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Vermont (19-6, 9-1 AE) hosts New Hampshire (14-9, 6-4 AE) in an America East battle Thursday night at Patrick Gym. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. Tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. Thursday's game is the Catamount Couples Game presented by Claussen's and Lake Champlain Chocolates.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Thursday's conference matchup will broadcast live on
ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. An international stream will also be available on
AmericaEast.TV. 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
Purchase Tickets
Watch: ESPN+ | AE.TV
Listen on Varsity Network
Live Stats
Game Notes: Vermont | New Hampshire
CATAMOUNT COUPLES
All non-season ticket holders can purchase one reserved ticket, and receive another one for free using the online promo code
Valentine at checkout.
20-WIN MARK
Vermont can reach the 20-win mark for the 15th-straight full season with a win on Thursday. Only two other schools have reached the 20-win mark in each of the last 14 full seasons: Gonzaga and Kansas
CHASING 300
John Becker is one win away from his 300th as Cioffi Men's Basketball Head Coach at Vermont. Across all sports, he will become just the third head coach to produce 300 wins at the University.
NEARING 1K
Aaron Deloney is 16 points away from becoming the 45th player to reach the 1,000-point milestone in a Catamount uniform.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
New Hampshire enters Thursday's game at fourth place in the America East standings. The Wildcats were 1-1 last week with a loss at Bryant (L, 85-66) on Thursday, followed by a home victory over Maine (W, 60-57) on Saturday. UNH leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage defense, holding America East foes to a 27.2% shooting rate from beyond the arc. Offensively, New Hampshire is in the middle of the pack, ranking fifth in points per game (73.5) and fourth in scoring margin (-0.4). Preseason All-Conference selection Clarence Daniels leads the Wildcat attack and ranks third in league play in points per game (21.2), and is second in rebounding (9.6).
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont owns a 109-50 record in the all-time series, with a 59-18 mark at home. UVM has won 24-straight meetings with UNH at Patrick Gym – its last loss came in 2000. The conference foes split the season series in 2023, with each team earning a home victory. Deloney averaged 14.5 points per game in the two meetings with the Wildcats.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
UVM is 39-2 at Patrick Gym since the start of 2021-22 and 96-10 (.906) since 2016-17. Vermont has won 27 straight home games against America East schools with the last loss coming to Hartford on Mar. 6, 2021. UVM's last home loss in front of fans came on Feb. 22, 2020 against UMBC – Deloney was a freshman.
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING
Vermont ranks fifth in the nation in defensive rebounding percentage (76.8%). UVM cleaned up 60 of 64 (93.8%) of its defensive rebounds last week, including all 32 vs. NJIT. The Cats have ranked in the nation's top 20 in defensive rebounding percentage in each of the last seven seasons.
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