UVM men's basketball finalizes nonconference slate with date at Miami
The University of Vermont men's basketball team will play at Miami, one of the last year's Elite Eight teams, to close out its 2022 nonconference slate.
Miami is the final piece of a 15-game nonleague schedule that was officially announced Monday afternoon by the school's athletic department. The Catamounts, the reigning America East Conference champions, will play the Hurricanes of the ACC on Dec. 28. UVM returns seven returnees and added seven newcomers for coach John Becker's 11th season in charge.
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For more on the Cats' nonconference matchups and the full schedule, see below.
Sorrentine returns to Patrick Gym
The Catamounts will play host to a familiar face in their season opener: Brown and associate head coach T.J. Sorrentine come to Burlington for a Nov. 7 date. Sorrentine, the Cats hoops legend, last visited UVM when he had his jersey number retired along with teammate Taylor Coppenrath prior to a 2019 exhibition contest.
UVM to play 6 NCAA Tournament teams
The Catamounts' first road trip to California in seven years is a doozy. They play St. Mary's on Nov. 10, Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 13 and Southern California on Nov. 15. All three teams reached last year's NCAA Tournament. UVM also travels to Yale on Nov. 22 and Colgate on Dec. 10 before heading to Coral Gables, Florida, for the aforementioned tilt vs. Miami for three more nonconference foes who made the 2022 Big Dance.
While not a NCAA Tournament squad from a year ago, Iona was the No. 1 seed for the MAAC league tournament. UVM will face the Rick Pitino-led Gaels in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Nov. 18 in Uncasville, Connecticut. And Long Beach State, the defending Big West regular-season champs, is among the teams in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas, where UVM will head during Thanksgiving week.
Middlebury added to exhibition slate
Four days after its annual contest vs. St. Michael's, UVM will close its two-game exhibition slate against Middlebury on Nov. 2. Longtime Middlebury coach Jeff Brown is a 1982 UVM alum who's guided the Panthers to four NESCAC titles and one NCAA D-III Final Four over his 25 seasons.
Limited home schedule
UVM has eight true road games and four neutral site matchups. That leaves just three nonconference home games: Brown (Nov. 7), NVU Lyndon (Dec. 1) and Toledo (Dec. 20), which won the MAC regular-season title last winter.
UVM's full nonconference schedule
Saturday, Oct. 29: vs. St. Michael's, 7 pm. (exhibition)
Wednesday, Oct. 2: vs. Middlebury, 7 p.m. (exhibition)
Monday, Nov. 7: vs. Brown, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 10: at St. Mary's 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 13: at Cal State Fullerton, time TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 15: at Southern California, time TBD
Friday, Nov. 18: vs. Iona at Mohegan Sun Arena at Uncasville, Connecticut, time TBD
Tuesday, Nov. 22: at Yale, time TBD
Friday, Nov. 25: vs. Ball State at Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in Bahamas, noon
Saturday, Nov. 26: Opponent TBD at Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in Bahamas
Sunday, Nov. 27: Opponent TBD at Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in Bahamas
Thursday, Dec. 1: vs. NVU Lyndon, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4: at Merrimack, time TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 6: at Dartmouth, time TBD
Saturday, Dec. 10: at Colgate, time TBD
Tuesday, Dec. 20: vs. Toledo, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28: at Miami, time TBD
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont men's basketball: The Catamounts' 2022 nonconference schedule
