NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The back-to-back Ivy League Tournament champion Yale men's basketball team has unveiled its 2025–26 schedule on Tuesday. The slate is highlighted by trips to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Navy, the MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, and a matchup with SEC powerhouse Alabama, a team coming off its second straight Elite Eight appearance.
 
Yale is coming off a historic 2024–25 campaign, finishing with a 22–8 overall record and an impressive 13–1 mark in Ivy League play. The Bulldogs went a perfect 11–0 at home and secured their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five years with a victory over Cornell in the Ivy League Tournament Championship.

The Bulldogs are guided by James Jones, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Men's Basketball, who is in his 27th season leading the program and is both Yale's all-time winningest coach and one of the most accomplished coaches in Ivy League history.
 
Yale will host 12 games inside the John J. Lee Amphitheater, starting with its home opener against Stony Brook on Nov. 15. Other non-conference home games include matchups with Rhode Island, SUNY Maritime, Brandeis, and UIC.
 
Season tickets for the 12 home games are now on sale.
 
Schedule Notes

• Season Opener at Navy (Nov. 7): Yale kicks off the season in style at the Veterans Classic at the United States Naval Academy. The Bulldogs will take on host Navy at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
• Connecticut Battle (Nov. 11): A road clash with in-state rival Quinnipiac highlights the early-season slate. The Bulldogs are playing the Bobcats for the third straight year. Last season, Yale won 88-62.
• Home Opener vs. Stony Brook (Nov. 15): Yale returns to John J. Lee Amphitheater to host the Seawolves.
• A Trip to Paradise (Nov. 21-24): The Bulldogs head to the U.S. Virgin Islands to compete in the prestigious Paradise Jam, an early season tournament that features Yale, Green Bay, UMass, Charleston, Iona, Akron, Evansville, and Oregon State.
• Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase (Dec. 10): The Bulldogs are one of four participants at the 2025 MGM Springfield Hall of Fame Classic. The showcase will feature a doubleheader, beginning with a matchup between UMass and Boston College, followed by Yale taking on UAlbany.
• Power Five Matchup at Alabama (Dec. 29): A late-December game in Tuscaloosa marks a test for the Bulldogs, who will face an Alabama team that most recently secured back-to-back Elite Eight appearances for the first time in school history.
• Ivy Action (Jan. 5-Mar. 7): The 14-game Ivy League regular season begins at Brown on Jan. 5 and wraps up at home against Princeton on Mar. 7. Yale looks to qualify for its seventh straight Ivy League Tournament, which will take place the following weekend at Cornell.

 
Season Ticket Pricing:

• Includes all 12 regular season tickets
• $128 (youth/senior/Yale employee)/$165 (adult) corner reserved
• $161 (youth/senior/Yale employee) /$210 (adult) sideline reserved
• $560 courtside

For any ticketing inquiries, please reach out to the Yale Athletics Ticket Office at 203-432-1400 or ticketoffice@yale.edu.
 
Live stats and video of all home games – and road games where applicable – will be available via links on yalebulldogs.com. All home games will be streamed on ESPN+.