NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 17: Yale Bulldogs Guard Bez Mbeng (2) dribbles the ball against Brown Bears Guard Lyndel Erold (4) during the first half of the Ivy League Men’s Basketball Championship game between the Brown Bears and the Yale Bulldogs on March 17, 2024, at Levien Gymnasium in New York, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Yesterday was Selection Sunday and both the UConn and Yale men’s basketball teams will compete in the first round.
UConn, the 2023 NCAA champions, will take on Stetson on Friday afternoon and Yale will take on Auburn a little later.
Friday, March 22 (Round of 64)
- (1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson: 2:45 p.m.
- (4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale: 4:15 p.m.
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If UConn advances, they will face the winner of 8-seed FAU and 9-seed Northwestern in the Second Round in Brooklyn, New York.
Yale will play in Spokane Washington.
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The Bulldogs will appear in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
