1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 3rd year head coach Tom Brennan, 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 14–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	14–12 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Tom Brennan (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Mucci Larry Mangino
Captain	Chris Kelly
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	10	–	4		.714			13	–	14		.481
Columbia	9	–	5		.643			13	–	13		.500
Cornell	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Harvard	7	–	7		.500			15	–	9		.625
Yale	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Princeton	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Brown	5	–	9		.357			9	–	18		.333
Dartmouth	3	–	11		.214			5	–	21		.192
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 Chris Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Patterson, New York F 5 Byron Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Youngstown, Ohio G 10 Val Carlotti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Bronx, New York G/F 11 Ken Wheeler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Springfield Gardens, New York G 12 Peter White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Williamsport, Pennsylvania G 14 John Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. C 15 Chris Dudley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Solana Beach, California F 21 Eric Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Chevy Chase, Maryland F 22 Jeb Boasberg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 23 Brian Fitzpatrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Irvington, New York F 24 Paul Maley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Los Alamos, New Mexico F/C 32 Chad Ludington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chapel Hill, North Carolina G/F 34 Matt Whitehead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Stamford, Connecticut G 40 Mike Denzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Park Ridge, Illinois F 44 Brian Kasbar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Summit, New Jersey	Head coach Tom Brennan Assistant coach(es) Mike Mucci Larry Mangino Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30*		at Vanderbilt	L 72–87	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
December 4*		Connecticut	L 77–95	0–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 8		Dartmouth	W 81–76	1–2 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 10*		Clark	W 110–64	2–2 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 28*		vs. Georgia	L 65–105	2–3 (1–0)
December 29*		vs. BYU	L 58–73	2–4 (1–0)
January 3*		at Holy Cross	W 59–55	3–4 (1–0)	Hart Recreation Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
January 5*		at Vermont	W 73–59	4–4 (1–0)	Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium
January 7*		Case Western	W 79–64	5–4 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 10*		Trinty	W 58–49 OT	6–4 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 12*		New Hampshire	W 65–63	7–4 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 15		Brown	W 83–82	8–4 (2–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 24*		at Army	L 63–79	8–5 (2–0)	USMA Fieldhouse  West Point, NY
January 26		at Brown	L 76–82	8–6 (2–1)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
January 29*		Manhattan	W 60–57	9–6 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 1		at Columbia	L 67–77	9–7 (2–2)	Levien Gymnasium  Morningside Heights, Manhattan
February 2		at Cornell	L 55–78	9–8 (2–3)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 8		at Harvard	L 71–75	9–9 (2–4)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 9		at Dartmouth	L 73–87	9–10 (2–5)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
February 15		Princeton	W 48–46	10–10 (3–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 16		Penn	W 77–75	11–10 (4–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 22		Cornell	W 75–61	12–10 (5–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 23		Columbia	W 55–52	13–10 (6–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 1		at Penn	L 66–72	13–11 (6–6)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2		at Princeton	L 61–65	13–12 (6–7)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
March 9		Harvard	W 70–69	14–12 (7–7)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.