On January 5, 2023, Becker became the winningest coach in Vermont history, with a 74–64 win over Bryant, surpassing Tom Brennan.
While at Catholic, he helped guide the team to a 41–17 record, which included a 21–7 mark and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2005–06.
[2] In 2006–07, Becker joined the Vermont staff as director of basketball operations, serving in the role for two seasons before being promoted to assistant coach.
[5] In his first year in charge of the Catamounts, Becker led Vermont to a second-place finish in the America East Conference with a 24–12 overall record and 13–3 mark in conference, winning the America East Championship for Vermont's fifth NCAA Tournament bid in nine years, defeating Stony Brook 51–43.
Becker became just the second first-year head coach since Northeastern's Karl Fogel to win the conference tournament.
The Catamounts were defeated at home by Albany 53–49, and elected to participate in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational, where it fell to Santa Clara 77–66 in the first round.
[6] The feat was accomplished in 158 games, which ties Mike Lonergan for fastest to reach 100 wins by a UVM coach.
As a 13-seed with the longest win streak in the country at 21-straight heading into the tournament, the Catamounts faced fourth-seeded Purdue in the first round, falling 80–70 and finishing with an overall record of 29–6.
[9] Vermont reached the America East Championship game for the third time in as many years, falling at home to future NCAA Tournament darling UMBC 65–62.
[17][18][19] With the return of reigning America East Player of the year Anthony Lamb, Becker guided the Catamounts to its fourth-straight outright regular season title, which set a league record while also earning his record fifth America East Coach of the Year award.
[22] The Catamounts would reach the America East tournament final for fifth-straight season, but the title game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[25] Becker also coached the America East Player of the Year for the fifth season in a row as Ryan Davis was named the conference's top performer.
[26] As the two seed in the 2021 America East tournament, the Catamounts secured a bye to the semifinals, where they were upset by fourth-seeded Hartford 71–65.
[27] Becker guided the Catamounts to a 28–6 overall mark, the second-most wins in school history, which included a 17–1 America East record as Vermont won both the regular season and tournament titles.
[38] In October 2020, a former University of Vermont swimmer came forward and revealed she was raped by a member of the Vermont men's basketball team, alleging the school had mishandled the Title IX investigation and dissuaded her from making a 'formal' complaint, which would have meant the player would have to sit out games.