2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	7–25 (3–13 America East)
Head coach	Aki Thomas (4th season)
Assistant coaches	John Zito Frankie Allen Brian Johnson
Home arena	Retriever Activities Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

On March 3, head coach Aki Thomas was fired.^[1] He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95.

Previous season

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

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

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

Roster

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 Ryan Odom (Howard) Assistant coach(es) John Zito (UMBC) Frankie Allen (Roanoke) Brian Johnson (Delaware) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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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References

1. "UMBC basketball coach Aki Thomas fired".
2. 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball schedule