On Basketball and Ascension

Admission: 
Free
Time: 
Friday, September 20, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: 
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Mezzanine
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Open to: 
Description: 

Hanif Abdurraqib and Yale’s varsity men’s basketball coach James Jones discuss Abdurraqib’s latest book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension.

James Jones, the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach at Yale and one of the most successful coaches in Ivy League history, was named Yale’s head coach on April 27, 1999. He enters the 2023-24 season with 373 career victories, which is the second most in league history, and his 201 Ivy wins are also the second most in league history. Jones’ .624 winning percentage in Ivy games is by far the highest in Yale history. Jones, the longest tenured coach in the league, has guided the Bulldogs to six Ivy League championships—2002, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023—three NCAA Tournament berths—2016, 2019, 2022—and seven postseason appearances.