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 ten times, most recently in 2024. 13-seed UVM famously upset 4-seed 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.PlayerPos.TenureNo. ret.Ref. 10 Eddie Benton PG 1992–1996 2000 11 T. J. Sorrentine PG 2000–2005 2019 22 Taylor Coppenrath C 2001–2005 2019 33 Kevin Roberson C 1988–1992 1992 45 Trevor Gaines 1998–2002 2011 Notes

Awards

America East Coach of the Year 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 1909Ray Collins19691922Fredrick Harris19721925Claire G. Cayward19691928Howard A. Prentice1971Kiki Price19741929Seeley Estabrook19791931Walter Sargent19781932Edward Winant19711933Chester Taft19771934John Beckley19711935Enos Ramon1974Whitey Palmer1975Edward Saba19761937Austin Ross19731938Tommy Tomasetti19801939Elmer Nelson19751941Frank Taylor1969Donald Maley1977Richard Healy1993Henri Beauchemin20071947Larry Killick19691948John Durkin19911950Arthur Collier19771950Edward Kotlarczyk19791951Ralph Kehoe19731953Gary Clairmont19871954Nat Campana19751955Keith Jampolis1983Earl Steinman20041956Roland Massimino19831957Alan McLam19811959Clyde Lord1974Bob Kuchar19851960Charlie Isles19761961Joseph Barry19821963Benny Becton1980Jack Shabel1990Richard Ader20171965Charles Foster19841965Ralph D'Altilia19881966Layne Higgs1982Milt Goggans20181969David Lapointe19811970Frank Martiniuk1980Sandy Magid19961977Warren Prehmus19871982Michael Evelti1992Jeff Brown19931989Joe Calavita20001991Matt Johnson20011992Kevin Roberson1993Kenny White20021996Eddie Benton2006Erik Nelson20092001Tony Orciari20112002Trevor Gaines20122005T.J. Sorrentine2015Taylor Coppenrath20152009Mike Trimboli20202010Marqus Blakely2020

Postseason NCAA tournament results The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament ten times. Their combined record is 2–10.

2003 #16 First Round #1 Arizona L 51–80 2004 #15 First Round #2 Connecticut L 53–70 2005 #13 First RoundSecond Round #4 Syracuse#5 Michigan State W 60–57 L 61–72 2010 #16 First Round #1 Syracuse L 56–79 2012 #16 First FourFirst Round #16 Lamar#1 North Carolina W 71–59L 58–77 2017 #13 First Round #4 Purdue L 70–80 2019 #13 First Round #4 Florida State L 69–76 2022 #13 First Round #4 Arkansas L 71–75 2023 #15 First Round #2 Marquette L 61–78 2024 #13 First Round #4 Duke L 47–64

NIT results The Catamounts have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 0–4.

2007 First Round Kansas State L 57–59 2011 First Round Cleveland State L 60–63 2014 First Round Georgia L 56–63 2018 First Round Middle Tennessee L 64–91

CBI results The Catamounts have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) four times. Their combined record is 5–4.

2009 First RoundQuarterfinals Green BayOregon State W 76–72L 70–71 2013 First Round Santa Clara L 67–77 2015 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals HofstraRadfordLouisiana–Monroe W 85–81W 78–71L 65–71 2016 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Western CarolinaSeattleNevada W 79–74W 73–54L 72–86

Coaches 1906–1908Thomas Hayes12–9.571--1920–1921P.A. Larned10–5.667--1921–25Thomas Keady56–15.789--1925–1928W.J. McAvoy33–23.589--1928–1929Claire G. Cayward7–10.412--1929–1930K.L. Berry4–16.200--1930–1931Howard A. Prentice4–13.235--1931–1934John H. Burke16–27.372--1934–1940John P. Sabo50–34.595--1940–19431945–1965John C. Evans260–196.5711 (Yankee Conference)-1965–1972Arthur Loche69–96.418--1972–1981Peter Salzberg105–128.441--1981–1986Bill Whitmore45–94.324--1986–2005Tom Brennan264–276.4893 (America East)3 (2003, 2004, 2005)2005–2011Mike Lonergan126–68.6491 (America East)1 (2010)2011–presentJohn Becker329–132.7147 (America East) 7 (2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Season-by-season results Vermont Catamounts Basketball Season Log 1900s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1900–01 No Coach 1–10 1901–02 No Coach 1–4 1902–03 No Coach 2–5 1903–04 No Coach 5–6 1904–05 No Coach 3–6 1905–06 No Coach 1–1 1906–07 Thomas E. Hayes 7–4 1907–08 Thomas E. Hayes 7–4 1920s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1920–21 P.A. Larned 10–5 1921–22 Thomas Keady 15–4 1922–23 Thomas Keady 12–6 1923–24 Thomas Keady 15–2 1924–25 Thomas Keady 14–3 1925–26 W. J. McAvoy 12–9 1926–27 W. J. McAvoy 11–5 1927–28 W. J. McAvoy 10–9 1928–29 Claire G. Cayward 7–10 1929–30 K. L. Berry 4–16 1930s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1930–31 Howard A. Prentice 4–13 1931–32 J.H. Burke 6–9 1932–33 J.H. Burke 6–8 1933–34 J.H. Burke 4–10 1934–35 John Sabo 8–5 1935–36 John Sabo 7–6 1936–37 John Sabo 10–4 1937–38 John Sabo 10–4 1938–39 John Sabo 10–5 1939–40 John Sabo 5–10 1940s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1940–41 John Evans 9–5 1941–42 John Evans 10–5 1942–43 John Evans 10–6 1945–46 John Evans 10–4 1946–47 John Evans 19–3 1947–48 John Evans 14–6 Yankee Conference (1948–1976) 1948–49 John Evans 2–1 15–5 1949–50 John Evans 2–3 9–11 1950s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1950–51 John Evans 4–1 14–6 1951–52 John Evans 3–1 14–6 1952–53 John Evans 1–2 11–10 1953–54 John Evans 1–2 13–7 1954–55 John Evans 4–1 6–15 1955–56 John Evans 2–3 6–12 1956–57 John Evans 3–2 15–5 1957–58 John Evans 5–5 15–10 1958–59 John Evans 4–6 12–10 1959–60 John Evans 2–8 9–11 1960s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1960–61 John Evans 3–7 9–11 1961–62 John Evans 3–7 12–12 1962–63 John Evans 2–8 10–13 1963–64 John Evans 4–6 11–10 1964–65 John Evans 1–9 7–13 1965–66 Arthur Loche 3–7 12–8 1966–67 Arthur Loche 1–9 9–15 1967–68 Arthur Loche 5–5 12–12 1968–69 Arthur Loche 3–7 14–11 1969–70 Arthur Loche 3–7 8–16 1970s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1970–71 Arthur Loche 1–9 9–15 1971–72 Arthur Loche 0–10 5–19 1972–73 Peter Salzberg 2–12 8–16 1973–74 Peter Salzberg 3–9 9–17 1974–75 Peter Salzberg 8–4 16–10 1975–76 Peter Salzberg 6–6 15–10 1976–77 Peter Salzberg 9–16 1977–78 Peter Salzberg 11–15 1978–79 Peter Salzberg 9–17 America East (1979–present) 1979–80 Peter Salzberg 4–4 12–15 America East quarterfinal (L Holy Cross 90–74) 1980s Season Head Coach Conf. Overall Conference tournament Postseason 1980–81 Peter Salzberg 5–5 16–12 America East semifinal (W Boston University 85–84 3OT) (L Northeastern 76–69 OT) 1981–82 Bill Whitmore 2–8 10–16 1982–83 Bill Whitmore 4–8 10–19 America East quarterfinal (W Colgate 62–61) (L Boston University 80–75) 1983–84 Bill Whitmore 3–11 7–21 America East quarterfinal (L Canisius 90–76) 1984–85 Bill Whitmore 5–12 9–19 America East quarterfinal (L Siena 65–56) 1985–86 Bill Whitmore 5–13 9–19 America East quarterfinal (L Northeastern 81–62) 1986–87 Tom Brennan 3–15 5–23 America East quarterfinal (L Niagara 109–90) 1987–88 Tom Brennan 2–16 3–24 1988–89 Tom Brennan 4–14 6–21 1989–90 Tom Brennan 4–8 13–17 America East Final (W Maine 78–75) (W Northeastern 76–62) (L Boston University 75–57)