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Men’s Basketball Faces Vermont and Yale at 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off
11/22/2024 2:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team (2-2) heads to Mohegan Sun Arena for the 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The Blue Hens are scheduled to play Vermont (2-3) at noon on Saturday and Yale (3-3) at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 24. Saturday's game will air on ESPN+ with Sunday's game being televised nationally on ESPNU.
HOW TO FOLLOW - VERMONT
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HOW TO FOLLOW - YALE
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ABOUT THE HENS
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HOW TO FOLLOW - VERMONT
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HOW TO FOLLOW - YALE
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ABOUT THE HENS
- UD's most recent contest saw the Hens nearly erase a 16-point deficit against Bryant this past Monday, falling 85-84.
- John Camden leads the Blue & Gold in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game. He set career marks in points (27), field goals made (10), field goal attempts (16), steals (2), and three-pointers (4) against Bryant.
- Niels Lane, Erik Timko, and Cavan Reilly join Camden in double figures, averaging 15.5, 10.8, and 10.0 points per game, respectively.
- John Becker is in his 14th season as head coach at Vermont. He is the winningest coach in program history and has led the Catamounts to eight-consecutive America East regular season titles.
- Vermont is struggling offensively to start the campaign ranking 344th out of 355 in scoring offense at 59.6 points per game.
- A pair of TJs lead the Catamounts in scoring, as TJ Hurley gives them 13.8 points per game, while TJ Long tallies 12.4 points per game.
- The Bulldogs are led by James Jones, the all-time winningest coach at Yale in his 26th season.
- Yale can shoot the basketball, sporting an offense that ranks 21st in the nation from beyond the arc at a 41.4-percent clip.
- John Pulakidas is tops on the team in points, scoring 20.7 per game and ranks 10th in the country with 124 points on the season.
- Delaware is 20-8 all-time against Vermont.
- Yale has won all four previous matchups against the Hens.
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