2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 22nd-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut, as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 19–12, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Penn and Princeton to win the Ivy League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the first round to Purdue.

2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record19–12 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatt Kingsley
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Simon
  • Alington Paul
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
2021–22 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 23 7   .767
Yale 11 3   .786 19 12   .613
Penn 9 5   .643 12 16   .429
Cornell 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
Dartmouth 6 8   .429 9 16   .360
Harvard 5 9   .357 13 13   .500
Brown 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
Columbia 1 13   .071 4 22   .154
2022 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous seasons

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.[1][2] The 2019–20 Bulldogs' team went 23–8 and won the Ivy League regular season title. The Ivy League tournament was canceled on March 10 and Yale was awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament,[3] which was canceled on March 11.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 1 Eze Dike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec
G 2 Bez Mbeng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Potomac, Maryland
G 3 August Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Saratoga Springs, New York
G 4 John Poulakidas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Naperville, Illinois
G 5 Azar Swain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brockton, Massachusetts
G 10 Matthue Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Voorhees, New Jersey
G 11 Emir Buyukhanli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Ankara, Turkey
G 12 Teo Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bethesda, Maryland
G 13 Michael Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hidden Hills, California
F 14 Jameel Alausa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 15 EJ Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
F 20 Jack Molloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Greenwich, Connecticut
F 21 Luke Kolaja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Montclair, New Jersey
F 22 Matt Knowling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ellington, Connecticut
F 23 Yussif Basa-Ama 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bolgatanga, Ghana
G 24 Yassine Gharram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr San Diego, California
F 30 Jake Lanford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Charleston, South Carolina
F 35 Isaiah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Vassar W 88–42  1–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,468)
New Haven, CT
November 12, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass W 91–71  2–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,590)
New Haven, CT
November 14, 2021*
12:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game
L 44–80  2–1
Prudential Center (8,265)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 82–54  3–1
Times Union Center (4,729)
Albany, NY
November 19, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 53–61  3–2
Patrick Gym (2,188)
Burlington, VT
November 23, 2021*
12:00 pm
vs. Southern Utah
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms semifinals
L 85–88 OT 3–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Ft. Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
11:00 am
vs. Milwaukee
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms consolation game
W 69–56  4–3
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333)
Ft. Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
Stony Brook L 81–85  4–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (568)
New Haven, CT
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 82–72  5–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (636)
New Haven, CT
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 21 Auburn L 64–86  5–5
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany W 71–52  6–5
John J. Lee Amphitheater (777)
New Haven, CT
December 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloSports.TV
vs. Iona
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
L 77–91  6–6
Barclays Center (7,124)
Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth L 60–69  6–7
John J. Lee Amphitheater (892)
New Haven, CT
December 23, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Howard John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
December 28, 2021*
10:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 60–87  6–8
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,904)
Moraga, CA
Ivy League regular season
January 2, 2021
12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+
Columbia Postponed due to COVID-19 issues John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Leede Arena 
Hanover, NH
January 9, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Harvard Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell W 96–69  7–8
(1–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
January 17, 2022
5:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+
at Brown W 66–63  8–8
(2–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center (525)
Providence, RI
January 22, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 68–76  8–9
(2–1)
The Palestra (125)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia
Rescheduled from January 2
W 83–72  9–9
(3–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (0)
New Haven, CT
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton W 80–74  10–9
(4–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (241)
Princeton, NJ
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Dartmouth W 72–69  11–9
(5–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (125)
New Haven, CT
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 58–55  12–9
(6–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104)
New Haven, CT
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard
Rescheduled from January 9
W 62–59  13–9
(7–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,325)
Boston, MA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 84–59  14–9
(8–1)
Levien Gymnasium (977)
New York, NY
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 81–72  15–9
(9–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
February 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton L 75–81  15–10
(9–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,268)
New Haven, CT
February 22, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth
Rescheduled from January 7
W 66–61  16–10
(10–2)
Leede Arena (473)
Hanover, NH
February 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 65–71  16–11
(10–3)
Newman Arena (0)
Ithaca, NY
March 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 74–65  17–11
(11–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,203)
New Haven, CT
Ivy League tournament
March 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (3) Penn
Semifinals
W 67–61  18–11
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
March 13, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) Princeton
Championship
W 66–64  19–11
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., TBS
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 10 Purdue
First Round
L 56–78  19–12
Fiserv Forum (17,500)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "What the Ivy League's canceling its seasons means for college basketball, other sports". ESPN.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ivy League cancels conference basketball tournaments because of coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved December 22, 2021.