The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. In the America East tournament, they defeated

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and Albany to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 4-seeded

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in the first round.

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated

and

to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They received an invitation to the

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. There, they defeated

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and

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to advance to the semifinals before losing to

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Preseason

Vermont was picked to finish first in the preseason America East poll.

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was selected to the preseason All-America East team.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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