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2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 22nd-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 19–12, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Penn and Princeton to win the Ivy League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the first round to Purdue.
Quick Facts Yale Bulldogs men's basketball, Ivy League tournament champions ...
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Ivy League tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 19–12 (11–3 Ivy) |
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| Associate head coach | Matt Kingsley |
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| Home arena | John J. Lee Amphitheater |
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| Princeton | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.[1][2] The 2019–20 Bulldogs' team went 23–8 and won the Ivy League regular season title. The Ivy League tournament was canceled on March 10 and Yale was awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament,[3] which was canceled on March 11.[4]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Vassar | W 88–42 | 1–0 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,468) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UMass | W 91–71 | 2–0 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,590) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| November 14, 2021* 12:00 pm, FS1 |
at Seton Hall Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game |
L 44–80 | 2–1 |
Prudential Center (8,265) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Siena | W 82–54 | 3–1 |
Times Union Center (4,729) Albany, NY | |||||||
| November 19, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Vermont | L 53–61 | 3–2 |
Patrick Gym (2,188) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| November 23, 2021* 12:00 pm |
vs. Southern Utah Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms semifinals |
L 85–88 OT | 3–3 |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573) Ft. Myers, FL | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 11:00 am |
vs. Milwaukee Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms consolation game |
W 69–56 | 4–3 |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333) Ft. Myers, FL | |||||||
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Stony Brook | L 81–85 | 4–4 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (568) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lehigh | W 82–72 | 5–4 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (636) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 21 Auburn | L 64–86 | 5–5 |
Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | |||||||
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Albany | W 71–52 | 6–5 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (777) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| December 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloSports.TV |
vs. Iona Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational |
L 77–91 | 6–6 |
Barclays Center (7,124) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Monmouth | L 60–69 | 6–7 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (892) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Howard | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | ||||||||
| December 28, 2021* 10:00 pm |
at Saint Mary's | L 60–87 | 6–8 |
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,904) Moraga, CA | |||||||
| Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Columbia | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | ||||||||
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Dartmouth | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Leede Arena Hanover, NH | ||||||||
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Harvard | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA | ||||||||
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cornell | W 96–69 | 7–8 (1–0) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | |||||||
| January 17, 2022 5:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
at Brown | W 66–63 | 8–8 (2–0) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (525) Providence, RI | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Penn | L 68–76 | 8–9 (2–1) |
The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Columbia Rescheduled from January 2 |
W 83–72 | 9–9 (3–1) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (0) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Princeton | W 80–74 | 10–9 (4–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (241) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Dartmouth | W 72–69 | 11–9 (5–1) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (125) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Harvard | W 58–55 | 12–9 (6–1) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Harvard Rescheduled from January 9 |
W 62–59 | 13–9 (7–1) |
Lavietes Pavilion (1,325) Boston, MA | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Columbia | W 84–59 | 14–9 (8–1) |
Levien Gymnasium (977) New York, NY | |||||||
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Penn | W 81–72 | 15–9 (9–1) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Princeton | L 75–81 | 15–10 (9–2) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,268) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| February 22, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Dartmouth Rescheduled from January 7 |
W 66–61 | 16–10 (10–2) |
Leede Arena (473) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cornell | L 65–71 | 16–11 (10–3) |
Newman Arena (0) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
| March 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brown | W 74–65 | 17–11 (11–3) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,203) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| Ivy League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
(2) | vs. (3) Penn Semifinals |
W 67–61 | 18–11 |
Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA | ||||||
| March 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | vs. (1) Princeton Championship |
W 66–64 | 19–11 |
Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., TBS |
(14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 10 Purdue First Round |
L 56–78 | 19–12 |
Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
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Source[5]
- "Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- "What the Ivy League's canceling its seasons means for college basketball, other sports". ESPN.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "Ivy League cancels conference basketball tournaments because of coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 10, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020.
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved December 22, 2021.