• The Retrievers are entering their 59th season and their 40th season of Division I basketball in Baltimore.
• UMBC owns a record of 673-951 (.414) all-time.
• The Retrievers are 476-678 (.412) at the DI level.
• UMBC has been selected to finish seventh in the America East Preseason Poll.
• Graduate student Josh Odunowo earned a spot on the America East Preseason All-Conference Team after averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last season.
• UMBC will have nine newcomers on the roster this season.

• UMBC will face Penn State York for the fourth consecutive season, having won all five previous matchups against the Nittany Lions.
• Last season, guard Marcus Banks Jr. made seven three-pointers on his way to 27 points, helping the Retrievers achieve a commanding 95-66 victory to open the season at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
• Penn State–York teams participate as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The Nittany Lions are a member of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC). 

•  In a recent exhibition game at the XFINITY Center, the Retrievers put on an impressive performance but ultimately fell to the Maryland Terrapins, 82-81.
• Junior forward Daylon Dickerson led UMBC with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, contributing to a total of six players scoring in double figures.
• Graduate student guard DJ Armstrong Jr. added 14 points and recorded a game-high seven assists. Notable contributions also came from sophomore forward Caden Diggs, who scored 13 points (including three three-pointers), junior guard Jah'likai King with 12 points, and both graduate forward Paul Greene and senior guard Devin Ceaser, who each added 10 points. UMBC held a 78-76 lead after Dickerson made a free throw with 1:01 left, but Maryland's George Turkson Jr. hit a three-pointer with 48 seconds remaining, securing the victory for the Terrapins. 

• UMBC is experiencing its best stretch in program history, boasting a combined record of 164-153 (.517) over the past ten seasons, including an 83-78 (516) mark in America East play.
• The Retrievers enjoyed three consecutive seasons with over 20 wins from 2016-17 to 2018-19, with a program-high 25 victories in the 2017-18 season.
• Notably, UMBC became the first #16 seed to defeat a #1 seed when they shocked Virginia, 74-54, in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly the UMBC Event Center) officially opened on February 3, 2018, when the UMBC men's basketball team hosted the Vermont Catamounts in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,753.
• Both the men's and women's basketball teams played their February and March games in the new facility, which hosted three postseason victories. The on-campus venue can accommodate nearly 6,000 guests for events such as commencements, concerts, talks, and more. It features amenities like concessions, catering, hospitality, restrooms, security, and guest services.

• Jim Ferry is in his 26th season as a collegiate head coach and his fourth at UMBC. He holds a 60-68 record in Baltimore and led the Retrievers to consecutive 18-14 records, as well as an appearance in the America East Finals in the 2021-22 season.
• Before arriving in Baltimore, Ferry served as the interim head coach at Penn State during the 2020-21 season, where he led the Nittany Lions to an 11-14 overall record and a 7-12 mark in Big Ten play, which included victories 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, where he led the Blackbirds to unprecedented success, including Northeast Conference regular-season titles and tournament championships in 2011 and 2012, as well as their first NCAA Championship appearance in 14 years.

AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL

Rank   Team (First-Place Votes) Points

1              Vermont (7) 63
T-2          Maine (1) 47
T-2          UAlbany 47
4             UMass Lowell (1) 39
5.            Binghamton 37
6.            Bryant 35
7            UMBC 31
8.           NJIT 13
9            New Hampshire 12

MILESTONE WATCH  

1000 career points, Jah'likai King (934)

200 career assists, Jah'likai King (179)

500 career rebounds, Jah'likai King (404)

800 career points, Josh Odunowo (766)

500 career rebounds, Josh Odunowo (404)

100 career blocks, Josh Odunowo (71)

500 career points, Cougar Downing (482)

500 career points, Ace Valentine, (452)

200 career assists, Ace Valentine (185)

500 career rebounds, Paul Greene (452)

500 career points , Paul Greene (476)