1977–78 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1977–78 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 3rd year head coach Ray Carazo, 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 8–16, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place.[2]

1977–78 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–16 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
1977–78 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Penn 12 2   .857 20 8   .714
Princeton 11 3   .786 17 9   .654
Columbia 11 3   .786 15 11   .577
Harvard 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Dartmouth 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Cornell 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Yale 3 11   .214 8 16   .333
Brown 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
Lafayette L 52–66  0–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 3*
at Connecticut L 57–73  0–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
December 7
at Brown W 73–66  1–2
(1–0)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
December 10*
Holy Cross L 62–67  1–3
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 12*
Fordham W 83–72  2–3
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 28*
vs. Rochester W 72–50  3–3
(1–0)
Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, NY
December 29*
vs. DePaul L 52–100  3–4
(1–0)
Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, NY
January 7*
Clark W 70–66  4–4
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 10*
at Colgate W 91–60  5–4
(1–0)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 14*
Fairfield L 72–73  5–5
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 17*
Williams W 69–57  6–5
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 27
Columbia L 51–55  6–6
(1–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 28
Cornell L 64–88  6–7
(1–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 3
at Dartmouth L 45–71  6–8
(1–3)
Alumni Gym 
Hanover, NH
February 4
at Harvard L 74–76  6–9
(1–4)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 7
Brown W 74–57  7–9
(2–4)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 10
Penn L 78–96  7–10
(2–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 11
Princeton L 49–72  7–11
(2–6)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 17
at Cornell L 63–71  7–12
(2–7)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 18
at Columbia L 71–88  7–13
(2–8)
Levien Gymnasium 
Manhattan, NY
February 24
at Princeton L 49–52  7–14
(2–9)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 25
at Penn L 59–67  7–15
(2–10)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 3
Harvard W 77–69  8–15
(3–10)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
March 4
Dartmouth L 40–42  8–16
(3–11)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1977–78 Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1977—1978" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ "1977–78 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.