UMBC Retrievers

UMBC Retrievers
University	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Conference	America East
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Brian Barrio
Location	Catonsville, Maryland
Varsity teams	17
Basketball arena	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Baseball stadium	The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC
Soccer stadium	Retriever Soccer Park
Mascot	True Grit
Nickname	Retrievers Dawgs
Fight song	UMBC Riser
Colors	Black and gold[1]
Website	umbcretrievers.com

The UMBC Retrievers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, located in Catonsville, Maryland, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the America East Conference since the 2003–04 academic year.^[2] The Retrievers previously competed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1998–99 to 2002–03; and in the Big South Conference from 1992–93 to 1997–98; while they also competed in the Mason–Dixon Conference at the NCAA Division II ranks: the first variation of it from 1972–73 to 1977–78; and the second variation from 1983–84 to 1987–88.

On March 16, 2018, the Retrievers men's basketball team defeated the #1 ranked Virginia Cavaliers in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The result marked the first time a 16-seed had ever defeated a 1-seed in the tournament out of 135 previous match-ups.^[3][4]