2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 20th-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 22–8 to finish a tie for 1st place. In the Ivy Tournament, they beat Princeton in the semifinals and beating Harvard in the Ivy Championship to win the Ivy League title. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament getting a 14th seed before losing to LSU in the first round.

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions Ivy League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–8 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Kingsley Justin Simon Tobe Carberry
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Harvard	10	–	4		.714			19	–	12		.613
x-Yale †	10	–	4		.714			22	–	8		.733
Princeton	8	–	6		.571			16	–	12		.571
Penn	7	–	7		.500			19	–	12		.613
Cornell	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Brown	7	–	7		.500			20	–	12		.625
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Dartmouth	2	–	12		.143			11	–	19		.367
x Ivy League co-champions
† 2019 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 16–15, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. In the Ivy League tournament, they lost to Penn in the semifinal round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Noah Yates	4	F	6'7"	195	Senior	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	Graduated
Eric Anderson	10	G	6'7"	220	Senior	West Chester, PA	Graduated
Makai Mason	11	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Greenfield, MA	Transferred to Baylor

Roster

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Glenelg Country School Harrisburg, PA F 1 Eze Dike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Montreal, QC G 2 Eric Monroe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Augustine San Diego, CA G 3 Alex Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA G 5 Azar Swain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Rivers School Brockton, MA F 10 Matthue Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eastern Regional Voorhees, NJ G 11 Michael Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Hidden Hills, CA G 13 Trey Phills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC F 14 Jameel Alausa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Univ. of Chicago Lab Chicago, IL F 20 Paul Atkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westminster Academy West Palm Beach, FL F 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bolles School Jacksonville, FL F 23 Jordan Bruner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Spring Valley Columbia, SC G 25 Miye Oni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Viewpoint Suffield Academy Porter Ranch, CA G 30 Jake Lanford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Porter–Gaud School Charleston, SC F 32 Blake Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Jackson Jackson, MO F 33 Wyatt Yess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parkway West St. Louis, MO G 34 Thomas Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hotchkiss School New York City, NY F 35 Isaiah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pace Academy Augusta, GA	Head coach James Jones (Albany) Assistant coach(es) Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan) Justin Simon (Yale) Tobe Carberry (Vermont) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 11:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. California Pac-12 China Game	W 76–59	1–0	Baoshan Sports Center (4,048) Shanghai, China
November 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Memphis	L 102–109 2OT	1–1	FedExForum (14,646) Memphis, TN
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 70–79	1–2	Patrick Gym (2,582) Burlington, VT
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Bryant	W 103–61	2–2	Chace Athletic Center (982) Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (FL) Hoophall Miami Invitational	W 77–73	3–2	American Airlines Center (5,749) Miami, FL
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 97–87	4–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (847) New Haven, CT
December 8, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 Duke	L 58–91	4–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 71–63	5–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (904) New Haven, CT
December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	W 66–58	6–3	OceanFirst Bank Center (4,100) West Long Branch, NJ
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 99–84	7–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,136) New Haven, CT
January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 92–65	8–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (784) New Haven, CT
January 5, 2019* 10:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 94–90 OT	9–3	Matadome (1,138) Northridge, CA
January 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Skidmore	W 88–59	10–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (632) New Haven, CT
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Brown	W 70–67	11–3 (1–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,363) Providence, RI
January 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 79–71	12–3 (2–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,094) New Haven, CT
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Harvard	L 49–65	12–4 (2–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Allston, MA
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 89–68	13–4 (3–1)	Leede Arena (989) Hanover, NH
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	W 74–60	14–4 (4–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,767) New Haven, CT
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	W 78–65	15–4 (5–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,185) New Haven, CT
February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	W 70–64	16–4 (6–1)	Levien Gymnasium (1,532) New York, NY
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 98–92	17–4 (7–1)	Newman Arena (3,614) Ithaca, NY
February 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Dartmouth	W 77–59	18–4 (8–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,241) New Haven, CT
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	L 86–88	18–5 (8–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	W 88–65	19–5 (9–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,344) New Haven, CT
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	L 75–83	19–6 (9–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,688) New Haven, CT
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 66–77	19–7 (9–4)	The Palestra (2,968) Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	W 81–59	20–7 (10–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,794) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Tournament
March 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	(3) Princeton Semifinals	W 83–77	21–7	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,633) New Haven, CT
March 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	(1) Harvard Championship	W 97–85	22–7	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,572) New Haven, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019 12:40 pm, truTV	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 12 LSU First Round	L 74–79	22–8	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.