2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

	x – Ivy League champions;
	† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner ;

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
2016–17 record	18–11 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Kingsley; Justin Simon; Anthony Goins;
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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	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 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
Jordan Bruner PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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
Eric Monroe PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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	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 2016-09-22.

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)
Azar Swain SG	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
Jalen Gabbidon SG	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
Paul Atkinson PF	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: "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	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

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 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:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP		RV																		Not released
Coaches'	RV		RV

References[]

^ 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule

[1] 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule

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v t Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1932–present)
Culture & lore	Handsome Dan
People
	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1902–03 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold


v t	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