# 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2015* 3:00 pm | | Keiser | W 78–67 | | Patrick Gym (1,758) Burlington, VT |
| 11/07/2015* 4:00 pm | | Saint Michael's | W 85–56 | | Patrick Gym (2,266) Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 50–70 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (3,307) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 23 Purdue Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 79–107 | 0–2 | Mackey Arena (12,808) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 83–70 | 1–2 | Patrick Gym (1,861) Burlington, VT |
| 11/21/2015* 5:00 pm | | vs. Niagara Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 85–67 | 2–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,507) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/22/2015* 8:00 pm | | vs. Buffalo Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 71–77 | 2–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/25/2015* 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 62–86 | 2–4 | O'Connell Center (8,003) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | | Marist | W 86–60 | 3–4 | Patrick Gym (1,865) Burlington, VT |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 68–63 | 4–4 | Leede Arena (752) Hanover, NH |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Yale | L 54–72 | 4–5 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,114) New Haven, CT |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 68–80 | 4–6 | Reilly Center (3,021) Olean, NY |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 75–68 | 5–6 | Patrick Gym (1,776) Burlington, VT |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm | | Fisher | W 84–37 | 6–6 | Patrick Gym (2,034) Burlington, VT |
| 12/22/2015* | | at Northeastern | L 65–77 | 6–7 | Matthews Arena (928) Boston, MA |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | | Siena | W 73–64 | 7–7 | Patrick Gym (2,437) Burlington, VT |
| 01/03/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Harvard | W 65–62 | 8–7 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,526) Cambridge, MA |
| American East regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Maine | W 90–72 | 9–7 (1–0) | Cross Insurance Center (1,024) Bangor, ME |
| 01/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 57–69 | 9–8 (1–1) | Patrick Gym (2,392) Burlington, VT |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 83–68 | 10–8 (2–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,103) Hartford, CT |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | L 82–93 | 10–9 (2–2) | Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 61–52 | 11–9 (3–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,314) Vestal, NY |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm | | UMBC | W 79–72 | 12–9 (4–2) | Patrick Gym (1,925) Burlington, VT |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 66–50 | 13–9 (5–2) | Lundholm Gym (1,202) Durham, NH |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 61–72 | 13–10 (5–3) | Patrick Gym (2,658) Burlington, VT |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Maine | W 65–62 | 14–10 (6–3) | Patrick Gym (1,526) Burlington, VT |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Albany | L 71–75 | 14–11 (6–4) | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 93–100 | 14–12 (6–5) | Costello Athletic Center (437) Lowell, MA |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | Hartford | W 98–81 | 15–12 (7–5) | Patrick Gym (2,475) Burlington, VT |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 78–64 | 16–12 (8–5) | Patrick Gym (1,989) Burlington, VT |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | | at UMBC | W 99–54 | 17–12 (9–5) | Retriever Activities Center (1,389) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 73–67 | 18–12 (10–5) | Patrick Gym (2,242) Burlington, VT |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | W 76–62 | 19–12 (11–5) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Maine Quarterfinals | W 99–82 | 20–12 | Patrick Gym (2,165) Burlington, VT |
| 03/07/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (4) New Hampshire Semifinals | W 63–56 | 21–12 | Patrick Gym (2,840) Burlington, VT |
| 03/12/2016 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (3) | (1) Stony Brook Championship game | L 74–80 | 21–13 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina First round | W 79–74 | 22–13 | Patrick Gym (1,486) Burlington, VT |
| 03/21/2016* 10:00 pm | | at Seattle Quarterfinals | W 73–54 | 23–13 | Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| 03/23/2016* 10:00 pm | | at Nevada Semifinals | L 72–86 | 23–14 | Lawlor Events Center (6,133) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||