2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball

CIT, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
2011–12 record	19–10 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (13th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Kingsley
Assistant coach	Jamie Snyder-Fair
Assistant coach	Justin Simon
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Harvard	12	–	2	.857	26	–	5	.839
Penn	11	–	3	.786	20	–	13	.606
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
Yale	9	–	5	.643	19	–	10	.655
Cornell	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	15	–	15	.500
Brown	2	–	12	.143	8	–	23	.258
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	5	–	25	.167

As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 13th year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 19–10, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Austin Morgan	Guard	5–11	185	Junior	Reno, Nevada
3	Will Bartlett	Forward	6–6	200	Sophomore	New York City, New York
5	Michael Grace	Guard	6–0	180	Junior	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
10	Brian Katz	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Woodbury, New York
11	Jesse Pritchard	Guard	6–5	215	Sophomore	Ames, Iowa
12	Armani Cotton	Guard	6–7	215	Freshman	New York City, New York
15	Rhett Anderson	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	La Canada, California
20	Javier Duren	Guard	6–4	175	Freshman	St. Louis, Missouri
22	Reggie Willhite	Guard/Forward	6–4	194	Senior	Elk Grove, California
23	Isaiah Salafia	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Cromwell, Connecticut
25	Sam Martin	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	West Warwick, Rhode Island
32	Greg Kelley	Forward	6–8	215	Sophomore	Newton, Massachusetts
34	Will Childs-Klein	Center	6–11	225	Freshman	St. Louis, Missouri
35	Brandon Sherrod	Forward	6–6	230	Freshman	Bridgeport, Connecticut
42	Matt Townsend	Forward	6–7	235	Freshman	Chappaqua, New York
44	Greg Mangano	Center	6–10	240	Senior	Orange, Connecticut
50	Jeremiah Kreisberg	Center/Forward	6–10	230	Sophomore	Berkeley, California

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	vs. Central Connecticut	W 73–69	1–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (NA)
11/15/2011*	at Quinnipiac	L 62–68	1–1	TD Bank Sports Center (2,744)
11/17/2011*	Lyndon State	W 101–37	2–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,715)
11/22/2011*	at Seton Hall	L 62–73	2–2	Prudential Center (6,287)
11/26/2011*	at Army	W 84–75	3–2	Christl Arena (695)
11/29/2011*	at Hartford	W 74–69	4–2	Sojka Pavilion (966)
12/03/2011*	Vermont	W 68–52	5–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,205)
12/05/2011*	at Sacred Heart	W 73–71	6–2	William H. Pitt Center (641)
12/07/2011*	Bryant	W 76–59	7–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (877)
12/18/2011*	at Rhode Island	W 68–65	8–2	Ryan Center (3,355)
12/29/2011*	at Wake Forest	L 71–72	8–3	LJVM Coliseum (8,183)
12/31/2011*	at #10 Florida	L 70–90	8–4	O'Connell Center (9,119)
01/03/2012*	Holy Cross	W 82–67	9–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,326)
01/08/2012*	St. Joseph's (NY)	W 101–86	10–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (814)
01/14/2012	Brown	W 68–64	11–4 (1–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,832)
01/21/2012	at Brown	W 73–60	12–4 (2–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (870)
01/27/2012	Harvard	L 35–65	12–5 (2–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,522)
01/28/2012	Dartmouth	W 62–52	13–5 (3–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,809)
02/03/2012	Penn	W 60–53	14–5 (4–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,012)
02/03/2012	Princeton	W 58–54	15–5 (5–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,175)
02/10/2012	at Cornell	L 84–85 ^OT	15–6 (5–2)	Newman Arena (1,876)
02/11/2012	at Columbia	W 59–58	16–6 (6–2)	Levien Gymnasium (2,442)
02/17/2012	at Dartmouth	W 70–61	17–6 (7–2)	Leede Arena (800)
02/18/2012	at Harvard	L 51–66	17–7 (7–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
02/24/2012	Columbia	W 64–67	18–7 (8–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,821)
02/25/2012	Cornell	W 71–40	19–7 (9–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,675)
03/02/2012	at Princeton	L 57–64	19–8 (9–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293)
03/03/2012	at Penn	L 47–68	19–9 (9–5)	The Palestra (4,962)
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*	at Fairfield (First Round)	L 56–68	19–10	Webster Bank Arena (1,744)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:^[1]

Defensive Player of the Year

Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)

First Team All-Ivy

Greg Mangano, Yale (Sr., C, Orange, Conn.)

Second Team All-Ivy

Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)

References

↑ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-12.

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