NEW HAVEN, Conn. – James Jones, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Men's Basketball and August Mahoney '24 have both earned an exceptional honor to their respective careers, as they will be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
The induction will take place on April 19, 2026, at the Hilton Hotel in Troy.
 
"We are honored to be inducting James and August in the same class," said Rene M. LeRoux, Executive Director of the Hall of Fame. "August played 121 games in four years at Yale and led the team to four consecutive Ivy League Championships."
 
Jones, a Long Island native and Yale's all-time winningest coach, has compiled 441 career victories, including 236 in the Ivy League—second-most in league history. This season, he has led the Bulldogs to a 23–5 overall record and an 11–3 Ivy League mark, securing their second straight league title and the eighth under his leadership. Under Jones, Yale has achieved at least 10 Ivy League wins in 11 seasons and has finished fourth or higher in the conference for an impressive 25 consecutive years. The Bulldogs' accomplishments also include four Ivy League tournament championships, five NCAA Tournament appearances, and 10 total postseason berths.
 
Mahoney, a native of Saratoga Springs and Yale's 2023–24 team captain, started all 33 games that season and ranked fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game. His 72 made three-pointers tied for the third-most in a single season in school history, and he ranked second in the league with a .453 three-point shooting percentage. An Academic All-Ivy selection, Mahoney contributed 14 points in Yale's NCAA Tournament victory over Auburn and finished his career having played in 121 games, with 62 starts.