Vermont Catamounts men's basketball


The Vermont Catamounts Men's Basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at Patrick Gym. The team has reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament eight times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019 and 2020. UVM famously upset Syracuse University in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.

History

Retired numbers

Five Catamount players have had their numbers retired by the University of Vermont:

Awards

America East Coach of the Year
America East Player of the Year
America East Defensive Player of the Year
America East Rookie of the Year
America East Sixth Man of the Year
All-Conference First Team
All-Conference Second Team
All-Conference Third Team
All-Conference Defensive Team
All-Conference Rookie Team
All-American
Hall of Fame
ClassNameYear Inducted
1909Ray Collins1969
1922Fredrick Harris1972
1925Claire Cayward1987
1928Howard Prentice1971
1928Kiki Price1974
1929Seeley Estabrook1979
1931Walter Sargent1978
1932Edward Winant1971
1933Chester Taft1977
1934John Beckley1971
1935Enos Ramon1974
1935Whitey Palmer1975
1935Edward Saba1976
1937Austin Ross1973
1938Tommy Tomasetti1980
1939Elmer Nelson1975
1941Frank Taylor1969
1941Donald Maley1977
1941Richard Healy1993
1941Henri Beauchemin2007
1947Larry Killick1969
1948John Durkin1991
1950Arthur Collier1977
1950Edward Kotlarczyk1979
1951Ralph Kehoe1973
1953Gary Clairmont1987
1954Nat Campana1975
1955Keith Jampolis1983
1955Earl Steinman2004
1956Roland Massimino1983
1957Alan McLam1981
1959Clyde Lord1974
1959Bob Kuchar1985
1960Charlie Isles1976
1961Joseph Barry1982
1963Benny Becton1980
1963Jack Shabel1990
1963Richard Ader2017
1965Charles Foster1984
1965Ralph D'Altilia1988
1966Layne Higgs1982
1966Milt Goggans2018
1969David Lapointe1981
1970Frank Martiniuk1980
1970Sandy Magid1996
1977Warren Prehmus1987
1982Michael Evelti1992
1982Jeff Brown1993
1989Joe Calavita2000
1991Matt Johnson2001
1992Kevin Roberson1993
1992Kenny White2002
1996Eddie Benton2006
1996Erik Nelson2009
2001Tony Orciari2011
2002Trevor Gaines2012
2005T.J. Sorrentine2015
2005Taylor Coppenrath2015

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament Eight times. Their combined record is 2–7.

NIT results

The Catamounts have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–4.
2007First RoundKansas StateL 57–59
2011First RoundCleveland StateL 60–63
2014First RoundGeorgiaL 56–63
2018First RoundMiddle TennesseeL 64–91

CBI results

The Catamounts have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational four times. Their combined record is 5–4.
2009First Round
Quarterfinals		Green Bay
Oregon State		W 76–72
L 70–71 OT
2013First RoundSanta ClaraL 67–77
2015First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Hofstra
Radford
Louisiana–Monroe		W 85–81
W 78–71
L 65–71
2016First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Western Carolina
Seattle
Nevada		W 79–74
W 73–54
L 72–86

Coaches

Season-by-season results

Records

All-time leaders

Points

Assists

Rebounds

Results against nationally ranked opponents

Vermont has played a ranked opponent 33 times, going 2–31.
December 7, 1973at No. 6 North Carolina StateL 42–97
December 8, 1973at No. 13 North CarolinaL 48–103
October 29, 1973at No. 10 VanderbiltL 56–91
December 21, 1976at No. 2 Notre DameL 48–89
December 30, 1978vs. No. 12 Texas A&ML 76–104
December 28, 1979at No. 1 DukeL 67–92
December 3, 1988at No. 18 VillanovaL 58–80
November 19, 1999at No. 8 ConnecticutL 52–89
November 29, 1999at No. 15 Ohio StateL 51–74
December 21, 2000at No. 21 Notre DameL 86–96
December 19, 2002at No. 23 North CarolinaL 54–80
March 20, 2003vs. No. 1 Arizona %L 51–80
March 18, 2004vs. No. 9 Connecticut %L 53–70
November 19, 2004at No. 1 KansasL 61–68
March 18, 2005vs. No. 11 Syracuse %W 60–57OT
March 20, 2005vs. No. 13 Michigan State %L 61–72
November 23, 2005vs. No. 22 NevadaL 62–77
November 13, 2006at No. 14 Boston CollegeW 77–63
December 6, 2008at No. 3 PittsburghL 51–80
March 19, 2010vs. No. 3 Syracuse %L 56–79
December 8, 2010vs. No. 18 Brigham Young $L 58–86
December 7, 2011at No. 22 Saint LouisL 43–62
March 16, 2012vs. No. 4 North Carolina %L 58–77
November 13, 2012at No. 23 ConnecticutL 49–67
November 24, 2013at No. 6 DukeL 90–91
November 15, 2015at No. 23 PurdueL 79–107
December 1, 2016at No. 20 South CarolinaL 50–68
December 21, 2016at No. 13 ButlerL 69–81
March 16, 2017vs. No. 15 Purdue %L 70–80
November 12, 2017at No. 5 KentuckyL 69–72
November 12, 2018at No. 2 KansasL 68–84
March 21, 2019vs. No. 10 Florida State %L 69–76
November 19, 2019at No. 7 VirginiaL 55–61

Media

The Catamounts receive regular television, newspaper and radio coverage throughout the year. All home conference games are broadcast on ESPN3, while radio broadcasts can be heard on WCPV. Three television stations – WCAX-TV, WFFF-TV, and WPTZ – provide local coverage, while The Burlington Free Press provides extensive reporting of Vermont basketball, as well.