# 2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Albany. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Saint Michael's | W 68–58 | | Patrick Gym (1,969) Burlington, VT |
| 11/03/2012* 4:30 pm | Concordia (Montreal) | W 68–52 | | Patrick Gym (2,043) Burlington, VT |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCS | at Siena | W 54–53 | 1–0 | Times Union Center (6,779) Albany, NY |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, SNY | at No. 23 Connecticut | L 49–67 | 1–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,962) Storrs, CT |
| 11/17/2012* 8:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 66–55 | 2–1 | Matthews Arena (1,369) Boston, MA |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Yale | W 65–52 | 3–1 | Patrick Gym (2,403) Burlington, VT |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | at Harvard | W 85–78 | 4–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,093) Boston, MA |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, OSN | at Rhode Island | L 66–76 | 4–2 | Ryan Center (4,126) Kingston, RI |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | Towson | L 64–68 | 4–3 | Patrick Gym (2,073) Burlington, VT |
| 12/08/2012* 4:00 pm, NESN | at Quinnipiac | W 53–46 | 5–3 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,365) Hamden, CT |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | Dartmouth | W 52–50 | 6–3 | Patrick Gym (2,047) Burlington, VT |
| 12/16/2012* 2:00 pm, TWCS | at Niagara | L 58–68 | 6–4 | Gallagher Center (1,491) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm, WCAXtra | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 76–62 | 7–4 | Patrick Gym (2,013) Burlington, VT |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 50–62 | 7–5 | Patrick Gym (2,253) Burlington, VT |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | W 64–51 | 8–5 (1–0) | Lundholm Gym (629) Durham, NH |
| 01/05/2013 2:00 pm | Albany | W 70–45 | 9–5 (2–0) | Patrick Gym (2,311) Burlington, NY |
| 01/08/2013 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 53–63 | 9–6 (2–1) | Case Gym (511) Boston, MA |
| 01/12/2013 3:00 pm | UMBC | W 68–53 | 10–6 (3–1) | Patrick Gym (2,655) Burlington, NY |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | Binghamton | W 61–37 | 11–6 (4–1) | Patrick Gym (1,977) Burlington, NY |
| 01/18/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Stony Brook | W 81–73 | 12–6 (5–1) | Patrick Gym (2,964) Burlington, NY |
| 01/22/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maine | L 68–71 | 12–7 (5–2) | Alfond Arena (2,265) Orono, ME |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Albany | W 50–43 | 13–7 (6–2) | SEFCU Arena (4,182) Albany, NY |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at Hartford | W 49–43 | 14–7 (7–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,809) Hartford, CT |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | New Hampshire | W 63–48 | 15–7 (8–2) | Patrick Gym (2,085) Burlington, NY |
| 02/09/2013 3:30 pm | at UMBC | W 67–55 | 16–7 (9–2) | Retriever Activities Center (1,604) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University | L 59–64 | 16–8 (9–3) | Patrick Gym (2,217) Burlington, NY |
| 02/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stony Brook | L 48–65 | 16–9 (9–4) | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Maine | W 73–61 | 17–9 (10–4) | Patrick Gym (2,205) Burlington, NY |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Canisius BracketBusters | W 87–79 | 18–9 | Patrick Gym (2,198) Burlington, NY |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 78–61 | 19–9 (11–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,669) Vestal, NY |
| 03/03/2013 2:00 pm | Hartford | L 58–61 | 19–10 (11–5) | Patrick Gym (2,850) Burlington, NY |
| 2013 America East tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 61–42 | 20–10 | SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY |
| 03/10/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UMBC Semifinals | W 85–72 | 21–10 | SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY |
| 03/16/2013 11:30 am, ESPN2 | Albany Championship Game | L 49–53 | 21–11 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, NY |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/19/2013* 10:00 pm | at Santa Clara First Round | L 67–77 | 21–12 | Leavey Center (1,011) Santa Clara, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||