# 2009–10 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts won the America East conference tournament title for the first time since 2005 to earn the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The Catamounts lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Syracuse, 79–56.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2009* | | at Loyola (MD) | L 66–79 | 0–1 | Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nov 15, 2009* | | at Buffalo | W 58–57 | 1–1 | Alumni Arena (2,996) Buffalo, New York |
| Nov 22, 2009* | | at Rutgers | W 77–71 | 2–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,966) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Nov 24, 2009* | | at Providence | L 64–106 | 2–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,954) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nov 27, 2009* | | at Drexel | L 61–74 | 2–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,347) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 28, 2009* | | vs. Cornell | L 59–67 | 2–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 29, 2009* | | vs. Toledo | W 82–49 | 3–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 2009* | | at Dartmouth | W 63–58 | 4–4 | Leede Arena (1,013) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Dec 5, 2009* | | at NJIT | W 88–49 | 5–4 | Prudential Center (323) Newark, New Jersey |
| Dec 7, 2009* | | at Yale | W 72–60 | 6–4 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (955) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dec 13, 2009* | | Quinnipiac | W 80–77 | 7–4 | Patrick Gymnasium (2,558) Burlington, Vermont |
| Dec 20, 2009* | | Delaware | L 50–56 | 7–5 | Patrick Gymnasium (2,477) Burlington, Vermont |
| Dec 28, 2009* | | at Marist | W 72–62 | 8–5 | McCann Arena (1,806) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Dec 30, 2009* | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 71–69 | 9–5 | Knott Arena (1,659) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Jan 2, 2010 | | UMBC | W 73–58 | 10–5 (1–0) | Patrick Gymnasium (2,459) Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 7, 2010 | | at Maine | W 64–56 | 11–5 (2–0) | Alfond Arena (1,012) Orono, Maine |
| Jan 10, 2010 | | at Albany | W 71–54 | 12–5 (3–0) | SEFCU Arena (3,014) Albany, New York |
| Jan 17, 2010 | | Boston University | W 78–58 | 13–5 (4–0) | Patrick Gymnasium (3,266) Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 19, 2010 | | Hartford | W 78–66 | 14–5 (5–0) | Patrick Gymnasium (2,635) Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 21, 2010 | | Stony Brook | L 60–65 | 14–6 (5–1) | Patrick Gymnasium (2,909) Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 24, 2010 | | at Binghamton | L 67–73 | 14–7 (5–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,928) Binghamton, New York |
| Jan 27, 2010 | | at New Hampshire | L 56–75 | 14–8 (5–3) | Lundholm Gym (2,355) Durham, New Hampshire |
| Jan 30, 2010 | | Albany | W 64–46 | 15–8 (6–3) | Patrick Gymnasium (3,266) Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 3, 2010 | | Maine | W 64–51 | 16–8 (7–3) | Patrick Gymnasium (2,577) Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 5, 2010 | | at UMBC | W 79–60 | 17–8 (8–3) | RAC Arena (670) Catonsville, Maryland |
| Feb 9, 2010 | | at Boston University | W 76–75 | 18–8 (9–3) | Agganis Arena (968) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 14, 2010 | | New Hampshire | W 85–76 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (10–3) | Patrick Gymnasium (3,266) Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 17, 2010 | | at Hartford | W 74–56 | 20–8 (11–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,127) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 20, 2010* | | Fairfield ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–67 | 21–8 | Patrick Gymnasium (2,585) Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 24, 2010 | | at Stony Brook | L 78–82 | 21–9 (11–4) | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,650) Stony Brook, New York |
| Feb 28, 2010 | | Binghamton | W 78–69 | 22–9 (12–4) | Patrick Gymnasium (3,266) Burlington, Vermont |
| America East tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2010* | (2) | vs. (7) UMBC Quarterfinals | W 76–59 | 23–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,160) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 7, 2010* | (2) | vs. (6) New Hampshire Semifinals | W 57–38 | 24–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,440) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 13, 2010* | (2) | (4) Boston University Championship | W 83–70 | 25–9 | Patrick Gymnasium (3,266) Burlington, Vermont |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2010* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Syracuse NCAA First Round | L 56–79 | 25–10 | HSBC Arena (18,948) Buffalo, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=NCAA West Regional. ||||||