2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts

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2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Trae Bell-Haynes Sr G 6-2 180 Sep 5, 1995 Toronto Canada Bill Crothers Secondary
5 Samuel Dingba Jr F 6-5 205 Oct 10, 1994 Yaounde Cameroon Salisbury School
20 Ernie Duncan Jr G 6-3 190 May 2, 1994 Evansville (IN) United States Harrison High School
21 Everett Duncan So SG 6-6 190 Aug 1, 1995 Evansville (IN) United States William Henry Harrison High School
35 Payton Henson Sr F 6-8 215 Dec 22, 1995 Siloam Springs (AR) United States Siloam Springs High School
15 Ra Kpedi Fr F 6-9 245 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence North High School
3 Anthony Lamb So PF 6-6 227 Jan 20, 1998 Rochester (NY) United States Greece Athena High School
1 Skyler Nash RS-Fr SF 6-6 215 - Chicago (IL) United States Whitney Young High School
12 Bailey Patella Fr F 6-5 185 - Lenox (MA) United States Vermont Academy
44 Nate Rohrer Sr F 6-7 215 - Underhill Center (VT) United States Leland High School
24 Ben Shungu Fr G 6-2 200 Oct 4, 1997 South Burlington (VT) United States Rice Memorial High School
0 Stef Smith Fr PG 6-2 190 Jun 27, 1999 Toronto Canada Bill Crothers Secondary
32 Josh Speidel Fr C 6-7 210 Aug 19, 1996 Columbus (IN) United States Columbus North High School
25 Drew Urquhart Sr F 6-8 219 May 9, 1996 Vancouver Canada Eastside Catholic High School
4 David Urso Sr G 6-2 200 Dec 25, 1994 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Central Catholic High School
14 Cam Ward Sr G 6-2 170 - Marshall (WI) United States Marshall High School

Recent Vermont Catamounts History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 28-7 (15-1) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 23-11 (14-2) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 28-6 (17-1) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 10-5 (10-4) 1st (AM East) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 26-7 (14-2) 1st (AM East) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 27-7 (14-2) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 27-8 (15-1) 1st (AM East) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2016-2017 29-6 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 23-14 (11-5) 3rd (AM East) Runner Up CBI 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 20-14 (12-4) 2nd (AM East) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 22-11 (15-1) 1st (AM East) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 21-12 (11-5) 2nd (AM East) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2011-2012 24-12 (13-3) 2nd (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 23-9 (13-3) 1st (AM East) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 25-10 (12-4) 2nd (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 24-9 (13-3) 1st (AM East) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 16-15 (9-7) 4th (AM East) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 25-8 (15-1) 1st (AM East) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 13-17 (7-9) 6th (AM East) Runner Up N/A
2004-2005 25-7 (16-2) 1st (AM East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 22-9 (15-3) 2nd (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 21-13 (11-5) 2nd (AM East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Trae Bell-Haynes NABC All-District (1) First Team
Trae Bell-Haynes AP All-American Honorable Mention
Trae Bell-Haynes America East Player of the Year
Trae Bell-Haynes America East First Team
Ernie Duncan America East Second Team
Drew Urquhart America East Second Team
Payton Henson America East Third Team
Trae Bell-Haynes America East All-Tournament Team
Payton Henson America East All-Tournament Team
Ernie Duncan America East All-Defensive Team
Cam Ward America East Sixth Man Award
Stef Smith America East All-Rookie Team
Trae Bell-Haynes America East Player of the Week (Jan 15, 2018)
Trae Bell-Haynes America East Player of the Week (Feb 12, 2018)
Ernie Duncan America East Player of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)
Stef Smith America East Rookie of the Week (Dec 18, 2017)
Trae Bell-Haynes Bahamas Showcase MVP
Trae Bell-Haynes Bahamas Showcase All-Tournament Team
Ernie Duncan Bahamas Showcase All-Tournament Team

2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Bell-Haynes E. Duncan E. Duncan P. Henson D. Urquhart
Rotation C. Ward     A. Lamb  
Rotation S. Smith        
Lim PT B. Shungu   N. Rohrer R. Kpedi J. Speidel
Lim PT D. Urso   S. Nash    
Lim PT     S. Dingba    
Lim PT     B. Patella    

2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Trae Bell-Haynes 34 32.0 14.6 4.3 4.1 1.1 0.1 3.1
Anthony Lamb 18 23.4 14.3 5.0 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.7
Payton Henson 34 31.2 12.3 5.5 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.7
Drew Urquhart 35 23.9 11.0 5.3 1.7 0.2 1.1 1.1
Ernie Duncan 33 29.0 10.8 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.1 1.2
Everett Duncan 35 28.3 6.4 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4
Cam Ward 35 15.2 4.7 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8
Stef Smith 34 11.0 3.9 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.9
Samuel Dingba 17 7.6 2.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3
Ra Kpedi 12 7.2 2.1 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6
Josh Speidel 1 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Nate Rohrer 28 9.7 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Skyler Nash 9 7.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4
Ben Shungu 22 6.2 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4
Bailey Patella 13 2.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
David Urso 6 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Vermont Catamounts Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
John Becker Head Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Vermont, 2007 to 2011)
Kyle Cieplicki Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Vermont, 2011 to 2015)
Hamlet Tibbs Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Ryan Schneider Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Director of Basketball Operations (Vermont, 2013 to 2014)
Jeff Schulman Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Alastair Ingram Director of Sports Information 2015-2016 N/A
Greg Snyder Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Dustin Parker Assistant Director of Sports Information 2017-2018 Director of Communications (Maine-Farmington, 2014 to 2016)
Matt Bain Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Eugene Santos Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A