2023–24 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third-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.

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–21 (6–10 America East)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Danny Lawson Evann Baker Brian Baudinet
Home arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
Bryant	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Binghamton	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Maine	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
UMBC	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
Albany	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
NJIT	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Binghamton in the first round of the America East tournament.

Roster

2023–24 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 0 Regimantas Ciunys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Vilnius, Lithuania G 1 Anthony "Ace" Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD G 3 Isaac Varghese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jericho, NY G 4 Marlon Short 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Richmond, CA F/C 5 Max Lorca-Lloyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Brooklyn, NY G/F 10 Devan Sapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Jose, CA F/C 11 Khydarius Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Fort Mill, SC F 12 Marcel Gardner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Potomac, MD G 13 Dion Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Great Barrington, MA G/F 14 Alpha Chibambe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo G 15 Ashton Reese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Scottsdale, AZ G 20 JC Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gaithersburg, MD G 21 Franck Emmou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mansfield, TX G 22 Ethan Lynch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 23 Bryce Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Orlando, FL G 24 Marcus Banks Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hampton, VA	Head coach Jim Ferry (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Danny Lawson (Bentley) Evann Baker (Quinnipiac) Brian Baudinet (UMass) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 25, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 4:00 pm		at Fordham Able Athletics Charity Game	L 75–79	–	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX		at Louisville	L 93–94	0–1	KFC Yum! Center (11,010) Louisville, KY
November 11, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 59–65	0–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,306) Catonsville, MD
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn State York	W 84–65	1–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,382) Catonsville, MD
November 17, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 85–80	2–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,618) Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 94–79	3–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,183) Catonsville, MD
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G		at Maryland	L 68–92	3–3	Xfinity Center (13,146) College Park, MD
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 81–96	3–4	Kaplan Arena (2,742) Williamsburg, VA
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm		at Hampton	W 80–76	4–4	Hampton Convocation Center (1,002) Hampton, VA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm		at Coppin State	L 70–89	4–5	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 92–87	5–5	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,325) Catonsville, MD
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 80–92	5–6	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (973) Baltimore, MD
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, MASN/ESPN+		Towson	L 73–89	5–7	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,513) Catonsville, MD
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 60–66	5–8	Run Baby Run Arena (560) Jersey City, NJ
December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G		at Iowa	L 81–103	5–9	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,357) Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		American	L 85–87	5–10	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,087) Catonsville, MD
America East regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	L 67–81	5–11 (0–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (715) Catonsville, MD
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 72–77	5–12 (0–2)	Patrick Gym (2,052) Burlington, VT
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 82–86	5–13 (0–3)	Costello Athletic Center (626) Lowell, MA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 70–65	6–13 (1–3)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (365) Catonsville, MD
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	L 58–64	6–14 (1–4)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (468) Catonsville, MD
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 74–75	6–15 (1–5)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,685) Catonsville, MD
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	L 95–99	6–16 (1–6)	Chace Athletic Center (975) Smithfield, RI
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	W 114–102	7–16 (2–6)	Broadview Center (3,709) Albany, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 80–93	7–17 (2–7)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,163) Catonsville, MD
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 70–72	7–18 (2–8)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,710) Catonsville, MD
February 15, 2024 6:07 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 89–78	8–18 (3–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,102) Vestal, NY
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 80–75	9–18 (4–8)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,565) Catonsville, MD
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	L 56–62	9–19 (4–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 86–68	10–19 (5–9)	Lundholm Gym (760) Durham, NH
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 79–60	11–19 (6–9)	Wellness and Events Center (515) Newark, NJ
March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	L 71–72	11–20 (6–10)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,875) Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	at (2) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals	L 89–94 OT	11–21	Costello Athletic Center (684) Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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