# 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Aaron Morgan | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Junior | Washington, Pennsylvania |
| 1 | Rodney Elliott | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2 | Malcolm Brent | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 3 | Ben Grace | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 4 | Wayne Sparow | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | GS Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 | Jourdan Grant | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Bowie, Maryland |
| 11 | Charles Taylor, Jr. | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 12 | Will Darley | Guard | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Timonium, Maryland |
| 23 | Devarick Houston | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Senior | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 33 | Malik Garner | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 40 | Lamell Washington | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Frederick, Maryland |
| 41 | Jakob Stenhede | Forward | 6–10 | 205 | Freshman | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 42 | Cody Joyce | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Churchton, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm | at Akron | L 57–74 | 0–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,039) Akron, OH |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 38–45 | 0–2 | Reitz Arena (942) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/22/2014* 8:30 pm | at Minnesota | L 51–69 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (11,212) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/25/2014* 7:30 pm | Howard | L 54–68 | 0–4 | Retriever Activities Center (588) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/29/2014* 1:00 pm | Towson | L 66–77 | 0–5 | Retriever Activities Center (676) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/02/2014* 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 52–65 | 0–6 | Hytche Athletic Center (2,036) Princess Anne, MD |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 60–83 | 0–7 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,481) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm | at Iowa | L 47–77 | 0–8 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,094) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 53–65 | 0–9 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,213) New Britain, CT |
| 12/14/2014* 5:00 pm | Longwood | W 58–53 | 1–9 | Retriever Activities Center (631) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 66–53 | 2–9 | KSU Convocation Center (N/A) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/28/2014* 5:00 pm | Lehigh | L 55–58 | 2–10 | Retriever Activities Center (521) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/02/2015* 7:00 pm | NJIT | L 55–70 | 2–11 | Retriever Activities Center (713) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | L 61–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–12 (0–1) | Retriever Activities Center (676) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/11/2015 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | L 60–63 | 2–13 (0–2) | Retriever Activities Center (632) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 54–64 | 2–14 (0–3) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,467) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm | Vermont | L 54–71 | 2–15 (0–4) | Retriever Activities Center (789) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/19/2015 1:00 pm | Hartford | L 63–65 | 2–16 (0–5) | Retriever Activities Center (608) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm | at Maine | W 76–59 | 3–16 (1–5) | Cross Insurance Center (1,994) Bangor, ME |
| 01/25/2015 4:30 pm | at Albany | L 55–69 | 3–17 (1–6) | SEFCU Arena (3,772) Albany, NY |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | Binghamton | L 56–68 | 3–18 (1–7) | Retriever Activities Center (748) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | L 51–67 | 3–19 (1–8) | Costello Athletic Center (308) Lowell, MA |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 46–80 | 3–20 (1–9) | Lundholm Gym (907) Durham, NH |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 61–73 | 3–21 (1–10) | Retriever Activities Center (712) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm | at Vermont | L 51–74 | 3–22 (1–11) | Patrick Gym (2,554) Burlington, VT |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Hartford | L 52–55 | 3–23 (1–12) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,335) Hartford, CT |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm | Maine | W 73–66 | 4–23 (2–12) | Retriever Activities Center (945) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | Albany | L 60–67 | 4–24 (2–13) | Retriever Activities Center (1,010) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm | at Binghamton | L 69–76 | 4–25 (2–14) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,838) Vestal, NY |
| America East tournament |||||
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Vermont Quarterfinals | L 39–66 | 4–26 | Patrick Gym (1,925) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||