2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They were champions of the America East Basketball Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. They defeated Lamar in the First Four round before falling to North Carolina in the second round.

2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2011–12 record24–12 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Markwood
  • Matt O'Brien
  • Kyle Cieplicki
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook142 .875  2210  .688
Vermont133 .813  2412  .667
Boston University124 .750  1616  .500
Albany97 .563  1915  .559
Hartford79 .438  922  .290
New Hampshire79 .438  1316  .448
Maine610 .375  1217  .414
UMBC313 .188  426  .133
Binghamton115 .063  229  .065
2012 America East Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Luke Apfeld Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee
4 Four McGlynn Guard 6–2 180 Freshman York, Pennsylvania
12 Sandro Carissimo Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Sleepy Hollow, New York
14 Josh Elbaum Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Melville, New York
20 Brendan Bald Guard 6–5 200 Junior Millersville, Maryland
21 Candon Rusin Guard 6–4 190 Junior Wilmington, Vermont
23 Brian Voelkel Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Pleasantville, New York
24 Chris Santo Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Cherry Hill, New Jersey
30 Pat Bergmann (W) Forward/Center 6–9 240 Senior Burlington, Vermont
31 Clancy Rugg (W) Forward 6–8 195 Sophomore Burlington, Vermont
34 Matt Glass Forward 6–8 210 RS Senior Underhill, Vermont
40 Ryan McKeaney Forward 6–9 210 Sophomore Marlton, New Jersey
42 Ben Crenca Forward/Center 6–10 260 Junior Exeter, Rhode Island

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2011*
4:00 pm
Saint Michael's W 64–31 
Patrick Gym (2,107)
Burlington, VT
11/05/2011*
1:00 pm
Concordia (QC) W 69–56 
Patrick Gym (1,986)
Burlington, VT
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
7:00 pm
at South Florida
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
L 59–61  0–1
Bob Martinez Sports Center (2,319)
Tampa, FL
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
W 65–53  1–1
Leede Arena (1,319)
Hanover, NH
11/19/2011*
6:00 pm
vs. Marist
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
W 84–75  2–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,504)
Uncasville, CT
11/20/2011*
5:30 pm
vs. Long Island
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
L 75–80  2–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223)
Uncasville, CT
11/23/2011*
7:00 pm, CSNMA
at Old Dominion W 65–63 OT 3–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
Norfolk, VA
11/26/2011*
1:00 pm, WCAXtra
Siena W 64–62  3–3
Patrick Gym (2,562)
Burlington, VT
12/01/2011*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 48–55  4–3
Patrick Gym (2,827)
Burlington, VT
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm
at Yale L 52–68  4–4
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,205)
New Haven, CT
12/07/2011*
8:00 pm, FS Midwest
at Saint Louis L 43–62  4–5
Chaifetz Arena (5,677)
St. Louis, MO
12/11/2011*
1:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 58–62  4–6
Patrick Gym (2,251)
Burlington, VT
12/17/2011*
1:00 pm
Iona L 72–73  4–7
Patrick Gym (2,245)
Burlington, VT
12/21/2011*
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 71–53  5–7
Rothman Center (1,050)
Hackensack, NJ
12/23/2011*
7:00 pm
at Towson W 65–49  6–7
Towson Center (942)
Towson, MD
12/30/2011*
4:30 pm
Northeastern L 51–53  6–8
Patrick Gym (2,340)
Burlington, VT
01/02/2012
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook L 59–65  6–9 (0–1)
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,088)
Stony Brook, NY
01/05/2012
7:00 pm, WCAXtra
Boston University W 83–69  7–9 (1–1)
Patrick Gym (2,049)
Burlington, VT
01/08/2012
2:00 pm
at Hartford W 72–59  8–9 (2–1)
Chase Arena at RFP (873)
Hartford, CT
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 73–53  9–9 (3–1)
Patrick Gym (1,931)
Burlington, VT
01/14/2012
3:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 64–72  9–10 (3–2)
Lundholm Gym (1,021)
Durham, NH
01/16/2012
7:00 pm, WCAXtra
Maine W 79–65  10–10 (4–2)
Patrick Gym (2,142)
Burlington, VT
01/19/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany W 73–69  11–10 (5–2)
Patrick Gym (2,260)
Burlington, VT
01/22/2012
1:00 pm
at UMBC W 90–62  12–10 (6–2)
Retriever Activities Center (838)
Baltimore, MD
01/29/2012
12:00 pm, CBSSN
New Hampshire W 77–60  13–10 (7–2)
Patrick Gym (2,774)
Burlington, VT
02/01/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boston University W 68–67  14–10 (8–2)
Case Gym (1,163)
Boston, MA
02/04/2012
1:00 pm, WCAXtra
Hartford W 82–56  15–10 (9–2)
Patrick Gym (2,412)
Burlington, VT
02/06/2012
7:00 pm
at Maine W 73–63  16–10 (10–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,137)
Orono, ME
02/12/2012
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Stony Brook W 68–49  17–10 (11–2)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
02/15/2012
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Albany W 50–47  18–10 (12–2)
SEFCU Arena (2,811)
Albany, NY
02/18/2012*
2:00 pm
Niagara
ESPN BracketBusters
W 92–70  19–10
Patrick Gym (2,895)
Burlington, VT
02/21/2012
7:00 pm
at Binghamton L 53–57  19–11 (12–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,427)
Vestal, NY
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, WCAXtra
UMBC W 80–49  20–11 (13–3)
Patrick Gym (2,817)
Burlington, VT
2012 America East Tournament
03/03/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Maine
Quarterfinals
W 50–40  21–11
Chase Arena at RFP (2,562)
Hartford, CT
03/04/2012
7:15 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (6) Hartford
Semifinals
W 77–73 2OT 22–11
Chase Arena at RFP (2,644)
Hartford, CT
03/10/2012
11:00 am, ESPN2
(2) at (1) Stony Brook
Championship Game
W 51–43  23–11
Stony Brook University Arena (4,423)
Stony Brook, NY
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*
6:30 pm, truTV
(16) vs. (16) Lamar
First Four
W 71–59  24–11
University of Dayton Arena (7,218)
Dayton, OH
03/16/2012*
4:10 pm, TBS
(16) vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina
Second Round
L 58–77  24–12
Greensboro Coliseum (16,422)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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