2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball

CBI, Semifinals
Conference	America East Conference
2014–15 record	20–14 (12–4 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Cieplicki
Assistant coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coach	Hamlet Tibbs
Home arena	Patrick Gym

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany †	15	–	1	.938	24	–	9	.727
Stony Brook	12	–	4	.750	23	–	12	.657
Vermont	12	–	4	.750	20	–	14	.588
New Hampshire	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
Hartford	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass Lowell*	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Binghamton	5	–	11	.313	6	–	26	.188
UMBC	2	–	14	.125	4	–	26	.133
Maine	2	–	14	.125	3	–	27	.100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

† 2015 America East Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fourth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hofstra in the first round and Radford in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster

2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Hatton, BrandonBrandon Hatton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dixie Heights	Independence, Kentucky
3.5 !F	1	McRoberts, ZachZach McRoberts	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carmel	Carmel, Indiana
1.5 !G	2	Bell-Haynes, TraeTrae Bell-Haynes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bill Crothers Secondary	Toronto, Ontario
4.5 !F/C	3	Pierson, RyanRyan Pierson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Christian Brothers Northeastern	St. Louis, Missouri
1.5 !G	4	Urso, DavidDavid Urso	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Central Catholic	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	5	Harold, HectorHector Harold	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Northfield Mount Hermon Pepperdine	Pasadena, California
3.5 !F	12	Payenn, DarrenDarren Payenn	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 217 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hamden Hall Hofstra	Milford, Connecticut
1.5 !G	14	Ward, CamCam Ward	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marshall	Marshall, Wisconsin
2.5 !G/F	15	Kilpatrick, BredanBredan Kilpatrick	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Malvern Prep	Norristown, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	20	Duncan, ErnieErnie Duncan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harrison	Evansville, Indiana
1.5 !G	24	Wills, DreDre Wills	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 177 lb (80 kg)	2.0 !So	Mercersburg Academy	Indianapolis, Indiana
3.5 !F	25	Urquhart, DrewDrew Urquhart	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 219 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Eastside Catholic	Vancouver, British Columbia
3.5 !F	32	O'Day, EthanEthan O'Day	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon	Mansfield, Connecticut
3.5 !F	34	Steidl, KurtKurt Steidl	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 181 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Ridgefield	Ridgefield, Connecticut

Head coach

John Becker

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Cieplicki
Ryan Schneider
Hamlet Tibbs

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2014

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2014*	Concordia (Quebec)	W 80–57		Patrick Gym (2,036)
11/08/2014*	Saint Michael's	L 61–63		Patrick Gym (2,514)
Regular season
11/15/2014*	at Canisius	L 60–64	0–1	Koessler Athletic Center (1,340)
11/17/2014*	at Siena	W 84–76	1–1	Times Union Center (5,964)
11/19/2014*	Southern Vermont	W 86–41	2–1	Patrick Gym (1,863)
11/22/2014*	at Saint Joseph's	L 60–68	2–2	Hagan Arena (3,851)
11/26/2014*	Bryant	W 73–47	3–2	Patrick Gym (1,906)
11/30/2014*	at Quinnipiac	L 73–89	3–3	TD Bank Sports Center (1,013)
12/03/2014	Hartford	W 81–69	4–3 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (1,930)
12/06/2014*	Harvard	L 52–64 ^2OT	4–4	Patrick Gym (2,628)
12/14/2014*	Wagner	W 61–47	5–4	Patrick Gym (2,038)
12/18/2014*	Yale	L 56–57	5–5	Patrick Gym (1,761)
12/21/2014*	at Saint Louis	L 55–58	5–6	Chaifetz Arena (6,818)
12/30/2014*	at USC	L 56–64	5–7	Galen Center (4,553)
01/02/2015*	at UC Santa Barbara	L 57–64	5–8	The Thunderdome (1,966)
01/07/2015	at Maine	W 68–54	6–8 (2–0)	Cross Insurance Center (1,654)
01/10/2015	Stony Brook	W 71–57	7–8 (3–0)	Patrick Gym (2,475)
01/14/2015*	Dartmouth	W 55–52	8–8	Patrick Gym (2,175)
01/17/2015	at UMBC	W 71–54	9–8 (4–0)	Retriever Activities Center (789)
01/19/2015	Binghamton	W 64–44	10–8 (5–0)	Patrick Gym (2,071)
01/22/2015	at New Hampshire	L 68–73	10–9 (5–1)	Lundholm Gym (917)
01/25/2015	at UMass Lowell	W 61–50	11–9 (6–1)	Tsongas Center (3,971)
01/28/2015	Albany	L 44–47	11–10 (6–2)	Patrick Gym (2,369)
01/31/2015	at Hartford	W 65–46	12–10 (7–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,078)
02/03/2015	Maine	W 68–49	13–10 (8–2)	Patrick Gym (1,909)
02/07/2015	at Stony Brook	W 57–48	14–10 (9–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,872)
02/11/2015	UMass Lowell	W 96–53	15–10 (10–2)	Patrick Gym (1,884)
02/14/2015	UMBC	W 74–51	16–10 (11–2)	Patrick Gym (2,554)
02/18/2015	at Binghamton	L 55–57	16–11 (11–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,856)
02/25/2015	New Hampshire	W 64–49	17–11 (12–3)	Patrick Gym (2,495)
02/28/2015	at Albany	L 73–79	17–12 (12–4)	SEFCU Arena (4,212)
America East Tournament
03/04/2015	UMBC (Quarterfinals)	W 66–39	18–12	Patrick Gym (1,925)
03/08/2015	Stony Brook (Semifinals)	L 77–79	18–13	Patrick Gym (2,674)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*	at Hofstra (First round)	W 85–81	19–13	Hofstra Arena (958)
03/23/2015*	Radford (Quarterfinals)	W 78–71	20–13	Patrick Gym (2,252)
03/25/2015*	at Louisiana–Monroe (Semifinals)	L 65–71	20–14	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (3,368)
*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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