2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record24–12 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 – 2   .875 22 – 10   .688
Vermont † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 12   .667
Boston University 12 – 4   .750 16 – 16   .500
Albany 9 – 7   .563 19 – 15   .559
Hartford 7 – 9   .438 9 – 22   .290
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Maine 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
UMBC 3 – 13   .188 4 – 26   .133
Binghamton 1 – 15   .063 2 – 29   .065
† 2012 America East tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They were champions of the America East Basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. They defeated Lamar in the First Four round before falling to North Carolina in the second round.[1][2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Luke Apfeld Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee
4 Four McGlynn Guard 6–2 180 Freshman York, Pennsylvania
12 Sandro Carissimo Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Sleepy Hollow, New York
14 Josh Elbaum Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Melville, New York
20 Brendan Bald Guard 6–5 200 Junior Millersville, Maryland
21 Candon Rusin Guard 6–4 190 Junior Wilmington, Vermont
23 Brian Voelkel Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Pleasantville, New York
24 Chris Santo Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Cherry Hill, New Jersey
30 Pat Bergmann (W) Forward/Center 6–9 240 Senior Burlington, Vermont
31 Clancy Rugg (W) Forward 6–8 195 Sophomore Burlington, Vermont
34 Matt Glass Forward 6–8 210 RS Senior Underhill, Vermont
40 Ryan McKeaney Forward 6–9 210 Sophomore Marlton, New Jersey
42 Ben Crenca Forward/Center 6–10 260 Junior Exeter, Rhode Island

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2011*
4:00 pm 		Saint Michael's W 64–31  —
 Patrick Gym (2,107)
Burlington, VT
November 5, 2011*
1:00 pm 		Concordia (QC) W 69–56  —
 Patrick Gym (1,986)
Burlington, VT
Regular season
November 12, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at South Florida
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament 		L 59–61  0–1
 Bob Martinez Sports Center (2,319)
Tampa, FL
November 16, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament 		W 65–53  1–1
 Leede Arena (1,319)
Hanover, NH
November 19, 2011*
6:00 pm 		vs. Marist
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament 		W 84–75  2–1
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,504)
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2011*
5:30 pm 		vs. Long Island
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament 		L 75–80  2–2
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223)
Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2011*
7:00 pm, CSNMA 		at Old Dominion W 65–63 OT 3–2
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2011*
1:00 pm, WCAXtra 		Siena W 64–62  3–3
 Patrick Gym (2,562)
Burlington, VT
December 1, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Harvard L 48–55  4–3
 Patrick Gym (2,827)
Burlington, VT
December 3, 2011*
2:00 pm 		at Yale L 52–68  4–4
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,205)
New Haven, CT
December 7, 2011*
8:00 pm, FS Midwest 		at Saint Louis L 43–62  4–5
 Chaifetz Arena (5,677)
St. Louis, MO
December 11, 2011*
1:00 pm 		Quinnipiac L 58–62  4–6
 Patrick Gym (2,251)
Burlington, VT
December 17, 2011*
1:00 pm 		Iona L 72–73  4–7
 Patrick Gym (2,245)
Burlington, VT
December 21, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 71–53  5–7
 Rothman Center (1,050)
Hackensack, NJ
December 23, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Towson W 65–49  6–7
 Towson Center (942)
Towson, MD
December 30, 2011*
4:30 pm 		Northeastern L 51–53  6–8
 Patrick Gym (2,340)
Burlington, VT
January 2, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 59–65  6–9
(0–1) 		Pritchard Gymnasium (1,088)
Stony Brook, NY
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm, WCAXtra 		Boston University W 83–69  7–9
(1–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,049)
Burlington, VT
January 8, 2012
2:00 pm 		at Hartford W 72–59  8–9
(2–1) 		Chase Arena at RFP (873)
Hartford, CT
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm 		Binghamton W 73–53  9–9
(3–1) 		Patrick Gym (1,931)
Burlington, VT
January 14, 2012
3:00 pm 		at New Hampshire L 64–72  9–10
(3–2) 		Lundholm Gym (1,021)
Durham, NH
January 16, 2012
7:00 pm, WCAXtra 		Maine W 79–65  10–10
(4–2) 		Patrick Gym (2,142)
Burlington, VT
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany W 73–69  11–10
(5–2) 		Patrick Gym (2,260)
Burlington, VT
January 22, 2012
1:00 pm 		at UMBC W 90–62  12–10
(6–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (838)
Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2012
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Hampshire W 77–60  13–10
(7–2) 		Patrick Gym (2,774)
Burlington, VT
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boston University W 68–67  14–10
(8–2) 		Case Gym (1,163)
Boston, MA
February 4, 2012
1:00 pm, WCAXtra 		Hartford W 82–56  15–10
(9–2) 		Patrick Gym (2,412)
Burlington, VT
February 6, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Maine W 73–63  16–10
(10–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,137)
Orono, ME
February 12, 2012
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Stony Brook W 68–49  17–10
(11–2) 		Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm, TWCS 		at Albany W 50–47  18–10
(12–2) 		SEFCU Arena (2,811)
Albany, NY
February 18, 2012*
2:00 pm 		Niagara
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 92–70  19–10
 Patrick Gym (2,895)
Burlington, VT
February 21, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Binghamton L 53–57  19–11
(12–3) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,427)
Vestal, NY
February 25, 2012
1:00 pm, WCAXtra 		UMBC W 80–49  20–11
(13–3) 		Patrick Gym (2,817)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
March 3, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Maine
Quarterfinals 		W 50–40  21–11
 Chase Arena at RFP (2,562)
Hartford, CT
March 4, 2012
7:15 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (6) Hartford
Semifinals 		W 77–73 2OT 22–11
 Chase Arena at RFP (2,644)
Hartford, CT
March 10, 2012
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(2) at (1) Stony Brook
Championship Game 		W 51–43  23–11
 Stony Brook University Arena (4,423)
Stony Brook, NY
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2012*
6:30 pm, truTV 		(16MW) vs. (16MW) Lamar
First Four 		W 71–59  24–11
 University of Dayton Arena (7,218)
Dayton, OH
March 16, 2012*
4:10 pm, TBS 		(16MW) vs. (1MW) No. 4 North Carolina
Second Round 		L 58–77  24–12
 Greensboro Coliseum (16,422)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Vermont handles Lamar to earn matchup against UNC". ESPN. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Viv (March 16, 2012). "No Magic for Vermont as North Carolina Romps". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.