2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record28–7 (15–1 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Santo
  • Nathan Johnson
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 7   .800
UMass Lowell 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Bryant 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
Maine 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
UMBC 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
Albany 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
NJIT 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym located in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions.[1] They defeated NJIT,[2] Binghamton[3] and UMass Lowell to win the America East tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region. There, they lost to Marquette.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ileri Ayo-Faleye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Rhode Island Lebanon, PA
G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Grant High School Portland, OR
G 2 Sam Alamutu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Rothesay Netherwood School Ajax, ON
G 3 TJ Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Rock School Pelham, ON
F 4 Jackson Skipper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Link Year Prep Tulsa, OK
G 5 Brenton Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Bowling Green Allen, TX
G 12 Shamir Bogues 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tarleton State Killeen, TX
G 13 Jace Roquemore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS UC San Diego Henderson, NV
F 14 Michael Mora 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Asheville School Palo Alto, CA
G 15 Charlie Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Hampton School Santa Monica, CA
G 20 TJ Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairfield Rockville Centre, NY
F 21 Seth Joba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Orchard Park, NY
F 24 Matt Veretto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Delaware South Windsor, CT
G 25 Michel Ndayishimiye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Rice Memorial High School Burlington, VT
F 32 Nick Fiorillo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Scarborough High School Scarborough, ME
F 34 Noah Barnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Poughkeepsie, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
1:00 p.m. 		Catholic W 85–59  –
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Michael's W 65–47  –
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Merrimack W 67–55  1–0
 Patrick Gym (2,077)
Burlington, VT
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Plattsburgh State W 92–41  2–0
 Patrick Gym (2,389)
Burlington, VT
November 16, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU 		vs. Charleston
Myrtle Beach Invitational first round 		W 73–64  3–0
 HTC Center (1,154)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Saint Louis
Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals 		W 78–68  4–0
 HTC Center (1,126)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Liberty
Myrtle Beach Invitational championship 		L 61–71  4–1
 HTC Center (1,228)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont State–Johnson W 106–57  5–1
 Patrick Gym (1,855)
Burlington, VT
November 25, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 70–79  5–2
 Carver Arena (5,068)
Peoria, IL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 64–53  6–2
 Patrick Gym (2,080)
Burlington, VT
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Yale W 66–65  7–2
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NESN 		at Northeastern W 73–71  8–2
 Matthews Arena (987)
Boston, MA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colgate L 71–77  8–3
 Patrick Gym (2,641)
Burlington, VT
December 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech L 51–73  8–4
 Cassell Coliseum (4,918)
Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 86–60  9–4
 Savage Arena (4,031)
Toledo, OH
December 22, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 69–70  9–5
 Millett Hall (1,186)
Oxford, OH
January 2, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Brown W 71–70  10–5
 Pizzitola Sports Center (623)
Providence, RI
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine W 65–58  11–5
(1–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,704)
Burlington, VT
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC W 77–72  12–5
(2–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,052)
Burlington, VT
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 76–55  13–5
(3–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,434)
Burlington, VT
January 18, 2024
6:07 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 82–62  14–5
(4–0) 		Binghamton University Events Center (3,345)
Vestal, NY
January 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 72–65 OT 15–5
(5–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (957)
Lowell, MA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 67–57  16–5
(6–0) 		Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany W 81–59  17–5
(7–0) 		Patrick Gym (2,338)
Burlington, VT
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 62–49  18–5
(8–0) 		Patrick Gym (3,000)
Burlington, VT
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 61–63  18–6
(8–1) 		Wellness and Events Center (474)
Newark, NJ
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 72–70  19–6
(9–1) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,710)
Catonsville, MD
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 70–54  20–6
(10–1) 		Patrick Gym (2,375)
Burlington, VT
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine W 68–57  21–6
(11–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (940)
Orono, ME
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany W 94–80  22–6
(12–1) 		Broadview Center (2,541)
Albany, NY
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant W 65–48  23–6
(13–1) 		Patrick Gym (3,000)
Burlington, VT
March 2, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 74–62  24–6
(14–1) 		Patrick Gym (3,015)
Burlington, VT
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 68–64  25–6
(15–1) 		Lundholm Gym (776)
Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (8) Albany
Quarterfinals 		W 75–72  26–6
 Patrick Gym (2,692)
Burlington, VT
March 12, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (4) New Hampshire
Semifinals 		W 66–59  27–6
 Patrick Gym (2,487)
Burlington, VT
March 16, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		(1) (2) UMass Lowell
Championship 		W 66–61  28–6
 Patrick Gym (3,000)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
7:10 p.m., CBS 		(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 13 Duke
First round 		L 47–64  28–7
 Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South region.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Manley, Ryan (March 4, 2023). "Penn Leads #1 Cats in 84-57 Quarterfinal Victory Over NJIT". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Vermont beats Binghamton 79-57". Bleacher Report. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Hass, Trevor (March 11, 2023). "Vermont dashes UMass Lowell's hopes of a spot in NCAA men's basketball tournament". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Stacy, Mitch (March 18, 2023). "March Madness: Jones, Marquette roll over Vermont 78-61". AP News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Vermont Catamounts Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.