2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and are led by eleventh-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 28–6, 17–1 in America East play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton, and UMBC to with the America East tournament. 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.

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record28–6 (17–1 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Bryson Johnson
  • Chris Santo
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont171 .944286  .824
UMBC117 .6111814  .563
Stony Brook*108 .5561813  .581
New Hampshire108 .5561513  .536
Hartford99 .5001220  .375
Albany99 .5001318  .419
Binghamton810 .4441217  .414
UMass Lowell711 .3891516  .484
NJIT612 .3331118  .379
Maine315 .167623  .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast Tournament due to changing conferences in 2022.
2022 AmEast Tournament winner

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.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Catamounts finished the 2020–21 season 10–5, 10–4 in America East play to tie the regular season conference championship with UMBC. They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament.

Roster

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Evan Guillory 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrNew Hampton School Springfield, MO
G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrGrant HS Portland, OR
G 2 Sam Alamutu Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRothesay Netherwood School Ajax, ON
G 4 Kam Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWestern Carolina Cincinnati, OH
F 5 Duncan Demuth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrOklahoma State Seminole, FL
F 12 Bailey Patella 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrVermont Academy Lenox, MA
F 14 Isaiah Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrColonie HS Albany, NY
G 15 Finn Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSan Diego San Diego, CA
G 20 Eric Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrTilton School Ajax, ON
G 21 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrGeorge Washington Johnston, RI
G 24 Ben Shungu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSRice Memorial HS South Burlington, VT
G 25 Michel Ndayishimiye (W) Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrRice Memorial HS Burlington, VT
F 32 Nick Fiorillo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoScarborough HS Scarborough, ME
F 34 Georges Lefebvre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCape Fear Academy Montreal, QC
F 35 Ryan Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrConant HS Schaumburg, IL
G 55 Robin Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrEvansville Harrison HS Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
2:00 pm
Saint Michael's W 105–60 
Patrick Gym (2,438)
Burlington, VT
November 6, 2021*
2:00 pm
Saint Anselm W 94–72 
Patrick Gym (2,348)
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 71–57  1–0
McLeod Center (1,773)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 13, 2021*
2:00 pm, B1G+
at No. 21 Maryland L 57–68  1–1
Xfinity Center (13,424)
College Park, MD
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
WPI W 81–48  2–1
Patrick Gym (2,004)
Burlington, VT
November 19, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale W 61–53  3–1
Patrick Gym (2,188)
Burlington, VT
November 22, 2021*
1:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Oakland
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 61–63  3–2
Hertz Arena (415)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2021*
11:00 am, FloSports
vs. Evansville
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 58–49  4–2
Hertz Arena (337)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2021*
1:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Appalachian State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 65–63  5–2
Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 51–54  5–3
Greensboro Coliseum (1,739)
Greensboro, NC
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Dartmouth W 83–65  6–3
Patrick Gym (2,321)
Burlington, VT
December 7, 2021*
6:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 58–68  6–4
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,087)
Providence, RI
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown W 70–65  7–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,226)
Providence, RI
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm
at Northeastern Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Colgate W 78–68  8–4
Patrick Gym (1,964)
Burlington, VT
America East regular season
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
New Hampshire W 82–68  9–4
(1–0)
Patrick Gym (1,779)
Burlington, VT
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 98–65  10–4
(2–0)
Patrick Gym (1,929)
Burlington, VT
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 86–69  11–4
(3–0)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,028)
Catonsville, MD
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 83–57  12–4
(4–0)
Wellness and Events Center (314)
Newark, NJ
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 82–72  13–4
(5–0)
Patrick Gym (2,519)
Burlington, VT
January 26, 2022
6:31 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook W 80–67  14–4
(6–0)
Island Federal Arena (2,504)
Stony Brook, NY
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 81–68  15–4
(7–0)
Patrick Gym (2,452)
Burlington, VT
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany
Rescheduled from January 2
W 73–61  16–4
(8–0)
Patrick Gym (2,096)
Burlington, VT
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 90–67  17–4
(9–0)
Patrick Gym (2,036)
Burlington, VT
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 78–67  18–4
(10–0)
Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton W 82–51  19–4
(11–0)
Patrick Gym (2,124)
Burlington, VT
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 76–63  20–4
(12–0)
SEFCU Arena (2,403)
Albany, NY
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
Rescheduled from January 8
L 74–75 OT 20–5
(12–1)
Chase Arena (390)
West Hartford, CT
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire W 71–50  21–5
(13–1)
Lundholm Gym (791)
Durham, NH
February 19, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 86–59  22–5
(14–1)
Patrick Gym (2,645)
Burlington, VT
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 66–49  23–5
(15–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,855)
Vestal, NY
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 62–61  24–5
(16–1)
Patrick Gym (2,606)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine W 75–56  25–5
(17–1)
Cross Insurance Center (697)
Bangor, ME
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (8) NJIT
Quarterfinals
W 98–59  26–5
Patrick Gym (2,199)
Burlington, VT
March 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (6) Binghamton
Semifinals
W 74–42  27–5
Patrick Gym (2,290)
Burlington, VT
March 12, 2022
11:00 am, ESPN2
(1) (2) UMBC
Championship
W 82–43  28–5
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
9:20 pm, TNT
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas
First Round
L 71–75  28–6
KeyBank Center (16,194)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. Huntley, Katharine. "UVM sports complex arena still on hold; wellness center open". wcax.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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