2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

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2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
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America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference America East Conference
Record29–6 (16–0 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs
Home arena Patrick Gym
Seasons
  2015–16
2017–18  
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont160 1.000296  .829
Stony Brook 124 .7501814  .563
Albany 106 .6252114  .600
New Hampshire 106 .6252012  .625
UMBC 97 .5632113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .3131120  .355
Hartford 412 .250923  .281
Binghamton 313 .1881220  .375
Maine 313 .188725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East tournament winner

The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. In the America East tournament, they defeated Maine, New Hampshire and Albany to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round.

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Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational. There, they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the semifinals before losing to Nevada.

Preseason

Vermont was picked to finish first in the preseason America East poll. [1] Trae Bell-Haynes was selected to the preseason All-America East team. [2]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dylan Sinnickson5F6'5"195Senior Sands Point, NY Walk-on; graduated
Ethan O'Day32F6'9"201Senior Mansfield, CT Graduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Samuel Dingba5F6'5"205Junior 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

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Anthony Lamb
#86 PF
Rochester, NYGreece Athena High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)Sep 7, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 65
Ben Shungu
PG
Burlington, VTRice Memorial High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jan 19, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Kian Dalyrimple
SG
Dix Hills, NYHalf Hallow Hills West High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg)May 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
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 September 29, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Ben Shungu (W)  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Rice Memorial Burlington, VT
G/F 1Josh Hearlihy6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)213 lb(97 kg)RS Jr Northfield Mount Hermon
Tulane
Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Trae Bell-Haynes 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Toronto, ON
F 3 Anthony Lamb 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)227 lb(103 kg)Fr Greece Athena Rochester, NY
G 4David Urso (W)6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Central Catholic Pittsburgh, PA
F 5Sam Dingba  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Salisbury School
Qunnipiac
Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 12Darren Payen6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)217 lb(98 kg)RS Sr Hamden Hall
Hofstra
Milford, CT
G 14Cam Ward6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Marshall Marshall, WI
G 15Kian Dalyrimple  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)177 lb(80 kg)Fr Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 20Ernie Duncan6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Harrison Evansville, IN
G 21Everett Duncan  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Harrison Evansville, IN
G 24Dre Wills6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Mercersburg Academy Indianapolis, IN
F 25Drew Urquhart6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)219 lb(99 kg)Jr Eastside Catholic Vancouver, BC
F 32Josh Speidel  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Columbus North Columbus, IN
G/F 34Kurt Steidl6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)181 lb(82 kg)Sr Ridgefield Ridgefield, CT
F 35Payton Henson6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS Jr Siloam Springs
Tulane
Siloam Springs, AR
F 44Nate Rohrer (W)6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS Jr Leland Underhill, VT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 W 73–58 7–3
Patrick Gym (2,186)
Burlington, VT
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
Northeastern L 57–59 7–4
Patrick Gym (2,284)
Burlington, VT
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 82–74 8–4
Patrick Gym (1,775)
Burlington, VT
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm,  FSN
at No. 13  Butler L 69–81 8–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse  (7,898)
Indianapolis, IN
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  Siena W 76–60 9–5
Times Union Center  (6,176)
Albany, NY
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Harvard W 82–71 10–5
Patrick Gym (2,312)
Burlington, VT
America East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Maine W 90–77 11–5
(1–0)
Cross Insurance Center  (798)
Bangor, ME
01/08/2017
4:00 pm
Hartford W 85–54 12–5
(2–0)
Patrick Gym (2,192)
Burlington, VT
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
at  Binghamton W 67–50 13–5
(3–0)
Binghamton University Events Center  (1,878)
Vestal, NY
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
UMBC W 81–72 14–5
(4–0)
Patrick Gym (2,341)
Burlington, VT
01/16/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at  New Hampshire W 71–59 15–5
(5–0)
Lundholm Gym  (881)
Durham, NH
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 81–67 16–5
(6–0)
Patrick Gym (2,326)
Burlington, VT
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Albany W 60–49 17–5
(7–0)
SEFCU Arena  (2,822)
Albany, NY
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Stony Brook W 71–64 18–5
(8–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena  (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
MaineW 74–53 19–5
(9–0)
Patrick Gym (2,384)
Burlington, VT
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
at HartfordW 79–66 20–5
(10–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  (1,898)
Hartford, CT
02/06/2017
7:00 pm
BinghamtonW 71–51 21–5
(11–0)
Patrick Gym (2,615)
Burlington, VT
02/09/2017
9:00 pm,  ESPNU
New HampshireW 82–74 22–5
(12–0)
Patrick Gym (1,775)
Burlington, VT
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBCW 77–74 23–5
(13–0)
Retriever Activities Center  (1,219)
Catonsville, MD
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass LowellW 87–66 24–5
(14–0)
Tsongas Center  (2,540)
Lowell, MA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
AlbanyW 62–50 25–5
(15–0)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony BrookW 66–51 26–5
(16–0)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) Maine
Quarterfials
W 86–41 27–5
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
03/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (4) New Hampshire
Semifinals
W 74–41 28–5
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
03/11/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) (3) Albany
Championship
W 56–53 29–5
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
7:27 pm,  truTV
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 15  Purdue
First Round
L 70–80 29–6
BMO Harris Bradley Center  (18,025)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  2. "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.