2025–26 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

2025–26 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
2025–26 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Paradise Jam champions
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–4 (8–2 Ivy)
Head coach	James Jones (26th season);
Associate head coach	Matt Kingsley
Assistant coaches	Brandon Sherrod; Tobe Carberry;
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale	8	–	2	.800	20	–	4	.833
Harvard	7	–	3	.700	14	–	10	.583
Penn	6	–	4	.600	13	–	10	.565
Cornell	5	–	5	.500	12	–	11	.522
Columbia	4	–	6	.400	15	–	9	.625
Dartmouth	4	–	6	.400	10	–	13	.435
Princeton	4	–	6	.400	8	–	17	.320
Brown	2	–	8	.200	8	–	15	.348

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 26th-year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 22–8, 13–1 in Ivy League play to finish in first place. In the Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Princeton and Cornell to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Tournament.^[1]^[2] As the No. 13 seed in the South region, the Bulldogs were defeated in the first round by No. 4 seed Texas A&M.^[3]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the Ivy League released their preseason media poll. Yale was picked to finish first in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Ivy League Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Yale	168 (21)
2	Harvard	126
3	Cornell	124
4	Princeton	97
5	Dartmouth	72
6	Brown	68
7	Penn	66
8	Columbia	35
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Courtney Wallace	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	1	Jacob Tsai	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	San Diego, California
G	3	Jordan Brathwaite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Fulton, Maryland
G	4	Alvin Loving	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Berkeley, California
F	7	Jack Sullivan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Saint Augustine, Florida
F	8	Isaac Celiscar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Winter Haven, Florida
F	9	Riley Fox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	West Hartford, Connecticut
C	10	Samson Aletan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	11	Trevor Mullin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wellesley, Massachusetts
F	12	Daniel Ogunyemi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Milton, Georgia
F	14	Casey Simmons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Milton, Massachusetts
G	22	Jeannot Basima	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
G	24	Yassine Gharram	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	San Diego, California
F	42	Nick Townsend	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Chappaqua, New York
G	44	Devon Arlington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	San Marcos, California

Head coach

James Jones (Albany)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan)
Brandon Sherrod (Yale)
Tobe Carberry (Vermont)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2025* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Navy Veterans Classic	W 97–68	1–0	Alumni Hall (1,958) Annapolis, MD
November 11, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	W 97–60	2–0	M&T Bank Arena (2,239) Hamden, CT
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stony Brook	W 86–79	3–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,153) New Haven, CT
November 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island	L 77–86	3–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (942) New Haven, CT
November 21, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam Quarterfinal	W 73–67	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Charleston Paradise Jam Semifinal	W 74–63	5–1	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Akron Paradise Jam Championship	W 97–94	6–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,186) St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Vermont	W 77−74	7−1	Patrick Gym (2,057) Burlington, VT
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	SUNY–Maritime	W 117–53	8–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (650) New Haven, CT
December 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Brandeis	W 79–61	9–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (597) New Haven, CT
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC	W 80–66	10–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (799) New Haven, CT
December 10, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Albany Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 93−82	11−1	MassMutual Center (4,000) Springfield, MA
December 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at No. 14 Alabama	L 78–102	11–2	Coleman Coliseum (12,626) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown	W 70–53	12–2 (1–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (413) Providence, RI
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Princeton	L 60–76	12–3 (1–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (4,884) Princeton, NJ
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cornell	W 102–68	13–3 (2–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,620) New Haven, CT
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	W 91–74	14–3 (3–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,652) New Haven, CT
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Penn	W 77–60	15–3 (4–1)	The Palestra (2,806) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dartmouth	W 83–68	16–3 (5–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,074) New Haven, CT
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard	L 65–67	16–4 (5–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,425) New Haven, CT
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown	W 81–69	17–4 (6–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,101) New Haven, CT
February 9, 2026* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Howard	W 87–81 ^OT	18–4	Burr Gymnasium (2,381) Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 83–70	19–4 (7–2)	Leede Arena (1,109) Hanover, NH
February 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	at Harvard	W 76–75 ^OT	20–4 (8–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
February 27, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cornell			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Princeton			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP ^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "Yale beats Cornell to win Ivy title, tourney berth". ESPN.com. March 16, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ Koch, Bill. "Yale men's basketball remains the gold standard. Here's how they won Ivy Madness on Sunday". The Providence Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Yale men bounced from March Madness after 80-71 loss to Texas A&M". fox61.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Men's Basketball Picked as Unanimous Favorite in Ivy League Preseason Poll". Yale University. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Yale Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "Yale beats Cornell to win Ivy title, tourney berth". ESPN.com. March 16, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[2] Koch, Bill. "Yale men's basketball remains the gold standard. Here's how they won Ivy Madness on Sunday". The Providence Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[3] "Yale men bounced from March Madness after 80-71 loss to Texas A&M". fox61.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[poll-4] "Men's Basketball Picked as Unanimous Favorite in Ivy League Preseason Poll". Yale University. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[6] "Yale Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[7] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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