Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Former names	UMBC Event Center (2018–2021)
Address	1000 Hilltop Circle; Baltimore, MD 21250
Location	Hilltop Circle & Commons Drive
Coordinates	39°15′08″N76°42′27″W / 39.2523419°N 76.707431°W
Public transit	CityLink Yellow, UMBC Transit
Owner	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Operator	Oak View Group
Capacity	4,654 (basketball); 5,500 (concerts)
Construction
Broke ground	March 2016
Opened	February 3, 2018
Construction cost	$85 million
Architect	CannonDesign
Structural engineer	Providence Engineering Corporation
General contractor	Barton Malow
Tenants
	UMBC Retrievers
Website
	www.chesapeakeemployersinsurancearena.com

Last updated November 14, 2024

The Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly the UMBC Event Center) is a basketball arena, concert and multi-purpose event venue on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Catonsville, Maryland. It is the home of the UMBC Retrievers men's and women's basketball teams as well as the volleyball team and serves as a replacement to the Retriever Activities Center (RAC). It has a capacity of 5,000 seats, approximately 1,000 more than the RAC, and is the campus venue for all commencements and concerts.^[2] Construction began in March 2016, with an estimated cost of $67 million.^[3] Although the venue was originally supposed to be completed in time for the beginning of the Fall 2017 semester and the start of the 2017–18 athletic season,^[4] due to delays it officially opened for the February 3 men's basketball game against Vermont.^[5]

The U.S. professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) frequently used the arena during the period it was owned by Sinclair Broadcasting, which is based in nearby Hunt Valley. This included television tapings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were held behind closed doors.^{[ citation needed ]}

On April 19, 2021, the UMBC Events Center changed its name to the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena after signing a 15-year deal for arena naming rights.^[6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Retriever Activities Center</span> Multi-purpose athletic facility at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Retriever Activities Center is a 4,024-seat multi-purpose arena in Catonsville, Maryland. The arena opened in 1973. It was home to the UMBC Retrievers basketball and volleyball teams, which represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in NCAA Division I athletics, from its opening until the larger Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena opened on campus in February 2018. It hosted the 2008 America East Conference men's basketball tournament final.

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. 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.

The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference. They play their home games at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry.

The 2012–13 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–11 in American East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East tournament where they fell to Vermont.

The 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

The 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

The 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to New Hampshire. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty before losing in the semifinals to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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. The new arena opened on February 3, 2018. 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. As the No. 16 seed in the South region, they defeated the No. 1 overall seed Virginia by 20 points, becoming the first 16th-seeded team to beat a No. 1 seed. The win is considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history and sports history depending on seedings or point spreads. The Retrievers lost to Kansas State in the second round.

The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by sixteenth year head coach Phil Stern, were members of the America East Conference, They began the season playing home games in the Retriever Activities Center before the opening of the new UMBC Event Center on February 3, 2018. The women's first game in the new arena was on February 8 against Binghamton.

On March 16, 2018, during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the University of Virginia Cavaliers played a college basketball game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Cavaliers, who were seeded first in the South regional bracket and first overall in the NCAA tournament, faced the Retrievers, who were seeded 16th in the south regional bracket. Virginia and UMBC competed for the right to face ninth-seeded Kansas State, which had already won their first-round game against Creighton earlier in the day.

The 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland, with one game being played at their former home, the Retriever Activities Center, and were led by third-year head coach Ryan Odom. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated Albany and Hartford to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

The 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, initially led by seventeenth year head coach Phil Stern, played their home games at UMBC Event Center and are members of the America East Conference.

The 2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 8–8 in America East play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Vermont.

The 2021–22 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by first-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18-14, 11-7 in America East Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic where they withdrew due to UMBC having health concerns.

The 2022–23 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by second-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 8–8 in America East play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Binghamton.

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

The 2023–24 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers were led by fourth-year head coach Johnetta Hayes, and played their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland, as members of the America East Conference.

The 2024–25 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team will represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Ferry, will play their home games at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference.

References

1 2 "Arena info". University of Maryland–Baltimore County Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
↑ "New Event Center Making Headway". Retriever Weekly. University of Maryland–Baltimore County. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
↑ Chigurupati, Snigdha (February 8, 2016). "Breaking Ground on the Retriever Event Center". Retriever Weekly. University of Maryland–Baltimore County. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
↑ Norris, Heather (July 24, 2015). "Construction to Begin in Winter for New UMBC Arena". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 17, 2018.
↑ Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 17, 2018.
↑ Wilen, Holden (April 19, 2021). "UMBC, Chesapeake Employers' Insurance ink 15-year deal for arena naming rights". Baltimore Business Journal . Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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[Arena_info-1] 1 2 "Arena info". University of Maryland–Baltimore County Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[2] "New Event Center Making Headway". Retriever Weekly. University of Maryland–Baltimore County. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[3] Chigurupati, Snigdha (February 8, 2016). "Breaking Ground on the Retriever Event Center". Retriever Weekly. University of Maryland–Baltimore County. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[4] Norris, Heather (July 24, 2015). "Construction to Begin in Winter for New UMBC Arena". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[5] Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[6] Wilen, Holden (April 19, 2021). "UMBC, Chesapeake Employers' Insurance ink 15-year deal for arena naming rights". Baltimore Business Journal . Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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v t e UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–2018) Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2018–present)
Culture & lore	Dawg Pound 2018 Virginia upset
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–2018) Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2018–present)
Culture & lore	True Grit Dawg Pound
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Music venues of Maryland
Outdoor	Merriweather Post Pavilion Northwest Stadium Pier Six Pavilion Pimlico Race Course Rocky Gap State Park Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
Theaters and clubs	Arch Social Club Avalon Theatre Charm City Art Space Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Concordia Hall Hippodrome Theatre Lithuanian Hall Lyric Opera House Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall The Ottobar Rams Head Live! Strathmore Toby's Dinner Theatre
Arenas	Retriever Activities Center CFG Bank Arena Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena SECU Arena XFINITY Center
Festivals	HFStival Takoma Park Folk Festival Virgin Festival
Historic venues	Hammerjacks Maryland Theater Recher Theatre
University theaters	Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Tawes Theatre Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
A-10	Charles E. Smith Center (George Washington)
AmEast	UMBC Event Center (UMBC)
Big East	Capital One Arena (Georgetown men) McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown women)
Big Ten	Xfinity Center (Maryland)
CAA	SECU Arena (Towson)
MAAC	Knott Arena (Mount St. Mary's)
MEAC	Physical Education Complex (Coppin State) Burr Gymnasium (Howard) Hytche Athletic Center (Maryland Eastern Shore) Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Morgan State)
Patriot	Bender Arena (American) Reitz Arena (Loyola (MD)) Alumni Hall (Navy)