The Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, competing in the Ivy League. The team plays home games in the John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium. The team has reached the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament eight times; in 1949, 1957, 1962, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025. The current head coach is James Jones.