2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 18th-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. In the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Harvard before losing to Princeton in the championship game.

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2016–17 record18–11 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Justin Simon
  • Anthony Goins
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Princeton140 1.000  237  .767
Harvard104 .714  1810  .643
Yale95 .643  1811  .621
Penn68 .429  1315  .464
Columbia59 .357  1116  .407
Brown410 .286  1317  .433
Cornell410 .286  821  .276
Dartmouth410 .286  720  .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Khaliq Ghani00G6'5"205SeniorInglewood, CAGraduated
Jack Montague4G6'0"185SeniorBrentwood, TNExpelled
Nick Victor21G6'5"220SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Justin Sears22F6'8"205SeniorPlainfield, NJGraduated
Brandon Sherrod35F6'6"240SeniorBridgeport, CTGraduated
Sem Kroon50F6'10"240SophomoreRiverside, CTLeft the team due to personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Bruner
#38 PF
Columbia, SC Spring Valley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Eric Monroe
#62 PG
San Diego, CA Saint Augustine High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Miye Oni
SF
Porter Ranch, CA Viewpoint School, Suffield Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 1, 2015 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Anthony Dallier (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon Wexford, PA
    G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Augustine San Diego, CA
    G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHarvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
    F 10 Eric Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHaverford School West Chester, PA
    G 11 Makai Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrHotchkiss School Greenfield, MA
    G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCharlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
    F 20 Matt Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoHotchkiss School Brooklyn, NY
    F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBolles School Jacksonville, FL
    F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrSpring Valley Columbia, SC
    G 24 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrViewpoint
    Suffield Academy
    Porter Ranch, CA
    G 25 A. J. Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSouth Kent School Seattle, WA
    G 30 Landon Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNolan Catholic Fort Worth, TX
    F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoJackson Jackson, MO
    G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHotchkiss School New York City, NY
    F 44 Sam Downey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
    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
    11/13/2016*
    5:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington W 98–90  1–0
    Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456)
    Seattle, WA
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Lehigh W 89–81 OT 2–0
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,062)
    New Haven, CT
    11/20/2016*
    1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at No. 8 Virginia W 62–38  2–1
    John Paul Jones Arena (14,242)
    Charlottesville, VA
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Pittsburgh L 70–75  2–2
    Petersen Events Center (6,719)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    11/26/2016*
    1:00 pm
    at Vermont L 65–67  2–3
    Patrick Gym (2,173)
    Burlington, VT
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Bryant L 70–79  2–4
    Chace Athletic Center 
    Smithfield, RI
    12/03/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Albany W 59–55  3–4
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,204)
    New Haven, CT
    12/08/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at Sacred Heart W 66–52  4–4
    William H. Pitt Center 
    Fairfield, CT
    12/11/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Delaware W 81–63  5–4
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,014)
    New Haven, CT
    12/13/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Central Connecticut W 90–59  6–4
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (756)
    New Haven, CT
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Temple L 77–83  6–5
    Liacouras Center (4,775)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/02/2017*
    7:00 pm
    Hartford W 88–72  7–5
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (747)
    New Haven, CT
    01/07/2017*
    2:00 pm
    Mitchell W 102–46  8–5
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (739)
    New Haven, CT
    Ivy League regular season
    01/13/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Penn W 68–60  9–5
    (1–0)
    Palestra (2,903)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/14/2017
    8:00 pm, ONE
    at Princeton L 58–66  9–6
    (1–1)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262)
    Princeton, NJ
    01/20/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Brown W 75–74  10–6
    (2–1)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (1,217)
    Providence, NJ
    01/27/2017
    8:00 pm
    Brown W 85–75  11–6
    (3–1)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,673)
    New Haven, CT
    02/03/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Columbia W 87–78  12–6
    (4–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,187)
    New York City, NY
    02/04/2017
    6:00 pm
    at Cornell W 78–71  13–6
    (5–1)
    Newman Arena (875)
    Ithaca, NY
    02/10/2017
    7:00 pm
    Dartmouth W 73–64  14–6
    (6–1)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,284)
    New Haven, CT
    02/11/2017
    7:00 pm, ONE
    Harvard L 67–75  14–7
    (6–2)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
    New Haven, CT
    02/17/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    Princeton L 52–71  14–8
    (6–3)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,846)
    New Haven, CT
    02/18/2017
    1:00 pm, ASN
    Penn L 55–71  14–9
    (6–4)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,567)
    New Haven, CT
    02/24/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Harvard L 64–77  14–10
    (6–5)
    Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
    Cambridge, MA
    02/25/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Dartmouth W 99–86  15–10
    (7–5)
    Leede Arena (937)
    Hanover, NH
    03/03/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Cornell W 90–63  16–10
    (8–5)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,411)
    New Haven, CT
    03/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    Columbia W 75–71  17–10
    (9–5)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,787)
    New Haven, CT
    Ivy League Men's Tournament
    03/11/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    (3) vs. (2) Harvard
    Semifnals
    W 73–71  18–10
    The Palestra (8,722)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/12/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN2
    (3) vs. (1) Princeton
    Championship
    L 59–71  18–11
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP RV Not released 
    Coaches' RV RV

    References

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