UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

UMBC Retrievers

2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

University

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Conference

Location

Catonsville, MD

Head coach

Aki Thomas (3rd year)

Arena

Nickname

RAC

Student section

The Dawg Pound

Colors

Black and Gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

2008

Conference tournament champions

2008

The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference. UMBC has made one Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2008, in which it qualified by winning the America East Conference Tournament.^[1]

Postseason

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2008	#15	First Round	#2 Georgetown	L 47–66

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Mount St. Mary's Virginia Union Cheyney	W 79–74 W 58–56 L 62–65
1980	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Benedict Virginia Union	W 86–69 L 65–80

↑ Ray Fittipaldo, Pitt: UMBC angles for a second run at postseason, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 13, 2008.

UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–present)

Culture & lore	True Grit Dawg Pound

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

America East Conference men's basketball

Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Hartford Hawks Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats Stony Brook Seawolves UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts

Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14