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2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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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
Seasons
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Princeton 14 0   1.000 23 7   .767
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Yale 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Penn 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Columbia 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Brown 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
Cornell 4 10   .286 8 21   .276
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 23–7, 13–1 in Ivy League play, 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khaliq Ghani 00 G 6'5" 205 Senior Inglewood, CA Graduated
Jack Montague 4 G 6'0" 185 Senior Brentwood, TN Expelled
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 for personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

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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   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anthony Dallier (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Wexford, PA
G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Augustine San Diego, CA
G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
F 10 Eric Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Haverford School West Chester, PA
G 11 Makai Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hotchkiss School Greenfield, MA
G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
F 20 Matt Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hotchkiss School Brooklyn, NY
F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bolles School Jacksonville, FL
F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Spring Valley Columbia, SC
G 24 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Viewpoint
Suffield Academy
Porter Ranch, CA
G 25 A. J. Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Kent School Seattle, WA
G 30 Landon Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Nolan Catholic Fort Worth, TX
F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Jackson Jackson, MO
G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hotchkiss School New York City, NY
F 44 Sam Downey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2024

Schedule and results

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

Source:[1]

Rankings

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

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.