The 6-foot-8, 210-pound Ben Michaels transferred in after earning All-MAC freshman team honors at Buffalo (8.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg).

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Shamir Bogues scored 22 points and Vermont beat NJIT 71-61 on Thursday night for its seventh straight win.

Vermont basketball defeated Binghamton for the 22nd straight time behind TJ Hurley's 26 points and Shamir Bogues' 16 points and 7 steals.

Vermont basketball announces game status for America East all-league first-teamer Shamir Bogues. Catamounts play Maine in tonight's league semifinals.

Shamir Bogues suffered a hip injury and did not return in UVM basketball's win at Maine on Saturday.

BOTTOM LINE: Vermont faces Maine after Shamir Bogues scored 21 points in Vermont's 75-72 loss to the Binghamton Bearcats. The Catamounts are 7-2 in home games.

Vermont basketball star guard Shamir Bogues is "day-to-day" with a hip injury suffered in Saturday's America East Conference win at Maine, coach John Becker said during Tuesday's media session.

Vermont basketball's Nick Fiorillo, Shamir Bogues suffered injuries during the Catamounts' weekend games at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun.