The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventeenth-year head coach James Jones, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 13–1 in Ivy League play, to win the Ivy League championship. They received the Ivy's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1962, where they defeated Baylor in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke.
Previous season The Bulldogs lost their one-game playoff against Harvard 53–51. Despite having posted an 11–3 Ivy League record and a 22–10 overall record the Bulldogs were not invited to a postseason tournament.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Armani Cotton 12 G 6'7" 215 Senior New York City, NY Graduated Javier Duren 20 G 6'4" 185 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Grey Kelley 32 F 6'8" 225 Senior Newton, MA Graduated Matt Townsend 42 F 6'7" 240 Senior Chappaqua, NY Graduated
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Recruiting class of 2016
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!colspan=9 style="background:#00449E; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00449E; color:#FFFFFF;"| Ivy League regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00449E; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament
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