2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball

Ivy League champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Ivy League
2015–16 record	23–7 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (17th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Kingsley
Assistant coach	Justin Simon
Assistant coach	Anthony Goins
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale †	13	–	1	.929	23	–	7	.767
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	22	–	7	.759
Columbia	10	–	4	.714	25	–	10	.714
Harvard	6	–	8	.429	14	–	16	.467
Penn	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Cornell	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Brown	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
† – NCAA Tournament participant

The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventeenth year head coach James Jones, 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 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.

Previous Season

The Bulldogs lost their One-game playoff against Harvard 53–51. Despite having posted an 11–3 Ivy League record and a 22–10 overall record the Bulldogs weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Armani Cotton	12	G	6'7"	215	Senior	New York City, NY	Graduated
Javier Duren	20	G	6'4"	185	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Grey Kelley	32	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Newton, MA	Graduated
Matt Townsend	42	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Chappaqua, NY	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Copeland #78 PG	North Hollywood, CA	Harvard-Westlake High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 7, 2014
Alex Copeland #78 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Eli Lininger #83 SF	Eugene, OR	South Eugene High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 21, 2013
Eli Lininger #83 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Matt Greene #121 PF	New York City, NY	Hotchkiss School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 28, 2014
Matt Greene #121 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55
Trey Phills SG	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2014
Trey Phills SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Blake Reynolds PF	Jackson, MO	Jackson High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 25, 2014
Blake Reynolds PF	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eric Monroe #63 PG	San Diego, CA	Saint Augustine High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Eric Monroe #63 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Miye Oni SF	Suffield, CT	Suffield Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 1, 2015
Miye Oni SF	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 2015-10-06.

Roster

2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Ghani, KhaliqKhaliq Ghani	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Loyola	Inglewood, CA
1.5 !G	1	Dallier, AnthonyAnthony Dallier	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Wexford, PA
1.5 !G	3	Copeland, AlexAlex Copeland	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	4	Montague, JakeJake Montague	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brentwood	Brentwood, TN
2.5 !G/F	5	Anderson, EricEric Anderson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Haverford School	West Chester, PA
1.5 !G	11	Mason, MakaiMakai Mason	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Hotchkiss School	Greenfield, MA
1.5 !G	13	Phills, TreyTrey Phills	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte Chrisitian	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	20	Greene, MattMatt Greene	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hotchkiss School	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	21	Victor, NickNick Victor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Winchendon	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	22	Sears, JustinJustin Sears	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Plainfield	Plainfield, NJ
1.5 !G	23	Russell, LandonLandon Russell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Nolan Catholic	Fort Worth, TX
1.5 !G	25	Edwards, A. J.A. J. Edwards	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent School	Seattle, WA
3.5 !F	32	Reynolds, BlakeBlake Reynolds	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jackson	Jackson, MO
1.5 !G	34	Ryan, ThomasThomas Ryan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hotchkiss School	New York City, NY
3.5 !F	35	Sherrod, BrandonBrandon Sherrod	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Bridgeport, CT
3.5 !F	42	Lininger, EliEli Lininger	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Eugene	Eugene, OR
3.5 !F	44	Downey, SamSam Downey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL
3.5 !F	50	Kroon, SemSem Kroon	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Riverside, CT

Head coach

James Jones (Albany (NY))

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan)
Justin Simon (Yale)
Anthony Goins (St. John’s)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 3:00 PM		vs. Fairfield Connecticut 6 Classic	W 70–57	1–0	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM		Sacred Heart Connecticut 6 Classic	W 99–77^[1]	2–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (778) New Haven, CT
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		at Lehigh	W 79–67	3–0	Stabler Arena (995) Bethlehem, PA
11/22/2015* 4:30 PM, ESPNews		at SMU	L 69–71	3–1	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at No. 6 Duke	L 61–80	3–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM		at Albany	L 54–88	3–3	SEFCU Arena (2,418) Albany, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		Bryant	W 79–40	4–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (696) New Haven, CT
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM		Vermont	W 72–54	5–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,114) New Haven, CT
12/09/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Illinois	L 65–69	5–4	State Farm Center (11,648) Champaign, IL
12/13/2015* 4:00 PM, P12N		at USC	L 56–68	5–5	Galen Center (4,117) Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM		at Central Connecticut	W 62–42	6–5	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,237) New Britain, CT
01/02/2016* 7:00 PM		at Hartford	W 88–53	7–5	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,133) Hartford, CT
01/06/2016* 7:00 PM		NJIT	W 83–65	8–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (886) New Haven, CT
01/08/2016* 7:00 PM		Daniel Webster	W 94–53	9–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (622) New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
01/16/2016 5:00 PM		Brown	W 77–68	10–5 (1–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,878) New Haven, CT
01/23/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Brown	W 90–66	11–5 (2–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,302) Providence, RI
01/29/2016 7:00 PM		Penn	W 81–58	12–5 (3–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666) New Haven, CT
01/30/2016 7:00 PM		Princeton	W 79–75	13–5 (4–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187) New Haven, CT
02/05/2016 5:00 PM, FS1		Columbia	W 86–72	14–5 (5–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219) New Haven, CT
02/06/2016 7:00 PM		Cornell	W 83–52	15–5 (6–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684) New Haven, CT
02/12/2016 7:00 PM		at Dartmouth	W 75–65	16–5 (7–0)	Leede Arena (787) Hanover, NH
02/13/2016 7:00 PM		at Harvard	W 67–55	17–5 (8–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
02/19/2016 7:00 PM		at Princeton	L 63–75	17–6 (8–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211) Princeton, NJ
02/20/2016 6:00 PM		at Penn	W 79–58	18–6 (9–1)	The Palestra (3,246) Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2016 7:00 PM, FS1		Harvard	W 59–50	19–6 (10–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
02/27/2016 8:00 PM, ASN		Dartmouth	W 76–71 ^OT	20–6 (11–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,018) New Haven, CT
03/04/2016 6:00 PM, ASN		at Cornell	W 88–64	21–6 (12–1)	Newman Arena (1,734) Ithaca, NY
03/05/2016 7:00 PM		at Columbia	W 71–55	22–6 (13–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,720) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2016* 2:45 PM, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 21 Baylor First round	W 79–75	23–6	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656) Providence, RI
03/19/2016* 2:40 PM, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke Second round	L 64–71	23–7	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:

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References

↑ "Yale sweeps Fairfield, Conn., knocks off Sacred Heart, 99–77". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
↑ 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball schedule

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