MBB SID: Lisa Champagne [email protected] www.UVMathletics.com VERMONT CATAMOUNTS O: 802-656-1818 • C: 802-363-6368 Vermont (10-8, 5-0 AE) at New Hampshire (10-9, 3-3 AE) TIPOFF Probable Starters Radio: ESPN 101.3 - A.J. Kanell (pxp) Internet Audio: 1013ESPN.com No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt GP/S PPG RPG APG STL FG% 3FG% FT% Webcast: AmericaEast.tv 2 Trae Bell-Haynes Fr G 6-2 170 18/13 9.1 2.6 3.2 17 .495 .625 .795 Television: none 5 Hector Harold Sr F 6-7 205 15/15 9.8 4.5 0.9 15 .419 .321 .722 24 Dre Wills So G 6-1 177 18/18 8.1 5.2 2.7 37 .570 .222 .673 SERIES INFO 32 Ethan O’Day Jr F 6-9 201 18/17 11.6 3.9 0.9 18 .574 .000 .682 142nd meeting between two schools 34 Kurt Steidl So F 6-6 181 18/15 8.2 3.6 1.3 11 .407 .377 .871 Vermont owns 94-47 advantage in all-time series Last Season: Reserves 1/20/14 - Burlington - W, 57-40 2/19/14 - Durham - W, 79-44 0 Brandon Hatton Fr G 6-3 206 15/0 3.9 1.9 0.3 7 .393 .333 .400 3/8/14 - Albany (AE Qters) - W, 77-60 1 Zach McRoberts Fr F 6-6 201 11/3 2.5 3.6 0.6 8 .303 .222 .417 Becker vs. New Hampshire: 7-1 3 Ryan Pierson Sr F/C 6-10 230 18/1 3.8 1.9 0.5 1 .442 .000 .900 TEAM COMPARISON 4 David Urso Fr G 6-2 195 6/0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0 .000 .000 .000 Category UVM UNH 15 Brendan Kilpatrick R-So G/F 6-5 201 11/3 6.1 1.6 0.4 3 .458 .364 .679 2014-15 Overall Record 10-8 10-9 14 Cam Ward Fr G 6-2 155 18/1 5.7 1.2 1.5 7 .422 .400 .627 2014-15 Conf. Record 5-0 3-3 20 Erine Duncan - INJ Fr G 6-3 192 4/4 3.5 1.5 2.5 0 .308 .364 1.000 Points Per Game 65.8 67.0 Opp. Pts. Per Game 60.3 62.4 25 Drew Urquhart Fr F 6-8 219 17/0 2.3 1.7 0.2 1 .419 .250 .750 Scoring Margin +5.5 +4.6 Field Goal % 46.9 42.8 Head Coach - John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 4th year Opp. Field Goal % 39.6 41.2 Career Record at Vermont: 77-43 overall, 44-9 America East (3 seasons) 3PT FG % 36.0 36.8 Opp. 3PT FG% 34.3 30.4 SETTING THE SCENE Free Throw % 70.3 68.5 WHAT UVM LOST & RETURNS IN 14-15 Rebounds Per Game 31.3 36.5 Vermont travels to New Hampshire ... The Catamounts stand at 10-8 Category % Lost % Return Opp. Rebounds Per Game 31.1 31.9 overall and 5-0 in America East after a 66-44 victory over Binghamton Points 73.1 (1707) 26.9 (627) Rebounding Margin +0.2 +4.5 on Monday ... UVM has won five straight and is one of 26 teams in Rebounds 64.9 (753) 35.1 (35.1) Assists Per Game 12.6 11.8 the country with an undefeated conference record ... New Hamp- Assists 88.4 (375) 11.6 (49) Turnovers Per Game 14.1 12.6 shire is 10-9 overall, 3-3 in America East and coming off back-to-back Steals 5.2 (179) 24.8 (59) Steals Per Game 6.9 5.2 Blocks 52.8 (74) 47.2 (66) overtime wins against Binghamton (W, 73-66) and UMass Lowell (W, FGM 70.1 (551) 29.9 (234) 67-64). 3FGM 62.5 (122) 37.5 (73) 2014-15 VERMONT SCHEDULE FTM 82.9 (472) 17.1 (97) LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 66, Binghamton 44 Overall: 10-8 | America East: 5-0 Minutes 74.4 (4931) 25.6 (1694) Ethan O’Day scored a team-high 12 points and seven different Cata- Starters 5 1 NOVEMBER (3-3) mounts scored seven or more point as Vermont won its fifth straight Lettewinners 8 5 Sat 15 at Canisius L, 64-60 game with a 64-44 victory over Binghamton ... Zach McRoberts grabbed AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL Mon 17 at Siena (TWSC) W, 84-76 a career-high and game-high 11 rebounds and chipped in eight points Wed 19 SOUTHERN VERMONT (CaTV) W, 86-41 1. Stony Brook (6), 60 points Sat 22 at Saint Joseph’s (A10Net) L, 68-60 off the bench ... Brendan Kilpatrick also had his second straight solid 2. Hartford (2), 55 points Wed 26 BRYANT (CaTV) W, 73-47 game with nine points and six rebounds ... UVM used a 7-2 spurt to 3. Albany (1), 51 points Sun 30 at Quinnipiac L, 89-73 close the first half and open up a 34-24 lead ... Binghamton got as 4. VERMONT, 48 points DECEMBER (2-4) close as eight in the second half, but UVM pushed back out to a 13 5. Binghamton, 34 points Wed 3 HARTFORD * (CaTV) W, 81-69 point lead in it’s advantage grew to 19 with 7:17 left in the game ... 6. New Hampshire, 26 points Sat 6 HARVARD (CaTV) L, 64-52 (2OT) Vermont cruised the rest of the way. 7. UMBC, 23 points Sun 14 WAGNER (CaTV) W, 61-47 8. Maine, 17 points Thu 18 YALE (CaTV) L, 57-56 SHARP SHOOTING 9. UMass Lowell, 10 points Sun 21 at St. Louis (FSMW) L, 58-55 The Catamounts have shot better than 40 percent from the Tue 30 at USC (Pac-12 Net) L, 64-56 2013-14 HONORS floor in 22 of 36 halves this season ... Ethan O’Day is shoot- John Becker JANUARY (5-1) ing 62.9% from the floor in America East games ... UVM is Fri 2 at UC Santa Barbara L, 64-57 America East Coach of the Year Wed 7 at Maine * (AETV) W, 68-54 shooting 55.1 percent from the floor in America East games. Finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Sat 10 STONY BROOK * (ESPN3) W, 71-57 M.A.S.H. UNIT Brian Voelkel (graduated) Wed 14 DARTMOUTH (CaTV) W, 55-52 The game vs. Dartmouth on Jan. 14 marked the first time America East Defensive Player of the Year Sat 17 at UMBC * (AETV) W, 71-54 America East All-Conference First Team Mon 19 BINGHAMTON * (CaTV) W, 66-44 this season head coach John Becker had a full squad of play- Thu 22 at New Hampshire * (AETV) 7:00pm ers available to play with the exception of Ernie Duncan who NABC All-District Team Sun 25 at UMass Lowell * (ESPN3) 2:00pm is redshirting this season. Clancy Rugg (graduated) Wed 28 ALBANY * (CaTV) 7:00pm Zach McRoberts first 7 games (knee) America East All-Conference First Team Sat 31 at Hartford * (AETV) 2:00pm Hector Harold 3 games (foot) returned vs. USC USBWA All-District Team FEBRUARY Brendan Kilpatrick 6 games (head/foot) returned vs. Dartmouth Sandro Carissimo (graduated) Thu 3 MAINE * (CaTV) 7:00pm Ernie Duncan will redshirt (back) played 56 min America East All-Conference First Team Sat 7 at Stony Brook * (ESPN3) 7:00pm America East All-Academic Team Wed 11 UMASS LOWELL * (CaTV) 7:00pm DO IT ALL DRE Sat 14 UMBC * (CaTV) 2:00pm Ethan O’Day (returns for JR year) Dre Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian America East All-Defensive Team Wed 18 at Binghamton * (AETV) 7:00pm Voelkel ‘14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team’s Wed 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE * (CaTV) 7:00pm Kurt Steidl (returns for SO year) Sat 28 at Albany * (AETV) 7:00pm top defender, ranks fifth on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg), America East All-Rookie Team MARCH ranks second in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and assists (2.8 apg) Luke Apfeld (graduated) Wed 4 AE Quarterfinals (AETV) TBA and steals (26) ... In league play, Wills is averaging 12.3 America East Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Sun 8 AE Semifinals (ESPN3) TBA ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 spg, and is shooting 70.8 FG% ... America East All-Academic Team Sat 14 AE Championship (ESPNU) 11:00am Vermont is 7-1 when Wills scores 10 or more points in NOTE: All rounds of the America East Playoffs will be his career (6-1 this season, 1-0 last year). played at the higer seeds home court. STREAKING Vermont has won five straight ... 15 straight America East regular season games. CAT NIPS ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AMeriCA eAst stANdiNGS #0 Brandon HATTON: Played on HS varsity team since New Hampshire is 10-9 overall, 3-3 in America East and coming off AmericaEast.com seventh grade ... All-time leader in points (3,045), back-to-back overtime wins against Binghamton (W, 73-66) and School Conf. Overall games played (183), 3-point field goals (367) and wins UMass Lowell (W, 67-64) ... Tanner Leissner is one of three Wildcats Albany 5-0 10-7 (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the 31st player in averaging double figures, he is netting a team-high 12.8 points per Vermont 5-0 10-8 Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points game and also leads the team in rebounds (6.7 rpg) ... Jaleen Smith is Hartford 4-1 11-7 ... Dixie Heights was 108-58 during his career. Stony Brook 3-2 12-8 chipping in 11 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game ... Daniel New Hampshire 3-3 10-9 Dion is the team’s top 3-point threat (42 3FGM) and is averaging 10.8 #1 Zach McROBERTS: Won back-to-back titles at Car- UMass Lowell 3-3 9-10 mel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts played at points per game ... As a team, New Hampshire is averaging 67 points Binghamton 1-5 2-19 Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat per game, while giving up 62.3 to opponents ... The Wildcats are UMBC 0-5 2-16 (37th pick overall in 2007 draft). shooting 42.8 percent from the floor, 36.8 percent from the arc and Maine 0-5 1-17 68.5 percent from the foul line ... New Hampshire is out rebounding UVM iN AMERICA eAST teAM stAts #2 Trae BELL-HAYNES: Led Bill Crothers Secondary opponents 36.5 to 31.9 on the boards. Category Rk/Avg School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears #2 because Scoring Offense 3/65.8 it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 THE SERIES Scoring Defense 1/60.3 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game Canadian tour this Thursday is the 142nd meeting between the two teams ... UNH is Scoring Margin 2/+5.5 summer ... Was the last to commit in FR class. UVM’s longest standing rival ... Vermont owns a 94-47 record over FT Percentage 4/70.3 New Hampshire in the series ... John Becker is 7-1 vs. UNH ... The FG Percentage 1/46.9 #3 Ryan PIERSON: Is a transfer from Northeastern and FG Percentage Def. 1/39.6 sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at NU Catamounts have won seven straight against New Hampshire ... UVM swept the Wildcats last season and defeated UNH in the America East 3FG Percentage 3/36.0 and earned CAA All-Rookie honors ... Suffered a broken 3FG Percentage Def. 4/34.3 ankle during 2013 summer workouts. Quarterfinals last season, 77-60. 3FG Made 7/5.3 Rebounding Margin 4/+0.2 #4 David URSO: A walk-on from Pittsburgh, Pa. ... LEAGUE NUMBERS Blocks 1/4.4 Worked out with the team during September in pick-up The Catamounts lead America East in field goal percentage, shooting Assists 2/12.6 games and Hector Harold on behalf of the team went 46.9 percent from the floor and also lead the league in field goal per- Steals 1/6.9 to Coach Becker asking him to give Urso a spot on the Ast/TO Ratio 4/0.9 team because of his work ethic and his fit with the rest centage defense at 39.6 percent ... Dre Wills leads the league in field of the players. goal percentage (59.3%), eighth in assists (2.8 pg), fourth in steals Catamounts led America East in seven (1.9 pg), and fourth in blocks (0.9 pg). different categories and had the best #5 Hector HAROLD: Is a transfer from Pepperdine and scoring margin in the NCAA last season sat out the 2012-13 season ... Played two seasons at THE STREAK Pepperdine ... Spent three years at the Renaissance UVM has won five straight by an average of 13 points per game ... The UVM iNdiVidUAl leAders Academy in La Canada, Calif. before prepping at North- iN AMeriCA eAsT field Mount Hermon ... Was a McDonald’s All-America Catamounts are shooting 49.4 percent from the field ... Ethan O’Day Scoring Rk/Avg nominee. is averaging 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks during the last Ethan O’Day 10/11.5 five games ... Dre Wills is averaging 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 as- Hector Harold 20/9.9 #14 Cam WARD: Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in sists, 3.5 steals and shooting 61.8 percent from the floor. Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 points at Mar- Rebounding shall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists Dre Wills 8/5.2 (605) and steals (251). SUDDEN IMPACTS Freshman Trae Bell-Haynes is the second fastest guy on the team, but Hector Harold 13/4.8 #15 Brendan KILPATRICK: Scored 1,293 points at Mal- he’s off to a fast start in his career, ranking third in scoring at 9.2 Field Goal Percentage vern Prep ... Emerged as a solid role player for the Cata- points per game ... He matched his career-high of 17 points in the Dre Wills 1/59.3 mounts last year ... Made his first career start at Santa loss at Saint Louis ... Bell-Haynes’ play down the stretch in the second Ethan O’Day 2/58.6 Clara in the first round of the CBI ... Sat out last season half at Siena was a catalyst to the team’s fifth straight win over the with a foot injury. Saints ... The last UVM rookie to start their career with a double-digit Assists Trae Bell-Haynes 4/3.2 #20 Ernie DUNCAN: Was first player at Evansville Har- scoring streak was Mike Trimboli ‘09 during the 2005-06 season ... Dre Wills 8/2.8 rison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior ... Is Evansville Classmate Cam Ward is averaging 5.9 points per game overall, but Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA in America East play, Ward is averaging 12.0 points per game and Free Throw Percentage player Calbert Cheaney and Walter McCarty) ... Also all- shooting 68.8 percent from the floor and 80 percent from 3-point Ryan Pierson 1/90.0 time leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth range (4-for-5). Kurt Steidl 3/86.2 among all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first to Steals commit in FR class. UNDERCLASSMEN CONTRIBUTIONS The Vermont roster is made up of 10 underclassmen (7 frosh, 3 soph) Dre Wills 4/1.9 #24 Dre WILLS: Graduated from Ben Davis (Ind.) HS in ... The freshmen class has scored 406 points this season and accounts 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2012, spent a prep year at Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy for 34 percent of Vermont’s scoring ... The sophomore class has to- Kurt Steidl 8/1.6 ... Scored over 1,500 points in scholastic career ... Won taled 360 points and is responsible for 30 percent of the points for three sectional titles at Ben Davis and a IPSL title at Mer- the Catamounts. Blocks cersburg as a senior ... Wore #20 last season, switched Ethan O’Day 2/2.0 to #24 this year. DEFENSE Dre Wills 4/0.9 Hector Harold 8/0.6 #25 Drew URQUHART: Did not play high school basket- A hallmark of Vermont teams is defense, especially under John ball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Van- Becker. The Catamounts set a new school record in 2012-13 limit- couver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and ing opponents to 59.2 points per game. senior year and encountered transfer eligibility issues at VERMONT YEAR-BY-YEAR Becker’s squads have not allowed more SCORING DEFENSE Eastside ... Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National than 60 points in his three seasons ... Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Year Opp. PPG Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. 2001-02 68.3 UVM’s scoring defense ranked 13th in the country last year and first in America 2002-03 64.0 East ... Vermont has allowed opponents to average 70 or more points just once #32 Ethan O’DAY: Prepped at Northfield Mount Hermon 2003-04 62.4 (2007-08) over the last 13 seasons. and won the 2012 NEPSAC AAA New England Champi- 2004-05 62.1 onship ... Named to the America East All-Championship 2005-06 64.8 Team in 2013 ... Was an America East All-Defensive Team 2006-07 64.8 selection in 2014 ... Led America East in blocked shots 2007-08 70.1 last season (1.6 pg). 2008-09 67.3 2009-10 64.8 #34 Kurt STEIDL: Was the 2013 Connecticut Gatorade 2010-11 61.6 Player of the Year at Ridgefield (Conn.) HS ... Finished 2011-12 60.9 - Becker career scoring over 1,300 points ... Named to America 2012-13 59.2 * - Becker East All-Rookie Team in 2014 ... Led America East in 2013-14 60.6 - Becker 3-point field goal percentage last season (48.8%). * school record CATAMOUNT POINT GUARDS ... GREEN CATAMOUNTS 20-POINT GAMES A FOUR-YEAR TRADITION ... WHO’S NEXT? • Ethan O’Day is the only player on the roster with more than Player 14-15 Career one year’s worth of game experience in the program. Ethan O’Day 1 3 Hector Harold 0 1 UVM’S FOUR-YEAR POINT GUARDS • UVM has eight newcomers - seven freshmen and transfer Darren Payen (will sit out 2014-15 after transferring from dOUBle-FiGUre sCOriNG GAMes 1988-92 - Kenny White Hofstra). Player 14-15 Career Trae Bell-Haynes 7 7 • Graduated as all-time assist leader (565) • Brendan Kilpatrick sat out last season with a foot injury Hector Harold 9 13 after playing in 2012-13 as a rookie. Brendan Kilpatrick 1 2 1992-96 - Eddie Benton • Hector Harold and SR Ryan Pierson were transfers into Ethan O’Day 14 28 • 1996 Nasmith Award Winner the program (Pepperdine, Northeastern - respectively) ... The Ryan Pierson 1 1 • Graduated as UVM’s all-time scoring leader (2,474 2013-14 season marked their first year seeing game action. Kurt Steidl 7 10 pts) • Kurt Steidl and Dre Wills were rookies last season. Drew Urquhart 1 1 • 1993 America East Rookie of the Year • UVM returned one starter (O’Day) to the lineup ... O’Day has Cam Ward 4 4 Dre Wills 7 8 44 career starts in 58 games ... All other players combined for 1996-00 - David Roach three starts (Kilpatrick - 1/Steidl - 2). dOUBle-FiGUre reBOUNdiNG GAMes • Ranks 6th all-time in assists (435) • Vermont is the 23rd least experienced team in the country. Player 14-15 Career Ethan O’Day 0 2 Drew Urquhart 1 1 2000-05 - T.J. Sorrentine WHAT VERMONT LOST Drew Wills 1 1 • Helped UVM beat Syracuse in 2005 NCAA Tourna- • Six seniors and five starters Zach McRoberts 1 1 ment • Three 1,000-point scorers - Luke Apfeld (1,048 pts), Sandro • Ranks 3rd all-time in scoring (2,013) and assists GAMes PlAYed/stArted Carissimo (1,141 pts), Candon Rusin (1,071). Player 14-15 Career (548) • Brian Voelkel (voe-kell - like yell) - all-time leader in re- Trae Bell-Haynes 18/13 18/13 • 2002 America East Player of the Year bounds (1,145), assists (663), games played (132), consecu- Ernie Duncan (redshirt) 4/4 4/4 • 2001 America East Rookie of the Year tive games played (129) ... also fourth in steals (198) ... Was Hector Harold 15/15 91/27 * Brendan Kilpatrick 11/3 42/4 2014 America East Defensive Player of the Year ... Only Divi- 2005-09 - Mike Trimboli Ethan O’Day 18/17 76/61 sion I player with 1,000+ rebounds and 600+ assists. • Graduated as the all-time leader in assists (624), Ryan Pierson 18/1 89/35 * 4th in scoring (2,008) Kurt Steidl 18/15 59/17 Drew Urquhart 17/0 17/0 • Started all 126 games played ALL DAY FOR O’DAY David Urso 5/0 5/0 • 2006 America East Rookie of the Year • Ethan O’Day missed eight games last season with a broken hand suffered in the season opener vs. St. Joseph’s, Cam Ward 18/1 18/1 Dre Wills 18/18 37/18 2010-14 - Sandro Carissimo • He returned to form quickly, out scoring the entire Bing- * Pierson and Harold both started during • 2014 America East All-Conference (1st) hamton squad in the first half on Jan. 26, 2014 - O’Day 16, their careers at Northeastern and Pepperdine, • 2013 America East All-Conference (3rd) Binghamton 13 ... He finished the game with 21 points on respectively, but had not started at game at • 2012 America East All-Tourney Team 8-for-8 shooting. UVM entering the 2014-15 season DOUBLE-DOUBLES • Tied for the school record in games played (132), • O’Day enters the game sixth at UVM among the all-time Ethan O’Day played in 114 straight games shot blockers (110) ... He became the sixth Catamount to re- vs. Lyndon State (12/20/13) - 10p/11r cord 100 career blocks with a pair of rejections at Saint Louis. vs. UMBC (2/15/14) - 12p/10r BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER ... Drew Urquhart Trae Bell-Haynes: Second fastest guy on the MAGIC NUMBERS vs. Southern Vermont (11/19/14) - 12p/11r team behind Wills ... Second strongest guy • Vermont is 35-3 since the 2012-13 season when holding opponents under 60 points ... The Catamounts held Yale to 57 and pound for pound. UVM’S CAREER LEADERS - BLOCKS Saint Louis to 58 points, but fell short in both contests. Player Blocks • UVM is 81-4 since 2000-01 when scoring 80+ points (last loss: 1. Kevin Roberson (88-92) 409 Brendan Kilpatrick: Most powerful player on at #6 Duke - 11/24/13 - L, 91-90) 2. Erik Nelson (94-98) 282 the team. 3. Marqus Blakely (06-10) 254 4. Evan Fjeld (07-11) 131 20 WINS 5. Scotty Jones (99-04) 124 Zach McRoberts: Gaining weight was a priority • Vermont has recorded 20 or more wins in 11 of the last 13 years 6. Ethan O’Day (13--) 110 for him when he arrived at UVM this summer. He (21.5 average) 7. Colin McIntosh (05-09) 93 • John Becker is the first coach in school history and only coach 8. Taylor Coppenrath (01-05) 83 gained 20 pounds in eight weeks ... Did not lose 9. Chris Holm (02-07) 76 any height on his vertical jump. in America East history to lead his team to three straight 20-win 10. Dave Ostrosky (89-93) 75 seasons in their first three seasons. Ryan Pierson: “Is an animal in the weight • UVM is the only Division I school in New England with a current room” - Marc Hickok, UVM’s Co-Director of Ath- streak of six straight 20-win seasons letic Performance & Men’s Basketball Strength & CLOSE CALLS Conditioning Coach ... Hickok refers to Pierson • Vermont is 10-9 since 2009-10 in games decided by three points or less (last: 11/24/13 at No. 6 as a “unicorn” because he takes his training, Duke - L, 91-90; 1/24/14 at Stony Brook - L, 67-64) ... UVM is 0-2 this season, falling to Yale (57-56) nutrition and recovery so seriously. He’s a uni- and at Saint Louis (58-55). corn because strength coaches rarely encounter athletes that put so much time into their physi- OH CANADA cal development. • UVM got a jump start on the 2014-15 season with a five-day, five-game, three city tour (Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa) in Canada in August. • All six freshmen were able to go on the trip. Cam Ward: Fittest guy on the team ... got a • Catamounts went 3-2 score of 21.1 on the fitness test called the yoyo, - vs. Queen’s University - W, 95-53 well above team standard of 18.3. - vs. Laval University - W, 85-67 - vs. Univ. of Ottawa - L, 73-66 (Ottawa played Carleton in CIS Championship game last yr) Best vertical jump on the team - 35+ Dre Wills: - vs. Carleton Univ. - L, 74-66 (Carleton has won 10 of last 12 CIS Championships) inches ... Best broad jump (124 inches almost - vs. Brookwood Elite - W, 70-57 10.5 feet - actually jumped OVER the whole test- • Trae Bell-Haynes, a Toronto native, was the team’s leading scorer in the five games, averaging 11.2 ing mat) ... Fastest guy on the team ... Stron- points per game. Hector Harold chipped in 11 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. gest guy pound for pound. • Vermont has two Canadians on its roster this year FR Bell-Haynes (Toronto, Ontario) and FR Drew Urquhart (Vancouver, British Columbia). HOME SWEET HOME VERMONT’s TEAM HIGHS/LOWs • Vermont is 7-2 at Patrick Gymnasium this season and 37-13 overall, 25-2 in league play since John Points Becker took over the program (2011-12). High: 86 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Season Overall Conf. PPG OPP PPG MARGIN UVM FG% Low: 52 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14 2011-12 10-4 8-0 71.4 60.4 +11.0 46.0 2012-13 10-5 6-2 65.1 57.9 +7.2 45.5 Points in the First Half High: 37 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 2013-14 10-2 8-0 73.8 55.0 +18.8 49.6 Low: 24, 4x (last: at St. Louis, 12/21/14) 2014-15 7-2 3-0 66.9 54.2 +12.6 47.1 • UVM is 127-33 at Patrick Gymnasium since the 2002-03 season and 69-17 at home over the last Points in the Second Half five years. High: 49, 2x (last: at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14) • The Catamounts are 45-9 in America East games at Patrick Gymnasium since the 2008-09 campaign. Low: 20 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14
TOP CAT IN AMERICA EAST CATAMOUNTS DOMINATE AMERICA EAST Rebounds Conference Wins Since 2002-03 • Since the 2002-03 season the Catamounts have totaled 173 America High: 48 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 16 at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14 1. VERMONT 173 East wins. 2. Stony Brook 106 3. Albany 105 • UVM has advanced to the America East Championship game eight Assists 4. Binghamton 93 times in the last 12 years. High: 20 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 5. Maine 92 • The Catamounts have won five America East Tournament Titles Low: 7 vs. Wagner, 12/14/14 6. Hartford 90 (last: 2012), including three straight (2003, 2004, 2005) 7. New Hampshire 75 • Vermont has won three America East Regular Season Titles (2007, Steals 8. UMBC 74 2011, 2014) High: 14 at UMBC, 1/17/15 9. UMass Lowell 8 Low: 2, 3x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15)
Blocks 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF “FROM THE PARKING LOT High: 9 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/15 The 2014-15 marks the 10 year anniversary of arguably the biggest win in UVM men’s basketball Low: 2 at UMBC, 1/17/15 history, when the No. 13 Catamounts stunned No. 4 Syracuse in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. UVM defeated the Orange 60-57 in overtime. Ger- Turnovers main Mopa-Njila scored a career-high 20 points. T.J. Sorrentine hit the famous long 3-pointer with High: 24 at Siena, 11/17/14 the shot clock winding down to help seal the win. He finished the game with 17 points and Taylor Low: 6 at Quinnipiac, 11/30/14 Coppenrath added 16 points. Sorrentine is now the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Brown Field Goals Made and Coppenrath is in his 10th season playing overseas in Spain. High: 34 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 Low: 15 vs. Wagner, 12/14/14 ABOUT THE CATAMOUNTS • Vermont (22-11) won its sixth America East Regular Season Championship last season and the first Field Goal Percentage under head coach John Becker. High: 68.4 at Siena, 11/17/14 • The Catamounts posted their sixth straight 20-win season and are the only Division I school in New Low: 30.2 at USC, 12/30/14 England with a current streak of six consecutive 20-win seasons. • UVM earned a postseason berth for the sixth straight year, making the program’s third trip to the 3PT Field Goals Made High: 8, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) NIT, falling at Georgia. Low: 3, 6x (last: vs. Binghamton, 1/19/15) • Vermont rolled through the America East slate with a 15-1 record and posted the best scoring mar- gin in conference games in the NCAA. The Catamounts beat opponents by an average of 20.9 points 3PT Field Goal Percentage in league games. High: 53.3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 • Vermont advanced to the AE semifinals for the 15th time in program history, the sixth straight year Low: 21.4 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 and made its 12th trip in the last 13 seasons. • JR Ethan O’Day, an all-defensive team selection last year, ranks ninth all-time and enters 2014-15 Free Throws Made with 75 career blocks. He is the only returning starter and player with more than one year experi- High: 27 at Siena, 11/17/14 Low: 5 at UCSB, 1/2/15 ence on the roster. Free Throw Percentage CATS IN THE PROS High: 91.3 (21-23) vs. Binghamton, 1/19/15 Joey Accaoui ‘11 - Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Division A) ... Team is 1-1 ... Averaging 15.0 ppg, 3.5 Low: 52.9 vs. Harvard, 12/6/14 rpg, 3.0 apg Marqus Blakely ‘10 - San Mig Coffe Mixers (Philippines-Season is April-September) ... Led team to the Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association ... Team won all three conference tournaments in a single season ... Averaged 19.2 ppg, 15.6 rpg last season. Taylor Coppenrath ‘05 - Ford Burgos (Spain-LEB Gold) ... Team is 5-4 ... Averaging 12.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg ... Started all 9 games Chris Holm ‘07 - Shiga Lakestarts (Japan-BJ League) ... Team is 11-3 ... Averaging 9.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg ... Started all 14 games Clancy Rugg ‘14 - Musel Pikes (Luxembourg-Total League) ... Team is 6-5 ... Averaging 18.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg ... Started all 11 games Candon Rusin ‘14 - Patrioti Levice (Slovakia-SBL) ... Team is 6-10 ... Played in four games ... Averaged 12 points, and shot 41.7 #FG% Brian Voelkel ‘14 - Southwest Slammers (Australia) ... Recently signed with the team ... Season is February to August. UVM AMONG THE BEST ACCORDING TO BASKETBALL TIMES DECADE OF EXCELLENCE • Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best NCAA men’s basketball programs based 5 America East Tourney titles on five categories: winning percentage, NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News and World Report 5 NCAA Tourneys 6 America East Regular Season titles academic reputation and program cleanliness. In its 2012 rankings the magazine rated Vermont 30th 11 20-win seasons in last 13 years • Vermont, which tied with Connecticut as the top ranked program in New England, ranked 33rd in winning Won America East Regular Season or Tour- percentage, T-22nd in federal graduation rate, T-22nd in U.S. News and World Report academic reputation and nament champs in 8 of last 10 years 9 postseason appearances in last 10 years, 8th in program cleanliness. UVM also picked up one first-place vote in the cleanliness category. six straight • In addition, UVM head coach John Becker was voted 23rd in the head coach rankings, ahead of John 6 America East Player of the Year Calipari (Kentucky), Sean Miller (Arizona) and Josh Pastner 4 America East Rookie of the Year VERMONT AMONG MID-MAJOR PROGRAMS (Memphis). 5 America East Most Outstanding Player Mid-Major Win Totals Since 2002-03 11 straight years at least two players on Overall Winning America East All-Conference Team School Record Percentage MAKING THE GRADE Gonzaga 322-80 80% • The men’s basketball program, received a perfect mark of 100 percent for the second straight VCU 292-112 72% Davidson 267-121 69% year in the latest graduation success rate released by the NCAA in October. Wichita St. 278-127 69% • Men’s basketball also earned its second straight Division I Public Recognition Award by the NCAA VERMONT 261-131 67% in June. Dayton 259-138 65% • Luke Apfeld was named the America East Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on Northern Iowa 242-141 63% Robert Morris 233-153 60% the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team in 2013-14. Ohio 237-162 59% • Vermont is the only school in America East history to have won the Academic Cup seven straight Boston U 217-158 58% years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and has a total of eight Academic Cups after Princeton 198-149 57% Wisconsin Green Bay 190-157 55% winning the inaugural award in 1996. Richmond 215-174 55% • With the end of the spring semester of 2014, the Catamounts extended their streak of achieving Siena 218-179 55% a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to 23 straight semesters. Massachusetts 208-170 55% Harvard 192-154 55% Quinnipiac 190-173 52% WELCOME TO THE CLUB Rhode Island 197-186 51% • UVM brings in eight newcomers to the program this season, seven freshman and a transfer from South Dakota St. 150-162 48% Hofstra (Darren Payen) - see clippings for more information and quotes from Coach Becker.
NEW ENGLAND NUMBERS • Since the 2006-07 season UVM has the second #0 Brandon HATTON: Played on HS varsity team since seventh grade ... All-time leader in points most wins (261) among the 20 Division I schools in (3,045), games played (183), 3-points field goals (367) and wins (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the region. Only UConn has more (303). the 31st player in Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points ... Dixie Heights was • Vermont and Connecticut are the only schools 108-58 during his career. in New England with at least eight 20-win seasons over the last 10 years. #1 Zach McROBERTS: Won back-to-back titles at Carmel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts • UVM is the only Division I team in New Eng- played at Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat (37th pick overall in 2007 draft). land with a current streak of six straight 20-win seasons. #2 Trae BELL-HAYNES: Led Bill Crothers Secondary School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL WINS (wins since 2006-07) #2 because it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game School Wins School Wins Canadian tour this summer ... Was the last to commit in FR class. 1. Connecticut 303 12. Quinnipiac 190 2. VERMONT 261 13. Central Conn. 176 3. Boston College 222 14. Yale 171 #4 David URSO: A walk-on from Pittsburg, Pa. ... Worked out with the team during September 4. Boston U 217 15. Maine 151 in pick-up games and Hector Harold on behalf of the team went to Coach Becker asking him to 5. Holy Cross 216 16. Brown 150 give Urso a spot on the team because of his work ethic and his fit with the rest of the players. 7. Fairfield 202 17. Hartford 149 8. Providence 200 18. Sacred Heart 141 9. Rhode Island 197 19. New Hampshire 122 #12 Darren PAYEN: A transfer to Vermont after two seasons at Hofstra ... A native of Milford, 10. Northeastern 197 20. Dartmouth 91 Conn. ... Was originally recruited by the Catamounts out of high school ... Will sit out this season 11. Harvard 192 21. Bryant 57 per NCAA transfer rules.
TOP CAT IN AMERICA EAST #14 Cam WARD: Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 Conference Wins Since 2002-03 1. VERMONT 173 points at Marshall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists (605) and steals (251). 2. Stony Brook 106 3. Albany 105 #20 Ernie DUNCAN: Was first player at Evansville Harrison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior 4. Binghamton 93 ... Is Evansville Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA player Calbert Cheaney 5. Maine 92 and Walter McCarty) ... Also all-time leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth among 6. Hartford 90 all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first 7. New Hampshire 75 to commit in FR class. 8. UMBC 74 9. UMass Lowell 8 #25 Drew URQUHART: Did not play high school basketball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Vancouver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and senior year and encoun- tered transfer eligibility issues at Eastside ... Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. WHY UVM ... WHAT IS A CATAMOUNT? • The University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain and is 90 minutes from Montreal, Quebec. • WHY UVM? UVM is the popular nickname associated with the University of Vermont. The initials come from Universitas Virdis Montis, which is Latin for University of the Green Mountains. • WHAT IS A CATAMOUNT? Since 1926, the University of Vermont athletic teams have been nicknamed the Catamounts after a legendary mountain cat found in the state’s Green Mountains. Just one other Division I school shares the nickname - Western Carolina. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS MID-MAJOR COACHES - 20 WINS JOHN BECKER • Ranked 23rd among head coaches John Becker is the only mid-major coach in the country hired in 2011- Head Coach, 3rd Season in latest Basketball Times (Oct. 2012) 12 to post three straight 20-win seasons in their first three years. Twitter: @CoachBeckerUVM evaluation of the best NCAA men’s Coach, School 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 Total basketball programs. Steve Prohm, Murray State 18-11 21-10 31-2 70 PERSONAL • Ranked 15th among Top-25 up-and- JOHN BECKER, VERMONT 22-11 21-12 24-12 67 Family: Wife - Kelly coming head coaches by Hoop Scoop Bryce Drew, Valparaiso 18-15 26-8 22-12 65 Children: Katherine, Ella (March 2013). Rob Senderoff, Kent State 16-16 21-14 21-12 57 • Owns the third best overall winning Paul Hewitt, George Mason 11-20 22-16 24-9 56 EDUCATION percentage among active Division I College: Catholic, 1990 coaches in New England (.614), trails GOOD COMPANY Graduate Degree: George Washington, 2001 only UConn’s Kevin Ollie (.744) and Harvard’s Tommy Amaker John Becker is one of 16 active coaches (.644). with 20 wins in first three seasons as Divi- COACHING EXPERIENCE • First coach in school history to lead UVM to three straight 20- son I head coach at a single school 2011-p Vermont, head coach win seasons in first three years. 2008-2011 Vermont, asst. coach (current school in parenthesis) • Is the fifth coach in league history to reach the championship 2006-08 Vermont, dir. operations Mike Anderson - UAB (Arkansas) game in first two seasons. 2004-06 Catholic Univ., asst. coach JOHN BECKER - VERMONT 1997-99 Gallaudet, head coach • Led Vermont to 2012 America East title in rookie season as Jim Boehiem - Syracuse 1994-97 Gallaudet, asst. coach head coach. It was UVM’s fifth title overall. Jim Christian - Kent State (Ohio) • Was just the fifth coach in America East history to earn 20 or Tim Cluess - Iona HEAD COACHING RECORD more wins in his first season at a school (24-12). Year School Overall Conf. Postseason Jamie Dixon - Pittsburgh • Only the fourth coach in league history to lead his team to the 2011-12 Vermont 24-12 13-3 NCAA 2nd rd Mark Few - Gonzaga championship game in his rookie year. 2012-13 Vermont 21-12 11-5 CBI Mark Fox - Nevada (Georgia) • Set a new Vermont record for most wins by a rookie coach (24), 2013-14 Vermont 22-11 15-1 NIT Steve Lavin - UCLA (St. John’s) 2014-15 Vermont 10-8 5-0 which was the second-highest win total in school history. Chris Mack - Xavier TOTALS 3 seasons 77-43 44-9 • Was at UVM for five seasons prior to being named head coach. Anthony Grant - VCU (Alabama) Spent three years as an assistant and two seasons as the direc- Mark Gottfried - Murray State (NC State) tor of basketball operations under Mike Lonergan (now at GW). VERMONT QUICK FACTS Jeff Jones - Virginia (Old Dominion) • Came to Vermont after two-year stint as top assistant at his General Information Josh Pastner - Memphis alma mater, Catholic Univ. Helped the team post a 41-17 mark, Twitter @UVMmbb or @UVMathletics Dave Rose - BYU including a 21-7 record and NCAA Division III Tournament ap- Hashtag #VCats Shaka Smart - VCU Facebook /vermont.catamounts pearance (2005-06). Location Burlington, Vermont • Served as the head men’s basketball Founded 1791 coach at Gallaudet Univ. from 1997-99. Top-10 All-Time Winningest Coaches at Vermont Enrollment 10,461 Gallaudet is the country’s only four- Rk Coach (years) Yrs Gms Record (win %) Conference America East year liberal arts college for the deaf 1. Tom Brennan (1986-05) 19 540 264-276 (.489) Nickname UVM and hearing impaired. Was an assis- 2. John ‘Fuzzy’ Evans (1940-65) 23 456 260-196 (.571) Short for Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University tant coach at Gallaudet from 1994-97 3. Mike Lonergan (2005-11) 6 194 126-68 (.649) of the Green Mountains and the head men’s tennis coach at the 4. Peter Salzberg (1972-81) 9 233 105-128 (.441) School Mascot Catamount school from 1995-97. 5. John Becker (2011--) 3 120 77-43 (.642) School Colors Green & Gold • Earned his 50th career win (in 82 6. Art Loche (1965-72) 7 165 69-96 (.418) Home Court Patrick Gymnasium (3,228) games) at Vermont versus Lyndon State 7. Tom Keady (1921-25) 4 71 56-15 (.789) President Tom Sullivan on Dec. 30, 2013. 8. John Sabo (1934-40) 6 84 50-34 (.595) Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran • Won his 65th career game (in 98 9. Bill Whitmore (1981-86) 5 139 45-94 (.324) Patrick Gymnasium Press Row (802) 656-4173 games) and captured the 2014 America 10. W.J. McAvoy (1925-28) 3 56 33-23 (.589) Team Information East Regular Season title on 2/27/14. It 2012-13 Overall Record 21-12 was the sixth regular season title in program history and the first for Becker. 2012-13 Conference Record/Place 11-5/2nd • Becker has the most wins in the first three years of any coach in program history at Vermont and is the Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/7 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 first head coach in program history to lead UVM to three straight 20-win seasons in their first three years at Newcomers 8 the helm. Team History • Is tied with Rick Pitino (Boston U, 1979-83) in America East Tournament wins (6). First Year of Men’s Basketball 1900 • Is the only mid-major coach in the country hired in 2011-12 to post three straight 20-win seasons All-Time Record 1,122-1,065 • Is one of 16 active coaches with 20 wins in his first three seasons as a Division I head coach at a single school NCAA Appearances 5 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) • He owns a career record of 39-9 in America East games Last Result (2012) W, 71-59 vs. No. 16 Lamar (1st Four 2012 - America East Championship & NCAA appearance (2nd NCAA win in program history) L, 77-58 vs. No. 1 North Carolina (2nd Round) 2013 - America East Championship Game & CBI appearance NIT Appearances 3 (‘09, ‘11, ‘14) 2014 - America East Regular Season Championship & NIT appearance Last Result (2014) L, at Georgia, 63-56 (1st Round) • Other notes about Becker’s coaching career at Vermont include: America East Titles 5 (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘12) - Owns the most wins by an America East Coach with at least three years experience (67) America East Reg. Season Titles 6 - Only coach in America East history to start his tenure with three straight 20-win seasons (‘02, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11, ‘14) - Ranks first among active America East coaches and fourth all-time in winning percentage (.667) - Ranks fifth in wins among active America East coaches and 27th overall in wins (67)
VERMONT’S SINGLE-GAME RECORDS VERMONT INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Most Points 116 vs. Union (2/16/57) Points in a Game - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Field Goals Made 49 vs. Maine (12/3/75) Field Goals Made - 18, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Northeastern (1/7/04) 3PT Field Goals 17 vs. Middelbury (12/8/94) Consecutive Field Goals Made - 11, Luke Apfeld at Towson (11-11 - 12/23/11) Free Throws 40 vs. New Hampshire (2/114/10) 3PT Field Goals Made - 11, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Northeastern (1/17/02) Rebounds 73 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/69) Free Throws Made - 21, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Assists 31 vs. Middlebury (2/22/82) Consecutive Free Throws Made - 42, Eddie Benton (4 games - 2/11-2/20/93) Steals 24 vs. Norwich (12/2/91) Rebounds - 29, Benny Becton vs. Maine (12/7/62) Most Turnovers 33 vs. Northeastern (12/5/85) Assists - 15, T.J. Sorrentine vs. Albany (11/30/00) Fewest Turnovers 3 vs. Boston U (3/10/90) Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) Steals - 9, Howard Hudson vs. Saint Michael’s (12/8/82) 2014-15 Vermont Basketball TV/Radio Roster
#0 Brandon Hatton #1 Zach McRoberts #2 Trae Bell-Haynes #3 Ryan Pierson #4 David Urso Fr * G * 6-3 * 206 Fr * F * 6-6 * 201 Fr * G * 6-2 * 170 Sr * F * 6-10 * 230 Fr * G * 6-2 * 195 Independence, Ky. Carmel, Ind. Toronto, Ontario St. Louis Mo. Pittsburg, Pa. Dixie Heights Carmel Bill Crothers Secondary Christian Brothers Central Catholic Northeastern
#5 Hector Harold #14 Cam Ward #15 Brendan Kilpatrick #20 Ernie Ducan #24 Dre Wills Sr * F * 6-7 * 205 Fr * G * 6-2 * 155 R-So * G/F * 6-5 * 201 Fr * G * 6-3 * 192 So * G * 6-1 * 177 Pasadena, Calif. Marshall, Wis. Norristown, Pa. Evansville, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Northfield Mount Hermon Marshall Malvern Prep Evansville Harrison Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad. Pepperdine
#25 Drew Urquhart #32 Ethan O’Day #34 Kurt Steidl (Sty-dell) Head Coach Fr * F * 6-8 * 219 Jr * F * 6-9 * 201 So * F * 6-6 * 181 John Becker Vancouver, B.C. Mansfield, Conn. Ridgefield, Conn. Catholic ‘90 Eastside (WA) Catholic Northfield Mt. Hermon Ridgefield 4th season
2014-15 Vermont Roster COACHING STAFF No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School/Last School Head Coach: John Becker (Catholic ‘90), 4th season 0 Brandon Hatton Fr G 6-3 206 Independence, Ky./Dixie Heights Asst: Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont ‘08), 4th season 1 Zach McRoberts Fr F 6-6 201 Carmel, Ind./Carmel Asst: Ryan Schneider (Marist ‘09), 2nd season 2 Trae Bell-Haynes Fr G 6-2 170 Toronto, Ontario/Bill Crothers Secondary Asst: Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia ‘07), 1st season 3 Ryan Pierson Sr F/C 6-10 230 St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers/Northeastern Dir. of Ops: Greg Snyder (SUNY Potsdam ‘05) 1st season 4 David Urso Fr G 6-2 195 Pittsburg, Pa./Central Catholic 5 Hector Harold Sr F 6-7 205 Pasadena, Calif./Northfield Mount Hermon/Pepperdine PRONUNCIATIONS 12 Darren Payen Jr F 6-8 217 Milford, Conn./Hamden Hall/Hofstra - will sit out 2014-15 season #25 Drew URQUHART - er-cart 14 Cam Ward Fr G 6-2 155 Marshall, Wis./Marshall #34 Kurt STEIDL - sty-dell (rhymes with idol) 15 Brendan Kilpatrick R-So G/F 6-5 201 Norristown, Pa./Malvern Prep Asst. Kyle CIEPLICKI - SA-plick-EE 20 Ernie Duncan Fr G 6-3 192 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison 24 Dre Wills So G 6-1 177 Indianapolis, Ind./Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy 25 Drew Urquhart Fr F 6-8 219 Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastside (Wash.) Catholic 32 Ethan O’Day Jr F 6-9 205 Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon 34 Kurt Steidl So F 6-6 185 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield THE CATAMOUNTS (alphabetical order)
#3 TRAE BELL-HAYNES FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 170 TORONTO, ONTARIO/BILL CROTHERS • Led Bill Crothers Secondary School to 36-6 record in 2013-14 ... Wears #2 because it’s #5 upside down ... Was the leading scorer (11.2 ppg) during Vermont’s five-game Canadian tour this summer ... Was the last to commit in the freshmen class • Was Vermont’s leading scorer during five-game, five-day Canadian Tour in August (11.2 ppg) ... UVM went 3-2 on tour • Second fastest guy on the team and second strongest player pound for pound according to UVM strength & conditioning coach Marc Hickok • Scored 17 points in his collegiate debut a loss at Canisius • Bell-Haynes’ play down the stretch in a win at Siena was a catalyst to the victory • Reached double figures in first three college games, last Catamount to start their career with a double-digit streak was Mike Trimboli ‘09 • Made first career start at Quinnipiac, has taken over starting point guard role with Ernie Duncan redshirting (back) • Scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Wagner • Added 17 points, including six when UVM scored 11 points in the final 36 seconds, but fell 58-55 at Saint Louis • Scored nine points and handed out eight assists in a win over Stony Brook in Burlington (1/10/15) • Chipped in 10 points and six assists in a win at UMBC (1/17/15)
#20 ERNIE DUNCAN FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 192 EVANSVILLE, IN/EVANSVILLE HARRISON • Was first player at Evansville Harrison HS to reach 1,000-points as a junior ... Is Evansville Harrison’s all-time leader in scoring (passed former NBA players Calbert Cheaney and Walter McCarty) ... Also all-time leader in assists and games played ... Ranks fifth among all-time city scorers and is the all-time assist leader in the city of Evansville history ... Was first to commit in freshman class. • Will redshirt the 2014-15 season due to a back injury ... played 56 minutes through four games.
#5 HECTOR HAROLD SR Ht: 6-7 Wt: 205 PASADENA, CA/NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON (PEPPERDINE) • Transferred to UVM after two seasons at Pepperdine, sat out the 2012-13 season per NCAA rules • Was trending on Twitter during his performance at No. 6 Duke last season (a 91-90 loss) ... doubled his previous career-high, pouring in 24 points ... He entered the Duke game with 28 TOTAL points through the first five games. • Has missed last three games with foot injury suffered in Harvard game, scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds before injury • Reached double figures in last seven straight games and is team’s leading scorer • Scored a season-high 14 points in loss at Quinnipiac • Returned to the lineup in a homecoming game at USC after missing three games with a foot injury, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds • Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds at UC Santa Barbara • Netted a game-high 12 points in a victory over Dartmouth
#0 BRANDON HATTON FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 206 INDEPENDENCE, KY/DIXIE HEIGHTS • Played on HS varsity team since seventh grade ... All-time leader in points (3,045), games played (183), 3-point field goals (367) and wins (108) at Dixie Heights HS ... Was the 31st player in Kentucky HS basketball history to score 3,000+ points ... Dixie Heights was 108-58 during his career • Made collegiate debut at Saint Joseph’s • Scored a season-high 10 points in a win over Wagner and added five rebounds • Added eight points in 18 minutes off the bench at UC Santa Barbara
#15 BRENDAN KILPATRICK SO Ht: 6-5 Wt: 201 NORRISTOWN, PA/MALVERN PREP • Is a redshirt sophomore, sat out the 2013-14 season with a foot injury • Has missed three games due to foot and head injuries • Made three straight starts • Scored a season-high nine points in a win over Bryant • Suffered second head injury of the year in loss to Yale, played only nine minutes of the first half ... Missed five games due to the injury ... Returned to the court for the Dartmouth game (1/14/15) • Reached double figures for the second time in his career with a career-high 13 points in 19 minutes off the bench in a win over UMBC (1/17/15) • Posted his second straight solid outing with nine points and six rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench in a win over Binghamton (1/91/15)
#1 ZACH McROBERTS FR Ht: 6-6 Wt: 201 CARMEL, IN/CARMEL HS • Won back-to-back titles at Carmel HS ... Older brother is Josh McRoberts played at Duke (2005-07) and now plays for the Miami Heat (37th pick overall in 2007 draft) • Missed the first seven games of his college career with a knee injury suffered in preseason • Made his collegiate debut in double-overtime loss to Harvard • Made first career start versus Wagner • Scored a season-high five points in a one points loss to Yale, added four rebounds • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Saint Louis, played 33 minutes in the game • Posted career-highs of eight points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench vs. Binghamton (1/19/15)
#32 ETHAN O’DAY JR Ht: 6-9 Wt: 201 MANSFIELD, CT/NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON HONORS: 2013 America East All-Championship Team & 2014 America East All-Defensive Team • Only returning player with two years of experience on the court in the Vermont program • Reached double figures in first five games of the season • Scored a career-high 20 points to lead UVM to a road win over Siena, was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Canisius in the season opener • Stepped out of the starting lineup at Saint Louis to allow St. Louis native Ryan Pierson to earn his first career start in his homecoming game ... Came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points • Became sixth Catamount to reach 100 career blocks with a pair of rejections at Saint Louis ... Ranks sixth among all-time leaders • Scored 14 points on 7-for-12 shooting at USC ... Added a career-high five steals • Led Vermont with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting at UC Santa Barbara • Scored a game-high 15 points and added three blocks in a win at Maine • Scored a team-high 16 points, added nine rebounds and three blocks in a win over Stony Brook in Burlington (1/10/15) • Netted a team-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win at UMBC (1/17/15) • Scored a team-high 12 points and added five rebounds and two blocks in a win over Binghamton (1/19/15) THE CATAMOUNTS (alphabetical order) #12 DARREN PAYEN JR Ht: 6-8 Wt: 217 MILFORD, CT/HAMDEN HALL (HOFSTRA) • Transferred to Vermont after two seasons at Hofstra ... is sitting out the 2014-15 season per NCAA rules
#3 RYAN PIERSON SR Ht: 6-10 Wt: 230 ST. LOUIS, MO/CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (NORTHEASTERN) HONORS: 2011 CAA All-Rookie Team • Transferred to UVM after two seasons at Northeastern, sat out the 2012-13 season per NCAA rules • Suffered a gruesome broken ankle during July workouts in 2013, hampered his 2013-14 season • Scored 14 points, his best point total at Vermont, in a loss at Quinnipiac • Made his first career start at UVM in homecoming game at Saint Louis (12/21/14)
#34 KURT STEIDL SO Ht: 6-6 Wt: 181 RIDGEFIELD, CT/RIDGEFIELD last name is pronounced sty-dull (rhymes with idol) HONORS: 2014 America East All-Rookie Team • One of the top shooters in America East • Scored 12 points and added five rebounds and three 3-pointers in a win at Siena • Scored a season-high 18 points in a one-point loss to Yale, went 7-for-12, including three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds • Match his season-high with a team-leading 18 points at USC ... Also grabbed eight rebounds and sank four 3-pointers • Has started eight straight games
#25 DREW URQUART FR Ht: 6-3 Wt: 192 EVANSVILLE, IN/EVANSVILLE HARRISON last name is pronounced er-cart • Did not play high school basketball as a senior ... Transferred from St. George’s in Vancouver to Eastside (Wash.) Catholic between junior and senior year and encountered transfer eligibility issues at Eastside • Played on the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team that won a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships this summer in Colorado Springs, Colo. • Was originally planning to attend Binghamton, but saw the preseason poll come out for the 2013-14 season and saw the Bearcats picked last and Vermont picked first and called Coach Becker to commit to the Catamounts • Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Canisius • Scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double of his career in a win over Southern Vermont College (DIII) • Came off the bench to score five points in 11 minutes in a win over Stony Brook (1/10/15)
#4 DAVID URSO FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195 PITTSBURGH, PA/CENTRAL CATHOLIC • Walk-on to the team this season ... went through the preseason with the team and Hector Harold approached Coach Becker on behalf of the team to ask Becker to give him a spot on the team cause of his work ethic and the chemistry he had with the players • Played high school basketball at Central Catholic and prepped last year (2013-14) at Spire Institute (Genevia, Ohio) ... While a senior at Central Catholic he averaged 20 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game • Averaged 22 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in one season at Spire Institute
#14 CAM WARD FR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 155 MARSHALL, WI/MARSHALL • Is the sixth all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin state history ... Scored 2,384 points at Marshall HS ... Marshall’s all-time leader in scoring, assists (605) and steals (251). • Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Canisius • Earned his first career start against Southern Vermont College and responded with his first double-digit game (12 points) ... Was 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from 3-point range • Scored 19 points in the conference opening win against Hartford • Netted 12 points and added three assists in a win at Maine
#24 DRE WILLS SO Ht: 6-1 Wt: 177 INDIANAPOLIS, IN/BEN DAVIS/MERCERSBURG (PA) • Is the team’s best defender • Reached double figures with 14 points and nine rebounds in a win over Bryant • Posted a line of 11 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals in a win over Hartord in the America East opener • Collected 10 rebounds in double-overtime loss to Harvard • Added 11 points in 17 minutes in a win over Wagner • Chipped in 10 points at UC Santa Barbara • Matched his career-high with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals in a win at Maine • Scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, added two blocks and five steals in a win over Stony Brook (1/10/15) • Posted 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in a victory over Dartmouth VERMONT SEASON & CAREER HIGHS #0 Brandon Hatton 2014-15 Career #25 Drew Urquhart 2014-15 Career Points 8, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) same Points 12 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Reb 4 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 same Reb 11 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Assists 1 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 same Assists 1 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Steals 2 at UMBC, 1/17/15 same Steals none same FGM 3, 2x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) same FGM 5 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same 3FGM 2, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) same 3FGM none same
#1 Zach McRoberts 2014-15 Career #32 Ethan O’Day 2014-15 Career Points 8 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/17 same Points 20 at Siena, 11/17/14 22 vs. Canisius, 2/23/13 Reb 11 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/17 same Reb 7, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) 11 vs. Lyndon St., 12/30/13 Assists 2, 3x (last: vs. Bing, 1/19/17) same Assists 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 4 vs. Binghamton, 1/16/13 Steals 3 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 same Steals 5 at USC, 12/30/14 5 at USC, 12/30/14 FGM 3 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/17 same FGM 8 at Siena, 11/17/14 9 vs. Canisius, 2/23/12 3FGM 1 vs. Yale, 12/18/14 same Blocks 4 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 5, 2x (last: vs. UNH, 1/20/14)
#2 Trae Bell-Haynes 2014-15 Career #34 Kurt Steidl 2014-15 Career Points 17, 2x (last: at St. Louis, 12/21/14) same Points 18 at USC, 12/30/14 19 vs. Sonoma St., 11/30/13 Reb 4 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 same Reb 8 at USC, 12/30/14 8 at USC, 12/30/14 Assists 6 at UMBC, 1/17/15 same Assists 5 at Maine, 1/7/15 5 at Maine, 1/7/15 Steals 2 at Siena, 11/17/14 same Steals 1, 4x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) 1, 12x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) FGM 6 at Saint Louis, 12/21/14 same FGM 5 at USC, 12/30/14 6, 2x (last: vs. UNH, 1/20/14) 3FGM 2 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same 3FGM 4 at USC, 12/30/14 4, 3x (last: at USC, 12/30/14)
#3 Ryan Pierson 2014-15 Career Points 8 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 19 vs. East Tenn. St., 12/23/10 Reb 4 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 8 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 Assists 2 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 2, 4x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) Steals none 2, 2x (last: vs. UMass Lowell, 2/12/14) FGM 3, 2x (last: vs. vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 7 vs. Georgia St., 1/29/11 3FGM none same
#4 David Urso 2014-15 Career Points none same Reb 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Assists 1, 2x (last: vs. Bryant, 11/26/14) same Steals none same FGM none same 3FGM none same
#5 Hector Harold 2014-15 Career Points 12, 3x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 24 at Duke, 11/24/13 Reb 9 at USC, 12/30/14 9 at USC, 12/30/14 Assists 3 at Canisius, 11/15/14 3, 2x (last: at Canisius, 11/15/14) Steals 4 at USC, 12/30/14 4, 2x (last: at USC, 12/30/14) FGM 5, 2x (last: vs. Hartford, 12/3/14) 9 at Duke, 11/24/13 3FGM 2, 2x (last: at UCSB, 1/2/15) 3, 2x (last: at Bing, 3/2/14) LAST TIME A VERMONT PLAYER ... #14 Cam Ward 2014-15 Career Scored 50+ Points - 54, Eddie Benton vs. Drexel (1/29/94) Points 19 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 same Scored 40-49 Points - 43, Taylor Coppenrath vs. Maine (3/13/04) Reb 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Scored 30-39 Points - 30, Sandro Carissimo at Harvard (2/21/13) Assists 4 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Had 20+ Rebounds - 20, Marqus Blakely vs. Maine (1/28/09) Steals 2 at UMBC, 1/17/15 same Had 10+ Assists - 10, Brian Voelkel 3x (last: vs. UNH (3/8/14) FGM 5 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 same Had 10+ Blocks - 13, Kevin Roberson vs. New Hampshire (1/9/92) 3FGM 3 vs. Southern Vermont, 11/19/14 same Had 5+ Steals - 6, Dre Wills vs. Hartford (12/3/14) Double-Double (pts/reb) - 10p, 11r - Ethan O’Day vs. Lyndon St. (12/30/13) #15 Brendan Kilpatrick 2014-15 Career Double-Double (pts/ast) - 16p, 11a - Mike Trimboli at UMBC (1/11/07) Points 13 at UMBC, 1/17/15 13 at UMBC, 1/17/15 Double-Double (reb/ast) - 11r, 10a - Brian Voelkel vs. Siena (11/12/13) Reb 6 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/17 6 vs. Binghamton, 1/19/17 Triple-Double (pts/reb/ast) - 10p, 14r, 10a - Brian Voelkel vs. UNH (3/8/14) * Assists 2 at St. Joseph’s, 11/26/14 2, 3x (last: at St. Joseph’s, 11/26/14) Four-Point Play - 3pt FG & FT, Candon Rusin at No. 6 Duke (11/24/13) Steals 1, 3x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) 1, 9x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) Made 10+ Free Throws - 19, Clancy Rugg at Binghamton (3/2/14) FGM 4 at UMBC, 1/17/15 4, 5x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) Made 5+ 3-Pointers - 6, Sandro Carissimo vs. Illinois State (11/27/13) 3FGM 1, 2x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) 1, 11x (last: at UMBC, 1/17/15) Made 10+ Field Goals - 11, Sandro Carissimo at Harvard (12/21/13) Had 15-19 Rebounds - 15, Brian Voelkel 2x (last: vs. UNH 1/20/14) #20 Ernie Duncan 2014-15 Career * 1st triple-double in America East Tournament History (quarterfinals) Points 6 at Canisius, 11/15/14 same Reb 3 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 same LAST TIME VERMONT ... Assists 4 at Siena, 11/17/14 same UVM Scored 100+ Pts 101 vs. Quinnipiac (12/23/06 - W, 101-87) Steals none same UVM played in OT vs. Boston U (2/27/11 - L, 66-64) FGM 2 at Canisius, 11/15/14 same Opp. Scored 100+ Pts 106 at Providence (11/24/09 - L, 106-64) 3FGM 2 at Canisius, 11/15/14 same UVM played in 2OT at Hartford (3/4/12 - W, 77-73) Both Teams Score 100 Pts vs. UMass (3/1/76 - L, 103-100) UVM played in 3OT at Hartford (2/2/96 - W, 98-95) #24 Dre Wills 2013-14 Career UVM held a team -40 Pts 38 vs. Albany (1/11/14) Points 14, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) 14, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) UVM won in OT vs. ODU (11/23/11 - W, 65-63) Reb 9 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 9 vs. Bryant, 11/26/14 UVM won by 30+ Pts 40 vs. Lyndon State (12/30/13) Assists 7 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 7 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 UVM lost in OT vs. Boston U (2/27/11 - L, 66-64) Steals 6 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 6 vs. Hartford, 12/3/14 UVM lost by 30+ Pts 42 at Providence (11/24/09 - L, 106-64) FGM 6 at Maine, 1/7/15 6 at Maine, 1/7/15 5 players in dbl fig. vs. Canisius (2/23/13 - W, 87-79) 3FGM 1 at Maine, 1/7/15 1, 2x (last: at Maine, 1/7/15) UVM won by 1 point 68-67 at Boston U (2/1/12) 6 players in dbl fig. at UMBC (1/22/12 - W, 90-62) UVM lost by 1 point 91-90 at No. 6 Duke (11/24/13) VERMONT CATAMOUNTS 2014-15 Season/Career Statistics
Vermont Basketball Vermont Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 19, 2015) All games
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Binghamton vs Vermont 01/19/15 7:00 pm at Patrick Gym - Burlington, Vt.
Binghamton 44 • 2-19, 1-5 AE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Beck II, Marlon * 2-91-50-00332 5210032 11 Walker, Romello * 4-11 0-2 1-2 2 3 5 1 9 1 1 1 1 30 15 Ahearn, Bobby * 0-20-01-20225 1010113 25 McFadden, Justin * 1-5 0-0 4-5 1 0 1 4 6 2 0 0 0 33 42 Rodriguez, Willie * 5-121-21-1077312021236 00 Waller, Karon 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 05 Richards, Magnus 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 10 10 Yacob, Yosef 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 33 12 Rinaldi, John 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 32 Williams, Jabrille 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Team 426 Totals 16-47 3-11 9-13 8 20 28 20 44 6 11 3 6 200
FG % 1st Half: 7-22 31.8% 2nd half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 16-47 34.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 3-11 27.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 9-13 69.2% 2,1
Vermont 64 • 10-8, 5-0 AE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Bell-Haynes, Trae * 2-70-03-30442 7220029 05 Harold, Hector * 2-3 1-2 4-4 1 0 1 4 9 0 3 1 0 16 24 Wills, Dre * 2-70-23-42241 7202530 32 O'Day, Ethan * 4-10 0-0 4-5 2 3 5 2 12 2 1 2 0 25 34 Steidl, Kurt * 2-41-32-20332 7012126 00 Hatton, Brandon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 01 McRoberts, Zach 3-8 0-1 2-2 5 6 11 0 8 2 1 0 0 27 04 Urso, David 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Ward, Cam 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 15 15 Kilpatrick, Brendan 3-5 0-0 3-3 2 4 6 1 9 0 1 1 0 17 25 Urquhart, Drew 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 Team 1 1 2 Totals 20-52 3-13 21-23 13 25 38 13 64 9 9 9 7 200
FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 20-52 38.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 3-13 23.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 21-23 91.3% 0
Officials: Paul Faia, Dan Anderson, Nathan Farrell Technical fouls: Binghamton-None. Vermont-None. Attendance: 2071
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Binghamton 24 20 44 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BING 16 7 8 2 11 Vermont 34 30 64 VERMON 32 12 14 4 22
Last FG - BING 2nd-00:58, VERMONT 2nd-01:20. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - BING None, VERMONT by 22 2nd-01:20. Lead changed - 0 times. BING led for 00:00. VERMONT led for 38:50. Game was tied for 01:07. VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Vermont Basketball Vermont Season Box Score (as of Jan 19, 2015) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-8 7-2 3-6 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-8 4-2 1-6 0-0