Men's Basketball 11/15/2024 3:47:00 PM

Men's Basketball Looks to Make it Three Straight; Retrievers Host Saint Peter's on Saturday Afternoon

UMBC opened their 57th season against Penn State York on November 4th. This is the 39th season of DI hoops for the Black and Gold.
In season openers, UMBC now holds a 16-22 mark in DI play
The Dawgs dropped a 66-60 decision last season in Jersey City, NJ. Former Retriever Dion Brown scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Dawgs.
UMBC trails 4-0 in the all-time series. Three of the four games have been in New Jersey.
The Peacocks have played a difficult schedule with three difficult road games at Seton Hall, UMass Lowell and #24 Rutgers.

BOMBS AWAY

UMBC leads the AE with 11.3s made per game this season and are 40th in the nation.
The Retrievers 17 makes against Valley Forge were an America East single-game high.
The Retrievers are second in the league in 3-pt field goal percentage (.425).
Marcus Banks Jr. leads the league with 3.3 treys per game and Louie Jordan ranks 5th (3.0 pg.)
Louie Jordan is also 2nd in 3-pt percentage (63.2) and is 21st in the nation.

LAST TIME OUT

BALTIMORE - Senior guard Bryce Johnson ignited the offense with a team-high 18 points as the UMBC men's basketball team eased their way to a 92-67 win against Baltimore rival Coppin State on Thursday night at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
Johnson went for 5-of-11 from the floor, with a solid 3-for-5 effort on threes, alongside four rebounds. Senior guard Marcus Banks Jr. scored 11 of his 16 points in the second half and added three steals, three assists, and three rebounds. Junior Louie Jordan scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and a perfect 2-for-2 record behind the arc. Senior guard Devan Sapp was the fourth Retriever in double-digits with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
Sophomore point guard Ace Valentine dished a career-high 11 assists alongside seven points and three steals in 22 minutes off the bench. "I thought Ace was fantastic tonight, and some of his passes were spectacular," Ferry stated. "When Ace comes in off the bench like that, you could tell he only cares about what's good for the team, and that's a great step for us. His defense in the first half was outstanding as well."
UMBC (3-1) led 43-27 at the break after dominating the defensive end with seven steals, a block, and forced 12 turnovers. The defensive pressure allowed them to record 18 points off Coppin's turnovers.
Coppin inched within 51-39 after a bucket by Jonathan Dunn with 16:12 left in the contest, but that was as close as the Eagles would get. The hosts answered with a 20-8 burst to widen their lead to 71-47 at 8:56. Banks Jr., Johnson, and Sapp connected on treys during the stretch.
UMBC shot a blistering 58.6 percent overall (34-58) and swished 10-of-19 attempts (52.6 percent) from behind the arc.
Coppin State (0-5) connected on 26-of-55 (47.3 percent) field goal attempts but were just 3-for-12 from the 3-point stripe and made only 12-of-20 (60 percent) of their free throws.
Dunn paced the visitors with a game-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting.

SHARING IS CARING

UMBC dished an America East high 31 assists in the win versus Valley Forge. It was their highest output since they handed out 29 vs. Coppin St. on 11/30/2022.
It was also the most in the conference since Maine and Bryant recorded 32 during the 2022-23 season.
The Retrievers are 2nd in the league in the category at 18.8 pg and are 39th in the nation.

A PROGRAM ON THR RISE

UMBC is enjoying their best stretch in program history as the Retrievers have gone a combined 148-110 (.614) over the past eight seasons. UMBC enjoyed three straight 20+ win seasons from 2016-17 to 2018-19. Their 25 victories in 2017-18 was a program-high.
UMBC became the first #16 seed to knock off a #1 seed when the Retrievers shocked Virginia, 74-54, in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly the UMBC Event Center) officially opened on Feb. 3, 2018, as the UMBC men's basketball team hosted the Vermont Catamounts before a capacity crowd of 4,753. Both the men's and women's basketball teams played their February and March games in the new facility, which included three post-season victories.
The on-campus facility can accommodate nearly 6,000 patrons for commencements, concerts, featured speakers, and other events. It includes spectator facilities, such as concessions, catering, hospitality, restrooms, security and guest services.

COACH FERRY
Jim Ferry is in his 23rd season as a collegiate head coach and his third at UMBC.
Ferry led the Retrievers to consecutive 18-14 records as well as an appearance in the America East Finals in 2021-22.
Prior to his arrival in Baltimore, Ferry served in 2020-21 as the interim head coach at Penn State. He led the Nittany Lions to an 11-14 overall mark and a
7-12 Big Ten record that included wins over NCAA Tournament
teams No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 15 Virginia Tech , Rutgers, and Maryland (twice).
Ferry spent 10 seasons as head coach at LIU Brooklyn, guiding the program to unprecedented levels of success. He led the Blackbirds to the Northeast Conference regular-season titles and tournament championships in 2011 and 2012, including their first NCAA Championship appearance in 14 years.

AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL
Rank   Team (First-Place Votes), Points
1          Vermont (8)                 64
2          UMass Lowell (1)         55
3          Bryant                          52
4          Maine                          39
5          UMBC                          31
6          Binghamton                30
7          UAlbany                      26
8          NJIT                             15
9          New Hampshire                      12

MILESTONE WATCH
800 career points - Marlon Short (747)
800 career points - Bryce Johnson (715)
800 career points -Marcus Banks, Jr. (781)
500 career points, Josh Odunowo, (458)
200 career 3-pointers-Marcus Banks, (153))
400 career rebounds - Marlon Short (383).
250 career field goals - Bryce Johnson (245)
150 career 3pt-fg - Bryce Johnson (118)

SEVEN TALENTED NEWCOMERS ENTER THE FOLD
UMBC Head Men's Basketball Coach Jim Ferry has announced the addition of seven newcomers to round out the Retrievers' 2024-2025 roster.

Graduate student Josh Odunowo (Laurel, Md./Perkiomen School/Columbia University), junior Chaydon Stone (Macon, Ga./Jones County/New Mexico State Junior College), sophomore Daylon Dickerson (Kaufman, Tex./Kaufman/McLennan Community College), junior Louie Jordan (Leicester, England/Charwood College/Weber State), freshman Tim Eze (Kleinburg, Ontario/Bill Crothers Prep), freshman Jake Stout (Catonsville, Md./Boys Latin), and freshman Torin Bosch (Chandler, Ariz./Perkiomen School (Pa.)) will all wear the black and gold this upcoming season.

"I'm really excited about this group and the skill level that every student-athlete will bring to the program," Ferry said. "It's a class of very versatile players who are all true competitors. They have blended in great with our returners and will be able to fill in many of our needs."

Recruiting Class
Josh Odunowo, F, 6-6, 215
At Columbia: Made 56 starts throughout his career at Columbia…Led the Ivy League with a 61.1 field goal percentage in 2023-2024…Finished tied for eighth in the conference and paced the Lions with 19 blocks. High School: A 2020 graduate of Perkiomen School …Three-time letter winner with the Panthers … First Team All-County in 2019 and 2020…Helped the Panthers become Regional Champions in 2020 … Perkiomen School basketball MVP during his post-grad year…Team captain 2019-2020.

Chaydon Stone, G, 6-3, 180
At New Mexico Junior College: Averaged 12.6 points per game in just 17.5 minutes per game…Shot 35.3 percent (54-of-153) from behind the arc and 79.1 percent (72-of-91) from the free throw line…Also added 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Helped lead the squad to the Region V Semifinals last season and was named to the Region V All-Tournament Team…Scored 34 points in a double-overtime game against Clarendon and splashed seven treys in the contest. High School: Averaged 19.2 points at Jones County as a senior and was named First Team All-County.

Daylon Dickerson, F, 6-6, 200
At McLennan Community College: Produced 16.8 points on 55.6 percent shooting in 2023-24. Also grabbed 9.0 rebounds and added 2.2 assists over 30 games played...Named to the North Texas All-Region and All-Conference squads. High School: Averaged 18.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.5 blocks…Two-Time First-Team All-District selection…District MVP… Two-time All-Region selection… Two-time All-State selection…McDonald's High School All-American Nominee.

Louie Jordan, F, 6-9, 215
At Weber State: Played two seasons at Weber State and appeared in 40 career games… Knocked down 17 career 3-pointers… Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Professional Sales…Made three 3-pointers in wins over Colgate, Navajo Tech, and Park Gilbert… High School: Played for Charnwood College in Leicester for three seasons…Named D2 MVP…Participated in the Hoopsfix All Star game and scored 22pts 7/8 fg 5-6 3's.

Tim Eze, F, 6-7, 200
High School: Averaged 21.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game as a senior…Shot .468 from the floor and .769 from the foul line…Enjoyed a monster game with 38 points and four blocks against United Scholastic Academy…Named to the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association First Team All-State team and was the league's leading scorer…Helped lead the squad to the OSBA Quarterfinals.

Jake Stout, G, 6-5, 200
High School: Averaged a team-high 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds during his senior year and was named to the MIAA All-Conference squad as a senior…Also averaged 13.0 points and 5.0 boards as a junior and earned MIAA All-Conference accolades.

Torin Bosch, G, 6-4, 185
High School: Averaged 14.8, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game as a senior. Shot 49.8 from the floor and 37.4 percent from deep…Was named to the Arizona Interscholastic Athletics Conference 6A Premier Region First Team in 2023-23 and earned Second Team accolades as a junior…Was also named the Chandler Unified School District Defensive Player of the Year in 2022-23.

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