2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventeenth year head coach James Jones, 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 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.

2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
2015–16 record23–7 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Justin Simon
  • Anthony Goins
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Yale131 .929  237  .767
Princeton122 .857  227  .759
Columbia104 .714  2510  .714
Harvard68 .429  1416  .467
Penn59 .357  1117  .393
Dartmouth410 .286  1018  .357
Cornell311 .214  1018  .357
Brown311 .214  820  .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

Previous season

The Bulldogs lost their One-game playoff against Harvard 53–51. Despite having posted an 11–3 Ivy League record and a 22–10 overall record the Bulldogs weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Armani Cotton12G6'7"215SeniorNew York City, NYGraduated
Javier Duren20G6'4"185SeniorSt. Louis, MOGraduated
Grey Kelley32F6'8"225SeniorNewton, MAGraduated
Matt Townsend42F6'7"240SeniorChappaqua, NYGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Copeland
#78 PG
North Hollywood, CA Harvard-Westlake High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Eli Lininger
#83 SF
Eugene, OR South Eugene High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 21, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Matt Greene
#121 PF
New York City, NY Hotchkiss School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 55
Trey Phills
SG
Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Blake Reynolds
PF
Jackson, MO Jackson High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 25, 2014 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 00 Khaliq Ghani 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLoyola Inglewood, CA
    G 1 Anthony Dallier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNorthfield Mount Hermon Wexford, PA
    G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrHarvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
    G 4 Jake Montague 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBrentwood Brentwood, TN
    G/F 5 Eric Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHaverford School West Chester, PA
    G 11 Makai Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHotchkiss School Greenfield, MA
    G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCharlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
    F 20 Matt Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHotchkiss School Brooklyn, NY
    G 21 Nick Victor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWinchendon Dallas, TX
    F 22 Justin Sears 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPlainfield Plainfield, NJ
    G 23 Landon Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNolan Catholic Fort Worth, TX
    G 25 A. J. Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSouth Kent School Seattle, WA
    F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrJackson Jackson, MO
    G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHotchkiss School New York City, NY
    F 35 Brandon Sherrod 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrChoate Rosemary Hall Bridgeport, CT
    F 42 Eli Lininger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSouth Eugene Eugene, OR
    F 44 Sam Downey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
    F 50 Sem Kroon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoNorthfield Mount Hermon Riverside, CT
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    3:00 pm
    vs. Fairfield
    Connecticut 6 Classic
    W 70–57  1–0
    William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
    New Britain, CT
    11/16/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Sacred Heart
    Connecticut 6 Classic
    W 99–77[1]  2–0
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (778)
    New Haven, CT
    11/19/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Lehigh W 79–67  3–0
    Stabler Arena (995)
    Bethlehem, PA
    11/22/2015*
    4:30 pm, ESPNews
    at SMU L 69–71  3–1
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 6 Duke L 61–80  3–2
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    11/29/2015*
    2:00 pm
    at Albany L 54–88  3–3
    SEFCU Arena (2,418)
    Albany, NY
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Bryant W 79–40  4–3
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (696)
    New Haven, CT
    12/05/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Vermont W 72–54  5–3
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,114)
    New Haven, CT
    12/09/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Illinois L 65–69  5–4
    State Farm Center (11,648)
    Champaign, IL
    12/13/2015*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    at USC L 56–68  5–5
    Galen Center (4,117)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/30/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Central Connecticut W 62–42  6–5
    William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,237)
    New Britain, CT
    01/02/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Hartford W 88–53  7–5
    Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,133)
    Hartford, CT
    01/06/2016*
    7:00 pm
    NJIT W 83–65  8–5
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (886)
    New Haven, CT
    01/08/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Daniel Webster W 94–53  9–5
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (622)
    New Haven, CT
    Ivy League regular season
    01/16/2016
    5:00 pm
    Brown W 77–68  10–5
    (1–0)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,878)
    New Haven, CT
    01/23/2016
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Brown W 90–66  11–5
    (2–0)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (1,302)
    Providence, RI
    01/29/2016
    7:00 pm
    Penn W 81–58  12–5
    (3–0)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666)
    New Haven, CT
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    Princeton W 79–75  13–5
    (4–0)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187)
    New Haven, CT
    02/05/2016
    5:00 pm, FS1
    Columbia W 86–72  14–5
    (5–0)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219)
    New Haven, CT
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm
    Cornell W 83–52  15–5
    (6–0)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684)
    New Haven, CT
    02/12/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Dartmouth W 75–65  16–5
    (7–0)
    Leede Arena (787)
    Hanover, NH
    02/13/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Harvard W 67–55  17–5
    (8–0)
    Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
    Cambridge, MA
    02/19/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Princeton L 63–75  17–6
    (8–1)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211)
    Princeton, NJ
    02/20/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Penn W 79–58  18–6
    (9–1)
    The Palestra (3,246)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/26/2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Harvard W 59–50  19–6
    (10–1)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
    New Haven, CT
    02/27/2016
    8:00 pm, ASN
    Dartmouth W 76–71 OT 20–6
    (11–1)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,018)
    New Haven, CT
    03/04/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    at Cornell W 88–64  21–6
    (12–1)
    Newman Arena (1,734)
    Ithaca, NY
    03/05/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Columbia W 71–55  22–6
    (13–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,720)
    New York City, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    03/17/2016*
    2:45 pm, CBS
    (12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 21 Baylor
    First round
    W 79–75  23–6
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656)
    Providence, RI
    03/19/2016*
    2:40 pm, CBS
    (12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke
    Second round
    L 64–71  23–7
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679)
    Providence, RI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source: 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule[2]

    References

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