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UMBC sophomore point guard Ace Valentine tied a career high in scoring in the Retrievers’ victory at Towson Dec. 7, and the former Baltimore high school hoops star says he is becoming more and more comfortable in head coach Jim Ferry’s system
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UMBC men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry believes the Retrievers have become a “different team” with the benefit of a seven-game homestand, which concluded with a 92-69 win against Morgan State on Nov. 27.
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Despite losing a couple of key players to the transfer portal, UMBC HC Jim Ferry likes his team’s continuity. “We are significantly further ahead right now than we certainly were last year at this point, just because the foundation was laid last year. We have an exciting group.”
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As his college basketball career winds down, former Lake Clifton star Armon Harried is grateful for how everything has played out. “It’s just been a great atmosphere, this college journey,” Harried said, “and I can’t complain about anything.”
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Can Loyola and UMBC men’s basketball turn things around? Luke Jackson breaks down some of the challenges each squad has faced and how they can get back on track.
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UMBC men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry brought in 11 new players this season, but instead of targeting graduate transfers, Ferry and his staff honed in on younger players who have a better chance of sticking around. “We have a great group of guys,” Ferry said.
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Stan “The Fan” Charles and Gary Stein talk with UMBC men’s basketball head coach Jim Ferry about the Retrievers’ season so far and how things are coming together in his second season at the helm.
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UMBC men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry and Coppin State guard Sam Sessoms, who spent the 2020-21 season together at Penn State, recently reconnected on the hardwood … and Ferry says Sessoms has a chance to lead the country in scoring in 2022-23.
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Szymon Wojcik has scored double-digit points four times in UMBC’s past five games, and the Retrievers will need another big-time effort out of Wojcik when they take on Vermont for the America East title March 12.
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In Jim Ferry’s first year at UMBC, the Retrievers have occasionally flashed the style Ferry envisions for the program long term. “The phrase I use all the time is just let the ball find the shot,” Ferry said. “We have guys that can all score, so we want … pace and tempo.”
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