1970–71 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

1970–71 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–20 (2–12 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Vancisin (14th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

The 1970–71 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 14th year head coach Joe Vancisin, 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 4–20, 2–12 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2*		at Fordham	L 56–74	0–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, New York
December 5*		Connecticut	W 94–80	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 9		at Brown	L 72–78	1–2 (0—1)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
December 12*		at Holy Cross	L 65–92	1–3 (0—1)	Worcester Memorial Auditorium  Worcester, Massachusetts
December 16		Brown	L 66–79	1–4 (0—2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 18*		vs. Southwestern Louisiana	L 62–64	1–5 (0—2)
December 19*		vs. Connecticut	L 76–84	1–6 (0—2)
December 21*		at Rice	L 71–91	1–7 (0—2)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
December 26*		at Bradley	L 78–112	1–8 (0—2)	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, Illinois
December 28*		at Butler	L 77–96	1–9 (0—2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
January 2*		at Ohio State	L 75–95	1–10 (0—2)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
January 8		Columbia	L 58–73	1–11 (0—3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 9		Cornell	W 74–60	2–11 (1—3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 30*		Colgate	W 102–86	3–11 (1—3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 5		at Harvard	L 98–115	3–12 (1—4)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 6		at Dartmouth	L 65–88	3–13 (1—5)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
February 12		Princeton	L 71–81	3–14 (1—6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 13		Penn	L 77–91	3–15 (1—7)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 19		at Cornell	L 72–93	3–16 (1—8)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 20		at Columbia	L 71–92	3–17 (1—9)	University Heights Gymnasium  New York City
February 26		at Princeton	L 64–108	3–18 (1—10)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 27		at Penn	L 63–93	3–19 (1—11)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 5		Dartmouth	W 94–80	4–19 (2—11)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 6		Harvard	L 87–93	4–20 (2—12)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1970—1971" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "1970–71 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.