VERMONT (0-0, 0-0 AMERICA EAST) AT NO. 4 KENTUCKY (0-0, 0-0 SEC) NOV. 12, :30 P.M. -- LEXINGTON, KY. -- RUPP ARENA (23,500)

> GM 01 VERMONT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 97 SPEAR STREET BURLINGTON, VT. 05405 CONTACT: DUSTIN PARKER, DUSTIN.PARKER@UVM.EDU/OFFICE: 802-656-7699/CELL: 802-356-2950 VERMONT (0-0, 0-0 AMERICA EAST) AT NO. 4 KENTUCKY (0-0, 0-0 SEC) NOV. 12, 2017 -- 3:30 P.M. -- LEXINGTON, KY. -- RUPP ARENA (23,500) 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL: 0-0 CONFERENCE: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 ROAD: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 O.27 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (EXH) W, 87-66 O. 29 CONCORDIA (EXH) W, 92-64 N. 4 ST. MICHAEL S (EXH) W, 102-53 N. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Nassau, Bahamas. N. 17 Bradley 11 a.m N. 18 Coastal Carolina/UTSA TBA N. 19 TBD TBA N. 22 MAINE-FORT KENT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. N. 25 at Yale (ILDN) 2 p.m. N. 29 at Richmond (NBCSW+) 7 p.m. D. 2 at Bucknell 7 p.m. D. 5 at Marquette (FS1) 7 p.m. D. 9 at Northeastern 4 p.m. 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 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (2016-17: 29-6, 16-0) 2017-18 LAST TIME OUT W, 102-53 vs. St. Michael s (11/4/17) EXH STATS LEADERS Points per Game Payton Henson, 16.3 Trae Bell-Haynes, 14.0 Ernie Duncan, 14.0 Rebounds per Game Anthony Lamb, 5.3 Payton Henson, 5.3 Drew Urquhart, 4.7 Assists per Game Cam Ward, 2.7 Payton Henson, 2.3 Ben Shungu, 2.3 HEAD COACH John Becker Overall: 145-113 UVM: 139-69 PROBABLE STARTERS #4 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (2016-17: 32-6, 16-2) LAST TIME OUT W, 106-63 vs. Centre College (11/3/17) EXH STATS LEADERS Points per Game Kevin Knox, 19.3 Quade Green, 15.7 Hamidou Diallo, 14.7 Rebounds per Game Wenyen Gabriel, 8.3 Sacha Killeye-Jones, 7.3 Kevin Knox, 6.3 Assists per Game Quade Green, 5.7 Shai Gilgeous-Alxndr, 3.3 Hamidou Diallo, 1.7 HEAD COACH John Calipari Overall: 652 191 UK: 249 53 CATAMOUNT AVERAGES (16-17) BROADCAST INFO Local Radio: 101.3 ESPN Radio Play by Play: Sam Hyman Television Broadcast: ESPN Play by Play: Doug Sherman Color: Jimmy Dykes JUMP BALL Vermont opens the 2017-18 season with its first ever trip to historic Rupp Arena. The Catamounts have not lost a regular season game since Dec. 21, 2016 at then 13th-ranked Butler. UVM will try to beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2006. The Green and Gold are looking to reach the win column against a current SEC school for first time in program history. Sunday s matinee is the third top-five matchup for the Cats since 2004. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Cl.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable 0 Stef Smith (6-1, 170, Fr.) G -- -- -- Plyd for Team Can. in FIBA Champ. last summer 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 11.1 2.6 3.8 2016-17 America East Player of the Year 3 Anthony Lamb (6-6, 227, So.) F 12.6 5.4 0.6 2016-17 America East Rookie of the Year 4 David Urso (6-2, 205, Sr.) G 0.6 0.3 0.0 Career-high 3 assists vs. Fisher(12/19/15) 5 Samuel Dingba (6-5, 205, R-Jr.) F -- -- -- Transfer from Quinnipiac 12 Bailey Patella (6-5, 185, Fr.) F -- -- -- Won 2015-16 NEPSAC Champ. at VT Acad. 14 Cam Ward (6-2, 165, Sr.) G 4.0 1.2 1.7 Scored season-high 17 pts vs. UML 15 Ra Kpedi (6-9, 220, Fr.) F -- -- -- Second Team IndyStar Super Team 20 Ernie Duncan (6-3, 190, R-Jr.) G 8.6 2.4 2.1 2016-17 All-Conference Third Team 21 Everett Duncan (6-6, 192, R-So.) G -- -- -- 7pts, 8 reb in 2016 CBI first round vs. WCU 24 Ben Shungu (6-2, 200, R-Fr.) G -- -- -- 2x Mr. Basketball Vermont in HS 25 Drew Urquhart (6-8, 230, Sr.) F 4.6 3.3 0.6 Career-high 14 pts vs. Estrn Mich & Butler 35 Payton Henson (6-8, 215, R-Sr.) F 11.4 5.3 1.2 2016-17 All-Conference Third Team 44 Nate Rohrer (6-7, 215, R-Sr.) F 1.2 1.4 0.8 Career-high 14 pts vs. Bingh. (2/17/16) 1

INSIDE THE MATCHUP AMERICA EAST FINAL STANDINGS 2016-17 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. AMERICA EAST FINAL STANDINGS Vermont 16-0 1.000 29-6 0.829 L1 Stony Brook 12-4 0.750 18-14 0.563 L2 New Hampshire 10-6 0.625 20-12 0.625 L1 Albany 10-6 0.625 21-14 0.600 L2 UMBC 9-7 0.563 21-13 0.618 L1 UMass Lowell 5-11 0.313 12-20 0.375 L4 Hartford 4-12 0.250 9-23 0.281 L2 Binghamton 3-13 0.188 12-20 0.375 L9 Maine 3-13 0.188 7-25 0.219 L1 LAST MEETING VS. RANKED OPP. LAST MEETING WITH MAINE LAST 10 REGULAR SEASON MATCHUPS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS D. 21, 2016: The 13th-ranked Butler Bulldogs held off a late second-half surge by the Catamounts to avoid an upset as Vermont fell 81-69 at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. Drew Urquhart recorded his second career doubledouble as four Cats posted double figures. Urquhart matched a career-high with 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the glass to post his first double-double of the season. This was UVM s last regular season loss to date. Date Opponent Result UVM High Scorer 12/21/2016 at No. 13 Butler L, 81-69 Trae Bell-Haynes, 14 12/1/2016 at No. 20 So. Carolina L, 68-50 Anthony Lamb, 12 11/15/2015 at No. 23 Purdue L, 107-79 Ethan O Day, 15 11/24/2013 at No. 6 Duke L, 91-90 Hector Harold, 24 11/13/2012 at No. 23 UConn L, 67-49 Luke Apfeld, 9 12/8/2010 vs. No. 18 BYU (Glenns Falls, NY) L, 86-58 Brendan Bald, 14 12/6/2008 at No. 3 Pittsburgh L, 80-51 Marqus Blakely, 19 11/13/2006 at No. 14 Boston College W, 77-63 Mike Trimboli, 17 11/23/2005 vs. No. 22 Nevada L, 77-62 Martin Klimes, 24 12/21/2004 at No. 4 North Carolina L, 93-65 Taylor Coppenrath, 13 2

MORE ON THE MATCHUP UVM ALL-TIME VS. CURRENT SEC The Catamounts will be serarching for their first ever victory over a current member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). UVM is winless in 14 tries against the SEC. Team Record Florida 0-3 Georgia 0-2 Mississippi St. 0-1 So. Carolina 0-2 Tennessee 0-2 Texas A&M 0-2 Vanderbilt 0-2 LAST WIN OVER RANKED OPPONENT NEWS AND NOTES MOST IMPROVED According to the NCAA, Vermont had one of the biggest improvements from the 2015-16 season to last year. Vermont posted a 23-14 record a year ago while the Cats posted a 29-6 record - a +7.5 improvement rating, which was tied for the 27th-best improvement and the fifth-best rating among teams in the NCAA Tournament. MOST WINS IN NEW ENGLAND Vermont closed out 2016-17 with the most wins among New England schools. UVM s 29 wins were four more than Rhode Island and nine more than Providence. America East rival New Hampshire trailed with 20 victories. LAST TIME OUT N. 13, 2006: Sophomore Mike Trimboli led the Catamounts with 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds as UVM stunned 14th-ranked Boston College 77-63 at Conte Forum. Senior Chris Holm picked up his third career doubledouble with 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Catamounts improved to 2-1 on the season. The win was Vermont s second ever over a ranked opponent and first over an Atlantic Coast Conference school. VERMONT VS. JOHN CALIPARI The Vermont men s basketball program is 0-2 against a John Calipari coached team. The first meeting was back on Feb. 5, 1990 when Calipari s UMass Minutemen held off the Cats for an 85-70 win in Amherst. The following year, UMass clipped UVM 62-58 in Burlington. SCOUTING KENTUCKY The Wildcats come into the weekend ranked No. 4 in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the AP Preseason Top-25 Poll. Last season, UK advanced to the Elite Eight and had three NBA lottery picks - De Aaron Fox (Sacremento Kings, fifth overall), Malik Monk (Charlotte Hornets, 11th overall), and Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat, 14th overall). In this year s preseason, Kevin Knox has averaged 19.3 points per game and he is shooting 59.5% from the field. UVM IN THE RANKINGS (16-17) Stat NCAA Conf. Value Ast/TO Ratio 69 2 1.21 Blocks/Gm 65 1 4.3 Fewest Fouls 61 3 556 Fewest Turnovers 77 2 392 FG% 9 1 49.4 Pers. Fouls/Gm 19 2 15.9 Rebound Margin 69 3 3.6 Scoring Defense 11 1 62.1 Scoring Margin 13 1 11.3 Total Blocks 54 1 151 Turnover Margin 64 2 1.7 Fewest TO/Gm 34 2 11.2 W/L% 13 1 82.9 CATS IN NEW ENGLAND Vermont has compiled 333 wins since the start of the 2001-02 season - the second most among Division I schools in New England. UConn 364 Vermont 333 Boston University 267 Providence 266 Rhode Island 262 UMass 254 Northeastern 253 Boston College 251 Holy Cross 250 Harvard 246 11. 4, 2017: Vermont had six players reach double figures in a 102-53 rout of crosstown foe St. Michael s last Saturday. Payton Henson tallied a team-high 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The redshirt senior finished the contest with a game-high seven rebounds and dished out four assists. The Cats had four players score an even dozen Anthony Lamb, Ra Kpedi Ben Shungu, and Stef Smith. Shungu had a solid night with six rebounds and five assists to compliment his 12 points. Drew Urquhart added 11 points and five boards for the Cats to round out the balanced scoring attack. AMERICA EAST DOMINANCE Since the start of the 2002-2003 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 2011-12 season, Vermont is 80-9 when holding opponents to 60 points or less. UVM was 17-0 in 2013-14, 16-4 in 2014-15 and 7-0 in 2015-16, and 15-1 in 2016-17. The Cats were 19-3 in 2016-17 when Anthony Lamb scored in double figures UVM is 103-6 when scoring 80+ points since the 2000-01 season. 3

MORE NEWS AND NOTES UNANIMOUS FAVORITE UVM was picked as the unanimous preseason favorite in the 2017-18 America East Preseason Coaches Poll: 1. Vermont, 64 2. Albany, 57 3. UMBC, 45 4. Stony Brook, 38 5. New Hampshire, 37 T6. Binghamton, 29 T6. UMass Lowell, 29 8. Hartford, 16 9. Maine, 7 AE PRESEASON HONORS Senior Trae Bell-Haynes and sophomore Anthony Lamb have been named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team. Bell- Haynes and Lamb were joined by Albany s Joe Cremo and David Nichols, New Hampshire s Tanner Leissner, UMBC s Jairus Lyles, and UMass Lowell s Jahad Thomas on the leagues Preseason All-Conference Team. TOUGH NON-CONF. SCHEDULE The 2017-18 non-conference schedule features up to eight teams who earned a postseason berth last season - Bucknell, Iona, 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 and Weber State advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). 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 (1987-89) 20 gms 3. Northeastern (1983-85) 19 gms 3. Stony Brook (2014-16) 19 gms 4. Boston University (1995-97) 16 gms RECORD-SETTING SEASON Vermont inked its spot in the record book for multiple reasons and garnered national attention last season: UVM clinched its sixth outright America East Regular Season and Championship crown, becoming the 15th America East team to accomplish the feat UVM completed the first-ever 16-0 America East undefeated season UVM set the program & America East record with 29 victories UVM owned the longest win streak in country - 21 games UVM and Princeton were the only undefeated conference teams in Division I. UVM posted its ninth straight 20+ win season John Becker recorded the most wins by an America East coach in his first six seasons UVM set the program s single-season record for most consecutive overall and league wins UVM received votes in the Associated Press (AP) Poll for five straight weeks. Trae Bell-Haynes became the third player since 2005 to be named America East Player of the Year and win both the league s regular season and tournament crowns. Anthony Lamb became the first UVM player to ever earn seven America East Rookie of the Week awards. He was also the first freshman named America East Tournament MVP. SCORING MARGIN FACT UVM set the school record with a +11.3 scoring margin last year. The mark was tied for the 13thhighest in Division I - ahead of top programs like Louisville, Kansas, Duke, & Arizona. CAT STAT ADDING TO THE TROPHY CASE The Catamounts became the first America East team to sweep the league s annual awards on their way to adding numerous accolades to their trophy case. John Becker: America East Coach of the Year, Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Finalist, USBWA District I Coach of the Year, ECAC Coach of the Year, Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Finalist Trae Bell-Haynes: AP All-American Honorable Mention, America East Player of the Year & All-Conference First Team, NABC All-District I First Team, ECAC First Team Anthony Lamb: America East Rookie of the Year, Tournament MVP, All- Conference Second Team, and All- Rookie Team, USBWA All-District I Team, NABC All-District I Second Team Dre Wills: America East Defensive Player of the Year Darren Payen: America East Sixth Man of the Year Payton Henson & Ernie Duncan: America East All-Conference Third Team RPI RANKINGS UVM had the third-best RPI ranking in the history of America East last year at No. 45: UVM (2004-05) - 25 and Boston Univ. (1996-97) - 38. TRUE NEW ENGLANDER Since 2001-02, the Catamounts have recorded 14 20-win seasons, which is doubled compared to any other team in New England: 1. Vermont 14 2. Boston Univ./Rhode Isl. 7 3. Harvard/Providence 6 BROTHERLY LOVE Ernie and Everett Duncan are one of 30 sets of brothers playing at the same DI school this year. 4

CATS IN THE NEWS BILAS PRESEASON PICKS ESPN s Jay Bilas gave his preseason college basketball predictions for the upcoming season on 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 on Wednesday. The award honors the top Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year. PAYEN HEADED TO SPAIN On Wednesday, former UVM forward and America East Sixth Man of the Year, Darren Payen 17, 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 2014-15. 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. LUNARDI S BRACKETOLOGY ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi released the first issue of his mock 2018 March Madness picks. Lunardi tabbed Vermont as a No. 13 seed up against No. 4 seed Notre Dame in the Midwest Region. 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. INSIDE THE HALL InsideTheHall.com, a college basketball blog, predicted each seed of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. InsideTheHall pegged UVM as a No. 12 seed along with Bucknell, Middle Tennessee State, and Charleston. 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 772 2. St. Mary s 740 3. Vermont 626 4. Charleston 625 5. Oakland 587 6. Bucknell 540 7. Harvard 463 8. BYU 453 9. UT Arlington 391 10. Belmont 371 NBC SPORTS MID-MAJOR PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS 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 midmajor 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. CBS SPORTS 351 D1 RANKINGS CBS Sports Matt Norlander ranked all 351 college basketball programs last week. The Catmounts were picked at No. 80 and fifth among New England schools - No. 25 URI, No. 26 Providence, No. 39 UConn, and No. 73 Yale. 5

CATS IN THE NEWS BASKETBALL TIMES TOP PROGRAMS IN LAST DECADE MID-MAJOR MADNESS AMERICA EAST PREVIEW 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: 2017-18 PRESEASON AMERI- CA 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 2017-18 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 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 2017-18 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. MIDMAJORMADNESS.COM POWER FORWARD RANKINGS Back in September, MidMajorMadness.com ranked the best mid mid-major back-to-the-basket 4 s and 5 s. Anthony Lamb was one of two New England power forwards (UMass Rashaan Holloway) to make the list. 6

2017-18 SEASON ONE-LINERS DATE: November 12, 2017 OPPONENT: at Kentucky DATE: November 17, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Bradley DATE: November 22, 2017 OPPONENT: vs. Maine Fort-Kent DATE: Novemver 25, 2017 OPPONENT: at Yale DATE: November 29, 2017 OPPONENT: at Richmond DATE: December 2, 2017 OPPONENT: at Bucknell DATE: December 5, 2017 OPPONENT: at Marquette DATE: December 9, 2017 OPPONENT: at Northeastern 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

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 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) 139-69 (145-113) America East Record 78-18 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 2016-17 Overall Record 29-6 2016-17 Conference Record 16-0 Letterwinners Returning 12 Letterwinners Lost 3 Newcomers 4 2017-18 Captains TBA TEAM HISTORY First Year of Men s Basketball 1900 All-Time Record 1,213-1,111 (.522) All-Time America East Record 287-253 (.531) NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 Last NCAA Appearance 2017 (L vs. Purdue) NIT Appearances 3 (Last - 2014) America East Titles 6 (Last - 2017) NEW LOOK CATS RA KPEDI Forward 6 9 220 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 1989-91. Illinois made the tournament during the 1989-90 season and Andy was named team MVP as year later as a senior SKYLER NASH Guard 6 5 215 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 1951-57. BAILEY PATELLA Forward 6 5 180 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 2015-16 season. STEF SMITH Guard 6 1 170 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 - 2017) 8

2017-18 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 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 N. 17 # Bradley N. 18 # TBD N. 19 # TBD N. 22 MAINE-FORT KENT N. 25 at Yale N. 29 at Richmond D. 2 at Bucknell D. 5 at Marquette D. 9 at Northeastern 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 (11-11 - 12/23/11) 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

2017-18 VERMONT MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Stef Smith Fr. G 6-1 170 Ajax., Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 1 Skyler Nash Fr. G 6-6 215 Chicago, Ill./Gould Academy 2 Trae Bell-Haynes Sr. G 6-2 180 Toronto, Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary 3 Anthony Lamb So. F 6-6 227 Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena 4 David Urso Sr. G 6-2 200 Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 5 Sam Dingba R-Jr. F 6-5 205 Yaounde, Cameroon/Salisbury School (Quinnipiac) 12 Bailey Patella Fr. F 6-5 185 Lenox, Mass./Vermont Academy 14 Cam Ward Sr. G 6-2 170 Marshall, Wis./Marshall 15 Ra Kpedi Fr. F 6-9 220 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 20 Ernie Duncan R-Jr. G 6-3 190 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 21 Everett Duncan R-So. G 6-6 190 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 24 Ben Shungu R-Fr. G 6-2 200 Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial 25 Drew Urquhart Sr. F 6-8 219 Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastside Catholic 32 Josh Speidel R-Fr. F 6-7 210 Columbus Ind./Columbus North 35 Payton Henson R-Sr. F 6-8 215 Siloam Springs, Ark./Siloam Springs (Tulane) 44 Nate Rohrer R-Sr. F 6-7 215 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 Nate Rohrer Drew Urquhart roar irk-heart 10

VERMONT TEAM HIGH/LOWS (16-17) Points High: 94, at Quinnipiac, 11/12/16 Low: 50, at No. 20 So. Carolina, 12/1/16 Points in the First Half High: 52, vs. Hartford, 1/8/17 Low: 24, vs. Albany, 2/22/17 Points in the Second Half High: 51, at Quinnipiac, 11/12/16 Low: 18, at No. 20 So. Carolina, 12/1/16 Rebounds High: 55 vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 Low: 25, vs. Northeastern, 12/10/16 Assists High: 21, at Maine, 1/5/17 Low: 8, 2x (last at Butler, 12/21/16) Steals High: 10, 2x (last vs. Maine, 3/1/17) Low: 1, at Albany, 1/25/17 Blocks High: 9, 2x vs. Albany 3/11/17 Low: 0, at Quinnipiac, 11/12/16 Turnovers High: 18, at No. 20 So. Carolina, 12/1/16 Low: 4, vs. Albany 2/22/17 Field Goals Made High: 38, vs. Maine, 3/1/17 Low: 16, vs. Albany 3/11/17 Field Goal Percentage High: 63.2%, at Maine, 1/5/17 Low: 33.3%, vs. Albany 3/11/17 3PT Field Goals Made High: 14, vs. Houston (GCS Final), 11/23/16 Low: 3, 2x (last at Siena, 12/29/16 3PT Field Goal Percentage High: 56.3%, vs. Hartford, 1/8/17 Low: 9.1%, at UMBC, 2/12/17 Free Throws Made High: 26, at UMBC, 2/12/17 Low: 5, 2x (last vs. Northeastern, 12/10/16 Free Throw Percentage High: 84.6% (22-26), vs. Dartmouth 12/7/16 Low: 45.5% (5-11), vs. Northeastern, 12/10/16 NOTABLE GAMES (16/17) 20-POINT GAMES Player 16-17 Career Trae Bell-Haynes 3 6 Ernie Duncan 2 4 Payton Henson 1 2 Anthony Lamb 8 8 Darren Payen 1 1 Kurt Steidl 1 2 Dre Wills 1 3 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player 16-17 Career Trae Bell-Haynes 16 49 Ernie Duncan 12 31 Payton Henson 22 29 Anthony Lamb 22 22 Darren Payen 9 18 Nate Rohrer -- 3 Kurt Steidl 14 52 Drew Urquhart 3 11 Cam Ward 2 28 Dre Wills 4 30 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player 16-17 Career Payton Henson 1 1 Anthony Lamb 3 3 Darren Payen -- 1 Kurt Steidl -- 2 Drew Urquhart 1 4 Dre Wills 1 4 Cam Ward -- 2 GAMES PLAYED/STARTED Player 16-17 Career Trae Bell-Haynes 35/35 105/98 Ernie Duncan 34/33 71/69 Everett Duncan -- 27/0 Payton Henson 28/22 92/23 Anthony Lamb 35/35 35/35 Nate Rohrer 12/0 45/8 Drew Urquhart 34/11 101/17 David Urso 8/0 25/0 Cam Ward 35/0 106/4 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (16/17) Payton Henson vs. Dartmouth (12/7/16): 16 points, 10 rebs Drew Urquhart at Butler (12/21/16): 14 points, 10 rebs Anthony Lamb vs. UMass Lowell (1/19/17): 14 points, 14 rebs vs. New Hampshire (2/9/17): 26 points, 13 rebs vs. Albany (3/11/17): 12 points, 10 rebs UVM RECORD WHEN... 15-16 16-17 17-18 Plays at home 13-3 16-1 0-0 Plays on the road 9-10 11-3 0-0 Plays at a neutral site 1-1 2-2 0-0 Record vs. Am. East (reg. sea.) 11-5 16-0 0-0 Record against non-conf. 10-8 13-6 0-0 After a win 14-9 23-6 0-0 After a loss 9-4 6-0 0-0 Leads at the half 20-4 25-1 0-0 Trails at the half 2-9 2-5 0-0 Tied at the half 1-1 2-0 0-0 Plays an overtime game 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shoots 50% or better 11-2 18-0 0-0 Shoots less than 50% 12-12 11-6 0-0 Opp. shoots less than 50% 20-9 24-2 0-0 Shoots better than opp. 20-5 24-0 0-0 Shoots worse than opp. 3-9 5-6 0-0 Has more FTM than opp. 13-3 21-2 0-0 Has equal FTM 2-0 2-1 0-0 Has less FTM than opp. 8-11 6-3 0-0 Has more FTM than opp. FTA 9-0 15-2 0-0 Outrebounds opp. 17-5 21-0 0-0 Is outrebounded 6-9 7-5 0-0 Has equal rebounds 0-0 1-1 0-0 Has more TOs than opp. 12-10 8-3 0-0 Has equal or less TOs than opp. 11-4 21-3 0-0 Scores more/equal bench pts. 18-7 20-3 0-0 Scores less bench pts. 5-7 9-3 0-0 Plays a ranked opp. 0-1 0-2 0-2 Makes 5+ 3-Pt. shots 19-13 23-5 0-0 No UVM players foul out 19-4 24-4 0-0 1+ UVM player fouls out 4-10 5-2 0-0 Has 20+ assists 3-1 2-0 0-0 Wears white uniforms 8-2 13-0 0-0 Wears green uniforms 0-0 7-3 0-0 Wears gold uniforms 7-5 2-2 0-0 Wears grey uniforms 6-4 5-1 0-0 Wears black uniforms 2-3 2-0 0-0 Plays in tournaments 5-3 3-1 0-0 Plays on television 6-9 17-4 0-0 Plays in November 3-4 6-2 0-0 Plays in December 4-3 3-3 0-0 Plays in January 6-3 9-0 0-0 Plays in February 6-2 8-0 0-0 Plays in March 4-2 3-1 0-0 Plays during the day 6-7 10-1 0-0 Plays at night 17-7 19-5 0-0 Plays on Sunday 4-2 2-0 0-0 Plays on Monday 2-2 5-1 0-0 Plays on Tuesday 1-2 1-0 0-0 Plays on Wednesday 10-2 8-2 0-0 Plays on Thursday 1-0 4-2 0-0 Plays on Friday 0-1 1-0 0-0 Plays on Saturday 5-5 8-1 0-0 Margin is 5 pts. or less 3-1 5-2 0-0 Margin is between 6-10 6-3 4-1 0-0 Margin is between 11-20 11-7 14-1 0-0 Margin is more than 20 3-3 6-2 0-0 Has a 20-pt. scorer 10-3 14-2 0-0 Has a 30-pt. scorer 0-0 1-0 0-0 Scores 59 points or less 0-3 1-3 0-0 Scores 60+ points 23-11 28-3 0-0 Scores 70+ points 18-7 21-2 0-0 Scores 80+ points 10-2 12-0 0-0 Scores 90+ points 4-1 2-0 0-0 Scores 100+ points 0-0 0-0 0-0 Allows 61 points or more 16-14 14-5 0-0 Allows 60 points or less 7-0 15-1 0-0 11

VERMONT INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #0 Stef Smith 2017-18 Career Points -- -- Reb -- -- Assists -- -- Steals -- -- FGM -- -- 3FGM -- -- #1 Skyler Nash 2017-18 Career Points -- -- Reb -- -- Assists -- -- Steals -- -- FGM -- -- 3FGM -- -- #2 Trae Bell-Haynes 2016-17 Career Points 23, vs. UNH., 2/9/17 28 vs. Niagara, 11/21/15 Reb 5, 4x (last vs. Albany, 3/11/17) 7 at Purdue, 11/15/15 Assists 10 at Marist, 11/16/16 10 at Marist, 11/16/16 Steals 4, at South Carolina, 12/1/16 5 at Harvard, 1/3/16 FGM 9, vs. UNH, 2/9/17 10 at Maine, 1/6/16 3FGM 2, 4x (last vs. UNH, 2/9/17) 3 vs. New Hampshire, 2/24/16 #3 Anthony Lamb 2016-17 Career Points 26, 2x (last vs. UNH., 2/9/17) 26, 2x (last vs. UNH., 2/9/17) Reb 14, vs. UMass Lowell 1/19/17 14, vs. UMass Lowell 1/19/17 Assists 2 vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 2 vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 Steals 4, vs. Stony Brook, 2/25/17 4, vs. Stony Brook, 2/25/17 Blocks 4, 2x (last at Hart., 2/4/17) 4, 2x (last at Hart., 2/4/17) FGM 12 vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 12 vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 3FGM 4, at UMass Lowell (2/15/17) 4, at UMass Lowell (2/15/17) #4 David Urso 2016-17 Career Points 3, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 3, 2x (last: vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16) Reb 1, 2x (last vs. Maine 2/1/17) 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists -- 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 Steals 1, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 1, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 FGM 1, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 1, 2x (last vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16) 3FGM 1, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 1, 2x (last vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16) #21 Everett Duncan 2017-18 Career Points -- 11, 2x (last: vs. UMass Lowell, 1/18/16) Reb -- 8, 2x (last: vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16) Assists -- 3 vs. Fisher, 12/19/15 Steals -- 2 vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16 FGM -- 4 vs. UMass Lowell, 1/18/16 3FGM -- 3, 2x (last: vs. UMass Lowell, 1/18/16) #24 Ben Shungu 2017-18 Career Points -- -- Reb -- -- Assists -- -- Steals -- -- FGM -- -- 3FGM -- -- #25 Drew Urquhart 2016-17 Career Points 14, 2x (last vs. Butler, 12/21/16) 14, 2x (last vs. Butler, 12/21/16) Reb 10, at Butler, 12/21/16 11, vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists 4, at Maine, 1/5/17 3 at UMass Lowell, 2/8/16 Steals 1, 3x (last at Hartford, 2/4/17) 2 at Nevada, 3/23/16 FGM 7, at Butler, 12/21/16 7, at Butler, 12/21/16 Blocks 2, 6x(last at Albany, 1/25/17) 3 vs. Western Carolina, 3/16/16 #35 Payton Henson 2016-17 Career Points 21 at Providence, 11/14/16 21 at Providence, 11/14/16 Reb 10, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 10, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 Assists 4, vs. Maine, 3/1/17 4, 2x (last vs. Maine, 3/1/17) Steals 4, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 4, vs. Dartmouth, 12/7/16 FGM 9 at Providence, 11/14/16 9 at Providence, 11/14/16 3FGM 3, vs Houston, 11/23/16 3, 3x (last vs Houston, 11/23/16) Blocks 2, 2x (last vs. Albany, 3/11/17 2, 6x (last vs. Albany, 3/11/17) #44 Nate Rohrer 2016-17 Career Points 5, at Siena, 12/29/16 14 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 Reb 4, vs. Hartford, 1/8/17 5, 3x (last: at Hartford, 1/16/16) Assists 4, vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 4, 2x (last vs. E. Mich, 12/17/16 Steals 2, vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 2 vs. Eastern Mich, 12/17/16 FGM 2, at Siena, 12/29/16 6 vs. Binghamton, 2/17/16 3FGM -- 2 at Binghamton, 1/21/16 #5 Sam Dingba 2017-18 Career Points -- 8, vs. Canisius (12/5/15) Reb -- 9, vs. Canisius (12/5/15) Assists -- 1, 2x (last at Iona, 2/15/16) Steals -- 1, vs. Boston U, 12/13/15 FGM -- 3, vs. Albany (12/1/15) Blocks -- 3, vs. Albany (12/1/15) #12 Bailey Patella 2017-18 Career Points -- -- Reb -- -- Assists -- -- Steals -- -- FGM -- -- Blocks -- -- #14 Cam Ward 2016-17 Career Points 17, vs. UMass Lowell 1/19/17 24, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) Reb 5, vs. Lyndon State, 11/19/16 13 at Hartford, 1/31/15 Assists 6, vs. UNH, 2/9/17 7 vs. UMBC, 3/4/15 Steals 2, 2x last vs Woff., 11/21/16 3, 2x (last: at Yale, 12/5/15) FGM 5, vs. UMass Lowell 1/19/17 9 vs. Maine, 3/2/16 3FGM 3, vs. UMass Lowell 1/19/17) 6, 2x (last: vs. Maine, 3/2/16) #15 Ra Kpedi 2017-18 Career Points -- -- Reb -- -- Assists -- -- Steals -- -- FGM -- -- #20 Ernie Duncan 2016-17 Career Points 33, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 33, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 Reb 6, vs. Yale, 11/26/16 7 at Stony Brook, 3/12/16) Assists 5, vs. Maine, 2/1/17 7, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) Steals 2, 4x (last vs. UMBC, 1/13/17) 3, 2x (last: vs. UMBC, 1/24/16) FGM 10, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 10, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 3FGM 7, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 7, vs. Hofstra, 11/22/16 12

THE BENCH BOSS Set the program record in 2016-17 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 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 41-17 mark, including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance (2005-06). Served as the head men s basketball coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 1997-99. 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 1994-97 and the head men s tennis coach at the school from 1995-97. TOP-10 ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT VERMONT Rk Coach (years) Yrs Gms Record (win %) 1. Tom Brennan (1986-05) 19 540 264-276 (.489) 2. John Fuzzy Evans (1940-65) 23 456 260-196 (.571) 3. John Becker (2011-present) 7 208 139-69 (.671) 4. Mike Lonergan (2005-11) 6 194 126-68 (.649) 5. Peter Salzberg (1972-81) 9 233 105-128 (.441) 6. Art Loche (1965-72) 7 165 69-96 (.418) 7. Tom Keady (1921-25) 4 71 56-15 (.789) 8. John Sabo (1934-40) 6 84 50-34 (.595) 9. Bill Whitmore (1981-86) 5 139 45-94 (.324) 10. W.J. McAvoy (1925-28) 3 56 33-23 (.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, 2016. Earned his 50th career win (in 82 games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State on Dec. 30, 2013. 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 Twitter: @CoachBeckerUVM PERSONAL Children: Katherine, Ella EDUCATION College: Catholic, 1990 Graduate Degree: George Wash., 2001 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-p Vermont, head coach 2008-2011 Vermont, asst. coach 2006-08 Vermont, dir. operations 2004-06 Catholic Univ., asst. coach 1997-99 Gallaudet, head coach 1994-97 Gallaudet, asst. coach DIV. I HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Overall Conf. Postsn. 2011-12 Vermont 24-12 13-3 NCAA 2012-13 Vermont 21-12 11-5 CBI 2013-14 Vermont 22-11 15-1 NIT 2014-15 Vermont 20-14 12-4 CBI 2015-16 Vermont 23-14 11-5 CBI 2016-17 Vermont 29-6 16-0 NCAA 2017-18 Vermont 0-0 0-0 --- TOTALS 7 seasons 139-69 78-18 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 2011-12 season, Becker is tied with the sixth-highest winning percentage. (current school in parenthesis) Steve Prohm - Murray State (Iowa St.).746 Michael White - La. Tech. (Florida).699 Archie Miller - Dayton (Indiana).692 Bryce Drew - Valparaiso (Vanderbilt).691 Mark Turgeon - Maryland.673 Jim Larranaga - Miami.671 JOHN BECKER - VERMONT.671 Frank Haith - Missouri (Tulsa).663 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 2011-12 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 78-18 in America East games 2012 - America East Championship & NCAA appearance (2nd NCAA win in program history) 2013 - America East Championship Game & CBI appearance 2014 - America East Regular Season Championship & NIT appearance 2015 - America East Semifinals & CBI Semifinals 2016 - America East Championship Game & CBI Semifinals 2017 - Am. East Regular Season & Championship, NCAA appearance 13

Team THE LAST TIME... UVM Played a Ranked Opponent No. 1 Top 5 Top 10 Top 25 12/6/10 at No. 3 Pittsburgh 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 86-41 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 106-64 by Providence (11/24/09) 30-39 Point Win By UVM 74-41 vs. UNH (3/6/17) 94-56 by Rhode Island (12/30/04) Overtime Game UVM Win 92-82 at Binghamton (3/2/14) UVM Loss 66-64 by Boston U. (2/27/11) Double Overtime Game UVM Win 77-73 vs. Hartford (3/4/12) UVM Loss 64-52 vs. Harvard (12/6/14) Triple Overtime Game UVM Win 98-95 at Hartford (2/2/96) UVM Loss Won Game in Final Seconds By UVM Ernie Duncan at 1.0 second UVM defeated Yale, 67-65 (11/26/16) Devin Davis layup as time expired Houston defeated UVM, 72-71 (11/23/16) 5 Players in Double Figures By UVM at UMBC (2/20/16 - W, 99-54) by Harvard - W, 82-71 (1/2/17) 6+ Players in Double Figures By UVM at UMass Lowell (2/8/16 - L, 100-93) by UMass Lowell (1/18/16) Made 40-49 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 70-79 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 10 vs. UNH (3/6/17) 12 by Hartford (2/14/16) 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 30-39 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) 1.000 (4-for-4) by Binghamton (2/6/17) Shot 100% From the Foul Line By UVM 16-of-16 at Loyola (11/18/07) 1.000 (4-for-4) by Binghamton (2/6/17) Had 50+ Rebounds By UVM 55 vs. Lyndon State (11/19/16) 52 by Providence (11/24/09) Had 60+ Rebounds By UVM 61 vs. Binghamton (1/25/06) Had 20-29 Assists By UVM 20 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 21 by Stony Brook (3/12/16) 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 30-39 Points By UVM 33, Ernie Duncan vs. Hofstra (GCS) (11/22/16) 30, Wes Myers, Maine (1/5/17) Scored 40-49 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 vs. Maine (3/1/17) 10, Jairus Lyles, UMBC (1/13/17) Player Shot 1.000 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 6, Anthony Lamb vs. UNH (3/6/17) 7, Daniel Dion, UNH (2/9/17) 10+ Free Throws Made by a Player By UVM 11, Trae Bell-Haynes vs. Western Car. (11/21/16) 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 Marist (11/16/16) 12, Kyron Cartwright, Providence (11/14/16) 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 12/10 - Anthony Lamb vs. Albany (3/11/17) 11/12 - Hasson Attia, Hartford (2/4/17) Double-Double by a Player (Pts/Ast) By UVM 16/11 - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) 11/10 - Kendall Marshal, UNC (3/16/12) 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

2017-18 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

LAST GAME S BOX SCORE St. Michael's 53 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Foster, Stan * 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 2 4 0 0 18 03 Cheatom, Derek * 2-10 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 22 05 Jackson III, Thomas * 3-7 2-3 3-4 0 1 1 4 11 1 2 0 1 24 12 Holmes III, Levi * 6-17 3-7 5-6 1 2 3 1 20 0 4 0 3 33 34 DiGrande, Eli * 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 19 11 Rodriguez, Alvi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Hall, Jaylen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 20 Jones II, Winston 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 21 Heter, Jason 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 23 Guzman, Jordan 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 2 1 1 1 10 24 Richey, Colin 1-5 1-4 1-2 0 3 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 22 30 Laffin, Stephen 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 33 Storey, Walker 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 44 Beca, Bruno 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 12 Team 1 1 2 Totals 17-57 10-27 9-13 4 16 20 22 53 10 16 3 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 8-25 32.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 17-57 29.8% Game: 10-27 37.0% Game: 9-13 69.2% Deadball Rebounds 1,1 Vermont 102 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Smith, Stef * 4-10 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 3 12 3 4 0 0 26 03 Lamb, Anthony * 4-6 0-0 4-5 0 4 4 1 12 1 2 3 0 19 14 Ward, Cam * 2-7 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 6 2 2 0 2 18 21 Duncan, Everett * 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 5 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 16 35 Henson, Payton * 5-6 1-2 6-6 1 6 7 0 17 4 0 0 1 18 01 Nash, Skyler 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 17 04 Urso, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 05 Dingba, Samuel 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 11 12 Patella, Bailey 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 2 0 1 15 15 Kpedi, Ra 4-5 0-0 4-4 1 2 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 8 24 Shungu, Ben 5-6 1-1 1-2 2 4 6 2 12 5 1 0 2 20 25 Urquhart, Drew 5-7 0-0 1-1 0 5 5 1 11 0 0 1 1 15 44 Rohrer, Nate 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Team 4 2 6 Totals 37-63 6-14 22-26 12 38 50 14 102 18 14 5 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd half: 20-31 64.5% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 37-63 58.7% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 22-26 84.6% Deadball Rebounds 2 Officials: Matt Dorn, Carl Luciano, Lee Marelli Technical fouls: St. Michael's-Cheatom, Derek. Vermont-None. Attendance: 2661 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total St. Michael's 24 29 53 Vermont 48 54 102 Last FG - SMC 2nd-00:00, UVM 2nd-00:18. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SMC 12 14 8 4 16 UVM 58 21 18 4 52 Score tied - 0 times. 16