Vermont's basketball program dates to 1900, and the Catamounts have dominated the America East Conference in recent years. Under coaches Tom Brennan and John Becker, Vermont has been a perennial conference champion and NCAA Tournament participant.
The Catamounts name refers to the eastern catamount (mountain lion), which once roamed the Green Mountains of Vermont and is the state's unofficial animal.
Upsetting No. 4 seed Syracuse 60-57 in the 2005 NCAA Tournament behind T.J. Sorrentine's clutch three-pointer, one of the most famous upsets in first-round history.
Vermont's T.J. Sorrentine hit one of the most iconic shots in NCAA Tournament history — a deep three-pointer with under a minute left to seal the 2005 upset of Syracuse.
The Vermont Catamounts compete in the America East and hold an all-time record of 1082–880 (.551 winning percentage) across 84 recorded seasons dating back to 1920-21.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22-12 | 12-4 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2024-25 | 21-12 | 13-3 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2023-24 | 28-7 | 15-1 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2022-23 | 23-11 | 14-2 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2021-22 | 28-6 | 17-1 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2020-21 | 10-5 | 10-4 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2019-20 | 26-7 | 14-2 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2018-19 | 27-7 | 14-2 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2017-18 | 27-8 | 15-1 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2016-17 | 29-6 | 16-0 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2015-16 | 23-14 | 11-5 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2014-15 | 20-14 | 12-4 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2013-14 | 22-11 | 15-1 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2012-13 | 21-12 | 11-5 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2011-12 | 24-12 | 13-3 (AmEast) | John Becker | |
| 2010-11 | 23-9 | 13-3 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2009-10 | 25-10 | 12-4 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2008-09 | 24-9 | 13-3 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2007-08 | 16-15 | 9-7 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2006-07 | 25-8 | 15-1 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2005-06 | 13-17 | 7-9 (AmEast) | Mike Lonergan | |
| 2004-05 | 25-7 | 16-2 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 2003-04 | 22-9 | 15-3 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 2002-03 | 21-12 | 11-5 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 2001-02 | 21-8 | 13-3 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 2000-01 | 12-17 | 7-11 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1999-00 | 16-12 | 11-7 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1998-99 | 11-16 | 7-11 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1997-98 | 16-11 | 11-7 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1996-97 | 14-13 | 7-11 (AmEast) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1995-96 | 12-15 | 10-8 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1994-95 | 14-13 | 7-9 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1993-94 | 12-15 | 3-11 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1992-93 | 10-17 | 4-10 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1991-92 | 16-13 | 7-7 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1990-91 | 15-13 | 5-5 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1989-90 | 13-17 | 4-8 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1988-89 | 6-21 | 4-14 (NAC) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1987-88 | 3-24 | 2-16 (ECACN) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1986-87 | 5-23 | 3-15 (ECACN) | Tom Brennan | |
| 1985-86 | 9-19 | 5-13 (ECACN) | Bill Whitmore | |
| 1984-85 | 9-19 | 5-11 (ECACN) | Bill Whitmore | |
| 1983-84 | 7-21 | 3-11 (ECACN) | Bill Whitmore | |
| 1982-83 | 10-19 | 3-7 (ECACN) | Bill Whitmore | |
| 1981-82 | 10-16 | 2-8 (ECACN) | Bill Whitmore | |
| 1980-81 | 16-12 | 15-11 (ECACN) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1979-80 | 12-15 | 12-14 (ECACN) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1978-79 | 8-18 | Ind | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1977-78 | 11-15 | Ind | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1975-76 | 15-10 | 6-6 (Yankee) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1974-75 | 16-10 | 8-4 (Yankee) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1973-74 | 9-17 | 3-9 (Yankee) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1972-73 | 7-17 | 2-10 (Yankee) | Peter Salzberg | |
| 1971-72 | 5-19 | 0-10 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1970-71 | 9-15 | 1-9 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1969-70 | 8-16 | 3-7 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1968-69 | 14-11 | 3-7 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1967-68 | 12-12 | 5-5 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1966-67 | 9-15 | 1-9 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1965-66 | 12-8 | 3-7 (Yankee) | Art Loche | |
| 1964-65 | 7-13 | 1-9 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1963-64 | 11-10 | 4-6 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1962-63 | 10-13 | 2-8 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1961-62 | 12-12 | 3-7 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1960-61 | 9-11 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1959-60 | 9-11 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1958-59 | 12-10 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1957-58 | 15-10 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1956-57 | 15-5 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1955-56 | 6-12 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1954-55 | 6-15 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1953-54 | 13-7 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1952-53 | 11-10 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1951-52 | 14-6 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1950-51 | 14-6 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1949-50 | 9-11 | Yankee | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1948-49 | 15-5 | 2-1 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1947-48 | 14-6 | 2-1 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1946-47 | 19-3 | 1-0 (Yankee) | Fuzzy Evans | |
| 1924-25 | 14-3 | Ind | Tom Keady | |
| 1923-24 | 15-2 | Ind | Tom Keady | |
| 1922-23 | 12-6 | Ind | Tom Keady | |
| 1921-22 | 15-4 | Ind | Tom Keady | |
| 1920-21 | 10-5 | Ind | P.A. Larned |
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