2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 12th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton, and UMass Lowell to win the America East tournament championship. 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.

2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	23–11 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (12th season)
Associate head coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coaches	Bryson Johnson Chris Santo
Home arena	Patrick Gym
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont †	14	–	2		.875			23	–	11		.676
UMass Lowell	11	–	5		.688			26	–	8		.765
New Hampshire	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
UMBC	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Binghamton	8	–	8		.500			13	–	18		.419
Bryant	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Maine	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
NJIT	4	–	12		.250			7	–	23		.233
Albany	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
† 2023 AmEast Tournament winner

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 17–1 in America East play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated NJIT,^[1] Binghamton,^[2] and UMBC to win the America East tournament.^[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.^[4]

This was to be the team's last season at Patrick Gym, but their new arena, Tarrant Event Center, was put on indefinite hold, due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising borrowing costs.^[5]

Roster

2022–23 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 So Rhode Island Lebanon, PA G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Grant High School Portland, OR G 2 Sam Alamutu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Rothesay Netherwood School Ajax, ON G 3 TJ Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Rock School Pelham, ON G 4 Kam Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Carolina Cincinnati, OH F 12 Perry Smith Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Legacy Early College Augusta, GA G 13 Dylan Penn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bellarmine Evansville, IN F 14 Jackson Skipper   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Tulsa, OK G 15 Finn Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Diego San Diego, CA F 24 Matt Veretto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Delaware South Windsor, CT G 25 Michel Ndayishimiye (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Rice Memorial High School Burlington, VT F 32 Nick Fiorillo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Scarborough High School Scarborough, ME F 35 Jorge Ochoa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Veritas Training Academy Los Angeles, CA G 55 Robin Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Evansville Harrison High School Evansville, IN F Duncan Demuth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma State Seminole, FL	Head coach John Becker (Catholic) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Schneider (Marist) Bryson Johnson (Bucknell) Chris Santo (Saint Anselm) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 21, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 7:00 pm		Saint Michael's	W 78–58	–	Patrick Gym (2,245) Burlington, VT
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm		Middlebury	W 79–62	–	Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 80–65	1–0	Patrick Gym (2,296) Burlington, VT
November 10, 2022* 10:00 pm, WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 53–79	1–1	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,027) Moraga, CA
November 13, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 85–94 ^2OT	1–2	Titan Gym (900) Fullerton, CA
November 15, 2022* 11:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 57–59	1–3	Galen Center (1,838) Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Iona Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	L 50–71	1–4	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	L 44–73	1–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (678) New Haven, CT
November 25, 2022* 12:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Ball State Nassau Championship First Round	W 78–73	2–5	Baha Mar Convention Center (267) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. UNC Wilmington Nassau Championship seminfinals	L 66–68	2–6	Baha Mar Convention Center (311) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Long Beach State Nassau Championship 3rd place game	L 58–78	2–7	Baha Mar Convention Center (278) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NVU–Lyndon	W 101–63	3–7	Patrick Gym (2,007) Burlington, VT
December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	W 66–43	4–7	Lawler Arena (1,727) North Andover, MA
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 68–52	5–7	Leede Arena (590) Hanover, NH
December 10, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	W 73–72	6–7	Cotterell Court (975) Hamilton, NY
December 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 72–84	6–8	Patrick Gym (1,879) Burlington, VT
America East Conference regular season
January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	W 74–61	7–8 (1–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,535) Catonsville, MD
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Bryant	W 74–64	8–8 (2–0)	Patrick Gym (2,304) Burlington, VT
January 8, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 60–67	8–9 (2–1)	Lundholm Gym (664) Durham, NH
January 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 65–80	8–10 (2–2)	Costello Athletic Center (517) Lowell, MA
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 66–45	9–10 (3–2)	Patrick Gym (2,377) Burlington, VT
January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN		NJIT	W 85–69	10–10 (4–2)	Patrick Gym (2,321) Burlington, VT
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 80–55	11–10 (5–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,570) Vestal, NY
January 28, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 74–68	12–10 (6–2)	Patrick Gym (2,418) Burlington, VT
February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	W 87–68	13–10 (7–2)	McDonough Sports Complex (2,014) Troy, NY
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 74–65	14–10 (8–2)	Cross Insurance Center (785) Bangor, ME
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 93–81	15–10 (9–2)	Patrick Gym (2,737) Burlington, VT
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 80–51	16–10 (10–2)	Patrick Gym (2,220) Burlington, VT
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 82–80 ^OT	17–10 (11–2)	Wellness and Events Center (708) Newark, NJ
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 81–70	18–10 (12–2)	Patrick Gym (2,299) Burlington, VT
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	W 70–66	19–10 (13–2)	Chace Athletic Center (1,600) Smithfield, RI
February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 79–61	20–10 (14–2)	Patrick Gym (2,510) Burlington, VT
America East tournament
March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(8) NJIT Quarterfinals	W 84–57	21–10	Patrick Gym (2,420) Burlington, VT
March 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(5) Binghamton Semifinals	W 79–57	22–10	Patrick Gym (2,451) Burlington, VT
March 11, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN2/ESPN+	(1)	(2) UMass Lowell Championship	W 72–59	23–10	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023* 2:45 pm, CBS	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Marquette First Round	L 61–78	23–11	Nationwide Arena (19,564) Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6][7]

References

1. "Six Catamounts Reach Double Figures in 98-65 Quarterfinal Win Over #8 NJIT". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
2. "Men's Basketball Advances to Championship with 74-42 Semifinal Victory Over Binghamton". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
3. "Back On Top! Vermont Wins 9th Men's #AEHoops Title". America East Conference. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
4. "Arkansas hangs on for 75-71 win over 13th-seeded Vermont". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
5. "UVM sports complex arena still on hold; wellness center open". WCAX. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
6. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
7. "2022-23 Vermont Catamounts Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2022.