# 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to New Hampshire. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty before losing in the semifinals to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

## Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.
On March 3, 2016, head coach Aki Thomas was fired. He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95. On March 30, the school hired Ryan Odom as head coach.

## Preseason

UMBC was picked to finish sixth in the preseason America East poll. Jahad Thomas, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jakob Stenhede | 41 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Sophomore | Gothenburg, Sweden | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Cody Joyce | 42 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Churchton, MD | Graduated |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Arkel Ager-Lamar SG | Bridgeport, CT | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 17, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| David Park SF | Wheeling, WV | United States Air Force Academy Prep School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Max Curran PF | Hooksett, NH | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Hood | W 92–61 | 1–0 | Retriever Activities Center (617) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 77–73 | 2–0 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,364) Princess Anne, MD |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 90–68 | 3–0 | Retriever Activities Center (612) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 93–85 | 4–0 | Retriever Activities Center (719) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 66–78 | 4–1 | Alumni Hall (867) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 81–72 | 5–1 | Palumbo Center (903) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | Messiah | W 98–59 | 6–1 | Retriever Activities Center (519) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 78–70 | 7–1 | Knott Arena (1,450) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 12/10/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 75–78 | 7–2 | Robins Center (5,552) Richmond, VA |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Towson | L 72–73 | 7–3 | Retriever Activities Center (1,311) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | The Citadel | W 120–111 $^{2OT}$ | 8–3 | Retriever Activities Center (767) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 62–61 | 9–3 | JMU Convocation Center (2,358) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 70–87 | 9–4 | Cassell Coliseum (5,458) Blacksburg, VA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 85–71 | 10–4 (1–0) | Retriever Activities Center (621) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/08/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 75–64 | 11–4 (2–0) | Retriever Activities Center (604) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 84–68 | 12–4 (3–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (717) Hartford, CT |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 72–81 | 12–5 (3–1) | Patrick Gym (2,341) Burlington, VT |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 50–77 | 12–6 (3–2) | Retriever Activities Center (1,591) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | W 102–86 | 13–6 (4–2) | Costello Athletic Center (549) Lowell, MA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 73–83 | 13–7 (4–3) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,013) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 105–103 $^{2OT}$ | 14–7 (5–3) | Retriever Activities Center (898) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 92–74 | 15–7 (6–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (4,939) Vestal, NY |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | at Maine | W 83–71 | 16–7 (7–3) | Cross Insurance Center (864) Bangor, ME |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 77–84 | 16–8 (7–4) | Retriever Activities Center (1,002) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 74–77 | 16–9 (7–5) | Retriever Activities Center (1,219) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 69–78 | 16–10 (7–6) | SEFCU Arena (2,443) Albany, NY |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 108–102 | 17–10 (8–6) | Retriever Activities Center (874) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 65–52 | 18–10 (9–6) | Retriever Activities Center (991) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 90–94 $^{2OT}$ | 18–11 (9–7) | Lundholm Gym (1,328) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | L 65–74 | 18–12 | Lundholm Gym (1,473) Durham, NH |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Fairfield First Round | W 88–83 | 19–12 | Retriever Activities Center (688) Catonsville, MD |
| 03/18/2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Saint Francis (PA) Second Round | W 87–79 | 20–12 | Retriever Activities Center (904) Catonsville, MD |
| 03/26/2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Liberty Quarterfinals | W 80–68 | 21–12 | Retriever Activities Center (869) Catonsville, MD |
| 03/29/2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals | L 61–79 | 21–13 | Retriever Activities Center (1,388) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||