# 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-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 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, head coach Aki Thomas was fired. He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95.

## Previous season

The Retrievers 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aaron Morgan | 0 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Junior | Washington, PA | Transferred |
| Wayne Sparow | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | GS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Charles Taylor, Jr. | 11 | G/F | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Silver Spring, MD | Transferred to Jackson State |
| Devarick Houston | 23 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Senior | Jonesboro, GA | Graduated |
| Malik Garner | 33 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate transferred to Bloomsburg |
| Lamell Washington | 40 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Frederick, MD | Transferred to Seton Hill |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daquon Ervin #95 PG | Brooklyn, NY | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Mar 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Joel Wincowski #149 PG | Lake George, NY | Lake George High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56 ||||||
| Nolan Gerrity PF | Berea, OH | Berea-Midpark High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Samson Schwietz PF | Frisco, TX | Johnson Ferry Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Joe Sherburne SF | Whitefish Bay, WI | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 11, 2015 |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | | Frostburg State | W 92–76 | | Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest Maui Invitational tournament | L 73–78 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (6,904) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's Maui Invitational Tournament | L 53–75 | 0–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,098) Queens, NY |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 57–76 | 0–3 | Retriever Activities Center (1,020) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado Maui Invitational Tournament Mainland | W 81–72 | 1–3 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121) Greeley, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Cal Poly Maui Invitational Tournament Mainland | L 65–78 | 1–4 | Bank of Colorado Arena (475) Greeley, CO |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 54–75 | 1–5 | Retriever Activities Center (941) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | | Colgate | L 63–71 | 1–6 | Retriever Activities Center (590) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 64–72 | 1–7 | Stroh Center (2,019) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/05/2015* 5:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at Longwood | W 70–59 | 2–7 | Willett Hall (1,748) Farmville, VA |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 70–89 | 2–8 | Palumbo Center (1,030) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Mount St. Mary's | W 75–63 | 3–8 | Retriever Activities Center (826) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Howard | L 93–103 | 3–9 | Burr Gymnasium (344) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/23/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Towson | L 65–91 | 3–10 | SECU Arena (1,224) Towson, MD |
| 12/31/2015* 1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 89–75 | 4–10 | Retriever Activities Center (1,231) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/02/2016* 4:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 83–86 | 4–11 | Fleisher Center (510) Newark, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Albany | L 59–73 | 4–12 (0–1) | SEFCU Arena (3,415) Albany, NY |
| 01/09/2016 1:05 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Maine | W 89–76 | 5–12 (1–1) | Retriever Activities Center (751) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/13/2016 7:05 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at Stony Brook | L 74–86 | 5–13 (1–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,381) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | UMass Lowell | L 89–95 | 5–14 (1–3) | Retriever Activities Center (916) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Hartford | L 87–98 | 5–15 (1–4) | Retriever Activities Center (697) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at Vermont | L 72–79 | 5–16 (1–5) | Patrick Gym (1,925) Burlington, VT |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at Binghamton | L 57–66 | 5–17 (1–6) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,013) Vestal, NY |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | New Hampshire | L 81–84 | 5–18 (1–7) | Retriever Activities Center (1,007) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Albany | L 73–79 | 5–19 (1–8) | Retriever Activities Center (1,068) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm | | at Maine | W 83–79 | 6–19 (2–8) | Portland Exposition Building (1,342) Portland, ME |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Stony Brook | L 52–75 | 21–4 (12–0) | Retriever Activities Center (1,247) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/14/2016 12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | at UMass Lowell | L 92–96 | 6–21 (2–10) | Costello Athletic Center (491) Lowell, MA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | L 65–88 | 6–22 (2–11) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,154) Hartford, CT |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Vermont | L 54–99 | 6–23 (2–12) | Retriever Activities Center (1,389) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | | Binghamton | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–23 (3–12) | Retriever Activities Center (938) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 69–78 $^{7–24}$ | 3–13 | Lundholm Gym (1,281) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Stony Brook Quarterfinals | L 76–86 | 7–25 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,657) Stony Brook, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||