1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Vancisin (15th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1971–72 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 15th year head coach Joe Vancisin, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*	Fordham	L 82–119	0–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 4*	at Connecticut	L 64–66	0–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
December 8	at Brown	L 68–72	0–3 (0—1)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
December 11*	Holy Cross	L 90–94	0–4 (0—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 15	Brown	W 73–70	1–4 (1—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 17*	at Utah	L 78–87	1–5 (1—1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18*	vs. Oklahoma City	L 99–100	1–6 (1—1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 21*	at Wake Forest	W 85–75	2–6 (1—1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
December 27*	at St. Louis	L 70–95	2–7 (1—1)	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
December 29*	at SMU	L 80–81	2–8 (1—1)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 1*	at Xavier	L 69–75	2–9 (1—1)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
January 4*	Australian Nat’ls Exhibition game	W 103–90	2–9 (1—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 7	Cornell	W 91–87	3–9 (2—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 8	Columbia	W 71–61	4–9 (3—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 29*	M. I. T.	W 79–56	5–9 (3—1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 4	at Columbia	L 69–85	5–10 (3—2)	University Heights Gymnasium New York City
February 5	at Cornell	W 91–87	6–10 (4—2)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 11	Harvard	L 74–92	6–11 (4—3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 12	Dartmouth	W 101–91	7–11 (5—3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 18	at Princeton	L 60–73	7–12 (5—4)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
February 19	at Penn	L 62–71	7–13 (5—5)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25	at Dartmouth	L 73–84	7–14 (5—6)	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
February 26	at Harvard	L 72–88	7–15 (5—7)	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 3	Penn	L 65–86	7–16 (5—8)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
March 4	Princeton	L 65–86	7–16 (5—8)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"1971—1972" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
"1971–72 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.

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