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Kanell (pxp) No Name Yr Pos Ht GP-GS PPG RPG APG STL FG% 3FG% FT% 1013ESPN.com Internet Audio: 1 Brian Voelkel Sr F 6-6 18-18 6.7 8.2 5.8 24 .432 .182 .640 Webcast: CatamounTV.com 2 Luke Apfeld Sr F 6-7 17-17 8.1 2.6 0.5 10 .432 .240 .725 SERIES INFO 12 Sandro Carissimo Sr G 6-2 18-18 8.7 1.6 0.7 9 .41 .400 .697 140th meeting between two schools 21 Candon Rusin Sr G 6-4 18-16 9.7 1.6 0.7 9 .421 .400 .697 Vermont owns 91-48 advantage in all-time series 31 Clancy Rugg Sr F 6-8 18-18 14.1 6.7 0.8 12 .570 .000 .766 Last Season: 1/2/13 - Durham - W, 64-51 Reserves 2/6/13 - Burlington - W, 63-48 3/9/13 - Albany - W, 61-42 (AE Q’ters) No Name Yr Pos Ht GP-GS PPG RPG APG STL FG% 3FG% FT% Becker vs. New Hampshire: 4-1 3 Ryan Pierson Jr F/C 6-10 7-0 3.4 1.3 0.1 1 .444 .000 .889 4 Naasir Williams Fr F 5-9 10-0 1.4 0.6 1.2 2 .235 .167 1.000 TEAM COMPARISON 5 Hector Harold Jr F 6-7 18-0 6.3 2.1 0.4 11 .462 .433 .552 Category UVM UNH 2013-14 Overall Record (Conf) 10-8 (4-0) 3-14 (1-3) 14 Josh Elbaum Sr G 6-3 18-0 1.1 1.2 1.0 15 .636 .000 .714 Points Per Game 70.2 57.7 20 Dre Wills Fr G 6-1 9-0 2.4 1.0 0.1 5 .500 .333 .583 Opp. Pts. Per Game 64.3 65.2 24 Harrison Taggart R-Fr G/F 6-5 5-0 1.1 1.1 0.8 13 .333 .000 1.000 Scoring Margin +5.9 -7.5 32 Ethan O’Day So F 6-9 10-1 5.7 3.3 0.5 5 .628 .000 .429 Field Goal % 46.1 36.9 34 Kurt Steidl Fr F 6-6 18-2 5.6 1.9 0.4 5 .437 .429 .952 Opp. Field Goal % 41.1 42.0 15 Brendan Kilpatrick So G/F 6-5 DNP - INJURED OUT INDEFINIETLY (foot) 3PT FG % 38.6 31.7 Opp. 3PT FG % 33.3 34.8 Head Coach - John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 3rd year Free Throw % 72.8 67.3 Career Record at Vermont: 55-32 (2 seasons) Rebounds Per Game 33.8 34.7 Opp. Reb. Per Game 30.2 35.4 SETTING THE SCENE WHAT UVM LOST & RETURNS IN 13-14 Rebounding Margin +3.6 -0.7 • Vermont closes out a stretch of three games in five days hosting Category % Return %Lost Assists Per Game 12.5 8.9 New Hampshire. Starters 5 0 Turnovers Per Game 13.1 13.5 Minutes 87 (5,758) 13 (842) Steals Per Game 6.6 4.5 • Vermont has won six straight and seven of its last eight games. The Catamounts stand at 10-8 and 4-0 in America East. Points 84 (1,778) 16 (315) Rebounds 92 (1,044) 8 (87) 2013-14 VERMONT SCHEDULE • UNH owns a record of 3-14 overall (1-7 on the road) and is 1-3 in the Assists 92 (345) 8 (30) Overall: 10-8 | America East: 4-0 league. The Wildcats snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 56-42 Blocks 90 (84) 10 (9) win over UMBC (1/15/14), but fell 60-43 to Hartford on Saturday. Steals 85 (184) 15 (32) NOVEMBER (3-6) FGM 83 (597) 23 (35) Sat 9 SAINT JOSEPH’S (CaTV) L, 74-64 LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 73, UMBC 47 3FGM 77 (123) 23 (35) Tue 11 SIENA (CaTV) W, 77-66 • Candon Rusin led all scorers with a season-high 22 points on 6-for-9 FTM 89 (461) 11 (110) Sat 16 at Bryant L, 87-64 shooting, including a 4-for-5 effort from 3-point range to lead Vermont AMERICA EAST PRESEASON INFO Mon 18 at Providence (Fox Sports 1) L, 70-49 past UMBC, 73-47. For the second straight season the Ver- Thu 21 at Wagner L, 68-61 • Brian Voelkel added 10 rebounds and nine assists. He moved into mont Catamounts are the preseason Sun 24 at Duke (ESPNU) L, 91-90 second place among UVM’s all-time rebounding leaders, passing Marqus Wed 27 vs. Illinois State % W, 87-76 favorite to win the America East title. Fri 29 at San Francisco % L, 72-61 Blakely ‘10. UVM earned five first-place votes and 60 Sat 30 vs. Sonoma State % W, 73-61 • Vermont raced out to an 11-0 lead in the first five minutes and never points. DECEMBER (2-2) looked back. The closest the Retrievers could get to the Catamounts America East Preseason Poll Sun 15 QUINNIPIAC (CaTV) L, 80-67 was seven points. 1. Vermont (6) 64 pts Wed 18 at UMass Lowell * W, 62-48 2. Stony Brook (3) 58 pts Sat 21 at Harvard L, 74-68 3. Albany 49 pts VOELKEL CHASES ALL-TIME REBOUNDING MARK 4. Hartford 44 pts Mon 30 LYNDON STATE (CaTV) W, 88-48 • Senior Brian Voelkel became the third player in UVM history to reach JANUARY (4-0) 5. New Hampshire 31 pts Sat 4 at Dartmouth W, 62-53 the 1,000-career rebound milestone with eight caroms at Harvard 6. UMBC 28 pts Wed 8 at Yale W, 67-59 (12/21/13). He is also the ninth player in America East history to 7. Binghamton 24 pts Sat 11 ALBANY * (CaTV) W, 68-38 reach the mark. 8. Maine 20 pts Thu 16 at Maine * W, 83-46 • Voelkel is the first Division I player since former Duke standout 9. UMass Lowell 8 pts Sat 18 at UMBC * W, 73-47 Danny Ferry ‘89 to collect 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a career. Mon 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE * (CaTV) 7:00 p.m. Preseason All-Conference Team • Voelkel and Augustine Rubit (South Alabama) are the only two active Jordan Reed, So., Binghamton Fri 24 at Stony Brook * (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m. DI players with 1,000-plus rebounds as of 1/15/14. Sun 26 BINGHAMTON * (CaTV) 7:00 p.m. Mark Nwakamma, Jr., Hartford Wed 29 at Hartford * (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. • Voelkel enters the game five rebounds away from becoming the all- Dave Coley, Sr., Stony Brook FEBRUARY time leader at Vermont. Jameel Warney, So., Stony Brook Sat 1 at Albany * (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. • Vermont is 33-16 when Voelkel grabs 10 or more rebounds. Brian Voelkel, Sr., Vermont Tue 4 MAINE * (CaTV) 7:00 p.m. Vermont’s Career Rebounding Leaders Wed 12 UMASS LOWELL * (CaTV) 7:00 p.m. 1. Kevin Roberson (1988-92) 1,054 Sat 15 UMBC * (CaTV) 2:00 p.m. 2. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 1,050 Wed 19 at New Hampshire * 7:00 p.m. 3. Marqus Blakely (2006-10) 1,044 Sun 23 HARTFORD * (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. Thu 27 STONY BROOK * (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. MARCH KENPOM.com NUMBERS Sun 2 at Binghamton * 2:00 p.m. • According to analytics guru Ken Pomeroy, the Catamounts own the 30th most difficult non-conference Sun 8 America East Tourney # (ESPN3) TBA schedule in Division I. Sat 9 America East Tourney # (ESPN3) TBA Sat 15 America East Championship ^ 11:30 a.m BECKER EARNS WIN #50 Home games in BOLD CAPS % Golden Gate Challenge (Host: San Francisco) • Head coach John Becker earned his 50th career win at Vermont in his 82nd game when the Catamounts * America East game defeated Lyndon State. Becker owns a career record of 55-32 (.608) at UVM. # America East Tourney at Albany ^ America East Championship at highest remaining seed ABOUT THE CATAMOUNTS AMeriCA eAst stANdiNGS • Vermont went 21-12 last season, marking the 10th 20-win season in the past 12 years for the program. AmericaEast.com • UVM is the only Division I program in New England with a current streak of five straight 20-win seasons School Conf. Overall • Vermont returns six seniors and all five starters from last year’s team. The Catamounts add four freshmen - Harrison Stony Brook 3-0 11-6 Taggart (R-Fr.), Kurt Steidl, Naasir Williams, Dre Wills - and two transfers are eligible - Hector Harold (Pepperdine), Ryan Vermont 3-0 9-8 UMass Lowell 3-1 4-11 Pierson (Northeastern). Albany 2-2 8-9 • UVM returns three America East All-Conference performers (Voelkel, Rugg, Carissimo) Hartford 1-2 7-11 • The Catamounts advanced to the America East Championship game for the eighth time in 11 years, hosting Albany in New Hampshire 1-2 3-13 the finals (L, 53-49). UMBC 1-3 5-12 • UVM earned its fifth straight postseason berth with the program’s second trip to the CBI. Binghamton 1-3 4-13 • Vermont won the America East title in 2012, the fifth championship in program history, and advanced to the second Maine 1-3 3-13 round of the NCAA Tournament after a 71-59 win over Lamar in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. Catamounts lost to No. UVM iNdiVidUAl leAders 1-seeded North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C. in the second round. It was UVM’s second NCAA Tournament victory in pro- iN AMeriCA eAst gram history, the Catamounts upset Syracuse in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Scoring Rk/Avg • UVM’s scoring defense ranked 28th nationally last season (59.2 ppg - school record) Clancy Rugg 5/14.9 • Vermont is the winningest program among the current membership of America East (268 wins) Sandro Carissimo 10/144.0 • John Becker is in his third season at the helm of Vermont and owns the most wins by a UVM coach in their first two Rebounding seasons (45). He is the first coach in school history to lead UVM to back-to-back 20-win seasons in their first two years. Brian Voelkel 3/8.1 • Becker is one of five mid-major coaches in the country hired in 2011-12 to post back-to-back 20-win seasons in their Clancy Rugg 4/6.9 Assists first two years. Brian Voelkel 1/5.7 Steals HAROLD TRENDING Brian Voelkel 7/1.3 • Junior Hector Harold was trending on Twitter during his performance at No. 6 Duke. Blocks • Harold doubled his previous career-high, pouring in 24 points. Clancy Rugg 1/1.4 • He entered the Duke game with 28 TOTAL points through the first five games. Field Goal Percentage • Harold grew up in Pasadena, Calif. and transferred to UVM after two seasons at Pepperdine. Clancy Rugg 2/55.4 Free Throw Percentage UVM’S FOUR-YEAR POINT GUARDS Kurt Steidl 1/95.2 STEADY SANDRO 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1988-92 - Kenny White • Senior Sandro Carissimo dished out a career-high nine assists at • Graduated as all-time assist leader (565) Sandro Carissimo 4/45.0 No. 6 Duke and had zero turnovers in the game. Carissimo added 16 3-Point Field Goals Made 1992-96 - Eddie Benton points and followed up with a game-high 24 points (6-for-7 from Sandro Carissimo 8/1.7 • 1996 Nasmith Award Winner 3-point range) in a victory over Illinois State (11/27/13). Carissimo’s Assist-TO Ratio • Graduated as UVM’s all-time scoring leader (2,474 pts) six 3-pointers were the most by a Catamount since Feb. 2, 2012. Brian Voelkel 1/2.0 • 1993 America East Rookie of the Year • Carissimo netted a career-high 30 points (12/21/13), breaking his UVM iN AMERICA eAST teAM stAts old mark of 25 also set at Harvard one year ago (11/25/12). Category Rk/Avg 1996-00 - David Roach • Vermont is 61-36 with Carissimo in the starting lineup. • Ranks 6th all-time in assists (435) Scoring Offense 4/69.8 • Carissimo started his 100th consecutive game vs. Albany (1/11/14). Scoring Defense 2/66.6 2000-05 - T.J. Sorrentine Scoring Margin 2/+2.7 • Helped UVM beat Syracuse in 2005 NCAA Tournament CATAMOUNT POINT GUARDS ... A FOUR-YEAR TRADITION FT Percentage 2/72.7 • Ranks 3rd all-time in scoring (2,013) and assists (548) • Sandro Carissimo is the sixth Catamount since 1988 to play all four FG Percentage 4/45.3 • 2002 America East Player of the Year FG Percentage Def. 2/41.9 years at point guard for UVM. 3FG Percentage 2/37.3 • 2001 America East Rookie of the Year • Vermont has won 62 games when he is in the starting five. • Current Asst. Coach at Brown Univ. 3FG Percentage Def. 4/34.7 • He emerged as the team’s starting point guard over the final 15 3FG Made 8/5.3 2005-09 - Mike Trimboli games of his freshman season. As a sophomore was second on the Rebounding Margin 2/+1.8 • All-time leader in assists (624), 4th in scoring (2,008) team in assists (86) and averaged 7.1 ppg. He was named to the Blocks 1/4.5 • Started all 126 games played America East All-Championship Team after scoring 18 points in the Assists 4/11.7 • 2006 America East Rookie of the Year America East Semifinal win over Hartford in double-overtime. He Steals 3/6.3 Ast/TO Ratio 3/0.9 also reached double figures in both 2012 NCAA Tournament games, 2010-14 - Sandro Carissimo leading UVM with 11 points against No. 1 North Carolina. • 2013 America East All-Conference (3rd) • Scored a career-high 30 points at Harvard on Dec. 21. • 2012 America East All-Tourney Team • Has started 102 straight games ROAD WARRIORS • UVM traveled 7,979 miles and played games on both coasts during a seven-game stretch in the first month of the season.

20 WINS • Vermont has recorded 20 or more wins in nine of the last 11 years (21.5 average) • John Becker is the first coach in school history to lead UVM to back-to-back 20-win seasons in their first two years and the second America East coach to post back-to-back 20 win seasons in his first two years and became the first coach in league history to reach the championship game in each of his first two seasons • UVM is the only Division I school in New England with a current streak of five straight 20-win seasons.

MAGIC NUMBERS • Vermont is 20-1 when holding opponent to under 60 points over the last two years. UVM went 13-1 last year and is 7-0 this season • Since 2000-01 UVM is 75-4 when scoring 80 or more points (last loss was at No. 6 Duke - 11/24/13 - 91-90). • Vermont is 7-1 when the bench scores 19+ points in a game and 6-0 when getting 17 or more points off turnovers this season. • UVM is 12-4 when Candon Rusin scores 10 or more points.

M.A.S.H. UNIT • Vermont was limited to nine healthy players in eight of the team’s first nine games this season. #3 Ryan Pierson (9 games missed): suffered a broken ankle during summer workouts after sitting out the 2012-13 season as a transfer from Northeastern. The Quinnipiac game (12/15/13) marked his Catamount debut. #20 Dre Wills (7 games missed): broke his finger during practice and missed seven games after playing in the first two of the year. Returned to action for the Quinnipiac game (12/15/13). #34 Ethan O’Day (8 games missed): broke his hand in the season opener versus St. Joseph’s. Returned to action for the Quinnipiac game (12/15/13). #15 Brendan Kilpatrick (has not played this season): “Brendan Kilpatrick underwent surgery on his right foot earlier in the year. He is out indefinitely.” CAT NIPS ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST HALF FACTS Interesting facts about the Catamounts • UNH owns a record of 3-14 overall (1-7 on the road) • Before UVM put together its current six-game win #1 Brian VOELKEL: Father Ray played basketball at and is 1-3 in the league. The Wildcats snapped a streak, the Catamounts struggled in the first half. American and still holds the NCAA record for most con- 13-game losing streak with a 56-42 win over UMBC Below is a comparison and clear difference in Vermont secutive field goals made (25 - over 9 gms in 1978) ... (1/15/14), but fell 60-43 to Hartford on Saturday. Before Last 6 Games Switched number from 23 to 1 as a junior ... Has started • Patrick Konan is the team’s leading scorer (11.2 every game in a Vermont uniform. UVM Avg. Points 29.1 34.7 ppg) after Chris Pelcher, who was averaging a team- Opp. Avg. Points 36.2 20.5 #2 Luke APFELD: Has suffered three ACL injuries, in- high 11.7 points per game and 10.4 rebound per Scoring Margin -7.2 +14.2 cluding missing his rookie year at UVM ... Graduated game, went out with an injury. Konan enters the UVM Avg. Rebounds 15.7 20.3 in May 2013 with a dual degree in English and sociol- game nine points short of the 1,000-point milestone. Opp. Avg. Rebounds 17.3 12.8 ogy ... Is pursuing a graduate degree in educational Konan (20), Jordon Bronner (21), Frank Okeke (22) UVM FG % .406 .483 leaders and public policy ... Aspires to be a civil rights and Scott Morris (21) are UNH’s top threats from Opp. FG % .469 .279 attorney. 3-point range. Konan is also hauling in 6.1 rebounds UVM 3-FG % .295 .550 per game. Opp. 3-FG % .414 .205 #3 Ryan PIERSON: Is a transfer form Northeastern and • As a team, UNH is averaging 57.7 points per game, sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at NU while giving up 65.2 to opponents. The Retrievers are and earned CAA All-Rookie honors ... Suffered a broken ankle during summer workouts, is expected to be back shooting 36.9 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from 3-point range and 67.3 percent from the foul line. on the court for the start of conference play. LAST SEASON vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE • 1/2/13, Durham - Vermont 64, UNH 51: Candon Rusin scored a team-high 15 points in his America East #4 Naasir WILLIAMS: Likes to go by the nickname Nas ... Is a walk-on ... Spent a prep year at Millbrook School debut and the Catamounts used a strong second half effort to post a 64-51 win at Lundholm Gymnasium. in Millbrook, N.Y. ... Earned NESPAC Class B All-League UVM used a 12-5 spurt to close out the first half to take a 33-24 led into the break. Vermont carried the honors. momentum into the second stanza and extended its lead to 13 in the first five minute. UNH closed to within eight, but a 12-0 run opened up a 20-point advantage for the Catamounts. The Wildcats could only get with #5 Hector HAROLD: Is a transfer from Pepperdine and 12 the rest of the way. sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at • 2/6/13, Burlington - Vermont 63, UNH 48: The Vermont front line combined for 42 points to lead the Pepperdine ... Spent three years at the Renaissance Catamounts to a 63-48 win over UNH at Patrick Gym. Luke Apfeld led all scorers with 16 points in 14 minutes, Academy in La Canada, Calif. before prepping at North- field Mount Hermon ... Was a McDonald’s All-America Clancy Rugg added 14 points and Ethan O’Day chipped in 10 points. Brian Voelkel grabbed 14 rebounds. UVM nominee. made seven of its first 10 shots to start the game and built an 18-6 lead and never looked back. Vermont held a 34-16 advantage at the half and the lead would grow to 26 in the second stanza. #12 Sandro CARISSIMO: Played alongside classmate • 3/9/13, Albany - #2 Vermont 61, #7 UNH 42: Vermont used a 27-3 run in the second half to erase a Brian Voelkel at Iona Prep ... Was a McDonald’s All-Amer- six-point halftime deficit and post a 61-42 win in the America East Quarterfinals. Candon Rusin scored a ican nominee and 1,000-point scorer ... Was an America team-high 14 points in 21 minutes. Sandro Carissimo added 10 points and seven Catamounts scored six or East All-Conference Third Team selection last season ... more points in the game. Has been named to the America East All-Academic Team twice. THE SERIES • This is the 140th meeting between two schools #14 Josh ELBAUM: Was named MVP of the Long Island • Vermont owns 91-48 advantage in all-time series and is 33-16 versus UNH at Patrick Gymnasium Catholic League while at St. John the Baptist ... Prepped at Northfield Mount Hermon ... Won a gold medal in July • The Catamounts swept the regular season series last season and defeated the Wildcats in the America East at the Maccabiah Games in Israel playing for Team USA. Quarterfinals, 61-42 at SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y. • John Becker is 4-1 vs. New Hampshire #15 Brendan KILPATRICK: Scored 1,293 points at Mal- CLANCY’S CAREER vern Prep ... Emerged as a solid role player for the Cata- HELPING HAND • Clancy Rugg a native of Burlington, Vt. ... played mounts last year ... Made his first career start at Santa • Brian Voelkel moved into sole possession of second at Burlington HS and a prep year at Northfield Clara in the first round of the CBI. place among UVM’s all-time assist leaders with 10 help- Mount Hermon ... Started as a walk-on for the ers at Yale. He has handed out 589 career assists and is Catamounts #20 Dre WILLS: Graduated from Ben Davis (Ind.) HS in 32 assists shy of becoming the all-time assist leader and • Moved into the starting lineup as a junior, replac- 2012, spent a prep year at Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy ing Luke Apfeld who sat out the five games last ... Scored over 1,500 points in scholastic career ... Won passing Mike Trimboli ‘09 (624). three sectional titles at Ben Davis and a IPSL title at season with an injury and averaged 17.8 points per Mercersburg last season. RUGG EARNS MONTHLY HONOR game during the stretch. He has not left the start- • Senior Clancy Rugg was named to the CollegeHoops- ing lineup since. #21 Candon RUSIN: Transfer from Marist who sat out Daily.com America East All-Conference Team for the • In his second career start vs. UMBC, Rugg scored the 2011-12 season ... Originally from Wilmington, Vt., month of November. Rugg, an America East All-Confer- 19 points. but moved to Hampstead, N.C. as a senior in high school ence Second Team selection last year, leads the team in • He finished the 2012-13 season leading the team ... Sister Corey played basketball at Boston College ... scoring (15.9 ppg) and ranks second in rebounding (7.1 in scoring (11.3 ppg) and added 5.7 rebounds per Hometown of Wilmington, Vt. was hit hard by Hurricane rpg). He also shot 55.1 percent form the floor and added Irene in 2011. game while shooting 48 percent from the floor. 12 blocks in the first month of the season. • Rugg was named to the America East All-Confer- #24 Harrison TAGGART: Is a redshirt freshman after • Rugg has reached double figures in every game this ence Second Team last year not seeing any playing time last season ... Named to season and owns a streak of 13 consecutive games dou- Career GP/S PPG RPG FG% Vermont’s ‘Dream Dozen’ team twice ... Spent first two ble-digits dating back to last season. 2010-11 22/0 0.3 0.5 .100 (1-10) years of high school at Mill River and played final two APFELD ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM 2011-12 36/0 5.0 3.1 .563 (58-103) seasons at St. Paul’s ... Father, Jim, played basketball 2012-13 33/19 11.4 5.7 .467 (111-233) at Skidmore. • Vermont senior Luke Apfeld is a nominee for the 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Team. The award, in 2013-14 18/18 14.1 6.7 .570 (73-128) #31 Clancy RUGG: Played alongside Josh Elbaum at its second year of existence, recognizes a select group Northfield Mount Hermon (2009-10) ... Transfered there of college basketball student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the greater good of their from Burlington HS ... Was named Vermont’s Mr. Basket- communities through volunteering and civic service. ball in 2009 by Burlington Free Press. • Apfeld has been actively involved in both the greater Burlington community as well as the Wolfeboro, N.H. #32 Ethan O’DAY: Prepped at Northfield Mount Hermon community. In Vermont, he has volunteered fro the Vermont Special Olympics, Hurricane Irene relief efforts, and won the 2012 NEPSAC AAA New England Champion- and Relay for Life and Cystic Fibrosis Walks. He has also given his time to support literacy programs at local ship ... Was a runner-up for the league’s player of the schools and worked as a child visitation volunteer at the Chittenden Women’s Correctional Facility. year honor ... Also played at E.O. Smith HS prior to NMH ... Named to the America East All-Championship Team 4K CATAMOUNTS last season. • Luke Apfeld, Sandro Carissimo, Clancy Rugg, and Candon Rusin all have a shot at reaching the 1,000-career point milestone: Apfeld - 934 points (66 shy); Carissimo - 969 points (31 shy); Rusin - 904 points (96 shy) #34 Kurt STEIDL: Was the 2013 Connecticut Gatorade Rugg - 816 points (184 shy) Player of the Year at Ridgefield (Conn.) HS ... Finished career scoring over 1,300 points. 1,000 REBOUND MILESTONE GLUE GUY - BRIAN VOELKEL • Brian Voelkel reached the 1,000-ca- • Brian Voelkel has started every game in a Vermont uniform (116 straight). reer rebound milestone on Dec. 21, • He has led or ranked second in rebounding in America East each of his three seasons. 2013 with eight rebounds at Harvard. • He has been the team leader in assists and rebounds in each of his three seasons. He is the third player in UVM history • Voelkel was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2012 America East Tournament after averaging 4.0 points, 7.0 to collect 1,000-career rebounds and assists, and 12.0 rebounds in three tourney games. ninth player in America East to reach • Voelkel was named to the America East All-Conference Preseason team for the third straight year for 2013-14. He is a the milestone. two-time America East All-Defensive Team selection and a two-time America East All-Conference honoree. • He was named to the Lou Henson Award 2012-13 Preseason All-America Team. VOELKEL IN THE VERMONT • He is the only player in school history to record over 170 steals, 500 assists and 900 rebounds RECORD BOOKS • Last season he became the 23rd member of the 500-point/500-rebound club at UVM Rebounds - Career • UVM is 32-14 when Voelkel has 10+ rebounds in a game. 1. Kevin Roberson (1988-92) 1,054 • He posted the first double-double by a Catamount in rebounds in assists (16r, 10a) against Maine (Feb. 20, 2013) since 2. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 1,050 Grant Anderson’s triple-double (Jan. 8, 2003). Voelkel took one shot in the game and it marked the first time since the 1996-97 season that a Division I player took one or fewer shots and had double-digit assists and rebounds in a game (via Rebounds Per Game - Career ESPN Stats and Information). 1. Benny Becton (1960-63) 14.9 2. Milt Goggins (1963-66) 12.1 • Voelkel’s last two double-doubles have been via rebounds and assists. He took a total of four shots. 3. Ralph D’Altilia (1962-65) 9.7 STREAKING 4. Kevin Roberson (1988-92) 9.4 • Vermont is 7-1 in its last eight games and has won six in a row. 5. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 8.8 • During the stretch, UVM own a +25.0 scoring margin and is holding opponents to 48.5 VERMONT YEAR-BY-YEAR Assists - Career points per game, while averaging 73.5 points per game. SCORING DEFENSE 1. Mike Trimboli (2005-09) 624 • The Catamounts also own a +13.2 advantage on the boards 2. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 584 • UVM is shooting 80.3 percent from the foul line (118-147) and had made more free Year Opp. PPG throws than opponents have attempted (105). 2001-02 68.3 Assists - Single Season • Clancy Rugg is averaging 11.7 points per game, 5.8 rebounds and shooting 64.7 percent 2002-03 64.0 2003-04 62.4 1. Brian Voelkel (2011-12) 184 from the field and 81.3 percent from the foul line. * previous record stood (177) for 26 years 2004-05 62.1 • Sandro Carissimo is averaging 11.3 points per game and shooting 50 percent from 2005-06 64.8 Steals - Career beyond the arc. 2006-07 64.8 2007-08 70.1 1. Howard Hudson (1982-86) 253 LIVING AT THE LINE 2. Marqus Blakely (2006-10) 226 2008-09 67.3 3. Mike Trimboli (2005-09) 213 • Over the last six games, Vermont has made more free throw (118) than its opponents 2009-10 64.8 4. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 180 have attempted (105) 2010-11 61.6 • UVM is shooting 80.3 percent from the foul line in six games and averaging 24 trips 2011-12 60.9 - John Becker Consecutive Games Played per game to the stripe. 2012-13 59.2 * - John Becker 1. Martin Klimes (2003-07) 126 * school record 2. David Hehn (2001-05) 125 DEFENSE 3. Mike Trimboli (2005-06) 123 • A hallmark of Vermont teams of late has been defense. The Catamounts set a new 4. Brian Voelkel (2010--) 119 school record last season limiting opponents to 59.2 points per game -- Sandro Carissimo (2010--) 102 • UVM’s scoring defense ranked 28th in the country last year and second in America East • Vermont has allowed opponents to average 70 or more points just once (2007-08) over the last 12 seasons RUSIN RISING • Senior Candon Rusin is six 3-pointers shy of moving into the top-10 all-time leaders at Vermont. • Former Catamount Jeremy McCool (1990-95) sits 10th among the all-time leaders with 167 in 107 career games. VOELKEL AMONG ACTIVE NCAA CAREER • T.J. Sorrentine (2000-05) is UVM’s all-time leader with 354 career 3-pointers. LEADERS (as of 1/15/14)

Rebounds (Ht) UVM’S SENIOR CLASS 1. Augustine Rubit, South Alabama (6-7) 1,058 WINNINGEST 2010-11 23-9 13-3 1st AE Regular Season Title, NIT 1. Brian Voelkel, Vermont (6-6) 1,032 CLASSES 2011-12 24-12 13-3 2nd AE Tournament Title, NCAA Second Round 3. Doug McDermott, Creighton (6-8) 961 Year - Wins 2012-13 21-12 11-5 2nd AE Championship Game, CBI First Round 4. Ike Azotam, Quinnipiac (6-7) 891 2012 - 96 2013-14 9-8 3-0 ?? ?? 4. Ben Aird, Utah Valley (6-9) 865 2013 - 93 TOTALS 78-41 41-11 2010 - 90 • The six seniors have reached the 100 games played milestone Assists (Ht) 2005 - 89 • They are 78-41 overall and 41-11 in America East 1. Jason Brickman, LIU Brooklyn (6-0) 865 2011 - 88 • Apfeld, Carissimo and Rusin have a chance to finish their careers as 1,000 point scorers 2. Chaz Williams, UMass (5-9) 724 2007 - 85 • Voelkel became the third player in UVM history to reach 1,000 career rebounds and ninth in America East 3. Aaron Craft, Ohio St. (6-2) 616 2006 - 81 history at Harvard (12/21/13). 4. Brian Voelkel, Vermont (6-6) 580 2008 - 79 5. Tim Frazier, Penn St. (6-1) 570 2009 - 78 * Voelkel is the tallest player (6-6) among the top 50 active career leaders in assists LAST TIME A VERMONT PLAYER ... Scored 50+ Points - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Made 10+ Free Throws - 10, Clancy Rugg at Dartmouth (1/4/14) Assist Turnover Ratio (Ht) Scored 40-49 Points - 43, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Maine (3/13/04) Made 5+ 3-Pointers - 6, Sandro Carissimo vs. Illinois State (11/27/13) - 30, Sandro Carissimo at Harvard (2/21/13) - 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson (12/23/11) 1. Rodney Galsgo, VMI 2.55 Scored 30-39 Points Made 10+ Field Goals Had 20+ Rebounds - 20, Marqus Blakely vs. Maine (1/28/09) Had 15-19 Rebounds - 16, Brian Voelkel at UMBC (2/9/13) 2. T.J. McConnell, Arizona (6-1) 2.44 Had 10+ Assists - 10, Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) 3. Jerian Grant, Notre Dame (6-5) 2.38 Had 10+ Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) 4. Eric Atkins, Notre Dame (6-2) 2.34 Double-Double (pts/reb) - 10p, 11r - Ethan O’Day vs. Lyndon St. (12/30/13) 5. Aaron Craft, Ohio St. (6-2) 2.27 Double-Double (pts/ast) - 16p, 11a - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) 6. Jason Brickman, LIU Brooklyn (6-0) 2.27 Double-Double (reb/ast) - 11r, 10a - Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) Triple-Double (pts/reb/ast) - 11p, 12r, 10a - Grant Anderson vs. Northeastern (1/8/03) 7. Brian Voelkel, Vermont (6-6) 2.24 Four-Point Play - 3pt FG & FT, Candon Rusin at No. 6 Duke (11/24/13)

LAST TIME VERMONT ... UVM Scored 100+ Points 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+ Points 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 Points vs. UMass (3/1/76 - L, 103-100) UVM played in 3OT at Hartford (2/2/96 - W, 98-95) UVM held a team under 40 Points 38 vs. Albany (1/11/14) UVM won in OT vs. Old Dominion (11/23/11 - W, 65-63) UVM won by 30+ Points 40 vs. Lyndon State (12/30/13) UVM lost in OT vs. Boston U (2/27/11 - L, 66-64) UVM lost by 30+ Points 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 AS A MID-MAJOR PROGRAM HIGHEST WIN TOTALS UVM AMONG THE BEST ACCORDING TO BASKETBALL DECADE OF EXCELLENCE School 12-1311-12 10-11 09-10 08-09 07-08 06-07 Overall TIMES 5 America East Tourney titles Butler 27 22 28 33 26 30 29 195-56 • Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evalu- 5 NCAA Tourneys Gonzaga 32 26 25 27 28 25 23 186-52 ated the best NCAA men’s basketball programs based on 4 America East Regular Season titles VCU 27 29 28 27 24 24 28 187-62 five categories: winning percentage, NBA players, federal 8 20-win seasons St. Mary’s 28 27 25 28 28 25 17 178-57 graduation rate, U.S. News and World Report academic Won America East Regular Season or Tour- Davidson 26 25 18 16 27 29 29 170-66 nament champs in 8 of last 10 years Xavier 17 23 24 26 27 30 25 172-68 reputation and program cleanliness. In its 2012 rankings 8 postseason appearances in last 10 years Vermont 21 24 23 25 24 16 25 158-75 the magazine rated Vermont 30th 6 America East Player of the Year Temple 24 24 26 29 22 21 12 158-75 • Vermont, which tied with Connecticut as the top ranked 4 America East Rookie of the Year Wichita St. 30 27 29 25 17 11 17 156-84 program in New England, ranked 33rd in winning percent- 5 America East Most Outstanding Player Dayton 17 20 22 25 27 23 19 153-84 age, T-22nd in federal graduation rate, T-22nd in U.S. 10 straight years at least two players on Northern Iowa 21 20 20 30 23 18 18 150-86 News and World Report academic reputation and 8th in America East All-Conference Team Cornell 13 12 10 29 21 22 16 123-85 Siena 8 14 13 27 27 23 20 132-97 program cleanliness. UVM also picked up one first- 20-POINT GAMES UMass 21 25 15 12 12 22 24 131-96 place vote in the cleanliness category. Player 13-14 Career Fairfield 19 22 25 23 17 14 13 133-100 • In addition, UVM head coach John Becker was voted Luke Apfeld 2 Richmond 19 16 29 26 20 16 8 134-101 23rd in the head coach rankings, ahead of John Cali- Brian Voelkel 1 Boston U 17 16 21 21 17 14 12 118-105 pari (Kentucky), Sean Miller (Arizona) and Josh Past- Sandro Carissimo 1 2 ner (Memphis). Candon Rusin 2 CAtAMOUNt dOUBle-dOUBles Clancy Rugg 3 4 Brian Voelkel (12 career/2 in 2013-14) NEW CROP OF CATAMOUNTS Ethan O’Day 1 12/12/10 vs. Marist - 23p, 16r Here’s a quick snapshot of the Vermont newcomers: Hector Harold 1 1 1/4/11 at Stony Brook - 11p, 11r • Steidl comes to UVM from Ridgefield High School and was the Connecticut dOUBle-FiGUre sCOriNG GAMes 2/9/11 at UMBC - 19p, 10r Gatorade Player of the Year. He is a 6-foot-6 forward, who averaged 25 points, Player 13-14 Career 2/13/11 vs. Binghamton - 12p, 13r Luke Apfeld 6 41 12/11/11 vs. Quinnipiac - 12p, 12r 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior. He helped Ridgefield post an 18-6 Sandro Carissimo 13 41 12/8/12 at Quinnipiac - 14p, 10r record this season and advance to the Class LL Quarterfinals. Steidl finished Ethan O’Day 3 9 12/16/12 at Niagara - 14p, 10r his career scoring over 1,300 points at Ridgefield and earned All-FCIAC and Candon Rusin 5 12 12/22/12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson - 10p, 10r All-State First Team honors for the second straight season as a senior Brian Voelkel 3 19 2/12/13 vs. Boston U - 11p, 12r • Williams comes to Vermont from New York, N.Y. The 5-10 guard played at Clancy Rugg 14 35 2/20/13 vs. Maine - 16r, 10a * Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and spent a prep year at Millbrook Josh Elbaum 1 11/12/13 vs. Siena - 11r, 10a School in Millbrook, N.Y. Williams averaged 20 points, six assists, six steals Brendan Kilpatrick 1 1/4/14 at Dartmouth - 14p, 15r and four rebounds per game last season at Millbrook. He earned NESPAC Class Kurt Steidl 2 2 Naasir Williams 1 1 Clancy Rugg (7 career/3 in 2013-14) B All-League honors for his effort at Millbrook. Hector Harold 4 4 2/18/12 vs. Niagara - 15p, 12r • Wills is a 6-1 guard who comes to UVM from Indianapolis, Ind. He gradu- Dre Wills 1 1 1/18/13 vs. Stony Brook - 19p, 15r ated from Ben Davis High School in 2012 and spent a prep year at Mercersburg 1/26/13 at Albany - 14p, 10r Academy in Mercersburg, Pa. Wills scored over 1,500 points in his scholastic dOUBle-FiGUre reBOUNdiNG GAMes 2/9/113 at UMBC - 18p, 10r career. While at Ben Davis he was a three-time MIC All-League performer and Player 13-14 Career 11/18/13 at Providence - 10p, 14r earned IPSL and MAPL honors at Mercersburg in 2013. Wills led Ben Davis to Brian Voelkel 5 47 11/30/13 vs. Sonoma St. - 12p, 10r Clancy Rugg 2 6 three sectional championships (2009-12) and Mercersburg won the 2013 IPSL 12/21/13 at Harvard - 10p, 11r Ethan O’Day 1 1 title. Wills was a team captain at both Ben Davis and Mercersburg. dOUBle-FiGUre ASSIST GAMes Ethan O’Day (1 in 2013-14) NEW ENGLAND NUMBERS 12/30/13 vs. Lyndon St. - 10p, 11r Player 13-14 Career • Since the 2006-07 season UVM has the second most wins (158) among the Brian Voelkel 2 6 20 Division I schools in the region. Only UConn has more (162). Since the VERMONT IN NEW ENGLAND GAMes PlAYed/stArted (Division I team wins from 2001-02 season UVM has posted 272 wins, trailing only UConn with 318 victories. Player 13-14 Career 2006-07-2012-13) • Vermont and Connecticut are the only schools in New England with at least eight 20-win Luke Apfeld 17/17 111/59 seasons over the last 10 years. Sandro Carissimo 18/18 119/102 School Wins • UVM is the only Division I team in New England with a current streak of five straight Josh Elbaum 18/0 110/0 1. Connecticut 162 Brendan Kilpatrick 0/0 31/1 2. Vermont 158 20-win seasons. Ethan O’Day 10/1 43/31 3. Massachusetts 134 CLOSE CALLS Clancy Rugg 18/18 109/37 4. Fairfield 133 • Vermont is 10-7 since 2009-10 in games decided by three point or less (last: 11/24/13 Candon Rusin 18/16 109/77 5. Rhode Island 124 Brian Voelkel 18/18 119/119 5. Harvard 124 at No. 6 Duke - L, 91-90) Harrison Taggart 5/0 5/0 7. Quinnipiac 122 • Last year UVM opened the season with a 54-53 win at Siena. Sandro Carissimo hit a game- Drew Wills 8/0 8/0 8. Boston College 118 winning layup. The Catamounts also closed the regular season with a 61-58 loss to Hartford Nas Williams 10/0 10/0 8. Boston University 118 at Patrick Gymnasium on a 3-pointer at the buzzer by the Hawks. Kurt Steidl 18/2 18/2 10. Providence 113 Ryan Pierson 7/0 7/0 11. Northeastern 111 HOME SWEET HOME 12. Central Connecticut 106 • Vermont is 114-31 at Patrick Gymnasium since the 2002-03 season. 13. Holy Cross 104 14. Sacred Heart 101 • The Catamounts are 55-15 at home over the last five seasons. 15. Yale 100 • UVM is 65-20 in America East since the 2008-09 campaign and 35-9 at home in league games. 16. Maine 85 • The 2013-14 season marks the 50th anniversary of Patrick Gymnasium being built. 17. Hartford 83 • Patrick Gymnasium has hosted numerous celebrities and events from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead to Bob 18. Brown 82 Hope, Bill Cosby and President Gerald Ford. Patrick Gymnasium has also hosted the 1976 U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials featuring Surgar 19. New Hampshire 80 Ray Leonard and the Spinks brothers, as well as the 2004 Boston Celtics training camp. 20. Dartmouth 59 • Some of basketball’s best coaches and players have also been to Patrick Gymnasium. Hall of Famers Julius Erving, John Havlicek, 21. Bryant 39 Billy Cunningham, Sam Jones and more recent stars Herb Williams and Reggie Lewis. Mike Krzyzewski, Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun and UVM alum Rollie Massimino ‘56 have all worked the opposing sidelines as coaches at Patrick. MAKING THE GRADE • The UVM Athletic Department ranks among the top 20 percent of Division I schools in the latest graduation success rate numbers released by the NCAA in October. Overall the athletic department posted a ranking of 91 percent and was the top school among the current America East membership. • Five teams, including the men’s basketball program, received a perfect mark of 100 percent • 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 • 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 fall semester of 2013, the Catamounts extended their streak of achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to 22 straight semesters. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS MID-MAJOR COACHES - 20 WINS JOHN • Ranked 23rd among head coaches in John Becker one of five mid-major coaches in the country hired BECKER latest Basketball Times (Oct. 2012) evalu- in 2011-12 to post back-to-back 20-win seasons in their first ation of the best NCAA men’s basketball two years ... Head Coach programs. Coach, School 2012-13 2011-12 Total Wins 3rd Season • Ranked 15th among top-25 up-and-com- Steve Prohm, Murray State 21-10 31-2 52 Twitter: @CoachBeckerUVM ing head coaches by Hoop Scoop (March Bryce Drew, Valparaiso 26-8 22-12 48 2013). Paul Hewitt, George Mason 22-16 24-9 46 • Owns the third best overall winning per- John Becker, Vermont 21-12 24-12 45 PERSONAL centage among active Division I coaches Rob Senderoff, Kent State 21-14 21-12 42 Family: Wife - Kelly in New England (.615), trails only UConn’s Children: Katherine, Ella Kevin Ollie (.744) and Harvard’s Tommy Amaker (.644). EDUCATION • First coach in school history to lead UVM to back-to-back 20-win seasons in first two years. College: Catholic, 1990 • Is the second America East coach to post back-to-back 20-win seasons in first two years and is the fifth coach Graduate Degree: George Washington, 2001 in league history to reach the championship game in first two seasons. • Owns the most wins (45) and best winning percentage (.652) by a coach in their first two years at UVM, ranks COACHING EXPERIENCE eighth among all-time winningest coaches. 2011 Vermont, head coach • Led Vermont to 2012 America East title in rookie season as head coach. It was UVM’s fifth title overall. 2008-2011 Vermont, asst. coach • Was just the fifth coach in America East history to earn 20 or more wins in his first season at a school (24-12). 2006-08 Vermont, dir. operations • Only the fourth coach in league history to lead his team to the championship game in his rookie year. 2004-06 Catholic Univ., asst. coach • Set a new Vermont record for most wins by a rookie coach (24), which was the second-highest win total in 1997-99 Gallaudet, head coach school history. 1994-97 Gallaudet, asst. coach • Was at UVM for five seasons prior to being named head coach. Spent three years as an assistant and two seasons as the director of basketball operations under Mike Lonergan (now at GW). HEAD COACHING RECORD • Came to Vermont after two-year stint as top assistant at his alma mater, Catholic Univ. Helped the team post Year School Overall Conf. Postseason a 41-17 mark, including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance (2005-06). 2011-12 Vermont 24-12 13-3 NCAA 2nd Rd • Served as the head men’s basketball coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 1997-99. Gallaudet is the country’s only 2012-13 Vermont 21-12 11-5 CBI TOTALS 2 seasons 45-24 24-8 four-year liberal arts college for the deaf and hearing impaired. Was an assistant coach at Gallaudet from 1994- 97 and the head men’s tennis coach at the school from 1995-97. • Earned his 50th career win (in 82 games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State on Dec. 30, 2013. VERMONT QUICK FACTS General Information Twitter @UVMmbb or @UVMathletics Facebook /vermont.catamounts 2013-14 Vermont Roster Location Burlington, Vermont No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School/Last School Pronunciations 1 Brian Voelkel Sr F 6-6 210 Pleasantville, N.Y/Iona Prep voe-kell Founded 1791 2 Luke Apfeld Sr F 6-7 215 Chattanooga, Tenn./Brewster (N.H.) Academy Enrollment 10,461 3 Ryan Pierson Jr F/C 6-10 240 St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers/Northeastern National Affiliation NCAA Division I 4 Naasir Williams Fr G 5-9 165 New York, N.Y./Millbrook School nah-seer Conference America East 5 Hector Harold Jr F 6-7 205 Pasadena, Calif./Northfield Mount Hermon/Pepperdine Nickname UVM* 12 Sandro Carissimo Sr G 6-2 170 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y./Iona Prep car-iss-a-moe * Short for Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University 14 Josh Elbaum Sr G 6-3 195 Melville, N.Y./St. John the Baptist/Northfield Mount Hermon of the Green Mountains 15 Brendan Kilpatrick So G/F 6-5 205 Norristown, Pa./Malvern Prep School Mascot Catamount 20 Dre Wills Fr G 6-1 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis/Mercersburgh (Pa.) Academy School Colors Green & Gold 21 Candon Rusin Sr G 6-4 190 Wilmington, Vt./Twin Valley/Topsail/Marist roo-sin Home Court Patrick Gymnasium (3,228) 24 Harrison Taggart Fr G/F 6-5 190 Wallingford, Vt./Mill River/St. Paul’s President Tom Sullivan 31 Clancy Rugg Sr F 6-8 195 Burlington, Vt./Burlington/Northfield Mount Hermon 32 Ethan O’Day So F 6-9 205 Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran 34 Kurt Steidl Fr F 6-6 185 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 Head Coach: John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 3rd season Patrick Gymnasium Press Row (802) 656-4173 Assistant: Chris Markwood (Maine ‘05), 3rd season Team Information Assistant: Matt O’Brien (Elmira ‘05), 4th season 2012-13 Overall Record 21-12 Assistant: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ‘08), 3rd season sa-plick-ee 2012-13 Conference Record/Place 11-5/2nd Director of Operations: Ryan Schneider (Marist ‘09), 1st season Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/2 Starters Returning/Lost 5/0 VERMONT’S SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Consecutive Free Throws Made Newcomers 3 Most Points 116 vs. Union (2/16/57) 42, Eddie Benton (4 games - 2/11-2/20/93) Team History Field Goals Made 49 vs. Maine (12/3/75) Rebounds 29, Benny Becton vs. Maine (12/7/62) First Year of Men’s Basketball 1900 3-PT Field Goals 17 vs. Middelbury (12/8/94) All-Time Record 1,099-1,054 (98 seasons) Assists Free Throws 40 vs. New Hampshire (2/114/10) NCAA Appearances 5 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) 15, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Albany (11/30/00) Rebounds 73 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/69) Last Result (2012) Blocks Assists 31 vs. Middlebury (2/22/82) 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) 71-59 vs. No. 16 Lamar (1st Four) Steals 24 vs. Norwich (12/2/91) Steals L, 77-58 vs. No. 1 North Carolina (2nd Round) 9, Howard Hudson vs. Saint Michael’s (12/8/82) NIT Appearances 2 (‘09, ‘11) Most Turnovers 33 vs. Northeastern (12/5/85) Last Result (2011) Fewest Turnovers 3 vs. Boston U (3/10/90) L, 63-60 at Cleveland State (1st Round) America East Championships 5 VERMONT INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) Points in a Game 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) America East Regular Season Championships 5 Field Goals Made (‘02, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11) 18, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Northeastern (1/7/04) Athletic Communications Consecutive Field Goals Made Men’s Basketball Contact Lisa Champagne 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson (11-11 - 12/23/11) Email [email protected] 3-PT Field Goals Made Office Number (802) 656-1818 11, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Northeastern (1/17/02) Cell Phone (802) 363-6368 Free Throws Made Fax Number (802) 656-8328 21, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) 2013-14 Vermont Basketball TV/Radio Roster

#1 Brian Voelkel #2 Luke Apfeld #3 Ryan Pierson #4 Naasir Williams #5 Hector Harold voe-KELL Sr * F * 6-7 * 215 Jr * F/C * 6-10 * 240 Fr * G * 5-9 * 165 Jr * F * 6-7 * 205 Sr * F * 6-6 * 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. St. Louis, Mo New York, N.Y. Pasadena, Calif. Pleasantville, N.Y. Brewster (NH) Acad. Christian Brothers Millbrook School Northfield Mt. Hermon Iona Prep Northeastern Univ. Pepperdine

#12 Sandro Carissimo #14 Josh Elbaum #15 Brendan Kilpatrick #20 Dre Wills #21 Candon Rusin car-ISS-a-moe Sr * G * 6-3 * 195 So * G/F * 6-5 * 205 Fr * G * 6-1 * 175 ROO-sin Sr * G * 6-2 * 170 Melville, N.Y. Norristown, Pa. Indianapolis, Ind. Sr * G * 6-4 * 190 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Northfield Mt. Hermon Malvern Prep Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad. Wilmington, Vt. Iona Prep Topsail Marist

#24 Harrison Taggart #31 Clancy Rugg #32 Ethan O’Day #34 Kurt Steidl (Sty-dell) Head Coach R-Fr * G/F * 6-5 * 190 Sr * G * 6-8 * 195 So * F * 6-9 * 205 Fr * F * 6-6 * 185 John Becker Wallingford, Vt. Burlington, Vt. Mansfield, Conn. Ridgefield, Conn. Catholic ‘90 St. Paul’s Northfield Mt. Hermon Northfield Mt. Hermon Ridgefield 3rd season

2013-14 Vermont Roster COACHING STAFF No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School/Last School Head Coach: John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 3rd season 1 Brian Voelkel Sr F 6-6 210 Pleasantville, N.Y/Iona Prep Asst: Chris Markwood (Maine ‘05), 3rd season 2 Luke Apfeld Sr F 6-7 215 Chattanooga, Tenn./Brewster (N.H.) Academy Asst: Matt O’Brien (Elmira ‘05), 4th season 3 Ryan Pierson Jr F/C 6-10 240 St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers/Northeastern Asst: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ‘08), 3rd season 4 Naasir Williams Fr G 5-9 165 New York, N.Y./Millbrook School Dir. of Ops: Ryan Schneider (Marist ‘09), 1st season 5 Hector Harold Jr F 6-7 205 Pasadena, Calif./Northfield Mount Hermon/Pepperdine 12 Sandro Carissimo Sr G 6-2 170 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y./Iona Prep PRONUNCIATIONS 14 Josh Elbaum Sr G 6-3 195 Melville, N.Y./St. John the Baptist/Northfield Mount Hermon #1 Brian VOELKEL - voe-KELL 15 Brendan Kilpatrick So G/F 6-5 205 Norristown, Pa./Malvern Prep #12 Sandro CARISSIMO - car-ISS-a-MOE 20 Dre Wills Fr G 6-1 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy #21 Candon RUSIN - ROO-sin 21 Candon Rusin Sr G 6-4 190 Wilmington, Vt./Twin Valley/Topsail/Marist #34 Kurt STEIDL - sty-dell 24 Harrison Taggart R-Fr G/F 6-5 190 Wallingford, Vt./Mill River/St. Paul’s Asst. Kyle CIEPLICKI - SA-plick-EE 31 Clancy Rugg Sr F 6-8 195 Burlington, Vt./Burlington/Northfield Mount Hermon 32 Ethan O’Day So F 6-9 205 Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon 34 Kurt Steidl Fr F 6-6 185 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield 2013-14 Player Updates 2013-14 Notes • Traveled 7,979 miles, playing games on both #1 Brian Voelkel coasts of the country during a seven-game road Posted double-digit rebounds in four of the first five games ... Posted a double-double with 10 assists and swing ... Had nine healthy players during the sev- 11 rebounds in a win over Siena ... Handed out nine assists at Duke ... Reached double-figures in back-to- en-game stretch. back games vs. Illinois State (12 and 9 assists) and at San Francisco (11) ... Posted a double-double with • Fell at #6 Duke, 91-90 ... Rodney Hood’s free 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac ... Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound at Harvard … Finished throw with five seconds left lifted No. 6-ranked the game with eight … Became the third player in school history to reach 1,000 rebound milestone and Duke to a 91-90 victory over the upset-minded ninth player in America East history ... Recorded his second double-double of the season, 12th of his Vermont Catamounts ... UVM tied the game up career, at Dartmouth with 14 points and 15 rebounds ... Is one of two active NCAA Division I players with 90-90 wiht 10.4 seconds remaining after Candon 1,000 rebounds ... Is the first Division I player since Danny Ferry to grab 1,000 rebounds and hand out Rusin converted a 4-point play ... Duke pushed 500 assists ... Took over sole possession of second place among the all-time assist leaders at UVM with 10 the ball down the floor and Hood was able to draw helpers at Yale, finished the night with nine points, seven rebounds, 10 assists ... Moved into second place a foul on Clancy Rugg ... He drained one of his two all-time at UVM in rebouding with 10 caroms in the win over UMBC. attempts to give Duke the lead with five seconds remaining ... The Catamounts had a look for a final #2 Luke Apfeld shot, but Rusin’s floater from the baseline was af- Is a team captain this season ... Nominee for the NABC AllState Good Works Team for community outreach ter the final horn ... Junior Hector Harold poured efforts ... Grabbed seven rebounds and added 12 points in a win over Siena ... Scored 14 points at Provi- in a career-high 24 points, on 9-for-12 shooting, dence. to lead UVM ... Rugg added 20 points, just his second 20-point performance of his career and San- #3 Ryan Pierson dro Carissimo added 16 points and a career-high Missed the first nine games of the year after coming back from a broken ankle suffered during workouts nine assists with zero turnovers. in July ... Made his Vermont debut vs. Quinnipiac (2 min.) ... Scored his first points at UVM vs. Lyndon St. • UVM opened the America East slate with a 62-48 win at UMass Lowell, marked the first league game #4 Naasir Williams for the River Hawks. Is a walk-on ... Scored 10 points in his collegiate debut at Bryant ... Handed out five assists vs. Lyndon • Sandro Carissimo scored a career-high 30 points St. in a loss at Harvard. • Head coach John Becker earned his 50th career #5 Hector Harold win (in 82 games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State Made his Vermont debut in the season opener vs. St. Joseph’s ... Scored a career-high 24 points (9-for-12 on Dec. 30, 2013. FG) at Duke ... Was trending on Twitter during the Duke game ... Added 18 points vs. Lyndon State • On Jan. 11, Vermont cruised to a 68-38 victory over Albany in the first meeting between the two #12 Sandro Carissimo teams since the Great Danes won the 2013 America Has reached double figures in 11 games ... Handed out nine assists and added 16 points at Duke ... Scored East Championship at Patrick Gymnasium. 24 points and went 6-for-7 from 3-point range vs. Illinois St. ... Netted a career-high 30 points at Harvard (11-for-19 FG), passing the old mark of 25 points he set at Harvard in the 2012-13 season ... Named 2013-14 Honors America East Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 23) following Harvard performance ... Scored 14 points and Luke Apfeld added eight rebounds in a win at Yale. • Nominee for NABC AllState Good Works Team #14 Josh Elbaum Sandro Carissimo Averaged seven minutes off the bench ... Handed out five assists vs. Lyndon State • America East Co-Player of the Week (Dec.23) #20 Dre Wills Clancy Rugg Missed seven games with a broken finger ... Scored 13 points vs. Lyndon State • CollegeHoopsDaily.com November America East Team #21 Candon Rusin • CollegeHoopsDaily.com “Best of 2013” America Vermont is 10-3 when Rusin scores 10 or more points ... Converted a 4-point play at Duke with 10.4 East Team seconds left to tie the game up at 90 … UVM fell 91-90 to the Blue Devils … It was his second 4-point play in his career, also converting vs. UMBC (3/10/13) in the 2013 America East Semifinals ... Scored 17 Kurt Steidl points in a win over Sonoma State ... Added 12 points at Harvard ... Scored a game-high 16 points to lead • America East Rookie of the Week (Dec. 2) Vermont past Yale in the non-conference finale ... Scored a season-high 22 points in the win at UMBC. Brian Voelkel #24 Harrison Taggart • America East Preseason All-Conference Team Has seen action in three games off the bench

#31 Clancy Rugg Named to the CollegeHoopsDaily.com November Team … Averaged 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and shot 55.1 percent from the floor for the month ... Named to the CollegeHoopsDaily.com “Best of 2013” America East Team ... Has reached double figures in 12 of 13 games ... Recorded a double-double at Providence with 10 points and 14 rebounds ... Posted back-to-back 20-point performances at Duke (20 pts) and vs. Illinois State (21 pts) ... Added a double-double (12 pts, 10 reb) in a win over Sonoma St. ... Registered third double-double of the year at Harvard (10 pts, 11 reb) ... Scored a career-high 24 points in a win at Dartmouth.

#32 Ethan O’Day Missed eight games after breaking his hand in the season opener vs. St. Joseph’s (9 pts) ... Returned to action vs. Quinnipiac (12/15/13) ... Posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Lyndon State ... Scored a game-high 12 points in a win at Maine.

#34 Kurt Steidl Scored 10 points in victory over Siena ... Added 19 points and five rebounds in a win over Sonoma State ... Named America East Rookie of the Week (Dec. 2) after averaging 11.7 points, four rebounds and shooting 50 percent from the field and 61.5 percent from 3-point range at the Golden Gate Challenge hosted by San Francisco … Catamounts went 2-1 in the tournament. VERMONT SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #1 Brian Voelkel 2013-14 Career #24 Harrison Taggart 2013-14 Career Points 12 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/15/13 23 vs. Marist, 12/12/10 Points 2 at Maine, 1/16/14 same Reb 15 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 16, 3x (last: vs. Maine) 2/20/13 Reb 1 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same Assists 10, 2x (last: at Yale, 1/8/14) 11 vs. Towson, 12/23/11 Assists 1 vs. Sonoma State, 11/30/13 same Steals 4 at UMBC, 1/18/14 5, 2x (last: vs. Northeastern) 12/30/11 Steals 1, 2x (last: vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13) same FGM 4, 2x (last: vs. Quinnipiac, 12/15/13) 6 vs. Marist, 12/12/10 FGM 1 at Maine, 1/16/14 same 3FGM 1, 2x (last: at Harvard, 12/21/13) 2, 2x (last: at Quinnipiac, 12/8/12) 3FGM none same

#2 Luke Apfeld 2013-14 Career #31 Clancy Rugg 2013-14 Career Points 14 at Providence, 11/18/13 26 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/22/12 Points 24 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 24 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 Reb 7 vs. Siena, 11/12/13 9, 3x (last: at Rhode Island, 12/1/12) Reb 14 at Providence, 11/18/13 15 vs. Stony Brook, 1/18/13 Assists 2 at San Francisco, 11/29/13 2, 11x (last: at San Francisco, 11/29/13) Assists 2 at Maine, 1/16/14 2, 4x (last: at Maine, 1/16/14) Steals 3 at Providence, 11/18/13 3 at Providence, 11/18/13 Steals 2, 2x (last: at Duke, 11/24/13) 4 vs. UMBC, 1/12/13 FGM 6 at Bryant, 11/16/13 11, 2x (last: vs. FDU, 12/22/12) FGM 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 6, 3x (last: at Albany, 1/26/13) 3FGM 1, 3x (last: at Harvard, 12/21/13) 2, 6x (last: vs. Canisius, 2/23/13) 3FGM none 2, 4x (last: vs. Canisius, 2/23/13)

#3 Ryan Pierson 2013-14 Career #32 Ethan O’Day 2013-14 Career Points 9 at Maine, 1/16/14 19 vs. East Tenn. St., 12/23/10 Points 12 at Maine, 1/16/14 22 vs. Canisius, 2/23/13 Reb 4 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 8 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 Reb 11 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 11 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Assists 1 at Maine, 1/16/14 2, 4x (last: at VCU, 2/2/11) Assists 3 at Harvard, 12/21/13 4 vs. Binghamton, 1/16/13 Steals 1 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 2 vs. Delaware, 2/15/11 Steals 1 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 3 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/22/12 FGM 3 at UMBC, 1/18/14 7 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 FGM 6 at Maine, 1/16/14 9 vs. Canisius, 2/23/12 3FGM none same Blocks 5 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 5 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13

#4 Nassir Williams 2013-14 Career #34 Kurt Steidl 2013-14 Career Points 10 at Bryant, 11/16/13 same Points 19 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 same Reb 2 at Bryant, 11/16/13 same Reb 5, 3x (last: at UMBC., 1/18/14) same Assists 5 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same Assists 2 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 same Steals 1 at Wagner, 11/21/13 same Steals 1, 4x (last: at Harvard, 12/21/13) same FGM 3 at Bryant, 11/16/13 same FGM 6 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 same 3FGM 1 at Bryant, 11/16/13 same 3FGM 4 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 same

#5 Hector Harold 2013-14 Career VERMONT’s TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Turnovers Points 24 at Duke, 11/24/13 24 at Duke, 11/24/13 Points High: 21 vs. Siena, 11/12/13 Reb 5 at UMBC, 1/18/14 5, 5x (last: at UMBC, 1/18/14) High: 90 at Duke, 11/24/13 Low: 6, 2x (last: vs. Quinnipiac, 12/15/13) Assists 2, 3x (last: at Maine, 1/16/14) 2, 3x (last: vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13) Low: 49 at Providence, 11/18/13 Steals 4 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 4 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Field Goals Made FGM 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 Points in the First Half High: 35 at Duke, 11/24/13 3FGM 2 at Duke, 11/24/13 2, 4x (last: at Duke, 11/24/13) High: 44 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Low: 14 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 Low: 14 at Providence, 11/18/13 #12 Sandro Carissimo 2013-14 Career Field Goal Percentage Points 30 at Harvard, 12/21/13 30 at Harvard, 12/21/13 Points in the Second Half High: 64.8 at Duke, 11/24/13 Reb 8 at Yale, 1/8/14 8, 3x (last: at Yale, 1/8/14) High: 47 at Duke, 11/24/13 Low: 33.3 at Providence, 11/18/13 Assists 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 Low: 32 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 Steals 2, 3x (last: at Dartmouth, 1/4/14) 5 vs. Maine (2/6/12) 3PT Field Goals Made FGM 11 at Harvard, 12/21/13 11 at Harvard, 12/21/13 Rebounds High: 9 at UMBC, 1/18/14 3FGM 6 vs. Illinois State, 11/27/13 6 vs. Illinois State, 11/27/13 High: 42 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Low: 0, 3x (last: at Dartmouth, 1/4/14) Low: 24 at Duke, 11/24/13 #14 Josh Elbaum 2013-14 Career 3PT Field Goal Percentage Points 4 at UMass Lowell, 12/18/13 11 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/11/11 Assists High: 62.5, at Yale, 1/8/14 Reb 3, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/16/14) 5 vs. Hartford, 1/8/12 High: 21 at Duke, 11/24/13 Low: 0.0, 3x (last: at Dartmouth, 1/4/14) Assists 5, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/18/14) 5, 3x (last: at UMBC, 1/18/14) Low: 3 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 Steals 2 at UMBC, 1/18/14 4 vs. Yale, 11/21/12 Free Throws Made FGM 1, 2x (last: at Harvard, 12/21/13) 4 vs. Quinnipiac, 12/11/11 Steals High: 34 at Dartmouth, 1/4/14 3FGM none none High: 13 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Low: 7 at Providence, 11/18/13 Low: 4, 2x (last: at Harvard, 12/21/13) #15 Brendan Kilpatrick 2013-14 Career Free Throw Percentage Points none 12 vs. Maine, 2/20/13 Blocks High: 83.9 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Reb none 5 vs. Albany, 1/5/13 High: 11 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Low: 46.7 at Providence, 11/18/13 Assists none 2, 2x (last: vs. Towson, 12/5/12) Low: 1 at Duke, 11/24/13 Steals none 1, 7x (last: at Stony Brook, 2/15/13) FGM none 4, 4x (last: vs. Hartford, 3/3/13) 3FGM none 1, 9x (last: at Bing, 3/28/13)

#20 Dre Wills 2013-14 Career Points 13 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same Reb 3 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same Assists 1 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same Steals 3 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same FGM 4 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same 3FGM 1 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 same

#21 Candon Rusin 2013-14 Career Points 22 at UMBC, 1//18/14 25 vs. Stony Brook, 1/18/13 Reb 6 at Maine, 1/16/14 6 at Maine, 1/16/14 Assists 3 at Maine, 1/16/14 3 at Maine, 1/16/14 Steals 2 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 2, 3x (last: vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13) FGM 6, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/18/14) 9 vs. Stony Brook, 1/18/13 3FGM 4, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/18/14) 5 vs. UMBC, 3/10/13 Vermont’s Unheralded Senior Class Looks to Cement Legacy Voelkel also has a chance to become UVM’s all-time leader in Written by Alex Abrami games played, rebounds and assists by season’s end. Burlington Free Press Staff Writer Nov. 8, 2013 “He’s blue-collar guy, plays the hardest in the game, does all the dirty work, gets all the hard rebounds we need, all the loose The University of Vermont men’s basketball team’s best player balls,” Apfeld said. “That’s our leader, that’s our engine, that’s has averaged less than six points per game in his career. The our motor and that’s the type of superstar that does well at Catamounts’ top returning scorer is a former walk-on. UVM.”

One of their team captains has endured multiple knee injuries in While Becker called Voelkel “a once-in-a-lifetime player,” the his career. Two four-year guards were late signees in that year’s UVM coach wants his best player to continue to grow. recruiting cycle and another was a transfer who once played high school ball at Twin Valley, a Division IV school in southern “The guy doesn’t score (but) he’s a first-team all-league guy and Vermont. has such an impact on the game,” Becker said. “I’m hoping that he does expand his game and get better and that’s going to be “The neat thing about this group is they were a lightly recruited the challenge for him because he has been successful.” group,” UVM’s third-year coach John Becker said. “You look at them individually, not highly recruited kids, any of them.” The Vermonters: Rugg and Rusin The former Burlington star and 2009 Free Press’ “Mr. Basketball,” But they might eclipse the win total of the celebrated class of Rugg spent a year at Northfield Mount Hermon before taking a 2005 —Taylor Coppenrath, T.J. Sorrentine and Co. walk-on spot with the Catamounts.

“They may win more games than the Coppenrath-era (seniors) Rusin left Twin Valley and moved to North Carolina for his senior won in straight wins, but they went to three NCAA tourna- year. After two years at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ments,” said Becker of the 2005 team that took down Syracuse Rusin transferred to UVM in 2011. in a historic NCAA first-round tournament game. “If they can finish out this year reaching the ultimate goal —go four years The Vermont natives are now two of the Catamounts’ key produc- to a tournament, go to two NCAAs —they’d have to be thought ers. of as the second-best class, maybe, in school history.” Rugg, who worked his way into scholarship, led the team in From a head-coaching change to key players leaving the pro- scoring a year ago at 11.4 points and was named to the all- gram, the senior class of Luke Apfeld, Sandro Carissimo, Josh El- conference second team. Rusin, an outside marksman, had his baum, Clancy Rugg, Candon Rusin and Brian Voelkel has helped ups and downs last year, but tallied 32 points in back-to-back keep UVM as one of the top mid-major programs in the country. games of the league tournament, pushing the Cats to the home The Catamounts have racked up five straight 20-win seasons, title-game against Albany. including an NCAA tournament triumph in 2012 and last year’s 21-12 campaign that ended with an appearance in the College “Candon Rusin, I’m trying not to put too much pressure on that Basketball Invitational tournament. kid, but I think he’s the key to our season,” Becker said. “I think if he can be consistent for us and shoot the ball consistently And the success this season, which starts Saturday night at home we’re going to be hard to beat.” against St. Joseph’s, hinges on the play of those six seniors. Becker wants Rugg to feed off last year’s breakout performance. “It’s partly about production but for me, with this group, it’s more about their approach day in and day out, how they carry “I thought it was a great story. Now this year, I want it to be themselves in everything we do,” Becker said. “They’re impres- less about the feel-good story and more about Clancy Rugg the sive kids, they’ve always done a great job, but I need them to be basketball player, the all-league player and one of the leaders of even better and so far through practice you feel that sense of this team,” Becker said. “I want him to really take on that role urgency with this group now.” and be confident and understand how good a basketball player he is.” “I think as they go we go,” Becker said. The savvy veteran: Apfeld The floor leader: Voelkel In the span of 18 months earlier in his career, Apfeld tore ante- Starting every game he has played in a Catamount uniform, rior cruciate ligaments three times, the last of which as a fresh- Voelkel arrived on campus looking very much like the 6-foot-6, man at UVM. 210-frame he sports today. Voelkel ranked second in the league in rebounding (8.6 rebounds) and assists (4.9) last season. A “That’s part of the game, can’t get mad at it, can’t doing any- two-time league all-defensive team selection, Voelkel is the only thing about it other than try and play hard,” said Apfeld about player in school history to collect more than 140 steals, 400 as- the injuries. sists and 700 rebounds. While those setbacks slowed Apfeld, they did not stop the And there are no me-first players who crave the ball for selfish 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Chattanooga, Tenn. A fifth- reasons, Apfeld said. year senior who graduated in May with degrees in English and Sociology, Apfeld averaged a career-high 10.7 points while deal- “If you are coming here for individual accolades and individual ing with an ankle injury last season. statistics, you are in the wrong place. It’s a team game, especially the way we play,” Apfeld said. “You can’t come in here with an Apfeld is healthy, primed to close his UVM career on a high note ego. And if you do, you got to check it at the door.” and put last year’s America East title-game loss in the rearview mirror. While last year’s loss still stings, the Catamounts are driven by that defeat. They are also motivated to finish on top and return “We got close last year to reaching another NCAA tournament to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in program history. and one of the worst feelings in the world is falling short at home in front of our fans, Apfeld said. “It’s something we don’t “That’s really important, especially for me, to able to leave UVM want to repeat and I think the sense of urgency is heightened basketball in a better place than when I came in,” Rugg said. amongst the seniors especially. “This last year we all have, it’s got to be the best year and we are all going to put in 100 percent.” “Knowing down the stretch against Albany we made some mis- takes. Mentally we broke down, got tired and didn’t execute. That’s something we can’t let happen and hopefully we won’t let Men’s basketball: Newcomers hope to impact vet- happen this year,” Apfeld said. eran squad Written by Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press Staff Writer The guards: Carissimo and Elbaum Nov. 7, 2013 Carissimo solidified the point-guard position midway through his freshman season. Here’s a quick look at the new additions to the UVM men’s basketball team, including comments from coach John Becker: A teammate of Voelkel’s at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, N.Y., Ca- rissimo averaged a career-high 10 points last season. The 6-foot Hector Harold, 6-7, 205-pound junior forward from Pasadena, senior also has a knack for big-time shots —of note, he’s hit Calif. late game-winners in the 2012 league semifinals and last year’s season opener at Siena. Sat out last season after transferring from Pepperdine. An athletic forward who can shoot and is quick off the dribble, Har- “Sandro’s our best, most consistent guy. We know he’s going to old will try and gain minutes quickly with a senior-heavy Cata- play at a high level —I think he’s the best point guard in the mounts squad. league,” Becker said. Becker on Harold: “Hector’s been tremendous, really surprising. Elbaum has served as a back-up point guard in his career, but He was a 3 at Pepperdine, we’ve made him kind of a face-4 and that role might expand after UVM tweaked its offense in the he’s done a really good job. …He could be an X-factor for us if offseason. he can carry that over into games.”

“He’s always been a really good defender, that’s been his call- Ryan Pierson ing card. He has good size, long arms,” Becker said. “He has to 6-10, 240-pound junior forward from St. Louis continue to do that and I also asked him to be a lay-up maker, Sat out last season after transferring from Northeastern. A post coming off ball screens. player with skill to go outside to shoot, Pierson will be a nice mid-season addition for depth and frontcourt presence once he “Elbaum might see his minutes increase and play more with San- returns from leg injury. dro,” Becker added. Becker on Pierson: “I think league play is the goal right now. Team-first Catamounts The kid has worked as hard as I’ve ever seen anyone rehab. Luke For the most part, the seniors each bring their own style to a Apfeld is probably the last guy that recovered from his ACLs that UVM team that prides itself on defense. Voelkel facilitates; Caris- was so diligent about his rehab. And Ryan might even be more simo can drive and score; Rugg can draw a foul when he attacks because of his nutrition and the way he eats complements his the basket; Apfeld can hit from the perimeter and throw down work ethic and his rehab efforts.” dunks in transition; Rusin is a 3-point threat; and Elbaum is a good on-ball defender. Naasir Williams 5-9, 165-pound freshman from Harlem, N.Y. “The fact that our games complement each other definitely will Last year averaged 20 points, six assists and six steals per game help us this year. You can’t win with only one style of player. for Millbrook. You can’t win with five point guards or five centers,” Carissimo said. “This is something special and we are looking forward to Becker on Williams: “He’s got a lot of reps at the point guard it.” position. He’s probably our quickest guard. I’m interested to see if he can do it with the lights on…” came eligible for postseason play last year, earning a spot in the College Basketball Invitational. Dre Wills 6-1, 175-pound freshman guard from Indianapolis Guard Dyami Starks (35 points per game) and forward Alex Fran- The coaching staff compares Wills to Brian Voelkel, in that the cis (14 points, six rebounds) are Bryant’s go-to players. Former freshman is a good rebounder and shot blocker but needs to Burlington High School standout Joe O’Shea (10 points) has el- work on his shot-making. Wills has dealt with plantar fasciitis, evated from sixth man to starter this season. recently sidelined by the injury. “Starks is not just a shooter, he has a complete offensive game. Becker on Wills: “I think he can be kind of a ‘wow’ guy, he can Francis is an undersized, athletic (forward),” Becker said. “And be a fan-favorite type when he gets to full strength. He’s a freak. (O’Shea) is a nice piece for them.” Once he figures (it) out and we can start to mold him a little bit with some technique and things like that, he’s got a chance to Clancy Rugg, O’Shea’s teammate at BHS, leads the Catamounts be special.” (1-1) through two games, averaging 18 points. Guard Sandro Carissimo has 26 points in two games and only three turnovers. Kurt Steidl 6-6, 185-pound freshman forward from Ridgefield, Conn. UVM did release updates on Pierson and Kilpatrick. Pierson The Gatorade player of the year for Connecticut last year, Steidl should return to the court within 4-to-6 weeks and Kilpatrick averaged 25 points and 9.5 rebounds per game at Ridgefield. recently had surgery on his right foot and is out indefinitely, said Allison Shepherd, UVM’s athletic medicine services director. Becker on Steidl: “I think Kurt Steidl has done a really good job in practice so far. He does more things that a coach appreciates Hood’s Late Free Throw Sinks Vermont 91-90 as far as picking up the schemes, being in the right place, being Associated Press, Nov. 24, 2013 dependable and trustworthy.” DURHAM, N.C. – His roster is loaded with blue-chip talent and high school All-Americans. Yet Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski On Eve of Weekend Road Trip, More Injuries Hit knows his sixth-ranked Blue Devils aren’t good enough to win Catamounts by simply showing up. Written by Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press Staff Writer Nov. 15, 2013 Vermont proved it to them Sunday night. In the next two weeks, the University of Vermont men’s basketball team will play seven games on the road, including stops at Out-of-sync -- and overconfident -- Duke needed a free throw Providence, Duke and a San Francisco tournament. from Rodney Hood with 5 seconds left to dodge the Catamounts’ upset bid and win 91-90. The Catamounts hope to survive intact. “They were terrific,” Krzyzewski said, “and we were awful.” Two more players were added to the injury list Friday, with freshmen Harrison Taggart (right foot) and Dre Wills (broken fin- And that wasn’t even close to the harshest criticism Coach K had ger) the latest victims. With Ryan Pierson, Brendan Kilpatrick for his players. and Ethan O’Day already sidelined — plus walk-on Troy Davine departing prior to the start of the regular season — the Cata- He called it an “unacceptable performance,” said the Blue Devils mounts’ depth will once again be tested in Saturday’s game at “were lucky to win” and implored them to “respect the game Bryant. more than we did tonight.”

If Wills and Taggart do not play, UVM (1-1) will only dress nine Jabari Parker scored 26 points in his sixth straight 20-point per- players. The freshmen remain day-to-day, Becker said. formance. Hood finished with 22 for Duke (5-1), which extended its nonconference winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium to “I’m hoping once we get through this stretch we can heal up and 106 games. get healthy and get some more guys back for the Dec. 15 game,” Becker said. Barely.

Out-slugging Siena to earn their first win of the season on Tues- Duke blew a 15-point lead and allowed Vermont to shoot 64.8 day, the Catamounts (1-1) return to action against Bryant, a ris- percent before -- depending on the perspective -- it either got ing power in the Northeast Conference. The Bulldogs, who lost to the one defensive stop it needed, or the Catamounts simply ran nationally ranked Gonzaga in their opener before beating Dart- out of time. mouth, went 19-12 a year ago and were picked to finish second in their conference this winter. “We played like a team that thought we would just show up and win,” Krzyzewski said. “That’s how you get beat.” That’s in stark contrast to two years ago, when the Bulldogs went 2-28. Bryant, a former Northeast-10 Conference program, Candon Rusin’s four-point play with 10.4 seconds left for Ver- jumped from Division II to D-I for the 2008-09 season and be- mont tied it at 90. Hood brought the ball downcourt, drove the lane and drew contact from Clancy Rugg. Hood bounced his first Instead, Vermont reeled off 10 straight points after that as part free throw off the rim, then swished the second. of a 13-2 run. Harold’s three-point play pulled the Catamounts to 63-62 with just over 11 minutes left. Sandro Carissimo hurried the Catamounts downcourt and found Rusin in the corner, but he couldn’t get a shot off before the “Those are the kind of situations where we show our immatu- buzzer. rity,” Krzyzewski said of the dunk by Parker. “Right after that (play) was our worst. And my feeling is, just like kids (saying) ... “We didn’t win this game,” Hood said. “We kind of deserved to `Now we got it. We’re good now.’ We’re not good now.” lose the game, and we got lucky.” Carissimo’s free throw with 7:50 left tied it at 71. Harold’s 3 from Hector Harold scored 24 points and Rugg finished with 20 for the key about a minute later put Vermont up 74-73 -- its first Vermont (1-5). The America East favorites lost their fourth lead since early in the first half -- and neither team led by more straight, dressed only nine healthy players but gave Duke all it than four points the rest of the way. could handle with by far its best shooting performance of the season. “We compete and play defense every game and every day at practice,” Becker said. “Tonight, the ball went through the bas- The Catamounts -- who hadn’t shot better than 44 percent all ket, and we were able to hang around with a really good team.” season -- routinely found open passing lanes and created paths to the bucket against a lethargic Duke team that, for all of its Limited reps to rejuvenate Cats’ Apfeld athleticism, lacks a true big man. Vermont outscored Duke 50-24 Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press in the paint. Jan. 7, 2014

Vermont “came into Duke with no pressure on us, and we played Returning from a four-day break during the Christmas holiday, like there was no pressure on us,” coach John Becker said. “May- Luke Apfeld dunked in practice. be this is a lesson learned for our guys.” That’s when it dawned on University of Vermont men’s basket- For Duke, too. ball coach John Becker: Rest is the best medicine for Apfeld and his battle-weary, surgically repaired knees. “Every team is going to face us like we’re the best, because on paper it says that and across our chests it says that,” Parker said. After averaging more than 24 minutes a game and logging full “We just have to be prepared to treat teams, every time, to be practice loads in the first 11 games of the Catamounts’ at times competitors and be the best that we can be because they’re not short-handed season, Apfeld’s court time has since been cut going to shy up on us.” back and his practices closely monitored by the coaching staff and team trainers. Andre Dawkins scored 16 points and Quinn Cook added 14 for the Blue Devils. Cook broke a tie with a 3-pointer with just un- The wear and tear of an injury-riddled basketball career has der 2 minutes left that made it 86-83. caught up with the 6-foot-7, fifth-year senior, who tore anterior cruciate ligaments three times in an 18-month span, the last of They stretched their lead to 88-84 on Rasheed Sulaimon’s free which as a UVM freshman in 2009. throw with 40.8 seconds to play before Carissimo made it a two- point game with his tip-in with 29 seconds remaining. “I told him I want him as healthy and springy as possible for games,” Becker said. “We have a culture here where we have to Cook seemingly gave Duke a cushion when his two free throws practice to play and I don’t want to compromise that, but every- with 19.4 seconds left made it 90-86 -- but when Sulaimon one in the locker room understands what Luke has been through knocked Rusin to the ground on his deep 3-pointer, the Cata- and it’s a completely different situation. mounts had another chance. “We have to get him to the finish line as healthy as possible.” Carissimo finished with 16 points and Luke Apfeld had 10 for Vermont, which fell to 3-17 against ACC schools and is winless Apfeld knows, at this point of his career, this is the best ap- against all of them except for Boston College. proach to help the Catamounts — 6-8 overall heading into tonight’s final nonconference game of the season with a trip to Yet the Catamounts looked plenty capable of taking advantage of Yale — once America East play kicks into high gear. a ripe Duke team that struggled all night to stop them. “I owe it to myself and to my team to start the same way I “We’re not connected on the defensive end,” Hood said. came in — with high energy and playing as hard as I possibly can,” said Apfeld in an interview a day before last week’s win When the Blue Devils built a 61-49 lead on Parker’s steal and at Dartmouth. “I don’t have the bounce or energy that I used to fast-break dunk with 15 1/2 minutes left, that looked like the because my body is breaking down. But we talked about making spark that would get the sluggish Duke defense going. game days be my best days rather than wasting a day that I feel great in practice.” The veteran-heavy Catamounts — Apfeld is one of six seniors — Perfect fit: Ridgefield basketball star Steidl making immedi- have high expectations for a second league tournament crown ate impact at University of Vermont in three years. Richard Gregory, Danbury News Times Jan. 11, 2014 “It’s going to be huge to have a (forward) who can stretch the court, and defensively he’s really good,” Becker said. “I want to University of Vermont men’s basketball coach John Becker took be smart about it, and we are going to shut him down in practice one look at Kurt Steidl and knew he was watching a special as much as we need so he can give us 12-15 minutes a night of player. production.” Of course, a lot of college coaches felt the same way when Healthy O’Day a force for UVM they saw the lanky, slick-shooting standout at Ridgefield High Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press School. And there were plenty of college coaches lining up on Jan. 13, 2014 Steidl’s doorstep hoping to make the 2013 Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year a member of their teams. The University of Vermont men’s basketball team buried Albany in Saturday’s rematch of last year’s America East Conference After one visit to Burlington, Vt., however, Steidl’s list of poten- championship game at Patrick Gymnasium. tial suitors was immediately narrowed to one -- Becker’s Cata- mounts. The 68-38 romp over the defending-champion Great Danes was a loud reminder of why league coaches picked the Catamounts as “Once I took my visit to Vermont, I knew that was the place,” favorites in the preseason poll. Steidl said following the Catamounts’ 67-59 victory at Yale on Wednesday, his first game back in Connecticut as a collegian. It also served this notice to the rest of the league’s frontcourts: Ethan O’Day is healthy. “When I was looking at other schools, I was like `Maybe I can play right away or maybe I can play more,’ but I fell in love with The UVM sophomore, who broke his thumb in the season-opener Vermont. I fell in love with the team, and I knew I could learn a against St. Joseph’s and missed a month, tied a season-high lot from the seniors who have been through it all. with 10 points — six of which came during a personal run that swelled Vermont’s lead to 20 points in the second half. “The coaches recruited me pretty hard. They recruited me for almost two years, so they really showed that they wanted me. “Absolutely, I feel like I’m back now. It’s been different this year, I just felt really comfortable committing to the coach. Coach because I missed the first half of the season … it’s a different Becker is a great coach and a great guy.” approach,” said O’Day, who is listed at 6-foot-9, 205 pounds. “As far as how my hand is feeling, it’s great. I feel like I’m back to And Becker is already reaping the rewards of his labors on the normal.” recruiting trail. Steidl, a 6-foot-6 freshman forward, has played in all 15 games so far this season for the Catamounts. He is O’Day took a season-high seven shots — making five, along with averaging nearly six points and two rebounds in more than 14 a block and two steals — in 19 minutes. The bulk of O’Day’s minutes per game. points came on smooth post moves, a glimpse of what future opponents might see in heavy doses. “We have six seniors on our team and they’re getting the major- ity of the minutes, so I’m just coming in and trying to do my “We got a nice effort from Ethan. I knew he was going to play best and see what I can do to help the team,” said Steidl, who well, he’s been practicing well and he’s back to 100 percent,” scored more than 1,300 points in his career at Ridgefield High UVM coach John Becker said. and also played AAU ball for the Connecticut Basketball Club. “It’s been fun. I’ve been working really hard. It’s been a fun ride O’Day wasn’t the only reserve to come through Saturday. Josh and I’ve learned a lot from the seniors, things that’ll help me out Elbaum (four steals, three assists) and Hector Harold (seven in future years.” first-half points) helped trigger a first-half spark that swayed momentum Vermont’s way. Steidl’s best game this season came on Nov. 30 against Sonoma State in the Golden Gate Challenge in San Francisco. In his first “That’s what makes us so good. Everybody is ready to go off the collegiate start, Steidl played 32 minutes and scored 19 points bench, and we really executed that well (Saturday),” O’Day said. on 6-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range. He “Everybody is ready to get their number called and come in and added five rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in a 73-61 step up.” win. In a one-point loss at sixth-ranked Duke on Nov. 24 at Cam- eron Indoor Stadium, Steidl scored seven points in 16 minutes As a freshman, O’Day made 30 starts and averaged 6.8 points and of action off the bench. 4.2 rebounds per game. “He’s been doing a great job,” Becker said. “He got off to a really good start and has kind of hit that freshman wall a little bit. But he’s probably our best shooter and he’s learning defensively how to play in our system. I think he’s going to be a special player for us.”

Becker remembers being impressed with Steidl’s talents as a high- schooler -- as were a bunch of other college coaches. Among the other schools Steidl considered were Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Northeastern and New Hampshire.

“I just thought he was really skilled,” Becker said. “He was 6-6 when he was 16, 17 years old -- he just turned 18 when he got to campus. I just thought his skill set was really good. He’s young, and as he gets older and matures, with his versatility he could play multiple positions. I just think his skill set is tremendous.”

Steidl wears jersey No. 34, the same number he wore his senior year at Ridgefield. That was the number worn by Ridgefield High basketball star and 1997 graduate Tyler Ugolyn, who died in the terror attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. In- stead of retiring Ugolyn’s No. 34 jersey at Ridgefield, that number is worn each year by the player who best exemplifies the qualities that Ugolyn embodied.

“I never met Tyler, but I met his dad a couple times, though,” Steidl said. “His dad is a really nice guy and he had some great things to say about his son. I learned a lot from his dad and I’ve kept in touch with him a little bit.”

On Wednesday at Yale, Steidl played only three minutes, which tied for his season low, and did not score a point. It was a tri- umphant homecoming nonetheless, and a large contingent of Steidl’s family members and friends packed into the John J. Lee Amphitheater.

It was a homecoming of sorts, too, for Becker, a Fairfield native who graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School in 1986. Both having come from the FCIAC, Steidl and Becker share a unique bond.

“I told Kurt I had 35 points -- my all-time high -- as a senior against Ridgefield,” Becker said with a smile. “Kurt didn’t want to believe that. He probably doesn’t even think the FCIAC was around back then, I’m so old. We joke all the time. That was another nice thing, being able to recruit a kid from my home area.”

All jokes aside, Becker is confident that Steidl will be a big part of Vermont’s success the next four years.

And he’s already well on his way. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Vermont vs UMBC 01-18-14 2:05 p.m. at RAC Arena, Baltimore, Md.

Vermont 73 • 10-8, 4-0 AEC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 1 Voelkel, Brian f 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 8 10 1 2 9 4 1 4 31 2 Apfeld, Luke f 3-8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 23 31 Rugg, Clancy f 3-4 0-0 3-4 2 4 6 1 9 1 3 0 0 23 12 Carissimo, Sandro g 4-11 2-6 2-2 0 5 5 4 12 2 1 0 0 23 21 Rusin, Candon g 6-9 4-5 6-6 0 2 2 0 22 1 0 0 1 25 14 Elbaum, Josh 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 17 20 Wills,Dre 1-30-11-20110 30001 6 3 Pierson, Ryan 3-5 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 1 0 13 32 O'Day,Ethan 0-20-01-20003 10000 9 34 Steidl, Kurt 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 17 5 Harold, Hector 1-5 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 0 3 0 1 13 Team 2 3 5 1 Totals 23-52 9-17 18-24 9 32 41 21 73 18 12 3 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 23-52 44.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 9-17 52.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 18-24 75.0% 5

UMBC 47 • 5-13, 1-4 AEC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Houston, Devarick f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 17 33 Garner, Malik f 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 35 Roseboro, Brett c 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 02 Elliott, Rodney g 3-9 1-3 3-4 0 4 4 4 10 0 4 0 0 17 13 Harris, Bryan g 2-7 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 1 26 00 Morgan, Aaron 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 14 01 Plummer, Chase 4-8 0-2 4-5 0 4 4 2 12 1 1 0 0 19 03 Jones, Quentin 2-6 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 0 3 21 04 Grace,Ben 0-00-00-00000 00000 2 11 Taylor, Jr., Charles 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 16 12 Darley,Will 1-50-22-40111 4110018 24 Kadiri, David 0-1 0-0 3-6 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 3 0 15 Team 0331 Totals 15-47 3-14 14-23 3 21 24 22 47 5 13 5 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 5-22 22.7% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 15-47 31.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 3-14 21.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 14-23 60.9% 6

Officials: Frank Scagliotta, David Walker, Tom Courtney Technical fouls: Vermont-None. UMBC-TEAM. Attendance: 1145

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Vermont 39 34 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench VERMON 18 13 9 2 21 UMBC 20 27 47 UMBC 22 8 3 6 29

Last FG - VERMONT 2nd-00:30, UMBC 2nd-01:23. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - VERMONT by 27 2nd-04:40, UMBC None. Lead changed - 0 times. Vermont Basketball VERMONTVermont Season/Career CATAMOUNTS Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2014) 2013-14 Season/CareerAll games Statistics

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Vermont Basketball Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2014) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL VERMONTALL GAMES 10-8 CATAMOUNTS3-2 5-6 2-0 CONFERENCE 4-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 2013-14NON-CONFERENCE Statistics 6-810-8; 4-02-2 America2-6 East (H: 3-2;2-0 A: 5-6; N: 2-0)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                          

           