2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Yale Bulldogs
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:18–11
Conf Record:9–5
Hc Year:18th
Asst Coach1:Matt Kingsley
Asst Coach2:Justin Simon
Asst Coach3:Anthony Goins

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

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khaliq Ghani 00 G 6'5" 205 Senior Graduated
Jack Montague 4 G 6'0" 185 Senior Expelled
Nick Victor 21 G 6'5" 220 Senior Graduated
22 F 6'8" 205 Senior Graduated
Brandon Sherrod 35 F 6'6" 240 Senior Graduated
Sem Kroon 50 F 6'10" 240 Sophomore Left the team for personal reasons

2017 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2016-17/schedule 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule