# 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 16th year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs lost their One-game playoff against Harvard 53-51. Despite having posted an 11-3 Ivy League record and a 22-10 overall record the Bulldogs weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Columbia and VMI to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Murray State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jeremiah Kreisberg | 50 | C/F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Berkeley, CA | Graduated |
| Jesse Pritchard | 11 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Ames, IA | Graduated |
| Isaiah Salafia | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Cromwell, CT | Graduated |
| Brandon Sherrod | 35 | F | 6'6" | 240 | Junior | Bridgeport, CT | Took leave to join the school's Whiffenpoofs vocal group; returned in 2015–16 |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Anthony Dallier | Guard | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Wexford, Pennsylvania |
| 4 | Jack Montague | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Brentwood, Tennessee |
| 5 | Eric Anderson | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Khaliq Ghani | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Inglewood, California |
| 11 | Makai Mason | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Greenfield, Massachusetts |
| 12 | Armani Cotton | Guard | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | New York City, New York |
| 20 | Javier Duren | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 21 | Nick Victor | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 22 | Justin Sears | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Junior | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| 23 | Landon Russell | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 25 | AJ Edwards | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Seattle, Washington |
| 32 | Greg Kelley | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Newton, Massachusetts |
| 42 | Matt Townsend | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Senior | Chappaqua, New York |
| 44 | Sam Downey | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| 50 | Sem Kroon | Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Freshman | Riverside, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:30 pm | at Quinnipiac Connecticut 6 Classic | L 85–89 $^{2OT}$ | 0–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (3,300) Hamden, CT |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Newbury Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 97–51 | 1–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (459) New Haven, CT |
| 11/21/2014* 5:00 pm | vs. UIC Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 70–58 | 2–1 | MAC Center (173) Kent, OH |
| 11/22/2014* 5:00 pm | vs. Southern Illinois Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 53–46 | 3-1 | MAC Center (325) Kent, OH |
| 11/23/2014* 3:30 pm | at Kent State Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 66–59 | 4–1 | MAC Center (2,183) Kent, OH |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 82–60 | 5–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (462) New Haven, CT |
| 11/28/2014* 4:00 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 66–72 | 5–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,045) Providence, RI |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | Hartford | W 69–57 | 6–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (532) New Haven, CT |
| 12/03/2014* 7:30 pm | at Bryant | W 67–60 | 7–2 | Chace Athletic Center (732) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/05/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY | at UConn | W 45–44 | 8–2 | Gampel Pavilion (9,538) Storrs, CT |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Florida | L 47–85 | 8–3 | O'Connell Center (8,711) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Vermont | W 57–56 | 9–3 | Patrick Gym (1,761) Burlington, VT |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | Albany | L 60–64 | 9–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (882) New Haven, CT |
| 12/30/2014* 2:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | W 70–64 | 10–4 | William H. Pitt Center (402) Fairfield, CT |
| 01/03/2015* 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | L 74–79 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (10,103) Nashville, TN |
| 01/09/2015* 7:00 pm | at NJIT | L 71–78 | 10–6 | Fleisher Center (780) Newark, NJ |
| 01/10/2015* 7:00 pm | Daniel Webster | W 102–47 | 11–6 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (811) New Haven, CT |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at Brown | W 80–62 | 12–6 (1–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (689) Providence, RI |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | Brown | W 69–65 | 13–6 (2–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,736) New Haven, CT |
| 01/30/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | at Columbia | W 63–59 | 14–6 (3–0) | Levien Gymnasium (2,223) New York City, NY |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm | at Cornell | W 65–57 | 15–6 (4–0) | Newman Arena (3,119) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Dartmouth | W 81–66 | 16–6 (5–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,872) New Haven, CT |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 50–52 | 16–7 (5–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 75–48 | 17–7 (6–1) | Palestra (2,044) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm | at Princeton | W 81–73 | 18–7 (7–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,436) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/20/2015 7:00 pm | Cornell | W 62–51 | 19–7 (8–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,359) New Haven, CT |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | Columbia | L 50–56 | 19–8 (8–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,936) New Haven, CT |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm | Princeton | W 81–60 | 20–8 (9–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,961) New Haven, CT |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Penn | W 55–50 | 21–8 (10–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,916) New Haven, CT |
| 03/06/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | at Harvard | W 62–52 | 22–8 (11–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| 03/07/2015 7:08 pm | at Dartmouth | L 58–59 | 22–9 (11–3) | Leede Arena (1,654) Hanover, NH |
| Ivy League one game playoff ||||||
| 03/14/2015 4:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | vs. Harvard | L 51–53 | 22–10 | Palestra (5,256) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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