2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 18th-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. In the inaugural Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard before losing to Princeton in the championship game.

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record18–11 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Justin Simon
  • Anthony Goins
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Princeton140 1.000237  .767
Harvard104 .7141810  .643
Yale95 .6431811  .621
Penn68 .4291315  .464
Columbia59 .3571116  .407
Brown410 .2861317  .433
Cornell410 .286821  .276
Dartmouth410 .286720  .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 23–7, 13–1 in Ivy League to win the Ivy League championship. They received the Ivy's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1962, where they defeated Baylor in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Khaliq Ghani00G6'5"205SeniorInglewood, CAGraduated
Jack Montague4G6'0"185SeniorBrentwood, TNExpelled
Nick Victor21G6'5"220SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Justin Sears22F6'8"205SeniorPlainfield, NJGraduated
Brandon Sherrod35F6'6"240SeniorBridgeport, CTGraduated
Sem Kroon50F6'10"240SophomoreRiverside, CTLeft the team due to personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Bruner
PF
Columbia, SC Spring Valley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Eric Monroe
PG
San Diego, CA Saint Augustine High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Miye Oni
SF
Porter Ranch, CA Viewpoint School, Suffield Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Azar Swain
SG
Boston, MA The Rivers School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Jalen Gabbidon
SG
Harrisburg, PA Glenelg Country School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Paul Atkinson
PF
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Westminster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Anthony Dallier (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon Wexford, PA
G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Augustine San Diego, CA
G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHarvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
F 10 Eric Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHaverford School West Chester, PA
G 11 Makai Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrHotchkiss School Greenfield, MA
G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCharlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
F 20 Matt Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoHotchkiss School Brooklyn, NY
F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBolles School Jacksonville, FL
F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrSpring Valley Columbia, SC
G 24 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrViewpoint
Suffield Academy
Porter Ranch, CA
G 25 A. J. Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSouth Kent School Seattle, WA
G 30 Landon Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNolan Catholic Fort Worth, TX
F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoJackson Jackson, MO
G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHotchkiss School New York City, NY
F 44 Sam Downey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 98–90  1–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456)
Seattle, WA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 89–81 OT 2–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,062)
New Haven, CT
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 Virginia W 62–38  2–1
John Paul Jones Arena (14,242)
Charlottesville, VA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 70–75  2–2
Petersen Events Center (6,719)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm
at Vermont L 65–67  2–3
Patrick Gym (2,173)
Burlington, VT
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Bryant L 70–79  2–4
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Albany W 59–55  3–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,204)
New Haven, CT
12/08/2016*
8:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 66–52  4–4
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 81–63  5–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,014)
New Haven, CT
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 90–59  6–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (756)
New Haven, CT
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple L 77–83  6–5
Liacouras Center (4,775)
Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Hartford W 88–72  7–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (747)
New Haven, CT
01/07/2017*
2:00 pm
Mitchell W 102–46  8–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (739)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
01/13/2017
8:00 pm
at Penn W 68–60  9–5
(1–0)
Palestra (2,903)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
8:00 pm, ONE
at Princeton L 58–66  9–6
(1–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262)
Princeton, NJ
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Brown W 75–74  10–6
(2–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,217)
Providence, NJ
01/27/2017
8:00 pm
Brown W 85–75  11–6
(3–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,673)
New Haven, CT
02/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 87–78  12–6
(4–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,187)
New York City, NY
02/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Cornell W 78–71  13–6
(5–1)
Newman Arena (875)
Ithaca, NY
02/10/2017
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 73–64  14–6
(6–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,284)
New Haven, CT
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ONE
Harvard L 67–75  14–7
(6–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
02/17/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton L 52–71  14–8
(6–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,846)
New Haven, CT
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ASN
Penn L 55–71  14–9
(6–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,567)
New Haven, CT
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Harvard L 64–77  14–10
(6–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Dartmouth W 99–86  15–10
(7–5)
Leede Arena (937)
Hanover, NH
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 90–63  16–10
(8–5)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,411)
New Haven, CT
03/04/2017
7:00 pm
Columbia W 75–71  17–10
(9–5)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,787)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League Men's tournament
03/11/2017
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Harvard
Semifnals
W 73–71  18–10
The Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
03/12/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Princeton
Championship
L 59–71  18–11
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
Coaches'RVRV

References

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