The Vermont Catamounts Basketball team is the 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 six times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, and 2017. UVM famously upset Syracuse University in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.
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History
Awards
America East Coach of the Year
- Tom Brennan - 1991, 1998, 2002
- Mike Lonergan - 2007, 2011
- John Becker - 2014, 2017
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
America East Defensive Player of the Year
- Marqus Blakely - 2008, 2009, 2010
- Brendan Bald - 2011
- Brian Voelkel - 2014
- Dre Wills - 2017
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 Sixth Man of the Year
- Cam Ward - 2015
- Darren Payen - 2017
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
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
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
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
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
All-American
- Trae Bell-Haynes - (2017 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)
Hall of Fame
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Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament six times. Their combined record is 2-6.
NIT results
The Catamounts have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0-3.
CBI results
The Catamounts have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) four times. Their combined record is 5-4.
Coaches
Season-by-season results
Records
All-time leaders
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Results against nationally ranked opponents
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 (101.3 ESPN). 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.
References
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