Assistant coach Ryan Schneider | Assistant coach Kyle Cieplicki Assistant coach Hamlet Tibbs | |
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2016–17 record 26–5 (16–0 America East) | ||
The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and are members of the America East Conference.
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They finished the regular season 26–5, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the America East Tournament.
Season
With their win over Albany on February 22, 2017, Vermont clinched the America East regular season championship.
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 invititation 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. Tanner Leissner, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.