2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
Conference America East Conference
2015–16 record 23–14 (11–5 America East)
Head coach John Becker (5th season)
Assistant coach Kyle Cieplicki
Assistant coach Ryan Schneider
Assistant coach Hamlet Tibbs
Home arena Patrick Gym
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook142 .875  267  .788
Albany133 .813  249  .727
Vermont115 .688  2314  .622
New Hampshire115 .688  2013  .606
UMass Lowell*79 .438  1118  .379
Binghamton511 .313  822  .267
Hartford412 .250  1023  .303
Maine412 .250  822  .267
UMBC313 .188  725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the seminfinals where they lost to Nevada.

Roster

2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Josh Hearlihy  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)213 lb (97 kg) JrNorthfield Mount Hermon
Tulane
Los Angeles, California
G 2 Trae Bell-Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBill Crothers Secondary Toronto, Ontario
G 4 David Urso (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCentral Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 5 Dylan Sinnickson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHotchkiss
Middlebury
Sands Point, New York
F 12 Darren Payen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) JrHamden Hall
Hofstra
Milford, Connecticut
G 14 Cam Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoMarshall Marshall, Wisconsin
G 20 Ernie Duncan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrHarrison Evansville, Indiana
G 21 Everett Duncan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHarrison Evansville, Indiana
G 24 Dre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrMercersburg Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
F 25 Drew Urquhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg) SoEastside Catholic Vancouver, British Columbia
F 32 Ethan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrE. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut
F 34 Kurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)181 lb (82 kg) JrRidgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
F 35 Payton Henson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSiloam Springs
Tulane
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
F 44 Nate Rohrer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLeland Underhill, Vermont
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 23rd, 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
3:00 pm
Keiser W 78–67 
Patrick Gym (1,758)
Burlington, VT
11/07/2015*
4:00 pm
Saint Michael's W 85–56 
Patrick Gym (2,266)
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 50–70  0–1
Convocation Center (3,307)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 23 Purdue
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 79–107  0–2
Mackey Arena (12,808)
West Lafayette, IN
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 83–70  1–2
Patrick Gym (1,861)
Burlington, VT
11/21/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Niagara
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 85–67  2–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,507)
Uncasville, CT
11/22/2015*
8:00 pm
vs. Buffalo
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 71–77  2–3
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813)
Uncasville, CT
11/25/2015*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Florida
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 62–86  2–4
O'Connell Center (8,003)
Gainesville, FL
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Marist W 86–60  3–4
Patrick Gym (1,865)
Burlington, VT
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 68–63  4–4
Leede Arena (752)
Hanover, NH
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Yale L 54–72  4–5
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,114)
New Haven, CT
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 68–80  4–6
Reilly Center (3,021)
Olean, NY
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 75–68  5–6
Patrick Gym (1,776)
Burlington, VT
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm
Fisher W 84–37  6–6
Patrick Gym (2,034)
Burlington, VT
12/22/2015*
at Northeastern L 65–77  6–7
Matthews Arena (928)
Boston, MA
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Siena W 73–64  7–7
Patrick Gym (2,437)
Burlington, VT
01/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Harvard W 65–62  8–7
Lavietes Pavilion (1,526)
Cambridge, MA
American East regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Maine W 90–72  9–7
(1–0)
Cross Insurance Center (1,024)
Bangor, ME
01/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 57–69  9–8
(1–1)
Patrick Gym (2,392)
Burlington, VT
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 83–68  10–8
(2–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,103)
Hartford, CT
01/18/2016
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell L 82–93  10–9
(2–2)
Patrick Gym (1,939)
Burlington, VT
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at Binghamton W 61–52  11–9
(3–2)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,314)
Vestal, NY
01/24/2016
1:00 pm
UMBC W 79–72  12–9
(4–2)
Patrick Gym (1,925)
Burlington, VT
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 66–50  13–9
(5–2)
Lundholm Gym (1,202)
Durham, NH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 61–72  13–10
(5–3)
Patrick Gym (2,658)
Burlington, VT
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
Maine W 65–62  14–10
(6–3)
Patrick Gym (1,526)
Burlington, VT
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Albany L 71–75  14–11
(6–4)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/08/2016
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell L 93–100  14–12
(6–5)
Costello Athletic Center (437)
Lowell, MA
02/14/2016
2:00 pm
Hartford W 98–81  15–12
(7–5)
Patrick Gym (2,475)
Burlington, VT
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 78–64  16–12
(8–5)
Patrick Gym (1,989)
Burlington, VT
02/20/2016
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 99–54  17–12
(9–5)
Retriever Activities Center (1,389)
Catonsville, MD
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 73–67  18–12
(10–5)
Patrick Gym (2,242)
Burlington, VT
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 76–62  19–12
(11–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY
America East Tournament
03/02/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) Maine
Quarterfinals
W 99–82  20–12
Patrick Gym (2,165)
Burlington, VT
03/07/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) (4) New Hampshire
Semifinals
W 63–56  21–12
Patrick Gym (2,840)
Burlington, VT
03/12/2016
11:00 am, ESPN2
(3) (1) Stony Brook
Championship game
L 74–80  21–13
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109)
Stony Brook, NY
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Western Carolina
First round
W 79–74  22–13
Patrick Gym (1,486)
Burlington, VT
03/21/2016*
10:00 pm
at Seattle
Quarterfinals
W 73–54  23–13
Connolly Center (999)
Seattle, WA
03/23/2016*
10:00 pm
at Nevada
Semifinals
L 72–86  23–14
Lawlor Events Center (6,133)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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