NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Fresh off another strong season under
James Jones, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Men's Basketball, the Bulldogs have announced its 2026-27 schedule. Yale will face another challenging non-conference slate highlighted by road games at UCF and Baylor, participation in the ESPN Invitational in Florida, a Jack Jones Classic matchup with UC Santa Barbara in Henderson, Nevada, and a trip to California to face San Francisco before opening Ivy League play in January.
Jones enters his 28th season at the helm of the Bulldogs as Yale's all-time winningest coach and one of the most accomplished coaches in Ivy League history. The regular season schedule features 13 home contests inside John J. Lee Amphitheater, including seven Ivy League games, as Yale looks to once again contend for an Ivy League championship and return to postseason play.
The Bulldogs finished the 2025-26 campaign with a 24-6 overall record, the most wins in the program's modern era, and an 11-3 Ivy League mark, securing their second consecutive Ivy League title. Yale also made its third-ever NIT appearance and hosted a game in the tournament in John J. Lee Amphitheater for the first time.
Season tickets for the home games are now
on sale.
Schedule Notes
- Tip-Off in New Haven (Nov. 2): Yale begins the 2026-27 campaign at home against Howard before heading into one of its toughest stretches of non-conference play.
- Fast Start, Tough Test (Nov. 6-13): The Bulldogs travel to UCF, Baylor and Northeastern over a seven-day span. The stretch includes a matchup with a Baylor program that has consistently ranked among the nation's top teams.
- Back Home Again (Nov. 15-18): Yale returns to John J. Lee Amphitheater for consecutive home games against Emmanuel College and Vermont before traveling back to Florida.
- Sunshine State Showdown (Nov. 23-25): The Bulldogs will compete in the ESPN Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Yale is in a talented 10-opponent field taking part in one of the nation's premier early-season multi-team events.
- Battle of Whitney Avenue (Nov. 29): Yale closes November by hosting in-state rival Quinnipiac at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
- From Coast to Coast (Dec. 5-29): The Bulldogs travel to Delaware, Nevada for a Jack Jones Classic contest against UC Santa Barbara, and San Francisco to wrap up non-conference play. Yale also hosts Rhode Island College and Saint Joseph's (Brooklyn) during the month.
- The Race to Ivy Madness (Jan. 4-Mar. 6): The 14-game Ivy League regular season begins at home against Brown on Jan. 4 and wraps up at home against Princeton on Mar. 6. Yale looks to qualify for its eighth straight Ivy League Tournament, which will take place the following weekend at Penn.
| SEASON TICKET PRICING |
|
Courtside |
Sideline |
Corner |
| Adult |
$611.00 |
$234.00 |
$169.00 |
| Youth |
$611.00 |
$182.00 |
$130.00 |
| Senior |
$611.00 |
$182.00 |
$130.00 |
| Yale Employee |
$611.00 |
$182.00 |
$130.00 |
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+.
