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2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

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2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record7–25 (3–13 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRetriever Activities Center
Seasons
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Albany 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Vermont 11 5   .688 23 14   .622
New Hampshire 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
Binghamton 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Hartford 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Maine 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East tournament winner

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.[1] He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95.

Previous season

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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.

Roster

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2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Daquon Ervin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Rodney Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So John Carroll Baltimore, MD
G 2 Malcolm L. Brent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kimball Union Academy Silver Spring, MD
G 3 Ben Grace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr The Gilman School Baltimore, MD
G 4 Joel Wincowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake George Lake George, NY
G 5 Jourdan Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Archbishop Spalding Bowie, MD
G 10 Jairus Lyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So DeMatha Silver Spring, MD
G 12 Will Darley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dulaney/Fishburne Academy Timonium, MD
G 13 Joe Sherburne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
G 15 Ishmail Jabbie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, MD
F/C 21 Sam Schwietz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Johnson Ferry Christian Acad. Frisco, TX
F/C 23 Nolan Gerrity 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Barea-Midpark Cleveland, OH
F 41 Jakob Stenhede 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lerums Gymnasium Gothenburg, Sweden
F 42 Cody Joyce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Southern Churchton, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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.

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