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VERMONT CATAMOUNTS MBB SID: Lisa Champagne [email protected] www.UVMathletics.com O: 802-656-1818 • C: 802-363-6368 Stony Brook (10-6, 1-0 AE) at Vermont (5-8, 1-0 AE) TIPOFF Radio: ESPN 101.3 - A.J. Kanell (pxp) Internet Audio: 1013ESPN.com Webcast: ESPN3.com Television: none SERIES INFO 30th meeting between the two teams Vermont owns 21-8 record over Stony Brook in series Last Season: 1/24/14 – Stony Brook – L, 67-64 2/27/14 – Burlington – W, 69-53 Becker vs. Stony Brook: 4-3 TEAM COMPARISON Category 2014-15 Overall Record 2014-15 Conf. Record Points Per Game Opp. Pts. Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % 3PT FG % Opp. 3PT FG% Free Throw % Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Steals Per Game UVMSBU 5-8 10-6 1-0 1-0 65.9 66.2 61.6 62.0 +4.3 +4.3 46.0 42.0 39.7 40.1 35.1 32.5 36.0 35.2 69.6 66.2 32.0 40.6 31.6 30.9 +0.4 +9.8 12.6 12.1 14.3 12.6 6.4 4.9 2014-15 VERMONT SCHEDULE Overall: 6-8 | America East: 2-0 NOVEMBER (3-3) Sat 15 at Canisius L, 64-60 Mon 17 at Siena (TWSC) W, 84-76 Wed 19 SOUTHERN VERMONT (CaTV) W, 86-41 Sat 22 at Saint Joseph’s (A10Net) L, 68-60 Wed 26 BRYANT (CaTV) W, 73-47 Sun 30 at Quinnipiac L, 89-73 DECEMBER (2-4) Wed 3 HARTFORD * (CaTV) W, 81-69 Sat 6 HARVARD (CaTV) L, 64-52 (2OT) Sun 14 WAGNER (CaTV) W, 61-47 Thu 18 YALE (CaTV) L, 57-56 Sun 21 at St. Louis (FSMW) L, 58-55 Tue 30 at USC (Pac-12 Net) L, 64-56 JANUARY (1-1) Fri 2 at UC Santa Barbara L, 64-57 Wed 7 at Maine * (AETV) W, 68-54 Sat 10 STONY BROOK * (ESPN3) 12:00pm Wed 14 DARTMOUTH (CaTV) 7:00pm Sat 17 at UMBC * (AETV) 1:00pm Mon 19 BINGHAMTON * (CaTV) 7:00pm Thu 22 at New Hampshire * (AETV) 7:00pm Sun 25 at UMass Lowell * (ESPN3) 2:00pm Wed 28 ALBANY * (CaTV) 7:00pm Sat 31 at Hartford * (AETV) 2:00pm FEBRUARY Thu 3 MAINE * (CaTV) 7:00pm Sat 7 at Stony Brook * (ESPN3) 7:00pm Wed 11 UMASS LOWELL * (CaTV) 7:00pm Sat 14 UMBC * (CaTV) 2:00pm Wed 18 at Binghamton * (AETV) 7:00pm Wed 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE * (CaTV) 7:00pm Sat 28 at Albany * (AETV) 7:00pm MARCH Wed 4 America East Quarterfinals TBA Sun 8 America East Semifinals TBA Sat 14 America East Championship 11:00am NOTE: All rounds of the America East Playoffs will be played at the higer seeds home court. Probable Starters No Name 1 Zach McRoberts 2 Trae Bell-Haynes 24Dre Wills 32Ethan O’Day 34Kurt Steidl Yr Pos FrF FrG SoG JrF SoF Ht Wt GP/S PPG RPG APGSTL FG% 3FG% 6-62017/3 1.93.30.75 .250.167 6-217014/99.22.42.615.513.667 6-1177 14/14 7.95.13.021.567.333 6-9201 14/13 11.23.10.916.611.000 6-618114/11 8.54.21.59 .400.377 FT% .222 .804 .688 .613 .870 Reserves 0 Brandon Hatton 3 Ryan Pierson 4 David Urso 5 Hector Harold 15Brendan Kilpatrick 14Cam Ward 20Erine Duncan 25Drew Urquhart FrG 6-320611/04.92.10.23 SrF/C6-10 23014/14.32.10.51 FrG 6-21953/0 0.02.51.00 Sr F 6-7 205 11/11 10.0 4.9 1.0 13 R-So G/F6-52018/3 5.51.50.52 FrG 6-215514/15.91.31.64 FrG 6-31924/4 3.51.52.50 FrF 6-821913/02.22.00.20 .417.364 .429.000 .000.000 .394 .275 .429.333 .385.394 .308.364 .429.000 .400 .900 .000 .700 .579 .638 1.000 .714 Head Coach - John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 4th year Career Record at Vermont: 73-43 overall, 41-9 America East (3 seasons) SETTING THE SCENE Vermont moved to 2-0 in America East, 6-8 overall, an snapped a fourgame losing streak with a 68-54 win over Maine at the Portland Expo on Wednesday ... Stony Brook stands at 10-6 and 1-0 in league play ... The Seawolves are coming off a 70-61 at Columbia on Tuesday ... Stony Brook posted a 71-61 win over New Hampshire in its league opener on January 3 ... The Catamounts have won 12 straight America East regular season games. WHAT UVM LOST & RETURNS IN 14-15 Category % Lost % Return Points 73.1 (1707) 26.9 (627) Rebounds 64.9 (753) 35.1 (35.1) Assists 88.4 (375) 11.6 (49) Steals 5.2 (179) 24.8 (59) Blocks 52.8 (74) 47.2 (66) FGM 70.1 (551) 29.9 (234) 3FGM 62.5 (122) 37.5 (73) FTM 82.9 (472) 17.1 (97) LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 68, Maine 54 Minutes 74.4 (4931) 25.6 (1694) Ethan O’Day and Dre Wills combined for 29 points and Vermont used Starters5 1 a strong second half effort to pull away from Maine to post a 68-54 Lettewinners8 5 win at the Portland Expo ... O’Day was 7-for-10 from the floor for a game-high 15 points and added three blocks ... Wills netted 14 points, matching his career-high set earlier this year versus Bryant ... He added six rebounds, five assists and three steals ... Freshman Cam Ward chipped in 12 points ... Maine led 11-0 to start the game, but UVM used a 13-2 run to tie the game up and a 3-pointer by Brandon Hatton gave Vermont the lead for good, 23-20 ... The Catamounts put together at 16-2 run to start the second half and never looked back. SHARP SHOOTING The Catamounts have shot better than 40 percent from the floor in 17 of 28 halves this season ... Ethan O’Day (61.1%) leads America East in field goal percentage ... UVM is shooting 56.4 percent from the floor in America East games and O’Day is shooting 71.4 percent from the field in league games. M.A.S.H. UNIT Vermont has not had a full squad available for a game ... Coach Becker has used six different starting lineups this season. Games Missed Zach McRoberts first 7 games (knee) Hector Harold 3 games (foot) - returned vs. USC Brendan Kilpatrick 5 games (head & foot) Ernie Duncan will redshirt (back) played 56 min DO IT ALL DRE Dre Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian Voelkel ‘14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team’s top defender, ranks fifth on the team in scoring (7.9 ppg), ranks second in rebounding (5.1 rpg), leads the team in assists (3.0 apg) and steals (21). Dre in League Play vs. Hartford 11 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast, 6 stl, 2 blk at Maine 14 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL 1. Stony Brook (6), 60 points 2. Hartford (2), 55 points 3. Albany (1), 51 points 4. VERMONT , 48 points 5. Binghamton, 34 points 6. New Hampshire, 26 points 7. UMBC, 23 points 8. Maine, 17 points 9. UMass Lowell, 10 points 2013-14 HONORS John Becker America East Coach of the Year Finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Brian Voelkel (graduated) America East Defensive Player of the Year America East All-Conference First Team NABC All-District Team Clancy Rugg (graduated) America East All-Conference First Team USBWA All-District Team Sandro Carissimo (graduated) America East All-Conference First Team America East All-Academic Team Ethan O’Day (returns for JR year) America East All-Defensive Team Kurt Steidl (returns for SO year) America East All-Rookie Team Luke Apfeld (graduated) America East Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete America East All-Academic Team CAT NIPS #0 Brandon HATTON: Played on HS varsity team since seventh grade ... All-time leader in points (3,045), games played (183), 3-point field goals (367) and wins (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the 31st player in Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points ... Dixie Heights was 108-58 during his career. #1 Zach McROBERTS: Won back-to-back titles at Carmel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts played at Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat (37th pick overall in 2007 draft). #2 Trae BELL-HAYNES: Led Bill Crothers Secondary School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears #2 because it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game Canadian tour this summer ... Was the last to commit in FR class. #3 Ryan PIERSON: Is a transfer from Northeastern and sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at NU and earned CAA All-Rookie honors ... Suffered a broken ankle during 2013 summer workouts. #4 David URSO: A walk-on from Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Worked out with the team during September in pick-up games and Hector Harold on behalf of the team went to Coach Becker asking him to give Urso a spot on the team because of his work ethic and his fit with the rest of the players. #5 Hector HAROLD: Is a transfer from Pepperdine and sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at Pepperdine ... Spent three years at the Renaissance Academy in La Canada, Calif. before prepping at Northfield Mount Hermon ... Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee. #14 Cam WARD: Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 points at Marshall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists (605) and steals (251). #15 Brendan KILPATRICK: Scored 1,293 points at Malvern Prep ... Emerged as a solid role player for the Catamounts last year ... Made his first career start at Santa Clara in the first round of the CBI ... Sat out last season with a foot injury. #20 Ernie DUNCAN: Was first player at Evansville Harrison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior ... Is Evansville Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA player Calbert Cheaney and Walter McCarty) ... Also alltime leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth among all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first to commit in FR class. #24 Dre WILLS: Graduated from Ben Davis (Ind.) HS in 2012, spent a prep year at Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy ... Scored over 1,500 points in scholastic career ... Won three sectional titles at Ben Davis and a IPSL title at Mercersburg as a senior ... Wore #20 last season, switched to #24 this year. #25 Drew URQUHART: Did not play high school basketball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Vancouver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and senior year and encountered transfer eligibility issues at Eastside ... Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. #32 Ethan O’DAY: Prepped at Northfield Mount Hermon and won the 2012 NEPSAC AAA New England Championship ... Named to the America East All-Championship Team in 2013 ... Was an America East All-Defensive Team selection in 2014 ... Led America East in blocked shots last season (1.6 pg). #34 Kurt STEIDL: Was the 2013 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year at Ridgefield (Conn.) HS ... Finished career scoring over 1,300 points ... Named to America East All-Rookie Team in 2014 ... Led America East in 3-point field goal percentage last season (48.8%). ABOUT STONY BROOK The Seawolves stand at 10-6 overall and 1-0 in America East … Stony Brook is 2-6 on the road ... It’s two road wins were a 62-57 victory at No. 13 Washington and a 70-61 win at Columbia on Tuesday … SBU opened league play with a 71-61 win over New Hampshire and has won five in a row after losing four straight … 2014 America East Player of the Year Jameel Warney leads Stony Brook, averaging a double-double of 15.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game (tops in Division I) … He also has 38 blocks on the year … Carson Puriefoy is chipping in 14.4 points per game and has handed out 52 assists, while also draining 22 3-pointers. AMeriCA eAst stANdiNGS AmericaEast.com School Conf.Overall UMass Lowell 2-0 8-7 Albany 2-07-7 Vermont 2-06-8 Stony Brook 1-0 10-6 Hartford 1-18-7 UMBC 0-12-12 New Hampshire 0-2 6-8 Maine 0-21-13 Binghamton 0-21-16 THE SERIES Saturday is the 30th meeting between the two teams … Vermont owns a 21-8 advantage in the series … The series started in 2002 when the Seawolves joined America East … UVM has won four of the last six meetings … The teams split the regular season series last year, each squad winning on its home floor … UVM’s victory over Stony Brook at Patrick Gym last season allowed the Catamounts to capture their sixth America East Regular Season Championship. UVM iNdiVidUAl leAders iN AMeriCA eAsT Scoring Rk/Avg Ethan O’Day 14/10.9 Hector Harold 17/10.5 LEAGUE LEADERS The Catamounts lead America East in field goal percentage, shooting 45.3 percent from the floor and also lead the league in field goal percentage defense at 39.8 percent ... Ethan O’Day leads the conference in field goal percentage (60.2%) and Ryan Pierson is the top free throw shooter in the America East at 90.0 percent. Field Goal Percentage Ethan O’Day 1/60.2 HAROLD TRENDING Hector Harold was trending on Twitter during his performance at No. 6 Duke last season ... Harold doubled his previous career-high, pouring in 24 points ... He entered the Duke game with 28 TOTAL points through the first five games ... Harold grew up in Pasadena, Calif. and transferred to UVM after two seasons at Pepperdine. SUDDEN IMPACTS Freshman Trae Bell-Haynes is the second fastest guy on the team, but he’s off to a fast start in his career, ranking third in scoring at 9.2 points per game ... He matched his career-high of 17 points in the loss at Saint Louis ... Bell-Haynes’ play down the stretch in the second half at Siena was a catalyst to the team’s fifth straight win over the Saints ... The last UVM rookie to start their career with a double-digit scoring streak was Mike Trimboli ‘09 during the 2005-06 season ... Classmate Cam Ward is averaging 5.9 points per game overall, but in America East play, Ward is averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game and shooting 64.3 percent from the floor and 75 percent from 3-point range (3-for-4). UNDERCLASSMEN CONTRIBUTIONS The Vermont roster is made up of 10 underclassmen (7 frosh, 3 soph) ... The freshman class has scored 323 points this season and accounts for 35 percent of Vermont’s scoring ... The sophomore class has totaled 274 points and is responsible fro 29.7 percent of the points for the Catamounts. Rebounding Hector Harold Dre Wills Kurt Steidl Assists Dre Wills Trae Bell-Haynes 8/5.2 11/5.0 14/4.3 7/2.8 9/2.7 Free Throw Percentage Ryan Pierson 1/90.0 Kurt Steidl 4/85.7 Trae Bell-Haynes 10/81.5 Steals Dre Wills Hector Harold 4/1.4 9/1.3 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Brandon Hatton 9/37.9 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Kurt Steidl 7/1.7 Blocks Ethan O’Day Dre Wills Hector Harold 2/2.0 4/0.9 9/0.6 UVM iN AMERICA eAST teAM stAts Category Rk/Avg Scoring Offense 3/65.7 Scoring Defense 3/62.2 Scoring Margin 3/+3.5 FT Percentage 6/69.3 FG Percentage 1/45.3 FG Percentage Def. 1/39.8 3FG Percentage 4/34.8 3FG Percentage Def. 4/34.8 3FG Made 7/5.3 Rebounding Margin 4/-0.2 Blocks 1/4.5 Assists 4/12.4 Steals 4/6.5 Ast/TO Ratio 5/0.9 DEFENSE A hallmark of Vermont teams is defense, especially under John Becker. The Catamounts set a new school record in 2012-13 limiting opponents to 59.2 points per game. Becker’s squads have not allowed more than 60 points in his three sea- Catamounts led America East in seven VERMONT YEAR-BY-YEAR sons ... UVM’s scoring defense ranked different categories and had the best SCORING DEFENSE 13th in the country last year and first scoring margin in the NCAA last season Year Opp. PPG in America East ... Vermont has allowed 2001-0268.3 opponents to average 70 or more points 2002-0364.0 2003-0462.4 just once (2007-08) over the last 13 seasons. 2004-0562.1 2005-0664.8 2006-0764.8 2007-0870.1 2008-0967.3 2009-1064.8 2010-1161.6 2011-12 60.9 - Becker 2012-13 59.2 * - Becker 2013-14 60.6 - Becker * school record CATAMOUNT POINT GUARDS ... A FOUR-YEAR TRADITION ... WHO’S NEXT? UVM’S FOUR-YEAR POINT GUARDS 1988-92 - Kenny White • Graduated as all-time assist leader (565) 1992-96 - Eddie Benton • 1996 Nasmith Award Winner • Graduated as UVM’s all-time scoring leader (2,474 pts) • 1993 America East Rookie of the Year 1996-00 - David Roach • Ranks 6th all-time in assists (435) 2000-05 - T.J. Sorrentine • Helped UVM beat Syracuse in 2005 NCAA Tournament • Ranks 3rd all-time in scoring (2,013) and assists (548) • 2002 America East Player of the Year • 2001 America East Rookie of the Year 2005-09 - Mike Trimboli • Graduated as the all-time leader in assists (624), 4th in scoring (2,008) • Started all 126 games played • 2006 America East Rookie of the Year 2010-14 - Sandro Carissimo • 2014 America East All-Conference (1st) • 2013 America East All-Conference (3rd) • 2012 America East All-Tourney Team • Tied for the school record in games played (132), played in 114 straight games CATAMOUNTS SHORT ON EXPERIENCE • Ethan O’Day is the only player on the roster with more than one year’s worth of game experience in the program. • UVM has eight newcomers - seven freshmen and transfer Darren Payen (will sit out 2014-15 after transferring from Hofstra). • Brendan Kilpatrick sat out last season with a foot injury after playing in 2012-13 as a rookie. • Hector Harold and SR Ryan Pierson were transfers into the program (Pepperdine, Northeastern - respectively) ... The 2013-14 season marked their first year seeing game action. • Kurt Steidl and Dre Wills were rookies last season. • UVM returned one starter (O’Day) to the lineup ... O’Day has 44 career starts in 58 games ... All other players combined for three starts (Kilpatrick - 1/Steidl - 2). WHAT VERMONT LOST • Six seniors and five starters • Three 1,000-point scorers - Luke Apfeld (1,048 pts), Sandro Carissimo (1,141 pts), Candon Rusin (1,071). • Brian Voelkel (voe-kell - like yell) - all-time leader in rebounds (1,145), assists (663), games played (132), consecutive games played (129) ... also fourth in steals (198) ... Was 2014 America East Defensive Player of the Year ... Only Division I player with 1,000+ rebounds and 600+ assists. ALL DAY FOR O’DAY • Ethan O’Day missed eight games last season with a broken hand suffered in the season opener vs. St. Joseph’s, • He returned to form quickly, out scoring the entire Binghamton squad in the first half on Jan. 26, 2014 - O’Day 16, Binghamton 13 ... He finished the game with 21 points on 8-for-8 shooting. • O’Day enters the game sixth at UVM among the all-time shot blockers (105) ... He became the sixth Catamount to record 100 career blocks with a pair of rejections at Saint Louis. 20-POINT GAMES Player Ethan O’Day Hector Harold dOUBle-FiGUre sCOriNG GAMes Player 14-15 Trae Bell-Haynes 6 Hector Harold 8 Brendan Kilpatrick 0 Ethan O’Day 11 Ryan Pierson 1 Kurt Steidl 6 Drew Urquhart 1 Cam Ward 4 Dre Wills 5 GAMes PlAYed/stArted Player 14-15 Career Trae Bell-Haynes 14/9 14/9 Ernie Duncan (redshirt) 4/4 4/4 Hector Harold 11/11 87/23 * Brendan Kilpatrick 8/3 39/4 Ethan O’Day 14/13 72/57 Ryan Pierson 14/1 85/35 * Kurt Steidl 14/11 55/13 Drew Urquhart 13/0 13/0 David Urso 3/0 3/0 Cam Ward 14/1 14/1 Dre Wills 14/14 33/14 * Pierson and Harold both started during their careers at Northeastern and Pepperdine, respectively, but had not started at game at UVM entering the 2014-15 season DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ethan O’Day vs. Lyndon State (12/20/13) - 10p/11r vs. UMBC (2/15/14) - 12p/10r Drew Urquhart vs. Southern Vermont (11/19/14) - 12p/11r • UVM is 81-4 since 2000-01 when scoring 80+ points (last loss: at #6 Duke - 11/24/13 - L, 91-90) Brendan Kilpatrick: Most powerful player on the team. 20 WINS • Vermont has recorded 20 or more wins in 11 of the last 13 years (21.5 average) • John Becker is the first coach in school history and only coach in America East history to lead his team to three straight 20-win seasons in their first three seasons. • UVM is the only Division I school in New England with a current Ryan Pierson: “Is an animal in the weight streak of six straight 20-win seasons room” - Marc Hickok, UVM’s Co-Director of Athletic Performance & Men’s Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach ... Hickok refers to Pierson as a “unicorn” because he takes his training, nutrition and recovery so seriously. He’s a unicorn because strength coaches rarely encounter athletes that put so much time into their physical development. Cam Ward: Fittest guy on the team ... got a score of 21.1 on the fitness test called the yoyo, well above team standard of 18.3. Dre Wills: Best vertical jump on the team - 35+ inches ... Best broad jump (124 inches almost 10.5 feet - actually jumped OVER the whole testing mat) ... Fastest guy on the team ... Strongest guy pound for pound. Career 6 12 1 25 1 9 1 4 6 dOUBle-FiGUre reBOUNdiNG GAMes Player 14-15 Career Ethan O’Day 0 2 Drew Urquhart 1 1 Drew Wills 1 1 MAGIC NUMBERS BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER ... Trae Bell-Haynes: Second fastest guy on the • Vermont is 32-3 since the 2012-13 season when holding team behind Wills ... Second strongest guy opponents under 60 points ... The Catamounts held Yale to 57 and Saint Louis to 58 points, but fell short in both contests. pound for pound. Zach McRoberts: Gaining weight was a priority for him when he arrived at UVM this summer. He gained 20 pounds in eight weeks ... Did not lose any height on his vertical jump. 14-15 Career 1 3 0 1 UVM’S CAREER LEADERS - BLOCKS PlayerBlocks 1. Kevin Roberson (88-92) 409 2. Erik Nelson (94-98) 282 3. Marqus Blakely (06-10) 254 4. Evan Fjeld (07-11) 131 5. Scotty Jones (99-04) 124 6. Ethan O’Day (13--) 105 7. Colin McIntosh (05-09) 93 8. Taylor Coppenrath (01-05) 83 9. Chris Holm (02-07) 76 10. Dave Ostrosky (89-93) 75 CLOSE CALLS • Vermont is 10-9 since 2009-10 in games decided by three points or less (last: 11/24/13 at No. 6 Duke - L, 91-90; 1/24/14 at Stony Brook - L, 67-64) ... UVM is 0-2 this season, falling to Yale (57-56) and at Saint Louis (58-55). OH CANADA • UVM got a jump start on the 2014-15 season with a five-day, five-game, three city tour (Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa) in Canada in August. • All six freshmen were able to go on the trip. • Catamounts went 3-2 - vs. Queen’s University - W, 95-53 - vs. Laval University - W, 85-67 - vs. Univ. of Ottawa - L, 73-66 (Ottawa played Carleton in CIS Championship game last yr) - vs. Carleton Univ. - L, 74-66 (Carleton has won 10 of last 12 CIS Championships) - vs. Brookwood Elite - W, 70-57 • Trae Bell-Haynes, a Toronto native, was the team’s leading scorer in the five games, averaging 11.2 points per game. Hector Harold chipped in 11 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. • Vermont has two Canadians on its roster this year FR Bell-Haynes (Toronto, Ontario) and FR Drew Urquhart (Vancouver, British Columbia). HOME SWEET HOME • Vermont is 4-2 at Patrick Gymnasium this season and 34-13 overall, 23-2 in league play since John Becker took over the program (2011-12). Season Overall Conf. PPG OPP PPG MARGIN UVM FG% 2011-12 10-4 8-0 71.460.4 +11.0 46.0 2012-13 10-5 6-2 65.157.9 +7.2 45.5 2013-14 10-2 8-0 73.855.0 +18.8 49.6 2014-15 4-2 1-0 79.544.0 +35.0 59.4 • UVM is 124-33 at Patrick Gymnasium since the 2002-03 season and 66-17 at home over the last five years. • The Catamounts are 43-9 in America East games at Patrick Gymnasium since the 2008-09 campaign. VERMONT’s TEAM HIGHS/LOWs Points High: 86 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 52 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14 TOP CAT IN AMERICA EAST Conference Wins Since 2002-03 1. VERMONT 173 2. Stony Brook 106 3. Albany 105 4. Binghamton 93 5. Maine 92 6. Hartford 90 7. New Hampshire 75 8. UMBC 74 9. UMass Lowell 8 Rebounds High: 48 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 16 at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14 CATAMOUNTS DOMINATE AMERICA EAST • Since the 2002-03 season the Catamounts have totaled 173 America East wins. • UVM has advanced to the America East Championship game eight times in the last 12 years. • The Catamounts have won five America East Tournament Titles (last: 2012), including three straight (2003, 2004, 2005) • Vermont has won three America East Regular Season Titles (2007, 2011, 2014) 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF “FROM THE PARKING LOT” The 2014-15 marks the 10 year anniversary of arguably the biggest win in UVM men’s basketball history, when the No. 13 Catamounts stunned No. 4 Syracuse in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. UVM defeated the Orange 60-57 in overtime. Germain Mopa-Njila scored a career-high 20 points. T.J. Sorrentine hit the famous long 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down to help seal the win. He finished the game with 17 points and Taylor Coppenrath added 16 points. Sorrentine is now the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Brown and Coppenrath is in his 10th season playing overseas in Spain. ABOUT THE CATAMOUNTS • Vermont (22-11) won its sixth America East Regular Season Championship last season and the first under head coach John Becker. • The Catamounts posted their sixth straight 20-win season and are the only Division I school in New England with a current streak of six consecutive 20-win seasons. • UVM earned a postseason berth for the sixth straight year, making the program’s third trip to the NIT, falling at Georgia. • Vermont rolled through the America East slate with a 15-1 record and posted the best scoring margin in conference games in the NCAA. The Catamounts beat opponents by an average of 20.9 points in league games. • Vermont advanced to the AE semifinals for the 15th time in program history, the sixth straight year and made its 12th trip in the last 13 seasons. • JR Ethan O’Day, an all-defensive team selection last year, ranks ninth all-time and enters 2014-15 with 75 career blocks. He is the only returning starter and player with more than one year experience on the roster. Points in the First Half High: 37 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 24, 4x (last: at St. Louis, 12/21/14) Points in the Second Half High: 49, 2x (last: at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14) Low: 20 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14 Assists High: 20 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 7 vs. Wagner, 12/14/14 Steals High: 13 at USC, 12/30/14 Low: 2, 3x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) Blocks High: 6, 2x (last: at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14) Low: 3, 3x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) Turnovers High: 24 at Siena, 11/17/14 Low: 6 at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14 Field Goals Made High: 34 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 15 vs. Wagner, 12/14/14 Field Goal Percentage High: 68.4 at Siena, 11/17/14 Low: 30.2 at USC, 12/30/14 3PT Field Goals Made High: 8 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 3, 4x (last: at Saint Louis, 12/21/14) 3PT Field Goal Percentage High: 53.3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 21.4 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 Free Throws Made High: 27 at Siena, 11/17/14 Low: 5 at UCSB, 1/2/15 Free Throw Percentage CATS IN THE PROS High: 86.7 at USC, 12/30/14 Joey Accaoui ‘11 - Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Division A) ... Team is 1-1 ... Averaging 15.0 ppg, 3.5 Low: 52.9 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14 rpg, 3.0 apg Marqus Blakely ‘10 - San Mig Coffe Mixers (Philippines-Season is April-September) ... Led team to the Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association ... Team won all three conference tournaments in a single season ... Averaged 19.2 ppg, 15.6 rpg last season. Taylor Coppenrath ‘05 - Ford Burgos (Spain-LEB Gold) ... Team is 5-4 ... Averaging 12.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg ... Started all 9 games Chris Holm ‘07 - Shiga Lakestarts (Japan-BJ League) ... Team is 11-3 ... Averaging 9.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg ... Started all 14 games Clancy Rugg ‘14 - Musel Pikes (Luxembourg-Total League) ... Team is 6-5 ... Averaging 18.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg ... Started all 11 games Candon Rusin ‘14 - Patrioti Levice (Slovakia-SBL) ... Team is 6-10 ... Played in four games ... Averaged 12 points, and shot 41.7 #FG% Brian Voelkel ‘14 - Southwest Slammers (Australia) ... Recently signed with the team ... Season is February to August. UVM AMONG THE BEST ACCORDING TO BASKETBALL TIMES • Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best NCAA men’s basketball programs based on five categories: winning percentage, NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News and World Report academic reputation and program cleanliness. In its 2012 rankings the magazine rated Vermont 30th • Vermont, which tied with Connecticut as the top ranked program in New England, ranked 33rd in winning percentage, T-22nd in federal graduation rate, T-22nd in U.S. News and World Report academic reputation and 8th in program cleanliness. UVM also picked up one first-place vote in the cleanliness category. • In addition, UVM head coach John Becker was voted 23rd in the head coach rankings, ahead of John Calipari (Kentucky), Sean Miller (Arizona) and Josh Pastner VERMONT AMONG MID-MAJOR PROGRAMS (Memphis). Mid-Major Win Totals Since 2002-03 Overall Winning School RecordPercentage Gonzaga 322-80 80% VCU 292-11272% Davidson 267-121 69% Wichita St. 278-127 69% VERMONT 261-131 67% Dayton 259-13865% Northern Iowa 242-141 63% Robert Morris 233-153 60% Ohio 237-16259% Boston U 217-158 58% Princeton 198-149 57% Wisconsin Green Bay 190-157 55% Richmond 215-174 55% Siena 218-17955% Massachusetts 208-17055% Harvard 192-15455% Quinnipiac 190-173 52% Rhode Island 197-186 51% South Dakota St. 150-162 48% NEW ENGLAND NUMBERS • Since the 2006-07 season UVM has the second most wins (261) among the 20 Division I schools in the region. Only UConn has more (303). • Vermont and Connecticut are the only schools in New England with at least eight 20-win seasons over the last 10 years. • UVM is the only Division I team in New England with a current streak of six straight 20-win seasons. NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL WINS (wins since 2006-07) School WinsSchool Wins 1. Connecticut 303 12. Quinnipiac 190 2. VERMONT 261 13. Central Conn. 176 3. Boston College 222 14. Yale 171 4. Boston U 217 15. Maine 151 5. Holy Cross 216 16. Brown 150 7. Fairfield 202 17. Hartford 149 8. Providence 200 18. Sacred Heart 141 9. Rhode Island 197 19. New Hampshire 122 10. Northeastern 197 20. Dartmouth 91 11. Harvard 192 21. Bryant 57 TOP CAT IN AMERICA EAST Conference Wins Since 2002-03 1. VERMONT 173 2. Stony Brook 106 3. Albany 105 4. Binghamton 93 5. Maine 92 6. Hartford 90 7. New Hampshire 75 8. UMBC 74 9. UMass Lowell 8 DECADE OF EXCELLENCE 5 America East Tourney titles 5 NCAA Tourneys 6 America East Regular Season titles 11 20-win seasons in last 13 years Won America East Regular Season or Tournament champs in 8 of last 10 years 9 postseason appearances in last 10 years, six straight 6 America East Player of the Year 4 America East Rookie of the Year 5 America East Most Outstanding Player 11 straight years at least two players on America East All-Conference Team MAKING THE GRADE • The men’s basketball program, received a perfect mark of 100 percent for the second straight year in the latest graduation success rate released by the NCAA in October. • Men’s basketball also earned its second straight Division I Public Recognition Award by the NCAA in June. • Luke Apfeld was named the America East Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team in 2013-14. • Vermont is the only school in America East history to have won the Academic Cup seven straight years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and has a total of eight Academic Cups after winning the inaugural award in 1996. • With the end of the spring semester of 2014, the Catamounts extended their streak of achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to 23 straight semesters. WELCOME TO THE CLUB • UVM brings in eight newcomers to the program this season, seven freshman and a transfer from Hofstra (Darren Payen) - see clippings for more information and quotes from Coach Becker. #0 Brandon HATTON: Played on HS varsity team since seventh grade ... All-time leader in points (3,045), games played (183), 3-points field goals (367) and wins (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the 31st player in Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points ... Dixie Heights was 108-58 during his career. #1 Zach McROBERTS: Won back-to-back titles at Carmel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts played at Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat (37th pick overall in 2007 draft). #2 Trae BELL-HAYNES: Led Bill Crothers Secondary School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears #2 because it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game Canadian tour this summer ... Was the last to commit in FR class. #4 David URSO: A walk-on from Pittsburg, Pa. ... Worked out with the team during September in pick-up games and Hector Harold on behalf of the team went to Coach Becker asking him to give Urso a spot on the team because of his work ethic and his fit with the rest of the players. #12 Darren PAYEN: A transfer to Vermont after two seasons at Hofstra ... A native of Milford, Conn. ... Was originally recruited by the Catamounts out of high school ... Will sit out this season per NCAA transfer rules. #14 Cam WARD: Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 points at Marshall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists (605) and steals (251). #20 Ernie DUNCAN: Was first player at Evansville Harrison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior ... Is Evansville Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA player Calbert Cheaney and Walter McCarty) ... Also all-time leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth among all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first to commit in FR class. #25 Drew URQUHART: Did not play high school basketball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Vancouver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and senior year and encountered transfer eligibility issues at Eastside ... Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. WHY UVM ... WHAT IS A CATAMOUNT? • The University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain and is 90 minutes from Montreal, Quebec. • WHY UVM? UVM is the popular nickname associated with the University of Vermont. The initials come from Universitas Virdis Montis, which is Latin for University of the Green Mountains. • WHAT IS A CATAMOUNT? Since 1926, the University of Vermont athletic teams have been nicknamed the Catamounts after a legendary mountain cat found in the state’s Green Mountains. Just one other Division I school shares the nickname - Western Carolina. JOHN BECKER Head Coach, 3rd Season Twitter: @CoachBeckerUVM PERSONAL Family: Wife - Kelly Children: Katherine, Ella EDUCATION College: Catholic, 1990 Graduate Degree: George Washington, 2001 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-p Vermont, head coach 2008-2011 Vermont, asst. coach 2006-08 Vermont, dir. operations 2004-06 Catholic Univ., asst. coach 1997-99 Gallaudet, head coach 1994-97 Gallaudet, asst. coach HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Overall Conf.Postseason 2011-12 Vermont 24-12 13-3 NCAA 2nd rd 2012-13Vermont 21-12 11-5CBI 2013-14Vermont 22-11 15-1NIT 2014-15Vermont 6-8 2-0 TOTALS 3 seasons 73-43 41-9 VERMONT QUICK FACTS General Information Twitter @UVMmbb or @UVMathletics Hashtag#VCats Facebook/vermont.catamounts Location Burlington, Vermont Founded1791 Enrollment10,461 Conference America East NicknameUVM Short for Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains School Mascot Catamount School Colors Green & Gold Home Court Patrick Gymnasium (3,228) President Tom Sullivan Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran Patrick Gymnasium Press Row (802) 656-4173 Team Information 2012-13 Overall Record 21-12 2012-13 Conference Record/Place 11-5/2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/7 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Newcomers8 Team History First Year of Men’s Basketball 1900 All-Time Record 1,122-1,065 NCAA Appearances 5 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) Last Result (2012) W, 71-59 vs. No. 16 Lamar (1st Four L, 77-58 vs. No. 1 North Carolina (2nd Round) NIT Appearances 3 (‘09, ‘11, ‘14) Last Result (2014) L, at Georgia, 63-56 (1st Round) America East Titles 5 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) America East Reg. Season Titles 6 (‘02, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11, ‘14) VERMONT’S SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Most Points 116 vs. Union (2/16/57) Field Goals Made 49 vs. Maine (12/3/75) 3PT Field Goals 17 vs. Middelbury (12/8/94) Free Throws 40 vs. New Hampshire (2/114/10) Rebounds 73 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/69) Assists 31 vs. Middlebury (2/22/82) Steals 24 vs. Norwich (12/2/91) Most Turnovers 33 vs. Northeastern (12/5/85) Fewest Turnovers 3 vs. Boston U (3/10/90) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS MID-MAJOR COACHES - 20 WINS • Ranked 23rd among head coaches John Becker is the only mid-major coach in the country hired in 2011in latest Basketball Times (Oct. 2012) 12 to post three straight 20-win seasons in their first three years. evaluation of the best NCAA men’s Coach, School 2013-142012-132011-12Total basketball programs. Steve Prohm, Murray State 18-11 21-10 31-2 70 • Ranked 15th among Top-25 up-and- JOHN BECKER, VERMONT 22-1121-1224-1267 coming head coaches by Hoop Scoop Bryce Drew, Valparaiso 18-15 26-8 22-12 65 (March 2013). Rob Senderoff, Kent State 16-16 21-14 21-12 57 • Owns the third best overall winning Paul Hewitt, George Mason 11-20 22-16 24-9 56 percentage among active Division I coaches in New England (.614), trails GOOD COMPANY only UConn’s Kevin Ollie (.744) and Harvard’s Tommy Amaker John Becker is one of 16 active coaches (.644). with 20 wins in first three seasons as Divi• First coach in school history to lead UVM to three straight 20- son I head coach at a single school win seasons in first three years. (current school in parenthesis) • Is the fifth coach in league history to reach the championship Mike Anderson - UAB (Arkansas) game in first two seasons. JOHN BECKER - VERMONT • Led Vermont to 2012 America East title in rookie season as Jim Boehiem - Syracuse head coach. It was UVM’s fifth title overall. Jim Christian - Kent State (Ohio) • Was just the fifth coach in America East history to earn 20 or Tim Cluess - Iona more wins in his first season at a school (24-12). Jamie Dixon - Pittsburgh • Only the fourth coach in league history to lead his team to the Mark Few - Gonzaga championship game in his rookie year. Mark Fox - Nevada (Georgia) • Set a new Vermont record for most wins by a rookie coach (24), Steve Lavin - UCLA (St. John’s) which was the second-highest win total in school history. Chris Mack - Xavier • Was at UVM for five seasons prior to being named head coach. Anthony Grant - VCU (Alabama) Spent three years as an assistant and two seasons as the direcMark Gottfried - Murray State (NC State) tor of basketball operations under Mike Lonergan (now at GW). Jeff Jones - Virginia (Old Dominion) • Came to Vermont after two-year stint as top assistant at his Josh Pastner - Memphis alma mater, Catholic Univ. Helped the team post a 41-17 mark, Dave Rose - BYU including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament apShaka Smart - VCU pearance (2005-06). • Served as the head men’s basketball coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 1997-99. Top-10 All-Time Winningest Coaches at Vermont Yrs Gms Record (win %) Gallaudet is the country’s only four- Rk Coach (years) 19 540 264-276 (.489) year liberal arts college for the deaf 1. Tom Brennan (1986-05) 23 456 260-196 (.571) and hearing impaired. Was an assis- 2. John ‘Fuzzy’ Evans (1940-65) 6 194 126-68 (.649) tant coach at Gallaudet from 1994-97 3. Mike Lonergan (2005-11) 9 233 105-128 (.441) and the head men’s tennis coach at the 4. Peter Salzberg (1972-81) 5. John Becker (2011--) 3 116 73-43 (.642) school from 1995-97. 7 165 69-96 (.418) • Earned his 50th career win (in 82 6. Art Loche (1965-72) 4 71 56-15 (.789) games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State 7. Tom Keady (1921-25) 8. John Sabo (1934-40) 6 84 50-34 (.595) on Dec. 30, 2013. 5 139 45-94 (.324) • Won his 65th career game (in 98 9. Bill Whitmore (1981-86) 3 56 33-23 (.589) games) and captured the 2014 America 10. W.J. McAvoy (1925-28) East Regular Season title on 2/27/14. It was the sixth regular season title in program history and the first for Becker. • Becker has the most wins in the first three years of any coach in program history at Vermont and is the first head coach in program history to lead UVM to three straight 20-win seasons in their first three years at the helm. • Is tied with Rick Pitino (Boston U, 1979-83) in America East Tournament wins (6). • Is the only mid-major coach in the country hired in 2011-12 to post three straight 20-win seasons • Is one of 16 active coaches with 20 wins in his first three seasons as a Division I head coach at a single school • He owns a career record of 39-9 in America East games 2012 - America East Championship & NCAA appearance (2nd NCAA win in program history) 2013 - America East Championship Game & CBI appearance 2014 - America East Regular Season Championship & NIT appearance • Other notes about Becker’s coaching career at Vermont include: - Owns the most wins by an America East Coach with at least three years experience (67) - Only coach in America East history to start his tenure with three straight 20-win seasons - Ranks first among active America East coaches and fourth all-time in winning percentage (.667) - Ranks fifth in wins among active America East coaches and 27th overall in wins (67) VERMONT INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Points in a Game - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Field Goals Made - 18, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Northeastern (1/7/04) Consecutive Field Goals Made - 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson (11-11 - 12/23/11) 3PT Field Goals Made - 11, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Northeastern (1/17/02) Free Throws Made - 21, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Consecutive Free Throws Made - 42, Eddie Benton (4 games - 2/11-2/20/93) Rebounds - 29, Benny Becton vs. Maine (12/7/62) Assists - 15, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Albany (11/30/00) Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) Steals - 9, Howard Hudson vs. Saint Michael’s (12/8/82) 2014-15 Vermont Basketball TV/Radio Roster #0 Brandon Hatton Fr * G * 6-3 * 206 Independence, Ky. Dixie Heights #5 Hector Harold Sr * F * 6-7 * 205 Pasadena, Calif. Northfield Mount Hermon Pepperdine #25 Drew Urquhart Fr * F * 6-8 * 219 Vancouver, B.C. Eastside (WA) Catholic 2014-15 Vermont Roster No 0 1 2 3 4 5 12 14 15 20 24 25 32 34 Name Brandon Hatton Zach McRoberts Trae Bell-Haynes Ryan Pierson David Urso Hector Harold Darren Payen Cam Ward Brendan Kilpatrick Ernie Duncan Dre Wills Drew Urquhart Ethan O’Day Kurt Steidl Yr Pos Fr G Fr F Fr G Sr F/C Fr G Sr F Jr F Fr G R-SoG/F Fr G So G Fr F Jr F So F #1 Zach McRoberts Fr * F * 6-6 * 201 Carmel, Ind. Carmel #2 Trae Bell-Haynes Fr * G * 6-2 * 170 Toronto, Ontario Bill Crothers Secondary #14 Cam Ward Fr * G * 6-2 * 155 Marshall, Wis. Marshall #15 Brendan Kilpatrick R-So * G/F * 6-5 * 201 Norristown, Pa. Malvern Prep #32 Ethan O’Day Jr * F * 6-9 * 201 Mansfield, Conn. Northfield Mt. Hermon #34 Kurt Steidl (Sty-dell) So * F * 6-6 * 181 Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield Ht 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-10 6-2 6-7 6-8 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-8 6-9 6-6 Wt 206 201 170 230 195 205 217 155 201 192 177 219 205 185 #3 Ryan Pierson Sr * F * 6-10 * 230 St. Louis Mo. Christian Brothers Northeastern #4 David Urso Fr * G * 6-2 * 195 Pittsburg, Pa. Central Catholic #20 Ernie Ducan Fr * G * 6-3 * 192 Evansville, Ind. Evansville Harrison Hometown/High School/Last School Independence, Ky./Dixie Heights Carmel, Ind./Carmel Toronto, Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers/Northeastern Pittsburg, Pa./Central Catholic Pasadena, Calif./Northfield Mount Hermon/Pepperdine Milford, Conn./Hamden Hall/Hofstra - will sit out 2014-15 season Marshall, Wis./Marshall Norristown, Pa./Malvern Prep Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison Indianapolis, Ind./Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastside (Wash.) Catholic Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield #24 Dre Wills So * G * 6-1 * 177 Indianapolis, Ind. Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad. Head Coach John Becker Catholic ‘90 4th season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 4th season Asst: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ‘08), 4th season Asst: Ryan Schneider (Marist ‘09), 2nd season Asst: Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia ‘07), 1st season Dir. of Ops: Greg Snyder (SUNY Potsdam ‘05) 1st season PRONUNCIATIONS #25 Drew URQUHART - er-cart #34Kurt STEIDL - sty-dell (rhymes with idol) Asst. Kyle CIEPLICKI - SA-plick-EE THE CATAMOUNTS (alphabetical order) #3 TRAE BELL-HAYNES FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 170 TORONTO, ONTARIO/BILL CROTHERS • Led Bill Crothers Secondary School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears #2 because it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game Canadian tour this summer ... Was the last to commit in the freshmen class • Was Vermont’s leading scorer during five-game, five-day Canadian Tour in August (11.2 ppg) ... UVM went 3-2 on tour • Second fastest guy on the team and second strongest player pound for pound according to UVM strength & conditioning coach Marc Hickok • Scored 17 points in his collegiate debut a loss at Canisius • Bell-Haynes’ play down the stretch in a win at Siena was a catalyst to the victory • Reached double figures in first three college games, last Catamount to start their career with a double-digit streak was Mike Trimboli ‘09 • Made first career start at Quinnipiac, has taken over starting point guard role with Ernie Duncan redshirting (back) • Scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Wagner • Added 17 points, including six when UVM scored 11 points in the final 36 seconds, but fell 58-55 at Saint Louis #20 ERNIE DUNCAN FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 192 EVANSVILLE, IN/EVANSVILLE HARRISON • Was first player at Evansville Harrison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior ... Is Evansville Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA players Calbert Cheaney and Walter McCarty) ... Also all-time leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth among all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first to commit in freshman class. • Will redshirt the 2014-15 season due to a back injury ... played 56 minutes through four games. #5 HECTOR HAROLD SR Ht: 6-7 Wt: 205 PASADENA, CA/NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON (PEPPERDINE) • Transferred to UVM after two seasons at Pepperdine, sat out the 2012-13 season per NCAA rules • Was trending on Twitter during his performance at No. 6 Duke last season (a 91-90 loss) ... doubled his previous career-high, pouring in 24 points ... He entered the Duke game with 28 TOTAL points through the first five games. • Has missed last three games with foot injury suffered in Harvard game, scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds before injury • Reached double figures in last seven straight games and is team’s leading scorer • Scored a season-high 14 points in loss at Quinnipiac • Returned to the lineup in a homecoming game at USC after missing three games with a foot injury, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds • Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds at UC Santa Barbara #0 BRANDON HATTON FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 206 INDEPENDENCE, KY/DIXIE HEIGHTS • Played on HS varsity team since seventh grade ... All-time leader in points (3,045), games played (183), 3-point field goals (367) and wins (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the 31st player in Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points ... Dixie Heights was 108-58 during his career • Made collegiate debut at Saint Joseph’s • Scored a season-high 10 points in a win over Wagner and added five rebounds • Added eight points in 18 minutes off the bench at UC Santa Barbara #15 BRENDAN KILPATRICK SO Ht: 6-5 Wt: 201 NORRISTOWN, PA/MALVERN PREP • Is a redshirt sophomore, sat out the 2013-14 season with a foot injury • Has missed three games due to foot and head injuries • Made three straight starts • Scored a season-high nine points in a win over Bryant • Suffered second head injury of the year in loss to Yale, played only nine minutes of the first half #1 ZACH McROBERTS FR Ht: 6-6 Wt: 201 CARMEL, IN/CARMEL HS • Won back-to-back titles at Carmel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts played at Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat (37th pick overall in 2007 draft) • Missed the first seven games of his college career with a knee injury suffered in preseason • Made his collegiate debut in double-overtime loss to Harvard • Made first career start versus Wagner • Scored a season-high five points in a one points loss to Yale, added four rebounds • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Saint Louis, played 33 minutes in the game #32 ETHAN O’DAY JR Ht: 6-9 Wt: 201 MANSFIELD, CT/NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON HONORS: 2013 America East All-Championship Team & 2014 America East All-Defensive Team • Only returning player with two years of experience on the court in the Vermont program • Reached double figures in first five games of the season • Scored a career-high 20 points to lead UVM to a road win over Siena, was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Canisius in the season opener • Stepped out of the starting lineup at Saint Louis to allow St. Louis native Ryan Pierson to earn his first career start in his homecoming game ... Came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points • Became sixth Catamount to reach 100 career blocks with a pair of rejections at Saint Louis ... Ranks sixth among all-time leaders • Scored 14 points on 7-for-12 shooting at USC ... Added a career-high five steals • Led Vermont with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting at UC Santa Barbara • Scored a game-high 15 points and added three blocks in a win at Maine THE CATAMOUNTS (alphabetical order) #12 DARREN PAYEN JR Ht: 6-8 Wt: 217 MILFORD, CT/HAMDEN HALL (HOFSTRA) • Transferred to Vermont after two seasons at Hofstra ... is sitting out the 2014-15 season per NCAA rules #3 RYAN PIERSON SR Ht: 6-10 Wt: 230 ST. LOUIS, MO/CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (NORTHEASTERN) HONORS: 2011 CAA All-Rookie Team • Transferred to UVM after two seasons at Northeastern, sat out the 2012-13 season per NCAA rules • Suffered a gruesome broken ankle during July workouts in 2013, hampered his 2013-14 season • Scored 14 points, his best point total at Vermont, in a loss at Quinnipiac • Made his first career start at UVM in homecoming game at Saint Louis (12/21/14) #34 KURT STEIDL SO Ht: 6-6 Wt: 181 RIDGEFIELD, CT/RIDGEFIELD last name is pronounced sty-dull (rhymes with idol) HONORS: 2014 America East All-Rookie Team • One of the top shooters in America East • Scored 12 points and added five rebounds and three 3-pointers in a win at Siena • Scored a season-high 18 points in a one-point loss to Yale, went 7-for-12, including three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds • Match his season-high with a team-leading 18 points at USC ... Also grabbed eight rebounds and sank four 3-pointers • Has started eight straight games #25 DREW URQUART FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 192 EVANSVILLE, IN/EVANSVILLE HARRISON last name is pronounced er-cart • Did not play high school basketball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Vancouver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and senior year and encountered transfer eligibility issues at Eastside • Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. • Was originally planning to attend Binghamton, but saw the preseason poll come out for the 2013-14 season and saw the Bearcats picked last and Vermont picked first and called Coach Becker to commit to the Catamounts • Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Canisius • Scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double of his career in a win over Southern Vermont College (DIII) #4 DAVID URSO FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195 PITTSBURGH, PA/CENTRAL CATHOLIC • Walk-on to the team this season ... went through the preseason with the team and Hector Harold approached Coach Becker on behalf of the team to ask Becker to give him a spot on the team cause of his work ethic and the chemistry he had with the players • Played high school basketball at Central Catholic and prepped last year (2013-14) at Spire Institute (Genevia, Ohio) ... While a senior at Central Catholic he averaged 20 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game • Averaged 22 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in one season at Spire Institute #14 CAM WARD FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 155 MARSHALL, WI/MARSHALL • Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 points at Marshall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists (605) and steals (251). • Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Canisius • Earned his first career start against Southern Vermont College and responded with his first double-digit game (12 points) ... Was 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from 3-point range • Scored 19 points in the conference opening win against Hartford • Netted 12 points and added three assists in a win at Maine #24 DRE WILLS SO Ht: 6-1 Wt: 177 INDIANAPOLIS, IN/BEN DAVIS/MERCERSBURG (PA) • Is the team’s best defender • Reached double figures with 14 points and nine rebounds in a win over Bryant • Posted a line of 11 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals in a win over Hartord in the America East opener • Collected 10 rebounds in double-overtime loss to Harvard • Added 11 points in 17 minutes in a win over Wagner • Chipped in 10 points at UC Santa Barbara • Matched his career-high with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals in a win at Maine. VERMONT SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #0 Brandon Hatton 2014-15 Career #25 Drew Urquhart 2014-15 #1 Zach McRoberts 2014-15 Career #32 Ethan O’Day 2014-15 #2 Trae Bell-Haynes 2014-15 Career #34 Kurt Steidl 2014-15 #3 Ryan Pierson 2014-15 Career #4 David Urso 2014-15 Career #5 Hector Harold 2014-15 #14 Cam Ward 2014-15 #15 Brendan Kilpatrick 2014-15 #20 Ernie Duncan 2014-15 Points Reb Assists Steals FGM 3FGM 8, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) 4 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 1 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 1, 2x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 3, 2x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 2, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) same same same same same same Points 5 vs. Yale, 12/18/14 Reb 7 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 Assists 2, 2x (last: at St. Louis, 12/21/14) Steals 3 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 FGM 2 vs. Yale, 12/18/14 3FGM 1 vs. Yale, 12/18/14 same same same same same same Points 17, 2x (last: at St. Louis, 12/21/14) Reb 4 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 Assists 5, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) Steals 2 at Siena, 11/17/14 FGM 6 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 3FGM 2 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same same same same same same Points 12 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Reb 11 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists 1 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Stealsnone FGM 5 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 3FGMnone Points 20 at Siena, 11/17/14 Reb 7 at Canisius, 11/15/14 Assists 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Steals 5 at USC, 12/30/14 FGM 8 at Siena, 11/17/14 Blocks 4 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 Points Reb Assists Steals FGM 3FGM 18 at USC, 12/30/14 8 at USC, 12/30/14 5 at Maine, 1/7/15 1, 4x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) 5 at USC, 12/30/14 4 at USC, 12/30/14 Career same same same same same same Career 22 vs. Canisius, 2/23/13 11 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 4 vs. Binghamton, 1/16/13 5 at USC, 12/30/14 9 vs. Canisius, 2/23/12 5, 2x (last: vs. UNH, 1/20/14) Career 19 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 8 at USC, 12/30/14 5 at Maine, 1/7/15 1, 12x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) 6, 2x (last: vs. UNH, 1/20/14) 4, 3x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) Points 8 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 19 vs. East Tenn. St., 12/23/10 Reb 4 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 8 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 Assists 2 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 2, 4x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) Steals none 2, 2x (last: vs. UMass Lowell, 2/12/14) FGM 3, 2x (last: vs. vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 7 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 3FGMnone same Pointsnone Reb 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists 1, 2x (last: vs. Bryant, 11/26/14) Stealsnone FGMnone 3FGMnone Points 12, 3x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) Reb 9 at USC, 12/30/14 Assists 3 at Canisius, 11/15/14 Steals 4 at USC, 12/30/14 FGM 5, 2x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 3FGM 2, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) Career 24 at Duke, 11/24/13 9 at USC, 12/30/14 3, 2x (last: at Canisius, 11/15/14) 4, 2x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 3, 2x (last: at Bing, 3/2/14) Career Points 19 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 Reb 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Assists 4 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Steals 1, 2x (last: vs. vs. SVC, 11/19/14) FGM 5 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 3FGM 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Points 9 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 Reb 2, 3x (last: vs. Bryant, 11/26/14) Assists 2 at St. Joseph’s, 11/26/14 Steals 1, 2x (last: vs. Bryant, 11/26/14) FGM 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 3FGM 1 at Siena, 11/17/14 same same same same same same Career 12 vs. Maine, 2/20/13 5 vs. Albany, 1/5/13 2, 3x (last: at St. Joseph’s, 11/26/14) 1, 8x (last: vs. Bryant, 11/26/14) 4, 4x (last: vs. Hartford, 3/3/13) 1, 10x (last: at Siena, 11/17/14) Points 6 at Canisius, 11/15/14 Reb 3 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 Assists 4 at Siena, 11/17/14 Stealsnone FGM 2 at Canisius, 11/15/14 3FGM 2 at Canisius, 11/15/14 #24 Dre Wills Points Reb Assists Steals FGM 3FGM 2013-14 14, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) 9 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 7 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 6 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 6 at Maine, 1/7/15 1 at Maine, 1/7/15 same same same same same same Career same same same same same same Career 14, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) 9 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 7 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 6 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 6 at Maine, 1/7/15 1, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) LAST TIME A VERMONT PLAYER ... Scored 50+ Points - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Scored 40-49 Points - 43, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Maine (3/13/04) Scored 30-39 Points - 30, Sandro Carissimo at Harvard (2/21/13) Had 20+ Rebounds - 20, Marqus Blakely vs. Maine (1/28/09) Had 10+ Assists - 10, Brian Voelkel 3x (last: vs. UNH (3/8/14) Had 10+ Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) Had 5+ Steals - 6, Dre Wills vs. Hartford (12/3/14) Double-Double (pts/reb) - 10p, 11r - Ethan O’Day vs. Lyndon St. (12/30/13) Double-Double (pts/ast) - 16p, 11a - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) Double-Double (reb/ast) - 11r, 10a - Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) Triple-Double (pts/reb/ast) - 10p, 14r, 10a - Brian Voelkel vs. UNH (3/8/14) * Four-Point Play - 3pt FG & FT, Candon Rusin at No. 6 Duke (11/24/13) Made 10+ Free Throws - 19, Clancy Rugg at Binghamton (3/2/14) Made 5+ 3-Pointers - 6, Sandro Carissimo vs. Illinois State (11/27/13) Made 10+ Field Goals - 11, Sandro Carissimo at Harvard (12/21/13) Had 15-19 Rebounds - 15, Brian Voelkel 2x (last: vs. UNH 1/20/14) * 1st triple-double in America East Tournament History (quarterfinals) LAST TIME VERMONT ... UVM Scored 100+ Pts 101 vs. Quinnipiac (12/23/06 - W, 101-87) UVM played in OT vs. Boston U (2/27/11 - L, 66-64) Opp. Scored 100+ Pts 106 at Providence (11/24/09 - L, 106-64) UVM played in 2OT at Hartford (3/4/12 - W, 77-73) Both Teams Score 100 Pts vs. UMass (3/1/76 - L, 103-100) UVM played in 3OT at Hartford (2/2/96 - W, 98-95) UVM held a team -40 Pts 38 vs. Albany (1/11/14) UVM won in OT vs. ODU (11/23/11 - W, 65-63) UVM won by 30+ Pts 40 vs. Lyndon State (12/30/13) UVM lost in OT vs. Boston U (2/27/11 - L, 66-64) UVM lost by 30+ Pts 42 at Providence (11/24/09 - L, 106-64) 5 players in dbl fig. vs. Canisius (2/23/13 - W, 87-79) UVM won by 1 point 68-67 at Boston U (2/1/12) 6 players in dbl fig. at UMBC (1/22/12 - W, 90-62) UVM lost by 1 point 91-90 at No. 6 Duke (11/24/13) VERMONT CATAMOUNTS 2014-15 Season/Career Statistics Vermont Basketball Vermont Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2015) All games Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics VERMONT vs MAINE 1/7/2015 7 p.m. at Portland Expo - Portlan, Maine VERMONT 68 • 6-8, 2-0 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA ## Player 05 Harold, Hector O'Day, Ethan Steidl, Kurt Bell-Haynes, Trae Wills, Dre Hatton, Brandon McRoberts, Zach Pierson, Ryan Urso, David Ward, Cam Urquhart, Drew Team Totals 32 34 02 24 00 01 03 04 14 25 FG % 1st Half: 10-19 3FG % 1st Half: 3-4 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 f f f g g 2-6 7-10 3-6 2-2 6-8 1-4 0-3 0-1 0-0 4-6 1-1 0-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 26-47 4-10 12-15 2nd half: 16-28 2nd half: 1-6 2nd half: 7-9 52.6% 75.0% 83.3% 57.1% 16.7% 77.8% Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 5 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 8 21 29 15 Game: 26-47 Game: 4-10 Game: 12-15 TP A TO Blk Stl 5 15 9 5 14 3 1 0 0 12 4 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 Min 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 16 11 4 5 200 55.3% 40.0% 80.0% 16 22 32 25 31 19 14 9 1 22 9 Deadball Rebounds 1 MAINE 54 • 1-13, 0-2 Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA ## Player 25 Gloger, Till Beal, Garet Calixte, Aaron Lawton, Shaun Melmed, Garvey Little, Kevin Ejiga, Christian Pirovic, Marko Valjarevic, Zarko Reid-Knight, Troy Team Totals 55 01 10 22 02 03 04 05 31 FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half: 8-25 2-4 8-9 f f g g g 32.0% 50.0% 88.9% 3-10 2-4 0-3 4-6 0-0 4-10 2-3 2-2 1-7 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-3 0-1 6-7 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 18-46 7-13 11-13 2nd half: 10-21 2nd half: 5-9 2nd half: 3-4 47.6% 55.6% 75.0% Rebounds Off Def Tot PF 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 6 15 21 15 Game: 18-46 Game: 7-13 Game: 11-13 TP A TO Blk Stl 12 6 0 12 0 9 4 8 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 3 0 Min 1 2 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 54 14 12 1 4 200 39.1% 53.8% 84.6% 30 25 26 28 20 25 10 12 19 5 Deadball Rebounds 1 Officials: John Huges, Douglas Hopper, Dan Boomhour Technical fouls: VERMONT-None. MAINE-None. Attendance: Score by periods VERMONT MAINE 1st 28 26 2nd 40 28 Total 68 54 Last FG - VERMONT 2nd-03:35, MAINE 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - VERMONT by 23 2nd-06:57, MAINE by 11 1st-13:31. VERMONT led for 22:58. MAINE led for 12:51. Game was tied for 03:32. Points VERMON MAINE In Paint 40 18 Off T/O 14 4 2nd Chance 8 2 Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 1 time. Fast Break 2 2 Bench 20 24 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS Vermont Basketball Vermont Season Box Score (as of Jan 07, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE OVERALL 6-8 2-0 4-8 HOME 4-2 1-0 3-2 AWAY 2-6 1-0 1-6 NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
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