Isaac Celiscar

Yale men’s basketball outlasts Dartmouth at Leede Arena

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HANOVER, N.H. – There was some concern for the Ivy League preseason favorite Yale men’s basketball team after it stumbled against Harvard at home on Jan. 31 and followed that up with a dreadful first half against Brown the following week before pulling it out.

But the Bulldog offense that had climbed as high as 15th nationally in efficiency back in nonconference play appears to be back. Dartmouth had no answers, particularly in the second half, as Yale rolled to an 83-70 win at Leede Arena Friday night.

“I think we were pretty clean offensively in both halves,” Yale coach James Jones said. “We were dominant and had good leads in both halves. Most games in the first half are going to be like a prizefight trying to figure each other out. That takes a little time, but I thought we played well.”

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Harvard men’s basketball downs Yale on a dagger trey

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In what may end up being the Ivy League game of the year, Harvard men’s basketball topped Yale, 67-65, on a 28-foot banked trey with under five seconds remaining by Harvard sophomore guard Tey Barbour before a raucous crowd of 2,425 at John J. Lee Amphitheater.

“Very disappointing loss for us. Hats off to Harvard,” Yale coach James Jones said after a long postgame talk with his team.

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Yale men’s basketball beat down at No. 14 Alabama

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No Labaron Philon Jr. No problem. No. 14 Alabama beat up on Yale men’s basketball, 102-78, Monday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.

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Yale men’s basketball notches tough road win over Vermont

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The last time Yale men’s basketball defeated Vermont in Burlington, Barack Obama was president. (It was 2014.)

Burlington was a house of horrors for Yale two years ago, when a Vermont four-point play with .7 seconds left downed the visitors.

But Yale exorcised those demons with a tough 77-74 victory over the Catamounts Sunday in a heavyweight mid-major battle.

“We just played together and stuck in there,” Yale coach James Jones said. “Vermont is a really good team. Just makes you feel good about us going forward.”

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Yale men’s basketball holds off Akron to win Paradise Jam Tournament

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22-for-22.

You read that right. Yale men’s basketball (6-1) was 22-for-22 from the free-throw line and held off a furious Akron (5-2) charge to win the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, 97-94, Monday night.

“I thought our guys were really connected against a really difficult opponent,” Yale coach James Jones said.

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Nick Townsend powers Yale men’s basketball to Paradise Jam Tournament final

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It was the Nick Townsend show Sunday evening at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The senior forward posted a career-high 32 points plus eight rebounds to lead Yale into the tournament final with a decisive 74-63 win over the College of Charleston.

“They let him (Townsend) go one on one, and he took advantage of it,” coach James Jones said.

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Yale men’s basketball remains the team to beat

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When a team loses arguably two of the top 10 players in its basketball history in John Poulakidas and Bez Mbeng, it is tough to believe that it would be the overwhelming favorite to win the Ivy League.

But don’t tell that to James Jones. You see, Yale merely reloads each season.

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Yale men’s hoops remains on top heading into 2025-26 campaign

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Yale doesn’t rebuild. It reloads.

It is trite but true. Yale and Princeton have been the premier Ivy programs since 2015. But it looks as if Yale will hold that mantle this year, as it has the last two regular seasons.

Incoming frosh will be vastly better than their recruiting rankings, and sophomores will become contributors and then ultimately stars. It always happens for Yale.

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Longtime Yale men’s basketball assistant Justin Simon departs for Carnegie Mellon

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Justin Simon has left his post as Yale men’s basketball associate head coach to become the new head coach at Carnegie Mellon. (Yale Athletics)

The golden era of Yale men’s basketball has taken place over the last decade under the tutelage of longtime head coach James Jones.

Playing no small part in such excellence has been associate head coach Justin Simon, who was named the head coach at Division III Carnegie Mellon University Wednesday.

“I am really fortunate to have been surrounded by so many extraordinary people during my tenure at Yale,” Simon said.

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