# 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 19th-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 16–15, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament to Penn.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. In the inaugural Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard before losing to Princeton in the championship game.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Anthony Dallier | 1 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Wexford, PA | Graduated |
| Matt Greene | 20 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Not on the team roster |
| A. J. Edwards | 25 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Landon Russell | 30 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Fort Worth, TX | Not on the team roster |
| Sam Downey | 44 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Lake Forest, IL | Graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Azar Swain SG | Boston, MA | The Rivers School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Jalen Gabbidon SG | Harrisburg, PA | Glenelg Country School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Paul Atkinson PF | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Westminster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Wyatt Yess PF | Ballwin, MO | Parkway West High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 6, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jameel Alausa SF | Chicago, IL | University of Chicago Laboratory High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018. ||||||

### 2018 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Eze Dike PG | Meriden, NH | Kimball Union Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 9:00 pm, FSN | | at Creighton CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 76–92 | 0–1 | CenturyLink Center (16,611) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 12, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Wisconsin CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 61–89 | 0–2 | Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 88–54 | 1–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (811) New Haven, CT |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Albany | L 72–80 | 1–3 | SEFCU Arena (2,717) Albany, NY |
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Curry | W 107–42 | 2–3 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (684) New Haven, CT |
| Nov 22, 2017* 1:30 pm | | at Alcorn State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 87–73 | 3–3 | Davey Whitney Complex (177) Lorman, MS |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 73–79 | 3–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,644) New Haven, CT |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 76–66 | 4–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,119) Newark, DE |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bryant | W 84–67 | 5–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (711) New Haven, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSSW | | at No. 23 TCU | L 66–92 | 5–5 | Schollmaier Arena (5,970) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:05 pm | | at Lehigh | W 86–77 | 6–5 | Stabler Arena (776) Bethlehem, PA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at St. Bonaventure | L 67–75 | 6–6 | Reilly Center (3,913) Olean, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 67–83 | 6–7 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,553) New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Monmouth | L 64–85 | 6–8 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,553) New Haven, CT |
| Dec 30, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 89–74 | 7–8 | KSU Convocation Center (1,200) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | L 60–74 | 7–9 | McCamish Pavilion (6,630) Atlanta, GA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 12, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN | | Brown | W 78–72 | 8–9 (1–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,248) New Haven, CT |
| Jan 19, 2018 8:00 pm, MyRITV | | at Brown | L 80–81 | 8–10 (1–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553) Providence, RI |
| Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Harvard | L 52–54 | 8–11 (1–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Dartmouth | W 74–64 | 9–11 (2–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,384) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Princeton | L 73–76 | 9–12 (2–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,093) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Penn | L 50–59 | 9–13 (2–4) | Palestra (2,518) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | | Columbia | W 88–84 | 10–13 (3–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,084) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Cornell | W 74–65 | 11–13 (4–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,514) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | at Dartmouth | W 705 | 12–13 (5–4) | Leede Arena (77–65) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 17, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Harvard | L 49–64 | 12–14 (5–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cornell | W 82–80 | 13–14 (6–5) | Newman Arena (1,864) Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 24, 2018 8:30 pm, SNY | | at Columbia | W 83–73 | 14–14 (7–5) | Levien Gymnasium (1,722) New York, NY |
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | | Penn | W 80-79 | 15–14 (8–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,380) New Haven, CT |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Princeton | W 94–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (9–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,677) New Haven, CT |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | at (2) Penn Semifinals | L 57–80 | 16–15 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||