BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball program has officially announced its 15-game non-conference schedule for the 2022-23 season. The Catamounts will face six NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, including Elite Eight member Miami.
 
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2022-23 Schedule

• UVM opens up the 2022-23 regular season on Nov. 7 when it hosts Brown at 7 p.m. The Catamounts will welcome back UVM Athletics Hall of Famer TJ Sorrentine '05 who is the associate head coach of the Bears. Prior to the regular season tip off, the Cats will host local colleges Saint Michael's and Middlebury in exhibitions on Oct. 29 and Nov. 2.
• Vermont travels out west to the Golden State for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Catamounts open up the California trip at Saint Mary's on Nov. 10. UVM then travels south to Los Angeles, where it will face Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 13) and USC (Nov. 15). All three opponents qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2022.
• The Catamounts will face Rick Pitino and the Iona Gaels in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Nov. 18 in Uncasville, Conn. The neutral site matchup will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets will go on sale on Sept. 9 at HoopHall.com. UVM will visit Yale a few days later, with a Tuesday matchup against the Bulldogs on Nov. 22.
• Vermont then heads to the Bahamas for the Nassau Championship at Baha Mar. The Catamounts begin the tournament against Ball State on Nov. 25. Other teams in the tournament include Missouri State, UNCW, North Texas, San Jose State, Oakland, and the 2021 Big West regular season champs Long Beach State. Tickets are available at HappsNow.com.
• The Catamounts host two home games in December, starting with NVU Lyndon on Dec. 1. Vermont will also welcome Toledo to Patrick Gym for the first time in series history. The Rockets were 26-8 (17-3) and earned the MAC regular season title last season. Sandwiched between the two home games are trips to Merrimack (Dec. 4), Dartmouth (Dec. 6) and Colgate (Dec. 10).
• UVM caps off the non-conference slate with a trip to Miami on Dec. 28. The Catamounts and Hurricanes will meet for the first time in series history. Miami made the Elite Eight as a No. 10 seed in 2022 with wins over No. 7 USC, No. 2 Auburn, and No. 11 Iowa State, before falling to eventual National Champion No. 1 Kansas.

Vermont looks to defend its 2022 America East Title and extend its regular season championship streak to seven straight seasons. UVM returns seven members of its roster from a season ago, and adds seven newcomers to the team for the 2022-23 campaign. For more news about the Vermont men's basketball program, follow @UVMmbb and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and visit UVMathletics.com.