2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 play, 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 were not invited to a postseason tournament.
Departures
Recruiting
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
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)
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
00
Khaliq Ghani
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Loyola
Inglewood, CA
G
1
Anthony Dallier
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Northfield Mount Hermon
Wexford, PA
G
3
Alex Copeland
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Harvard-Westlake
Los Angeles, CA
G
4
Jake Montague
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Brentwood
Brentwood, TN
G/F
5
Eric Anderson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Haverford School
West Chester, PA
G
11
Makai Mason
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Hotchkiss School
Greenfield, MA
G
13
Trey Phills
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Charlotte Christian
Charlotte, NC
F
20
Matt Greene
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Hotchkiss School
Brooklyn, NY
G
21
Nick Victor
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Winchendon
Dallas, TX
F
22
Justin Sears
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Plainfield
Plainfield, NJ
G
23
Landon Russell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Nolan Catholic
Fort Worth, TX
G
25
A. J. Edwards
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
South Kent School
Seattle, WA
F
32
Blake Reynolds
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Jackson
Jackson, MO
G
34
Thomas Ryan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Hotchkiss School
New York City, NY
F
35
Brandon Sherrod
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Choate Rosemary Hall
Bridgeport, CT
F
42
Eli Lininger
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
South Eugene
Eugene, OR
F
44
Sam Downey
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Lake Forest
Lake Forest, IL
F
50
Sem Kroon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Northfield Mount Hermon
Riverside, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: September 2, 2024
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015 *3:00 p.m.
vs. Fairfield Connecticut 6 Classic
W 70–57
1–0
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
November 16, 2015 *7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Connecticut 6 Classic
W 99–77[ 1]
2–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (778)New Haven, CT
November 19, 2015 *7:00 p.m.
at Lehigh
W 79–67
3–0
Stabler Arena (995)Bethlehem, PA
November 22, 2015 *4:30 p.m., ESPNews
at SMU
L 69–71
3–1
Moody Coliseum (6,852)Dallas, TX
November 25, 2015 *7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 6 Duke
L 61–80
3–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
November 29, 2015 *2:00 p.m.
at Albany
L 54–88
3–3
SEFCU Arena (2,418)Albany, NY
December 2, 2015 *7:00 p.m.
Bryant
W 79–40
4–3
John J. Lee Amphitheater (696)New Haven, CT
December 5, 2015 *2:00 p.m.
Vermont
W 72–54
5–3
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,114)New Haven, CT
December 9, 2015 *8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Illinois
L 65–69
5–4
State Farm Center (11,648)Champaign, IL
December 13, 2015 *4:00 p.m., P12N
at USC
L 56–68
5–5
Galen Center (4,117)Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2015 *7:00 p.m.
at Central Connecticut
W 62–42
6–5
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,237)New Britain, CT
January 2, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
at Hartford
W 88–53
7–5
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,133)Hartford, CT
January 6, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
NJIT
W 83–65
8–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (886)New Haven, CT
January 8, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
Daniel Webster
W 94–53
9–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (622)New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 16, 2016 5:00 p.m.
Brown
W 77–68
10–5 (1–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,878)New Haven, CT
January 23, 2016 5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Brown
W 90–66
11–5 (2–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,302)Providence, RI
January 29, 2016 7:00 p.m.
Penn
W 81–58
12–5 (3–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666)New Haven, CT
January 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.
Princeton
W 79–75
13–5 (4–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187)New Haven, CT
February 5, 2016 5:00 p.m., FS1
Columbia
W 86–72
14–5 (5–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219)New Haven, CT
February 6, 2016 7:00 p.m.
Cornell
W 83–52
15–5 (6–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684)New Haven, CT
February 12, 2016 7:00 p.m.
at Dartmouth
W 75–65
16–5 (7–0)
Leede Arena (787)Hanover, NH
February 13, 2016 7:00 p.m.
at Harvard
W 67–55
17–5 (8–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
February 19, 2016 7:00 p.m.
at Princeton
L 63–75
17–6 (8–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211)Princeton, NJ
February 20, 2016 6:00 p.m.
at Penn
W 79–58
18–6 (9–1)
The Palestra (3,246)Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2016 7:00 p.m., FS1
Harvard
W 59–50
19–6 (10–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)New Haven, CT
February 27, 2016 8:00 p.m., ASN
Dartmouth
W 76–71 OT
20–6 (11–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,018)New Haven, CT
March 4, 2016 6:00 p.m., ASN
at Cornell
W 88–64
21–6 (12–1)
Newman Arena (1,734)Ithaca, NY
March 5, 2016 7:00 p.m.
at Columbia
W 71–55
22–6 (13–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,720)New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2016 *2:45 p.m., CBS
(12 W)
vs. (5 W) No. 21 Baylor First round
W 79–75
23–6
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656)Providence, RI
March 19, 2016 *2:40 p.m., 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 .
Source:[ 2]
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold