Evan Fjeld was an absolute nightmare for UMBC’s offense as he was the lead catalyst for the Vermont Catamount’s defense in their 73-58 victory over the Retrievers in the America East Conference Opener. UMBC kept the game close very early by fell behind by 11 points in the first half when Robbie Jackson, Adrian Satchell, [...]

With one second left in the first overtime against former Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut State, Chris De La Rosa jumped up for a game-winning shot, but made an inexperienced decision and passed the ball out to an open man on the wing as time expired, sending the game into double-overtime, where UMBC came up [...]

Chris De La Rosa recorded 11 points, five assists, four rebounds, and shot 50.0% in the game. With 1.9 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa pulled up for a left handed jumper to give UMBC a 59-57 victory over American, snapping a nine-game losing streak and giving them their [...]

It’s been nine straight games to open the season without a win for the men’s basketball team this season. Obviously when a team is 0-9 things are not going right. For UMBC they have been a nightmare on the defensive end of the floor but in the last two games, they have played well together [...]

Seven-foot center Robbie Jackson did not take the trip north to take on UMBC’s toughest opponent yet, Penn State. With Justin Fry and Jamar Wertz still on the bench with their knee injuries, the injury to Jackson left UMBC with just nine available players for the game. Ten minutes into the game that number went [...]

In the final 12 seconds both Chris De La Rosa and Matt Spadafora had chances to tie the game, but neither of their shots fell as the Retrievers fell 53-51, and to an 0-5 start. While Robbie Jackson led the team in both points and rebounds for a second straight game with 13 and seven [...]

After coming out and scoring the first seven points of the game the Retrievers looked to be on their way to their first win of the season but they were completely stalled in the final seven minutes of the first half causing them to go into the locker room down by 11 points. In that [...]

It has been confirmed by both Chauncey Gilliams and the UMBC athletic department that sophomore wingman Chauncey Gilliam has had is eligibility restored after being declared academically ineligible earlier this year. Gilliam said that he had an incomplete but finished the class, which led to his eligibility being restored. He is the Retriever leading returning [...]

*Note- Times of conference games have not been released, also the time of the non-conference game against James Madison has not been released either. Sun, Nov. 15- Morgan State- 3:30 pm Wed, Nov. 18- Loyola- 7:00 pm Sat, Nov. 21- @ George Washington- 2:00pm Tue, Nov. 24- Coppin State- 7:00 pm Sat, Nov. 28- @ [...]

Press Release From UMBC Athletics: Chauncey Gilliam, a sophomore guard on the UMBC men’s basketball team, has been declared academically ineligible to compete in games during th fall 2009 semester. Gilliam, who averaged 10.9 points per game in his freshman campaign, will be permitted to practice with the team.  His eligibility status will be reviews [...]