# 2021–22 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18-14, 11-7 in America East Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic where they withdrew due to UMBC having health concerns.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Retrievers finished the 2020–21 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, head coach Ryan 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 60–77 | 0–1 | Mullins Center (2,903) Amherst, MA |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Penn State York | W 85–47 | 1–1 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,411) Catonsville, MD |
| November 19, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Western Carolina Lancer Classic | W 91–75 | 2–1 | Willett Hall (174) Farmville, VA |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood Lancer Classic | L 55–82 | 2–2 | Willett Hall (1,512) Farmville, VA |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, MASN | | American | W 98–67 | 3–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,051) Catonsville, MD |
| November 27, 2021* 3:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 87–77 | 4–2 | Petersen Events Center (7,400) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 98–60 | 5–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,813) Catonsville, MD |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | L 60–70 | 5–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,434) Newark, DE |
| December 8, 2021* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 71–100 | 5–4 | Capital One Arena (3,021) Washington, D.C. |
| December 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 77–89 | 5–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (891) Princeton, NJ |
| December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | L 51–62 | 5–6 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,162) Catonsville, MD |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Mount St. Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Radford | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 64–66 | 5–7 (0–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (923) Catonsville, MD |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 76–56 | 6–7 (1–1) | Wellness and Events Center (278) Newark, NJ |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 69–86 | 6–8 (1–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,028) Catonsville, MD |
| January 17, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook Rescheduled from January 6 | L 51–65 | 6–9 (1–3) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,770) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 54–66 | 6–10 (1–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (817) Catonsville, MD |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 88–46 | 7–10 (2–4) | Cross Insurance Center (656) Bangor, ME |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 73–69 | 8–10 (3–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,207) Catonsville, MD |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 70–68 | 9–10 (4–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,113) Vestal, NY |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 59–53 | 10–10 (5–4) | SEFCU Arena (1,648) Albany, NY |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 88–77 | 11–10 (6–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,935) Catonsville, MD |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | W 68–64 | 12–10 (7–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,287) Catonsville, MD |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 71–88 | 12–11 (7–5) | Tsongas Center (2,215) Lowell, MA |
| February 14, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire Rescheduled from January 2 | L 62–68 | 12–12 (7–6) | Lundholm Gym (382) Durham, NH |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 95–84 | 13–12 (8–6) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,252) Catonsville, MD |
| February 19, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 59–86 | 13–13 (8–7) | Patrick Gym (2,645) Burlington, VT |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 92–85 | 14–13 (9–7) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (362) West Hartford, CT |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 93–79 | 15–13 (10–7) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,714) Catonsville, MD |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 78–68 | 16–13 (11–7) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,712) Catonsville, MD |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals | W 93–85 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,925) Catonsville, MD |
| March 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (4) Hartford Semifinals | W 80–60 | 18–13 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,249) Catonsville, MD |
| March 12, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Vermont Championship | L 43–82 | 18–14 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 16, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack First Round | Canceled due to UMBC withdrawing for health concerns | Canceled due to UMBC withdrawing for health concerns | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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