Sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam has been granted permission to seek transfer to another school according to the UMBC athletic department. Gilliam played two years on the men’s basketball team and started 52 of the 61 games in which he competed in. “I love playing at UMBC but it’s just a business decision and I’m looking…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (4)Freshman Shawn Grant led UMBC with 17 points while Adrian Satchell recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in their first America East Conference Tournament. UMBC fell behind Vermont fast. They fell behind 13-2 just four minutes into the game and UMBC was just trying too hard and forcing shots, passes, and were…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)For the third straight season senior Carlee Cassidy was named to the women’s basketball All-America East second team. This season she averaged 13.1 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. But her three point ability was one again prevalent after averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, making 32.4% of her attempts. After an inconsistent start…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)It was announced last night that Binghamton self-imposed a sanction and removed themselves from the America East Conference Tournament after a several week audit of the athletic program released a 102 page report with violations and wrong doings. Their exclusion from the tournament has cut the tournament to eight teams, meaning UMBC has moved up…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Of the original 18 athletes eligible for each the men’s and women’s fan’s choice players of the year, both Chauncey Gilliam and Carlee Cassidy received enough votes to be among the final five contests for each award. Gilliam is UMBC’s leading scorer with 13.5 points per game and has increased his scoring average to 15.3…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Senior guard Carlee Cassidy and sophomore center Tope Obajolu have been nominated for the America East women’s basketball fan’s choice player of the year. The ballot runs through Wednesday, February, 24 at 12 p.m. CLICK HERE to cast your vote. On the men’s side, sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam and Chris De La Rosa have been…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Corey Johns Editorial Staff Sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa led the team with 18 points and shot a team high 50% from the field. He also shot 85% from the free throw line and dished out a team high four assists. [Corey Johns- TRW] After having their game against Vermont moved up a…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (1)Due to a threat of a winter storm the men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled for Saturday, February 6 have both been rescheduled. The men’s game against Vermont originally scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. has been moved to today, Friday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m. The women’s game against Maine originally scheduled for Saturday…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 18 points and six assists against Boston University but the Retriever were just outmatched by the pre-season favorites. [Corey Johns- TRW] Twelve days after Corey Lowe, John Holland, and Jake O’Brien each had 20 points to lead Boston U past the Retrievers in Chase Gym,…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)The lone UMBC senior, Matt Spadafora, stepped up and scored seven points and had 10 rebounds, seven in the first half, against New Hampshire, but his inspired effort was not enough to get their second win of the season. [Corey Johns-TRW] If you did not know the men’s basketball team’s record before their game against…
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