2016–17_UMBC_Retrievers_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–13 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Ryan Odom (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Dixon; Eric Skeeters; Bryce Crawford;
Home arena	Retriever Activities Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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.

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

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
Arkel Ager-Lamar SG	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
David Park SF	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
Max Curran PF	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.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	6	.829
Stony Brook	12	–	4	.750	18	–	14	.563
Albany	10	–	6	.625	21	–	14	.600
New Hampshire	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
UMBC	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
UMass Lowell*	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
Hartford	4	–	12	.250	9	–	23	.281
Binghamton	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375
Maine	3	–	13	.188	7	–	25	.219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 America East tournament winner