The Retrievers, led by second-year head coach Ryan Odom as members of the America East Conference, started the season playing their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland, but moved to the new UMBC Event Center during the season.

[1] UMBC beat UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship of the America East tournament where they defeated Vermont.

As a result, the Retrievers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty to advance to the semifinals.

[5] Senior Jairus Lyles was named to the preseason All-America East team.