MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Vermont (7-4) finishes non-conference play on Wednesday (Dec. 22) when it hosts Colgate (4-8) at Patrick Gym. The opening tip slated for 2 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday.
 
TELEVISION & BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday's non-conference finale will broadcast live on ESPN3 with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call.  Fans can listen for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College on The Game, which will air on 97.1 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 960 AM around the rest of the region. The radio broadcast is also available online at Catamounts All-Access with Brian McLaughlin on the call.  
 
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SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Colgate comes to Burlington as one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation. The Raiders shoot 39.5% from deep, which ranks 13th, and convert on 11.5 triples per game – the sixth-highest average in Division I. Nelly Cummings leads the Colgate attack with 17.6 points per game. The senior has converted on 32-of-64 (50.0%) of his long range attempts this season, which is the ninth-highest percentage in the country. Cummings has missed the last two games due to injury. Jack Ferguson (11.9 ppg) also averages double figures for the Raiders who have suffered losses in four of their last five games.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont is 22-11 in the all-time series, which dates back to the third varsity game in UVM history. The Catamounts took an 8-6 victory over the Raiders on Jan. 25, 1901 for the program's first win. Vermont and Colgate last met in 1995, when the Raiders won 95-91 in Hamilton, New York. Vermont and Colgate were conference foes as members of the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988. The Raiders were also members of the North Atlantic Conference, which became America East, from 1988 to 1990.
 
BENTON vs. 'GATE
Eddie Benton '96 had a historic night for the Catamounts when Vermont last hosted Colgate on Jan. 5, 1994. The UVM Athletics Hall of Famer dropped 43 points against the Raiders to match the single-game program record at the time. Benton converted on 18-of-19 free throws, which is the fifth-highest total from the line in program history. The former UVM guard went on to set the single-game program scoring record 24 days later when he scored 54 points against Drexel.
 
JAN. 6 MATCHUP ON ESPNU
America East announced on Tuesday that Vermont's home matchup versus New Hampshire on Jan. 6 will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The opening tip is slated for 7 p.m. The Catamounts host the league's yearly regular season ESPNU game for the first time since 2017. The America East matchup will also be Rally Around Mental Health Night, presented by Inspired Closets. Fans can support Rally Around Mental Health programs through the Center for Health & Wellbeing at UVM by clicking here.
 
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