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Coming off a 24-9 season and an America East Conference championship, UMBC men’s basketball is looking to build off of that success despite returning just three players from last season’s team. “There’s no repeat now,” head coach Jim Ferry said. “… It’s a new stage.”
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UMBC men’s basketball sophomore Riley Jacobs recently chatted with PressBox about last season’s America East championship, taking on a leadership role this season and more.
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UMBC women’s basketball redshirt senior Tiara Bellamy recently chatted with PressBox about beating Virginia on the road, aiming to take the next step after a WNIT appearance and more.
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After rehabbing his surgically repaired ankles for the better part of two years, UMBC men’s basketball guard Devin Ceaser is back at full strength this summer. “I’ve got two fresh ankles now,” Ceaser said. “I’m just ready to go.”
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It would be easy to assume that DJ Armstrong Jr.’s knack for producing in the biggest moments for UMBC men’s basketball in 2025-26 was passed down from his NBA dad, but both say that’s not the case.
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UMBC men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry, who just completed the final season of a five-year contract and led the Retrievers to America East regular-season and tournament titles, says he “100 percent” wants to return and expects to have conversations about his future shortly.
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UMBC men’s basketball will face Howard in the First Four play-in round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton on March 17, creating a Baltimore-D.C. battle for the right to play No. 1 seed Michigan in Buffalo two days later.
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UMBC defeated Vermont, 74-59, in the America East championship game on March 14, with crunch-time magic from DJ Armstrong Jr. sending the Retrievers to the Big Dance for the third time in program history.
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After two seasons at New Haven, UMBC guard Jah’Likai King has quickly adapted to the Div. I level, and the Retrievers are one win away from the NCAA Tournament. “I feel like we just built everything from Day 1 and we just grinded it out and believed in ourselves. Now we’re here.”
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After a disappointing 2024-25 season, Ace Valentine took UMBC men’s basketball HC Jim Ferry’s tough love to heart, and it has paid off. “I wanted to try to turn this program around and stuff like that,” Valentine said. And now the Retrievers are two wins away from the NCAA Tournament.
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