# 2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2018–19 season 21–13 overall, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in a third place. In the America East tournament, they defeated Albany in the quarterfinals, Hartford in the semifinals, before falling to Vermont in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:30 p.m. | | Valley Forge | W 134–46 | 1–0 | UMBC Event Center (812) Catonsville, MD |
| November 9, 2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 65–61 | 2–0 | Alico Arena (3,054) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 13, 2019* 12:00 p.m. | | St. Mary's (MD) Jamaica Classic campus game | W 79–57 | 3–0 | UMBC Event Center (618) Catonsville, MD |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Georgian Court | W 60–48 | 4–0 | UMBC Event Center (764) Catonsville, MD |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at LSU Jamaica Classic campus game | L 50–77 | 4–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,783) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Eastern Michigan Jamaica Classic | L 45–62 | 4–2 | Montego Bay Convention Center Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 24, 2019* 9:00 p.m. | | vs. Nicholls Jamaica Classic | L 72–82 | 4–3 | Montego Bay Convention Center (1,653) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drexel | W 85–60 | 5–3 | UMBC Event Center (1,308) Catonsville, MD |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at American | L 61–85 | 5–4 | Bender Arena (789) Washington, D.C. |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–63 | 5–5 | UMBC Event Center (913) Catonsville, MD |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Towson | L 71–77 | 5–6 | SECU Arena (1,811) Towson, MD |
| December 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 86–77 | 6–6 | UMBC Event Center (2,164) Catonsville, MD |
| December 17, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | at Georgetown | L 55–81 | 6–7 | Capital One Arena (4,088) Washington, D.C. |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., MASN | | at George Mason | L 53–69 | 6–8 | EagleBank Arena (3,458) Fairfax, VA |
| December 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Penn State York | W 89–57 | 7–8 | UMBC Event Center (882) Catonsville, MD |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 73–86 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (0–1) | UMBC Event Center (1,219) Catonsville, MD |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 75–79 | 7–10 (0–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,413) Vestal, NY |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 50–74 | 7–11 (0–3) | UMBC Event Center (2,004) Catonsville, MD |
| January 18, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 60–65 | 7–12 (0–4) | Lundholm Gym (559) Durham, NH |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 69–60 | 8–12 (1–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,188) West Hartford, CT |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Maine | W 63–53 | 9–12 (2–4) | UMBC Event Center (1,064) Catonsville, MD |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | L 63–67 | 9–13 (2–5) | UMBC Event Center (2,381) Catonsville, MD |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 63–74 | 9–14 (2–6) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hartford | W 70–59 | 10–14 (3–6) | UMBC Event Center (1,365) Catonsville, MD |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 60–50 | 11–14 (4–6) | Tsongas Center (1,259) Lowell, MA |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 65–59 | 12–14 (5–6) | UMBC Event Center (2,602) Catonsville, MD |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 69–50 | 13–14 (6–6) | SEFCU Arena (1,893) Albany, NY |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | W 66–64 | 14–14 (7–6) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 74–76 | 14–15 (7–7) | UMBC Event Center (977) Catonsville, MD |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 48–74 | 14–16 (7–8) | Cross Insurance Center (912) Bangor, ME |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 75–67 | 15–16 (8–8) | UMBC Event Center (1,636) Catonsville, MD |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | (5) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 73–67 | 16–16 | UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD |
| March 10, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) Vermont Semifinals | L 74–81 | 16–17 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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