2024–25 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
2024–25 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	8–8 (1–0 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (14th season);
Associate head coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coaches	Nathan Johnson; Derryk O'Grady;
Home arena	Patrick Gym
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represents the University of Vermont during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 14th-year head coach John Becker, play their home games at the Patrick Gym located in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMass Lowell	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
Binghamton	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Vermont	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	8	.500
Bryant	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
NJIT	0	–	0	–	3	–	12	.200
Albany	0	–	1	.000	8	–	8	.500
Maine	0	–	1	.000	8	–	8	.500
UMBC	0	–	1	.000	8	–	8	.500
New Hampshire	0	–	1	.000	2	–	14	.125

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 28–7, 15–1 in America East play to finish as America East regular season champions.^[1] They defeated Albany,^[2] New Hampshire,^[3] and UMass Lowell to win their third straight America East tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #13 seed in the South Region,^[5] where they would fall to #4 region seed Duke in the First Round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Ileri Ayo-Faleye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Rhode Island	Lebanon, PA
G	1	Gavin Perryman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Texas	Dallas, TX
G	2	Sam Alamutu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Rothesay Netherwood School	Ajax, ON
G	3	TJ Hurley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	The Rock School	Pelham, ON
G	4	Ben Wesson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Albemarle High School	Charlottesville, VA
G	5	Sean Blake	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Mississauga, ON
G	12	Shamir Bogues	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Tarleton State	Killeen, TX
G	13	Jace Roquemore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	UC San Diego	Henderson, NV
F	15	Drew Bessette	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Rice Memorial High School	Milton, VT
G	20	TJ Long	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Fairfield	Rockville Centre, NY
F	21	Seth Joba	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Bridgton Academy	Orchard Park, NY
F	24	Shy Odom	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Howard	Calabasas, CA
G	25	Sincere Clemons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Ithaca, NY
F	32	Nick Fiorillo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Scarborough High School	Scarborough, ME
F	34	Noah Barnett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Don Bosco Prep	Poughkeepsie, NY

Head coach

John Becker (Catholic)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Schneider (Marist)
Nathan Johnson (St. Francis Xavier)
Derryk O'Grady (Vermont)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 1:00 pm	Saint Anselm	W 68–66	–	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm	Saint Michael's	W 80–55	–	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN	at UAB	W 67–62	1–0	Bartow Arena (3,876) Birmingham, AL
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 11 Auburn	L 43–94	1–1	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Merrimack	L 51–65	1–2	Lawler Arena (1,747) North Andover, MA
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Iona	L 59–62	1–3	Hynes Athletics Center (2,200) New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Buffalo	W 78–67	2–3	Patrick Gym (2,227) Burlington, VT
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Delaware Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 75–71	3–3	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Fairfield Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 66–67	3–4	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Plattsburgh State	W 78–55	4–4	Patrick Gym (1,918) Burlington, VT
November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN	Northeastern	W 68–64	5–4	Patrick Gym (2,316) Burlington, VT
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Brown	L 53–60	5–5	Patrick Gym (2,111) Burlington, VT
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	at Yale	L 50–65	5–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,242) New Haven, CT
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	at Colgate	L 60–65	5–7	Cotterell Court (653) Hamilton, NY
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Miami (OH)	W 75–67	6–7	Patrick Gym (2,065) Burlington, VT
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN	at Dartmouth	L 54–84	6–8	Leede Arena (1,127) Hanover, NH
December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Elms	W 121–37	7–8	Patrick Gym (2,136) Burlington, VT
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN	at New Hampshire	W 60–40	8–8 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym (840) Durham, NH
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	Binghamton			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	NJIT			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN	UMBC			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 30, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN	at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN	Maine			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	New Hampshire			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	Bryant			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 22, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN	UMass Lowell			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	Albany			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Vermont Edges Men's Basketball in America East Playoffs". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Wildcats Season Concludes with Loss in Semifinal at Vermont, 66-59". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Vermont basketball survives for America East title three-peat, bound for NCAA Tournament". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Duke Gets Past Vermont 64-47 in East Region". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Vermont Catamounts 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[2] "Vermont Edges Men's Basketball in America East Playoffs". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[3] "Wildcats Season Concludes with Loss in Semifinal at Vermont, 66-59". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[4] "Vermont basketball survives for America East title three-peat, bound for NCAA Tournament". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[5] "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[6] "Duke Gets Past Vermont 64-47 in East Region". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[8] "Vermont Catamounts 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

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