# 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 12th-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 14–2 in America East play to win the regular season championship. 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.

## Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 17–1 in America East play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated NJIT, Binghamton, and UMBC to win 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Saint Michael's | W 78–58 | – | Patrick Gym (2,245) Burlington, VT |
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Middlebury | W 79–62 | – | Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 80–65 | 1–0 | Patrick Gym (2,296) Burlington, VT |
| November 10, 2022* 10:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | L 53–79 | 1–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,027) Moraga, CA |
| November 13, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 85–94 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | Titan Gym (900) Fullerton, CA |
| November 15, 2022* 11:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 57–59 | 1–3 | Galen Center (1,838) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 18, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Iona Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | L 50–71 | 1–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 44–73 | 1–5 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (678) New Haven, CT |
| November 25, 2022* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Ball State Nassau Championship First Round | W 78–73 | 2–5 | Baha Mar Convention Center (267) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. UNC Wilmington Nassau Championship seminfinals | L 66–68 | 2–6 | Baha Mar Convention Center (311) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Long Beach State Nassau Championship 3rd place game | L 58–78 | 2–7 | Baha Mar Convention Center (278) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NVU–Lyndon | W 101–63 | 3–7 | Patrick Gym (2,007) Burlington, VT |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | W 66–43 | 4–7 | Lawler Arena (1,727) North Andover, MA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 68–52 | 5–7 | Leede Arena (590) Hanover, NH |
| December 10, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | W 73–72 | 6–7 | Cotterell Court (975) Hamilton, NY |
| December 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 72–84 | 6–8 | Patrick Gym (1,879) Burlington, VT |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 74–61 | 7–8 (1–0) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,535) Catonsville, MD |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Bryant | W 74–64 | 8–8 (2–0) | Patrick Gym (2,304) Burlington, VT |
| January 8, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 60–67 | 8–9 (2–1) | Lundholm Gym (664) Durham, NH |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 65–80 | 8–10 (2–2) | Costello Athletic Center (517) Lowell, MA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 66–45 | 9–10 (3–2) | Patrick Gym (2,377) Burlington, VT |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | | NJIT | W 85–69 | 10–10 (4–2) | Patrick Gym (2,321) Burlington, VT |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 80–55 | 11–10 (5–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,570) Vestal, NY |
| January 28, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 74–68 | 12–10 (6–2) | Patrick Gym (2,418) Burlington, VT |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 87–68 | 13–10 (7–2) | McDonough Sports Complex (2,014) Troy, NY |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 74–65 | 14–10 (8–2) | Cross Insurance Center (785) Bangor, ME |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 93–81 | 15–10 (9–2) | Patrick Gym (2,737) Burlington, VT |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 80–51 | 16–10 (10–2) | Patrick Gym (2,220) Burlington, VT |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (11–2) | Wellness and Events Center (708) Newark, NJ |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 81–70 | 18–10 (12–2) | Patrick Gym (2,299) Burlington, VT |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 70–66 | 19–10 (13–2) | Chace Athletic Center (1,600) Smithfield, RI |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 79–61 | 20–10 (14–2) | Patrick Gym (2,510) Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (8) NJIT Quarterfinals | W 84–57 | 21–10 | Patrick Gym (2,420) Burlington, VT |
| March 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (5) Binghamton Semifinals | W 79–57 | 22–10 | Patrick Gym (2,451) Burlington, VT |
| March 11, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN2/ESPN+ | (1) | (2) UMass Lowell Championship | W 72–59 | 23–10 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 2:45 pm, CBS | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Marquette First Round | L 61–78 | 23–11 | Nationwide Arena (19,564) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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