2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
America East regular season co-champions
Conference	America East Conference
Record	14–6 (10–4 America East)
Head coach	Ryan Odom (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Dixon Matt Henry Bryce Crawford
Home arena	UMBC Event Center

2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMBC	10	–	4		.714			14	–	6		.700
Vermont	10	–	4		.714			10	–	5		.667
New Hampshire	9	–	6		.600			10	–	9		.526
Hartford †	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Albany	6	–	6		.500			7	–	9		.438
UMass Lowell	7	–	8		.467			11	–	12		.478
Stony Brook	7	–	9		.438			9	–	14		.391
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			7	–	12		.368
Binghamton	4	–	10		.286			4	–	14		.222
Maine	2	–	6		.250			2	–	7		.222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
† 2021 AmEast tournament winner

Following the season, Odom left the school to accept the head coaching position at Utah State. On April 12, 2021, the school named former Duquesne and Penn State head coach Jim Ferry as the team's new head coach.

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 Ryan Odom (Hampden–Sydney) Assistant coach(es) Nate Dixon (UNC Wilmington) Matt Henry (Trinity) Bryce Crawford (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 62–70	0–1	McDonough Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 80–65	1–1	DeGol Arena (0) Loretto, PA
December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm		George Washington	W 92–81	2–1	UMBC Event Center (0) 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 (1–0)	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
December 20, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Albany	W 65–60	6–1 (2–0)	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 74–67	7–1 (3–0)	UMBC Event Center  Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	L 69–75	7–2 (3–1)	UMBC Event Center  Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 69–54	8–2 (4–1)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 10, 2021  ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 68–66	9–2 (5–1)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	L 63–70	9–3 (5–2)	UMBC Event Center  Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 57–49	10–3 (6–2)	UMBC Event Center  Catonsville, MD
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 65–69	10–4 (6–3)	Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 75–71	11–4 (7–3)	Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 71–65	12–4 (8–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stony Brook	W 60–48	13–4 (9–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Vermont	L 71–80	13–5 (9–4)	UMBC Event Center  Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	W 66–55	14–5 (10–4)	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.

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