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.[1]

2009–10 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record25–10 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2009–10 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Vermont 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Maine 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Boston University 11 5   .688 21 14   .600
Binghamton 8 8   .500 13 18   .419
Hartford 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
UMBC 3 13   .188 4 26   .133
Albany 2 14   .125 7 25   .219
2010 America East tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2009–10 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Marqus Blakely 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Metuchen, New Jersey
G 24 Maurice Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr  
F 32 Evan Fjeld 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Top-seeded Syracuse uses balanced attack to bounce Vermont". ESPN. March 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2009–10 Vermont Catamounts Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vermont Men's Basketball History & Records". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.