The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, ...
in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA)
Division I competition as a member of the
America East Conference
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The conference has nine core members including eight public research u ...
. They play their home games at
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in
Catonsville, Maryland
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. Their current head coach is
Jim Ferry
James A. Ferry Jr. (born July 9, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team. He formerly served as interim head coach for the 2020–2021 season at Penn State and the ...
.
UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the
NCAA tournament in
2008
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, in which it qualified by winning the
America East tournament.
The Retrievers are best known for when they qualified for their second
NCAA tournament appearance in
2018
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by beating the
Vermont Catamounts
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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
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74–54. The win has been called the greatest upset in college basketball history.
Postseason
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Retrievers have appeared in the
NCAA Division I tournament two times. Their combined record is 1–2.
CIT results
The Retrievers have appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Postseasn Tournament once. Their record is 3–1.
The Basketball Classic results
The Retrievers have appeared in
The Basketball Classic
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one time. Their record is 0–1.
* – 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.
Records
References
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