2018-19 MEN S BASKETBALL SEASON OVERALL RECORD 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 HOME 0-0 ROAD 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0 Sat Oct. 27 CONCORDIA (EXH) 7 p.m. Sun Nov. 4 SAINT MICHAEL S (EXH) 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 9 at Boston University 7 p.m. Mon Nov. 12 at Kansas+ (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Wed Nov. 14 NVU LYNDON+ 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 16 at Louisville+ (ACC Network Extra) 7 p.m. Wed Nov. 21 YALE 7 p.m. Sun Nov. 25 BUCKNELL 2 p.m. Wed Nov. 28 at George Washington 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 30 at Towson 7 p.m. Mon Dec. 3 at George Mason 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 8 HARVARD 7 p.m. Sun Dec. 16 NORTHEASTERN 2 p.m. Tue Dec. 18 ST. BONAVENTURE 7 p.m. Fri Dec. 21 at Lipscomb 7:15 p.m. Wed Jan. 2 DARTMOUTH 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 5 at UAlbany* 7 p.m. Wed Jan. 9 at Maine* 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 12 HARTFORD* 7 p.m. Wed Jan. 16 at New Hampshire* 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 19 BINGHAMTON* 7 p.m. Wed Jan. 23 UMBC* 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 26 at Stony Brook* 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 2 at UMass Lowell* 5:30 p.m. Wed Feb. 6 MAINE* 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 9 UALBANY* 2 p.m. Wed Feb. 13 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 16 at Hartford* 5 p.m. Thu Feb. 21 at UMBC* TBA Sat Feb. 23 at Binghamton* 2 p.m. Sat Mar. 2 STONY BROOK* 7 p.m. Tue Mar. 5 UMASS LOWELL* 7 p.m. Sat Mar. 9 AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINALS Tue Mar. 12 AMERICA EAST SEMIFINALS Sat Mar. 16 AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Home Games in BOLDFACE + Indicates NIT Season Tip-Off *Indicates America East Conference Game ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Dustin Parker, Assistant Director of Media Relations & Sports Info Email: dustin.parker@uvm.edu Phone: 802-656-7699 (W), 802-356-2950 (C) Patrick Gym Office #124 97 Spear Street, Burlington, VT 05405 VERMONT QUICK FACTS Location Burlington Founded 1791 Enrollment 11,339 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 802-656-3075 Athletic Department Fax 802-656-0949 Athletic Ticket Office 802-656-4410 Patrick Gymnasium Press Row 802-656-4173 COACHING STAFF Head Coach John Becker (Catholic 90) Record at Vermont (Overall) 166-77 (172-121) America East Record 93-19 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) Athletic Trainer Eugene Santos (Quinnipiac 12) Athletic Performance Coach Marc Hickok (UConn 03) Graduate Manager Derryk O Grady (Vermont 17) Athletic Communications Dustin Parker (Castleton 12) TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Overall Record 27-8 2017-18 Conference Record 15-1 Letterwinners Returning 10 Letterwinners Lost 6 Newcomers 5 2018-19 Captains TBA TEAM HISTORY First Year of Men s Basketball 1900 All-Time Record 1,240-1,119 (.526) All-Time America East Record 327-259 (.558) NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 Last NCAA Appearance 2017 (L, vs. Purdue) NIT Appearances 4 (Last - 2018) America East Titles 6 (Last - 2017) America East Regular Season Titles 8 (Last - 2018)
2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER (NUMERICAL) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School 0 G 6-1 170 So. Ajax, Ontario / Bill Crothers Secondary 1 Skyler Nash G 6-6 215 So. Chicago, Ill. / Gould Academy 3 Anthony Lamb F 6-6 227 Jr. Rochester, N.Y. / Greece Athena 4 Robin Duncan G 6-5 190 Fr. Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Harrison 5 F 6-5 205 R-Sr. Yaounde, Cameroon / Quinnipiac 12 Bailey Patella F 6-5 185 So. Lenox, Mass. / Vermont Academy 14 F 6-6 220 Fr. Albany, N.Y. / Colonie 15 F 6-9 220 So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North 20 Ernie Duncan G 6-3 190 R-Sr. Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Harrison 21 Everett Duncan G 6-6 190 R-Jr. Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Harrison 24 Ben Shungu G 6-2 200 R-So. Burlington, Vt. / Rice Memorial 25 Kevin Garrison G 6-0 180 Fr. Burlington, Vt. / Burlington 32 F 6-7 210 R-So. Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North 35 Ryan Davis F 6-8 250 Fr. River Grove, Ill. / Conant 44 Jake Lorenzo C 7-0 220 Fr. Englishtown, N.J. / Pt. Pleasant Beach COACHING STAFF Cioffi Men s Basketball Head Coach: John Becker (Catholic, 90), 8th season Associate Head Coach: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont, 08), 8th season Assistant Coach: Ryan Schneider (Marist, 09), 6th season Assistant Coach: Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia, 07), 5th season Director of Basketball Operations: Greg Snyder (SUNY Potsdam, 05), 5th season 2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER (ALPHA) 2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER (CLASS) Ryan Davis Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan Robin Duncan Kevin Garrison Jake Lorenzo Anthony Lamb Skyler Nash Bailey Patella Ben Shungu Seniors (2) Ernie Duncan Juniors (2) Everett Duncan Anthony Lamb Sophomores (5) Bailey Patella B. Shungu Freshmen (6) Ryan Davis Robin Duncan Kevin Garrison Jake Lorenzo Skyler Nash 2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER (POS.) 2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER (GEOG.) Guards (8) Ernie Duncan Everett Duncan Robin Duncan Kevin Garrison Skyler Nash Bailey Patella Ben Shungu Kyle Cieplicki (Assoc. HC) Ben Shungu Forwards (6) Ryan Davis Anthony Lamb Jake Lorenzo 2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL PRONUNCIATIONS sa-plick-ee raw / ped-ee mall shun-goo spy-dell United States (13) Illinois (2) - Ryan Davis, Skyler Nash Indiana (5) - Ernie Duncan, Everett Duncan, Robin Duncan,, Massachusetts (1) - Bailey Batella New Jersey (1) - Jake Lorenzo New York (2) - Anthony Lamb, Vermont(2) - Kevin Garrison, Ben Shungu Cameroon (1) Canada (1)
2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF JOHN BECKER Meghan and Robert Cioffi Men s Basketball Head Coach Season at Vermont: 8th season Alma Mater: Catholic 90 Record at Vermont (Overall): 166-77 (172-121) America East Coach of the Yr. (2014, 2017, 2018) NABC All-District I Co-Coach of the Yr. (2018) CollegeMadness.com Mid-Major Coach of the Yr. (2018 Becker guided the Catamounts to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2017 He is the only coach in America East history to start his tenure with seven straight 20-win seasons Becker has posted an impressive 93-19 record in America East games, including 31-1 in the last two seasons Ranks third among active America East coaches in wins (166) From 52 Division I head coaches hired before 2011-12 season, Becker has the third-highest winning percentage (.683) Jim Phelan Nat l Coach of the Yr. Finalist (2017) USWBA District I Coach of the Yr. (2017) ECAC Coach of the Year (2017) Hugh Durham Nat l Coach of the Yr. Finalist (2017) The Catamounts have earned seven straight postseason berths (NCAA twice, NIT twice, CBI three times) under Becker One of six active coaches with 20 wins in his first seven seasons as Division I head coach at a single school Owns the most postseason wins in school history (5) KYLE CIEPLICKI Associate Head Coach Enters his eighth season on the Vermont men s basketball staff. He was promoted to associate head coach in May of 2015 after serving as an assistant coach since 2011. He started his coaching career at Vermont as the team s director of operations for one year. Cieplicki returned to his alma mater after spending two years as an assistant coach at Brown. Cieplicki was the first three-year captain in the history of the Vermont men s basketball team. RYAN SCHNEIDER Assistant Coach Begins his fifth season with the Catamounts Returned to UVM following one season as an assistant coach at Northfield Mount Hermon where he helped the program win the 2013 Prep School National Championship for the first time in school history. Schneider spent the 2011-12 season as an assistant coach at Brown University and responsible for player development of the guards, wings and forwards. He also assisted in many other aspects of the program during his stint in Providence. MAAC All-Academic Team and was an ESPN Academic All-American as a senior at Marist HAMLET TIBBS Assistant Coach 2018-19 marks his fifth season with the program Came to UVM after five seasons coaching at The Albany Academy in Albany, N.Y. and five seasons coaching in the Albany City Rocks program. He coached one ESPN Top-100 player, one USA U18 player and had players invited to the Kevin Durant and LeBron James Skills Academy with the Albany City Rocks. Tibbs is a 2007 graduate of West Virginia University and holds a master s degree from the University of Phoenix.
2018-19 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF RYAN DAVIS #35 6-8 250 F River Grove, Ill./Conant Comes to Catamount Country from James B. Conant High School, located 30 miles outside of Chicago Set the school record with 90 career victories for the Cougars Averaged a double-double after dropping 25 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior Named Player of the Year in Illinois Mid-Suburban League West Guided the Cougars to an Illinois Class 4A regional final appearance ROBIN DUNCAN #4 6-5 190 G Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison Will join his older brothers Ernie Duncan and Everett Duncan Was a Courier and Press All-Metro First Team pick as a junior Dished out 7.8 assists per game as a junior, the fourth-best mark in Indiana Improved his average to 9.8 dimes a game as a senior, ranked seventh nationally Passed his brother Ernie to become Harrison s all-time career assists leader (543) KEVIN GARRISON #25 6-0 180 G Burlington, Vt./Burlington A local product from nearby Burlington High School, was selected as the Burlington Free Press (BFP) Athlete of the Year as a senior Was a two-time BFP All-State First Team pick in football and basketball Cracked the 1,000-career point mark and posted 18 points per game as a senior Helped the top-seeded Seahorses to the school s 21st state title as a sophomore and a Final Four appearance as a junior JAKE LORENZO #44 7-0 220 C Englishtown, N.J./Point Pleasant Makes his way to Burlington from Englishtown, New Jersey Helped Point Pleasant Beach to a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group 1 Final Four appearance as a senior During his junior season, Point Pleasant earned a Shore Sports Network Preseason Top-10 ranking Prior to Point Pleasant Beach, he played at the Bullis School and Patamac High School in the Washington D.C. area ISAIAH MOLL #14 6-6 220 F Albany, N.Y./Colonie A Daily Gazette All-Area First Team selection and a New York State Sportswriters All-State All-Star as a senior at Colonie High School in Albany, New York Eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark for the Garnet Raiders Averaged 23.3 points, 12.4 boards, and 4.1 assists per game as a senior A two-time Suburban Council Player of the Year Led Colonie to back-to-back Section II Class AA Championship appearances
2017-18 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL FINAL COMBINED STATS Overall record: 27-8 Conf: 15-1 Home: 12-2 Away: 12-5 Neutral: 3-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Bell-Haynes, Trae 34-34 1089 32.0 166-325.511 22-63.349 144-197.731 21 125 146 4.3 80 0 138 106 4 38 498 14.6 03 Lamb, Anthony 18-13 415 23.1 88-188.468 14-44.318 68-82.829 26 64 90 5.0 42 0 16 30 14 10 258 14.3 35 Henson, Payton 34-34 1060 31.2 145-322.450 36-89.404 93-115.809 50 137 187 5.5 51 0 53 59 11 11 419 12.3 25 Urquhart, Drew 35-23 845 24.1 143-235.609 13-26.500 85-111.766 47 138 185 5.3 87 2 58 38 37 8 384 11.0 20 Duncan, Ernie 33-32 958 29.0 116-257.451 66-166.398 60-71.845 6 73 79 2.4 55 0 74 39 3 17 358 10.8 21 Duncan, Everett 35-34 990 28.3 71-143.497 51-108.472 31-36.861 30 118 148 4.2 67 2 16 15 4 9 224 6.4 14 Ward, Cam 35-3 532 15.2 53-117.453 28-68.412 29-48.604 6 40 46 1.3 42 0 45 28 0 12 163 4.7 00 Smith, Stef 34-1 374 11.0 43-113.381 24-65.369 21-32.656 5 53 58 1.7 34 0 34 29 0 13 131 3.9 05 Dingba, Samuel 17-0 128 7.5 13-19.684 0-0.000 10-18.556 11 17 28 1.6 20 0 1 5 6 4 36 2.1 15 Kpedi, Ra 12-0 87 7.3 9-20.450 0-0.000 7-10.700 8 14 22 1.8 10 0 1 7 3 1 25 2.1 44 Rohrer, Nate 28-0 272 9.7 17-32.531 0-5.000 15-22.682 13 23 36 1.3 19 0 12 8 6 7 49 1.8 01 Nash, Skyler 9-0 69 7.7 5-15.333 5-12.417 0-0.000 0 5 5 0.6 3 0 3 4 0 0 15 1.7 24 Shungu, Ben 22-0 136 6.2 9-14.643 1-3.333 6-11.545 3 18 21 1.0 15 0 12 9 0 3 25 1.1 12 Patella, Bailey 13-0 31 2.4 1-1 1.000 0-0.000 0-2.000 0 7 7 0.5 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 0.2 04 Urso, David 6-1 13 2.2 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 42 58 100 1 11 Total... 35 6999 879-1803.488 260-649.401 569-755.754 268 891 1159 33.1 529 4 468 388 89 134 2587 73.9 Opponents... 35 7001 844-1928.438 248-726.342 341-478.713 255 752 1007 28.8 698 17 417 386 110 195 2277 65.1 TEAM STATISTICS VERMONT OPP SCORING 2587 2277 Points per game 73.9 65.1 Scoring margin +8.9 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 879-1803 844-1928 Field goal pct.488.438 3 POINT FG-ATT 260-649 248-726 3-point FG pct.401.342 3-pt FG made per game 7.4 7.1 FREE THROWS-ATT 569-755 341-478 Free throw pct.754.713 F-Throws made per game 16.3 9.7 REBOUNDS 1159 1007 Rebounds per game 33.1 28.8 Rebounding margin +4.3 - ASSISTS 468 417 Assists per game 13.4 11.9 TURNOVERS 388 386 Turnovers per game 11.1 11.0 Turnover margin -0.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.1 STEALS 134 195 Steals per game 3.8 5.6 BLOCKS 89 110 Blocks per game 2.5 3.1 ATTENDANCE 41012 77579 Home games-avg/game 14-2929 17-4146 Neutral site-avg/game - 4-1773 Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Vermont 1226 1330 9 22 2587 Opponents 1082 1145 32 18 2277 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/17 at Kentucky L 69-73 20174 11/17/17 vs Bradley W 65-64 334 11/18/17 vs Coastal Carolina W 80-67 452 11/19/17 vs Northern Kentucky W 66-64 477 11/22/17 MAINE-FORT KENT W 90-54 2363 11/25/17 at Yale W 79-73 1644 11/29/17 at Richmond W 71-65 4615 12/02/17 at Bucknell L 77-81 3044 12/05/17 at Marquette L 81-91 12055 12/09/17 at Northeastern L 67-71 1600 12/11/17 SIENA W 81-57 3266 12/16/17 vs St. Bonaventure L 79-81 5828 12/21/17 QUINNIPIAC W 80-73 2349 01/02/18 at Harvard W 62-56 1215 * 01/04/18 at UMass Lowell W 88-77 289 * 01/06/18 UMBC W 71-56 2734 01/10/18 at Dartmouth W 91-78 1263 * 01/13/18 STONY BROOK W 73-62 3266 * 01/15/18 MAINE W 83-62 2405 * 01/18/18 at New Hampshire W 67-56 560 * 01/21/18 at Hartford W 76-53 1784 * 01/24/18 ALBANY W 61-50 3266 * 01/31/18 at Binghamton W 68-54 4445 * 02/03/18 at UMBC Retrievers W 81-53 4753 * 02/08/18 at UAlbany W 72-67 3602 * 02/11/18 UMASS LOWELL W 81-69 2910 * 02/15/18 NEW HAMPSHIRE W 71-58 2633 * 02/18/18 HARTFORD L 68-69 3168 * 02/21/18 BINGHAMTON W 75-54 2854 * 02/24/18 at Stony Brook W 69-60 3528 * 02/27/18 at Maine W 74-62 907 03/03/18 MAINE W 75-60 3266 03/06/18 STONY BROOK W 70-51 3266 03/10/18 UMBC L 62-65 3266 03/13/18 at Middle Tennessee L 64-91 5010 * - Conference game