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University | University of Vermont | |||
Head coach | John Becker (13th season) | |||
Conference | America East | |||
Location | Burlington, Vermont | |||
Arena | Patrick Gym (capacity: 3,228) | |||
Nickname | Catamounts | |||
Colors | Green and gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
2005 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1947, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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 ten times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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:
Vermont Catamounts retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | No. ret. | Ref. |
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10 | Eddie Benton | PG | 1992–1996 | 2000 | [2] |
11 | T. J. Sorrentine | PG | 2000–2005 | 2019 | [3] |
22 | Taylor Coppenrath | C | 2001–2005 | 2019 | [3] |
33 | Kevin Roberson | C | 1988–1992 | 1992 | [2] |
45 | Trevor Gaines [n 1] | 1998–2002 | 2011 | [2] |
- Notes
- ^ Posthumously retired. He died on July 21, 2010 at the age of 29 after he collapsed playing pick-up basketball.
Awards
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America East Coach of the Year[4]
- Tom Brennan – 1991, 1998, 2002
- Mike Lonergan – 2007, 2011
- John Becker – 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
America East Player of the Year
- Matt Johnson – 1991
- Kevin Roberson – 1992
- T.J. Sorrentine – 2002
- Taylor Coppenrath – 2003, 2004, 2005
- Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009
- Trae Bell-Haynes – 2017, 2018
- Anthony Lamb – 2019, 2020
- Ryan Davis – 2021, 2022
- Finn Sullivan - 2023
America East Defensive Player of the Year
- Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
- Brendan Bald – 2011
- Brian Voelkel – 2014
- Dre Wills – 2017
- Ben Shungu – 2020
America East Rookie of the Year
- Eddie Benton – 1993
- Tony Orciari – 1998
- T.J. Sorrentine – 2001
- Taylor Coppenrath – 2002
- Mike Trimboli – 2006
- Brian Voelkel – 2011
- Four McGlynn – 2012
- Anthony Lamb – 2017
America East Newcomer of the Year
- Shamir Bogues – 2024
America East Sixth Man of the Year
- Cam Ward – 2015, 2018
- Darren Payen – 2017
- Ryan Davis – 2020
- Aaron Deloney – 2022, 2023
All-Conference First Team
- Ed Kotlarczyk – 1949
- Keith Galli – 1950
- Clyde Lord – 1957, 1958, 1959
- Benny Becton – 1961
- Ralph D'Altilia – 1965
- Frank Martiniuk – 1970
- Ron Gottschalk – 1975
- Mike Evelti – 1981, 1982
- Kevin Roberson – 1991, 1992
- Matt Johnson – 1991
- Eddie Benton – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Erik Nelson – 1998
- Tony Oriciari – 2000, 2001
- Trevor Gaines – 2002
- T.J. Sorrentine – 2002, 2004, 2005
- Taylor Coppenrath – 2003, 2004, 2005
- Chris Holm – 2007
- Mike Trimboli – 2007, 2009
- Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
- Evan Fjeld – 2011
- Matt Glass – 2012
- Brian Voelkel – 2013, 2014
- Sandro Carissimo – 2014
- Clancy Rugg – 2014
- Ethan O'Day – 2015
- Trae Bell-Haynes – 2017, 2018
- Anthony Lamb – 2019, 2020
- Ernie Duncan – 2019
- Stef Smith – 2020
- Ryan Davis – 2021, 2022
- Ben Shungu – 2022
- Finn Sullivan – 2023
- Robin Duncan – 2023
- Shamir Bogues – 2024
All-Conference Second Team
- Ken Pierce – 1949
- Keith Galli – 1950
- Nat Campana – 1953, 1954
- Earl Steinman – 1955
- Bob Kuchar – 1958, 1959
- Charlie Isles – 1960
- Richie Ader – 1962
- Layne Higgs – 1966
- Dave Lapointe – 1968
- Frank Martiniuk – 1969
- Joe Calavita – 1987
- Kevin Roberson – 1990
- Tony Oriciari – 1998
- Taylor Coppenrath – 2002
- Mike Trimboli – 2006, 2008
- Clancy Rugg – 2013
- Dre Wills – 2015
- Anthony Lamb – 2017
- Ernie Duncan – 2018
- Drew Uruqhart – 2018
- Stef Smith – 2021
- Ben Shungu – 2021
- Dylan Penn – 2023
- Aaron Deloney – 2024
All-Conference Third Team
- Erik Nelson – 1997
- Tony Oriciari – 1999
- Tobe Carberry – 2000
- Grant Anderson – 2003
- Martin Klimes – 2006, 2007
- Colin McIntosh – 2009
- Maurice Joseph – 2010
- Evan Fjeld – 2010
- Brendan Bald – 2011
- Brian Voelkel – 2012
- Sandro Carissimo – 2013
- Ethan O'Day – 2016
- Kurt Steidl – 2016
- Trae Bell-Haynes – 2016
- Ernie Duncan – 2017
- Payton Henson – 2017, 2018
- Isaiah Powell – 2022
- T.J Long – 2024
All-Conference Defensive Team
- Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
- Garvey Young – 2010
- Brendan Bald – 2011
- Brian Voelkel – 2012, 2013, 2014
- Ethan O'Day – 2014, 2015
- Dre Wills – 2015, 2016, 2017
- Ernie Duncan – 2018
- Anthony Lamb – 2019
- Samuel Dingba – 2019
- Ben Shungu – 2020, 2021, 2022
- Robin Duncan – 2023
- Shamir Bogues – 2024
- Ileri Ayo-Faleye – 2024
All-Conference Rookie Team
- Rahim Huland El – 1988
- Kenny White – 1989
- Brian Tarrant – 1990
- Eddie Benton – 1993
- Erik Nelson – 1995
- David Roach – 1997
- Tony Orciari – 1998
- Trevor Gaines – 1999
- T.J. Sorrentine – 2000
- Taylor Coppenrath – 2001
- Josh Duell – 2005
- Mike Trimboli – 2006
- Joe Trapani – 2007
- Garvey Young – 2009
- Brian Voelkel – 2011
- Four McGlynn – 2012
- Kurt Steidel – 2014
- Trae Bell-Haynes – 2015
- Ernie Duncan – 2016
- Anthony Lamb – 2017
- Stef Smith – 2018
- Robin Duncan – 2019
- T.J Hurley – 2023
All-American
- Anthony Lamb – (2019 Honorable Mention – AP)
- Trae Bell-Haynes – (2017, 2018 Honorable Mention – AP)
- Marqus Blakely – (2008, 2009 Honorable Mention – AP)
- Taylor Coppenrath – (2003, 2004, 2005 Honorable Mention – AP)
- T.J. Sorrentine – (2002 Honorable Mention – AP)
- Mike Evelti – (1981 Honorable Mention – AP)
- Ron Gottschalk - (1975 Honorable Mention - AP)
Hall of Fame
Class | Name | Year Inducted |
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1909 | Ray Collins | 1969 |
1922 | Fredrick Harris | 1972 |
1925 | Claire Cayward | 1969 |
1928 | Howard Prentice | 1971 |
Kiki Price | 1974 | |
1929 | Seeley Estabrook | 1979 |
1931 | Walter Sargent | 1978 |
1932 | Edward Winant | 1971 |
1933 | Chester Taft | 1977 |
1934 | John Beckley | 1971 |
1935 | Enos Ramon | 1974 |
Whitey Palmer | 1975 | |
Edward Saba | 1976 | |
1937 | Austin Ross | 1973 |
1938 | Tommy Tomasetti | 1980 |
1939 | Elmer Nelson | 1975 |
1941 | Frank Taylor | 1969 |
Donald Maley | 1977 | |
Richard Healy | 1993 | |
Henri Beauchemin | 2007 | |
1947 | Larry Killick | 1969 |
1948 | John Durkin | 1991 |
1950 | Arthur Collier | 1977 |
1950 | Edward Kotlarczyk | 1979 |
1951 | Ralph Kehoe | 1973 |
1953 | Gary Clairmont | 1987 |
1954 | Nat Campana | 1975 |
1955 | Keith Jampolis | 1983 |
Earl Steinman | 2004 | |
1956 | Roland Massimino | 1983 |
1957 | Alan McLam | 1981 |
1959 | Clyde Lord | 1974 |
Bob Kuchar | 1985 | |
1960 | Charlie Isles | 1976 |
1961 | Joseph Barry | 1982 |
1963 | Benny Becton | 1980 |
Jack Shabel | 1990 | |
Richard Ader | 2017 | |
1965 | Charles Foster | 1984 |
1965 | Ralph D'Altilia | 1988 |
1966 | Layne Higgs | 1982 |
Milt Goggans | 2018 | |
1969 | David Lapointe | 1981 |
1970 | Frank Martiniuk | 1980 |
Sandy Magid | 1996 | |
1977 | Warren Prehmus | 1987 |
1982 | Michael Evelti | 1992 |
Jeff Brown | 1993 | |
1989 | Joe Calavita | 2000 |
1991 | Matt Johnson | 2001 |
1992 | Kevin Roberson | 1993 |
Kenny White | 2002 | |
1996 | Eddie Benton | 2006 |
Erik Nelson | 2009 | |
2001 | Tony Orciari | 2011 |
2002 | Trevor Gaines | 2012 |
2005 | T.J. Sorrentine | 2015 |
Taylor Coppenrath | 2015 | |
2009 | Mike Trimboli | 2020 |
2010 | Marqus Blakely | 2020 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament ten times. Their combined record is 2–10.