Vermont Scouting Report

Vermont Season Summary

Record: 28-5 (17-1)

Quad 1 record: 0-1
Quad 2 record: 1-1
Quad 3 record: 7-2
Quad 4 record: 19-1

SOS Rank: 314th

Kenpom: 59th
Haslam: 48th
Torvik: 65th

Offense

-Vermont plays one of the slowest tempos in the nation

-35% of their points come from 3, that is 72nd highest in the nation

-Vermont rarely gets the the FT line, partly due to the amount of jump shots they attempt

-They are one of the worst offensive rebounding teams in the nation, basically a non factor in that area of the game.

-Great shooting team

-One of the best teams in the country when it comes to protecting the ball


Defense

-Vermont gives up a high number of 3 pt attempts and they are 229th in 3 pt defense

-The best team in the country in defensive rebounding

-Not a turnover forcing type of team

-They do a great job of not fouling

Misc.

-Not a big team, 6'8'' is the tallest player they use and only have 3 players above 6'5''

-One of the most experienced teams in the nation, full starting five of seniors

Analytical Projections

Kenpom: 72-68 Arkansas
Torvik: 71-67 Arkansas
Haslem: 72-68 Arkansas

Conclusion (My Take on Things)

As others have mentioned, it is a similar match up to Colgate the year before.

The pace of play will be big in this game. Vermont wants a slow, walk it up the court type of game. Pushing the ball up the court will be important. Over the course of 40 mins there is no way they can stay in the game with it being at a high pace. Vermont protects the ball well so most of the fast breaks will need to come off of rebounds.

On offense, good shot selection will be key. Vermont will not allow many offensive rebounds which puts more pressure on smart shot selection. Many of our players should have the opportunity to drive the ball. Vermont will allow open and good looks from 3 which will be helpful to knock down when they present themselves. Vermont does a great job of defending without fouling and one of our strengths is drawing fouls so we will see what happens when those two strengths go at each other. We will have the size advantage at almost every match up.

On defense, the obvious area of concern is behind the 3 point line. We have a tendency to help too much at times on penetration and allow open looks from deep. Vermont is not as athletic as the teams in the SEC, so the defenders staying in front of their man should be easier. The key players from a scoring aspect on their team come for the 1 and 5 spots. I think that is favorable from the sense of Notae/Toney guarding the one and Jaylin taking on the 5.

I would say the three most important factors in the game are going to be how well we defend the 3 pt line, how effective we are at pushing the tempo and shot selection.