2023-2024 UMBC Retrievers

2023-2024 UMBC Retrievers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Marcus Banks, Jr. Jr PG 6-3 188 - Williamsburg (VA) United States Fork Union Military Academy
13 Dion Brown So G 6-3 180 - Great Barrington (MA) United States Vermont Academy
14 Alpha Chibambe Fr G 6-5 215 - San Juan Capistrano (CA) United States PPHoenix College Prep
0 Regimantas Ciunys So F 6-6 180 - Vilnius Lithuania The Harvey School
21 Franck Emmou Fr F 6-5 N/A - Mansfield (TX) United States Mansfield Summit High School
12 Marcel Gardner Fr F 6-8 N/A - Potomac (MD) United States St. Andrew's Episcopal School
20 J.C. Harris Jr G 6-1 170 - Gaithersburg (MD) United States Northwest High School
23 Bryce Johnson Jr G 6-4 180 - Orlando (FL) United States Oldsmar Christian Academy
5 Max Lorca-Lloyd Sr C 6-9 215 Jan 12, 2000 Northfield (MA) United States / Chile Northfield Mount Hermon School
22 Ethan Lynch Sr G 6-2 215 Apr 10, 2001 Accokeek (MD) United States Bishop Ireton High School
15 Ashton Reese Fr F 6-5 185 - Scottsdale (AZ) United States Pinnacle High School
10 Devan Sapp Jr G 6-4 205 - San Jose (CA) United States Archbishop Mitty High School
4 Marlon Short Jr G 6-6 185 - Richmond (CA) United States Canterbury School
11 Khydarius Smith Sr SF 6-8 255 - Fort Mill (SC) United States Nation Ford High School
1 Ace Valentine Fr G 6-3 N/A - Baltimore (MD) United States Mount Saint Joseph College
3 Isaac Varghese Fr G 6-1 170 - Jericho (NY) United States Jericho High School

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

2023-2024 UMBC Retrievers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dion Brown America East First Team
Marcus Banks, Jr. America East Third Team
Franck Emmou America East All-Rookie Team
Ace Valentine America East All-Rookie Team
Dion Brown America East Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2023)
Dion Brown America East Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2024)
Franck Emmou America East Rookie of the Week (Feb 19, 2024)
Franck Emmou America East Rookie of the Week (Feb 5, 2024)
Ace Valentine America East Rookie of the Week (Dec 11, 2023)

2023-2024 UMBC Retrievers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Banks, Jr. D. Brown A. Valentine D. Sapp M. Lorca-Lloyd
Rotation   B. Johnson F. Emmou R. Ciunys  
Rotation     K. Smith    
Lim PT E. Lynch A. Chibambe A. Reese M. Short  
Lim PT   J. Harris M. Gardner    

2023-2024 UMBC Retrievers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dion Brown 32 32.3 19.0 7.6 2.6 1.3 0.5 3.1
Marcus Banks, Jr. 32 29.0 15.1 3.9 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2
Khydarius Smith 20 17.7 11.8 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.7
Bryce Johnson 17 22.0 10.6 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.9
Franck Emmou 30 14.3 7.1 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.1 1.2
Ace Valentine 32 25.8 6.3 3.7 2.7 0.9 0.1 1.4
Max Lorca-Lloyd 29 22.7 6.1 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.3 2.1
Regimantas Ciunys 19 14.1 5.6 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9
Devan Sapp 32 16.7 3.9 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.9
Marlon Short 27 15.9 2.9 2.3 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9
Ashton Reese 27 15.1 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2
Alpha Chibambe 20 8.6 1.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5
Marcel Gardner 5 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethan Lynch 3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 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)
Brian Baudinet Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Duquesne, 2016 to 2017)
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
Ceasar Adim Director of Basketball Operations 2023-2024 Director of Player Development (UMBC, 2022 to 2023)
Steve Levy Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Associate Director of Communications (UMBC, 1986 to 2016)
Gabe Maturo Director of Player Development 2023-2024 Graduate Assistant (UMBC, 2022 to 2023)
Samantha Reynolds Assistant Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A