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1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–13 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Tom Brennan (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Mucci; Larry Mangino;
Captain	Ken Wheeler
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
Penn	9	–	5	.643	15	–	11	.577
Cornell	9	–	5	.643	14	–	12	.538
Princeton	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Yale	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Columbia	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Dartmouth	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Harvard	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 4th year head coach Tom Brennan, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	5	Byron Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Youngstown, Ohio
G	10	Val Carlotti	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bronx, New York
G/F	11	Ken Wheeler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Springfield Gardens, New York
G	12	Peter White	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G	14	John Rice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
C	15	Chris Dudley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Solana Beach, California
F	21	Eric Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Chevy Chase, Maryland
F	22	Michael McMahon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Fr	West Haven, Connecticut
G	23	Brian Fitzpatrick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Irvington, New York
F	24	Paul Maley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Los Alamos, New Mexico
F	32	Chad Ludington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G/F	34	Matt Whitehead	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Stamford, Connecticut
C	42	Ricky Ewing	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
F	44	Brian Kasbar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Summit, New Jersey
F	45	Arthur Mann	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Tom Brennan

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Mucci
Larry Mangino

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23*	Case Western	W 97–71	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
November 26*	at Connecticut	L 76–80	1–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
November 30*	at Fairfield	W 69–67	2–1	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
December 6*	vs. Stanford	L 108–129	2–2
December 7*	vs. St. Mary’s (CA)	L 81–84	2–3
December 10*	Clark	L 70–78	2–4	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 2*	Holy Cross	W 86–77	3–4	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 4*	Vermont	W 84–75	4–4	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 9*	Trinity	L 64–67	4–5	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 11*	at New Hampshire	L 64–67	4–6	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 13	at Brown	L 65–68	4–7 (0–1)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
January 17	at Cornell	L 51–64	4–8 (0–2)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
January 18	at Columbia	W 71–70	5–8 (1–2)	Levien Gymnasium New York
January 23*	Amry	W 54–51	6–8 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 25	Brown	W 73–70	7–8 (2–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 28*	at Manhattan	W 90–63	8–8 (2–2)	Draddy Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 31	Harvard	W 54–45	9–8 (3–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 1	Dartmouth	L 69–82	9–9 (3–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 7	at Princeton	W 52–47	10–9 (4–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
February 8	at Penn	L 67–71	10–10 (4–4)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 14	Columbia	W 70–66	11–10 (5–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 15	Cornell	L 73–79	11–11 (5–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 21	Penn	L 72–89	11–12 (5–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 22	Princeton	W 64–50	12–12 (6–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 28	at Dartmouth	L 71–82	12–13 (6–7)	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, New Hampshire
March 1	at Harvard	W 82–70	13–13 (7–7)	Lavietes Pavilion Allston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.