VERMONT (20-5, 10-0 AMERICA EAST) VS. UMASS LOWELL (9-14, 3-7 AMERICA EAST) FEB. 11, :00 P.M. -- BURLINGTON, VT. -- PATRICK GYMNASIUM (3,266)

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1 > GM 26 VERMONT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 97 SPEAR STREET BURLINGTON, VT CONTACT: DUSTIN PARKER, /CELL: VERMONT (20-5, 10-0 AMERICA EAST) VS. UMASS LOWELL (9-14, 3-7 AMERICA EAST) FEB. 11, :00 P.M. -- BURLINGTON, VT. -- PATRICK GYMNASIUM (3,266) SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL: 20-5 CONFERENCE: 10-0 HOME: 7-0 ROAD: 10-4 NEUTRAL: 3-1 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) W, D. 16 at St. Bonaventure L, D. 21 QUINNIPIAC (ESPN3) W, J. 2 at Harvard (NESNPlus) W, J. 4 at UMass Lowell* (ESPN3) W, J. 6 UMBC* (ESPN3) W, J. 10 at Dartmouth (ILDN) W, J. 13 STONY BROOK* (ESPN3) W, J. 15 MAINE* (ESPN3) W, J. 18 at New Hampshire* (ESPN3) W, J. 21 at Hartford* (ESPN3) W, J. 24 ALBANY* (ESPN3) W, J. 31 at Binghamton* (ESPN3) W, F. 3 at UMBC* (ESPN3) W, F. 8 at Albany* (ESPNU) W, 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 (20-5, 10-0 AE) LAST TIME OUT W, at Albany (2/8/18) STATS LEADERS Points per Game Trae Bell-Haynes, 14.5 Payton Henson, 12.2 Ernie Duncan, 11.5 Rebounds per Game Payton Henson, 5.6 Trae Bell-Haynes, 4.4 Drew Urquhart, 4.2 Assists per Game Trae Bell-Haynes, 4.1 Ernie Duncan, 2.4 Drew Urquhart, 1.6 HEAD COACH John Becker Overall: UVM: PROBABLE STARTERS UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS (9-14, 3-7 AE) LAST TIME OUT L, at Stony Brook (2/8/18) STATS LEADERS Points per Game Jahad Thomas, 19.9 Matt Harris, 12.5 Ryan Jones, 10.4 Rebounds per Game Jahad Thomas, 8.2 Ryan Jones, 4.7 Josh Gantz, 3.8 Assists per Game Jahad Thomas, 4.2 Ryan Jones, 2.7 Josh Gantz, 2.3 HEAD COACH Pat Duquette Overall: UML: CATAMOUNT AVERAGES ( ) BROADCAST INFO Local Radio: ESPN Radio Play by Play: Sam Hyman Internet Radio: 1013ESPN.com Play by Play: Sam Hyman Internet Broadcoast: ESPN3 Play by Play: Alastair Ingram Color Commentator: Bernie Cieplicki JUMP BALL Vermont returns to Patrick Gym and looks to clinch a home playoff game with a win on Sunday. UVM also will try to extend numerous streaks: 31-game regular season conference winning streak, 20-game home winning streak, and a 13-game overall winning streak. The Cats and River Hawks will square off for the 10th time in the fresh all-time series. The Green and Gold are one of 10 teams in the country with a goose egg in the conference loss column. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Cl.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 0 Stef Smith (6-1, 170, Fr.) G Ranks 4th on team with 22 3PT 1 Skyler Nash (6-6, 215, Fr.) G Sidelined for the season with ACL tear 2 Trae Bell-Haynes (6-2, 175, Sr.) G Averaging 17.0 ppg in conference play 3 Anthony Lamb (6-6, 227, So.) F Out with a foot fracture 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 points, 4 rebs vs. Stony Brook 12 Bailey Patella (6-5, 185, Fr.) F Scored first career points vs. Maine 14 Cam Ward (6-2, 165, Sr.) G Holds prog. record w/131 consec. gms plyd. 15 Ra Kpedi (6-9, 220, Fr.) F pts/5 reb in 2nd career game at Hart. 20 Ernie Duncan (6-3, 190, R-Jr.) G points shy of 1,000 for career 21 Everett Duncan (6-6, 192, R-So.) G Averaging 9.4 ppg/7.0 rpg in last 5 gms 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 Scored double figures in 4 straight games 35 Payton Henson (6-8, 215, R-Sr.) F Averaging 13.2 ppg/6.2 rpg in conf. play 44 Nate Rohrer (6-7, 215, R-Sr.) F Season-high 10 pts vs. Stony Brook 1

2 INSIDE THE MATCHUP AMERICA EAST STANDINGS Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk AMERICA EAST FINAL STANDINGS Vermont W13 UMBC W1 Hartford W3 Albany L1 New Hampshire W1 Stony Brook W1 UMass Lowell L1 Maine L1 Binghamton L7 LAST TIME OUT W/ UMASS LOWELL LAST MEETING WITH MAINE SERIES HISTORY VS. UMASS LOWELL ALL-TIME: UVM LEADS 7-2 J. 4, 2018: UVM redshirt junior Ernie Duncan scored a game-high 32 points as the Catamounts opened America East play with an win at UMass Lowell. The Green and Gold never trailed and shot a season-high 58.8% (30-for-51) from the field. Duncan was nearly perfect from the floor on 10-of-11 shooting and hit 5-of-6 attempts from downtown. Drew Urquhart finished with a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass. Payton Henson added 15 points, six boards, and two blocks. Date Location Result UVM High Scorer 1/4/18 Lowell, Mass. W, Ernie Duncan, 32 2/15/17 Lowell, Mass. W, Anthony Lamb, 24 1/19/17 Burlington, Vt. W, Cam Ward, 17 2/8/16 Lowell, Mass. L, Kurt Steidl, 15 1/18/16 Burlington, Vt. L, Dre Wills, 22 2/11/15 Burlington, Vt. W, Ethan O Day, 21 1/25/15 Lowell, Mass. W, Dre Wills, 20 2/12/14 Burlington, Vt. W, Ethan O Day, 18 12/18/13 Lowell, Mass. W, Clancy Rugg, 19 2

3 MORE ON THE MATCHUP NCAA RPI RANKINGS Vermont leads all America East schools at No. 44 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, surpassing last year s highest ranking at No. 45. Albany follows at No. 148, UMBC sits at No. 153, Hartford landed at No. 210, and Stony Brook trails at No WHAT STARTED IT ALL UVM has not lost a regular season conference game since Feb. 8, 2016 at UMass Lowell. The River Hawks handed the Cats a decision as the two squads combined to drain 14 attempts from downtown. It s also the last time that Vermont s defense surrendered over 100 points. UVM ALL-TIME VS. CURRENT AE NEWS AND NOTES WHAT A START! The Catamounts are off to their second straight 20-5 start and fourth in program history: , , , CALL THE WARD-EN In last Saturday s win at UMBC, Cam Ward broke the school record with his 130th consecutive game played, breaking a tie with Brian Voelkel. He also tied for fourth on the program s all-time list with 131 total games played. CLINCHING A HOME PLAYOFF GAME With a win, Vermont can clinch at least a top-four seed in the upcoming America East Tournament and host a home playoff game. LAST TIME OUT The Catamounts have recorded a (.655) all-time record against current members of the America East Conference. Team Games Record Albany Binghamton Hartford Maine New. Hamp Stony Brook UMass Lowell UMBC CURRENT CATS VS. UML The Catamounts have shot pretty well versus the UML during their careers with a combined 53.9% (97-180) field goal percentage. Player Gms PPG/FG%/RPG/APG T. Bell-Haynes 7 9.6/.383 (18-47)/3.6/5.6 Er. Duncan /.618 (21-34)/1.3/1.7 Ev. Duncan 3 2.0/.667 (2-3)/1.0/0.0 P. Henson /.467 (14-30)/6.0/1.0 N. Rohrer 4 1.0/.667 (2-3)/1.3/0.8 S. Smith 1 2.0/.333 (1-3)/3.0/2.0 D. Urquhart 6 7.3/.586 (17-29)4.0/1.5 D. Urso 1 3.0/1.000 (1-1)/1.0/0.0 C. Ward 7 8.8/.700 (21-30)/1.4/2.3 SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL The River Hawks sit seventh in the conference with a 3-7 league record UMass Lowell owns the third-highest scoring offense (72.3 ppg) during America East play During conference play, Jahad Thomas leads the league in scoring (21.6 ppg) and field goal percentage (56.8%) Josh Gantz has swatted away the sixthmost shots (11) against league rivals. UVM IN THE RANKINGS (17-18) Stat NCAA Conf. Value Pers. Fouls/Gm PT Pct Turnovers/Gm W/L Pct FG Pct Fewest Turnovers Fewest Fouls Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Assist/TO Ratio Rebound Margin FT Made FT Pct FT Att Turnover Margin CATS IN NEW ENGLAND Vermont has compiled 353 wins since the start of the season - the second most among Division I schools in New England. UConn 376 Vermont 353 Providence 282 Rhode Island 281 Boston University 279 Northeastern 269 UMass 265 Boston College 265 Holy Cross 258 Harvard 256 F. 8, 2018: The Catamounts overcame a 17-point first-half deficit and erased a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat Albany on Thursday night. UVM had scoring coming from all angles as Trae Bell-Haynes led the way with a game-high 20 points. Drew Urquhart came close to a double-double with 19 points, eight boards, and matched Bell-Haynes with five assists. Ernie Duncan added 15 points and four rebounds while younger brother Everett Duncan posted 10 points. Payton Henson had a solid outing with eight points and seven boards. AMERICA EAST DOMINANCE Since the start of the season, Vermont has 198 America East wins - the most in the conference. Vermont 198 Albany 141 Stony Brook 137 Hartford 109 New Hampshire 107 Binghamton 99 Maine 97 UMBC 82 UMass Lowell 29 MAGIC NUMBERS Since the season, Vermont is 87-9 when holding opponents to 60 points or less. UVM was 17-0 in , 16-4 in , 17-0 in , 15-1 in , and 9-0 in The Cats are 29-5 over the last two years when Trae Bell-Haynes scores double figures. UVM is when scoring 80+ points since the season. 3

4 MORE NEWS AND NOTES SEASONS WITH 10-GM STREAKS Vermont is in the midst of a 13-game overall winning streak this season. Since , the Cats have either qualified for the NCAA Tournament or the NIT and finished first or second in the America East standings in seasons with at least a 10-game winning streak. SEASON POSTSEASON AE NCAA 1st NIT 1st NCAA 2nd NIT 1st NIT 1st NCAA 1st NCAA 2nd BECKER IN FEBRUARY Vermont has continued its success into February as head coach John Becker owns a 41-7 record in the second month of the year. Year Feb. Record Final Conf. Record PROTECTING THE HOME COURT Vermont will be looking to keep its 20- game home winning streak intact, the second-longest active streak behind only Cincinnati ( 39 games). The Cats have not lost on the hardwood of Patrick Gym since Dec. 10, 2016 after falling to Northeastern, NEW YEAR S RESOLUTION Since the calendar flipped into 2018, the Catamounts have increased their offensive production and locked down on the defensive end of the floor. STAT Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct PT Pct Rebounding Margin Opp. PPG OF 11 The Catamounts are one of 11 teams in the nation with 11 or fewer losses since the start of last season. BACK IN THE AP POLL Vermont received a vote in this week s Associated Press Top-25 Poll for the first time since Nov. 27, RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR A total of four Catamounts have boosted their scoring averages since the schedule moved into the 2018 calendar year. PLAYER 2017 PPG 2018 PPG Trae Bell-Haynes Payton Henson Drew Urquhart Ernie Duncan WINNING TIME! The Catamounts are in the midst of the third-longest overall winning streak in the country at 13 games. 1. Saint Mary s (Calif.) 19 gms T2. ETSU/Virginia/Cincy/Rhode Isl. 15 gms 5. Vermont 13 gms CONFERENCE DOMINANCE The Catamounts currently own the longest regular season conference winning streak in the history of America East at 31 games: 1. Vermont (2015-p) 31 gms 2. Siena ( ) 20 gms T3. Northeastern ( ) 19 gms T3. Stony Brook ( ) 19 gms During the streak, UVM s average margin of victory is 14.5 points per game. From the 31 wins, the Cats have won 25 of them by double digits. Vermont has also posted 75.5 points per game at home during streak. UNBLEMISHED LEAGUE MARKS UVM is one of 10 teams in the country with an undefeated conference record. CAT STAT NEW ENGLAND S FINEST Vermont s 20 victories this season are tied with Rhode Island for the most wins by a New England program. LONGEST ACTIVE CONF.STREAKS UVM s 31-game regular season conference winning streak is also the longest active streak in the country. 1. Vermont 31 gms T2. Rhode Isl./St. Mary s 17 gms DECADE OF EXCELLENCE With the win at Albany, the Catamounts recorded their 10th straight season with at least 20 victories. UVM joins Gonzaga and St. Mary s at the moment as the only schools with a decade of 20-win campaigns CLUB After grabbing seven rebounds at Albany, Payton Henson became the 29th member of the 500-point/500-rebound club. Before Vermont, Henson scored 309 points and tallied 213 boards at Tulane. Since joining the Cats, the redshirt senior has racked up 636 points and collected 293 rebounds. 1,500 POINT MARK Trae Bell-Haynes is only 16 points shy of surpassing the 1,500-career point mark. Bell-Haynes would become the ninth Catamount to accomplish the feat. SEND IN THE REINFORCEMENTS UVM s bench has scored 22.9 points per game at Patrick Gym this season compared to 13.5 on the road. 4

5 DOWNTOWN DUNCAN Team Co-Captain ( ) America East All-Conference Third Team ( ) America East All-Rookie Team ( ) MILESTONE TRACKER CAREER RANKS - 3PT PCT. (MIN. 200 ATT.) Player (Yrs) 3PT% 3PT FG 1. Ernie Duncan (2014-Present) Kurt Steidl ( ) Sandro Carissimo ( ) Rob Ainn ( ) Jeremy McCool ( ) CAREER RANKS - 3PT MADE Player (Yrs) 3PT GP 1. T.J. Sorrentine ( ) Tony Orciari ( ) Eddie Benton ( ) Mike Trimboli ( ) Bernie Cieplicki ( ) Kurt Steidl ( ) Ernie Duncan (2014-P) CHASE FOR 1,000 After the first 25 games of the season, Ernie Duncan is averaging 11.5 points per game and only needs 23 points to surpass the 1,000-career point mark PT CLUB In an win over UMBC on Jan. 13, Duncan became only the seventh Catamount in program history to drain 200 attempts from beyond the three-point arc. ERNIE DUNCAN GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Kentucky 11/12/17 * vs Bradley 11/17/17 * vs Coastal Carolina 11/18/17 * vs Northern Kentucky 11/19/17 * MAINE-FORT KENT 11/22/17 * at Yale 11/25/17 * at Richmond 11/29/17 * at Bucknell 12/02/17 * at Marquette 12/05/17 * at Northeastern 12/09/17 * SIENA 12/11/17 * vs St. Bonaventure 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/21/17 * at Harvard 01/02/18 * at UMass Lowell 01/04/18 * UMBC 01/06/18 * at Dartmouth 01/10/18 * STONY BROOK 01/13/18 * MAINE 01/15/18 * at New Hampshire 01/18/18 * at Hartford 01/21/18 * ALBANY 01/24/18 * at Binghamton 01/31/18 * at UMBC Retrievers 02/03/18 * at UAlbany 02/08/18 * Totals ERNIE DUNCAN YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

6 CATS IN THE NEWS FOR ONE-BID LEAGUES, A CONFER- ENCE TOP SEED MEANS MORE EN ROUTE TO MARCH MADNESS Mike Lopresti of NCAA.com featured the Catamounts on his piece about the importance of home court advantage and locking up the No. 1 overall seed in a conference tournament for one-bid leagues. BILAS TOP-68 TEAMS ESPN s Jay Bilas ranked the Catamounts as the No. 64 best team in the country in his latest Bilas Index - Ranking the Top-68 Teams on Feb. 8. BELL-HAYNES AMONG CANADA S BEST Chris McKee of Mid-MajorMadness.com ranked the top-15 current Canadian players at the mid-major level. UVM senior point guard Trae Bell-haynes was listed as the third-best player on the list. CATS IN THE MID-MAJOR NOTEBOOK Matt Craig from The Fieldhouse broke down UVM s latest winning streak since Anthony Lamb went down with a foot fracture. MMM.COM GAME OF THE WEEK MidMajorMadness.com labeled the UMBC-Vermont game as its America East Game of the Week. MARQUETTE S WOJO ON UVM After Marquette s win over the Catamounts, MU 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. VERMONT S ROAD TRIP PER- HAPS 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: 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 RANK- INGS 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. 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 BILAS TOP 68 TEAMS ESPN analyst Jay Bilas ranked his top 68 teams in college basketball on Dec. 5 and the Cats slipped in at No. 68. 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 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 6

7 CATS IN THE NEWS (CONTINUED) 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. 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. Team 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- AMERICANS 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. 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. 7

8 SEASON ONE-LINERS DATE: November 12, 2017 OPPONENT: at Kentucky RESULT: L, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: W, ONE LINER: UVM won its first true road game against an A-10 opponent since the season. DATE: December 2, 2017 OPPONENT: at Bucknell RESULT: L, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: L, ONE LINER: 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 RESULT: L, ONE LINER: Anthony Lamb set a new career-high with 32 points, including a perfect at the charity stripe. DATE: December 11, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Siena RESULT: W, ONE LINER: UVM had at least five players score double figures for the first time since Feb DATE: December 16, 2017 OPPONENT: at. St. Bonaventure RESULT: L, ONE LINER: SBU senior Matt Mobley sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer and spoiled Anthony Lamb s homecoming to Rochester, New York. DATE: December 21, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Quinnipiac RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Anthony Lamb notched his sixth 20-point outing of the season. DATE: January 2, 2018 OPPONENT: at Harvard RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Payton Henson recorded a season-high 17 points to a win in the 2018 opener. DATE: January 4, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMass Lowell RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Ernie Duncan scored 32 points, one shy of his career high, in the America East opener. DATE: January 6, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMBC RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Payton Henson recorded his second career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds DATE: January 10, 2018 OPPONENT: at Dartmouth RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes finished one point shy of his career high with 27 points in the non-confernce finale. DATE: January 13, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Stony Brook RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes recorded his second straight 20-point outing as UVM improved to 3-0 in league play. DATE: January 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Maine RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Drew Urquhart poured in a career-high 21 points as UVM won its 25th consecutive conference game. DATE: January 18, 2018 OPPONENT: at New Hampshire RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes recorded his third 20-point effort in the last four three games. DATE: January 21, 2018 OPPONENT: at Hartford RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Trae Bell-Haynes became the 11th Catamount to score over 1,400 career points. DATE: January 24, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Albany RESULT: W, ONE LINER: Everett Duncan recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. DATE: January 31, 2018 OPPONENT: at Binghamton RESULT: W, ONE LINER: UVM set the America East record with its 320 regular season conference win in the league s history. DATE: February 3, 2018 OPPONENT: at UMBC RESULT: W, ONE LINER: UVM spoiled the grand opening of UMBC s new Event Center. DATE: February 8, 2018 OPPONENT: at Albany RESULT: W, ONE LINER: UVM overcame a 17-point first half deficit and 10-point second half disadvantage to beat Albany. DATE: February 11, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. UMass Lowell RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 15, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. New Hampshire RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 18, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Hartford RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 21, 2018 OPPONENT: vs. Binghamton RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 24, 2018 OPPONENT: at Stony Brook RESULT: ONE LINER: DATE: February 27, 2018 OPPONENT: at Maine RESULT: ONE LINER:

9 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 T. Bell-Haynes, P. Henson, Er. Duncan First Year of Men s Basketball 1900 All-Time Record 1,233-1,116 (.525) All-Time America East Record (.555) 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 NCAA Tournament during the season and Andy was named team MVP a 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 ) 9

10 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 20-5 HOME: 7-0 AWAY: 10-4 NEUTRAL: 3-1 AMERICA EAST RECORD: 10-0 HOME: 4-0 AWAY: 6-0 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 W Urquhart - 13 Bell-Haynes - 7 Er. Duncan/Smith - 5 Urquhart - 3 3,266 D.16 at St. Bonaventure L Lamb - 27 Lamb - 8 Er. Duncan - 5 Lamb - 2 5,828 D.21 QUINNIPIAC W Lamb - 20 Bell-Haynes - 8 Bell-Haynes - 5 Lamb/Urquhart - 1 2,349 J. 2 at Harvard W Henson - 17 Bell-Haynes/Er. Duncan - 5 Ward - 4 1,215 J. 4 * at UMass Lowell W Er. Duncan - 32 Urquhart - 12 Bell-Haynes - 5 Henson J. 6 * UMBC W Henson - 16 Henson - 14 Urquhart - 4 Dingba - 2 2,734 J. 10 at Dartmouth W Bell-Haynes - 27 Bell-Haynes/Henson/Urquhart - 4 Bell-Haynes - 3 1,263 J.13 * STONY BROOK W Bell-Haynes - 20 Bell-Haynes tied - 2 Urquhart - 3 3,266 J. 15 * MAINE W Urquhart - 21 Bell-Haynes/Urquhart - 5 Er. Duncan - 6 Henson - 1 2,405 J. 18 * at New Hampshire W Bell-Haynes - 20 Urquhart - 9 Urquhart - 3 Urquhart J. 21 * at Hartford W Henson - 18 Bell-Haynes - 6 Er. Duncan - 6 Kpedi - 2 1,784 J. 24 * ALBANY W Bell-Haynes - 20 Ev. Duncan - 11 Er. Duncan - 4 Urquhart - 3 3,266 J. 31 * at Binghamton W Bell-Haynes - 21 Bell-Haynes - 8 Bell-Haynes - 6 Urquhart - 9 4,445 F. 3 * at UMBC W Urquhart - 18 Urquhart/Henson - 8 Urquhart/Henson - 4 4,753 F. 8 * at Albany W Bell-Haynes - 20 Urquhart - 8 Bell-Haynes/Urquhart - 5 Urquhart - 5 3,602 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) 10

11 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 11

12 VERMONT TEAM HIGH/LOWS (17-18) Points High: 91, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 61, vs. Albany (1/24/18) 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: 48, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 27, 2x (last vs. Albany, 1/24/18) Rebounds High: 50, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Low: 21, at Northeastern (12/9/17) Assists High: 19, 5x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) Low: 5, 2x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) Steals High: 8, vs. Siena (12/11/17) Low: 0, 2x (last at Albany (2/8/18) Blocks High: 6, vs. Albany (1/24/18) Low: 0, 4x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) Turnovers High: 18, vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17) Low: 6, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Field Goals Made High: 35, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Low: 22, 4x (last vs. Albany, 1/24/18) Field Goal Percentage High: 65.9%, at UMBC (2/3/18) Low: 38.6%, vs. Bradley (11/17/17) 3PT Field Goals Made High: 12, at Marquette (12/5/17) Low: 4, at Albany (2/8/17) 3PT Field Goal Percentage High: 55.6%, at Harvard (1/2/18) Low: 25.0%, 2x (last at Binghmtn, 1/31/18) Free Throws Made High: 22, at Hartford (1/21/18) Low: 7, 2x (last at Binghmtn, 1/31/17) Free Throw Percentage High: 100.0% (20-20), at Albany (2/8/17) Low: 53.1%, (17-32), vs. Stony Brk (1/13/17) NOTABLE GAMES (17-18) 20-POINT GAMES Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes 6 12 Ernie Duncan 2 6 Everett Duncan 0 0 Payton Henson 1 3 Anthony Lamb 6 14 Stef Smith 1 1 Drew Urquhart 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes Samuel Dingba 1 1 Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan 6 6 Payton Henson Anthony Lamb Nate Rohrer 1 4 Ben Shungu 1 1 Stef Smith 3 3 Drew Urquhart Cam Ward 3 31 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Career Everett Duncan 1 1 Payton Henson 1 2 Anthony Lamb 1 4 Drew Urquhart 1 5 Cam Ward -- 2 GAMES PLAYED/STARTED Player Career Trae Bell-Haynes 24/24 129/122 Samuel Dingba 13/0 59/11 Ernie Duncan 25/25 96/94 Everett Duncan 25/25 52/25 Payton Henson 24/24 119/46 Ra Kpedi 6/0 6/0 Anthony Lamb 13/13 49/49 Skyler Nash 9/0 9/0 Bailey Patella 7/0 7/0 Nate Rohrer 21/0 66/8 Ben Shungu 15/0 15/0 Stef Smith 25/1 25/1 Drew Urquhart 25/13 125/30 David Urso 3/0 28/0 Cam Ward 25/0 131/4 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (17/18) Anthony Lamb vs. Northern Kent. (11/19/17): 26 points, 14 rebs Drew Urquhart at UMass Lowell (1/4/18): 19 points, 12 rebs Payton Henson vs. UMBC (1/6/18): 16 points, 14 rebs Everett Duncan vs. Albany (1/24/18): 10 points, 11 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

13 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 5, vs. Siena (12/11/17) 5, vs. Siena (12/11/17) Steals 2, at UMBC (2/3/18) 2, at UMBC (2/3/18) 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 27, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 28, vs. Niagara, 11/21/15 Reb 8, 2x (last at Binghamton, 1/31/18) 8, 2x (last at Binghamton, 1/31/18) Assists 10, at Yale (11/25/17) 10, 2x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) Steals 3, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 5, at Harvard, 1/3/16 FGM 10, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 10, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) 3FGM 4, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) 4, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) #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, 6x (last at St. Bona., 12/16/17) 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 12, 2x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) 12, 2x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) Reb 11, vs. Albany (1/24/18) 11, vs. Albany (1/24/18) Assists 2, 2x (last at Nrthestrn.,12/9/17) 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 Steals 3, at Hartford (1/21/18) 3, at Hartford (1/21/18) FGM 4, 2x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) 4, 3x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) 3FGM 4, 2x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) 4, 2x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) #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, 2x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18) 2, 2x (last vs. Stony Brk, 1/13/18) 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 21, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 21, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Reb 12, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 12, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) Assists 5, at Albany (2/8/18) 5, at Albany (2/8/18) Steals 1, 3x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) 2 at Nevada, 3/23/16 FGM 8, 2x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) 8, 2x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) Blocks 3, 3x (last at Binghamton, 1/31/18) 3, 3x (last at Binghamton, 1/31/18) #35 Payton Henson Career Points 20, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 21 at Providence, 11/14/16 Reb 14, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 14, vs. UMBC (1/6/18) Assists 4, 2x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) 4, 4x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) Steals 2, vs. Siena (12/11/17) 4, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 FGM 7, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) 9 at Providence, 11/14/16 3FGM 3, at Yale (11/25/17) 3, 4x (last at Yale, 11/25/17) Blocks 2, 2x (last vs. Albany, 1/24/18) 2, 8x (last vs. Albany, 1/24/18) #44 Nate Rohrer Career Points 10, vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) 14 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 Reb 3, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 5, 3x (last: at Hartford, 1/16/16) Assists 2, at UMBC (2/3/18) 4, 2x (last vs. E. Mich, 12/17/16 Steals 2, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 2, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) FGM 3, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 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, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) 1, 3x (last vs. Stony Brook, 1/13/18) FGM 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) 5, vs. Maine-Ft. Kent (11/22/17) Blocks 2, 2x vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 3, vs. Albany (12/1/15) #12 Bailey Patella Career Points 2, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 2, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Reb 1, 3x (last at Albany, 2/8/18) 1, 3x (last at Albany, 2/8/18) Assists 2, at UMBC (2/3/18) 2, at UMBC (2/3/18) Steals FGM 1, vs. Maine (1/15/18) 1, vs. Maine (1/15/18) Blocks #14 Cam Ward Career Points 14, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 24, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) Reb 3, at New Hampshire (1/18/18) 13 at Hartford, 1/31/15 Assists 4, 2x (last at Dartmouth, 1/10/18) 7 vs. UMBC, 3/4/15 Steals 1, 4x (last at UMBC, 2/3/18) 3, 2x (last: at Yale, 12/5/15) FGM 5, at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 9 vs. Maine, 3/2/16 3FGM 2, 3x (last at UNH, 1/18/18) 6, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) #15 Ra Kpedi Career Points 6, at Hartford (1/21/18) 6, at Hartford (1/21/18) Reb 5, at Hartford (1/21/18) 5, at Hartford (1/21/18 Assists Blocks 2, at Hartford (1/21/18) 2, at Hartford (1/21/18) FGM 2, at Hartford (1/21/18) 2, at Hartford (1/21/18) #20 Ernie Duncan Career Points 32, at UMass Lowell (1/2/18) 33, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 Reb 5, 2x (last at Harvard, 1/2/18) 7 at Stony Brook, 3/12/16) Assists 6, 3x (last at Hartford, 1/21/18) 7, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) Steals 4, at Binghamton (1/31/18) 4, at Binghamton (1/31/18) FGM 10, at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 10, 2x (last at UMass Lwll, 1/4/18) 3FGM 5, 2x (last at UMass Lwll, 1/4/18) 7, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 13

14 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 third-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 wins by an America East and Vermont head coach (5) 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) (.682) 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 Became fastest UVM coach to reach 150 career wins (224 games) with win over UMBC on Jan. 6, 2018 Picked up 127th career win (in 195 games) at Vermont at Albany on Jan. 25, 2017 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, JOHN BECKER Meghan & Rob Cioffi 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 six active coaches with 20 wins in first seven seasons as Division I head coach at a single school (current school in parenthesis) JOHN BECKER - VERMONT 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 thirdhighest winning percentage. (current school in parenthesis) Steve Prohm - Murray State (Iowa St.).721 Michael White - La. Tech. (Florida).696 JOHN BECKER - VERMONT.682 Jim Larranaga - Miami.680 Archie Miller - Dayton (Indiana).670 Mark Turgeon - Maryland.664 Bryce Drew - Valparaiso (Vanderbilt).655 Frank Haith - Missouri (Tulsa).654 Won his 65th career game (in 98 games) and captured the 2014 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. 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

15 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) Matt Mobley 3PT as time expired St. Bonaventure defeated UVM, (12/16/17) 5 Players in Double Figures By UVM vs. Siena (12/11/17 - W, 81-57) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) 6+ Players in Double Figures By UVM vs. Siena (12/11/17 - W, 81-57) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) 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) 18 by UMBC (2/3/18) Had Field Goal Attempts By UVM 70 vs. Maine (3/1/09) Shot Over 60% From the Field By UVM.659 (29-of-44) at UMBC (2/3/18) 60.4% (29-of-48) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) 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 10 vs. Stony Brook (1/13/18) 11 by Dartmouth (1/10/18) 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 (8-of-12) by St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) 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) 4 by Stony Brook (1/13/18) Shot over 90% From the Foul Line By UVM (20-of-20) at Albany (2/8/18) (7-of-7) by Hartford (1/21/18) Shot 100% From the Foul Line By UVM 20-of-20 at Albany (2/8/18) 7-of-7 by Hartford (1/21/18) 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 (12/5/17) 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, Ernie Duncan at UMass Lowell(1/4/18) 30, Jahad Thomas of UMass Lowell (1/4/19) 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 Trae Bell-Haynes (27) and Payton Henson (20) at Dartmouth (1/10/18) Daniel Dion (21) and Tanner Leissner (20) UNH (1/16/17) 10+ Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 10, Jairus Lyles of UMBC (2/3/18) Player Shot with 5+ Field Goal Attempts By UVM 10-10, Trae Bell-Haynes at Dartmouth (1/10/18) 6-6, Amadi Ikpeze of St. Bonvanture (12/16/17) 5+ 3pt Field Goals Made by a Player By UVM 5, Ernie Duncan at UMass Lowell (1/4/18) 5, Arkel Lamar, UMBC (1/6/18) 10+ Free Throws Made by a Player By UVM 13, Anthony Lamb at St. Bonaventure (12/16/17) 11, DJ Fenner, Nevada (3/23/16) 15+ Rebounds by a Player By UVM 14, Payton Henson vs. UMBC (1/6/18) 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 10/11 - Everett Duncan, vs. Albany (1/24/18) 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) 15

16 TELEVISION ROSTER #0 Stef Smith #1 Skyler Nash #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 16 #2 Trae Bell-Haynes #3 Anthony Lamb #4 David Urso