MBB SID: Lisa Champagne [email protected] VERMONT CATAMOUNTS O: 802-656-1818 • C: 802-363-6368 New Hampshire (3-14, 1-3 AE) at Vermont (9-8, 3-0 AE) TIPOFF Probable Starters Radio: ESPN 101.3 - A.J. 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.