1973–74 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 17th 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 8–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

1973–74 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–16 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Vancisin (17th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		Connecticut	L 80–102	0–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
December 5*		Fordham	L 82–92 OT	0–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 8*		Holy Cross	W 102–92	1–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 12		Brown	L 56–63	1–3 (0–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 21*		at Michigan	L 88–101	1–4 (0–1)
December 22*		vs. Fordham	L 72–88	1–5 (0–1)
December 27*		vs. Old Dominion	L 82–110	1–6 (0–1)
December 28*		vs. Georgia Tech	W 101–95	2–6 (0–1)
December 29*		at Duke	L 80–105	2–7 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 4		at Columbia	W 59–54	3–7 (1–1)	University Heights Gymnasium  Broadway, NY
January 5		at Cornell	W 89–86	4–7 (2–1)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
January 9		at Brown	L 70–102	4–8 (2–2)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
January 19		at Harvard	L 53–59	4–9 (2–3)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
January 22*		Amherst	W 88–64	5–9 (3–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 26*		at Boston College	L 72–88	5–10 (3–3)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 1		at Dartmouth	W 73–63	6–10 (4–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
February 8		Penn	L 56–80	6–11 (4–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 9		Princeton	L 58–70	6–12 (4–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 15		Cornell	W 107–72	7–12 (5–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 16		Columbia	L 65–69	7–13 (5–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 22		at Princeton	L 60–78	7–14 (5–7)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 23		at Penn	L 79–90	7–15 (5–8)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 1		Harvard	L 65–87	7–16 (5–9)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 2		Dartmouth	W 82–58	8–16 (6–9)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.