2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	16–8 (9–2 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
NJIT	10	–	2	.833	15	–	12	.556
UMBC	9	–	2	.818	16	–	8	.667
Vermont	9	–	3	.750	17	–	10	.630
UMass Lowell	6	–	5	.545	11	–	15	.423
Albany	5	–	6	.455	9	–	17	.346
New Hampshire	4	–	7	.364	8	–	16	.333
Bryant	4	–	8	.333	8	–	18	.308
Maine	4	–	8	.333	6	–	21	.222
Binghamton	1	–	11	.083	5	–	22	.185

† 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2024–25 season 13–19, 5–11 in America East play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. UMBC was picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Vermont	63 (7)
T–2	Maine	47 (1)
T–2	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

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-America East Team

Preseason All-America East Team
Player	Year	Position
Josh Odunowo	Graduate	Forward

Source:^[3]

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	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 6:00 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 6:00 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			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass Lowell			Kennedy Family Athletic Complex Lowell, MA
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "Pinzon, Timberlake lift Bryant past UMBC, into Tuesday's semifinal". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
^ "UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[2] "Pinzon, Timberlake lift Bryant past UMBC, into Tuesday's semifinal". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[poll-3] "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

[5] "UMBC Retrievers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

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