford75 .583  107  .588
New Hampshire86 .571  98  .529
Stony Brook66 .500  810  .444
UMass Lowell66 .500  79  .438
Albany44 .500  46  .400
NJIT57 .417  68  .429
Maine26 .250  27  .222
Binghamton210 .167  213  .133
2021 AmEast Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament before losing in the semfinals to Vermont.

Roster

2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Keondre Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 1 L.J. Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Annapolis, Maryland
G 2 Darnell Rogers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)150 lb (68 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 10 Szymon Wojcik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wrocław, Poland
G 11 R.J. Eytle-Rock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr London, England
G/F 12 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr West River, Maryland
G 15 Sam Grace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 22 Thomas Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C 23 Rico Quinton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dyersburg, Tennessee
G 24 Brendan Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Annapolis, Maryland
F 25 Nathan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Adel, Iowa
F 30 Daniel Akin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr London, England
F 32 Dimitrije Spasojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Vršac, Serbia
G 34 Matteo Picarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milan, Italy
G 41 Jacob Boonyasith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 62–70  0–1
McDonough Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2020*
3:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 80–65  1–1
DeGol Arena (0)
Loretto, PA
December 7, 2020*
4:00 pm
George Washington W 92–81  2–1
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
December 8, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware W 76–61  3–1
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
December 13, 2020*
3:00 pm
at Coppin State W 66–49  4–1
Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
December 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 65–64  5–1
(1–0)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 20, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 65–60  6–1
(2–0)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 74–67  7–1
(3–0)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 69–75  7–2
(3–1)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 69–54  8–2
(4–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 10, 2021
 ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 68–66  9–2
(5–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 63–70  9–3
(5–2)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 57–49  10–3
(6–2)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm
at UMass Lowell Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm
at UMass Lowell Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm
NJIT L 65–69  10–4
(6–3)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm
NJIT W 75–71  11–4
(7–3)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 71-65  12-4
(8-3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook W 60-48  13-4
(9-3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMBC. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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