2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They 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.

2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
Conference	America East Conference
Record	23–14 (11–5 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Cieplicki Ryan Schneider Hamlet Tibbs
Home arena	Patrick Gym
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stony Brook †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Albany	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Vermont	11	–	5		.688			23	–	14		.622
New Hampshire	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
UMass Lowell*	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
Binghamton	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
Hartford	4	–	12		.250			10	–	23		.303
Maine	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
UMBC	3	–	13		.188			7	–	25		.219
† 2016 America East tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

Roster

2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Josh Hearlihy  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Tulane Los Angeles, California G 2 Trae Bell-Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bill Crothers Secondary Toronto, Ontario G 4 David Urso (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Central Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 5 Dylan Sinnickson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hotchkiss Middlebury Sands Point, New York F 12 Darren Payen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hamden Hall Hofstra Milford, Connecticut G 14 Cam Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Marshall Marshall, Wisconsin G 20 Ernie Duncan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Harrison Evansville, Indiana G 21 Everett Duncan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Harrison Evansville, Indiana G 24 Dre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Mercersburg Academy Indianapolis, Indiana F 25 Drew Urquhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Eastside Catholic Vancouver, British Columbia F 32 Ethan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut F 34 Kurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut F 35 Payton Henson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Siloam Springs Tulane Siloam Springs, Arkansas F 44 Nate Rohrer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Leland Underhill, Vermont	Head coach John Becker Assistant coach(es) Kyle Cieplicki Ryan Schneider Hamlet Tibbs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23rd, 2015

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 3:00 pm		Keiser	W 78–67		Patrick Gym (1,758) Burlington, VT
11/07/2015* 4:00 pm		Saint Michael's	W 85–56		Patrick Gym (2,266) Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 50–70	0–1	Convocation Center (3,307) Ypsilanti, MI
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 23 Purdue Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 79–107	0–2	Mackey Arena (12,808) West Lafayette, IN
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 83–70	1–2	Patrick Gym (1,861) Burlington, VT
11/21/2015* 5:00 pm		vs. Niagara Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 85–67	2–2	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,507) Uncasville, CT
11/22/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. Buffalo Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 71–77	2–3	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813) Uncasville, CT
11/25/2015* 3:00 pm, SECN		at Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 62–86	2–4	O'Connell Center (8,003) Gainesville, FL
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		Marist	W 86–60	3–4	Patrick Gym (1,865) Burlington, VT
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 68–63	4–4	Leede Arena (752) Hanover, NH
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		at Yale	L 54–72	4–5	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,114) New Haven, CT
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 68–80	4–6	Reilly Center (3,021) Olean, NY
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara	W 75–68	5–6	Patrick Gym (1,776) Burlington, VT
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm		Fisher	W 84–37	6–6	Patrick Gym (2,034) Burlington, VT
12/22/2015*		at Northeastern	L 65–77	6–7	Matthews Arena (928) Boston, MA
12/29/2015* 2:00 pm		Siena	W 73–64	7–7	Patrick Gym (2,437) Burlington, VT
01/03/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Harvard	W 65–62	8–7	Lavietes Pavilion (1,526) Cambridge, MA
American East regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Maine	W 90–72	9–7 (1–0)	Cross Insurance Center (1,024) Bangor, ME
01/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 57–69	9–8 (1–1)	Patrick Gym (2,392) Burlington, VT
01/16/2016 7:00 pm		at Hartford	W 83–68	10–8 (2–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,103) Hartford, CT
01/18/2016 7:00 pm		UMass Lowell	L 82–93	10–9 (2–2)	Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 61–52	11–9 (3–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,314) Vestal, NY
01/24/2016 1:00 pm		UMBC	W 79–72	12–9 (4–2)	Patrick Gym (1,925) Burlington, VT
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 66–50	13–9 (5–2)	Lundholm Gym (1,202) Durham, NH
01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 61–72	13–10 (5–3)	Patrick Gym (2,658) Burlington, VT
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		Maine	W 65–62	14–10 (6–3)	Patrick Gym (1,526) Burlington, VT
02/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Albany	L 71–75	14–11 (6–4)	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
02/08/2016 7:00 pm		at UMass Lowell	L 93–100	14–12 (6–5)	Costello Athletic Center (437) Lowell, MA
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		Hartford	W 98–81	15–12 (7–5)	Patrick Gym (2,475) Burlington, VT
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		Binghamton	W 78–64	16–12 (8–5)	Patrick Gym (1,989) Burlington, VT
02/20/2016 7:00 pm		at UMBC	W 99–54	17–12 (9–5)	Retriever Activities Center (1,389) Catonsville, MD
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 73–67	18–12 (10–5)	Patrick Gym (2,242) Burlington, VT
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		at Stony Brook	W 76–62	19–12 (11–5)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY
America East tournament
03/02/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) Maine Quarterfinals	W 99–82	20–12	Patrick Gym (2,165) Burlington, VT
03/07/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(4) New Hampshire Semifinals	W 63–56	21–12	Patrick Gym (2,840) Burlington, VT
03/12/2016 11:00 am, ESPN2	(3)	(1) Stony Brook Championship game	L 74–80	21–13	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY
CBI
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Western Carolina First round	W 79–74	22–13	Patrick Gym (1,486) Burlington, VT
03/21/2016* 10:00 pm		at Seattle Quarterfinals	W 73–54	23–13	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
03/23/2016* 10:00 pm		at Nevada Semifinals	L 72–86	23–14	Lawlor Events Center (6,133) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.