2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fourth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hofstra in the first round and Radford in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana–Monroe.

2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2014–15 record20–14 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Albany151 .938  249  .727
Stony Brook124 .750  2312  .657
Vermont124 .750  2014  .588
New Hampshire115 .688  1913  .594
Hartford79 .438  1416  .467
UMass Lowell*610 .375  1217  .414
Binghamton511 .313  626  .188
UMBC214 .125  426  .133
Maine214 .125  327  .100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 America East Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Hatton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)206 lb (93 kg) FrDixie Heights Independence, Kentucky
F 1 Zach McRoberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrCarmel Carmel, Indiana
G 2 Trae Bell-Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBill Crothers Secondary Toronto, Ontario
F/C 3 Ryan Pierson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrChristian Brothers
Northeastern
St. Louis, Missouri
G 4 David Urso (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCentral Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 5 Hector Harold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrNorthfield Mount Hermon
Pepperdine
Pasadena, California
F 12 Darren Payen  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) JrHamden Hall
Hofstra
Milford, Connecticut
G 14 Cam Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrMarshall Marshall, Wisconsin
G/F 15 Brendan Kilpatrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) RS SoMalvern Prep Norristown, Pennsylvania
G 20 Ernie Duncan  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrHarrison Evansville, Indiana
G 24 Dre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoMercersburg Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
F 25 Drew Urquhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg) FrEastside Catholic Vancouver, British Columbia
F 32 Ethan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrE. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut
F 34 Kurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoRidgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs

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

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
7:00 pm
Concordia (Quebec) W 80–57 
Patrick Gym (2,036)
Burlington, Vermont
11/08/2014*
4:00 pm
Saint Michael's L 61–63 
Patrick Gym (2,514)
Burlington, Vermont
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 60–64  0–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,340)
Buffalo, New York
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Siena W 84–76  1–1
Times Union Center (5,964)
Albany, New York
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Southern Vermont W 86–41  2–1
Patrick Gym (1,863)
Burlington, Vermont
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 60–68  2–2
Hagan Arena (3,851)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
Bryant W 73–47  3–2
Patrick Gym (1,906)
Burlington, Vermont
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm
at Quinnipiac L 73–89  3–3
TD Bank Sports Center (1,013)
Hamden, Connecticut
12/03/2014
7:00 pm
Hartford W 81–69  4–3 (1–0)
Patrick Gym (1,930)
Burlington, Vermont
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 52–64 2OT 4–4
Patrick Gym (2,628)
Burlington, Vermont
12/14/2014*
1:00 pm
Wagner W 61–47  5–4
Patrick Gym (2,038)
Burlington, Vermont
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Yale L 56–57  5–5
Patrick Gym (1,761)
Burlington, Vermont
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 55–58  5–6
Chaifetz Arena (6,818)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/30/2014*
11:30 pm, P12N
at USC L 56–64  5–7
Galen Center (4,553)
Los Angeles, California
01/02/2015*
10:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 57–64  5–8
The Thunderdome (1,966)
Santa Barbara, California
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Maine W 68–54  6–8 (2–0)
Cross Insurance Center (1,654)
Bangor, Maine
01/10/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 71–57  7–8 (3–0)
Patrick Gym (2,475)
Burlington, Vermont
01/14/2015*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 55–52  8–8
Patrick Gym (2,175)
Burlington, Vermont
01/17/2015
1:00 pm
at UMBC W 71–54  9–8 (4–0)
Retriever Activities Center (789)
Catonsville, Maryland
01/19/2015
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 64–44  10–8 (5–0)
Patrick Gym (2,071)
Burlington, Vermont
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 68–73  10–9 (5–1)
Lundholm Gym (917)
Durham, New Hampshire
01/25/2015
2:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 61–50  11–9 (6–1)
Tsongas Center (3,971)
Lowell, Massachusetts
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
Albany L 44–47  11–10 (6–2)
Patrick Gym (2,369)
Burlington, Vermont
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 65–46  12–10 (7–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,078)
Hartford, Connecticut
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
Maine W 68–49  13–10 (8–2)
Patrick Gym (1,909)
Burlington, Vermont
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 57–48  14–10 (9–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,872)
Stony Brook, New York
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 96–53  15–10 (10–2)
Patrick Gym (1,884)
Burlington, Vermont
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
UMBC W 74–51  16–10 (11–2)
Patrick Gym (2,554)
Burlington, Vermont
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
at Binghamton L 55–57  16–11 (11–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,856)
Vestal, New York
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 64–49  17–11 (12–3)
Patrick Gym (2,495)
Burlington, Vermont
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Albany L 73–79  17–12 (12–4)
SEFCU Arena (4,212)
Albany, New York
America East Tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC
Quarterfinals
W 66–39  18–12
Patrick Gym (1,925)
Burlington, Vermont
03/08/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook
Semifinals
L 77–79  18–13
Patrick Gym (2,674)
Burlington, Vermont
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra
First round
W 85–81  19–13
Hofstra Arena (958)
Hempstead, New York
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Radford
Quarterfinals
W 78–71  20–13
Patrick Gym (2,252)
Burlington, Vermont
03/25/2015*
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
Semifinals
L 65–71  20–14
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,368)
Monroe, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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