2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Catamounts, led by second year head coach John Becker , played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference . They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Albany.[ 1] They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.
Roster
2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Troy Davine (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Rutland, Vermont
F
1
Brian Voelkel
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Pleasantville, New York
F
2
Luke Apfeld (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Chattanooga, Tennessee
F/C
3
Ryan Pierson
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
St. Louis, Missouri
G
4
Trey Blue
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Chicago , Illinois
F
5
Hector Harold
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Pasadena, California
G
12
Sandro Carissimo
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Sleepy Hollow, New York
G
14
Josh Elbaum
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Melville, New York
G/F
15
Bredan Kilpatrick
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Norristown, Pennsylvania
G
21
Candon Rusin
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Wilmington, Vermont
G/F
24
Harrison Taggart
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Wallingford, Vermont
F
31
Clancy Rugg
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Burlington, Vermont
F
32
Ethan O'Day
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Mansfield, Connecticut
F/C
42
Ben Crenca (C)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Sr
Exeter, Rhode Island
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2012 *7:00 pm
Saint Michael's
W 68–58
Patrick Gym (1,969)Burlington, VT
11/03/2012 *4:30 pm
Concordia (Montreal)
W 68–52
Patrick Gym (2,043)Burlington, VT
Regular season
11/09/2012 *7:00 pm, TWCS
at Siena
W 54–53
1–0
Times Union Center (6,779)Albany, NY
11/13/2012 *7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 23 Connecticut
L 49–67
1–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,962)Storrs, CT
11/17/2012 *8:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 66–55
2–1
Matthews Arena (1,369)Boston, MA
11/21/2012 *7:00 pm
Yale
W 65–52
3–1
Patrick Gym (2,403)Burlington, VT
11/27/2012 *7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Harvard
W 85–78
4–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,093)Boston, MA
12/01/2012 *2:00 pm, OSN
at Rhode Island
L 66–76
4–2
Ryan Center (4,126)Kingston, RI
12/05/2012 *7:00 pm, WCAXtra
Towson
L 64–68
4–3
Patrick Gym (2,073)Burlington, VT
12/08/2012 *4:00 pm, NESN
at Quinnipiac
W 53–46
5–3
TD Bank Sports Center (2,365)Hamden, CT
12/12/2012 *7:00 pm, WCAXtra
Dartmouth
W 52–50
6–3
Patrick Gym (2,047)Burlington, VT
12/16/2012 *2:00 pm, TWCS
at Niagara
L 58–68
6–4
Gallagher Center (1,491)Lewiston, NY
12/22/2012 *2:00 pm, WCAXtra
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 76–62
7–4
Patrick Gym (2,013)Burlington, VT
12/29/2012 *2:00 pm
College of Charleston
L 50–62
7–5
Patrick Gym (2,253)Burlington, VT
01/02/2013 7:00 pm
at New Hampshire
W 64–51
8–5 (1–0)
Lundholm Gym (629)Durham, NH
01/05/2013 2:00 pm
Albany
W 70–45
9–5 (2–0)
Patrick Gym (2,311)Burlington, NY
01/08/2013 7:00 pm
at Boston University
L 53–63
9–6 (2–1)
Case Gym (511)Boston, MA
01/12/2013 3:00 pm
UMBC
W 68–53
10–6 (3–1)
Patrick Gym (2,655)Burlington, NY
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, WCAXtra
Binghamton
W 61–37
11–6 (4–1)
Patrick Gym (1,977)Burlington, NY
01/18/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stony Brook
W 81–73
12–6 (5–1)
Patrick Gym (2,964)Burlington, NY
01/22/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine
L 68–71
12–7 (5–2)
Alfond Arena (2,265)Orono, ME
01/26/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Albany
W 50–43
13–7 (6–2)
SEFCU Arena (4,182)Albany, NY
01/30/2013 7:00 pm
at Hartford
W 49–43
14–7 (7–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,809)Hartford, CT
02/06/2013 7:00 pm, WCAXtra
New Hampshire
W 63–48
15–7 (8–2)
Patrick Gym (2,085)Burlington, NY
02/09/2013 3:30 pm
at UMBC
W 67–55
16–7 (9–2)
Retriever Activities Center (1,604)Catonsville, MD
02/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University
L 59–64
16–8 (9–3)
Patrick Gym (2,217)Burlington, NY
02/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook
L 48–65
16–9 (9–4)
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)Stony Brook, NY
02/20/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine
W 73–61
17–9 (10–4)
Patrick Gym (2,205)Burlington, NY
02/23/2013 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius BracketBusters
W 87–79
18–9
Patrick Gym (2,198)Burlington, NY
02/28/2013 7:00 pm
at Binghamton
W 78–61
19–9 (11–4)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,669)Vestal, NY
03/03/2013 2:00 pm
Hartford
L 58–61
19–10 (11–5)
Patrick Gym (2,850)Burlington, NY
2013 America East tournament
03/09/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. New Hampshire Quarterfinals
W 61–42
20–10
SEFCU Arena (N/A)Albany, NY
03/10/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. UMBC Semifinals
W 85–72
21–10
SEFCU Arena (N/A)Albany, NY
03/16/2013 11:30 am, ESPN2
Albany Championship Game
L 49–53
21–11
Patrick Gym (3,266)Burlington, NY
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/19/2013 *10:00 pm
at Santa Clara First Round
L 67–77
21–12
Leavey Center (1,011)Santa Clara, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References