Vermont 94 St. Anselm 72
Ben Shungu and Ryan Davs led the Cats in their final tune-up before the season opener on Thursday. It was a good exhibition against a well coached St. Anselm team. The entire Shungu experience was on full display in this one. Shungu went 8-8 from the field , 3-3 from three, and finished with 19 points and 6 assists. He scored at every level and played his signature physical defense. His evolution into a threat from distance is incredible and he is poised to have a big super senior year. The other player that stood out in today’s game was Aaron Deloney. He has looked so good during this exhibition season as his shooting is finally coming around after two tough seasons. He plays with endless energy and plays tough. Today he looked in control of the team and brought a verteren presence while running the second unit. If he can translate this into the regular season he could give the Cats an important offensive minded presence off the bench. Nick Fiorillo returned and immediately knocked down a couple perimeter jumpers. After that his minutes were uneven, looking a step slow after the time missed. The backup post minutes are his for the taking and the coaching staff clearly see him as the post player off the bench on this team. It was also a cool moment for Coach Becker to get to coach against his nephew. Now Northern Iowa is up next on Thursday in what will be a tough early test. Northern Iowa is projected as a NCAA tournament team this season and boasts former Missouri Valley player of the year AJ Green. He missed all of last season with an injury but is back to lead UNI to compete for the MVC title. This will be a great early test for Vermont to see how they stack up against one of the best mid-major programs in the country. I will post my Vermont team preview sometime tomorrow and can’t believe the season is finally upon us!
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