2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season champions
NIT First round vs. Georgia, L 56–63
Conference America East Conference
2013–14 record 22–11 (15–1 America East)
Head coach John Becker (3rd year)
Assistant coach Chris Markwood
Assistant coach Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach Kyle Cieplicki
Home arena Patrick Gym
2013–14 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938     22 11   .667
Stony Brook 13 3   .813     23 11   .676
Hartford 10 6   .625     17 16   .515
Albany 9 7   .563     19 15   .559
UMass Lowell* 8 8   .500     10 18   .357
UMBC 5 11   .313     9 21   .300
Binghamton 4 12   .250     7 23   .233
Maine 4 12   .250     6 23   .207
New Hampshire 4 12   .250     6 24   .200
2014 America East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by third year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 15–1 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Conference Tournament where they lost to Albany. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

Roster

2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Voelkel, BrianBrian Voelkel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Iona Prep Pleasantville, New York
F 2 Apfeld, LukeLuke Apfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Chattanooga, Tennessee
F/C 3 Pierson, RyanRyan Pierson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Christian Brothers
(Northeastern)
St. Louis, Missouri
G 4 Williams, NaasirNaasir Williams (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Millbrook School Harlem, New York
F 5 Harold, HectorHector Harold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Northfield Mount Hermon
(Pepperdine)
Pasadena, California
G 12 Carissimo, SandroSandro Carissimo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Iona Prep Sleepy Hollow, New York
G 14 Elbaum, JoshJosh Elbaum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. John the Baptist/
Northfield Mount Hermon
Melville, New York
G/F 15 Kilpatrick, BrendanBrendan Kilpatrick  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Malvern Prep Norristown, Pennsylvania
G 20 Wills, DreDre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mercersburg (PA) Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G 21 Rusin, CandonCandon Rusin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Twin Valley/Topsail
(Marist)
Wilmington, Vermont
G/F 24 Taggart, HarrisonHarrison Taggart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Mill River/St. Paul's Wallingford, Vermont
F 31 Rugg, ClancyClancy Rugg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Burlington/Northfield Mount Hermon Burlington, Vermont
F 32 O'Day, EthanEthan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut
F 34 Steidl, KurtKurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chris Markwood
  • Matt O'Brien
  • Kyle Cieplicki

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2013

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/26/2013*
7:00 PM
Saint Michael's W 79–72 
Patrick Gym (2,057)
Burlington, VT

11/03/2013*
2:00 PM
Concordia (Quebec) W 86–49 
Patrick Gym (1,810)
Burlington, VT
Regular season

11/09/2013*
7:00 PM
Saint Joseph's L 64–74  0–1
Patrick Gym (2,698)
Burlington, VT

11/12/2013*
7:00 PM
Siena W 77–66  1–1
Patrick Gym (2,212)
Burlington, VT

11/16/2013*
7:00 PM
at Bryant L 64–87  1–2
Chace Athletic Center (N/A)
Smithfield, RI

11/18/2013*
7:00 PM, FS1
at Providence L 49–70  1–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,021)
Providence, RI

11/21/2013*
7:00 PM
at Wagner L 61–68  1–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,810)
Staten Island, NY

11/24/2013*
6:30 PM, ESPNU
at No. 6 Duke L 90–91  1–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC

11/27/2013*
11:15 PM
vs. Illinois State
Golden Gate Challenge
W 87–76  2–5
War Memorial Gymnasium (697)
San Francisco, CA

11/29/2013*
9:00 PM
at San Francisco
Golden Gate Challenge
L 61–72  2–6
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,178)
San Francisco, CA

11/30/2013*
9:00 PM
vs. Sonoma State
Golden Gate Challenge
W 73–61  3–6
War Memorial Gymnasium (325)
San Francisco, CA

12/15/2013*
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac L 67–80  3–7
Patrick Gym (2,018)
Burlington, VT

12/18/2013
7:00 PM
at UMass Lowell W 62–48  3–8 (1–0)
Costello Athletic Center (429)
Lowell, MA

12/21/2013*
4:00 PM
at Harvard L 68–74  4–8
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

12/30/2013*
7:00 PM
Lyndon State W 88–48  5–8
Patrick Gym (2,078)
Burlington, VT

01/04/2014*
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth W 62–53  6–8
Leede Arena (1,407)
Hanover, NH

01/08/2014*
7:00 PM
at Yale W 67–59  7–8
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (652)
New Haven, CT

01/11/2014
7:00 PM
Albany W 68–38  8–8 (2–0)
Patrick Gym (2,583)
Burlington, VT

01/16/2014
7:00 PM
at Maine W 83–46  9–8 (3–0)
Cross Insurance Center (1,116)
Bangor, ME

01/18/2014
2:00 PM
at UMBC W 73–47  10–8 (4–0)
Retriever Activities Center (1,145)
Catonsville, MD

01/20/2014
7:00 PM
New Hampshire W 57–40  11–8 (5–0)
Patrick Gym (2,234)
Burlington, VT

01/24/2014
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Stony Brook L 64–67  11–9 (5–1)
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)
Stony Brook, NY

01/26/2014
7:00 PM
Binghamton W 72–39  12–9 (6–1)
Patrick Gym (2,150)
Burlington, VT

01/29/2014
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Hartford W 67–60  13–9 (7–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,010)
Hartford, CT

02/01/2014
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Albany W 55–45  14–9 (8–1)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY

02/04/2014
7:00 PM
Maine W 93–65  15–9 (9–1)
Patrick Gym (2,106)
Burlington, VT

02/12/2014
7:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 83–58  16–9 (10–1)
Patrick Gym (2,068)
Burlington, VT

02/15/2014
2:00 PM
UMBC W 76–52  17–9 (11–1)
Patrick Gym (2,531)
Burlington, VT

02/19/2014
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire W 79–44  18–9 (12–1)
Lundholm Gym (589)
Durham, NH

02/23/2014
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Hartford W 72–47  19–9 (13–1)
Patrick Gym (2,602)
Burlington, VT

02/27/2014
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 69–53  20–9 (14–1)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT

03/02/2014
2:00 PM
at Binghamton W 92–83 OT 21–9 (15–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,907)
Vestal, NY
America East Tournament

03/08/2014
12:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 77–60  22–9
SEFCU Arena (N/A)
Albany, NY

03/09/2014
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Albany
Semifinals
L 58–67  22–10
SEFCU Arena (2,724)
Albany, NY
NIT

03/19/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
No. (7) at (2) Georgia
First round
L 56–63  22–11
Stegeman Coliseum (3,951)
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

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