2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record19–10 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Jamie Snyder-Fair
  • Justin Simon
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Harvard 12 – 2   .857 26 – 5   .839
Penn 11 – 3   .786 20 – 13   .606
Princeton 10 – 4   .714 20 – 12   .625
Yale 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
Cornell 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429
Columbia 4 – 10   .286 15 – 15   .500
Brown 2 – 12   .143 8 – 23   .258
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 5 – 25   .167
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 13th year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 19–10, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Austin Morgan Guard 5–11 185 Junior Reno, Nevada
3 Will Bartlett Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore New York City, New York
5 Michael Grace Guard 6–0 180 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
10 Brian Katz Guard 6–4 200 Senior Woodbury, New York
11 Jesse Pritchard Guard 6–5 215 Sophomore Ames, Iowa
12 Armani Cotton Guard 6–7 215 Freshman New York City, New York
15 Rhett Anderson Forward 6–8 230 Senior La Canada, California
20 Javier Duren Guard 6–4 175 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri
22 Reggie Willhite Guard/Forward 6–4 194 Senior Elk Grove, California
23 Isaiah Salafia Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Cromwell, Connecticut
25 Sam Martin Guard 6–3 195 Junior West Warwick, Rhode Island
32 Greg Kelley Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Newton, Massachusetts
34 Will Childs-Klein Center 6–11 225 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri
35 Brandon Sherrod Forward 6–6 230 Freshman Bridgeport, Connecticut
42 Matt Townsend Forward 6–7 235 Freshman Chappaqua, New York
44 Greg Mangano Center 6–10 240 Senior Orange, Connecticut
50 Jeremiah Kreisberg Center/Forward 6–10 230 Sophomore Berkeley, California

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
8:00 pm 		vs. Central Connecticut
Connecticut 6 Classic 		W 73–69  1–0
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 15, 2011*
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Quinnipiac L 62–68  1–1
 TD Bank Sports Center (2,744)
Hamden, CT
November 17, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Lyndon State W 101–37  2–1
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,715)
New Haven, CT
November 22, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Seton Hall L 62–73  2–2
 Prudential Center (6,287)
Newark, NJ
November 26, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Army W 84–75  3–2
 Christl Arena (695)
West Point, NY
November 29, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Hartford W 74–69  4–2
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (966)
West Hartford, CT
December 3, 2011*
2:00 pm 		Vermont W 68–52  5–2
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,205)
New Haven, CT
December 5, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart W 73–71  6–2
 William H. Pitt Center (641)
Fairfield, CT
December 7, 2011*
7:30 pm 		Bryant W 76–59  7–2
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (877)
New Haven, CT
December 18, 2011*
2:00 pm, Cox 		at Rhode Island W 68–65  8–2
 Ryan Center (3,355)
Kingston, RI
December 29, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Wake Forest L 71–72  8–3
 LJVM Coliseum (8,183)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 31, 2011*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Florida L 70–90  8–4
 O'Connell Center (9,119)
Gainesville, FL
January 3, 2012*
7:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 82–67  9–4
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,326)
New Haven, CT
January 8, 2012*
4:00 pm 		St. Joseph's–Long Island W 101–86  10–4
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (814)
New Haven, CT
January 14, 2012
2:00 pm 		Brown W 68–64  11–4
(1–0) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,832)
New Haven, CT
January 21, 2012
2:00 pm 		at Brown W 73–60  12–4
(2–0) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (870)
Providence, RI
January 27, 2012
7:00 pm 		Harvard L 35–65  12–5
(2–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,522)
New Haven, CT
January 28, 2012
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 62–52  13–5
(3–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,809)
New Haven, CT
February 3, 2012
7:00 pm 		Penn W 60–53  14–5
(4–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,012)
New Haven, CT
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm 		Princeton W 58–54  15–5
(5–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,175)
New Haven, CT
February 10, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Cornell L 84–85 OT 15–6
(5–2) 		Newman Arena (1,876)
Ithaca, NY
February 11, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Columbia W 59–58  16–6
(6–2) 		Levien Gymnasium (2,442)
New York, NY
February 17, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Dartmouth W 70–61  17–6
(7–2) 		Leede Arena (800)
Hanover, NH
February 18, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Harvard L 51–66  17–7
(7–3) 		Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
February 24, 2012
7:00 pm, YES 		Columbia L 64–67  18–7
(8–3) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,821)
New Haven, CT
February 25, 2012
7:00 pm 		Cornell W 71–40  19–7
(9–3) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,675)
New Haven, CT
March 2, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Princeton L 57–64  19–8
(9–4) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293)
Princeton, NJ
March 3, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Penn L 47–68  19–9
(9–5) 		The Palestra (4,962)
Philadelphia, PA
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 14, 2012*
7:00 pm 		at Fairfield
First Round 		L 56–68  19–10
 Webster Bank Arena (1,744)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:[1]

Defensive Player of the Year
  • Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)
First Team All-Ivy
  • Greg Mangano, Yale (Sr., C, Orange, Conn.)
Second Team All-Ivy
  • Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.