1968–69 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1968–69 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 13th year head coach Joe Vancisin, 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 9–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

1968–69 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	9–16 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Vancisin (13th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30*		Connecticut	W 89–70	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 3*		at Fordham	L 85–98	1–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, New York
December 7*		Holy Cross	L 66–67	1–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 11		Brown	W 63–59	2–2 (1—0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 14*		Colgate	W 88–63	3–2 (1—0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 18		at Brown	W 91–62	4–2 (2—0)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
December 20*		vs. Miami (FL)	L 71–77	4–3 (2—0)	Memorial Field House  Huntington, WV
December 21*		at Marshall	L 72–77	4–4 (2—0)	Memorial Field House  Huntington, WV
December 23*		at SMU	L 76–88	4–5 (2—0)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 26*		vs. Oregon	L 71–84	4–6 (2—0)
December 28*		vs. California	L 59–66	4–7 (2—0)
December 30*		vs. Syracuse	W 83–65	5–7 (2—0)
January 3*		at Nevada	L 84–87	5–8 (2—0)	Virginia Street Gymnasium
January 10		Columbia	L 49–71	5–9 (2—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 11		Cornell	W 73–59	6–9 (3—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 31		at Cornell	L 64–65	6–10 (3—2)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 1		at Columbia	L 48–69	6–11 (3—3)	University Heights Gymnasium  New York City
February 7		at Harvard	W 76–70	7–11 (4—3)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 8		at Dartmouth	W 54–51	8–11 (5—3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
February 14		Princeton	L 56–67	8–12 (5—4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 15		Penn	L 60–67	8–13 (5—5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 21		at Princeton	L 53–72	8–14 (5—6)	Dillon Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 22		at Penn	L 74–82	8–15 (5—7)	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 28		Dartmouth	L 62–74	8–16 (5—8)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 1		Harvard	W 84–69	9–16 (6—8)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.