# 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They were champions of the America East Basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. They defeated Lamar in the First Four round before falling to North Carolina in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Luke Apfeld | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 4 | Four McGlynn | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | York, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Sandro Carissimo | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Sleepy Hollow, New York |
| 14 | Josh Elbaum | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Melville, New York |
| 20 | Brendan Bald | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Millersville, Maryland |
| 21 | Candon Rusin | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Wilmington, Vermont |
| 23 | Brian Voelkel | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Pleasantville, New York |
| 24 | Chris Santo | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| 30 | Pat Bergmann (W) | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 240 | Senior | Burlington, Vermont |
| 31 | Clancy Rugg (W) | Forward | 6–8 | 195 | Sophomore | Burlington, Vermont |
| 34 | Matt Glass | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | RS Senior | Underhill, Vermont |
| 40 | Ryan McKeaney | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Sophomore | Marlton, New Jersey |
| 42 | Ben Crenca | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 260 | Junior | Exeter, Rhode Island |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Saint Michael's | W 64–31 | — | Patrick Gym (2,107) Burlington, VT |
| November 5, 2011* 1:00 pm | | Concordia (QC) | W 69–56 | — | Patrick Gym (1,986) Burlington, VT |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at South Florida Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | L 59–61 | 0–1 | Bob Martinez Sports Center (2,319) Tampa, FL |
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | W 65–53 | 1–1 | Leede Arena (1,319) Hanover, NH |
| November 19, 2011* 6:00 pm | | vs. Marist Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | W 84–75 | 2–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,504) Uncasville, CT |
| November 20, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. Long Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | L 75–80 | 2–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223) Uncasville, CT |
| November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm, CSNMA | | at Old Dominion | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902) Norfolk, VA |
| November 26, 2011* 1:00 pm, WCAXtra | | Siena | W 64–62 | 3–3 | Patrick Gym (2,562) Burlington, VT |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | L 48–55 | 4–3 | Patrick Gym (2,827) Burlington, VT |
| December 3, 2011* 2:00 pm | | at Yale | L 52–68 | 4–4 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,205) New Haven, CT |
| December 7, 2011* 8:00 pm, FS Midwest | | at Saint Louis | L 43–62 | 4–5 | Chaifetz Arena (5,677) St. Louis, MO |
| December 11, 2011* 1:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 58–62 | 4–6 | Patrick Gym (2,251) Burlington, VT |
| December 17, 2011* 1:00 pm | | Iona | L 72–73 | 4–7 | Patrick Gym (2,245) Burlington, VT |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 71–53 | 5–7 | Rothman Center (1,050) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 23, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 65–49 | 6–7 | Towson Center (942) Towson, MD |
| December 30, 2011* 4:30 pm | | Northeastern | L 51–53 | 6–8 | Patrick Gym (2,340) Burlington, VT |
| January 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 59–65 | 6–9 (0–1) | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,088) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | | Boston University | W 83–69 | 7–9 (1–1) | Patrick Gym (2,049) Burlington, VT |
| January 8, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 72–59 | 8–9 (2–1) | Chase Arena at RFP (873) Hartford, CT |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 73–53 | 9–9 (3–1) | Patrick Gym (1,931) Burlington, VT |
| January 14, 2012 3:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 64–72 | 9–10 (3–2) | Lundholm Gym (1,021) Durham, NH |
| January 16, 2012 7:00 pm, WCAXtra | | Maine | W 79–65 | 10–10 (4–2) | Patrick Gym (2,142) Burlington, VT |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 73–69 | 11–10 (5–2) | Patrick Gym (2,260) Burlington, VT |
| January 22, 2012 1:00 pm | | at UMBC | W 90–62 | 12–10 (6–2) | Retriever Activities Center (838) Baltimore, MD |
| January 29, 2012 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | New Hampshire | W 77–60 | 13–10 (7–2) | Patrick Gym (2,774) Burlington, VT |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boston University | W 68–67 | 14–10 (8–2) | Case Gym (1,163) Boston, MA |
| February 4, 2012 1:00 pm, WCAXtra | | Hartford | W 82–56 | 15–10 (9–2) | Patrick Gym (2,412) Burlington, VT |
| February 6, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Maine | W 73–63 | 16–10 (10–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,137) Orono, ME |
| February 12, 2012 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Stony Brook | W 68–49 | 17–10 (11–2) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm, TWCS | | at Albany | W 50–47 | 18–10 (12–2) | SEFCU Arena (2,811) Albany, NY |
| February 18, 2012* 2:00 pm | | Niagara ESPN BracketBusters | W 92–70 | 19–10 | Patrick Gym (2,895) Burlington, VT |
| February 21, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | L 53–57 | 19–11 (12–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,427) Vestal, NY |
| February 25, 2012 1:00 pm, WCAXtra | | UMBC | W 80–49 | 20–11 (13–3) | Patrick Gym (2,817) Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Maine Quarterfinals | W 50–40 | 21–11 | Chase Arena at RFP (2,562) Hartford, CT |
| March 4, 2012 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (6) Hartford Semifinals | W 77–73 $^{2OT}$ | 22–11 | Chase Arena at RFP (2,644) Hartford, CT |
| March 10, 2012 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Stony Brook Championship Game | W 51–43 | 23–11 | Stony Brook University Arena (4,423) Stony Brook, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2012* 6:30 pm, truTV | (16MW) | vs. (16MW) Lamar First Four | W 71–59 | 24–11 | University of Dayton Arena (7,218) Dayton, OH |
| March 16, 2012* 4:10 pm, TBS | (16MW) | vs. (1MW) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round | L 58–77 | 24–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (16,422) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||