William McCormack
Staff Reporter
william.mccormack@yale.edu
William McCormack covered Yale men's basketball from 2018 to 2022. He served as Sports Editor and Digital Editor for the Managing Board of 2022 and also reported on the athletic administration as a staff reporter. Originally from Boston, he was in Timothy Dwight College.
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WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: When Yale visits Columbia, Tobe Carberry has the inside scoop

An assistant at Yale from 2017 to 2020 and a graduate of New Haven’s Hillhouse High School, Columbia assistant coach Tobe Carberry said competing against his former colleagues and players feels strange but extra competitive.

February 11, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale’s 62–59 win at Harvard follows Saturday’s script, secures a series sweep

In Boston Wednesday night, Yale relied on strong defense to build a double-digit lead before surviving a late second-half push from the Crimson. The win gives the Elis their first regular-season sweep of Harvard since 2016.

February 10, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: “This Game is No Secret:” The story behind Yale’s warmup shirts last Friday

Yale participated in an initiative organized by College Insider’s Eracism committee to honor John McLendon and recognize one of the first integrated games of basketball in the Jim Crow South.

February 8, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK & TIM TAI
IN PHOTOS: “Tonight we were galvanized:” students’ return highlights Yale men’s basketball win over Harvard

For the second straight night, defense on an opponent’s final possession determined the outcome of a Yale men’s basketball game. Except on Saturday, with Yale […]

February 6, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: With students back in full force, Yale takes down Harvard, 58–55

Yale, whose weekend sweep puts it alone atop the Ivy League standings, triumphed in a low-scoring bout with its rival on the first night undergraduates could return to the John J. Lee Amphitheater since mid-December.

February 6, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale holds off Dartmouth, 72–69, with a key fundamental: free-throw shooting

Azar Swain ’22 shot 14-of-14 from the free-throw line and first-year guard Bez Mbeng ’25 sank two clutch attempts on Yale’s last possession as the Bulldogs scored their final 11 points from the stripe on Friday.

February 4, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
Watching your siblings play from a few blocks away

Odera Nweke ’23 was in the rare position of having two siblings — older brother Ike and younger sister Chet — play Ivy League basketball games at Yale within the span of four days last week. Yale’s COVID-19 fan policies, the strictest in the Ivy League, meant that as an undergraduate, he could not attend either one.

February 4, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale knocks off Princeton, 80–74, to end Tigers’ 10-game streak

Princeton guard Jaelin Llewellyn tested the Bulldogs with a string of late three-pointers, but strong first-half defense and balanced, efficient scoring helped Yale win what might be the most difficult game on its Ivy League schedule.

January 30, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rookies Knowling, Mbeng settled into starting five

Two rookies, forward Matt Knowling ’24 and guard Bez Mbeng ’25, made their first starts during Yale’s final nonconference game and have since helped the Elis to a 3–1 record in Ivy League play.

January 27, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: A show from Azar Swain leads Yale to 83–72 win over Columbia

Swain scored a career-high 37 points and nearly broke a 64-year Yale scoring record as the Bulldogs jumped to a big early lead, but his stellar play also masked a weaker second-half for the team Tuesday night.

January 26, 2022

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Hosting Columbia, Yale set to play midweek Ivy game for first time since 2005

In a game rescheduled from Jan. 2 because of the team’s COVID-19 pause, Yale will attempt to bounce back from its first league loss when it takes on the Lions Tuesday night.

January 25, 2022