2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2014–15 record 4–26 (2–14 America East)
Head coach Aki Thomas (3rd year)
Assistant coach John Zito
Assistant coach Jay Greene
Assistant coach Brian Johnson
Home arena Retriever Activities Center
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Albany † 15 – 1   .938     24 – 9   .727
Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750     23 – 12   .657
Vermont 12 – 4   .750     20 – 14   .588
New Hampshire 11 – 5   .688     19 – 13   .594
Hartford 7 – 9   .438     14 – 16   .467
UMass Lowell* 6 – 10   .375     12 – 17   .414
Binghamton 5 – 11   .313     6 – 26   .188
UMBC 2 – 14   .125     4 – 26   .133
Maine 2 – 14   .125     3 – 27   .100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 America East Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third 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 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.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Aaron Morgan Guard 5–11 185 Junior Washington, Pennsylvania
1 Rodney Elliott Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
2 Malcolm Brent Guard 6–5 190 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
3 Ben Grace Guard 5–10 185 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
4 Wayne Sparow Guard 6–3 195 GS Senior Baltimore, Maryland
5 Jourdan Grant Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Bowie, Maryland
11 Charles Taylor, Jr. Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Silver Spring, Maryland
12 Will Darley Guard 6–8 205 Sophomore Timonium, Maryland
23 Devarick Houston Forward 6–7 195 Senior Jonesboro, Georgia
33 Malik Garner Forward 6–6 225 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40 Lamell Washington Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Frederick, Maryland
41 Jakob Stenhede Forward 6–10 205 Freshman Gothenburg, Sweden
42 Cody Joyce Forward 6–8 225 Junior Churchton, Maryland

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Akron L 57–74  0–1 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,039)
11/19/2014* at Loyola (MD) L 38–45  0–2 Reitz Arena (942)
11/22/2014* at Minnesota L 51–69  0–3 Williams Arena (11,212)
11/25/2014* Howard L 54–68  0–4 Retriever Activities Center (588)
11/29/2014* Towson L 66–77  0–5 Retriever Activities Center (676)
12/02/2014* at Maryland Eastern Shore L 52–65  0–6 Hytche Athletic Center (2,036)
12/04/2014* at George Washington L 60–83  0–7 Charles E. Smith Center (2,481)
12/06/2014* at Iowa L 47–77  0–8 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,094)
12/10/2014* at Central Connecticut L 53–65  0–9 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,213)
12/14/2014* Longwood W 58–53  1–9 Retriever Activities Center (631)
12/20/2014* at Kennesaw State W 66–53  2–9 KSU Convocation Center (N/A)
12/28/2014* Lehigh L 55–58  2–10 Retriever Activities Center (521)
01/02/2015* NJIT L 55–70  2–11 Retriever Activities Center (713)
01/07/2015 UMass Lowell L 61–73 OT 2–12 (0–1) Retriever Activities Center (676)
01/11/2015 New Hampshire L 60–63  2–13 (0–2) Retriever Activities Center (632)
01/14/2015 at Stony Brook L 54–64  2–14 (0–3) Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,467)
01/17/2015 Vermont L 54–71  2–15 (0–4) Retriever Activities Center (789)
01/19/2015 Hartford L 63–65  2–16 (0–5) Retriever Activities Center (608)
01/22/2015 at Maine W 76–59  3–16 (1–5) Cross Insurance Center (1,994)
01/25/2015 at Albany L 55–69  3–17 (1–6) SEFCU Arena (3,772)
01/28/2015 Binghamton L 56–68  3–18 (1–7) Retriever Activities Center (748)
02/05/2015 at UMass Lowell L 51–67  3–19 (1–8) Costello Athletic Center (308)
02/07/2015 at New Hampshire L 46–80  3–20 (1–9) Lundholm Gym (907)
02/11/2015 Stony Brook L 61–73  3–21 (1–10) Retriever Activities Center (712)
02/14/2015 at Vermont L 51–74  3–22 (1–11) Patrick Gym (2,554)
02/17/2015 at Hartford L 52–55  3–23 (1–12) Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,335)
02/21/2015 Maine W 73–66  4–23 (2–12) Retriever Activities Center (945)
02/25/2015 Albany L 60–67  4–24 (2–13) Retriever Activities Center (1,010)
02/28/2015 at Binghamton L 69–76  4–25 (2–14) Binghamton University Events Center (2,838)
America East Tournament
03/04/2015 at Vermont
(Quarterfinals)		 L 39–66  4–26 Patrick Gym (1,925)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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