UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

UMBC Retrievers
UMBC Retrievers
	2024–25 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
University	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Head coach	Jim Ferry (4th season)
Conference	America East
Location	Catonsville, Maryland
Arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena ; (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Retrievers
Student section	Hilltop Hysteria
Colors	Black and gold;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1979*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1979, 1980
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2018
NCAA tournament appearances
	1979, 1980, 2008, 2018; *at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	2008, 2018
Conference regular season champions
	Northeast Conference; 1999 America East Conference; 2008, 2021

The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference. They play their home games at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena^[1] in Catonsville, Maryland. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry.^[3]

UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2008, for which it qualified by winning the America East tournament.^[4]

The Retrievers are best known for when they qualified for their second NCAA tournament appearance in 2018 by beating the Vermont Catamounts in the America East tournament final and became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating No. 1-seeded Virginia 74–54.^[5]^[6] The win has been called the greatest upset in college basketball history.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	(15)	First round	(2) Georgetown	L 47–66^[10]
2018	(16)	First round Second Round	(1) Virginia (9) Kansas State	W 74–54^[11] L 43–50^[12]

CIT results

The Retrievers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament once. Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Fairfield Saint Francis (PA) Liberty Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 88–83^[13] W 87–79 W 80–68 L 61–79

The Basketball Classic results

The Retrievers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First round	Merrimack	L 0-2*

* UMBC withdrew from the tournament citing health concerns and not enough players. As a result Merrimack was granted a 2–0 win.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Mount St. Mary's Virginia Union Cheyney	W 79–74 W 58–56 L 62–65
1980	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Benedict Virginia Union	W 86–69 L 65–80

Records

References

^ ^a ^b Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "UMBC Colors". UMBC Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ Lee, Edward. "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ Fittipaldo, Ray (December 13, 2008). "Pitt: UMBC angles for a second run at postseason". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ Wilco, Daniel (March 17, 2018). "Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ 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.
^ Tennessee, USA TODAY NETWORK-. "No. 16 UMBC beats No. 1 Virginia: How the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history happened". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "UMBC over Virginia: Ranking the 10 greatest upsets in modern March Madness history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "The greatest upset ever: UMBC's shock win comes when the sport needs it most". the Guardian. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ "UMBC vs Virginia Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "UMBC vs. Kansas State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Fairfield vs UMBC Box Score". NCAA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[capa-1] Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[2] "UMBC Colors". UMBC Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[3] Lee, Edward. "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[4] Fittipaldo, Ray (December 13, 2008). "Pitt: UMBC angles for a second run at postseason". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[5] Wilco, Daniel (March 17, 2018). "Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[6] 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.

[7] Tennessee, USA TODAY NETWORK-. "No. 16 UMBC beats No. 1 Virginia: How the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history happened". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[8] "UMBC over Virginia: Ranking the 10 greatest upsets in modern March Madness history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[9] "The greatest upset ever: UMBC's shock win comes when the sport needs it most". the Guardian. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[10] "Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[espnboxscore-11] "UMBC vs Virginia Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[12] "UMBC vs. Kansas State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[13] "Fairfield vs UMBC Box Score". NCAA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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v t e UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–2018) Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2018–present)
Culture & lore	Dawg Pound 2018 Virginia upset
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e America East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Bryant Bulldogs Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23