NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After clinching its second consecutive Ivy League title on Saturday, the Yale men's basketball team looks to close out the regular season on a high note, hosting Princeton for Senior Day on Saturday, Mar. 7.
 
Prior to the game, the Bulldogs will honor seniors Jackson Thiel, Devon Arlington, Casey Simmons, and Nick Townsend for their contributions to the program.
 
Princeton at Yale
Saturday, Mar. 7 – 2 p.m.
John J. Lee Amphitheater
New Haven, Conn.
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Last Time Out

• Townsend tallied a team-high 18 points, and the Yale men's basketball team shot 55% from the field to defeat Columbia, 60–54, on Saturday evening at Levien Gymnasium.
• With the win, coupled with Penn's victory over Harvard, Yale secured at least a share of the Ivy League title for the second consecutive season.
• After Columbia cut Yale's lead to three, 36–33, with 13:45 remaining in the second half, the Bulldogs responded with a decisive six-point run, highlighted by four points from Townsend, to push the margin to 42–33.
• The Lions battled back with five straight points, but Yale answered once again. Townsend's layup later stretched the lead to 53–44 before Columbia mounted another surge, scoring five unanswered to pull within four, 53–49, with 1:54 left. 
• However, Townsend and Simmons calmly converted key free throws in the closing seconds to seal the victory.

Bulldog Notes

• The Bulldogs rank second in the nation in three-point percentage (40.6), 17^th in field goal percentage (49.8), and 21^st in winning percentage (81.5).
• Yale is first in the Ivy League in team field goal percentage (49.8), and three-point percentage (40.6).
• Townsend is seventh in the league in scoring (16.5 ppg), second in rebounding (7.5 rpg), first in three-point field goal percentage (48.8), and second in assists (4.2 apg).
• Isaac Celiscar and Samson Aletan are tied for fifth in the Ivy League in rebounding (5.8 rpg).
• Celiscar is also 10^th in the league in assists (3.0 apg).
• Aletan is first in the Ivy League in blocks (1.5 bpg).
• Five Bulldogs are averaging double digits: Townsend (16.5 ppg), Celiscar (12.4 ppg), Riley Fox (11.1 ppg), Trevor Mullin (10.9 ppg), and Simmons (10.2 ppg).
• Townsend has scored in double figures in 23 games this season.
• Simmons has reached double digits in seven consecutive games.
• Yale has secured its 11th Ivy League title in program history.
• Under Head Coach James Jones, the Bulldogs have finished fourth or better in the Ivy League for a remarkable 25 consecutive years.
• The Bulldogs have posted 10 or more Ivy League wins for the seventh straight season.
• Yale has recorded 21 or more victories for the fourth consecutive year.
• One more win for the Bulldogs (23), and it will match the modern day school record.

 
Season Notes

• Jones was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Award on Mar. 5.
• Jones was tabbed a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award on Mar. 3. 
• Jones was named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award on Mar. 2.
• The Bulldogs clinched the Ivy League title and Ivy Madness No. 1 seed on Feb. 28.
• Townsend tallied his 1,000th career point and 500th career rebound on Jan. 30.
• 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.
• Jones earned his 425th 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.

Outright Champion Scenarios

• Clinches the Ivy League title outright on Friday if Columbia beats Harvard.
• Clinches the Ivy League title outright on Saturday with a win over Princeton.

 
Scouting Princeton

• The Tigers enter the weekend with an overall record of 9-19, and are 5-8 in league play.
• Princeton is coming off an 82-61 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.
• In the victory, the Tigers shot a season-high 61.6% from three and had four double figure scorers.
• Jackson Hicke tied the game-high in scoring and led the team with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field, 3-for-5 from three, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Hicke also recorded seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals, which tied the team high.
• Dalen Davis also had a big performance for the Tigers, adding 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 from three and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
• The Bulldogs and Tigers last met on Jan. 10 in Jadwin Gymnasium, with Princeton winning by a score of 76-60.
• Princeton leads the all-time series, 154-102.

 
Up Next
The No. 1 Bulldogs will face No. 4 Cornell in the Ivy Madness semifinal game on Saturday, Mar. 14 at 11 a.m.