GAME #36 VERMONT #16 V ERMONT (24-11, 13-3 A MERICA EAST ) VS . #1 N ORTH CAROLINA (29-5, 14-2 ACC) M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L GREENSBORO COLISEUM | G REENSBORO , N.C. MARCH 16, 2012 | 4:10 P.M. | TBS 2011-12 S CHEDULE Overall: 24-11 • America East: 13-3 C ATS A DVANCE TO 2 ND R OUND FOR O NLY 2 ND T IME Home: 10-4 • Away: 11-6 • Neutral: 3-1 S ETTING THE S CENE OCTOBER Vermont returns to action on Sat. 29 SAINT MICHAEL’S (Preseason) W, 64-31 NOVEMBER Friday as it advances to the sec - Sat. 5 CONCORDIA (Preseason) W, 69-56 ond round of the NCAA Sat. 12 at South Florida L, 61-59 Tournament to face North Wed. 16 at Dartmouth W, 65-53 Sat. 19 vs. Marist^ W, 84-75 Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the STAT C OMPARISON Sun. 20 vs. Long Island^ L, 80-75 Midwest. The game is scheduled 67.3 ... Scoring Offense ... 82.0 Wed. 23 at Old Dominion (CSN MA+) W, 65-63 (OT) for 4:10 p.m. and will be televised 60.5 ... ... 66.9 Sat. 26 SIENA (WCAXtra) W, 64-62 Scoring Defense DECEMBER nationally on TBS. The Cats are 44.5 ... Field Goal % ... 46.1 Thu. 1 HARVARD L, 55-48 coming off only their second 74.1 ... Free Throw % ... 68.2 Sat. 3 at Yale L, 68-52 NCAA win in school history. Wed. 7 at Saint Louis (Fox Sports MW) L, 62-43 +3.4 ... Rebounding Margin ... +10.8 Sun. 11 QUINNIPIAC L, 62-58 Sat. 17 IONA L, 73-72 Wed. 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 71-53 Q UICK H ITS Fri. 23 at Towson W, 65-49 Fri. 30 NORTHEASTERN L, 53-51 • The No. 1 seed is 108–0 all-time against the No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. JANUARY Mon. 2 at Stony Brook* (Cablevision) L, 65-59 • Vermont has won 15 of its last 16 games overall. Thu. 5 BOSTON U* (WCAXtra) W, 83-69 • The Cats won on their last trip to the state of North Carolina, topping Wilmington Sun. 8 at Hartford* W, 72-59 84-73 during the 2007-08 season. Thu. 12 BINGHAMTON* W, 73-53 Sat. 14 at New Hampshire* L, 72-64 • UVM features a young squad this season that has only two seniors on the roster, Mon. 16 MAINE* (WCAXtra) W, 79-65 starts three sophomores and has a freshman as one of its top scorers. Thu. 19 ALBANY* (ESPN3) W, 73-69 • Of Vermont’s 24 wins this season, 16 have been by double figures. Sun. 22 at UMBC* W, 90-62 • UVM averages 71.5 points per game in its 24 wins and only 57.6 in its 11 losses. Sun. 29 UNH* (CBS Sports Network) W, 77-60 FEBRUARY • Vermont’s senior class has 96 career wins, which are the most for any class in Wed. 1 at Boston U* (ESPN3) W, 68-67 school history. Sat. 4 HARTFORD* (WCAXtra) W, 82-56 Mon. 6 at Maine* W, 73-63 Sun. 12 STONY BROOK* (CBS Sports Network) W, 68-49 L AST T IME O UT Wed. 15 at Albany* (TWCS) W, 50-47 Sat. 18 NIAGARA (ESPN BRACKETBUSTERS) W, 92-70 3/14/12 • #16 Vermont 71, #16 Lamar 59 Tue. 21 at Binghamton* L, 57-53 Behind a game-high 18 points from the reigning America East Rookie of the Year Sat. 25 UMBC* (WCAXtra) W, 80-49 MARCH Four McGlynn, Vermont earned a 71-59 victory over Lamar in the First Four round Sat. 3 vs. #7 Maine$ W, 50-40 of the NCAA Tournament. McGlynn went 5-for-9 from the floor and 3-for-5 from Sun. 4 at #6 Hartford$ (ESPN3) W, 77-73 (2OT) Sat. 10 at #1 Stony Brook& (ESPN2) W, 51-43 3-point range, while sophomore Brian Voelkel added 12 rebounds and a game-high Wed. 14 vs. #16 Lamar+ (TruTV) W, 71-59 seven assists as Vermont shot 50 percent from the floor as a team. The Catamounts Fri. 16 vs. #1 North Carolina@ (TBS) 4:10 p.m. also limited the Cardinals to 33.3 percent shooting from the floor. Trailing 12-9, * America East Game • Home games in BOLD CAPS the Catamounts scored 13 straight to take a 22-12 lead and they would not trail ^ in Uncasville, Conn. • All times are Eastern Standard Time $ AE Tournament at Hartford • & AE Championship Game again. + NCAA First Four - Dayton, Ohio • @ NCAA 2nd Round - Greensboro, N.C. S NEAK P EAK P ROBABLE C ATAMOUNT S TARTERS G-#12 SANDRO CARISSIMO So 6-2 170 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. • Cats are one of the best road teams in Netted a career-high 18 pts. on 7-for-13 shooting in conf. semifinals 7.0 ppg • 2.4 apg the nation (p. 2). G-#20 BRENDAN BALD Jr 6-5 200 Millersville, Md. A former America East Defensive Player of the Year 7.7 ppg • 1.8 rpg • UVM’s stingy defense (p. 3). F-#23 BRIAN VOELKEL So 6-6 210 Pleasantville, N.Y. • Vermont in the NCAA’s (p. 5). 12 rebounds and 7 assists vs. Lamar on Wednesday 4.8 ppg • 8.7 rpg • 5.2 apg • Get to know the Cats (p. 7). F-#2 LUKE APFELD So 6-7 215 Wolfeboro, N.H. 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the win over Lamar 10.1 ppg • 4.0 rpg • Player career highs (p. 16-17). F-#34 MATT GLASS R-Sr 6-8 210 Underhill Center, Vt. • Team stats (p. 22). Second on the team in scoring; shoots 46.2 percent and 40.4 from 3 11.9 ppg • 3.7 rpg 8 trips to the postseason in the last 10 years • 5 nCaa C hampionship appearanCes NEED TO KNOW GAME I NFO Vermont NCAA Postseason Notebook Appearances: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012 • RADIO : ESPN 101.3 FM and The Zone 960 AM - Play-by-play with Chris Villani. All-Time Record: 2-4 • Streak: Won 1 Catamounts in the NCAA Tournament 2-3 0- • INTERNET RADIO : www.1013espn.com In the First Round: • In the Second Round: 1 2003 #16* 1st #1 Arizona (1) L, 80-51 2004 #15 1st #2 Connecticut (2) L, 70-53 As #16 Seed: 1-2 (third appearance) P ROGRAM H ISTORY 1-0 2005 #13 1st #4 Syracuse (3) W, 60-57 (OT) In Overtime: 2nd #5 Michigan St. (3) L, 72-61 • Location Burlington, Vermont 2010 #16 1st #1 Syracuse (2) L, 79-56 • 1791 No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA: The Tar Heels enter Friday Founded 2012 #16 1st #16 Lamar (4) W, 71-59 • 10,461 with a 29-5 overall mark after finishing 14-2 in ACC Enrollment 2nd #1 North Carolina (5) Friday • NCAA Division I play. National Affiliation UNC only has to travel about 50 miles from • Conference America East Chapel Hill to Greensboro. North Carolina is mak - * Vermont seed in tournament. (charter member, 1979) ing its 43rd appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1) at Salt Lake City, Utah (2) at Buffalo, N.Y. • Nickname Catamounts/UVM * and as a top seed for a NCAA record 14th time. (3) at Worcester, Mass. (4) at Dayton, Ohio -short for Universitas Virdis Montis, UNC is 47-9 all-time as the top seed and 29-1 in NCAA (5) at Greensboro, N.C. Latin for University of the Green games played in the state of North Carolina. The Tar Mountains Heels, who average 82.0 points per game , are led • First year of Men’s Basketball 1900 by Harrison Barnes and his 17.4 points per game, while both Tyler Zeller (16.5 ppg) and John Henson (13.8 ppg) • All-Time Record 1,075-1,042 also average double digits. North Carolina is 3-0 all-time against the Catamounts, as the two teams last met in (97 seasons - prior to this year) 2004. • Years in NCAA Tournament 4 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010) TOURNAMENT NOTES: North Carolina averages 82 points per game, but the Cats have given up 80 or more only • Last Postseason App. 2011 NIT once this season and have held 23 of their last 24 opponents to 70 points or less in regulation (only 4 of Lost to #2 Cleveland State, 63-60 UVM’s 35 opponents have scored more than 70 in regulation ) ... The last time that Vermont played North First Round Carolina, current Catamount assistant coach Kyle Cieplicki was a freshman for UVM ... The Cats were the first team • America East Championships 4 to hang out to a lead in the First Four after Mississippi Valley State and Iona both fell apart down the stretch ... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 UVM is one of only three New England schools in the tournament (Connecticut and Harvard) ... The • Regular Season Championships 5 Catamounts played a total of five teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament this season in Harvard, (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) South Florida, Iona, Long Island and Saint Louis. T EAM I NFORMATION ADD A SEVENTH: Vermont earned its second NCAA victory in school history with a 71-59 win over Lamar in the First Four in Dayton on Wednesday. The Cats’ first NCAA win came as a No. 13 seed when it knocked off No. • 2010-11 Overall Record 23-9 • 4 seed Syracuse 60-57 in overtime in 2005. Vermont now joins Northeastern as America East programs 2010-11 Conference Record/Place The Huskies picked up wins in 1981, '82 and '84.