The Vermont Catamounts Basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at Patrick Gym. The team has reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament six times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, and 2017. UVM famously upset Syracuse University in the first round of the 2005 tournament. The Catamounts are coached by John Becker.
America East Coach of the Year
Tom Brennan – 1991, 1998, 2002
Mike Lonergan – 2007, 2011
John Becker – 2014, 2017
America East Player of the Year
Matt Johnson – 1991
Kevin Roberson – 1992
T.J. Sorrentine – 2002
Taylor Coppenrath – 2003, 2004, 2005
Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009
Trae Bell-Haynes - 2017
America East Defensive Player of the Year
Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
Brendan Bald – 2011
Brian Voelkel – 2014
Dre Wills - 2017
America East Rookie of the Year
Eddie Benton – 1993
Tony Orciari – 1998
T.J. Sorrentine – 2001
Taylor Coppenrath – 2002
Mike Trimboli – 2006
Brian Voelkel – 2011
Four McGlynn – 2012
Anthony Lamb - 2017
America East Sixth Man of the Year
Cam Ward – 2015
Darren Payen - 2017
All-Conference First Team
Ed Kotlarczyk – 1949
Keith Galli – 1950
Clyde Lord – 1957, 1958, 1959
Benny Becton – 1961
Ralph D'Altilia – 1965
Frank Martiniuk – 1970
Ron Gottschalk – 1975
Mike Evelti – 1981, 1982
Kevin Roberson – 1991, 1992
Matt Johnson – 1991
Eddie Benton – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Erik Nelson – 1998
Tony Oriciari – 2000, 2001
Trevor Gaines – 2002
T.J. Sorrentine – 2002, 2004, 2005
Taylor Coppenrath – 2003, 2004, 2005
Chris Holm – 2007
Mike Trimboli – 2007, 2009
Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
Evan Fjeld – 2011
Matt Glass – 2012
Brian Voelkel – 2013, 2014
Sandro Carissimo – 2014
Clancy Rugg – 2014
Ethan O'Day – 2015
Trae Bell-Haynes - 2017
All-Conference Second Team
Ken Pierce – 1949
Keith Galli – 1950
Nat Campana – 1953, 1954
Earl Steinman – 1955
Bob Kuchar – 1958, 1959
Charlie Isles – 1960
Richie Ader – 1962
Layne Higgs – 1966
Dave Lapointe – 1968
Frank Martiniuk – 1969
Joe Calavita – 1987
Kevin Roberson – 1990
Tony Oriciari – 1998
Taylor Coppenrath – 2002
Mike Trimboli – 2006, 2008
Clancy Rugg – 2013
Dre Wills – 2015
Anthony Lamb - 2017
All-Conference Third Team
Erik Nelson – 1997
Tony Oriciari – 1999
Tobe Carberry – 2000
Grant Anderson – 2003
Martin Klimes – 2006, 2007
Colin McIntosh – 2009
Maurice Joseph – 2010
Evan Fjeld – 2010
Brendan Bald – 2011
Brian Voelkel – 2012
Sandro Carissimo – 2013
Ethan O'Day - 2016
Kurt Steidl - 2016
Trae Bell-Haynes - 2016
Ernie Duncan - 2017
Payton Henson - 2017
All-Conference Defensive Team
Marqus Blakely – 2008, 2009, 2010
Garvey Young – 2010
Brendan Bald – 2011
Brian Voelkel – 2012, 2013, 2014
Ethan O'Day – 2014, 2015
Dre Wills – 2015, 2016, 2017
All-Conference Rookie Team
Rahim Huland El – 1988
Kenny White – 1989
Brian Tarrant – 1990
Eddie Benton – 1993
Erik Nelson – 1995
David Roach – 1997
Tony Orciari – 1998
Trevor Gaines – 1999
T.J. Sorrentine – 2000
Taylor Coppenrath – 2001
Josh Duell – 2005
Mike Trimboli – 2006
Joe Trapani – 2007
Garvey Young – 2009
Brian Voelkel – 2011
Four McGlynn – 2012
Kurt Steidel – 2014
Trae Bell-Haynes – 2015
Ernie Duncan - 2016
Anthony Lamb - 2017
All-American
Trae Bell-Haynes - (2017 Honorable Mention - AP)
Marqus Blakely – (2008, 2009 Honorable Mention – AP)
Taylor Coppenrath – (2003, 2004, 2005 Honorable Mention – AP)
T.J. Sorrentine – (2002 Honorable Mention – AP)
Mike Evelti – (1981 Honorable Mention – AP)
Hall of Fame
The Catamounts have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament six times. Their combined record is 2–6.
The Catamounts have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.
The Catamounts have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) four times. Their combined record is 5–4.
The Catamounts receive regular television, newspaper and radio coverage throughout the year. All home conference games are broadcast on ESPN3, while radio broadcasts can be heard on WCPV (101.3 ESPN). Three television stations - WCAX-TV, WFFF-TV, and WPTZ - provide local coverage, while the The Burlington Free Press provides extensive reporting of Vermont basketball, as well.
