Men’s Basketball Returns Home to Take on American on Tuesday

UMBC men’s basketball (2-2) returns to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on Tuesday night to finish the Jerome Kersey Classic against American (2-3).

BALTIMORE-- UMBC men's basketball (2-2) returns to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on Tuesday night to finish the Jerome Kersey Classic against American (2-3). The game between the Retrievers and Eagles will air on ESPN3 with a simulcast available on MASN2.

The Retrievers are coming off a 1-1 weekend with a win against Western Carolina on Saturday (91-75) and an 82-55 loss against Longwood on Sunday.

American Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (2-2) vs. American Eagles (2-3)
Where: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena - Baltimore, Md.
When: Tuesday, November 23 - 7:00 p.m.
How to Watch: Live stream on ESPN3 with simulcast locally on MASN2, live stats at UMBCRetrievers.com
Social Media: @UMBC_MBB, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEHoops

Scouting the Retrievers:

UMBC returns home after going 1-1 in Farmville, Va. at the Jerome Kersey Classic this past weekend. The Retrievers got a big 91-75 win against Western Carolina before falling to host Longwood, 82-55.
Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC) leads the Retriever attack averaging 13.8 ppg, shooting 41 percent from the floor and dishing out 2.8 apg.
Keondre Kennedy (Atlanta, Ga.) is the only other Retriever in double figures, scoring at a 13.0 ppg clip and shooting 52.6 percent from the floor.
Jacob Boonyasith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has been cleaning the glass for the Retrievers, averaging a team-best 5.8 rpg.
UMBC is averaging 72.8 ppg and forcing just over 13 turnovers per game.

Scouting the Eagles:

American comes to Baltimore at 2-3 on the year having dropped their last three contests. The Eagles opened the season with wins against Marist and William & Mary.
Stacy Beckton Jr. leads the team offensively averaging 14.8 ppg, shooting just under 50 percent from the floor at 47.5 percent.
Beckton also leads the team in rebounding averaging 4.6 per game. No other Eagle is in double figures in the early part of the year.

All-Time Series:

This will be the 12th all-time meeting between the two schools with the Eagles holding an 8-3 advantage in the previous 11.
The last time these two met was in 2019 in Washington, D.C. where American defeated UMBC, 85-61.
The last win for the Retrievers in the series came in 2009 in a 59-57 win on the road.

Milestone Watch:

Several Retrievers are approaching career milestones in 2021-22. L.J. Owens is approaching the 1,000 point mark, needing just 277 points to achieve the mark. He is also just 13 games away from 100 career games played.
Darnell Rogers needs 133 points to reach 500 career points.
Newcomer Ray Salnave needs just 203 points to reach 1,500 career points after scoring 1,266 during his time at Monmouth and DePaul.

Up Next:

UMBC will hit the road after the Thanksgiving holiday to take on ACC foe Pitt on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Tip-off with the Panthers is slated for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+.

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