BASKETBALL
WILLIAM MCCORMACK & CHARLOTTE ZIMMER
Spit and “SWISH”: Inside the NBA-Yale partnership aiming to validate a saliva-based test for COVID-19

School of Public Health researchers hope testing with the NBA can verify the accuracy of SalivaDirect.

June 26, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: With notebook full of insights, Director of Basketball Operations Rey Crossman leaves Yale after two seasons

Crossman, who told the News his next step will still involve basketball, joined the Elis in 2018 after three years as an assistant coach at Skidmore College.

June 11, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: ‘An absolute no-brainer’ — Why Alabama is ‘ecstatic’ about signing Jordan Bruner ’20

Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats had done his research.  Long before Yale forward Jordan Bruner ’20 saw his senior season come to a […]

April 17, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Jalen Gabbidon ’21 elected 2020–21 captain

Guard Jalen Gabbidon ’21 will captain the 2020–21 Yale men’s basketball team, he confirmed with the News Sunday afternoon. The 2019–20 Ivy League Defensive Player […]

April 12, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Jordan Bruner ’20 commits to Alabama as graduate transfer

Yale men’s basketball forward Jordan Bruner ’20 is off to Alabama. The senior is set to graduate — virtually — next month, and after a […]

April 10, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Forward Paul Atkinson ’21 to declare for NBA Draft

Yale men’s basketball forward Paul Atkinson ’21 is declaring for the 2020 NBA Draft, he announced Tuesday night. Atkinson, who averaged a team-high 17.6 points […]

March 31, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Back at home, Jordan Bruner’s basketball future keeps him busy

Like most Yale students, Jordan Bruner ’20 is back home — spending time in South Carolina after his senior season and senior year both abruptly […]

March 30, 2020

DREW BECKMEN
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Roxy Barahman ’20 and Camilla Emsbo ’22 earn postseason honors

One day after the Ivy League Tournament was cancelled due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), two Bulldogs were named to All-Ivy rosters. Guard Roxy […]

March 11, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Paul Atkinson ’21, Jalen Gabbidon ’21, head coach James Jones earn major Ivy honors

After ending the season as outright Ivy League champions, Yale men’s basketball nearly swept the major conference awards announced Wednesday morning. Forward Paul Atkinson ’21 […]

March 11, 2020

DREW BECKMEN & WILLIAM MCCORMACK
BASKETBALL: Due to COVID-19 concerns, Ivy League presidents cancel Ivy Madness

On Tuesday morning, the Ivy League announced the cancellation of its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Ivy Madness, which Harvard was set to host at […]

March 10, 2020

WILLIAM MCCORMACK
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale falls to Harvard, 83–69, in regular-season finale

BOSTON – A night after clinching an outright conference championship at Dartmouth, Yale arrived at Lavietes Pavilion with nothing to lose on Saturday. Its No. […]

March 8, 2020