2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
America East tournament champions
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record25–11 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Eric Skeeters
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaRetriever Activities Center
UMBC Event Center
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 – 1   .938 27 – 8   .771
UMBC † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 11   .694
Hartford 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576
Albany 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323
UMass Lowell 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Maine 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188
Binghamton 2 – 14   .125 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 America East tournament winner

The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by second-year head coach Ryan Odom as members of the America East Conference, started the season playing their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland, but moved to the new UMBC Event Center during the season. The new arena opened on February 3, 2018.[1] UMBC beat UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship of the America East tournament where they defeated Vermont. As a result, the Retrievers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the South region, they defeated the No. 1 overall seed Virginia by 20 points, becoming the first 16th-seeded team to beat a No. 1 seed.[2] The win is considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history and sports history depending on seedings or point spreads.[3][4] The Retrievers lost to Kansas State in the second round.

Previous season

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The Retrievers finished the 2016–17 season 21–13, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to New Hampshire. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Daquon Erwin 0 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Mercy College
Ben Grace 3 G 5'10" 180 Senior Baltimore, MD Walk-on; graduated
Joel Wincowski 4 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Lake George, NY Transferred to Indiana Tech
Will Darley 12 G 6'8" 210 Senior Timonium, MD Graduated
Rodney Elliot 1 G 6'1" 190 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Max Portmann 34 F 6'8" 220 Junior Wichita Falls, TX Junior college transferree from Temple College

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dan Akin
PF 		Etham, England Barking Abbey School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jun 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Horvath
PF 		Harwood, MD Kent School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

Preseason

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In a poll by the conference's nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Retrievers were picked to finish third in the America East.[5] Senior Jairus Lyles was named to the preseason All-America East team.[6]

Roster

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2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Josh Rosario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Miami Christian School Miami, FL
G 4 Ishmail Jabbie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Bowie, MD
G 5 Jourdan Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archbishop Spalding HS Bowie, MD
G 10 Jairus Lyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr DeMatha HS Silver Spring, MD
G 11 K. J. Maura 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) RS Sr Arlington Country Day School
College of Central Florida 		San Juan, PR
G 12 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Southern HS West River, MD
G 13 Joe Sherburne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Whitefish Bay HS Whitefish Bay, WI
G 17 Devon Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Page HS Greensboro, NC
F/C 21 Sam Schwietz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Frisco, TX
F 23 Max Curran 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pembroke Academy Hooksett, NH
G 25 David Park (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Wheeling Central Catholic HS Wheeling, WV
F 30 Daniel Akin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Barking Abbey School Eltham, England
G/F 33 Arkel Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Thomas More School Bridgeport, CT
F 34 Max Portmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr S. H. Rider HS Wichita Falls, TX
F/C 35 Nolan Gerrity 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Barea-Midpark HS Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 67–78  0–1
 Moody Coliseum (6,841)
University Park, TX
Nov 12, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 3 Arizona
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 78–103  0–2
 McKale Center (13,496)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Penn W 93–62  1–2
 Retriever Activities Center (994)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Colgate L 88–93  1–3
 Cotterell Court (303)
Hamilton, NY
Nov 23, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland semifinals 		W 84–73  2–3
 Retriever Activities Center (334)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 24, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Nicholls State
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland championship game 		W 89–88  3–3
 Retriever Activities Center (489)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 27, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Shenandoah W 88–59  4–3
 Retriever Activities Center (391)
Catonsville, MD
Dec 1, 2017*
5:00 pm 		vs. Army
Bulldog Bash semifinals 		L 70–81  4–4
 McAlister Field House (609)
Charleston, SC
Dec 2, 2017*
3:00, ESPN3 		vs. The Citadel
Bulldog Bash 		W 98–72  5–4
 McAlister Field House (673)
Charleston, SC
Dec 6, 2017*
7:30 pm 		at Delaware State W 81–60  6–4
 Memorial Hall (847)
Dover, DE
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Towson
Battle for Greater Baltimore 		L 65–78  6–5
 SECU Arena (1,632)
Towson, MD
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coppin State W 81–74  7–5
 Retriever Activities Center (1,166)
Catonsville, MD
Dec 17, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky W 76–75  8–5
 Retriever Activities Center (781)
Catonsville, MD
Dec 29, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Maryland L 45–66  8–6
 Xfinity Center (14,118)
College Park, MD
Dec 31, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Centenary (NJ) W 85–41  9–6
 Retriever Activities Center (697)
Catonsville, MD
America East regular season
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Hampshire W 71–67  10–6
(1–0) 		Retriever Activities Center (518)
Catonsville, MD
Jan 6, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Vermont L 56–71  10–7
(1–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,734)
Burlington, VT
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Maine W 72–67  11–7
(2–1) 		Cross Insurance Center (906)
Bangor, ME
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMass Lowell W 89–62  12–7
(3–1) 		Tsongas Center (1,338)
Lowell, MA
Jan 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Hartford W 78–56  13–7
(4–1) 		Retriever Activities Center (744)
Catonsville, MD
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany L 39–83  13–8
(4–2) 		SEFCU Arena (2,508)
Albany, NY
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Binghamton W 69–57  14–8
(5–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (619)
Catonsville, MD
Jan 27, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maine W 86–74  15–8
(6–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (808)
Catonsville, MD
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stony Brook W 67–63  16–8
(7–2) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,379)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 53–81  16–9
(7–3) 		UMBC Event Center (4,753)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 78–68  17–9
(8–3) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,901)
Vestal, NY
Feb 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire W 68–59  18–9
(9–3) 		Lundholm Gym (839)
Durham, NH
Feb 18, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany W 68–60  19–9
(10–3) 		UMBC Event Center (1,344)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook L 57–64  19–10
(10–4) 		UMBC Event Center (1,002)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 24, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMass Lowell W 83–75  20–10
(11–4) 		UMBC Event Center (1,253)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Hartford W 62–53  21–10
(12–4) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,036)
Hartford, CT
America East tournament
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) (7) UMass Lowell
Quarterfinals 		W 89–77  22–10
 UMBC Event Center (1,518)
Catonsville, MD
Mar 6, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(2) (3) Hartford
Semifinals 		W 75–60  23–10
 UMBC Event Center (2,234)
Catonsville, MD
Mar 10, 2018
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(2) at (1) Vermont
Championship 		W 65–62  24–10
 Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
9:20 pm, TNT 		(16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Virginia
First Round 		W 74–54  25–10
 Spectrum Center (17,943)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 18, 2018*
7:45 pm, truTV 		(16 S) vs. (9 S) Kansas State
Second Round 		L 43–50  25–11
 Spectrum Center (18,485)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (January 24, 2018). "New UMBC Event Center to open for Feb. 3 men's basketball game vs. Vermont". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "UMBC vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 16, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Reed, Steve (March 17, 2018). "No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74–54 to make NCAA history". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Biggest NCAA tournament upsets of the 64-team era, accessed on March 18, 2018
  5. ^ "Coming off Historic Season, Vermont Unanimously Chosen as 2017–18 #AEHoops Men's Favorite". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "7 Returning Men's #AEHoops Standouts Highlight 2017–18 Preseason All-Conference Squad". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  7. ^ UMBC Retrievers men's basketball schedule
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