2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym located in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	28–7 (15–1 America East)
Head coach	John Becker (13th season)
Associate head coach	Ryan Schneider
Assistant coaches	Chris Santo Nathan Johnson
Home arena	Patrick Gym
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
Bryant	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Binghamton	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Maine	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
UMBC	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
Albany	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
NJIT	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions.^[1] They defeated NJIT,^[2] Binghamton^[3] and UMass Lowell to win the America East tournament championship.^[4] 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.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 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 Jr Rhode Island Lebanon, PA G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Grant High School Portland, OR G 2 Sam Alamutu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Rothesay Netherwood School Ajax, ON G 3 TJ Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Rock School Pelham, ON F 4 Jackson Skipper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Link Year Prep Tulsa, OK G 5 Brenton Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Bowling Green Allen, TX G 12 Shamir Bogues 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr 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 14 Michael Mora 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Asheville School Palo Alto, CA G 15 Charlie Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Hampton School Santa Monica, CA G 20 TJ Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairfield Rockville Centre, NY F 21 Seth Joba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Orchard Park, NY F 24 Matt Veretto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Delaware South Windsor, CT G 25 Michel Ndayishimiye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Rice Memorial High School Burlington, VT 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) Fr Don Bosco Prep Poughkeepsie, NY	Head coach John Becker (Catholic) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Schneider (Marist) Chris Santo (Saint Anselm) Nathan Johnson (St. Francis Xavier) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		Catholic	W 85–59	–	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Saint Michael's	W 65–47	–	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Merrimack	W 67–55	1–0	Patrick Gym (2,077) Burlington, VT
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Plattsburgh State	W 92–41	2–0	Patrick Gym (2,389) Burlington, VT
November 16, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU		vs. Charleston Myrtle Beach Invitational first round	W 73–64	3–0	HTC Center (1,154) Conway, SC
November 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Saint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals	W 78–68	4–0	HTC Center (1,126) Conway, SC
November 19, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Liberty Myrtle Beach Invitational championship	L 61–71	4–1	HTC Center (1,228) Conway, SC
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont State–Johnson	W 106–57	5–1	Patrick Gym (1,855) Burlington, VT
November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	L 70–79	5–2	Carver Arena (5,068) Peoria, IL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 64–53	6–2	Patrick Gym (2,080) Burlington, VT
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Yale	W 66–65	7–2	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN		at Northeastern	W 73–71	8–2	Matthews Arena (987) Boston, MA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 71–77	8–3	Patrick Gym (2,641) Burlington, VT
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 51–73	8–4	Cassell Coliseum (4,918) Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Toledo	W 86–60	9–4	Savage Arena (4,031) Toledo, OH
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 69–70	9–5	Millett Hall (1,186) Oxford, OH
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown	W 71–70	10–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 65–58	11–5 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (2,704) Burlington, VT
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 77–72	12–5 (2–0)	Patrick Gym (2,052) Burlington, VT
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 76–55	13–5 (3–0)	Patrick Gym (2,434) Burlington, VT
January 18, 2024 6:07 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 82–62	14–5 (4–0)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,345) Vestal, NY
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 72–65 OT	15–5 (5–0)	Costello Athletic Center (957) Lowell, MA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	W 67–57	16–5 (6–0)	Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 81–59	17–5 (7–0)	Patrick Gym (2,338) Burlington, VT
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 62–49	18–5 (8–0)	Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 61–63	18–6 (8–1)	Wellness and Events Center (474) Newark, NJ
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 72–70	19–6 (9–1)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,710) Catonsville, MD
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 70–54	20–6 (10–1)	Patrick Gym (2,375) Burlington, VT
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	W 68–57	21–6 (11–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (940) Orono, ME
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 94–80	22–6 (12–1)	Broadview Center (2,541) Albany, NY
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 65–48	23–6 (13–1)	Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT
March 2, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 74–62	24–6 (14–1)	Patrick Gym (3,015) Burlington, VT
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 68–64	25–6 (15–1)	Lundholm Gym (776) Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) Albany Quarterfinals	W 75–72	26–6	Patrick Gym (2,692) Burlington, VT
March 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(4) New Hampshire Semifinals	W 66–59	27–6	Patrick Gym (2,487) Burlington, VT
March 16, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	(1)	(2) UMass Lowell Championship	W 66–61	28–6	Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024 7:10 p.m., CBS	(13 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 13 Duke First round	L 47–64	28–7	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6][7]