The Vermont Catamounts are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school sponsors 18 athletic programs, most of which compete in the NCAA Division I America East Conference (AEC), of which the school has been a member since 1979. The men's and women's ice hockey programs compete in Hockey East. The men's and women's alpine and nordic skiing teams compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). The school's athletic director is Jeff Schulman.
Keith Cieplicki is an American former college basketball player and women's college basketball coach. From 1997 to 2003, he coached at Vermont, where he posted a 127–53 (.705) record. He left Vermont to take the head coaching job at Syracuse. In his three seasons there, he posted a 28–55 overall record. After the 2006 season he resigned. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont by Sports Illustrated.
The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship six times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Lori Gear McBride a Canadian-American basketball player and coach, and former head coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team.
John Becker is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts of the America East Conference. He replaced Mike Lonergan, who left to become the coach at George Washington University.
John C. "Fuzzy" Evans was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Vermont from 1940 to 1965. His 23 years at the helm of the Vermont Catamounts men's basketball program makes him the longest tenured basketball coach in school history, while his 260 career wins rank second all-time at Vermont. Evans was also the head football coach at Vermont from 1940 to 1951.
The 2014–15 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont in the America East Conference. The Catamounts were led by fifth year head coach Lori Gear McBride and will once again play their home games in the Patrick Gym. They finished the season 5-24, 2-14 in America East play in a tie for an eighth-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 America East women's basketball tournament to Albany.
Arthur Loche is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men's basketball coach at Vermont from 1965 to 1972.
Rob Dow is a Canadian soccer coach and a former soccer player. He is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts men's soccer team; a position he has held since 2017.
Robert John "Bob" Jake was an American basketball player and doctor. Jake played basketball for both Northwestern and Vermont and was the 16th overall selection by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1947 BAA Draft, the forerunner to the NBA.
The 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second year head coach Chris Day, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.
Kevin Sneddon is a Canadian American ice hockey coach. He is the former head coach of Vermont, a position he held from 2003 to 2020. He previously served as the head men's ice hockey coach at Union.
Jim Plumer is an American ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey team. He previously served as the women's hockey head coach at Amherst, where he guided them to back-to-back NCAA Division III national championships.
Chris Day is a women's college basketball coach, and former head coach of the University of Vermont women's basketball team. Currently, he is an assistant coach at La Salle.
The 2018–19 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by interim head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.
Alisa Kresge is a former American women's basketball player and current coach. She is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team.
The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season will represent University of Vermont during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 12th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton, and UMass Lowell to win the America East tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region. There they lost to Marquette.
The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fourth head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.
The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.
