2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by third year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 15–1 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Conference tournament where they lost to Albany.[1] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season champions
NIT First round vs. Georgia, L 56–63
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–11 (15–1 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2013–14 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 22 11   .667
Stony Brook 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
Hartford 10 6   .625 17 16   .515
Albany 9 7   .563 19 15   .559
UMass Lowell* 8 8   .500 10 18   .357
UMBC 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Binghamton 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Maine 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
New Hampshire 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
2014 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Roster

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2013–14 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Brian Voelkel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Iona Prep Pleasantville, New York
F 2 Luke Apfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Chattanooga, Tennessee
F/C 3 Ryan Pierson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Christian Brothers
(Northeastern)
St. Louis, Missouri
G 4 Naasir Williams (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Millbrook School Harlem, New York
F 5 Hector Harold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Northfield Mount Hermon
(Pepperdine)
Pasadena, California
G 12 Sandro Carissimo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Iona Prep Sleepy Hollow, New York
G 14 Josh Elbaum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. John the Baptist/
Northfield Mount Hermon
Melville, New York
G/F 15 Brendan Kilpatrick   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Malvern Prep Norristown, Pennsylvania
G 20 Dre Wills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mercersburg (PA) Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G 21 Candon Rusin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Twin Valley/Topsail
(Marist)
Wilmington, Vermont
G/F 24 Harrison Taggart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Mill River/St. Paul's Wallingford, Vermont
F 31 Clancy Rugg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Burlington/Northfield Mount Hermon Burlington, Vermont
F 32 Ethan O'Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So E. O. Smith/Northfield Mount Hermon Mansfield, Connecticut
F 34 Kurt Steidl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2013

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Saint Michael's W 79–72 
Patrick Gym (2,057)
Burlington, VT
11/03/2013*
2:00 pm
Concordia (Quebec) W 86–49 
Patrick Gym (1,810)
Burlington, VT
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 64–74  0–1
Patrick Gym (2,698)
Burlington, VT
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Siena W 77–66  1–1
Patrick Gym (2,212)
Burlington, VT
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm
at Bryant L 64–87  1–2
Chace Athletic Center (N/A)
Smithfield, RI
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence L 49–70  1–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,021)
Providence, RI
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 61–68  1–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,810)
Staten Island, NY
11/24/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Duke L 90–91  1–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
11/27/2013*
11:15 pm
vs. Illinois State
Golden Gate Challenge
W 87–76  2–5
War Memorial Gymnasium (697)
San Francisco, CA
11/29/2013*
9:00 pm
at San Francisco
Golden Gate Challenge
L 61–72  2–6
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,178)
San Francisco, CA
11/30/2013*
9:00 pm
vs. Sonoma State
Golden Gate Challenge
W 73–61  3–6
War Memorial Gymnasium (325)
San Francisco, CA
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 67–80  3–7
Patrick Gym (2,018)
Burlington, VT
12/18/2013
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 62–48  3–8 (1–0)
Costello Athletic Center (429)
Lowell, MA
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm
at Harvard L 68–74  4–8
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Lyndon State W 88–48  5–8
Patrick Gym (2,078)
Burlington, VT
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 62–53  6–8
Leede Arena (1,407)
Hanover, NH
01/08/2014*
7:00 pm
at Yale W 67–59  7–8
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (652)
New Haven, CT
01/11/2014
7:00 pm
Albany W 68–38  8–8 (2–0)
Patrick Gym (2,583)
Burlington, VT
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Maine W 83–46  9–8 (3–0)
Cross Insurance Center (1,116)
Bangor, ME
01/18/2014
2:00 pm
at UMBC W 73–47  10–8 (4–0)
Retriever Activities Center (1,145)
Catonsville, MD
01/20/2014
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 57–40  11–8 (5–0)
Patrick Gym (2,234)
Burlington, VT
01/24/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stony Brook L 64–67  11–9 (5–1)
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)
Stony Brook, NY
01/26/2014
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 72–39  12–9 (6–1)
Patrick Gym (2,150)
Burlington, VT
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 67–60  13–9 (7–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,010)
Hartford, CT
02/01/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 55–45  14–9 (8–1)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/04/2014
7:00 pm
Maine W 93–65  15–9 (9–1)
Patrick Gym (2,106)
Burlington, VT
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 83–58  16–9 (10–1)
Patrick Gym (2,068)
Burlington, VT
02/15/2014
2:00 pm
UMBC W 76–52  17–9 (11–1)
Patrick Gym (2,531)
Burlington, VT
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire W 79–44  18–9 (12–1)
Lundholm Gym (589)
Durham, NH
02/23/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 72–47  19–9 (13–1)
Patrick Gym (2,602)
Burlington, VT
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 69–53  20–9 (14–1)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
03/02/2014
2:00 pm
at Binghamton W 92–83 OT 21–9 (15–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,907)
Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/08/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 77–60  22–9
SEFCU Arena (N/A)
Albany, NY
03/09/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Albany
Semifinals
L 58–67  22–10
SEFCU Arena (2,724)
Albany, NY
NIT
03/19/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) at (2) Georgia
First round
L 56–63  22–11
Stegeman Coliseum (3,951)
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

References

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  1. ^ "Albany stuns top-seed Vermont 67-58 in AEC semis". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 9, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2024.