2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Retrievers finished the season 14–6, 10–4 in America East play, to finish in a tie for first place. They lost to UMass Lowell in the semifinals of the America East tournament.

2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
America East regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record14–6 (10–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaUMBC Event Center
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 10 4   .714 14 6   .700
Vermont 10 4   .714 10 5   .667
New Hampshire 9 6   .600 10 9   .526
Hartford 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Albany 6 6   .500 7 9   .438
UMass Lowell 7 8   .467 11 12   .478
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 9 14   .391
NJIT 6 10   .375 7 12   .368
Binghamton 4 10   .286 4 14   .222
Maine 2 6   .250 2 7   .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
2021 AmEast tournament winner

Following the season, Odom left the school to accept the head coaching position at Utah State.[1] On April 12, 2021, the school named former Duquesne and Penn State head coach Jim Ferry as the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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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 semifinals to Vermont.

Roster

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2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Keondre Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 1 L.J. Owens Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Annapolis, MD
PG 2 Darnell Rogers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
PF 10 Szymon Wojcik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Warsaw, Poland
G/F 11 R.J. Eytle-Rock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr London, England
F 12 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr West River, MD
G 15 Sam Grace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Baltimore, MD
G 22 Thomas Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Toronto, ON
F/C 23 Rico Quinton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dyersburg, TN
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, IA
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, MI
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

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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
America East Conference regular season
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 31, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 65–69  10–4
(6–3)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at 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
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Vermont L 71–80  13–5
(9–4)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont W 66–55  14–5
(10–4)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (6) UMass Lowell
Semifinals
L 77–79  14–6
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gilbert, Pete (April 6, 2021). "Thanks for the memories, Coach Odom". WBAL. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Lee, Edward (April 12, 2021). "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMBC. Retrieved December 1, 2020.