VERMONT (6-4, 0-0 AMERICA EAST) VS. SIENA (2-7, 0-0 MAAC) DEC. 11, :00 P.M. -- BURLINGTON, VT. -- PATRICK GYMNASIUM (3,266)

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1 > GM 11 VERMONT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 97 SPEAR STREET BURLINGTON, VT CONTACT: DUSTIN PARKER, /CELL: VERMONT (6-4, 0-0 AMERICA EAST) VS. SIENA (2-7, 0-0 MAAC) DEC. 11, :00 P.M. -- BURLINGTON, VT. -- PATRICK GYMNASIUM (3,266) SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL: 6-4 CONFERENCE: 0-0 HOME: 1-0 ROAD: 2-4 NEUTRAL: 3-0 O.27 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (EXH) W, O. 29 CONCORDIA (EXH) W, N. 4 ST. MICHAEL S (EXH) W, N. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN) L, N. 17 vs. Bradley # W, N. 18 vs. Coastal Carolina # W,80-67 N. 19 vs. Northern Kentucky # W, N. 22 MAINE-FT. KENT (ESPN3) W, N. 25 at Yale (ESPN3) W, N. 29 at Richmond (NBCSW+) W, D. 2 at Bucknell L, D. 5 at Marquette (FS1) L, D. 9 at Northeastern L, D. 11 SIENA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D. 16 at St. Bonaventure 4 p.m. D. 21 QUINNIPIAC (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J. 2 at Harvard (NESNPlus) 7 p.m. J. 4 at UMass Lowell* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J. 6 UMBC* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J. 10 at Dartmouth (ILDN) 7 p.m. J. 13 STONY BROOK* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. J. 15 MAINE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J. 18 at New Hampshire* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J. 21 at Hartford* (ESPN3) 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 + highest seeds hosts on campus sites VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (6-4, 0-0 AE) LAST TIME OUT L, at Northeastern (12/9/17) STATS LEADERS Points per Game Anthony Lamb, 16.1 Ernie Duncan, 11.9 Trae Bell-Haynes, 11.8 Rebounds per Game Anthony Lamb, 6.1 Payton Henson, 6.1 Everett Duncan, 3.7 Assists per Game Trae Bell-Haynes, 5.3 Ernie Duncan, 2.4 Payton Henson, 1.4 HEAD COACH John Becker Overall: UVM: PROBABLE STARTERS SIENA SAINTS (2-7, 0-0 MAAC) LAST TIME OUT L, vs. Albany (12/9/17) STATS LEADERS Points per Game Nico Clareth, 15.9 Ahsante Shivers, 11.1 Prince Oduro, 9.1 Rebounds per Game Prince Oduro, 5.3 Sammy Friday, 4.8 Roman Penn, 4.7 Assists per Game Roman Penn, 2.9 Nico Clareth, 1.6 Prince Oduro, 1.3 HEAD COACH Jimmy Patsos Overall: Siena: CATAMOUNT AVERAGES ( ) BROADCAST INFO Local Radio: ESPN Radio Play by Play: Sam Hyman Internet Radio: ESPN Radio Play by Play: Sam Hyman Internet Broadcoast: CatamounTV.com Play by Play: Alastair Ingram Color Commentator: Bernie Cieplicki JUMP BALL Vermont is looking for its eighth straight win over Siena. The University of Vermont will dedicate and rename center court Tom Brennan Court after longtime coach Tom Brennan in a ceremony before the game. Monday night s clash will reunite former college teammates John Becker and Jimmy Patsos. With a win, the Catamounts can record their 50th all-time victory against a current MAAC program. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Cl.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 0 Stef Smith (6-1, 170, Fr.) G Career-high 20 pts (6-6 3PT) at Marquette 1 Skyler Nash (6-6, 215, Fr.) G Avg. 20 ppg & 7 rpg last yr at Gould Acad. 2 Trae Bell-Haynes (6-2, 175, Sr.) G Matched career-high w/10 asts at Yale 3 Anthony Lamb (6-6, 227, So.) F Scored career-high 32 pts at Northeastern 4 David Urso (6-2, 205, Sr.) G Career-high 3 assists vs. Fisher(12/19/15) 5 Samuel Dingba (6-5, 205, R-Jr.) F Scored 13 pts in UVM debut vs. UMFK 12 Bailey Patella (6-5, 185, Fr.) F Won NEPSAC Champ. at VT Acad. 14 Cam Ward (6-2, 165, Sr.) G Scored season-high 17 pts vs. UML last yr 15 Ra Kpedi (6-9, 220, Fr.) F Second Team IndyStar Super Team 20 Ernie Duncan (6-3, 190, R-Jr.) G Scored season-high 21 pts at Richmond 21 Everett Duncan (6-6, 192, R-So.) G pts, 3 rebs vs. Coastal Car. 24 Ben Shungu (6-2, 200, R-Fr.) G Scored 11 pts in UVM debut vs. UMFK 25 Drew Urquhart (6-8, 230, Sr.) F Set new career-high w/15 pts vs. Coastal Car. 35 Payton Henson (6-8, 215, R-Sr.) F Registered double figures in 4 out of last 5 gms 44 Nate Rohrer (6-7, 215, R-Sr.) F Career-high 14 pts vs. Bingh. (2/17/16) 1

2 INSIDE THE MATCHUP AMERICA EAST STANDINGS Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk AMERICA EAST FINAL STANDINGS Albany W3 Binghamton W6 UMBC W2 Vermont L3 UMass Lowell L4 Hartford W1 Stony Brook W1 Maine L1 New Hampshire L2 LAST TIME OUT VS. SIENA LAST MEETING WITH MAINE LAST 10 GAMES VS. SIENA ALL-TIME: UVM TRAILS D. 29, 2016: Vermont redshirt senior forward Darren Payen scored a season-high 17 points to lead the Catamounts to a win at Siena on Thursday night in the non-conference road finale. UVM had a balanced scoring attack as nine different players recorded a point. Payen reached his season-high on 7-of-9 shooting and made 3-of-4 attempts at the charity stripe while grabbing four rebounds off the glass. Trae Bell-Haynes followed as the second Catamount to notch double figures. The junior guard nearly matched Payen with 16 points. Date Location Result UVM High Scorer 12/29/16 Albany, N.Y. W, Darren Payen, 17 12/29/15 Burlington, Vt. W, Trae Bell-Haynes, 19 11/17/14 Albany, N.Y. W, Ethan O Day, 20 11/12/13 Burlington, Vt. W, Clancy Rugg, 19 11/9/12 Albany, N.Y. W, Luke Apfeld, 16 11/26/11 Burlington, Vt. W, Matt Glass, 13 11/13/10 Albany, N.Y. W, Joey Accaoui/Evan Fjeld, 19 1/2/06 Burlington, Vt. L, Martin Klimes, 16 12/28/04 Albany, N.Y. W, Taylor Coppenrath, 34 1/19/89 Loudonville, N.Y. L, Joe Calavita, 19 2

3 MORE ON THE MATCHUP UVM ALL-TIME VS. CURRENT MAAC Vermond has reached the win column close to 50 times against current members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), but the Cats trail in the combined series. Team Rec. UVM s Last Win Canisius 2-17 Feb. 23, 2013 Fairfield 2-8 Feb. 20, 2010 Iona 3-5 Dec. 22, 2010 Manhattan 2-1 Marist 11-5 Nov. 16, 2016 Monmouth 2-2 Feb. 9, 1985 Niagara 4-15 Nov. 21, 2015 Quinnipiac 8-3 Nov. 12, 2016 St. Peter s 3-3 Dec. 29, 1981 Siena Dec. 29, 2016 REUNITING COLLEGE TEAMMATES Vermont head coach John Becker and Siena head coach Jimmy Patsos were teammates at Catholic University from The pair played under Jack Bruen before Bruen left for Colgate and guided the Red Raiders to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1995 and In the head-to-head meetings between the former Cardinals, Becker has an unblemished 4-0 record since Patsos took over for the Saints in SCOUTING SIENA The Saints bring their 2-7 record to Catamount Country after dropping three out of their last four contests. Siena is tenacious on the offensive glass as the group from the Capital City Region ranks second among Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) teams with 12.2 offensive boards per game. On the perimeter, the Saints are tied for fourth in the MAAC with a 36.7% three-point percentage. Junior guard Nico Clareth has posted 15.9 points per game to lead the Saints. Clareth has been the team s leading scorer in six games, including a 30-point outing in a tough overtime loss at Lehigh on Nov. 17. Sophomore guard Ahsante Shivers follows with a 11.1 scoring average and he is one of five Saints with at least 4.0 rebounds per game. NEWS AND NOTES FORMER CONFERENCE RIVALS Vermont and Siena were conference rivals in the mid-to-late 1980 s when America East was formerly known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988, then the North Atlantic Conference from 1988 to Siena was a member of the conferemce from USA TODAY COACHES POLL Despite losing their vote in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll, the Catamounts picked up three votes in the USA Today Top-25 Coaches Poll last Monday. UVM IN THE RANKINGS (17-18) Stat NCAA Conf. Value Fewest Fouls Fewest Turnovers Assist/TO Ratio Turnovers/Gm Assists/Gm FG% Rebound Margin Scoring Defense PT% W/L% Blocks/Gm FT Made FT% Scoring Margin Total Blocks CATS IN NEW ENGLAND Vermont has compiled 339 wins since the start of the season - the second most among Division I schools in New England. UConn 371 Vermont 339 Providence 273 Boston University 270 Rhode Island 267 UMass 259 Northeastern 259 Boston College 258 Holy Cross 253 Harvard 250 LAST TIME OUT D. 9, 2017: UVM sophomore Anthony Lamb set a new career-high with 32 points but the Catamounts fell to former conference rival Northeastern on Saturday afternoon. Lamb s career night came on 8-of-18 shooting and the sophomore was a perfect 15-for- 15 at the charity stripe. He became the first UVM player to make at least 15 free throws in a game since teammate Trae Bell-Haynes accomplished the feat against Western Carolina in the 2016 CBI Tournament. Ernie Duncan added 14 points after making 5-of-8 attempts from the floor and dished out a pair of assists. AMERICA EAST DOMINANCE Since the start of the season, Vermont has 190 America East wins - the most in the conference. Vermont 190 Stony Brook 135 Albany 133 Binghamton 104 New Hampshire 103 Hartford 98 Maine 98 UMBC 79 UMass Lowell 26 MAGIC NUMBERS Since the season, Vermont is 81-9 when holding opponents to 60 points or less. UVM was 17-0 in , 16-4 in and 7-0 in , 15-1 in , and 1-0 in The Cats were 23-7 when Anthony Lamb scored in double figures. UVM is when scoring 80+ points since the season. 3

4 MORE NEWS AND NOTES HONORING TOM BRENNAN Before Monday night s game, the University of Vermont will honor longtime coach Tom Brennan by renaming center court Tom Brennan Court. The ceremony is presented by the UVM Alumni Association. Some quick hits about Coach Brennan: Served 19 seasons at UVM from Led the Catamounts to four 20-win seasons Won three America East Championships (2003, 2004, and 2005), also the program s first three titles Guided the 13th-seeded Cats to their first ever NCAA Tournament victory over Big East Champion and fourthseeded Syracuse in The upset was nominated for an ESPY Award for biggest upset Coached 25 All-Conference selections, 15 District All-Stars, and six America East Players of the Year Earned America East Coach of the Year three times (1991, 1998, 2002), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) twice (1991, 2002) (New England Coach of the Year once (2002) He is the all-time leader in coaching wins (264) and games coached (540) at UVM CURRENT CATS VS. SIENA The Catamounts have three players averaging close to double figures against the Saints over the course of their careers: Player GMS PPG/FG%/REBS/AST Bell-Haynes /55.5% (15-27)/5/8 Er. Duncan 3 7.3/31.8 (7-22)/7/10 Lamb 1 8.0/44.4% (4-9)/6/0 Rohrer 1 5.0/100.0% (2-2)/3/0 Urquhart 3 4.7/40.0%(4-10)/7/1 Ward 3 3.3/20.0% (2-10)/7/7 Ernie Duncan has also shot 35.7% (5-14) from beyond the arc against Siena. LAMB S CAREER NIGHT Sophomore Anthony Lamb recorded his first career 30-point performance with 32 points at Northeastern on Saturday. His 32 points set a new career high and marked the first 30-point outing for a Catamount since Ernie Duncan racked up 33 points against Hofstra in the Gulf Coast Showcase last season. The star sophomore also made a perfect 15-of-15 attempts at the charity stripe. Lamb became the first UVM player to make at least 15 free throws since teammate Trae Bell-Haynes did so against Western Carolina in the first round of the CBI Tournament during the campaign. He also matched a season-high with a pair of blocks, the fifth time he has swatted away two shots this season. DOWNTOWN STEF Freshman Stef Smith had a perfect 6-for-6 shooting performance at Marquette last week. Smith is the latest freshman to make six attempts from beyond the arc after teammate Anthony Lamb drained half-a-dozen triples against Maine in the America East Quarterfinal last season. HISTORY IN RICHMOND With the win at Richmond, Vermont beat a current Atlantic 10 opponent for the first time since 2008 and recorded its first true road win over an A-10 school sinc Feb PROJECTED 12 SEED ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi has predicted the Green and Gold as a No. 12 seed in his latest Bracketology mock-up. The Cats are matched up against No. 5 Cincinnati in the East Region. The highest seed an CAT STAT America East team has ever received in the NCAA Tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 is a No. 12 seed by Drexel ( ) and Boston University ( ). BALANCE IS THE KEY Vermont s offense has come from numerous angles as five different players have either led or held a share of the team high in scoring through the first nine games - Anthony Lamb three times, Trae Bell-Haynes, Stef Smith, and Ernie Duncan twice, and Samuel Dingba once. TOUGH NON-CONF. SCHEDULE The non-conference schedule features six teams who earned a postseason berth last season - Bucknell, Kentucky, Marquette, and Northern Kentucky qualified for the NCAA Tournament while Richmond made it to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Quarterfinals. Coastal Carolina played in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Finals. CONFERENCE DOMINANCE The Catamounts currently own the longest conference winning streak in the history of America East at 21 games: 1. Vermont (2015-p) 21 gms 2. Siena ( ) 20 gms 3. Northeastern ( ) 19 gms 3. Stony Brook ( ) 19 gms 4. Boston University ( ) 16 gms TRUE NEW ENGLANDER Since , the Catamounts have recorded win seasons, which is doubled compared to any other team in New England: 1. Vermont Boston Univ./Rhode Isl Harvard/Providence 6 4

5 CATS IN THE NEWS MARQUETTE S WOJO ON UVM After Saturday s win over the Catamounts, Marquette 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 Monday 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 SCHED- ULES - 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 upset 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: 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. CALIPARI S QUOTE ABOUT UVM 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 season. Vermont was ranked No. 4 behind No. 3 Rhode Island, No. 2 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 CollegeInsider.com named Trae Bell- Haynes 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. PAYEN HEADED TO SPAIN 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 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-of-73) of his attempts from the floor and charted five double-figure games against America East teams. 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-team predictions, the Catamounts cracked the top-50 among BR s team rankings. COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP-25 CollegeInsider.com released its Mid- Major Top-25 Poll on Oct. 30 and the Catamounts landed at No. 3 in the preseason ranking behind Gonzaga and St. Mary s. 5

6 Team CATS IN THE NEWS (CONTINUED) Points 1. Gonzaga St. Mary s Vermont Charleston Oakland Bucknell Harvard BYU UT Arlington Belmont 371 NBC SPORTS MID-MAJOR PRESEASON POWER RANK- INGS 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 SPORTS MID-MAJOR PRESEASON ALL-AMERI- CANS UVM star Anthony Lamb was named a NBC Sports Mid-Major Preseason All- American 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). YAHOO SPORTS 68 PREDICTIONS 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. ESPN S 351 D1 RANKINGS ESPN s John Gasaway ranked all 351 Division I college programs and put the Catamounts at No. 74, based on his %RPM rating - percentage of possession-minutes that a roster returns from last season. Vermont was picked fourth among New England programs - No. 29 Providence, No. 46 Rhode Island, and No. 64 UConn. 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: PRE- SEASON 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 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, All- America East First Team 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 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. 6

7 SEASON ONE-LINERS DATE: November 12, 2017 OPPONENT: at Kentucky L, 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 W, 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 W, 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 W, 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 W, 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 W, 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 W, UVM won its first true road game against an A-10 opponent since the season. DATE: December 2, 2017 OPPONENT: at Bucknell L, 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 L, Stef Smith was a perfect 6-for- 6 from beyond the arc on his way to a career-high 20 points. DATE: December 9, 2017 OPPONENT: at Northeastern L, Anthony Lamb set a new career-high with 32 points, including a perfect at the charity stripe. DATE: December 11, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Siena DATE: December 16, 2017 OPPONENT: at. St. Bonaventure DATE: December 21, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Quinnipiac DATE: January 2, 2018 OPPONENT: at Harvard DATE: January 4, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMass Lowell DATE: January 6, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMBC DATE: January 10, 2018 OPPONENT: at Dartmouth DATE: January 13, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Stony Brook DATE: January 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Maine DATE: January 18, 2018 OPPONENT: at New Hampshire DATE: January 21, 2018 OPPONENT: at Hartford DATE: January 24, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Albany DATE: January 31, 2018 OPPONENT: at Binghamton DATE: February 3, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMBC DATE: February 8, 2018 OPPONENT: at Albany DATE: February 11, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMass Lowell DATE: February 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. New Hampshire DATE: February 18, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Hartford DATE: February 21, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Binghamton DATE: February 24, 2018 OPPONENT: at Stony Brook DATE: February 27, 2018 OPPONENT: at Maine 7

8 VERMONT QUICK FACTS 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 Athletic Department Fax Athletic Ticket Office Patrick Gymnasium Press Row COACHING STAFF Head Coach John Becker (Catholic 90) Record at Vermont (Overall) ( ) America East Record 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 Overall Record Conference Record 16-0 Letterwinners Returning 12 Letterwinners Lost 3 Newcomers Captains TBA TEAM HISTORY First Year of Men s Basketball 1900 All-Time Record 1,219-1,115 (.522) All-Time America East Record (.531) NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 Last NCAA Appearance 2017 (L vs. Purdue) NIT Appearances 3 (Last ) America East Titles 6 (Last ) NEW LOOK CATS RA KPEDI Forward 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 Illinois made the tournament during the season and Andy was named team MVP as year later as a senior SKYLER NASH Guard 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 All- Conference 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 and rumored to be the oldest living Globetrotter. BAILEY PATELLA Forward 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 season. STEF SMITH Guard 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. America East Regular Season Titles 7 (Last ) 8

9 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 6-4 HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 2-4 NEUTRAL: 3-0 AMERICA EAST RECORD: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 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 ,174 N. 17 # Bradley W Bell-Haynes/Smith - 14 Henson - 9 Bell-Haynes - 5 Urquhart N. 18 # Coastal Carolina W Er. Duncan - 19 Urquhart - 6 Er. Duncan - 6 Rohrer N. 19 # Northern Kentucky W Lamb - 26 Lamb - 14 Bell-Haynes - 3 Lamb/Urquhart 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 ,055 D. 9 at Northeastern L Lamb - 32 Payton Henson tied - 2 Lamb - 2 1,600 D.11 SIENA D.16 at St. Bonaventure D.21 QUINNIPIAC J. 2 at Harvard J. 4 * at UMass Lowell J. 6 * UMBC J. 10 at Dartmouth J.13 * STONY BROOK J. 15 * MAINE J. 18 * at New Hampshire 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 Most Points 116 vs. Union (2/16/57) Field Goals Made 49 vs. Maine (12/3/75) 3PT Field Goals 17 vs. Middlebury (12/8/94) Free Throws 40 vs. New Hampshire (2/114/10) Rebounds 73 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/69) Assists 31 vs. Middlebury (2/22/82) Steals 24 vs. Norwich (12/2/91) Most Turnovers 33 vs. Northeastern (12/5/85) Fewest Turnovers 3 vs. Boston U (3/10/90) VERMONT INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Points in a Game - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Field Goals Made - 18, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Northeastern (1/7/04) Consecutive Field Goals Made - 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson ( /23/11) 3PT Field Goals Made - 11, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Northeastern (1/17/02) Free Throws Made - 21, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Consecutive Free Throws Made - 42, Eddie Benton (4 games - 2/11-2/20/93) Rebounds - 29, Benny Becton vs. Maine (12/7/62) Assists - 15, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Albany (11/30/00) Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) Steals - 9, Howard Hudson vs. Saint Michael s (12/8/82) 9

10 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Stef Smith Fr. G Ajax., Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 1 Skyler Nash Fr. G Chicago, Ill./Gould Academy 2 Trae Bell-Haynes Sr. G Toronto, Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 3 Anthony Lamb So. F Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena 4 David Urso Sr. G Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 5 Samuel Dingba R-Jr. F Yaounde, Cameroon/Salisbury School (Quinnipiac) 12 Bailey Patella Fr. F Lenox, Mass./Vermont Academy 14 Cam Ward Sr. G Marshall, Wis./Marshall 15 Ra Kpedi Fr. F Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 20 Ernie Duncan R-Jr. G Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 21 Everett Duncan R-So. G Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 24 Ben Shungu R-Fr. G Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial 25 Drew Urquhart Sr. F Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastside Catholic 32 Josh Speidel R-Fr. F Columbus Ind./Columbus North 35 Payton Henson R-Sr. F Siloam Springs, Ark./Siloam Springs (Tulane) 44 Nate Rohrer R-Sr. F 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 Bell-Haynes, Trae 5 Dingba, Sam 20 Duncan, Ernie 21 Duncan, Everett 35 Henson, Payton 15 Kpedi, Ra 3 Lamb, Anthony 1 Nash, Skylar 12 Patella, Bailey 44 Rohrer, Nate 24 Shungu, Ben 0 Smith, Stef 32 Speidel, Josh 25 Urquhart, Drew 4 Urso, David 14 Ward, Cam by position G F G G F F F G F F G G F F G G geographical roster United States (12) 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 by class Seniors (6) Bell-Haynes, Henson, Rohrer, Urquhart, Urso, Ward 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 tray Guards (8) Bell-Haynes, Duncan, Er., Duncan, Ev., Nash, Shungu, Smith Urso, Ward Forwards (8) Dingba, Henson, Kpedi, Lamb, Patella, Rohrer, Speidel, Urquhart Ra Kpedi Nate Rohrer Ben Shungu Josh Speidel Drew Urquhart raw / ped-ee roar shun-goo spy-dell irk-heart 10

11 VERMONT TEAM HIGH/LOWS (17-18) Points High: 90, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 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: 45, at Kentucky (11/12/17) Low: 33, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Rebounds High: 50, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 21, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Assists High: 19, 3x (last at Marquette, 12/2/17) Low: 5, at Bucknell (12/2/17) Steals High: 6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 0, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Blocks High: 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 0, at Marquette (12/5/17) Turnovers High: 18, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Low: 7, at Kentucky (11/12/17) Field Goals Made High: 29, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 22, vs. Bradley (11/17/17) Field Goal Percentage High: 53.1%, at Richmond (11/29/17) 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: 45.5%, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Low: 25.0%, vs. Bradley (11/17/17) Free Throws Made High: 20, 3x at Northeastern (12/9/17) Low: 7, at Kentucky (11/12/17) Free Throw Percentage High: 83.3%, (20-24), at Nrthestrn. (12/9/17) Low: 53.8%, (7-13), vs. Kentucky (11/12/17) NOTABLE GAMES (17-18) 20-POINT GAMES Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes 0 6 Ernie Duncan 1 5 Everett Duncan 0 0 Payton Henson 0 2 Anthony Lamb 4 12 Stef Smith 1 1 Drew Urquhart 0 0 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes 6 55 Samuel Dingba 1 1 Ernie Duncan 7 38 Everett Duncan 0 0 Payton Henson 6 35 Anthony Lamb 8 30 Nate Rohrer -- 3 Ben Shungu 1 1 Stef Smith 2 2 Drew Urquhart 3 14 Cam Ward 2 28 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Career Payton Henson 0 1 Anthony Lamb 1 4 Drew Urquhart 0 4 Cam Ward 0 2 GAMES PLAYED/STARTED Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes 9/9 114/107 Samuel Dingba 5/0 50/11 Ernie Duncan 10/10 81/79 Everett Duncan 10/10 37/10 Payton Henson 10/10 105/33 Anthony Lamb 10/10 45/45 Skyler Nash 7/0 7/0 Nate Rohrer 5/0 51/8 Ben Shungu 4/0 4/0 Stef Smith 10/1 10/1 Drew Urquhart 10/0 110/17 David Urso 1/0 26/0 Cam Ward 10/0 116/4 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (17/18) Anthony Lamb vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17): 26 points, 14 rebs UVM RECORD WHEN 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 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 Margin is between Margin is more than 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

12 VERMONT INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #0 Stef Smith Career Points 20, at Marquette (12/5/17) 20, at Marquette (12/5/17) Reb 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Assists 3, 4x (last at Marq., 12/5/17) 3, 4x (last at Marq., 12/5/17) Steals 1, 2x (last at Marq., 12/5/17) 1, 2x (last at Marq., 12/5/17) FGM 7, at Marquette (12/5/17) 7, at Marquette (12/5/17) 3FGM 6, at Marquette (12/5/17) 6, at Marquette (12/5/17) #1 Skyler Nash Career Points 6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Reb 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Assists 2, at Richmond (11/29/17) 2, at Richmond (11/29/17) Steals FGM 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3FGM 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) #2 Trae Bell-Haynes Career Points 19, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) 28, vs. Niagara, 11/21/15 Reb 5, 2x (last at Marquette, 12/5/17) 7, at Purdue, 11/15/15 Assists 10, at Yale (11/25/17) 10, 2x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) Steals 2, 2x (last at Marq., 12/5/17) 5, at Harvard, 1/3/16 FGM 8, 2x (last vs. NKU, 11/19/17) 10, at Maine, 1/6/16 3FGM 1, 2x (last vs. Cstl Car. (11/18/17) 3, vs. New Hampshire, 2/24/16 #3 Anthony Lamb Career Points 32, at Northeastern (12/9/17) 32, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Reb 14, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) 14, 2x (last vs. NKU, 11/19/17) Assists 3, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Steals 3, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) 4, vs. Stony Brook, 2/25/17 Blocks 2, 5x (last at Nrthestrn., 12/9/17) 4, 2x (last at Hart., 2/4/17) FGM 10, 2x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) 12 vs. Eastern Mich (12/17/16) 3FGM 2, 2x (last vs. NKU (11/19/17) 4, at UMass Lowell (2/15/17) #4 David Urso Career 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) #21 Everett Duncan Career Points 9, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 11, 2x (last vs. UMass Lowell, 1/18/16) Reb 7, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) 8, 2x (last vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16) Assists 2, 2x (last at Nrthestrn.,12/9/17) 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 Steals 1, at Marquette (12/5/17) 2 vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16 FGM 3, 2x (last at Richmond, 11/29/17) 4 vs. UMass Lowell, 1/18/16 3FGM 3, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3, 3x (last vs. UMFK, 11/22/17) #24 Ben Shungu 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, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 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) #25 Drew Urquhart Career Points 15, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) 15, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) Reb 6, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) 11, vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists 2, 3x (last at Marq, 12/5/17) 3 at UMass Lowell, 2/8/16 Steals -- 2 at Nevada, 3/23/16 FGM 5, 2x (last vs. Cstl Car. (11/18/17) 7, at Butler, 12/21/16 Blocks 2, 2x (last vs. NKU, 11/19/17) 3 vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16 #35 Payton Henson Career Points 19, at Yale (11/25/17)) 21 at Providence, 11/14/16 Reb 9, 2x (last at Nrthestrn, 12/9/17) 10, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 Assists 3, at Marquette (12/5/17) 4, 2x (last vs. Maine, 3/1/17) Steals 1, at Yale (11/25/17) 4, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 FGM 6, at Yale (11/25/17) 9 at Providence, 11/14/16 3FGM 3, at Yale (11/25/17) 3, 4x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) Blocks 1, at Richmond (11/29/17) 2, 6x (last vs. Albany, 3/11/17) #44 Nate Rohrer Career Points 4, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 14 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 Reb 2, 3x (last at Bucknell, 12/2/17) 5, 3x (last: at Hartford, 1/16/16) Assists 1, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) 4, 2x (last vs. E. Mich, 12/17/16 Steals -- 2 vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 FGM 1, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 6 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 3FGM -- 2 at Binghamton, 1/21/16 #5 Samuel Dingba Career Points 13, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 13, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Reb 6, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 9, vs. Canisius (12/5/15) Assists 1, at Yale (11/25/17) 1, 3x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) Steals 1, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 1, 2x (last vs. UMFK, 11/22/17) FGM 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Blocks 2, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 3, vs. Albany (12/1/15) #12 Bailey Patella Career Points Reb Assists Steals FGM Blocks #14 Cam Ward Career Points 8, at Marquette (12/5/17) 24, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) Reb 2, 3x at Richmond (11/29/17) 13 at Hartford, 1/31/15 Assists 2, at Northeastern (12/9/17) 7 vs. UMBC, 3/4/15 Steals -- 3, 2x (last: at Yale, 12/5/15) FGM 3, at Marquette (12/5/17) 9 vs. Maine, 3/2/16 3FGM 2, at Marquette (12/5/17) 6, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) #15 Ra Kpedi Career Points Reb Assists Steals FGM #20 Ernie Duncan Career Points 21, at Richmond (11/29/17) 33, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 Reb 5, at Richmond (11/29/17) 7 at Stony Brook, 3/12/16) Assists 6, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) 7, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) Steals 1, vs. Coastal Car. (11/18/17) 3, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) FGM 7, 2x (last at Rich., 11/29/17) 10, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 3FGM 5, at Richmond (11/29/17) 7, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 12

13 THE BENCH BOSS Set the program record in 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 thirdww-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 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 mark, including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance ( ). Served as the head men s basketball coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 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 and the head men s tennis coach at the school from TOP-10 ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT VERMONT Rk Coach (years) Yrs Gms Record (win %) 1. Tom Brennan ( ) (.489) 2. John Fuzzy Evans ( ) (.571) 3. John Becker (2011-present) (.665) 4. Mike Lonergan ( ) (.649) 5. Peter Salzberg ( ) (.441) 6. Art Loche ( ) (.418) 7. Tom Keady ( ) (.789) 8. John Sabo ( ) (.595) 9. Bill Whitmore ( ) (.324) 10. W.J. McAvoy ( ) (.589) MILESTONES Picked up 127th career win (in 195 games) at Vermont at Albany on Jan. 25, 2016 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, Earned his 50th career win (in 82 games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State on Dec. 30, Won his 65th career game (in 98 games) and captured the JOHN BECKER Meghan & Rob Cioffi Endowed Head Coach of Men s Basketball 7th Season PERSONAL Children: Katherine, Ella EDUCATION College: Catholic, 1990 Graduate Degree: George Wash., 2001 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-p 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 Vermont NCAA Vermont CBI Vermont NIT Vermont CBI Vermont CBI Vermont NCAA Vermont TOTALS 7 seasons 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 season, Becker has the seventh-highest winning percentage. (current school in parenthesis) Steve Prohm - Murray State (Iowa St.).744 Michael White - La. Tech. (Florida).698 Jim Larranaga - Miami.681 Archie Miller - Dayton (Indiana).679 Mark Turgeon - Maryland.674 Bryce Drew - Valparaiso (Vanderbilt).673 JOHN BECKER - VERMONT.665 Frank Haith - Missouri (Tulsa) 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 to post six straight 20-win seasons. Is one of seven active coaches with 20 wins in his first six seasons as a Division I head coach at a single school. He owns a career record of in America East games America East Championship & NCAA appearance (2nd NCAA win in program history) America East Championship Game & CBI appearance America East Regular Season Championship & NIT appearance America East Semifinals & CBI Semifinals America East Championship Game & CBI Semifinals America East Regular Season & Championship, NCAA appearance 13

14 Team THE LAST TIME... UVM Played a Ranked Opponent No. 1 Top 5 Top 10 Top 25 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 Top 5 Top 10 Top 25 11/13/06 (77-63) at No. 14 Boston College 100 Points by a Team By UVM 101 vs. Quinnipiac (12/23/06) 100 by UMass Lowell (2/8/16) 40+ Point Win By UVM vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) by Providence (11/24/09) Point Win By UVM vs. UNH (3/6/17) by Rhode Island (12/30/04) Overtime Game UVM Win at Binghamton (3/2/14) UVM Loss by Boston U. (2/27/11) Double Overtime Game UVM Win vs. Hartford (3/4/12) UVM Loss vs. Harvard (12/6/14) Triple Overtime Game UVM Win at Hartford (2/2/96) UVM Loss Won Game in Final Seconds By UVM Trae Bell-Haynes at 2.7 seconds UVM defeated Northern Kent., (11/19/17) Devin Davis layup as time expired Houston defeated UVM, (11/23/16) 5 Players in Double Figures By UVM at UMBC (2/20/16 - W, 99-54) by Richmond - W, (11/29/17) 6+ Players in Double Figures By UVM at UMass Lowell (2/8/16 - L, ) by UMass Lowell (1/18/16) Made Field Goals By UVM 42 vs. Middlebury (2/4/03) Made 50+ Field Goals By UVM Made Fewer Than 20 Field Goals By UVM 16 vs Albany, (3/11/17) 16 by Maine (3/1/17) Had Field Goal Attempts By UVM 70 vs. Maine (3/1/09) Shot Over 60% From the Field By UVM.623 (33-of-53) at UMass Lowell (2/15/17) Shot Over 70% From the Field By UVM Shot Less Than 30% From the Field By UVM.273 (15-of-55) at Boston U. (1/8/13).280 (14-of-50) by UNH (3/6/17) Made 10+ Three-Point Field Goals By UVM 13 at Marquette (12/5/17) 10 by Northeastern (12/9/17) Made 15+ Three-Point Field Goals By UVM 16 vs. UMass Lowell (2/11/15) 18 by Purdue (11/15/16) Made 0 Three-Point Field Goals By UVM 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).667 (6-of-9) by Albany (2/28/15) Made Free Throws By UVM 36 at Binghamton (3/2/14) 34 by Siena (11/17/14) Made 40+ Free Throws By UVM 40 vs. UNH (2/14/10) 40 by Binghamton (3/2/14) Made 5 or Fewer Free Throws By UVM 4 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 5 by Northeastern (12/10/16) Shot over 90% From the Foul Line By UVM.905 (19-of-21) vs. Niagara (11/21/15).917 (11-of-12) by Coastal Carolina (11/18/17) Shot 100% From the Foul Line By UVM 16-of-16 at Loyola (11/18/07) (4-for-4) by Binghamton (2/6/17) Had 50+ Rebounds By UVM 50 vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 52 by Providence (11/24/09) Had 60+ Rebounds By UVM 61 vs. Binghamton (1/25/06) Had Assists By UVM 20 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 25 by Marquette (12/2/17) Had 30+ Assists By UVM Had 10+ Blocked Shots By UVM 10 vs. Stony Brook (3/8/15) 11 by Harvard (1/3/16) Had 15+ Steals By UVM 16 by Quinnipiac (12/21/08) Individual Scored Points By UVM 32, Anthony Lamb at Northeastern (12/9/17) 34, Markus Howard of Marquette (12/2/17) Scored Points By UVM 43, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Maine (3/13/04) 43, Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (3/12/16) Scored 50+ Points By UVM 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Two Players Score 20+ Points By UVM Anthony Lamb (26) and Trae Bell-Haynes (23) vs. UNH (2/9/17) Daniel Dion (21) and Tanner Leissner (20) UNH (1/16/17) 10+ Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 10, Anthony Lamb at Yale (11/25/17) 10, Jairus Lyles, UMBC (1/13/17) Player Shot with 5+ Field Goal Attempts By UVM 10-10, Anthony Lamb vs. Maine (3/1/17) 5-5, Darren Payen vs. Maine (3/1/17) 6-6, Rokas Gustys, Hofstra (3/18/15) 5+ 3pt Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 5, Ernie Duncan at Richmond (11/29/17) 7, Daniel Dion, UNH (2/9/17) 10+ Free Throws Made by a Player By UVM 15, Anthony Lamb at Northeastern (12/9/17) 11, DJ Fenner, Nevada (3/23/16) 15+ Rebounds by a Player By UVM 15, Brian Voelkel vs. UNH (1/20/14) 21, James Thompson IV, Eastern Mich. (12/17/16) 20+ Rebounds by a Player By UVM 20, Marqus Blakely vs. Maine (1/28/09) 21, James Thompson IV, Eastern Mich. (12/17/16) Two Players with 10+ Rebounds By UVM Brian Voelkel (16) & Clancy Rugg (10) at UMBC (2/9/13) Jameel Warney (10) & Ahmad Walker (10) Stony Brook (1/30/16) 10+ Assists by a Player By UVM 10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Yale (11/25/17) 10, Andrew Rowsey of Marquette (12/2/17) 5+ Blocks by a Player By UVM 5, Darren Payen vs. UNH (2/9/17) 5, Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (3/8/15) 10+ Blocks by a Player By UVM 13, Kevin Roberson vs. UNH (1/9/92) 5+ Steals by a Player By UVM 5, Trae Bell-Haynes at Harvard (1/3/16) 5, Ray Sanders, Albany (1/9/16) Double-Double by a Player (Pts/Reb) By UVM 26/14 - Anthony Lamb vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) 23/13 - Zac Cuthbertson, Coastal Car. (11/18/17) Double-Double by a Player (Pts/Ast) By UVM 16/11 - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) 13/10 - Andrew Rowsey, Marquette (12/2/17) Double-Double by a Player (Reb/Ast) By UVM 11/10 - Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) Triple Double by a Player (Pts/Reb/Ast) By UVM 10/14/10 - Brian Voelkel vs. UNH (3/8/14)* * 1st triple-double in America East Tournament History (quarterfinals) 14

15 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