2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	28–7 (15–1 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (13th season);
Associate head coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coaches	Chris Santo; Nathan Johnson;
Home arena	Patrick Gym
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	7	.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Bryant	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Maine	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UMBC	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
Albany	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
NJIT	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

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

Previous season

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

Roster

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

John Becker (Catholic)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Schneider (Marist)
Chris Santo (Saint Anselm)
Nathan Johnson (St. Francis Xavier)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2023

Schedule and results

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

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

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

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[2] Manley, Ryan (March 4, 2023). "Penn Leads #1 Cats in 84-57 Quarterfinal Victory Over NJIT". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[3] "Vermont beats Binghamton 79-57". Bleacher Report. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[4] Hass, Trevor (March 11, 2023). "Vermont dashes UMass Lowell's hopes of a spot in NCAA men's basketball tournament". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[5] Stacy, Mitch (March 18, 2023). "March Madness: Jones, Marquette roll over Vermont 78-61". AP News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[7] "Vermont Catamounts Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

References