1981–82 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

1981–82 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–13 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Carazo (7th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

The 1981–82 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1981–82 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th year head coach Ray Carazo, 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 13–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*		Holy Cross	W 68–62	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 5		at Brown	W 76–72	2–0 (1–0)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
December 9*		at Colgate	L 57–70	2–1 (1–0)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
December 12*		Trinity	W 53–45	3–1 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 28*		at Toledo	L 68–90	3–2 (1–0)	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
December 29*		vs. Bowling Green State	W 82–78 OT	4–2 (1–0)	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
January 4*		Fordham	L 58–73	4–3 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 8		Princeton	L 47–59	4–4 (1–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 9		Penn	W 49–48	5–4 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 12*		Army	W 68–63	6–4 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 16*		at New Hampshire	L 60–63	6–5 (2–1)	Lundholm Gymnasium  Durham, NH
January 19*		at Manhattan	L 65–74	6–6 (2–1)	Draddy Gymnasium  the Bronx, NY
January 22*		Fairfield	W 71–62	7–6 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 26*		at Connecticut	L 57–63	7–7 (2–1)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
January 30*		Clark	W 90–75	8–7 (2–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 5		Dartmouth	W 84–65	9–7 (3–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 6		Harvard	W 76–67	10–7 (4–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 9		Brown	W 74–65	11–7 (5–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 12		at Columbia	L 55–67	11–8 (5–2)	Levien Gymnasium  New York City
February 13		at Cornell	L 49–50	11–9 (5–3)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 19		at Penn	L 62–81	11–10 (5–4)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 20		at Princeton	L 49–50	11–11 (5–5)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 26		Cornell	W 74–67	12–11 (6–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 27		Columbia	L 57–64	12–12 (6–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 5		at Harvard	W 84–81	13–12 (7–6)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 6		at Dartmouth	L 85–88	13–13 (7–7)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.