2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball

Ivy League regular season co–champions
One-game playoff vs. Harvard, Lost 53–51
Conference	Ivy League
2014–15 record	22–10 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (16th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Kingsley
Assistant coach	Justin Simon
Assistant coach	Anthony Goins
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
x-Harvard †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
x-Yale	11	–	3	.786	22	–	10	.688
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	16	–	14	.533
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Cornell	5	–	9	.357	13	–	17	.433
Penn	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321
Brown	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
x – Ivy League co-champions † – NCAA participant

The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 16th year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs lost their One-game playoff against Harvard 53-51. Despite having posted an 11-3 Ivy League record and a 22-10 overall record the Bulldogs weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

Previous Season

The Bulldogs finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Columbia and VMI to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Murray State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Anthony Dallier	Guard	6–6	190	Sophomore	Wexford, Pennsylvania
4	Jack Montague	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Brentwood, Tennessee
5	Eric Anderson	Guard/Forward	6–7	215	Freshman	West Chester, Pennsylvania
10	Khaliq Ghani	Guard	6–5	205	Junior	Inglewood, California
11	Makiai Mason	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Greenfield, Massachusetts
12	Armani Cotton	Guard	6–7	215	Senior	New York City, New York
20	Javier Duren	Guard	6–4	185	Senior	St. Louis, Missouri
21	Nick Victor	Guard	6–5	205	Junior	Dallas, Texas
22	Justin Sears	Forward	6–8	205	Junior	Plainfield, New Jersey
23	Landon Russell	Guard	6–2	180	Freshman	Fort Worth, Texas
25	AJ Edwards	Guard	6–5	190	Sophomore	Seattle, Washington
32	Greg Kelley	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Newton, Massachusetts
42	Matt Townsend	Forward	6–7	240	Senior	Chappaqua, New York
44	Sam Downey	Forward	6–9	230	Sophomore	Lake Forest, Illinois
50	Sem Kroon	Forward	6–10	240	Freshman	Riverside, California

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014*	at Quinnipiac (Connecticut 6 Classic)	L 85–89 ^2OT	0–1	TD Bank Sports Center (3,300)
11/17/2014*	Newbury (Men Against Breast Cancer Classic)	W 97–51	1–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (459)
11/21/2014*	vs. UIC (Men Against Breast Cancer Classic)	W 70–58	2–1	MAC Center (173)
11/22/2014*	vs. Southern Illinois (Men Against Breast Cancer Classic)	W 53–46	3-1	MAC Center (325)
11/23/2014*	at Kent State (Men Against Breast Cancer Classic)	W 66–59	4–1	MAC Center (2,183)
11/26/2014*	Lafayette	W 82–60	5–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (462)
11/28/2014*	at Providence	L 66–72	5–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,045)
11/30/2014*	Hartford	W 69–57	6–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (532)
12/03/2014*	at Bryant	W 67–60	7–2	Chace Athletic Center (732)
12/05/2014*	at Connecticut	W 45–44	8–2	Gampel Pavilion (9,538)
12/08/2014*	at Florida	L 47–85	8–3	O'Connell Center (8,711)
12/18/2014*	at Vermont	W 57–56	9–3	Patrick Gym (1,761)
12/20/2014*	Albany	L 60–64	9–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (882)
12/30/2014*	at Sacred Heart	W 70–64	10–4	William H. Pitt Center (402)
01/03/2015*	at Vanderbilt	L 74–79 ^2OT	10–5	Memorial Gymnasium (10,103)
01/09/2015*	at NJIT	L 71–78	10–6	Fleisher Center (780)
01/10/2015*	Daniel Webster	W 102–47	11–6	John J. Lee Amphitheater (811)
01/17/2015	at Brown	W 80–62	12–6 (1–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (689)
01/24/2015	Brown	W 69–65	13–6 (2–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,736)
01/30/2015	at Columbia	W 63–59	14–6 (3–0)	Levien Gymnasium (2,223)
01/31/2015	at Cornell	W 65–57	15–6 (4–0)	Newman Arena (3,119)
02/06/2015	Dartmouth	W 81–66	16–6 (5–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,872)
02/07/2015	Harvard	L 50–52	16–7 (5–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
02/13/2015	at Penn	W 75–48	17–7 (6–1)	Palestra (2,044)
02/14/2015	at Princeton	W 81–73	18–7 (7–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,436)
02/20/2015	Cornell	W 62–51	19–7 (8–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,359)
02/21/2015	Columbia	L 50–56	19–8 (8–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,936)
02/27/2015	Princeton	W 81–60	20–8 (9–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,961)
02/28/2015	Penn	W 55–50	21–8 (10–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,916)
03/06/2015	at Harvard	W 66–52	22–8 (11–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
03/07/2015	at Dartmouth	L 58–59	22–9 (11–3)	Leede Arena (1,654)
Ivy League one game playoff
03/14/2015	vs. Harvard	L 51–53	22–10	Palestra (5,256)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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