1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Bulldogs, led by 4th year head coach Tom Brennan, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.[1]

1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record13–13 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
1985–86 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Brown104 .7141611  .593
Penn95 .6431511  .577
Cornell95 .6431412  .538
Princeton77 .5001313  .500
Yale77 .5001313  .500
Columbia68 .4291214  .462
Dartmouth68 .4291115  .423
Harvard212 .143620  .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 15 Chris Dudley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Solana Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    November 23*
    Case Western W 97–71  1–0
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    November 26*
    at Connecticut L 76–80  1–1
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    November 30*
    at Fairfield W 69–67  2–1
    Alumni Hall 
    Fairfield, Connecticut
    December 6*
    vs. Stanford L 108–129  2–2
     
     
    December 7*
    vs. St. Mary’s (CA) L 81–84  2–3
     
     
    December 10*
    Clark L 70–78  2–4
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 2*
    Holy Cross W 86–77  3–4
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 4*
    Vermont W 84–75  4–4
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 9*
    Trinity L 64–67  4–5
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 11*
    at New Hampshire L 64–67  4–6
    Lundholm Gym 
    Durham, NH
    January 13
    at Brown L 65–68  4–7
    (0–1)
    Marvel Gymnasium 
    Providence, RI
    January 17
    at Cornell L 51–64  4–8
    (0–2)
    Barton Hall 
    Ithaca, NY
    January 18
    at Columbia W 71–70  5–8
    (1–2)
    Levien Gymnasium 
    New York
    January 23*
    Amry W 54–51  6–8
    (1–2)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 25
    Brown W 73–70  7–8
    (2–2)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 28*
    at Manhattan W 90–63  8–8
    (2–2)
    Draddy Gymnasium 
    The Bronx, NY
    January 31
    Harvard W 54–45  9–8
    (3–2)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 1
    Dartmouth L 69–82  9–9
    (3–3)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 7
    at Princeton W 52–47  10–9
    (4–3)
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, New Jersey
    February 8
    at Penn L 67–71  10–10
    (4–4)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 14
    Columbia W 70–66  11–10
    (5–4)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 15
    Cornell L 73–79  11–11
    (5–5)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 21
    Penn L 72–89  11–12
    (5–6)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 22
    Princeton W 64–50  12–12
    (6–6)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 28
    at Dartmouth L 71–82  12–13
    (6–7)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Hanover, New Hampshire
    March 1
    at Harvard W 82–70  13–13
    (7–7)
    Lavietes Pavilion 
    Allston, Massachusetts
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    [2][3]

    References

    1. "1985—1986" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
    2. "1985–86 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
    3. "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.


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