The 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. The Catamounts, led by seventh-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 27–8, 15–1 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. The Catamounts defeated

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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

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where they lost to

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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 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 the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 4 seed

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in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

2017 incoming recruits

Preseason

In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Catamounts were picked to win the America East. Senior Trae Bell-Haynes and sophomore Anthony Lamb were named to the preseason All-America East team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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21st century in Burlington, Vermont