The 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represent

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in the

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. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the

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as members of the

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. The Bulldogs earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament by being the regular season conference champions, after it was announced on March 10, 2020 that the Ivy League tournament was canceled due to the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 22–8 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside

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. In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated

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in the semifinals, before defeating Harvard in the championship game, earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. As the 14 seed in the East Region, they were defeated in the first round by 3rd-seeded

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

Yale Bulldogs men's basketball The Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, competing in the Ivy League. The team plays home games in the John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium. The team has reached the NCAA Div ...