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2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the 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 were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty before losing in the semifinals to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–13 (9–7 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Eric Skeeters
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaRetriever Activities Center
Seasons
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 18 – 14   .563
Albany 10 – 6   .625 21 – 14   .600
New Hampshire 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
UMBC 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
UMass Lowell* 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Hartford 4 – 12   .250 9 – 23   .281
Binghamton 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
Maine 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 America East tournament winner

Previous season

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The Retrievers finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

On March 3, 2016, head coach Aki Thomas was fired.[1] He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95. On March 30, the school hired Ryan Odom as head coach.[2]

Preseason

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UMBC was picked to finish sixth in the preseason America East poll.[3] Jahad Thomas, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.[4]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jakob Stenhede 41 F 6'10" 205 Sophomore Gothenburg, Sweden Left the team for personal reasons
Cody Joyce 42 F 6'8" 235 Senior Churchton, MD Graduated

2016 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Arkel Ager-Lamar
SG 		Bridgeport, CT St. Thomas More School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 17, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
David Park
SF 		Wheeling, WV United States Air Force Academy Prep School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 5, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Max Curran
PF 		Hooksett, NH Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 16, 2016 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Daquon Ervin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Rodney Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr John Carroll Baltimore, MD
G 2 Malcolm L. Brent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kimball Union Academy Silver Spring, MD
G 3 Ben Grace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Gilman School Baltimore, MD
G 4 Joel Wincowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lake George Lake George, NY
G 5 Jourdan Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Archbishop Spalding Bowie, MD
G 10 Jairus Lyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr DeMatha Silver Spring, MD
G 11 K. J. Maura 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 135 lb (61 kg) RS Jr Arlington Country Day
College of Central Florida 		San Juan, PR
G 12 Will Darley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Dulaney/Fishburne Academy Timonium, MD
G 13 Joe Sherburne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
F 15 Logan Fullham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Lampeter Strasburg Strasburg, PA
F/C 21 Sam Schwietz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Johnson Ferry Christian Acad. Frisco, TX
F 24 Max Curran 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pembroke Acad. Hooksett, NH
G 24 Ishmail Jabbie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, MD
G 25 David Park 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, WV
G/F 33 Arkel Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Bridgeport, CT
F/C 35 Nolan Gerrity 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Barea-Midpark 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
11/11/2016*
2:00 pm 		Hood W 92–61  1–0
 Retriever Activities Center (617)
Catonsville, MD
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 77–73  2–0
 Hytche Athletic Center (1,364)
Princess Anne, MD
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State W 90–68  3–0
 Retriever Activities Center (612)
Catonsville, MD
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 93–85  4–0
 Retriever Activities Center (719)
Catonsville, MD
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 66–78  4–1
 Alumni Hall (867)
Annapolis, MD
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne W 81–72  5–1
 Palumbo Center (903)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm 		Messiah W 98–59  6–1
 Retriever Activities Center (519)
Catonsville, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's W 78–70  7–1
 Knott Arena (1,450)
Emmitsburg, MD
12/10/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Richmond L 75–78  7–2
 Robins Center (5,552)
Richmond, VA
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Towson L 72–73  7–3
 Retriever Activities Center (1,311)
Catonsville, MD
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		The Citadel W 120–111 2OT 8–3
 Retriever Activities Center (767)
Catonsville, MD
12/23/2016*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison W 62–61  9–3
 JMU Convocation Center (2,358)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Virginia Tech L 70–87  9–4
 Cassell Coliseum (5,458)
Blacksburg, VA
America East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Binghamton W 85–71  10–4
(1–0) 		Retriever Activities Center (621)
Catonsville, MD
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maine W 75–64  11–4
(2–0) 		Retriever Activities Center (604)
Catonsville, MD
01/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Hartford W 84–68  12–4
(3–0) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (717)
Hartford, CT
01/13/2017
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 72–81  12–5
(3–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,341)
Burlington, VT
01/16/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany L 50–77  12–6
(3–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (1,591)
Catonsville, MD
01/22/2017
1:00 pm 		at UMass Lowell W 102–86  13–6
(4–2) 		Costello Athletic Center (549)
Lowell, MA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stony Brook L 73–83  13–7
(4–3) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,013)
Stony Brook, NY
01/28/2017
1:00 pm 		New Hampshire W 105–103 2OT 14–7
(5–3) 		Retriever Activities Center (898)
Catonsville, MD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 92–74  15–7
(6–3) 		Binghamton University Events Center (4,939)
Vestal, NY
02/04/2017
1:00 pm 		at Maine W 83–71  16–7
(7–3) 		Cross Insurance Center (864)
Bangor, ME
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Hartford L 77–84  16–8
(7–4) 		Retriever Activities Center (1,002)
Catonsville, MD
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 74–77  16–9
(7–5) 		Retriever Activities Center (1,219)
Catonsville, MD
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany L 69–78  16–10
(7–6) 		SEFCU Arena (2,443)
Albany, NY
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMass Lowell W 108–102  17–10
(8–6) 		Retriever Activities Center (874)
Catonsville, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook W 65–52  18–10
(9–6) 		Retriever Activities Center (991)
Catonsville, MD
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire L 90–94 2OT 18–11
(9–7) 		Lundholm Gym (1,328)
Durham, NH
America East tournament
03/01/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(5) at (4) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals 		L 65–74  18–12
 Lundholm Gym (1,473)
Durham, NH
CIT
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live 		Fairfield
First Round 		W 88–83  19–12
 Retriever Activities Center (688)
Catonsville, MD
03/18/2017*
2:00 pm, Facebook Live 		Saint Francis (PA)
Second Round 		W 87–79  20–12
 Retriever Activities Center (904)
Catonsville, MD
03/26/2017*
2:00 pm, Facebook Live 		Liberty
Quarterfinals 		W 80–68  21–12
 Retriever Activities Center (869)
Catonsville, MD
03/29/2017*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals 		L 61–79  21–13
 Retriever Activities Center (1,388)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "UMBC basketball coach Aki Thomas fired". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "UMBC hires Ryan Odom as men's basketball coach". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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