NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coming off their third straight win, the Yale men's basketball team returns home this weekend for back-to-back games, first facing Dartmouth on Friday, Jan. 30, and then Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 31. Both games are slated for 7 p.m.
 
Dartmouth at Yale
Friday, Jan. 30 – 7 p.m.
John J. Lee Amphitheater
New Haven, Conn.
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Harvard at Yale
Saturday, Jan. 31 – 7 p.m.
John J. Lee Amphitheater
New Haven, Conn.
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Last Time Out

• Four Bulldogs scored in double figures as Yale took down Penn, 77-60, on Saturday at the Palestra.
• With the victory, Yale took sole possession of first place in the Ivy League, improving to 15-3 (4-1 Ivy).
• After the Quakers knocked down a three-pointer to cut the deficit to one, 29–28, with 3:46 remaining in the first half, the Bulldogs responded with a seven-point run. The surge was highlighted by a Jordan Brathwaite dunk and a Riley Fox three-pointer, giving Yale a 36–28 advantage.
• The Bulldogs maintained control the rest of the half, closing on a 4–0 run to take a 40–30 lead into the break. 
• Yale stayed in front throughout the second half, as Casey Simmons scored on back-to-back layups to extend the lead to 59–48 with 6:57 remaining. The Bulldogs put the game away at the free-throw line down the stretch, capped by a Brathwaite three-pointer with nine seconds left to secure Yale's largest lead of the contest.

 
Bulldog Notes

• Four Bulldogs are averaging double-digit points: Nick Townsend (17.0 ppg), Isaac Celiscar (12.6 ppg), Fox (12.5 ppg), and Trevor Mullin (10.1 ppg).
• Yale ranks first in the nation in three-point percentage (41.4), and 11^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.79). The Bulldogs are also 25^th in the country in winning percentage (83.3).
• The Bulldogs lead the Ivy League in team field goal percentage (50.3) and assist/turnover ratio (1.79).
• Townsend is fifth in the league in scoring (17.0 ppg), second in rebounding (7.7 rpg), and third in assists (4.0 apg).
• Samson Aletan is seventh in the conference in rebound (6.1 rpg), and second in field goal percentage (61.4) and blocks (1.8 bpg).
• Townsend has reached double-digit scoring in nine consecutive games.
• Celiscar's double-double against Penn was his second of the season.
• Celiscar has posted six or more assists in three straight games.
• Simmons has scored in double figures in three consecutive games.
• Townsend is four points away from reaching 1,000 career points and six rebounds shy of the 500 career mark.

 
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.

 
Dartmouth Rewind

• The Bulldogs and Big Green last met on Feb. 28 with Yale winning by a score of 72-67.
• In the victory, four Bulldogs tallied double figures, and the team extended the nation's longest active winning streak to 13.
• Townsend was one of the four double-digit scorers with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
• Aletan also had a strong performance with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

 
Scouting the Big Green

• Dartmouth enters the matchup with a 9-9 record (3-2 Ivy).
• The Big Green are coming off a 79-69 loss to Columbia on Saturday.
• In the defeat, Brandon Mitchell-Day led the offense with 20 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.
• Three other Big Green players also finished with double-figure points: Connor Amundsen (13), Jackson Munro (13), and Kareem Thomas (11).
• Thomas leads Dartmouth in scoring, averaging 17.9 points per game, which also ranks third in the Ivy League.
• The Bulldogs have won the past five meetings against the Big Green.

 
Harvard Rewind

• Yale and Harvard last met on Mar. 1 with the Crimson winning by a score of 74-69.
• In the defeat, Bez Mbeng tallied his third triple double of the season, and the Bulldogs had the nation's longest active winning streak snapped at 13.
• Mbeng had 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting with 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
• Townsend also added 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds and two steals.
• Simmons chipped in with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

 
Scouting the Crimson

• Harvard enters the weekend with a 10-9 record (3-2 Ivy).
• The Crimson are coming off an 86-79 loss to Cornell.
• In the loss, Robert Hinton led Harvard with 19 points and six rebounds.
• In addition to Hinton, Tey Barbour (18), and Thomas Batties II (14) tallied double figures.
• Hinton paces Harvard in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game.  

 
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Brown on Friday, Feb. 6. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.