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The 2025–26 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifteenth-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at the Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference.

ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–12 (12–4 America East)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachRyan Schneider
Quick facts Vermont Catamounts men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–12 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Schneider
Assistant coaches
  • Nathan Johnson
  • Derryk O’Grady
  • Braeden Estes
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC †14–2 .87524–9  .727
Vermont12–4 .75022–12  .647
NJIT10–6 .62516–17  .485
UMass Lowell9–7 .56315–18  .455
Albany7–9 .43811–21  .344
Maine6–10 .3758–24  .250
Bryant5–11 .3139–22  .290
New Hampshire5–11 .3139–21  .300
Binghamton4–12 .2508–23  .258
† 2026 AmEast tournament winner
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Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2024–25 season 21–12, 13–3 in America East play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament,[2] before losing to Maine in the semifinals.[3]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Vermont was picked to finish first in the conference, while receiving seven first-place votes.[4]

Preseason rankings

More information Place, Team ...
America East Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1Vermont63 (7)
T–2Maine47 (1)
Albany47
4UMass Lowell39 (1)
5Binghamton37
6Bryant35
7UMBC31
8NJIT13
9New Hampshire12
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[4]

Preseason All-America East Team

More information Player, Year ...
Preseason All-America East Team
Player Year Position
TJ Hurley Senior Guard
TJ Long Graduate
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 David Simon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoSan Diego Windsor, ON
G 1 Momo Nkugwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 FrThe Governor's Academy Chelmsford, MA
F 2 Ben Michaels 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLong Island Lutheran HS Ipswich, England
G 3 TJ Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrThe Rock School Pelham, ON
F 4 Jackson Skipper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrLink Year Prep Tulsa, OK
G 5 Sean Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoRoyal Crown Academy Mississauga, ON
G 12 Ben Wesson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrAlbemarle HS Charlottesville, VA
G 13 Chris Kuzemka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) GSLoyola (MD) Clifton, VA
F 15 Drew Bessette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrRice Memorial HS Milton, VT
F 19 Gus Yalden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)258 lb (117 kg) RS SoSeton Hall Appleton, WI
G 20 TJ Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSFairfield Rockville Centre, NY
G 21 Lucas Mari 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrValencia Basket Valencia, Spain
G 24 Ben Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSBellarmine Lexington, KY
G 25 Sincere Clemons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrNorthfield Mount Hermon School Ithaca, NY
F 32 Trey Woodyard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)165 lb (75 kg) GSNew Hampshire London, OH
F 34 Noah Barnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoDon Bosco Prep Poughkeepsie, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 Saint Michael's L 74–79  –
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
October 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 Saint Anselm W 80–78  –
 Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western New England W 75–68  1–0
 Patrick Gym (1,723)
Burlington, VT
November 5, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Plattsburgh State W 113–62  2–0
 Patrick Gym (1,732)
Burlington, VT
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Brown W 89–84 2OT 3–0
 Pizzitola Sports Center (764)
Providence, RI
November 15, 2025*
1:00 p.m., NESN+/FloCollege		 at Northeastern W 85–74  4–0
 Matthews Arena (3,335)
Boston, MA
November 18, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Buffalo L 90–94  4–1
 Alumni Arena (1,466)
Amherst, NY
November 24, 2025*
1:30 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. Liberty
ESPN Events Invitational
Adventure Bracket quarterfinals		 L 73–79  4–2
 State Farm Field House (1,315)
Kissimmee, FL
November 25, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. Rhode Island
ESPN Events Invitational
Adventure Bracket consolation semifinals		 L 65–80  4–3
 State Farm Field House (957)
Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 vs. Princeton
ESPN Events Invitational
Adventure Bracket 7th place game		 W 79–74  5–3
 State Farm Field House 
Kissimmee, FL
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Yale L 74−77  5−4
 Patrick Gym (2,057)
Burlington, VT
December 3, 2025*
9:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Oregon State L 58−80  5−5
 Gill Coliseum (2,361)
Corvallis, OR
December 6, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Pepperdine W 65−56  6−5
 Firestone Fieldhouse (566)
Malibu, CA
December 14, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Merrimack W 66–59  7–5
 Patrick Gym (2,013)
Burlington, VT
December 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Siena W 83–69  8–5
 Patrick Gym (1,767)
Burlington, VT
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Iona L 78−83  8−6
 Patrick Gym (2,180)
Burlington, VT
December 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Princeton L 69–75 OT 8–7
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,816)
Princeton, NJ
America East regular season
January 3, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at New Hampshire W 80–61  9–7
(1–0)		 Lundholm Gym (813)
Durham, NH
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Binghamton W 60–59  10–7
(2–0)		 Patrick Gym (1,874)
Burlington, VT
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Maine W 67–62  11–7
(3–0)		 Patrick Gym (2,202)
Burlington, VT
January 19, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Albany L 68–75  11–8
(3–1)		 Broadview Center (3,008)
Albany, NY
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UMass Lowell W 77–68  12–8
(4–1)		 Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (714)
Lowell, MA
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Bryant W 62–52  13–8
(5–1)		 Chace Athletic Center (844)
Smithfield, RI
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UMBC W 64–55  14–8
(6–1)		 Patrick Gym (2,260)
Burlington, VT
January 31, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 NJIT L 77–79  14–9
(6–2)		 Patrick Gym (2,383)
Burlington, VT
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Maine L 70–76  14–10
(6–3)		 Memorial Gymnasium (1,140)
Orono, ME
February 7, 2026
1:30 p.m., ESPN+		 New Hampshire W 80–57  15–10
(7–3)		 Patrick Gym (2,522)
Burlington, VT
February 12, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Binghamton W 73–65  16–10
(8–3)		 Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,641)
Vestal, NY
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bryant W 90–63  17–10
(9–3)		 Patrick Gym (2,327)
Burlington, VT
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UMBC L 62–75  17–11
(9–4)		 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,805)
Catonsville, MD
February 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at NJIT W 70–64  18–11
(10–4)		 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 26, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UMass Lowell W 66–64  19–11
(11–4)		 Patrick Gym (2,496)
Burlington, VT
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Albany W 69–56  20–11
(12–4)		 Patrick Gym (2,309)
Burlington, VT
America East tournament
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (2) (7) Bryant
Quarterfinals		 W 77–57  21–11
 Patrick Gym (1,936)
Burlington, VT
March 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (2) (3) NJIT
Semifinals		 W 63–54  22–11
 Patrick Gym (2,048)
Burlington, VT
March 14, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 (2) at (1) UMBC
Championship		 L 59–74  22–12
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (4,753)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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