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Desk….sponsored by New Englan Ford Dealers!> (áááNOAHááá) ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPORT TRADITIONS AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR… AT U-V-M… IS THE YEARLY HOLIDAY WEEK GAME MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES WITH THE RARE MATINEE TIP-OFF TIME…. OF TWO P-M A YEAR AGO IT WAS COLGATE… THIS YEAR TOLEDO AS U-V-M RIDES A FOUR GAME WINNING STREAK INTO TUESDAY. DURING THAT STRETCH… AARON DELONEY IS BOUNCING BACK FROM AN EARLY SEASON DROUGHT SCORING OVER 14 PER GAME DESPITE COMING OFF THE BENCH. A MOVE HEAD COACH JOHN BECKER SAYS HE HAS EMBRACED. <JOHN BECKER/VERMONT HEAD COACH, “THE TYPE OF KID HE IS AND YOU KNOW I HAD THAT TALK WITH HIM HE SAID WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO WHATEVER ROLE YOU NEED ME TO PLAY.”> <AARON DELONEY/VERMONT SENIOR GUARD, “I MEAN I’M JUST A WINNER AT HEART HONESTLY. WHATEVER OUR TEAM NEEDS AND I’M WILLI

UVM men’s basketball preps for potentially historic matchup against Toledo

Head coach John Becker has the chance to tie the program win record

After 10 days of rest, Vermont men’s basketball returns to Burlington for its first Division I home game since Nov. 7. The Catamounts welcome Toledo for a matinee matchup against the Rockets.UVM enters Tuesday riding a four game winning streak, including a road win against Colgate. This comes after a slow start to the season, but things are beginning to click as Vermont has the opportunity to become .500 for the first time all season.On the other sideline, Toledo brings a top-20 scoring offense to town while also having the 340th-ranked soring defense in the country.Things tipoff at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, before Vermont gets a break prior to its Dec. 28 matchup against Miami.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

After 10 days of rest, Vermont men’s basketball returns to Burlington for its first Division I home game since Nov. 7. The Catamounts welcome Toledo for a matinee matchup against the Rockets.

UVM enters Tuesday riding a four game winning streak, including a road win against Colgate. This comes after a slow start to the season, but things are beginning to click as Vermont has the opportunity to become .500 for the first time all season.

On the other sideline, Toledo brings a top-20 scoring offense to town while also having the 340th-ranked soring defense in the country.

Things tipoff at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, before Vermont gets a break prior to its Dec. 28 matchup against Miami.