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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont men's basketball team hosts Binghamton on Monday (Jan. 19) at Patrick Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com or in person one hour before game time in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell calling the action. The game will also be streamed online for free in HD via CatamounTV.com.
The Catamounts stand at 9-8 overall and 4-0 in America East after a 71-54 victory at UMBC on Saturday. UVM has won four straight and is 6-2 at home this season. Binghamton is 2-18 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Bearcats are coming off a 72-66 overtime loss at New Hampshire on Saturday.
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Game Notes (.pdf)
Burlington Free Press Feature - Dre Wills
Game Promotion: Campus Rec Night; $1.00 Hot Dog Night presented by Sodexo/University Dining Services
LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 71, UMBC 54
Vermont held UMBC without a field goal over the first 9:13 of the second half and put together a 24-6 run to pull away from the Reteivers. UVM improved to 4-0 in America East and extended its win streak to four games. Ethan O'Day led the Catamounts with 15 points, on 7-for-9 shooting, and seven rebounds. Brendan Kilpatrick added 13 points in 19 minutes off the bench and Trae Bell-Haynes scored 10 points, all in the second half.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Binghamton is 2-18 overall and 1-4 in America East action this season ... The Bearcats are 0-10 on the road and coming off a 73-66 overtime loss at New Hampshire on Saturday ... Binghamton's lone America East win came against Maine, 64-46, on Jan. 10 ... The Bearcats are the youngest team in the country with just one senior and one junior on the squad ... The Bearcats' starting lineup features four freshmen and a sophomore ... Four of the team's top five scorers are freshmen ... Freshmen Dusan Perovic, Willie Rodriquez and Romello Walker have all earned America East Rookie of the Week honors this season ... Binghamton has also been hit by injuries, Nick Madray (6-9, F) has missed the last six games with an ankle injury and Perovic suffered an ACL injury on Jan. 5 ... Perovic was the team's leading scorer (11.5 ppg) and top 3-point threat (45%) ... Rodriguez is chipping in 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... As a team, Binghamton is averaging 57.1 points per game, while giving up 68.3 to opponents ... The Bearcats are shooting 39.1 percent from the floor, 29.3 percent from the arc and 66.8 percent from the foul line ... Binghamton is being out rebounded 35.8 to 30.9 on the boards.
THE SERIES
Monday is the 31st meeting between the two teams ... Vermont owns 23-7 record over Binghamton in the series ... John Becker is 5-1 vs. Binghamton ... The Catamounts have won four straight against Binghamton ... UVM swept the Bearcats last season, including a 92-82 overtime win at Binghamton in the regular season finale.
LEAGUE NUMBERS
The Catamounts lead America East in field goal percentage, shooting 45.3 percent from the floor and also lead the league in field goal percentage defense at 39.8 percent ... Ethan O'Day leads the conference in field goal percentage (60.2%) and Ryan Pierson is the top free throw shooter in the America East at 90.0 percent ... Vermont owns a +13.3 scoring margin through three games ... Other impressive numbers by the Catamounts in America East action include:
Dre Wills - 70.8 FG%; 12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg; 4.0 apg; 4.6 stlpg
Trae Bell-Haynes - 75.0 FG%; 5.0 apg; 7.7 ppg
Ethan O'Day - 12.7 ppg; 5.0 rpg
Cam Ward - 12.0 ppg; 68.6 FG%; 80.0 3FG% (4-for-5)
THE STREAK
UVM has won four straight by an average of 12 points per game ... The Catamounts are shooting 52.4 percent from the field ... Ethan O'Day is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks during the last three games ... Dre Wills is averaging 10.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.5 steals and shooting 70.4 percent from the floor.
M.A.S.H. UNIT
The game vs. Dartmouth on Jan. 14 marked the first time this season head coach John Becker had a full squad of players available to play with the exception of Ernie Duncan who is redshirting this season.
DO IT ALL DRE
Dre Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian Voelkel '14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team's top defender, ranks fifth on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg), ranks second in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and assists (2.8 apg) and steals (26) ... In league play, Wills is averaging 12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 spg, and is shooting 70.8 FG% ... Vermont is 7-1 when Wills scores 10 or more points in his career (6-1 this season, 1-0 last year).
GREEN TEAMS
Vermont and Binghamton are the two least experienced teams in America East (statsheet.com) ... Binghamton is the least experienced team in the country, while Vermont is the 23rd least experience team in the nation (kenpom.com).
BK IS BACK
Redshirt-sophomore Brendan Kilpatrick returned to the court against Dartmouth ... He scored a career-high 13 points in 19 minutes off the bench at UMBC, reaching double figures in the scoring column for just the second time in his career.
STINGY D
Vermont is 36-3 since the 2012-13 season when holding opponents under 60 points ... The Catamounts held Yale to 57 and Saint Louis to 58 points, but fell short in both contests ... In it's current four-game win streak, UVM has held the last four opponents to under 60 points.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont travels to New Hampshire on Thursday (Jan. 22) ... Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Lundholm Gymnasium ... A.J. Kanell will have the call on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) and the game will be streamed online for free via AmericaEast.tv.
