BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont will face off against Brown at home on Tuesday evening. Action from Patrick Gym will tip off at 7 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+. Tuesday's game is Rally Around Mental Health presented by Redstone (benefiting United Way). Redstone will have promotional items including rally towels at their tabling set-up. There will also be a Stanley lucky row giveaway in the student section.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The non-conference clash will broadcast live on
ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield 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 via the
Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
RELATED LINKS
Watch: ESPN+
Listen on Varsity Network App
Live Stats
Tickets
VERMONT OUTLOOK
- The Catamounts are coming off a 68-64 win against Northeastern.
- TJ Hurley had a career-high 23 points with three three-pointers and a career-high eight free throws on Saturday afternoon.
- Ileri Ayo-Faleye recorded a career-high seven blocks against Northeastern.
- Seth Joba also had a career-high and team-high seven rebounds.
- Vermont had three players scoring double-digits in Saturday's win. TJ Hurley (23), Jace Roquemore (13), and Ileri Ayo-Faleye (10) contributed for the Catamounts.
- Catamounts are ranked 43rd in blocks per game (4.9). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 12th in the country with 2.56 blocks per game.
- Vermont ranks 76th in the country in free throw percentage. The Catamounts have shot 75.2 percent from the free throw line this season. TJ Hurley ranks 25th in the country and 1st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 94.3 percent from the line.
- The Catamounts allow 67.4 points per game which ranks UVM the 98th best scoring defense in the country.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Brown is 4-3 on the year and is coming off a three-game win streak (wins against Stony Brook, Canisius, and Sacred Heart).
- This will be the 6th match-up between Vermont and Brown (Vermont leads all-time series 3-2). Last year, the Catamounts pulled out a 71-70 victory in Providence, RI.
- The Bears are ranked 19th in the country in blocks per game (5.7).
- Brown is efficient at shooting from behind the arc. On the year, the Bears average 9.7 threes per game (ranked 53rd in the country) and are shooting 36.4% (ranked 82nd in the country) from deep.
- Senior guard Kino Lily Jr. is ranked 2nd in the entire country with 4.7 threes per game. Lily Jr. is also ranked 39th in three-point percentage (47). The Bears' leading scorer has averaged 19 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game.
- Brown was picked to finish 3rd in the Ivy League Preseason Poll.
- Last year, the Bears lost in the Ivy League Championship to Yale 61-62.
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