#76 Yale Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Yale Bulldogs
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #76
 
Conference Rank: #1 Ivy League
 
 
2022-23 Record: 21-9, 10-4
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: James Jones
Coach Record: 373-301 at Yale, 373-301 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
EJ Jarvis, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Isaiah Kelly, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Matt Knowling, Senior, Forward, 13.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4 apg
John Poulakidas, Junior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
August Mahoney, Senior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Bez Mbeng, Junior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg
Jack Molloy, Junior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Yassine Gharram, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Samson Aletan, Freshman, Center
Jeannot Basima, Freshman, Guard
Trevor Mullin, Freshman, Guard
Casey Simmons, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Northwestern
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (79th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.2 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.7 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (12, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (172, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (75, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.4 (263, 6)
Rebound Margin: 5.9 (19, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (70, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (56, 1)