Yale at Dartmouth
Friday, Feb. 28 – 5 p.m.
Leede Arena – Hanover, N.H.
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Yale at Harvard
Saturday, Mar. 1 – 4 p.m.
Lavietes Pavilion – Cambridge, Mass.
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Yale men's basketball is set to hit the road for two games, facing Dartmouth on Friday, Feb. 28, and then Harvard on Saturday, Mar. 1. The Bulldogs are riding the longest active winning streak in the nation at 12 and enter with a 18-6 record (11-0 Ivy).
 
Last Time Out

• Three Bulldogs scored in double figures as Yale secured the outright Ivy League regular season title with a dominant 90-64 win over Columbia on Senior Night.
• The Bulldogs closed out their home slate undefeated with an 11-0 record.
• After Columbia trimmed the Yale lead to 14-13 with 11:07 to go in the first half, the Bulldogs countered with an 11-point run, highlighted by a John Poulakidas three to take a 25-13 advantage.
• The Bulldogs didn't look back the rest of the way, shooting 53.8% overall (21-of-39) in the second half and 53.5% overall (38-of-71) in the game.
• Poulakidas delivered a stellar performance, leading the team with 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 3-of-6 from deep.
• Samson Aletan notched 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting and grabbed six rebounds.
• Bez Mbeng had another sensational performance, recording his second triple double of the season with 11 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds.

 
Bulldog Notes

• Five Bulldogs are averaging at least 8.0 points per game, with Poulakidas leading the way with 19.5 points, which ranks first in the Ivy League.
• Poulakidas also ranks 14^th in the nation in three pointers per game (3.19), and 21^st in free throw percentage (89.3)
• Mbeng ranks 26^th in the NCAA in assists per game (5.8) and is tied for first with two triple doubles. The senior is also first in the conference with 43 steals, averaging 1.9 per game.
• As a team, the Bulldogs are ninth in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (1.65), 10^th in assists per game (17.4), fourth in field goal percentage (49.9), ninth in rebound margin (8.4), ninth in the scoring offense (83.7), and 10^th in three-point percentage (39.0).
• Aletan is first in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.617).
• Townsend is third in the conference in rebounds with 171, averaging 7.1 per game.

 
Season Notes

• Mbeng earned USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week accolades on Feb. 25.
• The Bulldogs received votes in the AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll on Feb. 24.
• Mbeng was tabbed Ivy Player of the Week on Feb. 24.
• Mbeng recorded the third triple double in program history, and his second of the season, on Feb. 22.
• Yale clinched the outright Ivy League Regular Season title on Feb. 22.
• The Bulldogs clinched a share of the Ivy League Regular Season Title on Feb. 21.
• Isaac Celiscar garnered Ivy Rookie of the Week accolades on Feb. 17.
• Poulakidas earned Ivy Player of the Week honors on Feb. 10.
• Mbeng tallied the program's second triple double against Cornell on Feb. 8.
• Poulakidas was tabbed Ivy Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 3.
• Mbeng scored his 1,000th career point against Harvard on Jan. 25.
• Mbeng became the all-time program leader in career steals on Jan. 20.
• Riley Fox earned Ivy Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 6.
• Head Coach James Jones picked up his 400th career win in the Yale's 91-66 showing over Fairfield on Nov. 23. Jones is in his 26th season with Yale.
• Poulakidas scored his 1,000th career point against Delaware on Nov. 24.
• Mbeng played his 100th career game for Yale against Vermont on Dec. 7.
• Poulakidas and Mbeng were named to the 2024-25 Lou Henson Early Season Watch List. The award is presented annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball.
• Poulakidas and Mbeng are two of six Ivy League players on the list. They join Princeton's Xavian Lee and Caden Pierce, Brown's Kino Lilly, Jr., and Columbia's Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa.

Dartmouth Rewind

• The two teams last met on Jan. 20 in New Haven, with Yale winning by a score of 83-67.
• With his three steals in the game, Mbeng broke the all-time program record for steals, surpassing Alex Zampier (2006-10), who originally held the record at 167.
• After Dartmouth led 37-32 with 3:26 to go in the first, the Bulldogs countered with a 9-0 run capped off by a Poulakidas three to take a 41-37 advantage into halftime.
• Yale then came out firing to start the second with another 9-0 run to take a 50-37 lead. The Bulldogs took their biggest advantage of the game at 20 (81-61) with 2:08 to go, and didn't look back the rest of the way.
• Samson Aletan paced the Bulldogs with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, five rebounds, and tied a career-high with four blocks.
• Mbeng shot 7-of-12 from the field with 16 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and three steals.

 
Scouting the Big Green

• The Big Green are 13-11 overall and second in the Ivy League with a 7-4 record.
• Dartmouth is coming off a split week, falling to Penn by a score of 88-75, and then took down Princeton, 76-61.
• The Big Green are averaging 78.8 points per game.
• Dartmouth ranks first in the Ivy League in three-point field goals made (10.7).
• Ryan Cornish paces the offense, averaging 17.0 points per game.
• On the boards, Brandon Mitchell-Day leads the squad, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game.

 
Harvard Rewind

• The teams last met on Jan. 25 in New Haven, with the Bulldogs winning by a score of 84-55.
• Yale opened the game on a 9-2 run, led by Townsend who had five of Yale's nine points in the opening three minutes, and never looked back.
• Mbeng tallied his 1,000^th career point in the win.
• Townsend paced the Bulldogs with 22 points (tied career-high) and 12 rebounds, picking up his fourth double-double of the season.
• Poulakidas tallied 15 points and six rebounds.
• Mbeng had 12 points, three assists, and team-high two steals. 10 of his points came in the second half.
• Aletan added 11 points and six rebounds. Seven of his points came in the second half.
• Yale shot 50% (6-of-12) from deep in the first half.

 
Scouting Harvard

• The Crimson enters with a 10-14 record and are 5-6 in conference play.
• The team is coming off a split week, falling to Princeton by a score of 76-71, and then had a thrilling 79-78 overtime win over Penn.
• Harvard is averaging 69.0 points per game.
• Robert Hinton leads the Crimson on offense, averaging 15.0 points per game.

 
Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will close out the regular season at Brown on Saturday, Mar. 8.