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Friday, July 30, 2010
News and Notes: Friday Edition
Below, some news and notes for Friday...- A new book is set to be published chronicling Cornell's 2009-2010 season, which culminated in a third consecutive Ivy League Championship, a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and a final No. 17 national ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Top 25 Poll. More details to come on the new book.
- The Cornell's Rebounders Club will be holding their annual picnic with the men's basketball team later in August as the players return to campus. More details to come.
- The Harvard Crimson newspaper covers Harvard's recruitment of several high profile high school prospects. However, as Cornell proved to the rest of the league the last three years, well-known recruits do not always translate to success in the league. Ask the fellow Ivy coaches that opted not to recruit Jeff Foote, Ryan Wittman, Louis Dale, Alex Tyler, Geoff Reeves, and Adam Gore, among others.
- ESPN's College Basketball Nation Blog writes, "Former Kentucky star DeMarcus Cousins, who once famously remarked that an NCAA tournament game against Cornell is "not a spelling bee," misses going to Kentucky. In fact, the one-and-done first-round NBA draft pick told reporters Thursday while back on campus for a John Calipari basketball camp that he misses Kentucky so much ... "I wish I could just start going to classes again," Cousins said. But the smile on his face immediately after saying it prompted one reporter to ask, "You mean really classes? Come on!" "Nah," Cousins said, his chair tilting back as he and the reporters laughed."
- MetaEzra.com links Cornell's admissions spike with a potential influence from Cornell's Sweet Sixteen run. According to the site, Cornell University did not take a single student off its waiting list this year.
- In a follow-up to a discussion taking place between readers in our comments section, below is a listing of some current and former Cornell basketball players on Twitter, as well as coaches and members of the Cornell basketball media. Happy tweeting Cornell Basketball world...
-Khaliq Gant ()
-Conor Mullen ()
-Andrew Naeve ()
-Jon Jaques
-Louis Dale ()
-Alex Tyler ()
-Geoff Reeves ()
-Jeff Foote ()
-Andre Wilkins ()
-Max Groebe ()
-Aaron Osgood ()
-Peter McMillan ()
-Errick Peck ()
-Jake Mathews ()
-Manny Sahota ()
-Assistant Coach Ricky Yahn ()
-Assistant Coach Jay Larranaga ()
-Assistant Coach Marlon Sears ()
-Brian Delaney, Ithaca Journal ()
-Cornell Daily Sun Sports ()
-Slope Sports ()
-WVBR Sports ()
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Recruiting News
As Sports Illustated's Seth Davis points out this week, "For the most part, all the college coaches working the summer circuit know whom they want to recruit by now. Their presence is a way for them to advertise their interest to the players. Generally speaking, they come less to see and more to be seen." Below, some buzz around Ivy League recruiting circles. For a list of committed players to attend Ivy League schools, including profiles of incoming Cornell recruits, and a listing of Cornell's prospective recruiting targets, click here. For a list of general Ivy League prospective recruiting targets, click here. Please note that we update these lists daily.Coast to Coast Recruiting reports that Kenyatta Smith (Flintridge Brea,CA, 6-7, F, has narrowed his college choices down to Harvard, Penn, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt.
The Jeffersonville News and Tribune notes that Evan Maschmeyer (Jeffersonville HS) Jeffersonville, IN, 6-4, G has visited Boston College, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell and Harvard. He is also receiving interest from Wisconsin, Western Michigan, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, Ball State, Indiana State and Wright State.
MoSports.com notes that Nate Anderson (Teays Valley HS) Ashville, OH, 6-9, F, holds offers from James Madison, UNC-Wilmington, and Gardner Webb. Eastern Kentucky, Western Carolina, Toledo, Cornell, Northeastern, Princeton, and Florida International have also been in contact.
News and Notes: Thursday Edition
Below, some news and notes for Thursday...- The Harvard Crimson writes, "In hoops news, the Cornell men’s basketball team’s “tentatively projected 2010-2011 non-conference schedule” was released by the Cornell Basketball Blog. The Big Red is expected to square off against such elite opponents as Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Minnesota. The Harvard men’s basketball team is expected to take on at least four opponents from the power six conferences. The Crimson will host Colorado and visit Connecticut, Michigan, and Boston College. Also on the schedule for Harvard are the Atlantic 10’s Fordham and George Washington and the Colonial Athletic Association’s George Mason."
- In a Boston College recruiting update, the Bleacher Report writes, "Boston College fired former head coach Al Skinner and eventually found a replacement in the Ivy League's hottest coach, Steve Donahue. Donahue guided Cornell to the Sweet 16 this past season, but now has his work cut out for him in Chestnut Hill."
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
News and Notes: Wednesday Edition
Below, some news and notes for Wednesday...-
Madison.com notes, "The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will face Manhattan in the first round of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando on Nov. 25, sources say. Manhattan was 11-20 last year and has six incoming freshman, including four from New York City. The winner of that game will take on the winner of the Boston College/Texas A&M first-round game. BC is coached by Steve Donahue, who was the coach of the Cornell team that was the darling of the 2010 NCAA Tournament and defeated the Badgers 87-69 in a second-round game in Jacksonville. BC was 15-16 last year."
- For those already concentrating on next season, Penn, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, and Dartmouth have posted their 2010-2011 rosters. Penn, Yale, Columbia and Dartmouth, have formally announced their incoming recruiting classes. We previously posted a sneak peak at Cornell's tentative schedule.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Feature on Incoming Transfer, Andrew Ferry
See the story of incoming Cornell recruit, Andrew Ferry. The feature was recently produced by journalist Mark Concannon.Schedule Update: Big Red Opponents Present Off the Court Drama
Above, Drexel's Jamie Harris (No. 12, left), defended by Cornell's No. 12, Louis Dale ('10) on November 29, was arrested this week for armed robbery along with a Drexel teammate, Kevin Phillip. Cornell beat Drexel in Philadelphia, 61-54.Cornell faces two teams, Saint Bonaventure and Seton Hall on the 2010-2011 schedule also facing their own legal problems involving team members.
Alumni News: Foote Joines Torrance in Israel
Alabama's Mikhail Torrance (No. 2, far right) and Cornell's Jeff Foote (left) will be teammates in the EuroLeague with Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. The undrafted Torrance was considered a likely second round pick by several experts. Foote finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds in Cornell's 71-67 victory over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on November 15, 2009. Torrance finished with 16 points and 6 rebounds.News and Notes: Tuesday Edition
Below, some news and notes for Tuesday...- In profiling Columbia's new head coach, Kyle Smith, today in Andy Katz's "Daily Word" on ESPN.com, Katz writes, "The Columbia job opportunity opened when head coach Joe Jones decided to take an assistant coaching job at Boston College under former Cornell rival, coach Steve Donahue... [Columbia] doesn't have the recent unheard of Ivy success of Cornell with the Big Red's Sweet 16 run last March. ... Cornell, from upstate Ithaca, was able to capture the interest of plenty with its remarkable run to the Sweet 16, let alone its Ivy League titles the last three seasons. Harvard is trying to mimic the model. Princeton and Penn are attempting to make its own comeback stories. Smith wants Columbia in on the ride as well."
- Haaretz.com reports of two former Alabama Crimson Tide players joining Jeff Foote ('10) on Maccabi Tel Aviv. Of course, Cornell defeated Alabama in Tuscaloosa last November.
- Louis Dale ('10) tweets his "good bye" to Cornell and Ithaca.
- Speaking of Twitter, follow along with Cornell assistant coach, Ricky Yahn.
Recruiting News
Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League...NJHoops.com reports that Stephen Zack (Red Land HS) Red Land, PA, 6-9, F has interest from Cornell, La Salle, American, Penn State, Lehigh, Robert Morris and Mount St. Mary's. He indicated that Cornell is his leader.
The Charlotte Observer reports that Keith Belfield (Davidson Day) Charlotte, NC, 6-6, F, has offers from Charlotte, Colgate, Drexel, Furman, Holy Cross, Hofstra, Princeton and UNC Wilmington. He's also got heavy interest from Boston College, Davidson, James Madison, Georgia, Bucknell, Penn, Cornell and Appalachian State.
Hans Brase (Hill School) Pottstown, PA, 6-8, F has heard from Davidson, Cornell, Dartmouth, Charlotte, Navy, Stanford, UNC-Greensboro, and UNC-Ashville according to RivalsHoops.com.
Four McGlynn (Dallastown) Dallastown, PA, 6-1, G, has verbally committed to Vermont per Rivals.com. McGlynn also had interest from Bucknell, Cornell, and Delaware.
Although he has offers from the likes of Florida, Rutgers, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Boston College, Penn State, Temple, St. Joe's, Seton Hall, Rice and Tulane, the Ivy League's Princeton is still trying to recruit Ryan Arcidiacono (Nashaminy HS), Nashaminy, 6-4, G.
A writer for the Memphis Commercial Appeal tweets on Harvard's chances of landing Andre Hollins (White Station HS) Memphis, TN, 6-3, G.
Ben Freeland (Santa Rosa HS) Montgomery, CA, 6-10, is hearing from Columbia, St. Mary's, Denver, UC Davis, UC Irvine and Air Force among others.
Mark Tollefsen (San Ramon Valley HS) Danville, CA, 6-8, F is hearing from Columbia, St. Mary's Denver, Air Force, Pacific, San Jose St., Santa Clara, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UC Santa Barbara.
Chukwumeka Iroegbu (Franlin HS) Elk Grove, CA, 6-3, G has interest from Penn, Colorado, Portland, Pacific, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara.
Jalil Eppenger (Berkley HS) Berkley, Ca, 6-2, G has a list of Penn, Stanford, San Diego, Denver, UC Riverside and UC Davis.
John Kopriva (Marquette U HS) Milwaukee, WI, 6-6, F, has offers from Brown, Dartmouth, Princeton, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Momouth, New Hampshire, Wagner and Vermont per Rivals.com.
Jabril Trawick (Abington Friends) Abington, PA, 6-6, F has 24 scholarship offers according to Northstar Basketball. Penn is among the offering schools. Joey Gripper, a 6-1 teammate, has offers from Harvard, Penn State, Quinnipiac, Howard, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State, and Davidson.
Kazembe Abif (Lawrenceville School) Lawrenceville, NJ, 6-6, F, has offers from Fordham, Drexel, Rice, Florida Atlantic, La Salle, Robert Morris, New Hampshire, Boston University, Niagara, and Lafayette, amongst others. He is also fielding recent interest from Dartmouth.
Richard Longus (Bishop O'Dowd HS) Oakland, CA, 6-6, F has offers from UCLA, Utah, Colorado, Stanford and Harvard. He is a member of the class of 2012.
Arron Goodman (Council Rock North HS) Council Rock, PA, 6-6, F is hearing from Princeton.
Monday, July 26, 2010
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Will the Ivy League's banner season attract better recruits?
By Jeff Eisenberg
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Cornell captivated TV viewers this past March when it became the Ivy League's first Sweet 16 team in more than three decades.
Ex-Harvard star Jeremy Lin also generated plenty of buzz last week when he signed a two-year contract with Golden State.
Ex-Harvard star Jeremy Lin also generated plenty of buzz last week when he signed a two-year contract with Golden State.
Surely the Ivy League's banner basketball season will provide coaches with a selling point for high-level recruits this summer, right? Well, according to longtime Yale coach James Jones, that theory might be overblown.
On the one hand, Lin's NBA riches and Cornell's NCAA tournament victories prove that it's possible to go to an Ivy League program and succeed at basketball's highest level. On the other hand, the long-term value of an Ivy League education remains a far more effective sales pitch when recruiting against marquee programs with more scholarship money and basketball pedigree.
"Our biggest issue is recruiting BCS scholarship-level kids, so your job as a coach is to talk about the advantages you have," Jones said by phone. "(Yale alum and former NBA center) Chris Dudley just got the Republican nomination to run for governor in the state of Oregon. That's what you want kids to be able to see is what a Yale education can provide you after basketball. It's about the next 40 years of their life, not just the next four."
Jones' comments exemplify what makes recruiting in the Ivy League different than any other conference in the nation. Ivy League coaches recruit from a smaller pool of academically viable kids and they can't offer athletic scholarships, so they must highlight the lasting value of their university's diploma to entice players not to head elsewhere.
It was that formula that previously helped the conference land last season's two biggest breakout stars. The California-born Lin chose Harvard instead of walking on at a Pac-10 program, while sweet-shooting Cornell guard Ryan Wittman rebuffed interest from several Big Ten schools to choose the Big Red.
Ivy League commissioner Robin Harris agrees with Jones' academics-first recruiting philosophy, yet she also believes the publicity Lin and Cornell generated can only help entice top recruits. And with three-time defending champ Cornell losing its coach and eight seniors, Harvard playing without Lin and traditional powers Penn and Princeton still not back to their previous level, the conference could use the influx of talent.
"We've had some great examples of how it's possible to mesh athletic excellence and academic excellence," Harris said by phone. "Cornell showed us that in the NCAA tournament and Jeremy Lin showed us that with his outstanding performance in the NBA summer league. Things like that can only help promote what we're trying to do."
News and Notes: Monday Edition
Below, some news and notes for Monday...- After inuring his hand a month ago at Cornell's Elite Camp, incoming Cornell freshman, Jake Matthews, a 6'2" guard from the Pittsburgh area tweets, "hand feels great. still have a couple weeks though. anxious to get on the court!" He adds, "More motivated than ever right now...and it won't stop." Matthews impressed observers at the Big Red's Elite Camp with his ability to create his own shots and score the ball off the dribble against Division I level prospects. And in the continued tradition of Cornell guards, Matthews can shoot from long range.
- The Wall Street Journal writes, "[Jeremy] Lin may not be the NBA's only Ivy rep next year. Cornell's Ryan Wittman, who played in seven NBA summer-league games this month, could be next in line."
- You may want to make plans to be in Ithaca on Tuesday, November 17. As we previously reported, the date is expected to be Cornell's home opener for 2010-2011 (against the CAA's Delaware) and will likely included the raising of Cornell's 2010 Ivy League Championship and Sweet Sixteen banners. It should be a magical night. Get those cameras ready.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
News and Notes: Friday/Saturday Edition
Below, some news and notes from Friday and for Saturday...- The Minneapolis Star Tribune notes, "Eden Prairie native Ryan Wittman played in seven games -- four with the Celtics and three with the Knicks -- in NBA Summer League play, with the Cornell product averaging 3.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12.7 minutes overall."
- On Thursday we posted Cornell's full schedule. The information we received indicates that Cornell will face New Hampshire in the opening round of the VCU Tournament during late December. The winner will face the winner of VCU and Wofford. Nevertheless, the Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting somewhat different information, noting, "The round-robin-type tournament Dec. 29-30 at the Siegel Center will include Cornell, New Hampshire and a team to be determined. VCU will play Cornell and New Hampshire."
- Speaking of Cornell's schedule, we understand some fans are disappointed that the University of South Carolina did not make it into Newman Arena this year, as expected, just as Seton Hall appeared a year ago. Nevertheless, the home schedule is attractive by Ivy standards, with teams from the A-10 (St. Bonaventure), MAC (Buffalo) and CAA (Delaware), coming to town. Additional road games against Syracuse, Seton Hall, Minnesota and Lehigh (a tournament team a year ago), and possibly either VCU and Wofford (another tournament team), ensure that the young and inexperienced Big Red will be well-tested before the start of Ivy play. With no games against Division III programs or teams traditionally in the 300s of the RPI, Cornell will have no "gimme" games this season.
- How good will Cornell be next season? We have no clue. However, "high ceiling," "big potential," and "could surprise," are some of the phrases we continuously hear from insiders with the Cornell basketball program in describing the 2010-2011 team. First, there is absolutely no denying, even by fans from rival schools, that there is some quality All-League caliber talent returning in the group including Chris Wroblewski, Adam Wire, Mark Coury, Max Groebe and Errick Peck. But the Big Red also have some "unknown quantities" in returning veteran frontcourt players such as Aaron Osgood, Josh Figini, and Eitan Chemerinski, whom several insiders report have the abilities to make major impacts during the upcoming season, if not emerge as stars themselves. Then there are the untested rookies-- players like Jake Matthews and Dominic Scelfo, a pair of savvy guards that were Cornell's top recruiting targets a year ago, both of who committed early in the recruiting process. Just ask Rick Majerus over at Saint Louis how much he wanted Scelfo running team. But perhaps the biggest "X-factor" on Cornell's next roster is the impact of the new transfers-- Anthony Gatlin and Andrew Ferry, both of whom have put up impressive numbers against collegiate competition. The latter dropped nearly 20 points per game last year in the junior college ranks as a sniper behind the three-point arc. Ferry's shooting and scoring statistics are more impressive than some of the incoming highly touted freshmen around the league who faced inferior high school competition. Ferry's performance drew scholarship offers from several Division I programs. As for Gatlin, you may not see a more athletic and skilled 6'9" player in the Ivy League ever again. Gatlin put up some strong performances two and three years ago as a young freshman and sophomore in the Summit League. Now as an academic senior (with junior NCAA eligibility), he could be primed to be a star.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
The 2010-2011 Schedule Sneak Peak...(UPDATED 7/23/10)
Below, Cornell's tentatively projected 2010-2011 nonconference schedule.Nov. 12-at Albany
Nov. 14-at Seton Hall
Nov. 17-vs. Delaware
Nov. 19-vs. St. Bonaventure
Nov. 22- at Lehigh
Nov. 27- at Boston University
Nov. 30- at Syracuse
Dec. 4-at Minnesota
Dec. 18- at Binghamton
Dec. 20- vs. Bucknell
Dec. 29/30- at Virginia Commonwealth Tournament (with VCU, Wofford, and New Hampshire)
Jan. 3-vs. Buffalo
Jan. 8- vs. Stony Brook
Jan. 15.- at Columbia
Jan 22.-vs. Columbia
Jan 28.-at Dartmouth
Jan 29-at Harvard
Feb. 4- at Yale
Feb. 5- at Brown
Feb. 5- at Brown
Feb. 11-vs. Penn
Feb. 12-vs. Princeton
Feb. 12-vs. Princeton
Feb. 18-vs. Harvard
Feb. 19-vs. Dartmouth
Feb. 25- at Princeton
Feb. 26- at Penn
Feb. 19-vs. Dartmouth
Feb. 25- at Princeton
Feb. 26- at Penn
March 4-vs. Brown
March 5-vs. Yale
March 5-vs. Yale
Recruiting News
Below, some recruiting news around the Ancient Eight...Below, some buzz around Ivy League recruiting circles. For a list of committed players to attend Ivy League schools, including profiles of incoming Cornell recruits, and a listing of Cornell's prospective recruiting targets, click here. For a list of general Ivy League prospective recruiting targets, click here. Please note that we update these lists daily.
Chasson Randle (Rock Island HS) Rock Island, IL, 6-3, G has officially eliminated Harvard from consideration. The guard announced his three finalists are Illinois, Stanford and Purdue.
Aaron Redpath (J. Clarke Richardson HS) Ajax, Ontario, 6-4, G, told Crown Magazine, “I got about 13 looks so far from a variety of conferences, the best being Stanford in the Pac-10 [Pacific 10 Conference] but I also have Harvard and Cornell in the Ivy League, and Davidson and Elon in the SoCon [Southern Conference] and then Dayton in the A-10 [Atlantic 10].” The most interested schools have come from the SoCon however. “I get the impression that Davidson and Elon are the most interested though.”
Evan Maschmeyer (Jeffersonville HS) Jeffersonville, IN, 6-4, G told BroncoBlitz.com that he recently took a trip East and made stops at Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Boston College. Maschmeyer doesn't have any offers but has been hearing the most from Cornell, Penn, Columbia and Harvard. He's also heard from Ball State and Western Michigan.
Christian Thomas (Clayton HS) Clayton, MO, 6-5, G told BillikenReport.com that he has interest from Penn, Yale, Saint Louis, Missouri State, and Eastern Kentucky. “Without any offers, I’m open to anything,” Thomas said with respect to the possibility of playing in the Ivy League. “But I obviously know that would be a hell of an opportunity.”
Montrael Scott (James Madison HS) Dallas, TX, 6-2 indicated to TexasHoops.com that he has heavy interest in Penn.
Rivals.com reports that Dave Lamore (Dexter HS) Whitmore Lake, MI, 6-9, C, has interest from Harvard, Holy Cross, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Detroit, Bowling Green and Eastern Kentucky.
Taquan McDew (Sebastian River HS) Wabusso, FL, 6-3, G, has a list of Penn, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Furman, Appalachian State, ECU, and Furman.
Chasson Randle (Rock Island HS) Rock Island, IL, 6-3, G has officially eliminated Harvard from consideration. The guard announced his three finalists are Illinois, Stanford and Purdue.
Aaron Redpath (J. Clarke Richardson HS) Ajax, Ontario, 6-4, G, told Crown Magazine, “I got about 13 looks so far from a variety of conferences, the best being Stanford in the Pac-10 [Pacific 10 Conference] but I also have Harvard and Cornell in the Ivy League, and Davidson and Elon in the SoCon [Southern Conference] and then Dayton in the A-10 [Atlantic 10].” The most interested schools have come from the SoCon however. “I get the impression that Davidson and Elon are the most interested though.”
Evan Maschmeyer (Jeffersonville HS) Jeffersonville, IN, 6-4, G told BroncoBlitz.com that he recently took a trip East and made stops at Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Boston College. Maschmeyer doesn't have any offers but has been hearing the most from Cornell, Penn, Columbia and Harvard. He's also heard from Ball State and Western Michigan.
Christian Thomas (Clayton HS) Clayton, MO, 6-5, G told BillikenReport.com that he has interest from Penn, Yale, Saint Louis, Missouri State, and Eastern Kentucky. “Without any offers, I’m open to anything,” Thomas said with respect to the possibility of playing in the Ivy League. “But I obviously know that would be a hell of an opportunity.”
Montrael Scott (James Madison HS) Dallas, TX, 6-2 indicated to TexasHoops.com that he has heavy interest in Penn.
Rivals.com reports that Dave Lamore (Dexter HS) Whitmore Lake, MI, 6-9, C, has interest from Harvard, Holy Cross, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Detroit, Bowling Green and Eastern Kentucky.
Taquan McDew (Sebastian River HS) Wabusso, FL, 6-3, G, has a list of Penn, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Furman, Appalachian State, ECU, and Furman.
News and Notes: Evening Edition
Below, some news and notes for Thursday evening...- The Ivy League is no longer considered the purest and cleanest conference in college basketball in terms of avoiding NCAA violations. Eleven out of twenty coaches surveyed by ESPN picked the Big 10 as the cleanest league. One anonymous coach explained that he voted for the Ancient Eight and noted, "the Ivy League a couple of years ago, before all of that stuff at Harvard [started]." The coach was referring to Harvard's well known recent NCAA recruiting violations. See news stories of Harvard's NCAA violations on ESPN, Philly.com and YahooSports.
- Jon Jaques (Cornell '10) latest blog entry in Slam can be viewed by clicking here. Be sure to also read Jaques' comments below the article. Jaques notes that Jeremy Lin's signing with Golden State, "doesn’t necessarily mean the best Ivy League player made the NBA."
- Jeff Foote (Cornell '10) agreed with Jaques and tweeted, "Mixed feelings about the Jeremy Lin show, good for the league, but better than @loudale12 Louis or Witt? Not a chance."
- Speaking of Jeremy Lin and Harvard, the Palo Alto Online incorrectly reports that Harvard "finish[ed] second to Cornell in conference play. Cornell reached last season's Sweet 16. Lin averaged 21.5 points against the Big Red in two games." Actually, Harvard finished in third, three games behind Cornell.
