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Despite having three scorers averaging in double digits, the defense, and not the offense, led the men’s basketball team to victory on Saturday. The Bulldogs (9–7, 2–0 Ivy) held the Brown Bears (7–9, 0–2 Ivy) to 26.1 percent shooting as they topped the Bears 59–51 Saturday afternoon. Center Greg Mangano ’12 put together another stellar »

The News live blogs men’s basketball versus Brown. LIVE BLOG | Yale vs. Brown

The men’s basketball team returns home this weekend for another matchup with its travel partner. The Bulldogs (8–7, 1–0 Ivy) will host the Brown Bears (7–7, 0–1) at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the John J. Lee Amphitheater after beating Brown 69–64 last week. The Elis are looking for their second straight Ivy League win »

The men’s basketball team lost their Ivy League opener to Brown last year at home, and this season the Bulldogs returned the favor. The Bulldogs (8–7, 1–0 Ivy) held Brown (6–8, 0–1) to 37.5 percent shooting enroute to defeating the Bears 69–64 in Providence, R.I. Led by center Greg Mangano ’12 and his 23 points »

After a roller coaster non-conference season, the Bulldogs will begin the quest for an Ivy League championship this weekend. On Saturday, the Bulldogs (7–7) will travel east to Providence, R.I. for a 2 p.m. game against the Brown Bears (6–7). There, Yale will look to build on last Saturday’s 85–57 win over Baruch. In the »

James Jones is the 22nd coach of Yale men’s basketball and is in his 12th year at the helm of the team. In that time, he has compiled a 149–175 overall record and a 83–71 record in Ivy League conference play. In 2001-’02, Jones led the Bulldogs to their first Ivy League title since 1962-’63 »

After a three game slump, the men’s basketball team capped off winter break with a two-game winning streak. In their last non-conference game of the season, the Bulldogs (7–7) took down the Baruch Bearcats (8–6) 85–57 Saturday afternoon in the John J. Lee Amphitheater after narrowly defeating Holy Cross 77–76 on Wednesday. Center Greg Mangano »

The men’s basketball team headed into last weekend hoping to go over .500 for the first time this year, but the Bulldogs fell just four points short of doing so in the final minutes of their game against Vermont. Despite 25 points from guard Austin Morgan ’13, the Bulldogs (4–4) lost on the road to »

Last December, the men’s basketball team needed a last-second dunk to defeat Hartford. The crowd at John J. Lee Amphitheater Tuesday night did not see quite as dramatic a finish, but Yale’s victory over the Hawks was no less intense. In a game as back-and-forth as an Ivy League conference game, the Bulldogs (3–3) topped »

Center Greg Mangano ’12 continued his break-out season over the Thanksgiving break. The 6’ 10” junior center totalled 41 points and 22 rebounds to lead the Elis against two one-loss teams. The men’s basketball team (2–3) lost to No. 19 Illinois (6-1) 73–47, but rebounded against Army (4–2) on Saturday to win their first home »

The News live blogs men’s basketball versus No. 19 Illinois at 9:45 p.m. EST. LIVE BLOG | Yale vs. No. 19 Illinois

The men’s basketball team made some noise of their own in Boston two days before The Game. The Bulldogs (1–2) stunned power Boston College (1–1) 75-67 Thursday night. Guard Austin Morgan ’13 scored 25 points and hit six three-pointers to lead his team past the Eagles and garner the team’s first win of the season. »