John Becker
John Becker (born April 17, 1968)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Vermont Catamounts
Current conference: America East Conference
Gallaudet record^: 6-44 (.120)
Vermont record: 280-113 (.712)
Overall record^: 286-157 (.646)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2014, 2018)
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2013, 2015, 2016)
- America East Regular Season Champion: 8 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- America East Tournament Champion: 5 (2012, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Awards:
- America East Coach of the Year: 6 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2011-present | Vermont |
| 2008-2011 | Vermont (asst) |
| 2006-2008 | Vermont (DBO) |
| 2004-2006 | Catholic University (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Gallaudet |
| 1994-1997 | Gallaudet (asst) |
John Becker Facts
- John Becker
- Born April 17, 1968
- Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut
- Alma Mater: The Catholic University of America (BA, 1990) / George Washington University (MA, 2001)
- Played for Jack Bruen at D-III Catholic U in DC and then started his coaching career in 1994 at D-III Gallaudet (also in DC)
- Was an assistant for three years in total, first under James DeStefano (1994-96) and then under Clifford Geffen (1996-97)
- Elevated to head coach at Gallaudet in 1997, going 6-44 overall in two years (3-22 each season)
- Stepped away from coaching to earn his masters at George Washington and also spent time working as a TV commentator for D-III basketball
- Returned to coaching at his alma mater, Catholic U, in 2004 and spent two seasons assisting head coach Steve Howes
- Joined Tom Brennan‘s staff at Vermont in 2004 as DBO and retained that position a year later under new UVM head coach Mike Lonergan
- Became a full-time assistant in 2008 and was chosen to replace Lonergan as the Catamounts head coach in May 2011
- Led the team to the 2012 NCAA Tournament in his first year; returned to the NCAAs in both 2017 and 2019
- The 2016-17 Catamounts won both the America East regular season and Tournament, finishing 16-0 in AEast play
- Has won eight America East regular season titles in total, including seven-straight from 2017-23
- In 2020, won his fifth America East COY award (and fourth-straight), the most in conference history
- Led the Catamounts to five NCAA Tournaments in total, all by way of America East Tournament crowns
- Along with his wife, Kelly, has two daughters
John Becker Coaching Tree
- Chris Markwood (Maine)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels
