Men’s Basketball Travel to New Hampshire Thursday night

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UMBC (11-12, 3-5 America East) in New Hampshire (4-19, 2-6 AE) | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Durham, NH | Lundholm Gymnasium :: 19:00 | Clock | Live statistics | International Feed | Game notes

Setting the scene

  • Senior guard Marcus Banks Jr. Scored a team high 16 points, but host UMBC men’s basketball team fell an 83-67 America East Conference Against Umass Lowell River Hawks on Saturday afternoon at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

  • Banks Jr. hit 6-of-11 field dimensions, including 4-of-7 behind the arch to start the retrievers. Graduate students forward Josh Odunowo Was the only other retriever in double figures with 11 points. Senior guard Bryce Johnson contributed nine points, four stealing and four assists.

  • New Hampshire fell to Maine, 71-46 Thursday night at the pit at Memorial Gymnasium. Junior Guard Sami Pissis recorded 20 points and six rebounds, the junior guard Anthony Mccomb III spoke 11 points, and the beginner’s guard Khalil Badru spoke eight points and 10 rebounds for wildcats.

  • Johnson is 3. In America East in the scoring (17.6 ppg.) While teammate Marcus Banks Jr. is 9. (15.0 ppg.). Johnson is now 6. In the league with a .511 field target rate. Graduate students forward Josh Odunowo is sixth in AE in field target percentage (.556).

  • The retrievers have registered six of the 17 best scoring performance in America East this season. They are tied to the other in the league in the scoring (1.7 ppg.) And are 28 in the country.

Series history

  • UNH has a 24-22 benefit in the series.

  • UMBC is 9-14 all the time in Durham.

  • The retrievers defeated Wildcats last season in Durham, 86-68. Banks Jr. hit 6-of-10 Treys and scored a career hill 28 points.

  • UNH defeated UMBC with a score of 79-66 on January 16, 2025 in Baltimore. Sami Pissis tempoed five wildcats in double figures with 17 points. Bryce Johnson Scored a career hill 33 points for the retrievers.

Last Time Out: Retrievers fall to Umass Lowell

  • Baltimore-senior guard Marcus Banks Jr. Scored a team high 16 points, but host UMBC men’s basketball team fell an 83-67 America East Conference Against Umass Lowell River Hawks on Saturday afternoon at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

  • Banks Jr. hit 6-of-11 field dimensions, including 4-of-7 behind the arch to start the retrievers. Graduate students forward Josh Odunowo Was the only other retriever in double figures with 11 points. Senior guard Bryce Johnson contributed nine points, four stealing and four assists.

  • UMBC (11-12, 3-5 AE) started off a good start as they had a 16-9 advantage with 12:57 back in the opening half. Banks Jr. drilled three triple and scored 11 points during the stretch.

  • However, UML (15-8, 4-4 AE) went on an 8-0 spurt to demand a 17-16 advantage of 10: 51 mark. Martin Sommerville (12 first half -pointpoint) and Quinton Mincey (15 first half) associated from deep during the race.

  • The retrievers responded with a 10-5 Burst to see a 26-22 advantage of the 7: 21 mark. Johnson tossed his second Trey during the race, from an assist from the senior guard JC Harris to hood the stretch.

  • After UMBC fell backwards, the hosts would take their last lead of the game, 28-27, after a jumper in the paint of the senior guard Devin Sapp with 6:03 back in the sentence.

  • The retrievers pulled only 38-36 after another jumper of sapp at the 2: 57 mark, but the river Hawks rattled eight straight points to close half and took a 46-36 lead at the break.

  • Umass Lowell took full control of the game early in the second half as they expanded their lead to 58-38 with 14 minutes left in the competition

  • UMBC was able to close within 73-61 after setting up Odunowo with 2:58 back, but could not get any closer to the rest of the way.

  • Mincey ended with a game-high 26 points and 17 rebounds to lead the visitors who have won six just versus the retrievers. Max Brooks (17 points), Covington (16 points) and Somerville (15 points, 4-5 Treys) were also in double digits.

It’s Bryce’s world

  • Johnson is an average of 21.0 ppg. During his last 11 competitions and is 72-of-134 (54 percent) from the floor above the span. In addition, he is knocked down 55-of-67 free throw (82 percent).

  • He is now 3rd in the league in the scoring (17.6 ppg.) And ranks 92. In the nation.

  • He joined the 1,000-point club in Ualbany late in the second half.

  • Johnson has reached 20+ points on nine different occasions, including seven of his last 11 games.

  • The nine 20-Pt games are number two in the league.

  • He also draws a team high 4.3 violations per day. Match.

  • Johnson’s nine breached violation was a career high, and he followed up with eight at Binghamton.

  • Johnson ranks 90. In the country with 120 free throwing attempts.

Money in the banks

The senior guard joined the 1,000-point club in the second half of the victory in Ualbany.
Banks Jr. was appointed the America East Player of the Week (31/31/24) after his performance in UMBC’s OT victory at American.
Banks Jr. Have already made 5+ treys in six competitions this season and is fourth in the country in total. His 3.0 triangles per Fight ranks first in America East and is 30. In NCAA. His clip of 41 percent behind the arch is 5th in the league and slots 51. In the country.
Overall, the sharp shooter is 9. On the circuit and scores at 15.0 ppg. He is also one of the best guards at the conference in rebounding (4.4 pg) and is 24.

Ace in the hole

So guard Ace Valentine have reached double figures in the scoring six times since moving back to the starting lineup towards Howard (span of 15 games)
He shoots 54 percent overall (56-for-104) during the stretch.
Point Guard scored the leading bucket in UMBC’s 2ot victory at American on a running set-up.
Valentine is 6. In the league with 3.5 assists per Battle and is third in the assist/turnover relationship (2.1).

Bombs away

UMBC leads AE with 8.9 3s made per. Match this season that ranks 88. In the country.
Retrievers 17 do against Valley Forge was an America East Single-Game High.
The retrievers lead the league in 3-pp field target percentage (.388) and are 11 in the nation.
UMBC has reached double figures in Treys 11 different times.
Marcus Banks Jr. (3.0 pg.) And Louie Jordan (2.0 pg.) Rank first and 11. Match. Johnson is now 14. (1.7 pg.)
Banks Jr. is 6. (.409) in the league as a percentage.

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UMBC DISED A AMERICA EAST HIGH 31 ASSISTS I WIN VERSUS VALLEY FORSE. It was their highest output when they handed out 29 vs. Coppin St. On 11/30/2022.
It was also the most at the conference since Maine and Bryant recorded 32 in the 2022-23 season.
The retrievers are 2. AE in the category at 15.2 pg. and is 82. In NCAA.
Ace Valentine is 6. In the league with 3.5 helpers per Battle and is 3rd in Assist/Revenue Relationship (2.1).

Kings of Baltimore

The retrievers won the Charm City Classic by virtue of their victories against Morgan State and Towson. UMBC, who had not defeated Towson since 2012, broke an eight-game that lost shit against their Beltway rivals, which the Retrievers also beat Coppin State earlier this season.

A program on Thr Rise

UMBC enjoys their best stretch in the program history as the retrievers have gone a combined 155-121 (.562) in the last nine seasons. They are 78-58 in AE games.
UMBC enjoyed three equal 20+ victory seasons from 2016-17 to 2018-19. Their 25 wins in 2017-18 were a program high.
UMBC became the first No. 16 seed that beat a No. 1 seed when the retrievers shocked Virginia, 74-54, in the NCAA tournament in 2018.
Chesapeake employers insurance arena (Formerly UMBC Event Center) officially opened on February 3, 2018 when UMBC men’s basketball team hosted Vermont Catamounts before a capacity quantity of 4,753. Both men’s and women’s basketball team played their February and March games in the new facility, which included three wins after the season.
The On-Campus system can accommodate nearly 6,000 patrons for commencement, concerts, highlighted speakers and other events. It includes spectator facilities such as concessions, catering, hospitality, toilets, safety and guest services.

Coach Ferry
Jim Ferry is in his 23rd season as Collegiate Header and his third at UMBC.
Ferry led the retrievers to consecutive 18-14 records as well as a performance in America East Finals in 2021-22.
Before his arrival at Baltimore, Ferry served in 2020-21 as the temporary head coach of the Penn State. He led Nittany Lions to an 11-14 overall brand and one
7-12 Big Ten record that included victories over the NCAA tournament
Team # 14 Wisconsin, No. 15 Virginia Tech, Rutgers and Maryland (twice).
Ferry spent 10 seasons as head coach of Liu Brooklyn and led the program to the unprecedented level of success. He led Blackbirds to the Northeast Conference titles and the tournament championship in 2011 and 2012, including their first NCAA Championship performance of 14 years.

America East Preseason Poll

Rankhold (first place votes) points
1 Vermont (8) 64
2 Umass Lowell (1) 55
3 Bryant 52
4 Maine 39
5 UMBC 31
6 Binghamton 30
7 Ualbany 26
8 NJIT 15
9 New Hampshire 12