BASKETBALL
JAMES RICHARDSON
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Paul Atkinson ’21 chooses Notre Dame as grad transfer destination

Paul Atkinson ’21 will be taking his talents to South Bend and joining the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a graduate transfer next year. The […]

January 3, 2021

AMELIA LOWER
With no Ivy League team in March Madness this spring, conference could lose out on more than $1.5 million over six years

Representatives from the NCAA and Yale told the News that the policies around 2021 NCAA Tournament unit distribution, which benefits Division I conferences and their member institutions, remain undecided. Money might not be guaranteed for conferences that do not compete.

December 3, 2020

ZACH MORRIS
Meet Eric Scholl, the voice behind Yale basketball

Eric Scholl is the lead public address announcer for Yale women’s and men’s basketball. Since his first announcing season at Yale during the 2018-19 season, […]

December 2, 2020

BEN SCHER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Camilla Emsbo ’23 contributing to Danish national team on leave of absence

Last summer, with the now-canceled Ivy League winter season still up in the air, Yale women’s basketball forward Camilla Emsbo ’23 was faced with two […]

November 29, 2020

BEN SCHER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: With five taking fall leaves of absence, Bulldogs adjust to training outside New Haven

Five of the women on the roster decided to take a leave of absence this year, in the hopes that they’ll be able to return to Yale in the following years to play in competitions. Despite all of their different paths, they’ve all been preparing for their return.

October 8, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: James Jones, hoping to encourage African American history course requirements, joins board at ABIS

Jones serves as Co-Chair of the new organization’s “Teaching African American History” committee.

September 18, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: At least seven of 12 returners taking fall-term leaves

Although some are hopeful, many returners expressed doubts about the possibility of Ivy League basketball this school year and are instead viewing the fall (and for some, the full year) as a unique opportunity for real-world job experience and other pursuits.

September 14, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Before year of uncertainty, a summer workout with Azar Swain

Without a set start date for the season — and the real possibility of no season at all — Swain is focusing on the positives, finding the time to recuperate his body and pursue individual skill work. Follow him along on a summer workout with his father.

August 25, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: After season in Bulgaria, Blake Reynolds ’19 signs with Poland’s Zielona Góra

In his first season overseas, a year of personal adjustment and professional success, Reynolds averaged 17.5 points a game with Chernomorets Burgas.

July 31, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale assistant Tobe Carberry accepting position on Columbia staff

A Connecticut native, Carberry joins Columbia as a full-time assistant after three successful seasons at Yale, leaving the Bulldogs with two coaching vacancies to fill.

July 6, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: With dead period extended, remote recruiting the new norm for Yale staff

Coaches are away from gyms and the usual summer shoe-brand tournaments, forced to find creative ways to connect with recruits and evaluate skill with sometimes limited footage.

July 6, 2020