Assistant coach Bryce Crawford | Assistant coach Nate Dixon | |
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2016–17 record 18–11 (9–7 America East) Assistant coach Eric "Skeet Skeet" Skeeters | ||
The 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, play their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland and are members of the America East Conference.
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They finished the regular season 18–11, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the America East Tournament.
Previous season
The Retrievers finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East Tournament to Stony Brook.
On March 3, 2016, head coach Aki Thomas was fired. He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95. On March 30, the school hired Ryan Odom as head coach.
Preseason
UMBC was picked to finish sixth in the preseason America East poll. Jahad Thomas, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.