2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team will represent Yale University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 24th-year head coach James Jones, will play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	0–0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (24th season)
Associate head coach	Matt Kingsley Justin Simon
Assistant coach	Brandon Sherrod
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Brown	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Columbia	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Cornell	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Dartmouth	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Harvard	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Penn	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Princeton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Yale	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2024 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 20–7, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for 1st place.^[1] In the Ivy Tournament, they defeated Cornell in the semifinals,^[2] before losing to Princeton in the championship game.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the NIT, losing to Vanderbilt in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Trevor Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wellesley, Massachusetts F 1 Danny Wolf 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Glencoe, Illinois G 2 Bez Mbeng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Potomac, Maryland G 3 August Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Saratoga Springs, New York G 4 John Poulakidas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Naperville, Illinois G 5 Jeannot Basima 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo C 10 Samson Aletan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas G 11 Emir Buyukhanli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ankara, Turkey G 12 Teo Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bethesda, Maryland F 14 Casey Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Milton, Massachusetts F 21 Luke Kolaja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Montclair, New Jersey F 22 Matt Knowling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ellington, Connecticut F 23 Yussif Basa-Ama 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bolgatanga, Ghana G 24 Yassine Gharram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Diego, California F 33 Jack Molloy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Greenwich, Connecticut F 42 Nick Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Chappaqua, New York G 44 Devon Arlington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So San Marcos, California	Head coach James Jones (Albany) Assistant coach(es) Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan) Justin Simon (Yale) Brandon Sherrod (Yale) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 20, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vassar			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
November 10, 2023* 9:00 p.m.		at No. 11 Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
November 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount			Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Colgate Atlantic Slam			Avenir Centre  Moncton, NB
November 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Weber State Atlantic Slam			Avenir Centre  Moncton, NB
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Gardner–Webb Atlantic Slam			Avenir Centre  Moncton, NB
November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island			Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stony Brook			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colby–Sawyer			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena  Hamden, CT
December 22, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Santa Clara			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
January 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m.		at Howard			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Ivy League regular season
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center  Providence, RI
January 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth			Leede Arena  Hanover, NH
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cornell			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn			The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell			Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[5]

References

1. "Princeton, Yale Claim Ivy Title; Cornell Earns Final Berth Into Ivy Madness". Ivy League. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
2. "Second Half Run Allows Yale To Surge To Ivy Semifinal Win Over Men's Basketball". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
3. "Bulldogs Fall to Princeton in Ivy Tournament Title Game". Yale University. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
4. "Commodores' career bests outlast Yale to open NIT play". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
5. "Yale Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2023.