2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode =Basketball
|year =2014–15
|team =Vermont Catamounts
|image =Vermont Athletics wordmark.png
|image_size =200
|conference =America East Conference
|division =
|short_conf =America East
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record =20–14
|conf_record =12–4
|head_coach =John Becker
|hc_year =4th
|asst_coach1 =Kyle Cieplicki
|asst_coach2 =Ryan Schneider
|asst_coach3 =Hamlet Tibbs
|asst_coach4 =
|stadium =Patrick Gym
|champion =
|bowl =CBI
|bowl_result =Semifinals
}}
{{2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fourth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East tournament where they lost to Stony Brook.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400766102|title=Stony Brook escapes Vermont 79-77 in America East semis|work=ESPN|date=March 8, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2024}} They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hofstra in the first round and Radford in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana–Monroe.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zach|last=McRoberts|link=n|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=201|class=FR|home=Carmel, Indiana|high_school=Carmel}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trae|last=Bell-Haynes|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=FR|home=Toronto, Ontario|high_school=Bill Crothers Secondary}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Pierson|num=3|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=230|class=SR|rs=yes|home=St. Louis, Missouri|high_school=Christian Brothers
Northeastern}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Urso|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=|home=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|high_school=Central Catholic|note=W|}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hector|last=Harold|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Pasadena, California|high_school=Northfield Mount Hermon
Pepperdine}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darren|last=Payen|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=217|class=JR|rs=|home=Milford, Connecticut|high_school=Hamden Hall
Hofstra|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cam|last=Ward|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=155|class=FR|home=Marshall, Wisconsin|high_school=Marshall}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brendan|last=Kilpatrick|num=15|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=201|class=SO|rs=yes|home=Norristown, Pennsylvania|high_school=Malvern Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ernie|last=Duncan|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=192|class=FR|home=Evansville, Indiana|high_school=Harrison|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dre|last=Wills|link=n|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=177|class=SO|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|high_school=Mercersburg Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Drew|last=Urquhart|link=n|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=219|class=FR|home=Vancouver, British Columbia|high_school=Eastside Catholic}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ethan|last=O'Day|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=201|class=JR|rs=|home=Mansfield, Connecticut|high_school=E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kurt|last=Steidl|link=n|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=181|class=SO|home=Ridgefield, Connecticut|high_school=Ridgefield}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Kyle Cieplicki
- Ryan Schneider
- Hamlet Tibbs
|roster_url=http://www.uvmathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
|accessdate= October 15, 2014
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/01/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Concordia (Quebec)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,036
| tv =
| score = 80–57
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2014
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Saint Michael's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,514
| tv =
| score = 61–63
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Canisius
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Koessler Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Buffalo, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 1,340
| tv =
| score = 60–64
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Siena
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Times Union Center
| site_cityst = Albany, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 5,964
| tv =
| score = 84–76
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southern Vermont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,863
| tv =
| score = 86–41
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| attend = 3,851
| tv =
| score = 60–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Bryant
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,906
| tv =
| score = 73–47
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Quinnipiac
| opprank =
| site_stadium = TD Bank Sports Center
| site_cityst = Hamden, Connecticut
| gamename =
| attend = 1,013
| tv =
| score = 73–89
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,930
| tv =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| record = 4–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,628
| tv =
| score = 52–64
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Wagner
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,038
| tv =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,761
| tv =
| score = 56–57
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename =
| attend = 6,818
| tv =
| score = 55–58
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2014
| time = 11:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename =
| attend = 4,553
| tv = P12N
| score = 56–64
| overtime =
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2015
| time = 10:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Thunderdome
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, California
| gamename =
| attend = 1,966
| tv =
| score = 57–64
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cross Insurance Center
| site_cityst = Bangor, Maine
| gamename =
| attend = 1,654
| tv =
| score = 68–54
| overtime =
| record = 6–8 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,475
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–57
| overtime =
| record = 7–8 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,175
| tv =
| score = 55–52
| overtime =
| record = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Retriever Activities Center
| site_cityst = Catonsville, Maryland
| gamename =
| attend = 789
| tv =
| score = 71–54
| overtime =
| record = 9–8 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Binghamton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,071
| tv =
| score = 64–44
| overtime =
| record = 10–8 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, New Hampshire
| gamename =
| attend = 917
| tv =
| score = 68–73
| overtime =
| record = 10–9 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tsongas Center
| site_cityst = Lowell, Massachusetts
| gamename =
| attend = 3,971
| tv =
| score = 61–50
| overtime =
| record = 11–9 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,369
| tv =
| score = 44–47
| overtime =
| record = 11–10 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename =
| attend = 2,078
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–46
| overtime =
| record = 12–10 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,909
| tv =
| score = 68–49
| overtime =
| record = 13–10 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 3,872
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–48
| overtime =
| record = 14–10 (9–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 1,884
| tv =
| score = 96–53
| overtime =
| record = 15–10 (10–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,554
| tv =
| score = 74–51
| overtime =
| record = 16–10 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Binghamton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center
| site_cityst = Vestal, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 1,856
| tv =
| score = 55–57
| overtime =
| record = 16–11 (11–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename =
| attend = 2,495
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–49
| overtime =
| record = 17–11 (12–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SEFCU Arena
| site_cityst = Albany, New York
| gamename =
| attend = 4,212
| tv =
| score = 73–79
| overtime =
| record = 17–12 (12–4)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFD700;"| America East tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 1,925
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–39
| overtime =
| record = 18–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 2,674
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–79
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#008000; color:#FFD700;"| College Basketball Invitational
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, New York
| gamename = First round
| attend = 958
| tv =
| score = 85–81
| overtime =
| record = 19–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Radford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, Vermont
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,252
| tv =
| score = 78–71
| overtime =
| record = 20–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/25/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fant–Ewing Coliseum
| site_cityst = Monroe, Louisiana
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 3,368
| tv =
| score = 65–71
| overtime =
| record = 20–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
References
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{{Vermont Catamounts men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team}}