NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coming off an undefeated weekend at home, the Yale men's basketball team looks to continue its winning ways, hitting the road to face Penn on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. on ESPNU.
 
Yale at Penn
Saturday, Jan. 24 – 2 p.m.
The Palestra
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Last Time Out

• Four Bulldogs tallied double figures as Yale completed a perfect weekend at home, taking down Columbia, 91–74, on Monday afternoon at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
• After Columbia briefly moved in front 14-13 with 12:01 remaining in the first half, Yale responded with nine consecutive points, all from beyond the arc, to take a 22-14 advantage. 
•  The Bulldogs stayed in control the rest of the half and carried a 44-35 lead into the break. Yale's hot shooting continued after halftime, tallying a 9-0 run highlighted by four points from Samson Aletan to push the margin to 18, 57-39, at the 15:34 mark. 
• The Bulldogs stretched their lead to a game-high 21, 84-63, with 4:14 left and shot 56.7% from the field (17-of-30) and 60% from three-point range (6-of-10) in the second half to secure the victory.

 
Bulldog Notes

• Three Bulldogs are averaging double-digit points: Nick Townsend (17.0 ppg), Riley Fox (13.1 ppg), and Isaac Celiscar (12.6 ppg).
• Townsend currently sits at 979 career points, just 21 shy of the 1,000-point milestone.
• Yale is first in the nation in three-point percentage (41.4), and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.85).
• The Bulldogs are first in the Ivy League in team field goal percentage (50.5), three-point percentage (41.4), and assist/turnover ratio (1.85).
• Townsend is fourth in the conference in scoring (17.0 ppg), second in rebounding (7.6 ppg), seventh in field goal percentage (51.6), and second in three-point percentage (53.6) and assists (4.1 apg).
• Aletan is sixth in the league in rebounding (6.2 rpg), and second in field goal percentage (62.7) and blocks (1.7 bpg).
• Jordan Brathwaite is fourth in the conference in three-point percentage (48.1).
• Celiscar is second in the team in assists (56), and sixth in the league (3.3 apg).
• Trevor Mullin is second in the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (3.0).
• Townsend has scored in double digits for eight consecutive games and has posted 20 or more points in five contests this season.
• Fox has reached double figures in 12 games this season.
• The Bulldogs have hit 12 three-pointers in back-to-back games.

Season Notes

• Townsend was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Jan. 20.
• Townsend was tabbed a Field of 68 Midseason Mid-Major All-American on Dec. 27.
• Townsend was named to the 2025-26 Lou Henson Early Season Watch List on Dec. 18.
• The Bulldogs were ranked No. 2 with a first-place vote in the Mid Major Top 25 on Dec. 15.
• Yale tallied a program-record 117 points in a victory over SUNY Maritime on Dec. 2.
• Townsend was named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on Dec. 2.
• Townsend was tabbed Ivy League Player of the Week on Dec. 1.
• Yale was ranked No. 3 with a first-place vote in the Mid Major Top 25 on Dec. 1.
• Head Coach James Jones earned his 425^th career victory at Vermont on Nov. 30.
• The Bulldogs were ranked No. 4 in the Mid Major Top 25 on Nov. 26.
• Yale was crowned Paradise Jam Champions on Nov. 24.
• Townsend was tabbed Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 10.
• Yale was ranked No. 5 in the Preseason Mid Major Top 25 on Oct. 27.
• The Bulldogs were unanimously selected to finish first in the Ivy League Preseason Poll on Oct. 23.
• Townsend was tabbed to the Field of 68 Mid-Major Preseason All-American First Team on Oct. 10.
• Jones was appointed to the NABC Board of Directors on Sept. 3.

 
Penn Rewind

• The Bulldogs and Quakers last met on Feb. 14, with Yale winning by a score of 72-71 in New Haven.
• In the victory, Celiscar tallied the game winner, and five Bulldogs tallied double figures.
• After the Quakers tallied a three to take a 71-69 lead with 1:48 to go, Celiscar countered with the next three points, capped by the game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining.
• He then secured the win by stealing the ball from Penn with four seconds left, putting the game out of reach for good.
• The Bulldogs capitalized off Penn turnovers, scoring 12 points off those miscues.
• Townsend, Aletan, and Casey Simmons all notched 11 points.

 
Scouting the Quakers

• Penn enters the matchup with a 9-8 overall record (2-2 Ivy).
• The Quakers are coming off a 64-63 loss at Harvard on Monday.
• In the loss, the game was tied at 54 with three minutes left and then the Crimson scored on five straight possessions to go up 64-59 and held on.
• Ethan Roberts led the scoring for Penn with a game-high 27 points, giving him 99 in four Ivy League games so far (24.7 ppg); he shot 9-of-15 from the field, hit three of seven three-point attempts, and went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
• In addition to Roberts, TJ Power leads the Quaker offense, and earned his second Big 5 Player of the Week honor after scoring 27 points in a 84-74 victory at Dartmouth on Saturday.
• Penn was predicted to finish seventh in the Ivy League Preseason Poll with 66 points.
• The Bulldogs have won the last four matchups against Penn.

 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will return home to host Dartmouth on Friday, Jan. 30, and Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 31. Both games are slated for 7 p.m.