2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions
Ivy League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–8 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Justin Simon
  • Tobe Carberry
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 10 – 4   .714 19 – 12   .613
x-Yale † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733
Princeton 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Penn 7 – 7   .500 19 – 12   .613
Cornell 7 – 7   .500 15 – 16   .484
Brown 7 – 7   .500 20 – 12   .625
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Dartmouth 2 – 12   .143 11 – 19   .367
x Ivy League co-champions
† 2019 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 20th-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 22–8 to finish a tie for 1st place. In the Ivy Tournament, they beat Princeton in the semifinals and beating Harvard in the Ivy Championship to win the Ivy League title. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament getting a 14th seed before losing to LSU in the first round.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 16–15, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. In the Ivy League tournament, they lost to Penn in the semifinal round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Noah Yates 4 F 6'7" 195 Senior Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Graduated
Eric Anderson 10 G 6'7" 220 Senior West Chester, PA Graduated
Makai Mason 11 G 6'1" 185 Senior Greenfield, MA Transferred to Baylor

Roster

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Glenelg Country School Harrisburg, PA
F 1 Eze Dike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Montreal, QC
G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Augustine San Diego, CA
G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Azar Swain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Rivers School Brockton, MA
F 10 Matthue Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eastern Regional Voorhees, NJ
G 11 Michael Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Hidden Hills, CA
G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
F 14 Jameel Alausa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Univ. of Chicago Lab Chicago, IL
F 20 Paul Atkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westminster Academy West Palm Beach, FL
F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bolles School Jacksonville, FL
F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Spring Valley Columbia, SC
G 25 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Viewpoint
Suffield Academy 		Porter Ranch, CA
G 30 Jake Lanford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Porter–Gaud School Charleston, SC
F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Jackson Jackson, MO
F 33 Wyatt Yess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parkway West St. Louis, MO
G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hotchkiss School New York City, NY
F 35 Isaiah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pace Academy Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
11:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. California
Pac-12 China Game 		W 76–59  1–0
 Baoshan Sports Center (4,048)
Shanghai, China
November 17, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Memphis L 102–109 2OT 1–1
 FedExForum (14,646)
Memphis, TN
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 70–79  1–2
 Patrick Gym (2,582)
Burlington, VT
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Bryant W 103–61  2–2
 Chace Athletic Center (982)
Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (FL)
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		W 77–73  3–2
 American Airlines Center (5,749)
Miami, FL
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh W 97–87  4–2
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (847)
New Haven, CT
December 8, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN 		at No. 3 Duke L 58–91  4–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany W 71–63  5–3
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (904)
New Haven, CT
December 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Monmouth W 66–58  6–3
 OceanFirst Bank Center (4,100)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 99–84  7–3
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,136)
New Haven, CT
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 92–65  8–3
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (784)
New Haven, CT
January 5, 2019*
10:00 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 94–90 OT 9–3
 Matadome (1,138)
Northridge, CA
January 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Skidmore W 88–59  10–3
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (632)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Brown W 70–67  11–3
(1–0) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,363)
Providence, RI
January 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brown W 79–71  12–3
(2–0) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,094)
New Haven, CT
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Harvard L 49–65  12–4
(2–1) 		Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Allston, MA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 89–68  13–4
(3–1) 		Leede Arena (989)
Hanover, NH
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Princeton W 74–60  14–4
(4–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,767)
New Haven, CT
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Penn W 78–65  15–4
(5–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,185)
New Haven, CT
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia W 70–64  16–4
(6–1) 		Levien Gymnasium (1,532)
New York, NY
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cornell W 98–92  17–4
(7–1) 		Newman Arena (3,614)
Ithaca, NY
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Dartmouth W 77–59  18–4
(8–1) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,241)
New Haven, CT
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Harvard L 86–88  18–5
(8–2) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cornell W 88–65  19–5
(9–2) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,344)
New Haven, CT
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Columbia L 75–83  19–6
(9–3) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,688)
New Haven, CT
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn L 66–77  19–7
(9–4) 		The Palestra (2,968)
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Princeton W 81–59  20–7
(10–4) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (2,794)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Tournament
March 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) (3) Princeton
Semifinals 		W 83–77  21–7
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,633)
New Haven, CT
March 17, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) (1) Harvard
Championship 		W 97–85  22–7
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,572)
New Haven, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019
12:40 pm, truTV 		(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 12 LSU
First Round 		L 74–79  22–8
 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule