# 2011–12 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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 time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm | vs. Central Connecticut Connecticut 6 Classic | W 73–69 | 1–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm, SNY | at Quinnipiac | L 62–68 | 1–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,744) Hamden, CT |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | Lyndon State | W 101–37 | 2–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,715) New Haven, CT |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 62–73 | 2–2 | Prudential Center (6,287) Newark, NJ |
| November 26, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Army | W 84–75 | 3–2 | Christl Arena (695) West Point, NY |
| November 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | W 74–69 | 4–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (966) West Hartford, CT |
| December 3, 2011* 2:00 pm | Vermont | W 68–52 | 5–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,205) New Haven, CT |
| December 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | W 73–71 | 6–2 | William H. Pitt Center (641) Fairfield, CT |
| December 7, 2011* 7:30 pm | Bryant | W 76–59 | 7–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (877) New Haven, CT |
| December 18, 2011* 2:00 pm, Cox | at Rhode Island | W 68–65 | 8–2 | Ryan Center (3,355) Kingston, RI |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Wake Forest | L 71–72 | 8–3 | LJVM Coliseum (8,183) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 31, 2011* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 10 Florida | L 70–90 | 8–4 | O'Connell Center (9,119) Gainesville, FL |
| January 3, 2012* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 82–67 | 9–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,326) New Haven, CT |
| January 8, 2012* 4:00 pm | St. Joseph's–Long Island | W 101–86 | 10–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (814) New Haven, CT |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 pm | Brown | W 68–64 | 11–4 (1–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,832) New Haven, CT |
| January 21, 2012 2:00 pm | at Brown | W 73–60 | 12–4 (2–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (870) Providence, RI |
| January 27, 2012 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 35–65 | 12–5 (2–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,522) New Haven, CT |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 62–52 | 13–5 (3–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,809) New Haven, CT |
| February 3, 2012 7:00 pm | Penn | W 60–53 | 14–5 (4–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,012) New Haven, CT |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm | Princeton | W 58–54 | 15–5 (5–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,175) New Haven, CT |
| February 10, 2012 7:00 pm | at Cornell | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (5–2) | Newman Arena (1,876) Ithaca, NY |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm | at Columbia | W 59–58 | 16–6 (6–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,442) New York, NY |
| February 17, 2012 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 70–61 | 17–6 (7–2) | Leede Arena (800) Hanover, NH |
| February 18, 2012 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 51–66 | 17–7 (7–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| February 24, 2012 7:00 pm, YES | Columbia | L 64–67 | 18–7 (8–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,821) New Haven, CT |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm | Cornell | W 71–40 | 19–7 (9–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,675) New Haven, CT |
| March 2, 2012 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 57–64 | 19–8 (9–4) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293) Princeton, NJ |
| March 3, 2012 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 47–68 | 19–9 (9–5) | The Palestra (4,962) Philadelphia, PA |
| CollegeInsider.com Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2012* 7:00 pm | at Fairfield First Round | L 56–68 | 19–10 | Webster Bank Arena (1,744) Bridgeport, CT |
| *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:

#### 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.)