2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
2016–17 record	3–4 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (18th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Kingsley
Assistant coach	Justin Simon
Assistant coach	Anthony Goins
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Columbia	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Yale	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Princeton	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Harvard	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Penn	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cornell	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	.000


† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighteenth year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Khaliq Ghani	00	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Graduated
Jake Montague	4	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Brentwood, TN	Graduated
Nick Victor	21	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Justin Sears	22	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated
Brandon Sherrod	35	F	6'6"	240	Senior	Bridgeport, CT	Graduated
Sem Kroon	50	F	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Riverside, CT	Left the team due to personal reasons

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Bruner #38 PF	Columbia, SC	Spring Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 13, 2015
Jordan Bruner #38 PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Eric Monroe #62 PG	San Diego, CA	Saint Augustine High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
Eric Monroe #62 PG	Scout: 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
Miye Oni SF	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 2016-09-22.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Azar Swain #91 SG	Boston, MA	The Rivers School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Azar Swain #91 SG	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
Jalen Gabbidon SG	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
Paul Atkinson PF	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

Roster

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Dallier, AnthonyAnthony Dallier (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Wexford, PA
1.5 !G	2	Monroe, EricEric Monroe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Augustine	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	3	Copeland, AlexAlex Copeland	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	10	Anderson, EricEric Anderson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Haverford School	West Chester, PA
1.5 !G	11	Mason, MakaiMakai Mason	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hotchkiss School	Greenfield, MA
1.5 !G	13	Phills, TreyTrey Phills	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte Chrisitian	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	20	Greene, MattMatt Greene	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Hotchkiss School	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	22	Williams, AustinAustin Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bolles School	Jacksonville, FL
3.5 !F	23	Bruner, JordanJordan Bruner	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	24	Oni, MiyeMiye Oni	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Viewpoint Suffield Academy	Porter Ranch, CA
1.5 !G	25	Edwards, A. J.A. J. Edwards	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Kent School	Seattle, WA
1.5 !G	30	Russell, LandonLandon Russell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Nolan Catholic	Fort Worth, TX
3.5 !F	32	Reynolds, BlakeBlake Reynolds	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Jackson	Jackson, MO
1.5 !G	34	Ryan, ThomasThomas Ryan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hotchkiss School	New York City, NY
3.5 !F	44	Downey, SamSam Downey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL

Head coach

James Jones (Albany (NY))

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan)
Justin Simon (Yale)
Anthony Goins (St. John’s)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	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	L 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			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM	Delaware			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
12/13/2016* 7:00 PM	Central Connecticut			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2017* 7:00 PM	Hartford			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
01/07/2017* 2:00 PM	Mitchell			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
01/13/2017 8:00 PM	at Penn			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 8:00 PM, ONE	at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
01/20/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, NJ
01/27/2017 8:00 PM	Brown			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/03/2017	at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
02/04/2017 6:00 PM	at Cornell			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/10/2017 7:00 PM	Dartmouth			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/11/2017 7:00 PM, ONE	Harvard			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/17/2017 8:00 PM	Princeton			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/18/2017 1:00 PM, ASN	Penn			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, NH
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Cornell			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	Columbia			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
Ivy Men's Tournament
03/11–12/2017	vs.			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule

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