2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–5 (10–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC104 .714146  .700
Vermont104 .714105  .667
New Hampshire96 .600109  .526
Hartford86 .571159  .625
Albany66 .50079  .438
UMass Lowell78 .4671112  .478
Stony Brook79 .438914  .391
NJIT610 .375712  .368
Binghamton410 .286414  .222
Maine26 .25027  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were led by tenth-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 10-5, 10-4 in America East Play to finish in 2nd place. In the America East tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Hartford.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2019–20 season 26–7, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season conference championship. They defeated Maine and UMBC to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament.[1] However, the championship game, along with all other postseason tournaments, were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Stef Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrBill Crothers Secondary School Ajax, Ontario
G 1 Aaron Deloney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoGrant HS Portland, OR
F 4 Georges Lefebvre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCape Fear Academy Montreal, Quebec
F 5 Duncan Demuth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSeminole HS
Oklahoma State
Seminole, FL
F 12 Bailey Patella 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrVermont Academy Lenox, MA
F 14 Isaiah Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrColonie Central HS Albany, NY
F 15 Nick Fiorillo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrScarborough HS Scarborough, ME
G 20 Eric Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoTilton School Ajax, Ontario
G 21 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBishop Hendricken HS
George Washington
Johnston, RI
G 24 Ben Shungu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrRice Memorial HS Burlington, VT
G 25 Kevin Garrison (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBurlington HS Burlington, VT
G 30 Deng Adiang (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoVermont Academy Jericho, VT
F 35 Ryan Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrConant HS Schaumburg, IL
F 42 Thomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSNorthfield Mount Hermon School
Northeastern
Wakefield, RI
G 55 Robin Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHarrison HS Evansville, IN
G Skyler Nash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrGould Academy Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 21, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 65–73  0–1
(0–1)
Costello Athletic Center (0)
Lowell, MA
December 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 62–53  1–1
(1–1)
Costello Athletic Center (0)
Lowell, MA
December 27, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 92–78  2–1
(2–1)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
December 28, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 80–81 2OT 2–2
(2–2)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 62–63  2–3
(2–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 3, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany W 74–66  3–3
(3–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 76–60  4–3
(4–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (0)
Vestal, NY
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 84–44  5–3
(5–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (0)
Vestal, NY
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 65–30  6–3
(6–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 88–60  7–3
(7–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 83–78  8–3
(8–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 14, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 61–57  9–3
(9–3)
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UMBC W 80–71  10–3
(10–3)
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 55–66  10–4
(10–4)
UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (4) Hartford
Semifinals
L 65–71  10–5
Patrick Gym (0)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. "UMBC vs. Vermont - Game Recap - March 10, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. Abrami, Alex. "America East championship, NCAA Tournament canceled amid COVID‐19 concerns". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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