2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated New Hampshire, UMass Lowell, and Vermont to win the America East tournament championship. As a result, the Retrievers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Howard in the First Four.

2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	America East Conference
Record	24–9 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Danny Lawson Evann Baker Ceasar Adim Gabe Maturo Ethan Lynch
Home arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMBC †	14	–	2		.875			24	–	9		.727
Vermont	12	–	4		.750			22	–	12		.647
NJIT	10	–	6		.625			16	–	17		.485
UMass Lowell	9	–	7		.563			15	–	18		.455
Albany	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
Maine	6	–	10		.375			8	–	24		.250
Bryant	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
New Hampshire	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Binghamton	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
† 2026 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2024–25 season 13–19, 5–11 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. UMBC was picked to finish seventh in the conference.

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll

Place	Team	Votes
1	Vermont	63 (7)
T–2	Maine	47 (1)
	Albany	47
4	UMass Lowell	39 (1)
5	Binghamton	37
6	Bryant	35
7	UMBC	31
8	NJIT	13
9	New Hampshire	12
(#) first-place votes

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Preseason All-America East Team

Preseason All-America East Team

Player	Year	Position
Josh Odunowo	Graduate	Forward

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Roster

2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Regimantas Ciunys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr The Harvey School Vilnius, Lithuania G 1 Ace Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mount Saint Joseph HS Columbia, MD F 2 Josh Odunowo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Columbia Laurel, MD G/F 3 DJ Armstrong Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS UT Permian Basin Orlando, FL G 4 Jah’Likai King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr New Haven Newburgh, NY F 5 Daylon Dickerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kaufman HS Kaufman, TX F 7 Tim Eze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bill Crothers Prep Kleinburg, ON F 10 Paul Greene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Southern New Hampshire Freeport, Bahamas F 11 Caden Diggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Old Dominion Waldorf, MD G/F 12 Jake Stout 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Boys' Latin School of Maryland Catonsville, MD G 13 Devin Ceaser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Old Dominion Waldorf, MD F 14 Jose Roberto Tanchyn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Palm Beach Atlantic Córdoba, Spain G 21 Cougar Downing (5Y) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Eastern New Mexico Atchison, KS F 23 Riley Jacobs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA G 30 Saahil Thakkar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Northwest HS Germantown, MD	Head coach Jim Ferry (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Danny Lawson (Bentley) Evann Baker (Quinnipiac) Ceasar Adim (UMass) Gabe Maturo (UMBC) Ethan Lynch (UMBC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (5Y) Fifth-year senior Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Maryland	L 81–82	–	Xfinity Center (11,410) College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn State–York	W 74–53	1–0	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,235) Catonsville, MD
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 71–77	1–1	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m.		at Morgan State	W 81–79	2–1	Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wagner	W 71–70 OT	3–1	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,062) Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 52–89	3–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,703) Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Notre Dame (MD)	W 102–52	4–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (756) Catonsville, MD
November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware State	W 71–57	5–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (723) Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, TruTV		at Georgetown	L 81–90	5–3	Capital One Arena (3,436) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 73–66	6–3	Sojka Pavilion (741) Lewisburg, PA
December 9, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 79–83	6–4	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (845) Catonsville, MD
December 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	L 60–63	6–5	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,209) Catonsville, MD
December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 69–94	6–6	Yuengling Center (5,509) Tampa, FL
December 29, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 93–59	7–6	Physical Education Complex (379) Baltimore, MD
America East regular season
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 69–62	8–6 (1–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,125) Catonsville, MD
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 75–74	9–6 (2–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,350) Catonsville, MD
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 74–79 OT	9–7 (2–1)	Chace Athletic Center (670) Smithfield, RI
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 78–60	10–7 (3–1)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,953) Vestal, NY
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 87–74	11–7 (4–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 79–56	12–7 (5–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,012) Catonsville, MD
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 55–64	12–8 (5–2)	Patrick Gym (2,260) Burlington, VT
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 68–65	13–8 (6–2)	Broadview Center (2,201) Albany, NY
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 79–62	14–8 (7–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,039) Catonsville, MD
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	W 78–62	15–8 (8–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,061) Orono, ME
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 85–63	16–8 (9–2)	Lundholm Gym (442) Durham, NH
February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 75–62	17–8 (10–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,805) Catonsville, MD
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 66–62	18–8 (11–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,274) Catonsville, MD
February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 70–58	19–8 (12–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,692) Catonsville, MD
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 84–60	20–8 (13–2)	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (925) Lowell, MA
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 91–52	21–8 (14–2)	Wellness and Events Center (460) Newark, NJ
America East tournament
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) New Hampshire Quarterfinal	W 84–69	22–8	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,652) Catonsville, MD
March 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(4) UMass Lowell Semifinal	W 91–69	23–8	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,891) Catonsville, MD
March 14, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	(1)	(2) Vermont Championship	W 74–59	24–8	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (4,753) Catonsville, MD
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2026 6:40 p.m., truTV	(16 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Howard First Four	L 83–86	24–9	UD Arena (11,756) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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