The Yale Bulldogs is the men's basketball team representing Yale University in the NCAA Division I Basketball. The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League. The Bulldogs were established in 1896 and play their home games at Payne Whitney Gymnasium, which has a capacity of 2,532 fans. Yale won four pre-tournament Premo-Porretta and two Helms championships. They also won three Conference tournaments in 2019, 2022, and 2024 and reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 1949. They made seven appearances in the NCAA tournament and finished twice in the round of 32 in 2016 and 2024.
Yale Bulldogs Basketball Head Coach 2024-2025
James Jones is the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs for the 2024–2025 season. Jones has been Yale Bulldogs men's basketball head coach since 1999. Jones played basketball at Albany from 1982 to 1986. He was an assistant coach at Albany, Yale, and Ohio before taking the Yale program. With a career record of 404-317 which is a 56% win rate, Jones helped Yale to win six Ivy League regular-season titles in 2002, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2023 and three Ivy League tournament championships in 2019, 2022, and 2024. For his remarkable career, he earned the Hugh Durham Award in 2016 and the Ben Jobe Award in 2019, along with four Ivy League Coach of the Year honors.
James Jones Physical Attributes
| Age | 60 years old (February 20, 1964) |
James Jones Age
As of January 2025, James Jones is 60 years old and was born on February 20, 1964.
Yale Bulldogs men's basketball Head Coach year by year
Here is the list of Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team head coaches year by year:
| Tenure | Record | Coach |
| 1898–1906 | 98-65-1 | Dr. Henry S. Anderson |
| 1906–11 | 73-47-1 | William Lush |
| 1911–12 | 1-9 | R.B. Hyatt |
| 1912–13 | 5-7 | Pop Foster |
| 1913–14 | 11-7 | Haskell Noyes |
| 1914–16 | 26-11 | Robert Stowe |
| 1916–17 | 19-5 | Bernie Tommers |
| 1917–19 | 14-16 | Walter Mace |
| 1919–21 | 25-26 | Albert Sharpe |
| 1921–22 | 6-21 | Orson Kinney |
| 1922–25 | 31-29 | Joseph Fogarty |
| 1925–29 | 39-45 | George Taylor |
| 1929–35 | 82-50 | Elmer Ripley |
| 1935–42 | 61-82 | Ken Loeffler |
| 1942–46 | 48-28 | Red Rolfe |
| 1946–47 | 7-18 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1947–56 | 121-118 | Howard Hobson |
| 1956–75 | 206-242 | Joe Vancisin |
| 1975–82 | 68-114 | Ray Carazo |
| 1982–86 | 46-58 | Tom Brennan |
| 1986–99 | 151-189 | Dick Kuchen |
| 1999–Pres | 404-317 | James Jones |
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball coaching staff 2024-2025
Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season:
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | James Jones |
| Associate Head Coach | Matt Kingsley |
| Associate Head Coach | Justin Simon |
| Assistant Coach | Brandon Sherrod |
| Director of Operations | Caleb Kupa |
Assistant Coach
Matt Kingsley, Justin Simon, and Brandon Sherrod are appointed as the assistant coaches of the Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team, as of January 2025.
Matt Kingsley joined in 2005, Justin Simon joined in 2011 and Brandon Sherrod rejoined in 2023.
Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball support staff 2024-2025
| Position | Name |
| Associate Athletic Trainer | Jessica Raniero |
| Director of Sports Performance | Abby Quinn |
| Student Manager | Jackson Thiel |
| Student Manager | Kayla Frey |
| Student Manager | Rebecca Sosa-Coba |
| Student Manager | Riley Avelar |
FAQs on Yale Bulldogs
A. The Yale Bulldogs were founded in 1896.
A. The Yale Bulldogs play at Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut.
A. The Bulldogs have made seven NCAA tournament appearances.
A. James Jones is the head coach of Yale Bulldogs.
