2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record28–6 (17–1 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Bryson Johnson
  • Chris Santo
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
UMBC 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
Hartford 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Albany 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Binghamton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
NJIT 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Maine 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
† 2022 AmEast tournament winner

The 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were led by eleventh-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 28–6, 17–1 in America East play, to finish as regular-season champions.[1] They defeated NJIT, Binghamton and UMBC to with the America East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West Region where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.[2]

This was to be the team's last season at Patrick Gym, but their new arena, Tarrant Event Center, was put on indefinite hold, due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising borrowing costs.[3]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Catamounts finished the 2020–21 season 10–5, 10–4 in America East play, to tie the regular-season conference championship with UMBC.[4] They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament.[5]

Roster

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Evan Guillory 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr New Hampton School Springfield, MO
G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Grant HS Portland, OR
G 2 Sam Alamutu Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Rothesay Netherwood School Ajax, ON
G 4 Kam Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Carolina Cincinnati, OH
F 5 Duncan Demuth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma State Seminole, FL
F 12 Bailey Patella 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Lenox, MA
F 14 Isaiah Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Colonie HS Albany, NY
G 15 Finn Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Diego San Diego, CA
G 20 Eric Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tilton School Ajax, ON
G 21 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr George Washington Johnston, RI
G 24 Ben Shungu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Rice Memorial HS South Burlington, VT
G 25 Michel Ndayishimiye (W) Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rice Memorial HS Burlington, VT
F 32 Nick Fiorillo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Scarborough HS Scarborough, ME
F 34 Georges Lefebvre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cape Fear Academy Montreal, QC
F 35 Ryan Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Conant HS Schaumburg, IL
G 55 Robin Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Evansville Harrison HS Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Saint Michael's W 105–60 
Patrick Gym (2,438)
Burlington, VT
November 6, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Saint Anselm W 94–72 
Patrick Gym (2,348)
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 71–57  1–0
 McLeod Center (1,773)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 21 Maryland L 57–68  1–1
 Xfinity Center (13,424)
College Park, MD
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		WPI W 81–48  2–1
 Patrick Gym (2,004)
Burlington, VT
November 19, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Yale W 61–53  3–1
 Patrick Gym (2,188)
Burlington, VT
November 22, 2021*
1:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Oakland
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 61–63  3–2
 Hertz Arena (415)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2021*
11:00 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Evansville
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 58–49  4–2
 Hertz Arena (337)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2021*
1:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Appalachian State
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 65–63  5–2
 Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 51–54  5–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (1,739)
Greensboro, NC
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Dartmouth W 83–65  6–3
 Patrick Gym (2,321)
Burlington, VT
December 7, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Providence L 58–68  6–4
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,087)
Providence, RI
December 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Brown W 70–65  7–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (1,226)
Providence, RI
December 19, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		at Northeastern Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
December 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Colgate W 78–68  8–4
 Patrick Gym (1,964)
Burlington, VT
America East regular season
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		New Hampshire W 82–68  9–4
(1–0) 		Patrick Gym (1,779)
Burlington, VT
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Stony Brook W 98–65  10–4
(2–0) 		Patrick Gym (1,929)
Burlington, VT
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UMBC W 86–69  11–4
(3–0) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,028)
Catonsville, MD
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 83–57  12–4
(4–0) 		Wellness and Events Center (314)
Newark, NJ
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Hartford W 82–72  13–4
(5–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,519)
Burlington, VT
January 26, 2022
6:31 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook W 80–67  14–4
(6–0) 		Island Federal Arena (2,504)
Stony Brook, NY
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Maine W 81–68  15–4
(7–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,452)
Burlington, VT
January 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany
Rescheduled from January 2 		W 73–61  16–4
(8–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,096)
Burlington, VT
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 90–67  17–4
(9–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,036)
Burlington, VT
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UMass Lowell W 78–67  18–4
(10–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 82–51  19–4
(11–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,124)
Burlington, VT
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Albany W 76–63  20–4
(12–0) 		SEFCU Arena (2,403)
Albany, NY
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Hartford
Rescheduled from January 8 		L 74–75 OT 20–5
(12–1) 		Chase Arena (390)
West Hartford, CT
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 71–50  21–5
(13–1) 		Lundholm Gym (791)
Durham, NH
February 19, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UMBC W 86–59  22–5
(14–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,645)
Burlington, VT
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 66–49  23–5
(15–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,855)
Vestal, NY
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UMass Lowell W 62–61  24–5
(16–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,606)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine W 75–56  25–5
(17–1) 		Cross Insurance Center (697)
Bangor, ME
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (8) NJIT
Quarterfinals 		W 98–59  26–5
 Patrick Gym (2,199)
Burlington, VT
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (6) Binghamton
Semifinals 		W 74–42  27–5
 Patrick Gym (2,290)
Burlington, VT
March 12, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		(1) (2) UMBC
Championship 		W 82–43  28–5
 Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
9:20 p.m., TNT 		(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas
First round 		L 71–75  28–6
 KeyBank Center (16,194)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Am. East Men's College Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arkansas 75-71 Vermont (Mar 17, 2022) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Huntley, Katharine (September 28, 2022). "UVM sports complex arena still on hold; wellness center open". wcax.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Am. East Men's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hartford 71-65 Vermont (Mar 6, 2021) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2021.