# 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were led by eleventh-year head coach John Becker. They finished the season 28–6, 17–1 in America East play, to finish as regular-season champions. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton and UMBC to with the America East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West Region where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.
This was to be the team's last season at Patrick Gym, but their new arena, Tarrant Event Center, was put on indefinite hold, due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising borrowing costs.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Catamounts finished the 2020–21 season 10–5, 10–4 in America East play, to tie the regular-season conference championship with UMBC. They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Saint Michael's | W 105–60 | | Patrick Gym (2,438) Burlington, VT |
| November 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Saint Anselm | W 94–72 | | Patrick Gym (2,348) Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | W 71–57 | 1–0 | McLeod Center (1,773) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 21 Maryland | L 57–68 | 1–1 | Xfinity Center (13,424) College Park, MD |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | WPI | W 81–48 | 2–1 | Patrick Gym (2,004) Burlington, VT |
| November 19, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | W 61–53 | 3–1 | Patrick Gym (2,188) Burlington, VT |
| November 22, 2021* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Oakland Gulf Coast Showcase | L 61–63 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (415) Estero, FL |
| November 23, 2021* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase | W 58–49 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (337) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Appalachian State Gulf Coast Showcase | W 65–63 | 5–2 | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 51–54 | 5–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,739) Greensboro, NC |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Dartmouth | W 83–65 | 6–3 | Patrick Gym (2,321) Burlington, VT |
| December 7, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | L 58–68 | 6–4 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,087) Providence, RI |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 70–65 | 7–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,226) Providence, RI |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Colgate | W 78–68 | 8–4 | Patrick Gym (1,964) Burlington, VT |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | New Hampshire | W 82–68 | 9–4 (1–0) | Patrick Gym (1,779) Burlington, VT |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 98–65 | 10–4 (2–0) | Patrick Gym (1,929) Burlington, VT |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 86–69 | 11–4 (3–0) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,028) Catonsville, MD |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 83–57 | 12–4 (4–0) | Wellness and Events Center (314) Newark, NJ |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 82–72 | 13–4 (5–0) | Patrick Gym (2,519) Burlington, VT |
| January 26, 2022 6:31 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | W 80–67 | 14–4 (6–0) | Island Federal Arena (2,504) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Maine | W 81–68 | 15–4 (7–0) | Patrick Gym (2,452) Burlington, VT |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany Rescheduled from January 2 | W 73–61 | 16–4 (8–0) | Patrick Gym (2,096) Burlington, VT |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 90–67 | 17–4 (9–0) | Patrick Gym (2,036) Burlington, VT |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 78–67 | 18–4 (10–0) | Costello Athletic Center (602) Lowell, MA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 82–51 | 19–4 (11–0) | Patrick Gym (2,124) Burlington, VT |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 76–63 | 20–4 (12–0) | SEFCU Arena (2,403) Albany, NY |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Hartford Rescheduled from January 8 | L 74–75 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (12–1) | Chase Arena (390) West Hartford, CT |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 71–50 | 21–5 (13–1) | Lundholm Gym (791) Durham, NH |
| February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 86–59 | 22–5 (14–1) | Patrick Gym (2,645) Burlington, VT |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 66–49 | 23–5 (15–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,855) Vestal, NY |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 62–61 | 24–5 (16–1) | Patrick Gym (2,606) Burlington, VT |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 75–56 | 25–5 (17–1) | Cross Insurance Center (697) Bangor, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (8) NJIT Quarterfinals | W 98–59 | 26–5 | Patrick Gym (2,199) Burlington, VT |
| March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (6) Binghamton Semifinals | W 74–42 | 27–5 | Patrick Gym (2,290) Burlington, VT |
| March 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (2) UMBC Championship | W 82–43 | 28–5 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2022 9:20 p.m., TNT | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas First round | L 71–75 | 28–6 | KeyBank Center (16,194) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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