| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 16–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–5 |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Kingsley |
| Asst Coach2: | Justin Simon |
| Asst Coach3: | Tobe Carberry |
The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 19th-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–15, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament to Penn.
The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dallier | 1 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Matt Greene | 20 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Not on the team roster | ||
| A. J. Edwards | 25 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Landon Russell | 30 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Not on the team roster | ||
| Sam Downey | 44 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Graduated |
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