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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Vermont men's basketball team will get a jump on the 2014-15 season with a five-day trip to Canada, August 9-13. The Catamounts will play five games in five days and visit Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa. All returning players in addition to UVM's six-player freshman class will be able to play during the trip.
UVM will face some stiff competiton during the five days. Carleton has won 10 of the last 12 CIS Championships and beat Wisconsin last summer, while also taking Syracuse to overtime. Ottawa was the top seeded team in this year's CIS Championship and fell to Carleton in last year's national final. The Gee-Gees defeated TCU, 90-74, in an exhibition game last summer.
Vermont is the defending America East Regular Season Champion. The Catamounts posted a record of 15-1 in America East last season and went 22-11 overall, marking the sixth straight 20-win season for the program. UVM earned a berth to the NIT, the program's sixth straight postseason appearance, and faced Georgia in the first round.
Vermont Catamounts Canadian Tour Schedule Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
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Sat., Aug. 9 | 7 p.m. | Queen's University | College de Brebeuf - Montreal, Quebec |
Sun., Aug. 10 | 4 p.m. | Laval University | Laval University - Quebec City, Quebec |
Mon., Aug. 11 | 8 p.m. | University of Ottawa | University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario |
Tue., Aug. 12 | 6 p.m. | Carleton University | Carleton University - Ottawa, Ontario |
Mon., Aug. 13 | 7 p.m. | Quebec All-Star Team | Champlain CEGEP - Montreal, Quebec |