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2017–18 Vermont Catamounts Men's Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by seventh-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–1 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. The Catamounts defeated Maine and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament where they lost to UMBC. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Catamounts received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee in the first round. Previous season The Catamounts finished the 2016–17 season 29–6, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. In the America East tournament, they defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Becker (basketball)
John Becker (born April 17, 1968) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts of the America East Conference. He replaced Mike Lonergan, who left to become the coach at George Washington University. On January 5, 2023, Becker became the winningest coach in Vermont history, with a 74–64 win over Bryant, surpassing Tom Brennan. Coaching career Gallaudet/Catholic University Becker's college coaching career began in 1994 when he became an assistant at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. In 1997, Becker was elevated to head coach of the Bison, where he served from 1997 to 1999. Becker also served as the men's tennis coach, despite never playing the game, and also worked in the information technology field, as the coaching positions were part-time. He briefly left coaching to pursue a master's degree in information systems at George Washington University, however in 2004 Becker returned to coaching at his alma mater Catholic as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 12th-year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2017 America East men's basketball tournament, America East tournament, they defeated 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team, UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team, Vermont in the semifinals. Previous season The 2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team, Wildcats finished the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated 2015–16 Binghamton Bearcats m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |