2021-2022 UMBC Retrievers

2021-2022 UMBC Retrievers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
41 Jacob Boonyasith Sr F 6-3 215 - Jenison (MI) United States Jenison High School
3 Hakim Byrd So PG 5-10 155 - Philadelphia (PA) United States Neumann-Goretti High School
24 Brendan Davis So G 6-0 165 - Annapolis (MD) United States Broadneck High School
2 Tre Edwards So GF 6-7 195 Dec 15, 2000 Hamilton Canada Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
21 Anyang Garang So C 6-9 210 Sep 8, 2000 Geelong Australia The Centre of Excellence
12 Sam Grace Jr G 5-10 200 - Baltimore (MD) United States Boys' Latin School of Maryland
- J.C. Harris Fr G 6-1 170 - Gaithersburg (MD) United States Northwest High School
25 Nathan Johnson Jr F 6-7 205 - Adel (IA) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
0 Keondre Kennedy Sr F 6-6 185 Jan 17, 2000 Atlanta (GA) United States Columbia High School
15 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Jr C 6-7 215 - Toronto Canada Emery Collegiate Institute
1 L.J. Owens, Jr. Sr G 6-3 165 - Severna Park (MD) United States Severn School
34 Matteo Picarelli So SG 6-2 185 May 26, 2001 Rome Italy Inter-Community School of Zurich
5 Darnell Rogers Sr PG 5-2 160 - Fort Mill (SC) United States Indian Land High School
4 Ray Salnave Sr PG 6-3 210 Jan 21, 1998 Bayside (NY) United States Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
32 Dimitrije Spasojevic Sr C 6-9 240 Apr 4, 1997 Vrsac Serbia Gimnazija Cacak
- Kenny Sumpter Sr G 6-3 175 - Havre de Grace (MD) United States Havre De Grace High School
10 Szymon Wojcik Sr PF 6-9 220 Nov 11, 1999 Warsaw Poland N/A

Recent UMBC Retrievers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 11-21 (6-10) 7th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 18-14 (8-8) 4th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 18-14 (11-7) 2nd (AM East) Runner Up The Basketball Classic N/A
2020-2021 14-6 (10-4) 1st (AM East) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (8-8) 4th (AM East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 21-13 (11-5) 3rd (AM East) Runner Up N/A
2017-2018 25-11 (12-4) 2nd (AM East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 21-13 (9-7) 5th (AM East) 1st Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2015-2016 7-25 (3-13) 9th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 4-26 (2-14) 8th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 9-21 (5-11) 6th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 8-23 (5-11) 7th (AM East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 4-26 (3-13) 8th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 5-25 (4-12) 8th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 4-26 (3-13) 8th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 15-17 (7-9) 6th (AM East) Runner Up N/A
2007-2008 24-9 (13-3) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 12-19 (7-9) 4th (AM East) 3rd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (5-11) 8th (AM East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-18 (5-13) 8th (AM East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-21 (4-14) 9th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 7-20 (5-13) 12th (NEC) N/A N/A

2021-2022 UMBC Retrievers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Keondre Kennedy NABC All-District (1) Second Team
Keondre Kennedy America East First Team
L.J. Owens, Jr. America East Third Team
Darnell Rogers America East Third Team
Darnell Rogers America East All-Tournament Team
Szymon Wojcik America East All-Tournament Team
Keondre Kennedy America East Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2022)
Keondre Kennedy America East Player of the Week (Jan 31, 2022)

2021-2022 UMBC Retrievers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Keondre Kennedy 31 32.7 14.8 5.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 2.2
Darnell Rogers 30 29.5 11.7 1.9 3.6 1.0 0.0 1.9
L.J. Owens, Jr. 32 31.8 11.3 2.7 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.9
Szymon Wojcik 32 13.5 7.1 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.0
Yaw Obeng-Mensah 32 17.2 6.9 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9
Nathan Johnson 32 23.4 6.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.9
Ray Salnave 15 15.9 6.1 2.4 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.8
Jacob Boonyasith 32 23.3 6.1 3.1 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.9
Dimitrije Spasojevic 25 11.1 4.6 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.7
Matteo Picarelli 25 8.6 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3
Hakim Byrd 27 8.0 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6
Brendan Davis 14 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
J.C. Harris 5 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenny Sumpter 12 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2

2021-2022 UMBC Retrievers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jim Ferry Head Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Penn State, 2017 to 2021)
Danny Lawson Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Head Coach (Emmanuel (MA), 2018 to 2021)
Evann Baker Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Video Coordinator (Akron, 2018 to 2021)
Josh Pelletier Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Albany, 2014 to 2021)
Brian Barrio Athletic Director 2020-2021 Athletic Director (Central Connecticut State, 2018 to 2020)
Brian Amenta Director of Strength and Conditioning 2015-2016 N/A
Jake Brudish Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Director of Analytics (UMBC, 2019 to 2021)
Steve Levy Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Associate Director of Communications (UMBC, 1986 to 2016)
Samantha Reynolds Assistant Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A