2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball

America East Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 16-seed, Second Round
Conference	America East Conference
2011–12 record	24–12 (13–3 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Markwood
Assistant coach	Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach	Kyle Cieplicki
Home arena	Patrick Gym

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stony Brook	14	–	2	.875	22	–	10	.688
Vermont†	13	–	3	.813	24	–	12	.667
Boston University	12	–	4	.750	16	–	16	.500
Albany	9	–	7	.563	19	–	15	.559
Hartford	7	–	9	.438	9	–	22	.290
New Hampshire	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Maine	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
UMBC	3	–	13	.188	4	–	26	.133
Binghamton	1	–	15	.063	2	–	29	.065

† 2012 America East Tournament winner As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They were champions of the America East Basketball Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. They defeated Lamar in the First Four round before falling to North Carolina in the second round.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Luke Apfeld	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	Chattanooga, Tennessee
4	Four McGlynn	Guard	6–2	180	Freshman	York, Pennsylvania
12	Sandro Carissimo	Guard	6–2	170	Sophomore	Sleepy Hollow, New York
14	Josh Elbaum	Guard	6–3	195	Sophomore	Melville, New York
20	Brendan Bald	Guard	6–5	200	Junior	Millersville, Maryland
21	Candon Rusin	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	Wilmington, Vermont
23	Brian Voelkel	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Pleasantville, New York
24	Chris Santo	Forward	6–5	210	Freshman	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
30	Pat Bergmann	Forward/Center	6–9	240	Senior	Burlington, Vermont
31	Clancy Rugg	Forward	6–8	195	Sophomore	Burlington, Vermont
34	Matt Glass	Forward	6–8	210	Senior	Underhill, Vermont
40	Ryan McKeaney	Forward	6–9	210	Sophomore	Marlton, New Jersey
42	Ben Crenca	Forward/Center	6–10	260	Junior	Exeter, Rhode Island

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/29/2011*	Saint Michael's	W 64–31		Patrick Gym (2,107)
11/05/2011*	Concordia (QC)	W 69–56		Patrick Gym (1,986)
Regular Season
11/12/2011*	at South Florida (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	L 59–61	0–1	Bob Martinez Sports Center (2,319)
11/16/2011*	Dartmouth (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	W 65–53	1–1	Leede Arena (1,319)
11/19/2011*	vs. Marist (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	W 84–75	2–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,504)
11/20/2011*	vs. Long Island (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	L 75–80	2–2	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223)
11/23/2011*	at Old Dominion	W 65–63 ^OT	3–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
11/26/2011*	Siena	W 64–62	3–3	Patrick Gym (2,562)
12/01/2011*	Harvard	L 48–55	4–3	Patrick Gym (2,827)
12/03/2011*	at Yale	L 52–68	4–4	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,205)
12/07/2011*	at Saint Louis	L 43–62	4–5	Chaifetz Arena (5,677)
12/11/2011*	Quinnipiac	L 58–62	4–6	Patrick Gym (2,251)
12/17/2011*	Iona	L 72–73	4–7	Patrick Gym (2,245)
12/21/2011*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 71–53	5–7	Rothman Center (1,050)
12/23/2011*	at Towson	W 65–49	6–7	Towson Center (942)
12/30/2011*	Northeastern	L 51–53	6–8	Patrick Gym (2,340)
01/02/2012	at Stony Brook	L 59–65	6–9 (0–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,088)
01/05/2012	Boston University	W 83–69	7–9 (1–1)	Patrick Gym (2,049)
01/08/2012	at Hartford	W 72–59	8–9 (2–1)	Chase Arena at RFP (873)
01/12/2012	Binghamton	W 73–53	9–9 (3–1)	Patrick Gym (1,931)
01/14/2012	at New Hampshire	L 64–72	9–10 (3–2)	Lundholm Gym (1,021)
01/16/2012	Maine	W 79–65	10–10 (4–2)	Patrick Gym (2,142)
01/19/2012	Albany	W 73–69	11–10 (5–2)	Patrick Gym (2,260)
01/22/2012	at UMBC	W 90–62	12–10 (6–2)	Retriever Activities Center (838)
01/29/2012	New Hampshire	W 77–60	13–10 (7–2)	Patrick Gym (2,774)
02/01/2012	at Boston University	W 68–67	14–10 (8–2)	Case Gym (1,163)
02/04/2012	Hartford	W 82–56	15–10 (9–2)	Patrick Gym (2,412)
02/06/2012	at Maine	W 73–63	16–10 (10–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,137)
02/12/2012	Stony Brook	W 68–49	17–10 (11–2)	Patrick Gym (3,266)
02/15/2012	at Albany	W 50–47	18–10 (12–2)	SEFCU Arena (2,811)
02/18/2012*	Niagara (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 92–70	19–10	Patrick Gym (2,895)
02/21/2012	at Binghamton	L 53–57	19–11 (12–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,427)
02/25/2012	UMBC	W 80–49	20–11 (13–3)	Patrick Gym (2,817)
2012 America East Tournament
03/03/2012	vs. Maine (Quarterfinals)	W 50–40	21–11	Chase Arena at RFP (2,562)
03/04/2012	vs. Hartford (Semifinals)	W 77–73 ^2OT	22–11	Chase Arena at RFP (2,644)
03/10/2012	at Stony Brook (Championship Game)	W 51–43	23–11	Stony Brook University Arena (4,423)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*	vs. Lamar (First Four)	W 71–59	24–11	University of Dayton Arena (7,218)
03/16/2012*	vs. #4 North Carolina (Second Round)	L 58–77	24–12	Greensboro Coliseum (16,422)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Vermont Catamounts men's basketball

Venues	Patrick Gym (1963–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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