# 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland, with one game being played at their former home, the Retriever Activities Center, and were led by third-year head coach Ryan Odom. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated Albany and Hartford to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2017–18 season 25–11, 12–4 in the America East Conference play to finish in second place. In the America East tournament, they beat UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship, where they defeated Vermont. As a result, the Retrievers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the South region, they defeated the No. 1 overall seed Virginia by 20 points, becoming the first 16th-seeded team to beat a No. 1 seed. The win is considered either the biggest, or second-biggest, upset in NCAA Tournament history depending on seedings or point spreads. The Retrievers lost to Kansas State in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 42–67 | 0–1 | Fiserv Forum (14,103) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 10, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Shenandoah Bimini Jam | W 93–45 | 1–1 | UMBC Event Center (1,083) Catonsville, MD |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 75–52 | 2–1 | UMBC Event Center (1,164) Catonsville, MD |
| November 16, 2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Air Force Bimini Jam | W 77–72 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | Gateway Christian Academy (527) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 17, 2018* 8:30 pm | | vs. High Point Bimini Jam | W 68–59 | 4–1 | Gateway Christian Academy (571) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 19, 2018* 8:30 pm | | vs. South Dakota Bimini Jam | L 52–58 | 4–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (561) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2018* 1:00 pm | | American | L 69–73 | 4–3 | UMBC Event Center (1,037) Catonsville, MD |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Northern Kentucky | L 60–78 | 4–4 | BB&T Arena (3,462) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 71–60 | 5–4 | Physical Education Complex (727) Baltimore, MD |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 91–76 | 6–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,159) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Towson | L 76–80 $^{2OT}$ | 6–5 | UMBC Event Center (2,476) Catonsville, MD |
| December 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 53–76 | 6–6 | Retriever Activities Center (1,204) Baltimore, MD |
| December 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Hood | W 86–65 | 7–6 | UMBC Event Center (805) Catonsville, MD |
| December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Penn State | L 52–74 | 7–7 | Bryce Jordan Center (9,042) University Park, PA |
| December 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Centenary | W 98–48 | 8–7 | UMBC Event Center (1,328) Catonsville, MD |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 61–52 | 9–7 (1–0) | UMBC Event Center (1,081) Catonsville, MD |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (1–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (559) West Hartford, Connecticut |
| January 12, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 63–74 | 9–9 (1–2) | Tsongas Center (3,118) Lowell, MA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 68–49 | 10–9 (2–2) | UMBC Event Center (915) Catonsville, MD |
| January 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 65–64 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (3–2) | UMBC Event Center (1,659) Catonsville, MD |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | W 74–61 | 12–9 (4–2) | Patrick Gym (2,540) Burlington, VT |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 59–51 | 13–9 (5–2) | Lundholm Gym (604) Durham, NH |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 57–49 | 14–9 (6–2) | UMBC Event Center (2,260) Catonsville, MD |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | L 61–70 | 14–10 (6–3) | UMBC Event Center (1,888) Catonsville, MD |
| February 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 67–66 | 15–10 (7–3) | Cross Insurance Center (1,195) Bangor, ME |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 64–50 | 16–10 (8–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,001) Vestal, NY |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 70–66 | 17–10 (9–3) | UMBC Event Center (2,688) Catonsville, MD |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Vermont | W 65–56 | 18–10 (10–3) | UMBC Event Center (2,411) Catonsville, MD |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 75–84 | 18–11 (10–4) | SEFCU Arena (2,306) Albany, NY |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 63–78 | 18–12 (10–5) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,790) Stony Brook, NY |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 56–53 | 19–12 (11–5) | UMBC Event Center (2,002) Catonsville, MD |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Albany Quarterfinals | W 62–54 | 20–12 | UMBC Event Center (2,766) Catonsville, MD |
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (4) Hartford Semifinals | W 90–85 $^{2OT}$ | 21–12 | UMBC Event Center (3,042) Catonsville, MD |
| Mar 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (3) | at (1) Vermont Championship game | L 49–66 | 21–13 | Patrick Gym (3,070) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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