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2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

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2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–5 (10–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 10 4   .714 14 6   .700
Vermont 10 4   .714 10 5   .667
New Hampshire 9 6   .600 10 9   .526
Hartford 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Albany 6 6   .500 7 9   .438
UMass Lowell 7 8   .467 11 12   .478
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 9 14   .391
NJIT 6 10   .375 7 12   .368
Binghamton 4 10   .286 4 14   .222
Maine 2 6   .250 2 7   .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
2021 AmEast tournament winner

The 2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were led by tenth-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 10–5, 10–4 in America East play, to finish in 2nd place. In the America East tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Hartford.

Previous season

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The Catamounts finished the 2019–20 season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play, to win the regular season conference championship. They defeated Maine and UMBC to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament.[1] However, the championship game, along with all other postseason tournaments, were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Stef Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bill Crothers Secondary School Ajax, ON
G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Grant HS Portland, OR
F 4 Georges Lefebvre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cape Fear Academy Montreal, QC
F 5 Duncan Demuth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Seminole HS
Oklahoma State
Seminole, FL
F 12 Bailey Patella 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Lenox, MA
F 14 Isaiah Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Colonie Central HS Albany, NY
F 15 Nick Fiorillo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Scarborough HS Scarborough, ME
G 20 Eric Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tilton School Ajax, ON
G 21 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bishop Hendricken HS
George Washington
Johnston, RI
G 24 Ben Shungu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Rice Memorial HS Burlington, VT
G 25 Kevin Garrison (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Burlington HS Burlington, VT
G 30 Deng Adiang (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Vermont Academy Jericho, VT
F 35 Ryan Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Conant HS Schaumburg, IL
F 42 Thomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Northfield Mount Hermon School
Northeastern
Wakefield, RI
G 55 Robin Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Harrison HS Evansville, IN
G Skyler Nash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gould Academy Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 21, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 65–73  0–1
(0–1)
Costello Athletic Center (0)
Lowell, MA
December 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 62–53  1–1
(1–1)
Costello Athletic Center (0)
Lowell, MA
December 27, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 92–78  2–1
(2–1)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
December 28, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 80–81 2OT 2–2
(2–2)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 62–63  2–3
(2–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 3, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany W 74–66  3–3
(3–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 76–60  4–3
(4–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (0)
Vestal, NY
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 84–44  5–3
(5–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (0)
Vestal, NY
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 65–30  6–3
(6–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 88–60  7–3
(7–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 83–78  8–3
(8–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 14, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 61–57  9–3
(9–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UMBC W 80–71  10–3
(10–3)
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 55–66  10–4
(10–4)
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (4) Hartford
Semifinals
L 65–71  10–5
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "UMBC vs. Vermont - Game Recap - March 10, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 12, 2020). "America East championship, NCAA Tournament canceled amid COVID‐19 concerns". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.