UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
| UMBC Retrievers men's basketball | ||||
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| University | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |||
| Head coach | Jim Ferry (5th season) | |||
| Location | Catonsville, Maryland | |||
| Arena | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (capacity: 5,000) | |||
| Conference | America East | |||
| Nickname | Retrievers | |||
| Colors | Black and gold | |||
| Student section | Hilltop Hysteria | |||
| All-time record | 671–943 (.416) | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1979* | ||||
| NCAA Division I tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | ||||
| 1979*, 1980*, 2008, 2018, 2026 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| America East: 2008, 2018, 2026 | ||||
| Conference regular-season champions | ||||
| Northeast Conference 1999 America East Conference 2008, 2021, 2026 | ||||
| Uniforms | ||||
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* at Division II level | ||||
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. They play their home games at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry.
UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2008, for which it qualified by winning the America East tournament. The Retrievers have appeared three times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2026.
The Retrievers are best known for when they qualified for their second NCAA tournament appearance in 2018 by beating the Vermont Catamounts in the America East tournament final and became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating No. 1-seeded Virginia 74–54. The win has been dubbed the greatest upset in college basketball history.