# 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym located in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play, to finish as America East regular-season champions. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton and UMass Lowell to win the America East tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region. There, they lost to Marquette.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Catholic | W 85–59 | – | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Michael's | W 65–47 | – | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 67–55 | 1–0 | Patrick Gym (2,077) Burlington, VT |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Plattsburgh State | W 92–41 | 2–0 | Patrick Gym (2,389) Burlington, VT |
| November 16, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Charleston Myrtle Beach Invitational first round | W 73–64 | 3–0 | HTC Center (1,154) Conway, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Saint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | W 78–68 | 4–0 | HTC Center (1,126) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Liberty Myrtle Beach Invitational championship | L 61–71 | 4–1 | HTC Center (1,228) Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont State–Johnson | W 106–57 | 5–1 | Patrick Gym (1,855) Burlington, VT |
| November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 70–79 | 5–2 | Carver Arena (5,068) Peoria, IL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 64–53 | 6–2 | Patrick Gym (2,080) Burlington, VT |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | W 66–65 | 7–2 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN | | at Northeastern | W 73–71 | 8–2 | Matthews Arena (987) Boston, MA |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 71–77 | 8–3 | Patrick Gym (2,641) Burlington, VT |
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | L 51–73 | 8–4 | Cassell Coliseum (4,918) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 86–60 | 9–4 | Savage Arena (4,031) Toledo, OH |
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 69–70 | 9–5 | Millett Hall (1,186) Oxford, OH |
| January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 71–70 | 10–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 65–58 | 11–5 (1–0) | Patrick Gym (2,704) Burlington, VT |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 77–72 | 12–5 (2–0) | Patrick Gym (2,052) Burlington, VT |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 76–55 | 13–5 (3–0) | Patrick Gym (2,434) Burlington, VT |
| January 18, 2024 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 82–62 | 14–5 (4–0) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,345) Vestal, NY |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (5–0) | Costello Athletic Center (957) Lowell, MA |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 67–57 | 16–5 (6–0) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 81–59 | 17–5 (7–0) | Patrick Gym (2,338) Burlington, VT |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 62–49 | 18–5 (8–0) | Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 61–63 | 18–6 (8–1) | Wellness and Events Center (474) Newark, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 72–70 | 19–6 (9–1) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,710) Catonsville, MD |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 70–54 | 20–6 (10–1) | Patrick Gym (2,375) Burlington, VT |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 68–57 | 21–6 (11–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (940) Orono, ME |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 94–80 | 22–6 (12–1) | Broadview Center (2,541) Albany, NY |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 65–48 | 23–6 (13–1) | Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT |
| March 2, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 74–62 | 24–6 (14–1) | Patrick Gym (3,015) Burlington, VT |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 68–64 | 25–6 (15–1) | Lundholm Gym (776) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (8) Albany Quarterfinals | W 75–72 | 26–6 | Patrick Gym (2,692) Burlington, VT |
| March 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (4) New Hampshire Semifinals | W 66–59 | 27–6 | Patrick Gym (2,487) Burlington, VT |
| March 16, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (2) UMass Lowell Championship | W 66–61 | 28–6 | Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024 7:10 p.m., CBS | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 13 Duke First round | L 47–64 | 28–7 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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