2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–13 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Ryan Odom (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Dixon; Eric Skeeters; Bryce Crawford;
Home arena	Retriever Activities Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Previous season

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

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

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

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
Arkel Ager-Lamar SG	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
David Park SF	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
Max Curran PF	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

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

Ryan Odom (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Nate Dixon (UNC Wilmington)
Eric Skeeters (Coppin State)
Bryce Crawford (Ohio State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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

[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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