2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
Following the season, Odom left the school to accept the head coaching position at Utah State .[ 1] Duquesne and Penn State head coach Jim Ferry as the team's new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
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
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
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 *4:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
L 62–70 0–1
McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2020 *3:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)
W 80–65 1–1
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
December 7, 2020 *4:00 pm
George Washington W 92–81 2–1
UMBC Event Center 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
SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
December 20, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany
W 65–60 6–1
SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 74–67 7–1
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 69–75 7–2
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire
W 69–54 8–2
Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 10, 2021 ESPN3
at New Hampshire
W 68–66 9–2
Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 63–70 9–3
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 57–49 10–3
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT
L 65–69 10–4
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT
W 75–71 11–4
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook
W 71–65 12–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook
W 60–48 13–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Vermont L 71–80 13–5
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont W 66–55 14–5
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
^ Gilbert, Pete (April 6, 2021). "Thanks for the memories, Coach Odom" . WBAL . Retrieved December 9, 2021 . ^ 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 . ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule" . UMBC . Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
