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.

2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co–champions
One-game playoff vs. Harvard, Lost 53–51
ConferenceIvy League
2014–15 record22–10 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coachJames Jones (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kingsley
  • Justin Simon
  • Anthony Goins
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Harvard113 .786  228  .733
x-Yale113 .786  2210  .688
Princeton95 .643  1614  .533
Dartmouth77 .500  1415  .483
Columbia59 .357  1315  .464
Cornell59 .357  1317  .433
Penn410 .286  919  .321
Brown410 .286  1318  .419
x – Ivy League co-champions
† – NCAA participant

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jeremiah Kreisberg50C/F6'10"240SeniorBerkeley, CAGraduated
Jesse Pritchard11G6'5"210SeniorAmes, IAGraduated
Isaiah Salafia23G6'3"185SeniorCromwell, CTGraduated
Brandon Sherrod35F6'6"240JuniorBridgeport, CTTook 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
Rank# 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 66–52  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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