2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team


The 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represent Yale University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament by being the regular season conference champions, after it was announced on March 10, 2020 that the Ivy League tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League regular season champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record23–7 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatt Kingsley
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Simon
  • Tobe Carberry
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Yale 11 3   .786 23 7   .767
Harvard 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Princeton 9 5   .643 14 13   .519
Penn 8 6   .571 16 11   .593
Brown 8 6   .571 15 12   .556
Dartmouth 5 9   .357 12 17   .414
Cornell 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
Columbia 1 13   .071 6 24   .200
x – Ivy League champions
Ivy League tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 22–8 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Harvard. In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Princeton in the semifinals,[2] before defeating Harvard in the championship game,[3] earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. As the 14 seed in the East Region, they were defeated in the first round by 3rd-seeded LSU.[4]

Roster

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2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 1 Eze Dike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Montreal, Quebec
G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Diego, California
G 3 August Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Saratoga Springs, New York
G 5 Azar Swain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brockton, Massachusetts
G 10 Matthue Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Voorhees, New Jersey
G 11 Michael Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hidden Hills, California
F 14 Jameel Alausa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 15 EJ Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
F 20 Paul Atkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr West Palm Beach, Florida
F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida
F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
F 30 Jake Lanford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina
F 33 Wyatt Yess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 35 Isaiah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SNY
at Stony Brook W 74–69 OT 1–0
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,183)
Stony Brook, NY
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oberlin W 94–37  2–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (642)
New Haven, CT
November 11, 2019*
9:00 pm
at San Francisco L 79–84 OT 2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,727)
San Francisco, CA
November 17, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State
NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game
L 57–64  2–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,260)
Stillwater, OK
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena W 100–89 3OT 3–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater (746)
New Haven, CT
November 23, 2019*
4:00:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Penn State
NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game
L 56–58  3–3
Bryce Jordan Center (6,091)
University Park, PA
November 25, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Western Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Bracket
W 73–51  4–3
HP Field House (250)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Bucknell
NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Bracket Championship Game
W 81–61  5–3
HP Field House (250)
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019*
3:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Vermont W 65–52  6–3
John J. Lee Amphitheater (812)
New Haven, CT
December 4, 2019*
7:30 pm
at Albany W 61–52  7–3
SEFCU Arena (2,337)
Albany, NY
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 78–65  8–3
Stabler Arena (818)
Bethlehem, PA
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN
at UMass W 83–80 OT 9–3
Mullins Center (2,212)
Amherst, MA
December 22, 2019*
3:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson W 54–45  10–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,632)
Clemson, SC
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at North Carolina L 67–70  10–4
Dean Smith Center (20,765)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Johnson & Wales W 108–58  11–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (787)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 17, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 70–56  12–4
(1–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,584)
New Haven, CT
January 20, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Howard W 89–75  13–4
Burr Gymnasium (2,097)
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Brown W 73–62  14–4
(2–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,575)
Providence, RI
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 93–62  15–4
(3–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,594)
New Haven, CT
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell W 86–71  16–4
(4–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,506)
New Haven, CT
February 7, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Harvard L 77–78  16–5
(4–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,706)
New Haven, CT
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 75–57  17–5
(5–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,524)
New Haven, CT
February 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Princeton W 88–64  18–5
(6–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,163)
Princeton, NJ
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 61–69  18–6
(6–2)
The Palestra (3,856)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell W 81–80 2OT 19–6
(7–2)
Newman Arena (631)
Ithaca, NY
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
at Columbia W 83–65  20–6
(8–2)
Levien Gymnasium (2,065)
New York, NY
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 76–73  21–6
(9–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,106)
New Haven, CT
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton W 66–63  22–6
(10–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,066)
New Haven, CT
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 72–61  23–6
(11–2)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, NH
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 69–83  23–7
(11–3)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
Ivy League tournament
March 14, 2020
11:00 am, ESPNU
(1) (4) Penn
Semifinals
Canceled[1] Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
NCAA Tournament
March 19/20, 2020*
TBD
vs. TBD
First Round
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments, Limits Spectators in all Sporting Events". Ivy League. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Late Game Heroics Lift Bulldogs Over Princeton In IvyMadness Semifinal". Yale University. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "March Madness Bound! Bulldogs Drop Harvard In Ivy Tourney Championship Game". Yale University. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Valiant Comeback Falls Just Short In NCAA Tournament". Yale University. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved November 11, 2019.