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The Vermont Catamounts have been a mainstay of the America East Conference since their arrival. Over the last 11 seasons, the Catamounts have been picked as preseason favorites 10 times, including this year. They have reached four of the last five championship games, though they fell to UMBC in last spring’s league title game. In the 2026–27 preseason poll, Vermont earned 62 total votes and seven first-place votes, with forward Gus Yalden representing the squad on the Preseason All-Conference team. The Catamounts don’t rebuild—they retool.
This year’s roster features four incoming freshmen alongside a deep group of transfer additions.
Freshmen
- Cash Chism: A 6-2 guard from Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Mount Pleasant High School, Chism averaged 19.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game last season. He helped guide his high school squad to a 34-1 record and a first-place district finish in 2022–23, earning All-Region and Offensive MVP honors in both 2024–25 and 2025–26.
- Marko Masic: A 6-9 forward from Ludwigsburg, Germany, Masic prepped at Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg. Last season, he averaged 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 43.9% from the floor.
- Zach Romine: A 6-2 guard hailing from Groton, Massachusetts, and Kimball Union Academy.
- Subline Gbiegba: A 6-8 forward from Toulouse, France, Gbiegba prepped at Cholet Basket. Playing for Cholet’s U21 team last year, he averaged 12.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists while shooting 54.6% from the field.
Transfer Portal Additions
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- Daniel Yepdo: A familiar face to America East fans, the 6-0 guard was part of the starting backcourt at UMass Lowell last season, averaging 10.3 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game. Before his stint with UML, Yepdo played at St. Michael’s College.
- Khalil Badru: A 6-4 guard who spent last season at Iona, where he did not see game action with the Gaels.
- John Broom: A 6-5 redshirt junior guard transferring in from South Alabama. Broom averaged 5.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 steals last season while knocking down 44.6% of his three-point attempts.
- Will Davis: A 6-5 guard joining from St. Anselm College, where he posted 13.7 points, 7.1 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game on 51.6% shooting. Davis was named NE10 Player of the Year and D2CCA East Region Player of the Year.
- Hayden Johns: A 6-5 guard who also arrives from St. Anselm College. In nine games last season, Johns averaged 19.0 minutes, 10.9 points, and 1.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field.
- Mario Brunetto: A 6-11 forward who comes from Arizona Western College, where he averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc.
- Daniil Glazkov: A 6-6 guard who appeared in 59 games over two seasons at Loyola Chicago, averaging 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per game.
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— UVM Men’s Basketball (@UVMmbb) October 26, 2026
Early Look Ahead
Vermont has already suited up for a pair of exhibition home wins, defeating Stonehill College 77–62 and Holy Cross 90–80. The Catamounts will play six home games before conference play begins in January, with their marquee non-conference test scheduled for December 6, when they travel to Florida to face the Gators.
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- John is VP of NGSC Sports and head of our New England operations. He covers sports in the America East, Big East, ACC, Hockey East conferences.
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