The Vermont men's basketball team wraps up its three-game road trip Tuesday night against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at 7 p.m. at the Reilly Center. It will be the Catamounts' sixth road game of the season. Vermont enters the matchup with a 4-5 overall mark while the Bonnies come in at 5-2.
The game will be televised on Time Warner SportsChannel in select markets and will also be streamed live on a pay-per-view basis on the Atlantic-10 Digital Network. AJ Kanell has the call locally for ESPN 101.3 FM with pregame coverage starting at 6:30.
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Vermont Game Notes (.pdf)
St. Bonaventure Game Coverage: Live Video ($$) -- Live Audio -- Live Stats
Yale Coverage: Game Recap -- CatamounTV Highlights Saturday at Yale: Trailing preseason Ivy League favorite Yale by only three at halftime, the Vermont men's basketball team went ice cold from the field in the second half and the Bulldogs pulled away for a 72-54 win over the Catamounts in non-conference action on December 5. Yale held Vermont to just four points in the first nine minutes of the second half. The Catamounts shot 6-of-29 (20.7%) after halftime as the Bulldogs outscored Vermont 38-23.
Cam Ward scored 16 of his career-high 20 points in the first half. It was the fifth straight game the sophomore guard reached double-figures. Senior
Ethan O'Day was the only other Catamount in double-figures finishing with 10 points and a team-high five rebounds.
About St. Bonaventure: St. Bonaventure was picked to finish eighth in the 14-team Atlantic 10 Conference. The Bonnies have been to the NCAA tournament six times in program history and as recently as 2012 - the same year Vermont made its last appearance in the Big Dance. Marcus Posley was a preseason All-A10 second team selection and currently leads his team in scoring averaging 18.4 points per game. That clip ranks fifth in the A10. St. Bonaventure is one of the top free throw shooting teams in the country. In fact, the Bonnies lead the nation shooting 84.5% from the line. The Bonnies are coming off an 81-68 win over Ohio. Jaylen Adams scored 22 points to lead the way. Mark Schmidt is in his ninth year at St. Bonaventure and has a 129-125 record.
Series History: This will be the first all-time meeting between St. Bonaventure and Vermont. UVM's last win vs. an A10 opponent came on Dec. 27 of 2008 when the Catamounts beat George Washington, 83-72 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Maurice Joseph scored 18 points to lead the Cats.
Last Meeting vs. Atlantic 10: In Vermont's last meeting against an A-10 school (Dec. 21, 2014 at St. Louis)
Ethan O'Day and
Trae Bell-Haynes combined for 35 points for the Vermont Catamounts, but the Billikens used a 10-4 run late in the game and held on to post a 58-55 victory at Chaifetz Arena. O'Day went 8-for-11 from the field and finished the game with 18 points, 10 in the first half. Bell-Haynes added 17 points, 12 in the second half.
Sharing the Wealth: Balance has been a key for Vermont in the early going. Five different players have led the team in scoring.
Trae Bell-Haynes has led the team three times,
Ernie Duncan and
Cam Ward twice and
Kurt Steidl and
Ethan O'Day once.
Cam Jam:
Cam Ward has played his best basketball of the season over the last five games averaging 13.6 per contest. He scored a career-high 20 last time out against Yale.
O'Day Milestone Watch:
Ethan O'Day is looking to become the 34th Catamount to reach the 1,000-point plateau and is 57 points away from doing so. The senior is also 58 rebounds away from 500. In Saturday's loss at Yale, O'Day made the 400th field goal of his career.
