Schedule Update: Big Time Schedule for Cornell Big Red

Below, we provide a bit of an update on the 2009-2010 schedule. Above, a 1942 Cornell-Syracuse game program.

A source confirmed for The Cornell Basketball Blog this week that while Cornell and Syracuse are expected to play during 2009-2010, no contract has been signed and the two schools have not yet agreed upon a date.

Ivy League teams are permitted to schedule 28 regular season games. Exempt tournaments count as only 1 game against the 28 total. Thus, last season Cornell played 26 games, plus the Preseason NIT (4 games). As an exempt tournament, the NIT provided Cornell with 30 total regular season games. The Big Red were actually permitted to schedule an additional "27th game," but opted not to do so.

Thus far for 2009-2010, we have published 22 known games for Cornell. They include the 14 Ivy League games in addition to the following 8 games:

Seton Hall (Home) Friday November 20, 2009
@South Dakota
@Kansas
St. Joseph's (Home)
@La Salle
@Boston University
Bryant (Home)
@Syracuse

In addition, Cornell will likely get 2 games in a holiday tournament (non-exempt) as well as between 2-4 games in an exempt tournament (probably 4 games). Both tournaments involve major venues with "high profile" programs. Both tournaments are tentative, but are expected to happen.

Finally, Cornell will likely play at least a pair of regional New York State rivals and could end up with a Division III opponent.

Assuming Cornell plays 4 games in an exempt tournament, the Big Red will likely have 31 regular season games next year.

As always, just click the "Schedule Update" tag below to view our prior updates.

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Recruiting News

Pictured above, Cornell's Jeff Foote. Below, some Ivy League basketball recruiting news.

ChicagoHoops.com is reporting that class of 2010 6'1" guard, Nick Kladis of Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois and the Illinois Kings AAU program is receiving interest from Cornell, Yale, Harvard and Columbia.

Below are some related recruiting links:

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Cornell Recruiting Targets and Ivy League Recruiting Commitments, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Ivy League Recruiting Targets, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's "Transfer List"--- a list of Outgoing Transfers for 2008-2009, click here.
  

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's archived stories on Cornell and Ivy League Recruiting News, click here.

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Recruiting News

Pictured above, Cornell's Alex Tyler takes the opening tip-off at Duke during January 2008.

Information on Cornell Basketball's Elite Prospect Camp, held from June 26-28 on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York can be found by clicking here. The Cornell Basketball Elite Prospect Camp will provide basketball instruction by Cornell coaches and players and serves as an opportunity for high school prospects to gain invaluable exposure to the Cornell coaching staff. The Big Red are expecting a very strong turn out for the camp including some the program's top recruiting prospects in the class of 2010.

In other Ivy League recruiting news this week, the Ravenna Record reports that 6'8" Mark Henniger of Ohio, a known recruiting target of Harvard, committed to Kent State this week. Henniger chose Kent State over an early offer from Liberty. “I was also looking at Navy, Holy Cross and a few Ivy League schools,” said Henniger. “But I’ve always liked Kent State. In my younger days, I always wanted to play college basketball, and as I got older, Kent State started to appeal to me more and more.”

Below are some related recruiting links:

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Cornell Recruiting Targets and Ivy League Recruiting Commitments, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Ivy League Recruiting Targets, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's "Transfer List"--- a list of Outgoing Transfers for 2008-2009, click here.
  

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's archived stories on Cornell and Ivy League Recruiting News just click here.

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News and Notes: Around the Ivy League

Below, some news tidbits from around the Ivy League... Cornell's Geoff Reeves above in action during the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Princeton Assistant Coach Scott Greenman will coach the U.S. junior Maccabi team in Israel this summer.

Dime Magazine did a two-page feature on Harvard's Jeremy Lin in this month's issue. Dime did a similar feature on Cornell's Louis Dale and Ryan Wittman during September 2007.

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Schedule Update: Big Season for Big Red

Cornell's Jeff Foote posts up during the 2009 NCAA Tournament against Missouri.

Well, we have some lite bite teaser updates on the 2009-2010 schedule for The Cornell Basketball Blog's readers.

First, there will likely be no game against Penn State this year despite some expressed interest and preliminary discussions between the schools.

Second, Cornell could potentially be playing in two tournaments during 2009-2010, including an exempt tournament which would involve 3-4 "exempt" games for the Big Red. Both tournaments involve "name recognition" opponents from quality conferences. The venues could be extremely attractive to Cornell Alumni and fans.

Next season's schedule appears to be the most exciting yet under Head Coach Steve Donahue. This is the type of schedule that fans love to see and that recruits dream to play! Moreover, it is the type of schedule that draws respect from the NCAA Tournament Selection/Seeding Committee.

As always, just click the "Schedule Update" tag below to view our prior updates.

Stay tuned, more to come in the coming weeks on next season's slate!

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Big Red Champions (updated August 2009)

Congrats to the Cornell Men's Outdoor Track and Field team which won its seventh straight Ivy League-Heps championship this week!

Below is a list of Cornell Athletic teams that have captured league, regional or national championships.

• Men's Outdoor Track (Ivy League-Heptagonal Champions)
  
• Men's Lacrosse (Ivy League Champions/NCAA National Championship Runner Up/Final No. 7 National Ranking)
  
• Women's Softball (Ivy League Champions)
  
• Men's Basketball (Ivy League Champions)
• Men's Indoor Track (Ivy League-Heptagonal Champions)
  
• Women's Indoor Track (Ivy League-Heptagonal Champions)
• Wrestling (Ivy League Champions, EIWA Champions, Final No. 2 National Ranking, 5th Place National Championships)
  Wrestling National Championships Final Team Standings
  1. Iowa 96.5
  2. Ohio State 92.0
  3. Iowa State 84.5
  4. Nebraska 78.5
  5. Cornell 73.5
  6. Edinboro 72.0
  7. Missouri 70.0
  8. Illinois 55.0
  9. Wisconsin 53.0
  10. Maryland 47.5

• Women's Equestrian (Ivy League Show Champions)
• Women's Gymnastics (USAG National Champions)

Also notable:

• Cornell Women's Polo team was national runner-up
• Cornell men's hockey finished the season falling in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and ended with a No. 9 national ranking.

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Penn Recruit Visited Cornell

Pictured above, Cornell Head Coach, Steve Donahue.

New Penn recruiting commitment, Steve Rennard, a 6'0" guard from St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, New Jersey confirmed in an interview with NJHoops.com that he visited Cornell and Princeton before ultimately committing to Penn. Several sources, including Rivals.com and Scout.com, noted however that Cornell did not continue to recruit Rennard.

Rennard noted that the schools he was primarily involved with were Princeton, Brown, Vermont, Robert Morris and Iona. He had confirmed offers from Princeton, Vermont and Iona.

Below are some related recruiting links:

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Cornell Recruiting Targets and Ivy League Recruiting Commitments, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Ivy League Recruiting Targets, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's "Transfer List"--- a list of Outgoing Transfers for 2008-2009, click here.
  

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's archived stories on Cornell and Ivy League Recruiting News just click here.

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