# 2024–25 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 25th-year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 23–10, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. In the Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Cornell and Brown to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the East region, the Bulldogs went on to upset the No. 4 seed Auburn, before their season came to an end with a loss to San Diego State in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 88–62 | 1–0 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104) New Haven, CT |
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 79–91 | 1–1 | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,102) Chicago, IL |
| November 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 13 Purdue | L 84–92 | 1–2 | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Emerson | W 100–46 | 2–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (812) New Haven, CT |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | L 56–59 | 2–3 | Williams Arena (8,205) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | W 86–64 | 3–3 | Island Federal Arena (1,851) Stony Brook, NY |
| November 23, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Fairfield Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 91–66 | 4–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (2,100) Uncasville, CT |
| November 24, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Delaware Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 94–100 | 4–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,124) Uncasville, CT |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 78–84 | 4–5 | Ryan Center (3,547) Kingston, RI |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 65–60 | 5–5 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,242) New Haven, CT |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Akron Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 74–58 | 6–5 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 9:00 p.m., YouTube | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational championship | L 74–75 | 6–6 | Don Haskins Center (5,316) El Paso, TX |
| January 1, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard | W 93–65 | 7–6 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,479) New Haven, CT |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Brown | W 79–58 | 8–6 (1–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,402) New Haven, CT |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 92–88 | 9–6 (2–0) | Levien Gymnasium (1,370) New York, NY |
| January 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 83–67 | 10–6 (3–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,597) New Haven, CT |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 84–55 | 11–6 (4–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| January 31, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Princeton | W 77–70 | 12–6 (5–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,212) Princeton, NJ |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 90–61 | 13–6 (6–0) | The Palestra (2,614) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 103–88 | 14–6 (7–0) | Newman Arena (2,644) Ithaca, NY |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn | W 72–71 | 15–6 (8–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,409) New Haven, CT |
| February 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Princeton | W 84–57 | 16–6 (9–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 92–88 | 17–6 (10–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,098) New Haven, CT |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 90–64 | 18–6 (11–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,125) New Haven, CT |
| February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 72–67 | 19–6 (12–0) | Leede Arena (1,388) Hanover, NH |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 69–74 | 19–7 (12–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 70–61 | 20–7 (13–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,589) Providence, RI |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Princeton Semifinals | W 59–57 | 21–7 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,684) Providence, RI |
| March 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Cornell Championship | W 90–84 | 22–7 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,739) Providence, RI |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2025* 7:25 p.m., TBS | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 19 Texas A&M First round | | | Ball Arena Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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