2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 23rd-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–7, 10–4 to finish in a tie for 1st place. In the Ivy Tournament, they defeated Cornell in the semifinals before losing to Princeton in the Ivy Championship title. They received an automatic bid to the NIT, losing to Vanderbilt in the first round.

2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions
Ivy League regular season co–champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record21–9 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatt Kingsley
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Simon
  • Alington Paul
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2022–23 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Yale 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Princeton 10 4   .714 23 9   .719
Penn 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Cornell 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
Brown 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
Dartmouth 6 8   .429 10 18   .357
Harvard 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Columbia 2 12   .143 7 22   .241
2023 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They defeated Penn[1] and Princeton to win the Ivy League Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Tournament.[2] They received the #14 seed in the East Region and drew #3 seed Purdue in the First Round.[3] They would go on to lose to the Boilermakers, 56–78.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Danny Wolf 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Glencoe, Illinois
G 2 Bez Mbeng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Potomac, Maryland
G 3 August Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Saratoga Springs, New York
G 4 John Poulakidas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Naperville, Illinois
G 10 Matthue Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Voorhees, New Jersey
G 11 Emir Buyukhanli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ankara, Turkey
G 12 Teo Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bethesda, Maryland
G 13 Michael Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hidden Hills, California
F 15 EJ Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 21 Luke Kolaja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Montclair, New Jersey
F 22 Matt Knowling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ellington, Connecticut
F 23 Yussif Basa-Ama 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bolgatanga, Ghana
G 24 Yassine Gharram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So San Diego, California
F 33 Jack Molloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Greenwich, Connecticut
F 35 Isaiah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Augusta, Georgia
F 42 Nick Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chappaqua, New York
G 44 Devon Arlington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr San Marcos, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sarah Lawrence W 96–41  1–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (695)
New Haven, CT
November 11, 2022*
9:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Eastern Washington
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 74–60  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Mississippi Valley State
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 80–51  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2022*
12:00 am, ESPN+
at Hawaii
Outrigger Rainbow Classic Championship Game
W 62–59 OT 4–0
Stan Sheriff Center (4,421)
Honolulu, HI
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
John Jay W 112–55  5–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (602)
New Haven, CT
November 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont W 73–44  6–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (678)
New Haven, CT
November 27, 2022*
3:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 62–65  6–1
CU Events Center (5,780)
Boulder, CO
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 86–40  7–1
John J. Lee Amphitheater (752)
New Haven, CT
December 3, 2022*
6:30 pm, SNY
at Stony Brook W 77–72  8–1
Island Federal Arena (2,515)
Stony Brook, NY
December 6, 2022*
6:30 pm, FS1
at Butler L 61–71  8–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,042)
Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, SECN
at No. 16 Kentucky L 59–69  8–3
Rupp Arena (20,264)
Lexington, KY
December 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield W 77–64  9–3
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,552)
Fairfield, CT
December 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops
at Monmouth W 76–44  10–3
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,296)
West Long Branch, NJ
Ivy League regular season
December 31, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia L 60–62  10–4
(0–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,011)
New York, NY
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth L 77–81  10–5
(0–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (662)
New Haven, CT
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 58–54  11–5
(1–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,894)
New Haven, CT
January 13, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cornell L 82–94  11–6
(1–3)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
January 16, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 81–78  12–6
(2–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,144)
New Haven, CT
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN
Penn W 70–63  13–6
(3–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,922)
New Haven, CT
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton W 87–65  14–6
(4–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,041)
New Haven, CT
February 3, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Harvard W 68–57  15–6
(5–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 72–53  16–6
(6–3)
Leede Arena (806)
Hanover, NH
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 99–68  17–6
(7–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,706)
New Haven, CT
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Penn L 64–66  17–7
(7–4)
The Palestra (2,685)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton W 93–83 OT 18–7
(8–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,629)
Princeton, NJ
February 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell W 76–58  19–7
(9–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,920)
New Haven, CT
March 4, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Brown W 84–75  20–7
(10–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,003)
Providence, RI
Ivy League Tournament
March 11, 2023
11:00 am, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Cornell
Semifinals
W 80–60  21–7
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,160)
Princeton, NJ
March 12, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) at (2) Princeton
Championship
L 65–74  21–8
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,607)
Princeton, NJ
NIT
March 14, 2023
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at (2) Vanderbilt
First round – Clemson bracket
L 62–71  21–9
Memorial Gymnasium (5,290)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Princeton, Yale To Meet In Ivy League Men's Basketball Championship". Ivy League. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs Top Princeton in Ivy Title Game, Headed to March Madness". Yale University. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs Draw Purdue in NCAA Tournament First Round". Yale University. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Purdue Cruises to 78-56 Victory Against Yale in NCAA Tournament First Round". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Yale Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.