Club Atlético Yale is a

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History

Club Atlético Yale was founded on February 12, 1940, making it one of the oldest basketball teams in Uruguay. The club is based in the

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neighbourhood in

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. It was named after

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in the

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, where several of the first members graduated from. The club holds one third-division title and played one season (1999) in the Federal Championship (the previous main basketball tournament in Uruguay). Since then, the club has played in the Metropolitan League (2nd Division). Notable former players include Leandro Taboada, Agustin Iglesias, and Emilio Taboada. Basketball teams in Uruguay Basketball teams in Montevideo Basketball teams established in 1940 1940 establishments in Uruguay {{Uruguay-basketball-team-stub