2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 18th-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play, to finish in third place. In the inaugural Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard before losing to Princeton in the championship game.

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	18–11 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Kingsley Justin Simon Anthony Goins
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Princeton †	14	–	0		1.000			23	–	7		.767
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	10		.643
Yale	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Penn	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Brown	4	–	10		.286			13	–	17		.433
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			8	–	21		.276
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			7	–	20		.259
x – Ivy League champions
† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Khaliq Ghani	00	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Graduated
Jack Montague	4	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Brentwood, TN	Expelled
Nick Victor	21	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Justin Sears	22	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated
Brandon Sherrod	35	F	6'6"	240	Senior	Bridgeport, CT	Graduated
Sem Kroon	50	F	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Riverside, CT	Left the team for personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Bruner PF	Columbia, SC	Spring Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 13, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Eric Monroe PG	San Diego, CA	Saint Augustine High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 4, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Miye Oni SF	Porter Ranch, CA	Viewpoint School, Suffield Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 1, 2024
	Recruiting 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Azar Swain SG	Boston, MA	The Rivers School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Jalen Gabbidon SG	Harrisburg, PA	Glenelg Country School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 7, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Paul Atkinson PF	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Westminster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 4, 2024
	Recruiting 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Anthony Dallier (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Wexford, PA G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Augustine San Diego, CA G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA F 10 Eric Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Haverford School West Chester, PA G 11 Makai Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hotchkiss School Greenfield, MA G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC F 20 Matt Greene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hotchkiss School Brooklyn, NY F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bolles School Jacksonville, FL F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Spring Valley Columbia, SC G 24 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Viewpoint Suffield Academy Porter Ranch, CA G 25 A. J. Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Kent School Seattle, WA G 30 Landon Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Nolan Catholic Fort Worth, TX F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So 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 44 Sam Downey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL	Head coach James Jones (Albany) 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 Last update: August 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2016* 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	W 98–90	1–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,456) Seattle, WA
November 17, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Lehigh	W 89–81 OT	2–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,062) New Haven, CT
November 20, 2016* 1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		at No. 8 Virginia	W 62–38	2–1	John Paul Jones Arena (14,242) Charlottesville, VA
November 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 70–75	2–2	Petersen Events Center (6,719) Pittsburgh, PA
November 26, 2016* 1:00 p.m.		at Vermont	L 65–67	2–3	Patrick Gym (2,173) Burlington, VT
November 30, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		at Bryant	L 70–79	2–4	Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
December 3, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Albany	W 59–55	3–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,204) New Haven, CT
December 8, 2016* 8:00 p.m.		at Sacred Heart	W 66–52	4–4	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
December 11, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 81–63	5–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,014) New Haven, CT
December 13, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut	W 90–59	6–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (756) New Haven, CT
December 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Temple	L 77–83	6–5	Liacouras Center (4,775) Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Hartford	W 88–72	7–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (747) New Haven, CT
January 7, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		Mitchell	W 102–46	8–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (739) New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 13, 2017 8:00 p.m.		at Penn	W 68–60	9–5 (1–0)	The Palestra (2,903) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2017 8:00 p.m., ONE		at Princeton	L 58–66	9–6 (1–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262) Princeton, NJ
January 20, 2017 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Brown	W 75–74	10–6 (2–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,217) Providence, RI
January 27, 2017 8:00 p.m.		Brown	W 85–75	11–6 (3–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,673) New Haven, CT
February 3, 2017 7:00 p.m.		at Columbia	W 87–78	12–6 (4–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,187) New York City, NY
February 4, 2017 6:00 p.m.		at Cornell	W 78–71	13–6 (5–1)	Newman Arena (875) Ithaca, NY
February 10, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Dartmouth	W 73–64	14–6 (6–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,284) New Haven, CT
February 11, 2017 7:00 p.m., ONE		Harvard	L 67–75	14–7 (6–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
February 17, 2017 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		Princeton	L 52–71	14–8 (6–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,846) New Haven, CT
February 18, 2017 1:00 p.m., ASN		Penn	L 55–71	14–9 (6–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,567) New Haven, CT
February 24, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Harvard	L 64–77	14–10 (6–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
February 25, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Dartmouth	W 99–86	15–10 (7–5)	Leede Arena (937) Hanover, NH
March 3, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cornell	W 90–63	16–10 (8–5)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,411) New Haven, CT
March 4, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Columbia	W 75–71	17–10 (9–5)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,787) New Haven, CT
Ivy League men's tournament
March 11, 2017 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) Harvard Semifinals	W 73–71	18–10	The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA
March 12, 2017 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) Princeton Championship	L 59–71	18–11	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP		RV																		Not released
Coaches'	RV		RV