#84 Yale Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Yale Bulldogs
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #84
 
Conference Rank: #1 Ivy League
 
 
2024-25 Record: 22-8, 13-1
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: James Jones
Coach Record: 418-319 at Yale, 418-319 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
John Poulakidas, Guard, 19.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
Bez Mbeng, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.8 spg
 
Key Returning Players:
Nick Townsend, Senior, Forward, 15.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.6 apg
Casey Simmons, Senior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Samson Aletan, Junior, Center, 7.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Isaac Celiscar, Sophomore, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Riley Fox, Sophomore, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Trevor Mullin, Junior, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Jordan Brathwaite, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg
 
Key New Players:
Alvin Loving, Freshman, Guard
Daniel Ogunyemi, Freshman, Forward
Jack Sullivan, Freshman, Forward
Jacob Tsai, Freshman, Guard
Courtney Wallace, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.3 (24th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.1 (115, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.0 (11, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (35, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (181, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.7 (8, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.9 (141, 5)
Rebound Margin: 6.7 (16, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (28, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.1 (36, 1)