Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
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The Vermont Catamounts Basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...

 in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...

 and plays its home games at Patrick Gym
Patrick Gym
The Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1963. It is used mainly as the home arena of the University of Vermont Catamounts. It hosted the 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 America East men's basketball tournament championship game, as the...

. The team has reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament four times, in 2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

, 2004
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

, 2005
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...

 and 2010
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

. UVM famously upset Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.

Awards

America East Coach of the Year
  • Tom Brennan - 1991, 1998, 2002
  • Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

     - 2007, 2011


America East Player of the Year
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Kevin Roberson - 1992
  • T. J. Sorrentine - 2002
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009


America East Defensive Player of the Year
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


America East Rookie of the Year
  • Eddie Benton - 1993
  • Tony Orciari - 1998
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2001
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006
  • Brian Voelkel - 2011


All-Conference First Team
  • Ed Kotlarczyk - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Clyde Lord - 1957, 1958, 1959
  • Benny Becton - 1961
  • Ralph D'Altilia - 1965
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1970
  • Ron Gottschalk - 1975
  • Mike Evelti - 1981, 1982
  • Kevin Roberson - 1991, 1992
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Eddie Benton - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Erik Nelson - 1998
  • Tony Oriciari - 2000, 2001
  • Trevor Gaines - 2002
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Chris Holm - 2007
  • Mike Trimboli - 2007, 2009
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2011


All-Conference Second Team
  • Ken Pierce - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Nat Campana - 1953, 1954
  • Earl Steinman - 1955
  • Bob Kuchar - 1958, 1959
  • Charlie Isles - 1960
  • Richie Ader - 1962
  • Layne Higgs - 1966
  • Dave Lapointe - 1968
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1969
  • Joe Calavita - 1987
  • Kevin Roberson - 1990
  • Tony Oriciari - 1998
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006, 2008


All-Conference Third Team
  • Erik Nelson - 1997
  • Tony Oriciari - 1999
  • Tobe Carberry - 2000
  • Grant Anderson - 2003
  • Martin Klimes - 2006, 2007
  • Colin McIntosh - 2009
  • Maurice Joseph - 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-Conference Defensive Team
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Garvey Young - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-American
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - (2008, 2009 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - (2003, 2004, 2005 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • T.J. Sorrentine - (2002 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Mike Evelti - (1981 Honorable Mention - AP)


Hall of Fame
Class Name Year Inducted
1909 Ray Collins 1969
1922 Fredrick Harris 1972
1925 Claire Cayward 1987
1928 Howard Prentice 1971
Kiki Price 1974
1929 Seeley Estabrook 1979
1931 Walter Sargent 1978
1932 Edward Winant 1971
1933 Chester Taft 1977
1934 John Beckley 1971
1935 Enos Ramon 1974
Whitey Palmer 1975
Edward Saba 1976
1937 Austin Ross 1973
1938 Tommy Tomasetti 1980
1939 Elmer Nelson 1975
1941 Frank Taylor 1969
Donald Maley 1977
Richard Healy 1993
Henri Beauchemin 2007
1947 Larry Killick 1969
1948 John Durkin 1991
1950 Arthur Collier 1977
1950 Edward Kotlarczyk 1979
1951 Ralph Kehoe 1973
1953 Gary Clairmont 1987
1954 Nat Campana 1975
1955 Keith Jampolis 1983
Earl Steinman 2004
1956 Roland Massimino 1983
1957 Alan McLam 1981
1959 Clyde Lord 1974
Bob Kuchar 1985
1960 Charlie Isles 1976
1961 Joseph Barry 1982
1963 Benny Becton 1980
Jack Shabel 1990
1965 Charles Foster 1984
1965 Ralph D'Altilia 1988
1966 Layne Higgs 1982
1969 David Lapointe 1981
1970 Frank Martiniuk 1980
Sandy Magid 1996
1977 Warren Prehmus 1987
1982 Michael Evelti 1992
Jeff Brown 1993
1989 Joe Calavita 2000
1991 Matt Johnson 2001
1992 Kevin Roberson 1993
Kenny White 2002
1996 Eddie Benton 2006
Erik Nelson 2009

Coaches

{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Years !! Coach !! Win !! Loss !!Win % !! Conference
Titles !! NCAA Tournament
Appearances !! NCAA Titles
|-
|1906-1908||Thomas Hayes||12||9||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1920-1921||P.A. Larned||10||5||.667||-||-||-
|-
|1921-25||Thomas Keady
Thomas Keady
John Thomas "Tom" Keady was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college...

||56||15||.789||-||-||-
|-
|1925-1928||W.J. McAvoy||33||23||.589||-||-||-
|-
|1928-1929||Claire Cayward||7||10||.412||-||-||-
|-
|1929-1930||K.L. Berry||4||16||.200||-||-||-
|-
|1930-1931||Howard Prentice||4||13||.235||-||-||-
|-
|1931–1934||J.H. Burke||16||27||.372||-||-||-
|-
|1934-1940||John Sabo||50||34||.595||-||-||-
|-
|1940-1943
1945-1965||John Evans||260||196||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1965-1972||Arthur Loche||69||96||.418||-||-||-
|-
|1972-1981||Peter Salzberg||105||128||.441||-||-||-
|-
|1981-1986||Bill Whitmore||45||94||.324||-||-||-
|-
|1986-2005||Tom Brennan||264||276||.489||3 (America East)||3 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2005-2011||Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

||126||68||.649||1 (America East)||1 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2011-present||John Becker||0||0||.000||-||-||-
|-

Season-by-season results

{| class="toccolours" width=75% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:left; align:left"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#008000" |
Vermont Catamounts Basketball Season Log
|- valign="top"
|
The Vermont Catamounts Basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...

 in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...

 and plays its home games at Patrick Gym
Patrick Gym
The Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1963. It is used mainly as the home arena of the University of Vermont Catamounts. It hosted the 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 America East men's basketball tournament championship game, as the...

. The team has reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament four times, in 2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

, 2004
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

, 2005
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...

 and 2010
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

. UVM famously upset Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.

Awards

America East Coach of the Year
  • Tom Brennan - 1991, 1998, 2002
  • Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

     - 2007, 2011


America East Player of the Year
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Kevin Roberson - 1992
  • T. J. Sorrentine - 2002
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009


America East Defensive Player of the Year
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


America East Rookie of the Year
  • Eddie Benton - 1993
  • Tony Orciari - 1998
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2001
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006
  • Brian Voelkel - 2011


All-Conference First Team
  • Ed Kotlarczyk - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Clyde Lord - 1957, 1958, 1959
  • Benny Becton - 1961
  • Ralph D'Altilia - 1965
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1970
  • Ron Gottschalk - 1975
  • Mike Evelti - 1981, 1982
  • Kevin Roberson - 1991, 1992
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Eddie Benton - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Erik Nelson - 1998
  • Tony Oriciari - 2000, 2001
  • Trevor Gaines - 2002
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Chris Holm - 2007
  • Mike Trimboli - 2007, 2009
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2011


All-Conference Second Team
  • Ken Pierce - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Nat Campana - 1953, 1954
  • Earl Steinman - 1955
  • Bob Kuchar - 1958, 1959
  • Charlie Isles - 1960
  • Richie Ader - 1962
  • Layne Higgs - 1966
  • Dave Lapointe - 1968
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1969
  • Joe Calavita - 1987
  • Kevin Roberson - 1990
  • Tony Oriciari - 1998
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006, 2008


All-Conference Third Team
  • Erik Nelson - 1997
  • Tony Oriciari - 1999
  • Tobe Carberry - 2000
  • Grant Anderson - 2003
  • Martin Klimes - 2006, 2007
  • Colin McIntosh - 2009
  • Maurice Joseph - 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-Conference Defensive Team
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Garvey Young - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-American
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - (2008, 2009 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - (2003, 2004, 2005 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • T.J. Sorrentine - (2002 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Mike Evelti - (1981 Honorable Mention - AP)


Hall of Fame
{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Class !! Name !! Year Inducted
|-
|1909||Ray Collins||1969
|-
|1922||Fredrick Harris||1972
|-
|1925||Claire Cayward||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|1928||Howard Prentice||1971
|-
|Kiki Price||1974
|-
|1929||Seeley Estabrook||1979
|-
|1931||Walter Sargent||1978
|-
|1932||Edward Winant||1971
|-
|1933||Chester Taft||1977
|-
|1934||John Beckley||1971
|-
|rowspan="3"|1935||Enos Ramon||1974
|-
||Whitey Palmer||1975
|-
|Edward Saba||1976
|-
|1937||Austin Ross||1973
|-
|1938||Tommy Tomasetti||1980
|-
|1939||Elmer Nelson||1975
|-
|rowspan="4"|1941||Frank Taylor||1969
|-
|Donald Maley||1977
|-
||Richard Healy||1993
|-
||Henri Beauchemin||2007
|-
|1947||Larry Killick||1969
|-
|1948||John Durkin||1991
|-
|1950||Arthur Collier||1977
|-
|1950||Edward Kotlarczyk||1979
|-
|1951||Ralph Kehoe||1973
|-
|1953||Gary Clairmont||1987
|-
|1954||Nat Campana||1975
|-
|rowspan="2"|1955||Keith Jampolis||1983
|-
|Earl Steinman||2004
|-
|1956||Roland Massimino||1983
|-
|1957||Alan McLam||1981
|-
|rowspan="2"|1959||Clyde Lord||1974
|-
||Bob Kuchar||1985
|-
|1960||Charlie Isles||1976
|-
|1961||Joseph Barry||1982
|-
|rowspan="2"|1963||Benny Becton||1980
|-
|Jack Shabel||1990
|-
|1965||Charles Foster||1984
|-
|1965||Ralph D'Altilia||1988
|-
|1966||Layne Higgs||1982
|-
|1969||David Lapointe||1981
|-
|rowspan="2"|1970||Frank Martiniuk||1980
|-
||Sandy Magid||1996
|-
|1977||Warren Prehmus||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|1982||Michael Evelti||1992
|-
||Jeff Brown||1993
|-
|1989||Joe Calavita||2000
|-
|1991||Matt Johnson||2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|1992||Kevin Roberson||1993
|-
|Kenny White||2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996||Eddie Benton||2006
|-
|Erik Nelson||2009
|}

Coaches

{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Years !! Coach !! Win !! Loss !!Win % !! Conference
Titles !! NCAA Tournament
Appearances !! NCAA Titles
|-
|1906-1908||Thomas Hayes||12||9||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1920-1921||P.A. Larned||10||5||.667||-||-||-
|-
|1921-25||Thomas Keady
Thomas Keady
John Thomas "Tom" Keady was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college...

||56||15||.789||-||-||-
|-
|1925-1928||W.J. McAvoy||33||23||.589||-||-||-
|-
|1928-1929||Claire Cayward||7||10||.412||-||-||-
|-
|1929-1930||K.L. Berry||4||16||.200||-||-||-
|-
|1930-1931||Howard Prentice||4||13||.235||-||-||-
|-
|1931–1934||J.H. Burke||16||27||.372||-||-||-
|-
|1934-1940||John Sabo||50||34||.595||-||-||-
|-
|1940-1943
1945-1965||John Evans||260||196||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1965-1972||Arthur Loche||69||96||.418||-||-||-
|-
|1972-1981||Peter Salzberg||105||128||.441||-||-||-
|-
|1981-1986||Bill Whitmore||45||94||.324||-||-||-
|-
|1986-2005||Tom Brennan||264||276||.489||3 (America East)||3 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2005-2011||Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

||126||68||.649||1 (America East)||1 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2011-present||John Becker||0||0||.000||-||-||-
|-

Season-by-season results

{| class="toccolours" width=75% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:left; align:left"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#008000" |
Vermont Catamounts Basketball Season Log
|- valign="top"
|
The Vermont Catamounts Basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...

 in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...

 and plays its home games at Patrick Gym
Patrick Gym
The Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1963. It is used mainly as the home arena of the University of Vermont Catamounts. It hosted the 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 America East men's basketball tournament championship game, as the...

. The team has reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament four times, in 2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

, 2004
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

, 2005
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...

 and 2010
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

. UVM famously upset Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.

Awards

America East Coach of the Year
  • Tom Brennan - 1991, 1998, 2002
  • Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan
    Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

     - 2007, 2011


America East Player of the Year
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Kevin Roberson - 1992
  • T. J. Sorrentine - 2002
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009


America East Defensive Player of the Year
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


America East Rookie of the Year
  • Eddie Benton - 1993
  • Tony Orciari - 1998
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2001
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006
  • Brian Voelkel - 2011


All-Conference First Team
  • Ed Kotlarczyk - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Clyde Lord - 1957, 1958, 1959
  • Benny Becton - 1961
  • Ralph D'Altilia - 1965
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1970
  • Ron Gottschalk - 1975
  • Mike Evelti - 1981, 1982
  • Kevin Roberson - 1991, 1992
  • Matt Johnson - 1991
  • Eddie Benton - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Erik Nelson - 1998
  • Tony Oriciari - 2000, 2001
  • Trevor Gaines - 2002
  • T.J. Sorrentine - 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Chris Holm - 2007
  • Mike Trimboli - 2007, 2009
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2011


All-Conference Second Team
  • Ken Pierce - 1949
  • Keith Galli - 1950
  • Nat Campana - 1953, 1954
  • Earl Steinman - 1955
  • Bob Kuchar - 1958, 1959
  • Charlie Isles - 1960
  • Richie Ader - 1962
  • Layne Higgs - 1966
  • Dave Lapointe - 1968
  • Frank Martiniuk - 1969
  • Joe Calavita - 1987
  • Kevin Roberson - 1990
  • Tony Oriciari - 1998
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - 2002
  • Mike Trimboli - 2006, 2008


All-Conference Third Team
  • Erik Nelson - 1997
  • Tony Oriciari - 1999
  • Tobe Carberry - 2000
  • Grant Anderson - 2003
  • Martin Klimes - 2006, 2007
  • Colin McIntosh - 2009
  • Maurice Joseph - 2010
  • Evan Fjeld - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-Conference Defensive Team
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Garvey Young - 2010
  • Brendan Bald - 2011


All-American
  • Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Blakely
    Marqus Austin Blakely is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the NBA.-College:Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year...

     - (2008, 2009 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Coppenrath
    Taylor Burton Coppenrath is a professional basketball player currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet in Spanish Liga LEB.-Early life:...

     - (2003, 2004, 2005 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • T.J. Sorrentine - (2002 Honorable Mention - AP)
  • Mike Evelti - (1981 Honorable Mention - AP)


Hall of Fame
{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Class !! Name !! Year Inducted
|-
|1909||Ray Collins||1969
|-
|1922||Fredrick Harris||1972
|-
|1925||Claire Cayward||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|1928||Howard Prentice||1971
|-
|Kiki Price||1974
|-
|1929||Seeley Estabrook||1979
|-
|1931||Walter Sargent||1978
|-
|1932||Edward Winant||1971
|-
|1933||Chester Taft||1977
|-
|1934||John Beckley||1971
|-
|rowspan="3"|1935||Enos Ramon||1974
|-
||Whitey Palmer||1975
|-
|Edward Saba||1976
|-
|1937||Austin Ross||1973
|-
|1938||Tommy Tomasetti||1980
|-
|1939||Elmer Nelson||1975
|-
|rowspan="4"|1941||Frank Taylor||1969
|-
|Donald Maley||1977
|-
||Richard Healy||1993
|-
||Henri Beauchemin||2007
|-
|1947||Larry Killick||1969
|-
|1948||John Durkin||1991
|-
|1950||Arthur Collier||1977
|-
|1950||Edward Kotlarczyk||1979
|-
|1951||Ralph Kehoe||1973
|-
|1953||Gary Clairmont||1987
|-
|1954||Nat Campana||1975
|-
|rowspan="2"|1955||Keith Jampolis||1983
|-
|Earl Steinman||2004
|-
|1956||Roland Massimino||1983
|-
|1957||Alan McLam||1981
|-
|rowspan="2"|1959||Clyde Lord||1974
|-
||Bob Kuchar||1985
|-
|1960||Charlie Isles||1976
|-
|1961||Joseph Barry||1982
|-
|rowspan="2"|1963||Benny Becton||1980
|-
|Jack Shabel||1990
|-
|1965||Charles Foster||1984
|-
|1965||Ralph D'Altilia||1988
|-
|1966||Layne Higgs||1982
|-
|1969||David Lapointe||1981
|-
|rowspan="2"|1970||Frank Martiniuk||1980
|-
||Sandy Magid||1996
|-
|1977||Warren Prehmus||1987
|-
|rowspan="2"|1982||Michael Evelti||1992
|-
||Jeff Brown||1993
|-
|1989||Joe Calavita||2000
|-
|1991||Matt Johnson||2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|1992||Kevin Roberson||1993
|-
|Kenny White||2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996||Eddie Benton||2006
|-
|Erik Nelson||2009
|}

Coaches

{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Years !! Coach !! Win !! Loss !!Win % !! Conference
Titles !! NCAA Tournament
Appearances !! NCAA Titles
|-
|1906-1908||Thomas Hayes||12||9||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1920-1921||P.A. Larned||10||5||.667||-||-||-
|-
|1921-25||Thomas Keady
Thomas Keady
John Thomas "Tom" Keady was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college...

||56||15||.789||-||-||-
|-
|1925-1928||W.J. McAvoy||33||23||.589||-||-||-
|-
|1928-1929||Claire Cayward||7||10||.412||-||-||-
|-
|1929-1930||K.L. Berry||4||16||.200||-||-||-
|-
|1930-1931||Howard Prentice||4||13||.235||-||-||-
|-
|1931–1934||J.H. Burke||16||27||.372||-||-||-
|-
|1934-1940||John Sabo||50||34||.595||-||-||-
|-
|1940-1943
1945-1965||John Evans||260||196||.571||-||-||-
|-
|1965-1972||Arthur Loche||69||96||.418||-||-||-
|-
|1972-1981||Peter Salzberg||105||128||.441||-||-||-
|-
|1981-1986||Bill Whitmore||45||94||.324||-||-||-
|-
|1986-2005||Tom Brennan||264||276||.489||3 (America East)||3 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2005-2011||Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan
Mike Lonergan is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs...

||126||68||.649||1 (America East)||1 (NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

)||-
|-
|2011-present||John Becker||0||0||.000||-||-||-
|-

Season-by-season results

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