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VERMONT (15-5, 5-0 AMERICA EAST) AT HARTFORD (11-9, 4-2 AMERICA EAST) JAN. 21, 2018 -- 1:00 P.M. -- WEST HARTFORD, CONN. -- CHASE ARENA (3,507)

OVER ALL:

BROADCAST INFO

2017-18

2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

15-5

CONFERENCE:

5-0

HOME:

6-0

ROAD:

6-4

NEUTRAL:

3-1

O.27 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (EXH)

W, 87-66

O. 29 CONCORDIA (EXH)

W, 92-64

N. 4 ST. MICHAEL’S (EXH)

W, 102-53

N. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN)



L, 73-69

N. 17 vs. Bradley #

W, 65-64

N. 18 vs. Coastal Carolina #

W,80-67

N. 19 vs. Northern Kentucky #

W, 66-64

N. 22 MAINE-FT. KENT (ESPN3)

W, 90-54

N. 25 at Yale (ESPN3)

W, 79-73

N. 29 at Richmond (NBCSW+)

W, 71-65

D. 2 at Bucknell L, 81-77 D. 5 at Marquette (FS1)

L, 91-81

D. 9 at Northeastern

L, 71-67

D. 11 SIENA (ESPN3)

W, 81-57

D. 16 at St. Bonaventure

L, 81-79

D. 21 QUINNIPIAC (ESPN3)

W, 80-73

J. 2 at Harvard (NESNPlus)

W, 62-56

J. 4 at UMass Lowell* (ESPN3)

W, 88-77

J. 6 UMBC* (ESPN3)

W, 71-56

J. 10 at Dartmouth (ILDN)

W, 91-78

J. 13 STONY BROOK* (ESPN3)



J. 15 MAINE* (ESPN3)

W, 73-62 W, 83-62



Internet Radio: 1013ESPN.com Play by Play: Sam Hyman

HARTFORD Internet Broadcoast: ESPN3 HAWKS Play by Play: Jeff Dooley

VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (15-5, 5-0 AE) LAST TIME OUT

(11-9, 4-2 AE) Color Commentator: TBD

W, 67-56 at New Hamp. (1/18/18)

LAST TIME OUT W, 97-65 vs. Binghamton (1/18/18)

17-18 STATS LEADERS Points per Game Anthony Lamb, 16.8 Trae Bell-Haynes, 13.6 Ernie Duncan, 12.0 Rebounds per Game Anthony Lamb, 6.0 Payton Henson, 5.4 Trae Bell-Haynes, 4.3 Assists per Game Trae Bell-Haynes, 4.3 Ernie Duncan, 2.4 Payton Henson, 1.4

17-18 STATS LEADERS Points per Game John Carroll, 16.5 Jason Dunne, 14.7 J.R. Lynch, 12.7 Rebounds per Game John Carroll, 6.4 Hassan Attia, 5.4 J.R. Lynch, 4.5 Assists per Game J.R. Lynch, 4.5 Jason Dunne, 2.7 John Carroll, 2.4

HEAD COACH John Becker Overall: 160-118 UVM: 154-74

JUMP BALL

Vermont takes its 26-game regular season conference winning streak to Hartford on Sunday. UVM will be looking for its ninth straight win over the Hartford and improve upon its 30-2 record against the Hawks since 2003. The Cats’ historic conference winning streak is the longest active streak of its kind in the nation. The Green and Gold are only two Amer-

HEAD COACH ica East wins away from tying Boston John Gallagher University for the most conference wins Overall: 98-143 in the history of the league. Hartford: 98-143

PROBABLE STARTERS

J. 18 at New Hampshire* (ESPN3) W, 67-56 J. 21 at Hartford* (ESPN3)

Local Radio: 101.3 ESPN Radio Play by Play: Sam Hyman

1 p.m.

J. 24 ALBANY* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

J. 31 at Binghamton* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

F. 3 at UMBC* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

F. 8 at Albany* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

F. 11 UMASS LOWELL* (ESPN3)

2 p.m.

F. 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F. 18 HARTFORD* (ESPN3)

2 p.m.

F. 21 BINGHAMTON* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

F. 24 at Stony Brook* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

F. 27 at Maine* (ESPN3)

7 p.m.

America East Men’s Basketball Championship

M. 3 America East Quarterfinals +

TBA

M. 6 America East Semifinals +

TBA

M. 10 America East Championship +

TBA

Home Games in BOLDFACE *Indicates America East Conference Game # Islands of the Bahamas Showcase

CATAMOUNT AVERAGES (2017-18) No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 35 44

Name (Ht., Wt., Cl.) Stef Smith (6-1, 170, Fr.) Skyler Nash (6-6, 215, Fr.) Trae Bell-Haynes (6-2, 175, Sr.) Anthony Lamb (6-6, 227, So.) David Urso (6-2, 205, Sr.) Samuel Dingba (6-5, 205, R-Jr.) Bailey Patella (6-5, 185, Fr.) Cam Ward (6-2, 165, Sr.) Ra Kpedi (6-9, 220, Fr.) Ernie Duncan (6-3, 190, R-Jr.) Everett Duncan (6-6, 192, R-So.) Ben Shungu (6-2, 200, R-Fr.) Drew Urquhart (6-8, 230, Sr.) Payton Henson (6-8, 215, R-Sr.) Nate Rohrer (6-7, 215, R-Sr.)

Pos. G G G F G F F G F G G G F F F

PPG 5.0 1.7 13.6 16.8 0.0 2.8 0.5 4.4 2.0 12.0 5.5 1.4 8.7 12.0 2.1

RPG 2.2 0.6 4.3 6.0 0.3 2.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.6 3.2 1.1 3.9 5.4 1.7

APG 1.3 0.3 4.3 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.3 1.4 0.5

Notable Ranks 3rd on team with 21 3PT Sidelined for the season with ACL tear America East Co-Player of the Week Out with a foot fracture Career-high 3 assists vs. Fisher(12/19/15) 8 points, 4 rebs vs. Stony Brook Scored first career points vs. Maine Rec. double figures in 3 out of last 4 gms Scored 2 pts in UVM debut at UNH Averaging 15.2 ppg in conference play Ranks 2nd on team with 27 3PT Scored 11 pts in UVM debut vs. UMFK Career-high 21 points vs. Maine Averaging 15.0 ppg in 2018 calendar year Season-high 10 pts vs. Stony Brook

+ highest seeds hosts on campus sites

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

AMERICA EAST STANDINGS 2017-18

Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk AMERICA EAST FINAL STANDINGS

Vermont

5-0

1.000

15-5

0.750

W8

UMBC

4-1

0.800

13-7

0.650

W3

Hartford

4-2

0.667

11-9

0.550

W1

Stony Brook

3-2

0.600

8-11

0.421

W1

New Hampshire

3-2

0.600

7-12

0.368

L1

Albany

3-3

0.500

15-6

0.714

W1

Binghamton

1-4

0.200

10-10

0.500

L1

Maine

1-5

0.167

4-17

0.190

L4

UMass Lowell

0-5

0.000

6-12

0.333

L7

LAST TIME OUT WITH HARTFORD LAST MEETING WITH MAINE

LAST 10 GAMES VS. HARTFORD | ALL-TIME: UVM LEADS 47-23

F. 4, 2017: For the ninth straight season, the Catamounts tallied a 20-win season after earning a 79-66 America East win at Hartford. Anthony Lamb scored a game-high 24 points with four rebounds and four blocks for the Catamounts. The freshman shot 8-of-12 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the charity stripe. Darren Payen had a big night on both ends of the floor with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Payen also muscled five boards and swatted away three shots. Kurt Steidl added nine points and Payton Henson netted seven points for the Green and Gold.

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Date

Location

Result

UVM High Scorer

2/4/17

West Hartford, Conn.

W, 79-66

Anthony Lamb, 24

1/8/17

Burlington, Vt.

W, 85-54

Darren Payen, 18

2/14/16

Burlington, Vt.

W, 91-82

Kurt Steidl, 26

1/16/16

West Hartford, Conn.

W, 83-68

Ethan O’Day, 24

1/31/15

West Hartford, Conn.

W, 65-46

Kurt Steidl, 16

12/3/14

Burlington, Vt.

W, 81-69

Cam Ward, 19

2/23/14

Burlington, Vt.

W, 72-47

Sandro Carissimo, 17

1/29/14

West Hartford, Conn.

W, 67-60

Clancy Rugg, 13

3/3/13

Burlington, Vt.

L, 61-58

Trey Blue, 13

1/30/13

West Hartford, Conn.

W, 49-43

Brian Voelkel, 12

NEWS AND NOTES

MORE ON THE MATCHUP

NCAA RPI RANKINGS

WHAT A START!

Vermont leads all America East schools at No. 79 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings. Albany follows at No. 164, UMBC sits at No. 167, Stony Brook trails at No. 196, and Hartford has landed at No. 241.

The Catamounts are off to their second straight 15-5 start and sixth in program history: 2017-18, 2016-17, 2010-11, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2001-02.

UVM ALL-TIME VS. CURRENT AE The Catamounts have recorded a 337-180 (.652) record against current members of the America East Conference. Last season, UVM completed the first ever 16-0 conference season in league history on its way to capturing the program’s sixth America East Championship. Team Games Record Albany 44 27-14 Binghamton 36 28-8 Hartford Maine New. Hamp. Stony Brook UMass Lowell UMBC

70 138 150 38 9 35

47-23 68-70 102-48 27-11 7-2 31-4

C UR R E N T C AT S VS . H ART F O RD The Catamounts have six current players who are shooting over 40.0% from the floor against the Hawks during their careers. Player T. Bell-Haynes Er. Duncan Ev. Duncan P. Henson N. Rohrer D. Urquhart D. Urso C. Ward

Gms PPG/FG%/RPG/APG 6 5.3/.450 (9-20)/1.7/4.0 4 11.7/.444 (12-27)/3.7/2.0 2 5.5/1.000 (3-3)/1.5/0.0 2 9.0/.471 (8-17)/4.0/1.5 1 4.0/.500 (1-2)/5.0/4.0 5 3.4/.444 (8-18)/2.8/0.8 1 0.0/.000 (0-1)/0.0/0.0 6 10.3/.488 (20-41)/2.7/1.2

SCOUTING HARTFORD The Hawks were selected eighth in the America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll but sit third in the league standings with a 4-2 record. In conference play, Hartford has the second-highest scoring offense behind Vermont at 76.0 points per game. The Hawks also own the best three-point percentage at .442 against America East rivals. John Carroll enters Sunday’s matinee with a 15.0 scoring average in six league games, which is tied with Bell-Haynes for the eighth-highest average. Jason Dunne follows with 12.0 points per game in league play and has reached double figures in 10 out of the last 11 games. On the perimeter, Travis Weatherington has sank .680 (17-for-25) of his attempts on conference opponents to lead the league.

LAST TIME OUT

AMERICA EAST LEADERS As a team during league play, Vermont leads the America East pack in scoring offense (76.4 ppg), scoring defense (62.6 ppg allowed), scoring margin (+13.8), field goal percentage (.525), and three-point percentage defense (.287).

GAMES PLAYED RECORD Cam Ward’s 126 career games played is tied for sixth in program history and the senior is tied for second all-time in consecutive games played.

UVM IN THE RANKINGS (17-18) Stat

Assist/TO Ratio

NCAA

Conf. Value

54

1

1.27

Fewest Fouls

67

1

307

Fewest Turnovers

34

1

214

FG Pct.

21

1

49.5

Pers. Fouls/Gm

19

1

15.4

Scoring Margin

88

1

8

3PT Pct.

13

1

41.4

Turnovers/Gm

11

1

10.7

W/L Pct.

42

1

75

FT Att.

73

2

427

FT Made

53

2

311

Scoring Defense

80

2

68.1

Scoring Offense

135

2

76

FT Pct.

115

3

72.8

Rebound Margin

88

3

3.6

CATS IN NEW ENGLAND Vermont has compiled 348 wins since the start of the 2002-03 season - the second most among Division I schools in New England. UConn Vermont Providence Boston University Rhode Island Northeastern UMass Boston College Holy Cross Harvard

374 348 279 276 276 265 264 264 255 252

J. 18, 2018: UVM senior Trae Bell-Haynes recorded his third 20-point effort in the last four games as the Catamounts held off twin state rival New Hampshire 67-56 on Thursday night. Bell-Haynes scored a game-high 20 points with 18 points coming the second half. He was 7-of11 from the field, pulled down four rebounds, and tallied a pair of steals. Ernie Duncan was close behind with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting and knocked down four triples. Cam Ward notched his second consecutive double-digit performance with 10 points.

AMERICA EAST DOMINANCE Since the start of the 2002-2003 season, Vermont has 195 America East wins - the most in the conference.

Vermont Stony Brook Albany New Hampshire Binghamton Hartford Maine UMBC UMass Lowell

195 137 136 105 104 102 99 82 26

MAGIC NUMBERS • Since the 2011-12 season, Vermont is 83-9 when holding opponents to 60 points or less. UVM was 17-0 in 2013-14, 16-4 in 2014-15, 17-0 in 2015-16, 15-1 in 2016-17, and 5-0 in 2017-18. • The Cats are 24-5 over the last two years when Trae Bell-Haynes scores double figures. • UVM is 109-7 when scoring 80+ points since the 2000-01 season.

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MORE NEWS AND NOTES

NO SENIOR-ITIS HERE!

AP P RO ACHI NG 1, 400

CONFERENCE DOMINANCE

Entering their final semester on campus, the Class of 2017 (Trae Bell-Haynes, Payton Henson, Nate Rohrer, Drew Urquhart, David Urso, and Cam Ward) is averaging a combined 61.3 points per game over the last six games. The group’s scoring average accounts for 80.2% of the team’s offensive production.

Trae Bell-Haynes is only 11 points shy of reaching 1,400 points for his UVM career. The senior would become only the 11th Catamount in program history to surpass the 1,400-career point plateau.

The Catamounts currently own the longest regular season conference winning streak in the history of America East at 26 games:

BECKE R I N JAN U ARY January has been a successful month for John Becker during his tenure at Vermont. The sideline mastermind is a combined 5110 in the first month of the new year. Year January 2011-12 7-1 2012-13 7-2 2013-14 8-1 2014-15 7-3 2015-16 6-3 2016-17 9-0 2017-18 7-0

Rest of Season 11-2 7-5 9-2 8-4 10-4 11-1 --

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION Since the calendar flipped into 2018, the Catamounts have increased their offensive production and locked down on the defensive end of the floor. STAT Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct. 3PT Pct. Rebounding Margin Opp. PPG

2017 +5.5 .480 .401 +3.5 70.3

2018 +12.6 .524 .443 +3.9 63.9

TURNING THE PAGE INTO 2018 A total of five Catamounts have boosted their scoring averages since the schedule moved into the 2018 calendar year. PLAYER 2017 PPG Trae Bell-Haynes 12.1 Payton Henson 10.3 Ernie Duncan 11.2 Drew Urquhart 7.5 Cam Ward 2.6

2018 PPG 16.1 15.0 13.4 10.9 7.6

HOLDING AE LEADERS IN CHECK Through the first five games of conference play, UVM’s defense has held its opponent’s leading scoring well under their scoring average three times. TM UML UMBC SB ME UNH

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PLAYER Jahad Thomas Jairus Lyles Awkasi Yeboah Aaron Calixte Tanner Leissner

PPG VS. UVM 18.2 30 pts 21.2 8 pts 14.8 6 pts 15.8 19 pts 20.0 14 pts

WINNING TIME! Coming into the weekend, the Catamounts’ eight-game winning streak is tied for the fourth-longest active winning streak in the nation. 1. Purdue 2. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) T3. Virginia/Cincy/URI/ETSU T4. UVM/Utah Valley/Wright St.

14 gms 13 gms 9 gms 8 gms

1. Vermont (2015-p) 2. Siena (1987-89) 3. Northeastern (1983-85) 3. Stony Brook (2014-16) 5. Boston University (1995-97)

26 gms 20 gms 19 gms 19 gms 16 gms

During the streak, UVM‘s average margin of victory is 15.0 points per game. From the 25 wins, the Cats have won 21 of them by double digits.

LONGEST ACTIVE CONF. STREAKS

MOST AE CONFERENCE WINS EVER

UVM’s 26-game regular season conference winning streak is also the longest active streak in the country.

Since America East play began in 1981-82, the Cats have amassed 317 regular season conference wins. Vermont is only two victories away from tying Boston University for the most in the history of the league.

1. Vermont 26 gms T2. Nevada 12 gms T2. Louisiana-Lafayette 12 gms T4. Rhode Island 11 gms T4. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 11 gms

S E N D IN T HE RE I NF ORCE ME NT S During conference play, UVM’s bench has produced 17.4 points per game and the bench mob is shooting 56.0% from the floor while holding opponents to 34.2% shooting. The group is also draining 45.5% of its attempts from beyond the arc.

MI D - M A JOR P OW E R RANK INGS Vermont climbed back into the top-10 in this week’s Mid-MajorMadness.com Power Rankings at No. 9. The Green and Gold jumped up six spots from last week’s rankings. In the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25, UVM landed at No. 16. CAT STAT

NEW ENGLAND’S FINEST Vermont’s 15 victories this season are the most among New England programs and the total is tied for the fourth-most in the country.

FINDING HIS STROKE AGAIN Cam Ward has recorded back-to-back double-digit performances for the first since late-February of his sophomore season. Ward is coming off 10-point outings against UNH and Maine. Back in 2015-16, he put together three straight games with double figures - Feb. 17 vs. Binghamton (16 points), Feb. 20 at UMBC (24 points), and Feb. 24 at New Hampshire (11 points).

CATS IN THE NEWS

CATS IN THE MID-MAJOR NOTEBOOK Matt Craig from ‘The Fieldhouse’ broke down UVM’s latest winning streak since Anthony Lamb went down with a foot fracture.

MMM.COM GAME OF THE WEEK MidMajorMadness.com labeled the UMBC-Vermont game as its America East Game of the Week.

MARQUETTE’S WOJO ON UVM After Marquette’s win over the Catamounts, MU head coach Steve Wojciechowski said the following about UVM: “We beat a hell of a basketball team ... I hope our fans understand how good of a basketball team Vermont is ... I’m not sure they do.”

BILAS’ TOP 68 TEAMS ESPN analyst Jay Bilas ranked his top 68 teams in college basketball on Dec. 5 and the Cats slipped in at No. 68.

VERMONT’S ROAD TRIP ‘PERHAPS DIVISION I’S FINEST’ Before the contest with the Spiders, the Richmond Times-Dispatch took a look at Vermont’s non-conference schedule and called it ‘what may be the finest DI outfit outside prime time: Vermont, the America East king that’s playing 12 of its 15 nonconference games away from home.’

‘SUCCESS MAKES IT HARD FOR VERMONT, YALE TO FILL SCHEDULES’ - NYC BUCKETS After UVM’s win at Yale, NYCBuckets.com said ‘Vermont and Yale have had the same problem the last couple of seasons. They have become too successful to fill a non-conference schedule without a whole lot of work.’

GIANT KILLER: TEAMS THAT COULD CAUSE TROBLE IN MARCH ESPN Insider John Gasaway listed the Catamounts as an underrated team primed to up-

set opponents seeded at least five lines higher in the NCAA tournament in his latest edition of Giant Killers.

FINDING VALUE IN UK LOSS MidMajorMadness.com profiled Vermont’s close loss at Kentucky and stated ‘the common fan should now know what this program is and what it is capable of. They should know these Catamounts, especially Trae Bell-Haynes, the guard with amazing finishing abilities whom Becker called “special” at the dais tonight.’

MID-MAJOR MADNESS’ WEEKEND WRAPUP In MidMajorMadness.com’s weekend wrap-up, the site said the following about the Cats at Kentucky:

Gonzaga, and No. 1 Saint Mary’s.

BILAS’ PRESEASON PICKS ESPN’s Jay Bilas gave his preseason college basketball predictions for the upcoming season last Thursday. Bilas mentioned the Catamounts as a ‘valued mid-major selection’ along with Harvard, Bucknell, Yale, Oakland, Middle Tennessee State, Charleston, and Florida Gulf Coast. Bilas also listed his top ‘vastly underrated players’ as two UVM players made the list. Trae Bell-Haynes landed in the fifth spot list while teammate Anthony Lamb followed in sixth place.

LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST

‘Vermont confirmed what every America East team feared — that the Catamounts are really, really good, and not just for a mid-major. Vermont played only six guys 10-or-more minutes and they all contributed in a major way. On top of that, the team showed poise down the stretch, coming back and almost beating one of the best teams in the nation on the road.’

CollegeInsider.com named Trae BellHaynes and Anthony Lamb to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List last Wednesday. The award honors the top Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year.

CALIPARI’S QUOTE ABOUT UVM

Former UVM forward and America East Sixth Man of the Year, Darren Payen ‘17, has signed with Spain’s Baloncesto Benidorm. Last season, Payen was the second Catamount to receive the Sixth Man of the Year Award behind teammate Cam Ward in 201415. He was a key reserve for UVM by dropping 8.3 points and grabbing 2.7 boards per game against conference foes. Payen was the fourth-best shot blocker in the league with 17 swats. The 6-8 big man sank 76.7% (56-of73) of his attempts from the floor and charted five double-figure games against America East teams.

After his Kentucky Wildcats were almost the victim of an upset, head coach John Calipari complimented UVM on its efforts: “You cannot play Popcorn State and learn anything. You’ve got to play good teams. I didn’t realize how good (Vermont) was until I watched the tape. Then I was like, ‘who scheduled this game? This is ridiculous.’ They just do an unbelievable job. If you watch them, they create good shots for each other each time down, they are either shooting layups or 3s,” Calipari continued during his post-game news conference. “Defensively, they fight like crazy, they are a terrific rebounding team.”

MID-MAJOR MADNESS PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS Before the weekend, MidMajorMadness.com completed its preseason mid-major power rankings for the 2017-18 season. Vermont was ranked No. 4 behind No. 3 Rhode Island, No. 2

PAYEN HEADED TO SPAIN

BLEACHER REPORT NCAA TOURNAMENT PROJECTIONS Bleacher Report filled out a projected bracket for the 2018 NCAA Tournament on Tuesday. Vermont was selected as a No. 12 seed and matched up against No. 5 seed Baylor in the Midwest Region. From the complete 68-

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CATS IN THE NEWS (CONTINUED)

team predictions, the Catamounts cracked the top-50 among BR’s team rankings.

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP-25 CollegeInsider.com released its MidMajor Top-25 Poll on Oct. 30 and the Catamounts landed at No. 3 in the preseason ranking behind Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. Team Points 1. Gonzaga 772 2. St. Mary’s 740 3. Vermont 626 4. Charleston 625 5. Oakland 587 6. Bucknell 540 7. Harvard 463 8. BYU 453 9. UT Arlington 391 10. Belmont 371

NBC SPORTS MID-MAJOR PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS The Green and Gold earned another top-10 preseason ranking by NBC Sports on Oct. 30. UVM was voted No. 8 in the network’s mid-major preseason power rankings. Team 1. St. Mary’s 2. UT-Arlington 3. Missouri State 4. Oakland 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Yale 7. College of Charleston 8. Vermont 9. Bucknell 10. Florida Gulf Coast

NBC S PO RT S M I D- MAJ O R PR ESE AS O N AL L AM ERI C ANS UVM star Anthony Lamb was named a NBC Sports Mid-Major Preseason AllAmerican Honorable Mention selection on Oct. 30. The Rochester, New York native was one of three America East players recognized, joining Albany’s David Nichols (Third Team) and Joe Cremo (Honorable Mention).

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YA H O O SP ORT S’ 68 P RE DICT I ONS Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Eisenburg made 68 fearless predictions for the new college basketball season. The columnist talked about the Catamounts with his No. 47 prediction: 47. Small-conference team that could win a game or two in the NCAA tournament: Vermont. The Catamounts return four starters and most of their key reserves from a 29-win team that went undefeated in league play last season and was within striking distance of Purdue until the closing minutes of their first-round NCAA Tournament game last March.

BASKETBALL TIMES’ TOP PROGRAMS IN LAST DECADE Basketball Times has evaluated the nation’s top programs – those that have won two-thirds of their games over 10 seasons – every five years since 1997 in the November issue of its magazine. UVM was ranked in teh following categories: Overall Ranking: No. 27 Federal Graduation Rate: No. 16 Program Cleanliness: T-No. 9 Winning Percentage: No. 34

COLLEGE COURT REPORT: PRESEASON AMERICA EAST AWARDS College Court Report previewed the America East Conference. UVM had four Preseason All-Conference selections. Anthony Lamb Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team Trae Bell-Haynes All-Conference First Team Payton Henson All-Conference Second Team Ernie Duncan All-Conference Third Team

COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS College Sports Madness made its preseason mid-major picks for the 2017-18 season last month. UVM landed a pair on the All-Mid Major Teams: John Becker Coach of the Year Trae Bell-Haynes All-Mid Major First Team

MID-MAJOR MADNESS AMERICA EAST PREVIEW MidMajorMadness.com previewed the America East Conference in early-October and the Cats were wellpresented once again: Anthony Lamb Preseason Player of the Year, America East First Team

All-

Trae Bell-Haynes All-America East Second Team Payton Henson All-America East Second Team In MidMajorMadness.com’s power rankings, Vermont was tabbed as the preseason favorite and highlighted UVM’s returning stars, its competitive non-conference schedule, and quality incoming recruits.

ROTHSTEIN’S 10 COLLEGE COACHES ON THE RISE CBS Sports and FanRag Sports writer Jon Rothstein named 10 Division I men’s college basketball coaches on the rise heading into the 2017-18 season. John Becker was one of the 10 coaches to make the list. Rothstein said about Becker: “Becker has quietly led the Catamounts to an average of 23.2 victories during his time in Burlington.”

2017-18 SEASON ONE-LINERS

DATE: November 12, 2017 OPPONENT: at Kentucky RESULT: L, 73-69 ONE LINER: UVM had a chance to pull off the biggest upset in program history with a pair of chances in the last 30 seconds. DATE: November 17, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Bradley RESULT: W, 65-64 ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes hit the gamewinning free throw with 2.6 seconds left in the Bahamas Showcase opener. DATE: November 18, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Coastal Carolina RESULT: W, 80-67 ONE LINER: Drew Urquhart set a new-career high with 15 points while Ernie Duncan went off for a season-high 19 points. DATE: November 19, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Northern Kentucky RESULT: W, 64-62 ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes drained the game-winning layup with three seconds left as UVM won the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. DATE: November 22, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Maine Fort-Kent RESULT: W, 90-54 ONE LINER: UVM was guided by two players making their Catamount debuts Samuel Dingba (13 pts) & Ben Shungu (11 pts). DATE: Novemver 25, 2017 OPPONENT: at Yale RESULT: W, 79-73 ONE LINER: Anthony Lamb recorded his second 20-point outing in the last three games with 22 points on 10-of-18 shooting. DATE: November 29, 2017 OPPONENT: at Richmond RESULT: W, 71-65 ONE LINER: UVM won its first true road game against an A-10 opponent since the 1975-76 season. DATE: December 2, 2017 OPPONENT: at Bucknell RESULT: L, 81-77 ONE LINER: UVM cut a 10-point deficit in the final 2:30 down to two with 17 seconds left. DATE: December 5, 2017 OPPONENT: at Marquette RESULT: L, 91-81 ONE LINER: Stef Smith was a perfect 6-for6 from beyond the arc on his way to a career-high 20 points. DATE: December 9, 2017 OPPONENT: at Northeastern RESULT: L, 71-67 ONE LINER: Anthony Lamb set a new career-high with 32 points, including a perfect 15-15 at the charity stripe. DATE: December 11, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Siena RESULT: W, 81-57 ONE LINER: UVM had at least five players

score double figures for the first time since Feb. 2016. DATE: December 16, 2017 OPPONENT: at. St. Bonaventure RESULT: L, 81-79 ONE LINER: SBU senior Matt Mobley sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer and spoiled Anthony Lamb’s homecoming to Rochester, New York. DATE: December 21, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Quinnipiac RESULT: W, 80-73 ONE LINER: Anthony Lamb notched his sixth 20-point outing of the season. DATE: January 2, 2018 OPPONENT: at Harvard RESULT: W, 62-56 ONE LINER: Payton Henson recorded a season-high 17 points to a win in the 2018 opener. DATE: January 4, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMass Lowell RESULT: W, 88-77 ONE LINER: Ernie Duncan scored 32 points , one shy of his career high, in the America East opener. DATE: January 6, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMBC RESULT: W, 71-56 ONE LINER: Payton Henson recorded his second career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds DATE: January 10, 2018 OPPONENT: at Dartmouth RESULT: W, 91-78 ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes finished one point shy of his career high with 27 points in the non-confernce finale. DATE: January 13, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Stony Brook RESULT: W, 73-62 ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes recorded his second straight 20-point outing as UVM improved to 3-0 in league play.

DATE: January 31, 2018 OPPONENT: at Binghamton RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 3, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMBC RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 8, 2018 OPPONENT: at Albany RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 11, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMass Lowell RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. New Hampshire RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 18, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Hartford RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 21, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Binghamton RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 24, 2018 OPPONENT: at Stony Brook RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 27, 2018 OPPONENT: at Maine RESULT: ONE LINER:

DATE: January 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Maine RESULT: W, 83-62 ONE LINER: Drew Urquhart poured in a career-high 21 points as UVM won its 25th consecutive conference game. DATE: January 18, 2018 OPPONENT: at New Hampshire RESULT: W, 67-56 ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes recorded his third 20-point effort in the last four three games. DATE: January 21, 2018 OPPONENT: at Hartford RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: January 24, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Albany RESULT: ONE LINER:

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VERMONT QUICK FACTS

NEW LOOK CATS

Location

Burlington

Founded

1791

Enrollment

10,080

Conference

America East

Nickname

UVM

School Mascot

Catamounts

School Colors

Green & Gold

Home Gym (Capacity)

Patrick Gymnasium (3,228)

President

Tom Sullivan

Director of Athletics

Jeff Schulman

Athletic Department Phone

802-656-3075

Athletic Department Fax

802-656-0949

Athletic Ticket Office

802-656-4410

Patrick Gymnasium Press Row

802-656-4173

COACHING STAFF Head Coach

John Becker (Catholic ’90)

Record at Vermont (Overall) America East Record

154-74 (160-118) 82-18

Associate Head Coach

Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ’08)

Assistant Coach

Ryan Schneider (Marist ’09)

Assistant Coach

Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia ’07)

Director of Operations

Greg Snyder (SUNY Postdam ’05)

Graduate Manager

Derryk O’Grady (Vermont ’17)

Athletic Communications

Dustin Parker (Castleton ‘12)

Athletic Performance Coach

Marc Hickok (UConn ’03)

Athletic Trainer

Eugene Santos (Quinnipiac ’12)

TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record

29-6

2016-17 Conference Record

16-0

Letterwinners Returning

12

Letterwinners Lost

3

Newcomers

4

2017-18 Captains

T. Bell-Haynes, P. Henson, Er. Duncan

First Year of Men’s Basketball All-Time Record All-Time America East Record NCAA Tournament Appearances Last NCAA Appearance

1900 1,228-1,116 (.523) 317-258 (.642) 6 2017 (L vs. Purdue)

NIT Appearances

3 (Last - 2014)

America East Titles

6 (Last - 2017)

America East Regular Season Titles

7 (Last - 2017)

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RA KPEDI

Forward • 6’9” • 220 Indianapolis, Ind.• Lawrence North Kpedi joins Ernie Duncan, Everett Duncan, and Josh Speidel as fellow Catamounts from the Hoosier State. As a senior, the 6-9 big man averaged a double-double, and earned Second Team IndyStar Super Team honors. He also led Lawrence North to the sectional championship game. He was selected to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State Supreme 15 Team and was invited to the North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. His father Andy was a center for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 1989-91. Illinois made the tournament during the 1989-90 season and Andy was named team MVP as year later as a senior

SKYLER NASH

Guard • 6’5” • 215 Chicago, Ill. • Gould Academy

Nash, the No. 2 rated player out of the state of Maine, attended high school at Riverside Brookfield in Brookfield, Illinois before continuing his career at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. At Riverside Brookfield, he collected First Team AllConference honors as a senior. While at Gould, Nash was named to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class AA Third Team after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, and four assists last year. His grandfather Charles Holton played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1951-57 and rumored to be the oldest living Globetrotter.

BAILEY PATELLA

Forward • 6’5” • 180 Lenox, Mass. • Vermont Academy Patella, a two-time NEPSAC All-League selection, comes to Burlington from Vermont Academy. Patella helped the Wildcats to a NEPSAC Championship during his junior season and a preseason No. 1 ranking as the country’s top prep team heading into his senior campaign. Before Vermont Academy, Patella was a 1,000-point scorer at Lenox High School before transferring prior to the start of the 2015-16 season.

STEF SMITH

Guard • 6’1” • 170 Ajax, Ontario • Bill Crothers Secondary

Smith hails from the same high school, Bill Crothers Secondary, as reigning America East Player of the Year Trae Bell-Haynes. Smith is the all-time leading scorer at Bill Crothers and was voted Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior. As a senior, he was named team captain and earned First Team All-Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association honors. In the classroom, Smith was valedictorian of his graduating class. Last summer, he competed for Team Canada in the FIBA U17 World Championships. He was one of 10 Canadian players invited to Mexico to take part in the NBA’s Americas Team Camp last summer.

2017-18 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 15-5

HOME: 6-0

AWAY: 6-4

AMERICA EAST RECORD: 5-0

HOME: 3-0

AWAY: 2-0

NEUTRAL: 3-1

DATE

OPPONENT

W/L

HIGH SCORER

HIGH REBOUNDS

HIGH ASSISTS

HIGH BLOCKS

ATTD.

N. 12

at Kentucky

L

Bell-Haynes - 16

Lamb - 7

Bell-Haynes - 5

Er. Duncan - 1

20,174

N. 17

#

Bradley

W

Bell-Haynes/Smith - 14

Henson - 9

Bell-Haynes - 5

Urquhart - 2

334

N. 18

#

Coastal Carolina

W

Er. Duncan - 19

Urquhart - 6

Er. Duncan - 6

Rohrer - 1

452

N. 19

#

Northern Kentucky

W

Lamb - 26

Lamb - 14

Bell-Haynes - 3

Lamb/Urquhart - 2

477

N. 22

MAINE-FORT KENT

W

Dingba - 13

Henson - 7

Bell-Haynes - 4

Lamb/Dingba - 2

2,363

N. 25

at Yale

W

Lamb - 22

Lamb - 7

Bell-Haynes - 10

Lamb - 2

1,644

N. 29

at Richmond

W

Er. Duncan - 21

Henson - 8

Bell-Haynes - 6

Lamb - 2

4,615

D. 2

at Bucknell

L

Lamb - 20

Bell-Haynes/Ev. Duncan - 5

Bell-Haynes - 2

Er. & Ev. Duncan/Rohrer - 1

3,044

D. 5

at Marquette

L

Smith - 20

Henson/Lamb - 6

Bell-Haynes - 8

N/A

12,055

D. 9

at Northeastern

L

Lamb - 32

Payton Henson - 9

3 tied - 2

Lamb - 2

1,600

D.11

SIENA

W

Urquhart - 13

Bell-Haynes - 7

Er. Duncan/Smith - 5

Urquhart - 3

3,266

D.16

at St. Bonaventure

L

Lamb - 27

Lamb - 8

Er. Duncan - 5

Lamb - 2

5,828

D.21

QUINNIPIAC

W

Lamb - 20

Bell-Haynes - 8

Bell-Haynes - 5

Lamb/Urquhart - 1

2,349

J. 2

at Harvard

W

Henson - 17

Bell-Haynes/Er. Duncan - 5

Ward - 4

N/A

1,215

J. 4

*

at UMass Lowell

W

Er. Duncan - 32

Urquhart - 12

Bell-Haynes - 5

Henson - 2

289

J. 6

*

UMBC

W

Henson - 16

Henson - 14

Urquhart - 4

Dingba - 2

2,734

at Dartmouth

W

Bell-Haynes - 27

Bell-Haynes/Henson/Urquhart - 4

Bell-Haynes - 3

N/A

1,263

J. 10 J.13

*

STONY BROOK

W

Bell-Haynes - 20

Bell-Haynes - 6

4 tied - 2

Urquhart - 3

3,266

J. 15

*

MAINE

W

Urquhart - 21

Bell-Haynes/Urquhart - 5

Er. Duncan - 6

Henson - 1

2,405

J. 18

*

at New Hampshire

W

Bell-Haynes - 20

Urquhart - 9

Urquhart - 3

Urquhart - 3

560

J. 21

*

at Hartford

J. 24

*

ALBANY

J. 31

*

at Binghamton

F. 3

*

at UMBC

F. 8

*

at Albany

F. 11

*

UMASS LOWELL

F. 15

*

NEW HAMPSHIRE

F. 18

*

HARTFORD

F. 21

*

BINGHAMTON

F. 24

*

at Stony Brook

F. 27

*

at Maine

RECORDS VERMONT’S SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

VERMONT INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS

Most Points

Points in a Game - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94)

116 vs. Union (2/16/57)

Field Goals Made 49 vs. Maine (12/3/75)

Field Goals Made - 18, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Northeastern (1/7/04)

3PT Field Goals

17 vs. Middlebury (12/8/94)

Consecutive Field Goals Made - 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson (11-11 - 12/23/11)

Free Throws

40 vs. New Hampshire (2/114/10)

3PT Field Goals Made - 11, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Northeastern (1/17/02)

Rebounds

73 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/69)

Free Throws Made - 21, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94)

Assists

31 vs. Middlebury (2/22/82)

Consecutive Free Throws Made - 42, Eddie Benton (4 games - 2/11-2/20/93)

Steals

24 vs. Norwich (12/2/91)

Rebounds - 29, Benny Becton vs. Maine (12/7/62)

Most Turnovers

33 vs. Northeastern (12/5/85)

Assists - 15, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Albany (11/30/00)

Fewest Turnovers 3 vs. Boston U (3/10/90)

Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) Steals - 9, Howard Hudson vs. Saint Michael’s (12/8/82)

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2017-18 VERMONT MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

# Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Stef Smith Fr. G 6-1 170 Ajax., Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 1 Skyler Nash Fr. G 6-6 215 Chicago, Ill./Gould Academy 2 Trae Bell-Haynes Sr. G 6-2 180 Toronto, Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 3 Anthony Lamb So. F 6-6 227 Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena 4 David Urso Sr. G 6-2 200 Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 5 Samuel Dingba R-Jr. F 6-5 205 Yaounde, Cameroon/Salisbury School (Quinnipiac) 12 Bailey Patella Fr. F 6-5 185 Lenox, Mass./Vermont Academy 14 Cam Ward Sr. G 6-2 170 Marshall, Wis./Marshall 15 Ra Kpedi Fr. F 6-9 220 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 20 Ernie Duncan R-Jr. G 6-3 190 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 21 Everett Duncan R-So. G 6-6 190 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 24 Ben Shungu R-Fr. G 6-2 200 Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial 25 Drew Urquhart Sr. F 6-8 219 Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastside Catholic 32 Josh Speidel R-Fr. F 6-7 210 Columbus Ind./Columbus North 35 Payton Henson R-Sr. F 6-8 215 Siloam Springs, Ark./Siloam Springs (Tulane) 44 Nate Rohrer R-Sr. F 6-7 215 Underhill, Vt./Leland (San Jose, Calif.) (West Valley Coll.) Coaching Staff Cioffi Endowed Men’s Basketball Coach: John Becker (Catholic ’90), 7th season Associate Head Coach: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ’08), 6th season Assistant Coach: Ryan Schneider (Marist ’09), 4th season Assistant Coach: Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia ’07), 4th season Basketball Operations: Greg Snyder (SUNY Potsdam ’05), 4th season

alphabetical roster 2 5 20 21 35 15 3 1 12 44 24 0 32 25 4 14

Bell-Haynes, Trae Dingba, Sam Duncan, Ernie Duncan, Everett Henson, Payton Kpedi, Ra Lamb, Anthony Nash, Skylar Patella, Bailey Rohrer, Nate Shungu, Ben Smith, Stef Speidel, Josh Urquhart, Drew Urso, David Ward, Cam

by position Guards (8) Bell-Haynes, Duncan, Er., Duncan, Ev., Nash, Shungu, Smith Urso, Ward Forwards (8) Dingba, Henson, Kpedi, Lamb, Patella, Rohrer, Speidel, Urquhart

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G F G G F F F G F F G G F F G G

geographical roster

by class

United States (12)

Seniors (6) Bell-Haynes, Henson, Rohrer, Urquhart, Urso, Ward

Arkansas (1) - Henson Illinois (1) - Nash Indiana (4) - Er. Duncan, Ev. Duncan, Speidel, Kpedi Massachusetts (1) - Patella New York (1) - Lamb Pennsylvania (1) - Urso Vermont (2) - Rohrer, Shungu Wisconsin (1) - Ward Canada (3) British Columbia (1) - Urquhart Ontario (2) - Bell-Haynes, Smith Cameroon (1) Yaounde (1) - Dingba

Juniors (2) Dingba, Er. Duncan Sophomores (2) Ev. Duncan, Lamb Freshmen (6) Kpedi, Nash, Patella, Shungu, Smith, Speidel *Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer

pronunciation guide Trae Bell-Haynes Ra Kpedi

tray raw / ped-ee

Nate Rohrer

roar

Ben Shungu

shun-goo

Josh Speidel

spy-dell

Drew Urquhart

irk-heart

VERMONT TEAM HIGH/LOWS (17-18)

Points High: 91, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 50, at No. 20 So. Carolina, 12/1/16 Points in the First Half High: 48, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 24, at Kentucky (11/12/17) Points in the Second Half High: 48, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 27, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) Rebounds High: 50, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 21, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Assists High: 19, 4x (last vs. Siena, 12/11/17) Low: 5, 2x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) Steals High: 8, vs. Siena (12/11/17) Low: 0, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Blocks High: 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 0, 3x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18)

NOTABLE GAMES (17-18) 20-POINT GAMES Player Trae Bell-Haynes Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan Payton Henson Anthony Lamb Stef Smith Drew Urquhart

17-18 3 2 0 1 6 1 1

Career 9 6 0 3 14 1 1

DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Trae Bell-Haynes Samuel Dingba Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan Payton Henson Anthony Lamb Nate Rohrer Ben Shungu Stef Smith Drew Urquhart Cam Ward

17-18 15 1 13 3 12 11 1 1 3 7 3

Career 64 1 44 3 41 33 4 1 3 18 31

DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Payton Henson Anthony Lamb Drew Urquhart Cam Ward

17-18 1 1 1 --

Career 2 4 5 2

17-18 19/19 13/0 20/20 20/20 19/19 1/0 13/13 9/0 4/0 16/0 12/0 20/1 20/8 3/0 20/0

Career 124/117 58/11 91/89 47/20 114/41 1/0 49/49 9/0 4/0 61/8 12/0 20/1 120/24 28/0 126/4

GAMES PLAYED/STARTED

Turnovers High: 18, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Low: 6, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Field Goals Made High: 35, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 22, 3x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) Field Goal Percentage High: 59.3%, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 38.6%, vs. Bradley (11/17/17) 3PT Field Goals Made High: 12, at Marquette (12/5/17) Low: 5, at Northeastern (12/9/17) 3PT Field Goal Percentage High: 55.6%, at Harvard (1/2/18) Low: 25.0%, vs. Bradley (11/17/17) Free Throws Made High: 21, 3x (last vs. Maine, 1/15/18) Low: 7, at Kentucky (11/12/17) Free Throw Percentage High: 84.0%, (21-25), at St. Bona. (12/16/17) Low: 53.1%, (17-32), vs. Stony Brk (1/13/17)

Player Trae Bell-Haynes Samuel Dingba Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan Payton Henson Ra Kpedi Anthony Lamb Skyler Nash Bailey Patella Nate Rohrer Ben Shungu Stef Smith Drew Urquhart David Urso Cam Ward DOUBLE-DOUBLES (17/18)

Anthony Lamb vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17): 26 points, 14 rebs Drew Urquhart at UMass Lowell (1/4/18): 19 points, 12 rebs Payton Henson vs. UMBC (1/6/18): 16 points, 14 rebs

UVM RECORD WHEN....

15-16

Plays at home Plays on the road Plays at a neutral site Record vs. Am. East (reg. sea.) Record against non-conf. After a win After a loss Leads at the half Trails at the half Tied at the half Plays an overtime game Shoots 50% or better Shoots less than 50% Opp. shoots less than 50% Shoots better than opp. Shoots worse than opp. Has more FTM than opp. Has equal FTM Has less FTM than opp. Has more FTM than opp. FTA Outrebounds opp. Is outrebounded Has equal rebounds Has more TOs than opp. Has equal or less TOs than opp. Scores more/equal bench pts. Scores less bench pts. Plays a ranked opp. Makes 5+ 3-Pt. shots No UVM players foul out 1+ UVM player fouls out Has 20+ assists Wears white uniforms Wears green uniforms Wears gold uniforms Wears grey uniforms Wears black uniforms Plays in tournaments Plays on television Plays in November Plays in December Plays in January Plays in February Plays in March Plays during the day Plays at night Plays on Sunday Plays on Monday Plays on Tuesday Plays on Wednesday Plays on Thursday Plays on Friday Plays on Saturday Margin is 5 pts. or less Margin is between 6-10 Margin is between 11-20 Margin is more than 20 Has a 20-pt. scorer Has a 30-pt. scorer Scores 59 points or less Scores 60+ points Scores 70+ points Scores 80+ points Scores 90+ points Scores 100+ points Allows 61 points or more Allows 60 points or less

13-3 9-10 1-1 11-5 10-8 14-9 9-4 20-4 2-9 1-1 0-0 11-2 12-12 20-9 20-5 3-9 13-3 2-0 8-11 9-0 17-5 6-9 0-0 12-10 11-4 18-7 5-7 0-1 19-13 19-4 4-10 3-1 8-2 0-0 7-5 6-4 2-3 5-3 6-9 3-4 4-3 6-3 6-2 4-2 6-7 17-7 4-2 2-2 1-2 10-2 1-0 0-1 5-5 3-1 6-3 11-7 3-3 10-3 0-0 0-3 23-11 18-7 10-2 4-1 0-0 16-14 7-0

16-17 17-18 16-1 11-3 2-2 16-0 13-6 23-6 6-0 25-1 2-5 2-0 0-0 18-0 11-6 24-2 24-0 5-6 21-2 2-1 6-3 15-2 21-0 7-5 1-1 8-3 21-3 20-3 9-3 0-2 23-5 24-4 5-2 2-0 13-0 7-3 2-2 5-1 2-0 3-1 17-4 6-2 3-3 9-0 8-0 3-1 10-1 19-5 2-0 5-1 1-0 8-2 4-2 1-0 8-1 5-2 4-1 14-1 6-2 14-2 1-0 1-3 28-3 21-2 12-0 2-0 0-0 14-5 15-1

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6-0 6-4 3-1 5-0 10-5 12-2 3-3 10-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 8-0 7-5 13-2 13-0 2-5 15-4 0-0 0-1 11-1 11-2 3-2 1-1 3-2 12-3 10-2 5-3 0-1 15-5 14-4 1-1 0-0 6-0 3-2 2-1 3-1 1-1 3-0 10-2 6-1 2-4 7-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 12-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 3-0 3-0 1-0 4-3 2-4 4-1 5-0 3-0 8-4 1-1 0-0 15-5 11-3 7-2 2-0 0-0 10-5 5-0

VERMONT INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #0 Stef Smith

2017-18

#1 Skyler Nash

2017-18

#2 Trae Bell-Haynes

2017-18

#3 Anthony Lamb

2017-18

#4 David Urso

2017-18

#5 Samuel Dingba

2017-18

#12 Bailey Patella

2017-18

#14 Cam Ward

2017-18

#15 Ra Kpedi

2017-18

#20 Ernie Duncan

2017-18

Points 20, at Marquette (12/5/17) Reb 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Assists 5, vs. Siena (12/11/17) Steals 1, 6x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) FGM 7, at Marquette (12/5/17) 3FGM 6, at Marquette (12/5/17)

Points Reb Assists Steals FGM 3FGM

6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, at Richmond (11/29/17) -- 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17)

Points Reb Assists Steals FGM 3FGM

27, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 8, vs. Quinnipiac (12/21/17) 10, at Yale (11/25/17) 3, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 10, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 4, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18)

Points 32, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Reb 14, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Assists 3, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Steals 3, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Blocks 2, 6x (last at St. Bona., 12/16/17) FGM 10, 2x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) 3FGM 2, 2x (last vs. NKU (11/19/17)

Career

#21 Everett Duncan

2017-18

Career

#24 Ben Shungu

2017-18

Career

#25 Drew Urquhart

2017-18

Career

#35 Payton Henson

2017-18

Career

#44 Nate Rohrer

2017-18

20, at Marquette (12/5/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Siena (12/11/17) 1, 6x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) 7, at Marquette (12/5/17) 6, at Marquette (12/5/17)

6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, at Richmond (11/29/17) -2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17)

28, vs. Niagara, 11/21/15 8, vs. Quinnipiac (12/21/17) 10, 2x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) 5, at Harvard, 1/3/16 10, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) 4, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18)

32, at Northeastern (12/9/17) 14, 2x (last vs. NKU, 11/19/17) 3, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 4, vs. Stony Brook, 2/25/17 4, 2x (last at Hart., 2/4/17) 12 vs. Eastern Mich (12/17/16) 4, at UMass Lowell (2/15/17)

Points -- 3, 2x (last: vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16) Reb 1, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists -- 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 Steals -- 1, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 FGM -- 1, 2x (last vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16) 3FGM -- 1, 2x (last vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16)

Points 13, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Reb 6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Assists 1, at Yale (11/25/17) Steals 1, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) FGM 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Blocks 2, 2x vs. UMBC (1/6/18)

Career

13, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 9, vs. Canisius (12/5/15) 1, 3x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) 1, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3, vs. Albany (12/1/15)

Career

Points 2, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 2, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Reb 1, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) 1, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) Assists -- -Steals -- -FGM 1, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 1, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Blocks -- --

Points 14, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Reb 3, at New Hampshire (1/18/18) Assists 4, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) Steals 1, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) FGM 5, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 3FGM 2, 3x (last at UNH, 1/18/18)

Career

24, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) 13 at Hartford, 1/31/15 7 vs. UMBC, 3/4/15 3, 2x (last: at Yale, 12/5/15) 9 vs. Maine, 3/2/16 6, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16)

Career

Points 2, at. New Hamp. (1/18/18) 2, at. New Hamp. (1/18/18) Reb 1, at. New Hamp. (1/18/18) 1, at. New Hamp. (1/18/18) Assists -- -Steals -- -FGM -- --

Points 32, at UMass Lowell (1/2/18) Reb 5, 2x (last at Harvard, 1/2/18) Assists 6, 2x (last vs. Maine, 1/15/18) Steals 2, at Harvard (1/2/18) FGM 10, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 3FGM 5, 2x (last at UMass Lwll, 1/4/18)

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Career

33, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 7 at Stony Brook, 3/12/16) 7, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) 3, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) 10, 2x (last at UMass Lwll, 1/4/18) 7, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16

Points 12, vs. Siena (12/11/17) Reb 7, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Assists 2, 2x (last at Nrthestrn.,12/9/17) Steals 1, 3x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18) FGM 4, vs. Siena (12/11/17) 3FGM 4, vs. Siena (12/11/17)

Career

12, vs. Siena (12/11/17) 8, 2x (last vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16) 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 2 vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16 4, 2x ( last vs. Siena, 12/11/17) 4, vs. Siena (12/11/17)

Career

Points 11, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 11, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Reb 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Assists 2, 2x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18) 2, 2x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18) Steals -- -FGM 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3FGM 1, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 1, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17)

Points Reb Assists Steals FGM Blocks

21, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 12, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 4, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 1, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 8, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 3, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18)

Points 20, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Reb 14, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) Assists 4, at St. Bona. (12/16/17) Steals 2, vs. Siena (12/11/17) FGM 7, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) 3FGM 3, at Yale (11/25/17) Blocks 2, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18)

Points 10, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) Reb 3, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) Assists 1, 6x (last vs. Maine, 1/15/18) Steals 2, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) FGM 3, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 3FGM --

Career

21, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 12, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 4, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 2 at Nevada, 3/23/16 8, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 3, 2x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18)

Career

21 at Providence, 11/14/16 14, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 4, 3x (last at St. Bona., 12/16/17) 4, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 9 at Providence, 11/14/16 3, 4x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) 2, 7x (last at UMass Lowell, 1/4/18)

Career

14 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 5, 3x (last: at Hartford, 1/16/16) 4, 2x (last vs. E. Mich, 12/17/16 2, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 6 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 2 at Binghamton, 1/21/16

JOHN BECKER Meghan & Rob Cioffi Head Coach of Men’s Basketball 7th Season

Twitter: @CoachBeckerUVM PERSONAL Children: Katherine, Ella EDUCATION College: Catholic, 1990 Graduate Degree: George Wash., 2001 COACHING EXPERIENCE

2011-p 2008-2011 2006-08 2004-06 1997-99 1994-97

THE BENCH BOSS • Set the program record in 2016-17 for most overall wins and AE history, longest overall and AE winning streak, and only AE team to ever sweep the league’s major awards • First coach in school history to lead UVM to six straight 20-win seasons in first six years. • Is the fifth coach in league history to reach the championship game in first two seasons. • Led Vermont to 2012 America East title in his rookie season as head coach. It was UVM’s fifth title overall. • Was just the fifth coach in America East history to earn 20 or more wins in his first season at a school (24-12). • Only the fourth coach in league history to lead his team to the championship game in his rookie year. • Set a new Vermont record for most wins by a rookie coach (24), which is the third-highest win total in school history. • Owns the most wins in his first six seasons as an America East coach • Highest winning percentage in America East Tournament among active AE coaches (7th alltime) • Most national postseason wins by an America East and Vermont head coach (5)

COACHING TRACK • Was at UVM for five seasons prior to being named head coach. Spent three years as an assistant coach and two seasons as the director of basketball operations under Mike Lonergan. • Came to Vermont after two-year stint as top assistant at his alma mater, Catholic Univ. Helped the team post a 41-17 mark, including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance (2005-06). • Served as the head men’s basketball coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 199799. Gallaudet is the country’s only four-year liberal arts college for the deaf and hard of hearing. Was an assistant coach at Gallaudet from 1994-97 and the head men’s tennis coach at the school from 1995-97.

TOP-10 ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT VERMONT Rk Coach (years)

Yrs Gms

Record (win %)

1. Tom Brennan (1986-05) 2. John ‘Fuzzy’ Evans (1940-65) 3. John Becker (2011-present) 4. Mike Lonergan (2005-11) 5. Peter Salzberg (1972-81) 6. Art Loche (1965-72) 7. Tom Keady (1921-25) 8. John Sabo (1934-40) 9. Bill Whitmore (1981-86) 10. W.J. McAvoy (1925-28)

19 23 7 6 9 7 4 6 5 3

264-276 (.489) 260-196 (.571) 154-74 (.675) 126-68 (.649) 105-128 (.441) 69-96 (.418) 56-15 (.789) 50-34 (.595) 45-94 (.324) 33-23 (.589)

MILESTONES

540 456 228 194 233 165 71 84 139 56

Vermont, head coach Vermont, asst. coach Vermont, dir. operations Catholic Univ., asst. coach Gallaudet, head coach Gallaudet, asst. coach

DIV. I HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Overall Conf. Postsn. 2011-12 Vermont 24-12 13-3 NCAA 2012-13 Vermont 21-12 11-5 CBI 2013-14 Vermont 22-11 15-1 NIT 2014-15 Vermont 20-14 12-4 CBI 2015-16 Vermont 23-14 11-5 CBI 2016-17 Vermont 29-6 16-0 NCAA 2017-18 Vermont 15-5 5-0 --TOTALS 7 seasons 154-74 83-18

RARIFIED AIR John Becker is one of seven active coaches with 20 wins in first six seasons as Division I head coach at a single school (current school in parenthesis) JOHN BECKER - VERMONT Jim Christian - Kent State (Boston College) Tim Cluess - Iona Jamie Dixon - Pittsburgh (TCU) Mark Few - Gonzaga Dave Rose - BYU Shaka Smart - VCU (Texas) From the 52 Division I head coaches hired prior to the 2011-12 season, Becker has the fifth-highest winning percentage. (current school in parenthesis) Steve Prohm - Murray State (Iowa St.) .732 Michael White - La. Tech. (Florida) .701 Archie Miller - Dayton (Indiana) .682 Jim Larranaga - Miami .676 JOHN BECKER - VERMONT .675 Mark Turgeon - Maryland .674 Bryce Drew - Valparaiso (Vanderbilt) .659 Frank Haith - Missouri (Tulsa) .651

• Became fastest UVM coach to reach 150 career wins (224 games) with win over UMBC on Jan. 6, 2018 • Picked up 127th career win (in 195 games) at Vermont at Albany on Jan. 25, 2017 to move into 3rd place on UVM’s all-time wins list • Picked up 100th career win (in 158 games) at Vermont versus New Hampshire on Jan. 27, 2016. • Earned his 50th career win (in 82 games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State on Dec. 30, 2013. • Won his 65th career game (in 98 games) and captured the 2014 America East regular season title on 2/27/14. It was the sixth regular season title in program history and the first for Becker. • Is the only mid-major coach in the country hired in 2011-12 to post six straight 20-win seasons. • He owns a career record of 80-18 in America East games 2012 - America East Championship & NCAA appearance (2nd NCAA win in program history) 2013 - America East Championship Game & CBI appearance 2014 - America East Regular Season Championship & NIT appearance 2015 - America East Semifinals & CBI Semifinals 2016 - America East Championship Game & CBI Semifinals 2017 - America East Regular Season & Championship, NCAA appearance

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THE LAST TIME... Team UVM Played a Ranked Opponent No. 1 Top 5 Top 10 Top 25

N/A 11/12/17 at No. 4 Kentucky 11/24/13 at No. 6 Duke 12/21/16 at No. 13 Butler

UVM Defeated a Ranked Opponent No. 1 N/A Top 5 N/A Top 10 N/A Top 25 11/13/06 (77-63) at No. 14 Boston College 100 Points by a Team By UVM By Opp. 40+ Point Win By UVM By Opp.

101 vs. Quinnipiac (12/23/06) 100 by UMass Lowell (2/8/16) 90-54 vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 106-64 by Providence (11/24/09)

30-39 Point Win By UVM By Opp.

74-41 vs. UNH (3/6/17) 94-56 by Rhode Island (12/30/04)

Overtime Game UVM Win UVM Loss

92-82 at Binghamton (3/2/14) 66-64 by Boston U. (2/27/11)

Double Overtime Game UVM Win UVM Loss

77-73 vs. Hartford (3/4/12) 64-52 vs. Harvard (12/6/14)

Triple Overtime Game UVM Win UVM Loss

98-95 at Hartford (2/2/96) N/A

Won Game in Final Seconds By UVM Trae Bell-Haynes at 2.7 seconds UVM defeated Northern Kent., 66-64 (11/19/17) By Opp. Matt Mobley 3PT as time expired St. Bonaventure defeated UVM, 81-79 (12/16/17)

Made 30-39 Free Throws By UVM By Opp.

36 at Binghamton (3/2/14) 34 by Siena (11/17/14)

10+ Assists by a Player By UVM 10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Yale (11/25/17) By Opp. 10, Andrew Rowsey of Marquette (12/2/17)

Made 40+ Free Throws By UVM By Opp.

40 vs. UNH (2/14/10) 40 by Binghamton (3/2/14)

5+ Blocks by a Player By UVM 5, Darren Payen vs. UNH (2/9/17) By Opp. 5, Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (3/8/15)

Made 5 or Fewer Free Throws By UVM By Opp.

4 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 4 by Stony Brook (1/13/18)

vs. Siena (12/11/17 - W, 81-57) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17)

6+ Players in Double Figures By UVM By Opp.

vs. Siena (12/11/17 - W, 81-57) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17)

Made 40-49 Field Goals By UVM By Opp. Made 50+ Field Goals By UVM By Opp. Made Fewer Than 20 Field Goals By UVM By Opp. Had 70-79 Field Goal Attempts By UVM By Opp.

42 vs. Middlebury (2/4/03) N/A N/A N/A 16 vs Albany, (3/11/17) 16 by Maine (3/1/17) 70 vs. Maine (3/1/09)

5+ Steals by a Player By UVM 5, Trae Bell-Haynes at Harvard (1/3/16) By Opp. 5, Ray Sanders, Albany (1/9/16)

Shot 100% From the Foul Line By UVM 16-of-16 at Loyola (11/18/07) By Opp. 1.000 (4-for-4) by Binghamton (2/6/17)

Double-Double by a Player (Pts/Reb) By UVM 16/14 - Payton Henson vs. UMBC (1/6/18) By Opp. 23/13 - Zac Cuthbertson, Coastal Car. (11/18/17)

Had 50+ Rebounds By UVM By Opp.

50 vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 52 by Providence (11/24/09)

Double-Double by a Player (Pts/Ast) By UVM 16/11 - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) By Opp. 13/10 - Andrew Rowsey, Marquette (12/2/17)

Had 60+ Rebounds By UVM By Opp.

61 vs. Binghamton (1/25/06) N/A

Double-Double by a Player (Reb/Ast) By UVM 11/10 - Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) By Opp. N/A

20 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 25 by Marquette (12/5/17)

Triple Double by a Player (Pts/Reb/Ast) By UVM 10/14/10 - Brian Voelkel vs. UNH (3/8/14)* By Opp. N/A

Had 20-29 Assists By UVM By Opp.

* 1st triple-double in America East Tournament History

Had 30+ Assists By UVM By Opp.

N/A N/A

Had 10+ Blocked Shots By UVM By Opp. Had 15+ Steals By UVM By Opp.

10 vs. Stony Brook (3/8/15) 11 by Harvard (1/3/16) N/A 16 by Quinnipiac (12/21/08)

Individual Scored 30-39 Points By UVM 32, Ernie Duncan at UMass Lowell(1/4/18) By Opp. 30, Jahad Thomas of UMass Lowell (1/4/19) Scored 40-49 Points By UVM By Opp.

43, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Maine (3/13/04) 43, Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (3/12/16)

Scored 50+ Points By UVM By Opp.

54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) N/A

Two Players Score 20+ Points By UVM Trae Bell-Haynes (27) and Payton Henson (20) at Dartmouth (1/10/18) By Opp. Daniel Dion (21) and Tanner Leissner (20) UNH (1/16/17) 10+ Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Dartmouth (1/10/18) By Opp. 11, Jahad Thomas of UMass Lowell (1/4/18)

Shot Over 60% From the Field By UVM .623 (33-of-53) at UMass Lowell (2/15/17) By Opp. 60.4% (29-of-48) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17)

Player Shot 1.000 with 5+ Field Goal Attempts By UVM 10-10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Dartmouth (1/10/18) By Opp. 6-6, Amadi Ikpeze of St. Bonvanture (12/16/17)

Shot Over 70% From the Field By UVM By Opp.

N/A N/A

5+ 3pt Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 5, Ernie Duncan at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) By Opp. 5, Arkel Lamar, UMBC (1/6/18)

Shot Less Than 30% From the Field By UVM .273 (15-of-55) at Boston U. (1/8/13) By Opp. .280 (14-of-50) by UNH (3/6/17)

10+ Free Throws Made by a Player By UVM 13, Anthony Lamb at St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) By Opp. 11, DJ Fenner, Nevada (3/23/16)

Made 10+ Three-Point Field Goals By UVM 10 vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) By Opp. 11 by Dartmouth (1/10/18)

15+ Rebounds by a Player By UVM 14, Payton Henson vs. UMBC (1/6/18) By Opp. 21, James Thompson IV, Eastern Mich. (12/17/16)

Made 15+ Three-Point Field Goals By UVM 16 vs. UMass Lowell (2/11/15) By Opp. 18 by Purdue (11/15/16)

20+ Rebounds by a Player By UVM 20, Marqus Blakely vs. Maine (1/28/09) By Opp. 21, James Thompson IV, Eastern Mich. (12/17/16)

Made 0 Three-Point Field Goals By UVM By Opp.

Two Players with 10+ Rebounds By UVM Brian Voelkel (16) & Clancy Rugg (10) at UMBC (2/9/13) By Opp. Jameel Warney (10) & Ahmad Walker (10) Stony Brook (1/30/16)

0-4 at Dartmouth (1/4/14) 0-17 by Maine (3/3/12)

Shot Over 60% From the 3-Point Line By UVM .762 (16-of-21) vs. UMass Lowell (2/11/15) By Opp. .667 (8-of-12) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17)

14

13, Kevin Roberson vs. UNH (1/9/92) N/A

Shot over 90% From the Foul Line By UVM .905 (19-of-21) vs. Niagara (11/21/15) By Opp. .900 (9-of-10) by New Hampshire (1/18/18)

5 Players in Double Figures By UVM By Opp.

10+ Blocks by a Player By UVM By Opp.

(quarterfinals)

2017-18 TELEVISION ROSTER

#0 Stef Smith

#1 Skyler Nash

#2 Trae Bell-Haynes #3 Anthony Lamb

#4 David Urso

#5 Samuel Dingba

#12 Bailey Patella

#14 Cam Ward

#15 Ra Kpedi

#20 Ernie Duncan

#21 Everett Duncan

#24 Ben Shungu

#25 Drew Urquhart

#32 Josh Speidel

#35 Payton Henson

#44 Nate Rohrer

John Becker Head Coach

Kyle Cieplicki Assoc. HC

Ryan Scneider Asst. HC

Hamlet Tibbs Asst. HC 15

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics VERMONT vs New Hampshire 01/18/18 7:02 pm at Lundholm Gym (Durham, NH)

LAST GAME’S BOX SCORE

VERMONT 67 • 15-5, 5-0 AE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

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Player

25

Urquhart, Drew Henson, Payton Bell-Haynes, Trae Duncan, Ernie Duncan, Everett Smith, Stef Ward, Cam Kpedi, Ra Shungu, Ben Rohrer, Nate Team Totals

35 02 20 21 00 14 15 24 44

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

9-25 4-10 3-5

36.0% 40.0% 60.0%

f f g g g

2-5 3-7 7-11 6-11 0-2 0-2 3-5 0-1 1-1 0-0

1-2 0-1 0-2 4-7 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-2 3-3 6-7 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

22-45

7-17

16-20

2nd half: 13-20 65.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7%

PF

TP

A TO Blk Stl

2 7 9 2 1 3 4 1 0 4 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 4 24 28 16

6 9 20 17 0 1 10 2 2 0

3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

67

5 10

4

4 200

Game: 22-45 48.9% Game: 7-17 41.2% Game: 16-20 80.0%

Min

35 31 37 32 24 5 14 5 5 12

Deadball Rebounds 2

New Hampshire 56 • 7-12, 3-2 AE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

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Player

03

Jacoby Armstrong Iba Camara Tanner Leissner Darryl Stewart John Ogwuche Jordan Reed Elijah Jordan Evan Horn Josh Hopkins Team Totals

12 21 02 10 11 13 14 15

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 1-1

48.0% 22.2% 100.0

f f f g g

2-4 4-6 6-13 0-2 5-11 0-4 3-6 0-2 1-4

1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 2-5 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-3

2-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-52

5-21

9-10

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

9-27 3-12 8-9

33.3% 25.0% 88.9%

PF

TP

A TO Blk Stl

3 3 6 3 0 9 9 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 21 28 14

7 9 14 0 17 0 7 0 2

2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0

2 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 0

0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0

56

8 11

3

6 200

Game: 21-52 40.4% Game: 5-21 23.8% Game: 9-10 90.0%

Min

27 33 40 9 34 10 25 6 16

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Ron Tyburski, Andrew Maira, Tim Kelly Technical fouls: VERMONT-None. New Hampshire-None. Attendance: 560 Score by periods VERMONT New Hampshire

1st

25 27

2nd

42 29

Total

67 56

Last FG - VERMONT 2nd-01:25, UNHMBB 2nd-01:10. Largest lead - VERMONT by 14 2nd-04:56, UNHMBB by 5 1st-10:07. VERMONT led for 18:17. UNHMBB led for 18:02. Game was tied for 03:38.

16

Points VERMON UNHMBB

In Paint 28 20

Off T/O 18 9

2nd Fast Chance Break 1 4 10 0

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 15 9

2017-18 VERMONT BASKETBALL Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2018) All games STATS

2017-18 OVERALL COMBINED RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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03 02 20 35 25 21 00 14 05 44 15 01 24 12 04

Player

gp-gs

Lamb, Anthony Bell-Haynes, Trae Duncan, Ernie Henson, Payton Urquhart, Drew Duncan, Everett Smith, Stef Ward, Cam Dingba, Samuel Rohrer, Nate Kpedi, Ra Nash, Skyler Shungu, Ben Patella, Bailey Urso, David Team Total.......... Opponents......

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Vermont Opponents

min

13-13 19-19 20-20 19-19 20-8 20-20 20-1 20-0 13-0 15-0 1-0 9-0 12-0 4-0 3-0

347 596 587 551 415 528 251 251 125 173 5 69 83 12 7

20 20

4000 4001

OVERALL 15-5 5-0 10-5

avg

26.7 31.4 29.4 29.0 20.8 26.4 12.6 12.6 9.6 11.5 5.0 7.7 6.9 3.0 2.3

VERMONT 1520 76.0 +8.0 521-1053 .495 167-403 .414 8.4 311-427 .728 15.6 641 32.0 +3.6 272 13.6 214 10.7 +0.8 1.3 72 3.6 48 2.4 16383 6-2730 -

1st 2nd 726 794 647 714

HOME 6-0 3-0 3-0

Total 3-Point fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

74-152 94-183 75-156 76-176 65-108 35-77 34-78 29-56 13-19 12-21 0-1 5-15 8-9 1-1 0-1

521-1053 501-1093

.487 .514 .481 .432 .602 .455 .436 .518 .684 .571 .000 .333 .889

13-36 10-33 47-107 20-51 8-17 27-63 21-46 15-35 0-0 0-2 0-0 5-12 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0

.361 .303 .439 .392 .471 .429 .457 .429 .000 .000 .000 .417

AWAY 6-4 2-0 4-4

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

58-68 60-92 43-50 56-74 36-48 13-17 11-18 14-25 10-18 8-14 2-2 0-0 1.000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0

.853 .652 .860 .757 .750 .765 .611 .560 .556 .571

1.000

.000 .000 .000 .000

.495 167-403 .414 311-427 .728 .458 156-434 .359 203-283 .717

OPP 1361 68.1 501-1093 .458 156-434 .359 7.8 203-283 .717 10.2 569 28.5 264 13.2 230 11.5 1.1 106 5.3 60 3.0 53550 10-4646 4-1773

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Date 11/12/17 11/17/17 11/18/17 11/19/17 11/22/17 11/25/17 11/29/17 12/02/17 12/05/17 12/09/17 12/11/17 12/16/17 12/21/17 01/02/18 01/04/18 01/06/18 01/10/18 01/13/18 01/15/18 01/18/18

off

Rebounds def tot

NEUTRAL 3-1 0-0 3-1

avg

pf dq

23 55 78 6.0 33 14 67 81 4.3 46 5 47 52 2.6 30 31 72 103 5.4 29 25 52 77 3.9 55 14 49 63 3.2 32 2 42 44 2.2 19 1 17 18 0.9 17 11 16 27 2.1 20 9 17 26 1.7 11 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 5 5 0.6 3 1 12 13 1.1 10 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 1 0.3 1 21 30 51 158 483 641 32.0 307 140 429 569 28.5 393

Opponent at Kentucky vs Bradley vs Coastal Carolina vs Northern Kentucky MAINE-FORT KENT at Yale at Richmond at Bucknell at Marquette at Northeastern SIENA vs St. Bonaventure QUINNIPIAC at Harvard at UMass Lowell UMBC at Dartmouth STONY BROOK MAINE at New Hampshire

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

a

15 81 47 26 25 9 25 26 1 7 0 3 5 0 2

to blk stl

25 59 26 29 12 6 18 15 4 4 1 4 5 0 0 6 2 272 214 9 264 230

L W W W W W W L L L W L W W W W W W W W

pts

avg

13 8 219 2 25 258 2 7 240 5 4 228 16 2 174 1 5 110 0 8 100 0 2 87 6 4 36 3 7 32 0 0 2 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 0 2 0 0 0

16.8 13.6 12.0 12.0 8.7 5.5 5.0 4.4 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.0

48 72 1520 60 106 1361

76.0 68.1

Score 69-73 65-64 80-67 66-64 90-54 79-73 71-65 77-81 81-91 67-71 81-57 79-81 80-73 62-56 88-77 71-56 91-78 73-62 83-62 67-56

Att. 20174 334 452 477 2363 1644 4615 3044 12055 1600 3266 5828 2349 1215 289 2734 1263 3266 2405 560

* - Conference game

Totals 1520 1361

17

2017-18 NON-CONFERENCE

2017-18 VERMONT BASKETBALL Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 11, 2018) Non-conference games STATS

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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03 02 35 20 25 21 00 14 05 24 44 01 04 12

Player

gp-gs

Lamb, Anthony Bell-Haynes, Trae Henson, Payton Duncan, Ernie Urquhart, Drew Duncan, Everett Smith, Stef Ward, Cam Dingba, Samuel Shungu, Ben Rohrer, Nate Nash, Skyler Urso, David Patella, Bailey Team Total.......... Opponents......

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Vermont Opponents

18

min

13-13 14-14 14-14 15-15 15-3 15-15 15-1 15-0 9-0 8-0 10-0 9-0 3-0 2-0

347 435 400 430 285 404 191 177 74 60 113 69 7 8

15 15

3000 3001

OVERALL 10-5 0-0 10-5

avg

26.7 31.1 28.6 28.7 19.0 26.9 12.7 11.8 8.2 7.5 11.3 7.7 2.3 4.0

VERMONT 1138 75.9 +6.0 393-809 .486 126-308 .409 8.4 226-303 .746 15.1 477 31.8 +3.1 217 14.5 165 11.0 +1.1 1.3 51 3.4 32 2.1 7978 3-2659 -

1st 2nd 537 601 499 549

Totals 1138 1048

HOME 3-0 0-0 3-0

Total 3-Point fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

74-152 68-130 54-129 51-115 44-73 28-59 29-61 17-38 9-14 7-8 7-14 5-15 0-1 0-0

.487 .523 .419 .443 .603 .475 .475 .447 .643 .875 .500 .333 .000 .000

.361 .235 .405 .402 .545 .451 .500 .333 .000

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

58-68 43-63 37-54 29-35 23-29 12-14 7-12 7-12 7-9 0-1 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date 11/12/17 11/17/17 11/18/17 11/19/17 11/22/17 11/25/17 11/29/17 12/02/17 12/05/17 12/09/17 12/11/17 12/16/17 12/21/17 01/02/18 01/10/18

.853 .683 .685 .829 .793 .857 .583 .583 .778 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000

off

Rebounds def tot

NEUTRAL 3-1 0-0 3-1

avg

pf dq

23 55 78 6.0 33 12 43 55 3.9 32 27 46 73 5.2 22 4 36 40 2.7 24 11 33 44 2.9 40 9 41 50 3.3 22 1 32 33 2.2 15 1 11 12 0.8 11 8 12 20 2.2 14 1.000 1 10 11 1.4 8 .000 6 11 17 1.7 9 .417 0 5 5 0.6 3 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 15 23 38 393-809 .486 126-308 .409 226-303 .746 118 359 477 31.8 234 382-817 .468 121-312 .388 163-227 .718 96 335 431 28.7 297 OPP 1048 69.9 382-817 .468 121-312 .388 8.1 163-227 .718 10.9 431 28.7 215 14.3 181 12.1 1.2 81 5.4 43 2.9 52701 8-5701 4-1773

13-36 4-17 15-37 33-82 6-11 23-51 18-36 8-24 0-0 1-1 0-1 5-12 0-0 0-0

AWAY 4-4 0-0 4-4

Opponent at Kentucky vs Bradley vs Coastal Carolina vs Northern Kentucky MAINE-FORT KENT at Yale at Richmond at Bucknell at Marquette at Northeastern SIENA vs St. Bonaventure QUINNIPIAC at Harvard at Dartmouth

* - Conference game

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

a

15 66 20 37 15 7 22 22 1 3 4 3 2 0

to blk stl

pts

25 13 8 219 43 0 17 183 21 1 4 160 20 2 5 164 6 9 1 117 5 1 4 91 15 0 6 83 13 0 1 49 3 4 2 25 4 0 0 15 3 2 3 17 4 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 217 165 32 51 1138 7 215 181 43 81 1048

L W W W W W W L L L W L W W W

Score 69-73 65-64 80-67 66-64 90-54 79-73 71-65 77-81 81-91 67-71 81-57 79-81 80-73 62-56 91-78

avg

16.8 13.1 11.4 10.9 7.8 6.1 5.5 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 75.9 69.9

Att. 20174 334 452 477 2363 1644 4615 3044 12055 1600 3266 5828 2349 1215 1263

2017-18 AMERICA EAST

2017-18 VERMONT BASKETBALL Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2018) Conference games only STATS

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

##

20 02 35 25 14 21 00 44 05 15 12 24

Player

gp-gs

Duncan, Ernie Bell-Haynes, Trae Henson, Payton Urquhart, Drew Ward, Cam Duncan, Everett Smith, Stef Rohrer, Nate Dingba, Samuel Kpedi, Ra Patella, Bailey Shungu, Ben Team Total.......... Opponents......

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Vermont Opponents

min

5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-0 5-5 5-0 5-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 4-0

157 161 151 130 74 124 60 60 51 5 4 23

5 5

1000 1000

OVERALL 5-0 5-0 0-0

avg

31.4 32.2 30.2 26.0 14.8 24.8 12.0 12.0 12.8 5.0 2.0 5.8

VERMONT 382 76.4 +13.8 128-244 .525 41-95 .432 8.2 85-124 .685 17.0 164 32.8 +5.2 55 11.0 49 9.8 +0.0 1.1 21 4.2 16 3.2 8405 3-2802 -

1st 2nd 189 193 148 165

HOME 3-0 3-0 0-0

Total 3-Point fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

24-41 26-53 22-47 21-35 12-18 7-18 5-17 5-7 4-5 0-1 1-1 1-1

.585 14-25 .491 6-16 .468 5-14 .600 2-6 .667 7-11 .389 4-12 .294 3-10 .714 0-1 .800 0-0 .000 0-0 1.000 0-0 1.000 0-0

128-244 .525 41-95 119-276 .431 35-122 OPP 313 62.6 119-276 .431 35-122 .287 7.0 40-56 .714 8.0 138 27.6 49 9.8 49 9.8 1.0 25 5.0 17 3.4 849 2-424 0-0

.560 .375 .357 .333 .636 .333 .300 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

AWAY 2-0 2-0 0-0

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

14-15 17-29 19-20 13-19 7-13 1-3 4-6 5-8 3-9 2-2 0-0 0-0

.933 .586 .950 .684 .538 .333 .667 .625 .333

.432 85-124 .287 40-56

.685 .714

* * * * *

Date 01/04/18 01/06/18 01/13/18 01/15/18 01/18/18

1.000

.000 .000

off

Rebounds def tot

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

avg

1 11 12 2.4 2 24 26 5.2 4 26 30 6.0 14 19 33 6.6 0 6 6 1.2 5 8 13 2.6 1 10 11 2.2 3 6 9 1.8 3 4 7 1.8 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1 0.5 0 2 2 0.5 6 7 13 40 124 164 32.8 44 94 138 27.6

Opponent at UMass Lowell UMBC STONY BROOK MAINE at New Hampshire

pf dq

a

6 14 7 15 6 10 4 2 6 1 0 2

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 15 6 10 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 2

73 96

1 2

55 49

W W W W W

to blk stl

pts

6 0 2 76 16 2 8 75 8 4 0 68 6 7 1 57 2 0 1 38 1 0 1 19 3 0 2 17 1 1 4 15 1 2 2 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 49 16 21 382 49 17 25 313 Score 88-77 71-56 73-62 83-62 67-56

avg

15.2 15.0 13.6 11.4 7.6 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.5 76.4 62.6

Att. 289 2734 3266 2405 560

* - Conference game

Totals 382 313

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