MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Vermont (20-6, 10-1 AE) will try to extend its 10-game winning streak with a visit from Binghamton (8-16, 2-9 AE) on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 15). The opening tip is set for 2 p.m. The game has officially been ruled a sellout.
 
TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE
All of the action will be streamed on ESPN3 and the ESPN app by logging in with your television provider. Fans can also listen live on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College, on 101.3 The Game or online at Catamounts All-Access with Jake Marsh on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Binghamton: Video | Live Stats | Audio
Game Notes: Vermont | Binghamton
 
RALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH GAME
Saturday is UVM's annual Rally Around Mental Health (RAMH) Game, an initiative that was created to help increase awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. Led by student-athletes, the Rally Around Mental Health Committee offers educational programming and activities to promote mental health, resources for seeking help, and supports ongoing conversations about mental health through designated RAMH games for each sport. Visit the Rally Around Mental Health table in the lobby for more information.  If you would like to help the RAMH Committee bring more resources & programming to UVM Athletics, please visit go.uvm.edu/ramh.
 
PROMOTIONS
The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free replica jersey, courtesy of People's United Bank.
 
BELL-HAYNES JOINS THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM
Former Vermont floor general and two-time America East Player of the Year Trae Bell-Haynes '18 has made the Canadian National Team roster for the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers. The 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers will feature 16 teams from the Americas zone divided into four groups of four teams. Teams will play each other twice, home and away, during the qualifying phase with three windows set for February 21-24 2020, November 2020 and February 2021.
 
ONE WIN AWAY
A win on Saturday will officially clinch a home quarterfinal game for Vermont in the upcoming America East Tournament. UVM will be the only team to have hosted a home quarterfinal contest all six years using the current playoff format.
 
THE LAST TIME BINGHAMTON VISITED BURLINGTON
Stef Smith set the America East Semifinal record with eight three-pointers as Vermont knocked off seventh-seeded Binghamton 84-51. Smith finished his historic night with a career-high 28 points. He shot 10-of-14 from the floor and 8-of-11 from behind the arc.
 
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats have struggled in conference play with a 2-9 record and have dropped their last five contests. Binghamton lives by the three with the eighth-most attempts (718) and has made the 20th-most triples (234) in the country. Sam Sessoms leads the BU offense with 17.8 points per game and 4.8 assists per game. The sophomore has the fourth-highest scoring average in America East. He became the seventh Bearcat to surpass the 1,000-career point plateau against Stony Brook on Wednesday. George Tinsley (11.7 ppg) is one of the conference's top rebounders at 7.8 boards per game. Brenton Mills rounds out three Bearcats in double figures with 11.0 points per game.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts have won the last 10 meetings against the Bearcats and lead the all-time series 34-8. In his nine-year tenure, Cioffi Men's Basketball Head Coach John Becker owns a commanding 17-2 record against Binghamton and a perfect 9-0 mark at home. Last month, UVM topped BU 72-53 in Vestal, New York behind a balanced scoring attack as four Cats registered double figures.
 
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