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
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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 Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hatton, BrandonBrandon Hatton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Dixie Heights Independence, Kentucky
F 1 McRoberts, ZachZach McRoberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
G 2 Bell-Haynes, TraeTrae Bell-Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bill Crothers Secondary Toronto, Ontario
F/C 3 Pierson, RyanRyan Pierson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Christian Brothers
Northeastern
St. Louis, Missouri
G 4 Urso (W), DavidDavid Urso (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Central Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 5 Harold, HectorHector Harold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Northfield Mount Hermon
Pepperdine
Pasadena, California
F 12 Payen, DarrenDarren Payen  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Hamden Hall
Hofstra
Milford, Connecticut
G 14 Ward, CamCam Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Marshall Marshall, Wisconsin
G/F 15 Kilpatrick, BrendanBrendan Kilpatrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Malvern Prep Norristown, Pennsylvania
G 20 Duncan, ErnieErnie Duncan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Harrison Evansville, Indiana
G 24 Wills, DreDre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Mercersburg Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
F 25 Urquhart, DrewDrew Urquhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Eastside Catholic Vancouver, British Columbia
F 32 O'Day, EthanEthan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut
F 34 Steidl, KurtKurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs

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

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2014

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
7:00 PM
Concordia (Quebec) W 80–57 
Patrick Gym (2,036)
Burlington, VT
11/08/2014*
4:00 PM
Saint Michael's L 61–63 
Patrick Gym (2,514)
Burlington, VT
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 PM
at Canisius L 60–64  0–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,340)
Buffalo, NY
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at Siena W 84–76  1–1
Times Union Center (5,964)
Albany, NY
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
Southern Vermont W 86–41  2–1
Patrick Gym (1,863)
Burlington, VT
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 60–68  2–2
Hagan Arena (3,851)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM
Bryant W 73–47  3–2
Patrick Gym (1,906)
Burlington, VT
11/30/2014*
1:00 PM
at Quinnipiac L 73–89  3–3
TD Bank Sports Center (1,013)
Hamden, CT
12/03/2014
7:00 PM
Hartford W 81–69  4–3 (1–0)
Patrick Gym (1,930)
Burlington, VT
12/06/2014*
7:00 PM
Harvard L 52–64 2OT 4–4
Patrick Gym (2,628)
Burlington, VT
12/14/2014*
1:00 PM
Wagner W 61–47  5–4
Patrick Gym (2,038)
Burlington, VT
12/18/2014*
7:00 PM
Yale L 56–57  5–5
Patrick Gym (1,761)
Burlington, VT
12/21/2014*
1:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 55–58  5–6
Chaifetz Arena (6,818)
St. Louis, MO
12/30/2014*
11:30 PM, P12N
at USC L 56–64  5–7
Galen Center (4,553)
Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2015*
10:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara L 57–64  5–8
The Thunderdome (1,966)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at Maine W 68–54  6–8 (2–0)
Cross Insurance Center (1,654)
Bangor, ME
01/10/2015
12:00 PM, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 71–57  7–8 (3–0)
Patrick Gym (2,475)
Burlington, VT
01/14/2015*
7:00 PM
Dartmouth W 55–52  8–8
Patrick Gym (2,175)
Burlington, VT
01/17/2015
1:00 PM
at UMBC W 71–54  9–8 (4–0)
Retriever Activities Center (789)
Catonsville, MD
01/19/2015
7:00 PM
Binghamton W 64–44  10–8 (5–0)
Patrick Gym (2,071)
Burlington, VT
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire L 68–73  10–9 (5–1)
Lundholm Gym (917)
Durham, NH
01/25/2015
2:00 PM
at UMass Lowell W 61–50  11–9 (6–1)
Tsongas Center (3,971)
Lowell, MA
01/28/2015
7:00 PM
Albany L 44–47  11–10 (6–2)
Patrick Gym (2,369)
Burlington, VT
01/31/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Hartford W 65–46  12–10 (7–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,078)
Hartford, CT
02/03/2015
7:00 PM
Maine W 68–49  13–10 (8–2)
Patrick Gym (1,909)
Burlington, VT
02/07/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 57–48  14–10 (9–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,872)
Stony Brook, NY
02/11/2015
7:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 96–53  15–10 (10–2)
Patrick Gym (1,884)
Burlington, VT
02/14/2015
2:00 PM
UMBC W 74–51  16–10 (11–2)
Patrick Gym (2,554)
Burlington, VT
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
at Binghamton L 55–57  16–11 (11–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,856)
Vestal, NY
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 64–49  17–11 (12–3)
Patrick Gym (2,495)
Burlington, VT
02/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Albany L 73–79  17–12 (12–4)
SEFCU Arena (4,212)
Albany, NY
America East Tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UMBC
Quarterfinals
W 66–39  18–12
Patrick Gym (1,925)
Burlington, VT
03/08/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Stony Brook
Semifinals
L 77–79  18–13
Patrick Gym (2,674)
Burlington, VT
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 PM
at Hofstra
First round
W 85–81  19–13
Hofstra Arena (958)
Hempstead, NY
03/23/2015*
7:00 PM
Radford
Quarterfinals
W 78–71  20–13
Patrick Gym (2,252)
Burlington, VT
03/25/2015*
8:00 PM
at Louisiana–Monroe
Semifinals
L 65–71  20–14
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (3,368)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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