2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball

Conference	America East Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (6th year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Cieplicki
Assistant coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coach	Hamlet Tibbs
Home arena	Patrick Gym

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Vermont	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Albany	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Maine	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
UMass Lowell*	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Hartford	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 America East Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth year head coach John Becker, play their home games at Patrick Gym and are members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dylan Sinnickson	5	F	6'5"	195	Senior	Sands Point, NY	Walk-on; graduated
Ethan O'Day	32	F	6'9"	201	Senior	Mansfield, CT	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Samuel Dingba	5	F	6'6"	200	Junior	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Transferred from Quinnipiac. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dinga will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Lamb #86 PF	Rochester, NY	Greece Athena High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 7, 2015
Anthony Lamb #86 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

Roster

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Shungu, BenBen Shungu (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rice Memorial	Burlington, VT
2.5 !G/F	1	Hearlihy, JoshJosh Hearlihy	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Northfield Mount Hermon Tulane	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	2	Bell-Haynes, TraeTrae Bell-Haynes	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bill Crothers Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	3	Lamb, AnthonyAnthony Lamb	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greece Athena	Rochester, NY
1.5 !G	4	Urso, DavidDavid Urso (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Central Catholic	Pittsburgh, PA
3.5 !F	5	Dingba, SamSam Dingba (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Salisbury School Qunnipiac	Yaoundé, Cameroon
3.5 !F	12	Payen, DarrenDarren Payen	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hamden Hall Hofstra	Milford, CT
1.5 !G	14	Ward, CamCam Ward	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marshall	Marshall, WI
1.5 !G	15	Dalyrimple, KianKian Dalyrimple	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Half Hollow Hills West	Dix Hills, NY
1.5 !G	20	Duncan, ErnieErnie Duncan	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Harrison	Evansville, IN
1.5 !G	21	Duncan, EverettEverett Duncan	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Harrison	Evansville, IN
1.5 !G	24	Wills, DreDre Wills	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mercersburg Academy	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	25	Urquhart, DrewDrew Urquhart	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eastside Catholic	Vancouver, BC
3.5 !F	32	Speidel, JoshJosh Speidel	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus North	Columbus, IN
2.5 !G/F	34	Steidl, KurtKurt Steidl	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ridgefield	Ridgefield, CT
3.5 !F	35	Henson, PaytonPayton Henson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Siloam Springs Tulane	Siloam Springs, AR
3.5 !F	44	Rohrer, NateNate Rohrer (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Leland	Underhill, VT

Head coach

John Becker (Catholic)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Cieplicki (Vermont)
Ryan Schneider (Marist)
Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/29/2016* 7:00 PM	Quebec–Montreal	W 89–66		Patrick Gym (2,028) Burlington, VT
11/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Saint Michael's	W 94-65		Patrick Gym (2,404) Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 1:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	W 94–70	1–0	TD Bank Sports Center (1,517) Hamden, CT
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, FS2	at Providence	L 58–80	1–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,310) Providence, RI
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	at Marist	W 76–72	2–1	McCann Field House (1,112) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/19/2016* 1:00 PM	Lyndon State Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round	W 79–20	3–1	Patrick Gym (1,955) Burlington, VT
11/21/2016* 11:00 AM	vs. Wofford Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 60–59	4–1	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/22/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. Hofstra Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 87–73	5–1	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/23/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Houston Gulf Coast Showcase finals	L 71–72	5–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/26/2016* 1:00 PM	Yale	W 67–65	6–2	Patrick Gym (2,173) Burlington, VT
12/01/2016* 6:30 PM	at No. 20 South Carolina	L 50–68	6–3	Colonial Life Arena (11,579) Columbia, SC
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Dartmouth			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/10/2016* 1:00 PM	Northeastern			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/17/2016* 1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, FSN	at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM	at Siena			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/02/2017* 7:00 PM	Harvard			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
American East regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	at Maine			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/08/2017 4:00 PM	Hartford			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
01/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vesta, NY
01/13/2017 7:00 PM	UMBC			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
01/16/2017 1:00 PM	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	UMass Lowell			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
01/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Albany			SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
02/01/2017 7:00 PM	Maine			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Hartford			Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
02/06/2017 7:00 PM	Binghamton			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
02/09/2017	New Hampshire			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
02/12/2017 2:00 PM	at UMBC			Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
02/15/2017 7:00 PM	at UMass Lowell			Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM	Albany			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	Stony Brook			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
America East Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Vermont Catamounts men's basketball

Venues	Patrick Gym (1963–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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