1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1971–72 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 15th year head coach Joe Vancisin, 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 7–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.[1]

1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
1971–72 record7–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
Fordham L 82–119  0–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 4*
at Connecticut L 64–66  0–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
December 8
at Brown L 68–72  0–3
(0—1)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
December 11*
Holy Cross L 90–94  0–4
(0—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 15
Brown W 73–70  1–4
(1—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 17*
at Utah L 78–87  1–5
(1—1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18*
vs. Oklahoma City L 99–100  1–6
(1—1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 21*
at Wake Forest W 85–75  2–6
(1—1)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 27*
at St. Louis L 70–95  2–7
(1—1)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
December 29*
at SMU L 80–81  2–8
(1—1)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 1*
at Xavier L 69–75  2–9
(1—1)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 4*
Australian Nat’ls
Exhibition game
W 103–90  2–9
(1—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 7
Cornell W 91–87  3–9
(2—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 8
Columbia W 71–61  4–9
(3—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 29*
M. I. T. W 79–56  5–9
(3—1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 4
at Columbia L 69–85  5–10
(3—2)
University Heights Gymnasium 
New York City
February 5
at Cornell W 91–87  6–10
(4—2)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 11
Harvard L 74–92  6–11
(4—3)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 12
Dartmouth W 101–91  7–11
(5—3)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 18
at Princeton L 60–73  7–12
(5—4)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 19
at Penn L 62–71  7–13
(5—5)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25
at Dartmouth L 73–84  7–14
(5—6)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
February 26
at Harvard L 72–88  7–15
(5—7)
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 3
Penn L 65–86  7–16
(5—8)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
March 4
Princeton L 65–86  7–16
(5—8)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. "1971—1972" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "1971–72 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.


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