Former NBA MVP Allen Iverson

Former NBA MVP Allen Iverson

Read more »

Schedule Update

Cornell's 2011-2012 schedule will features eight teams that reached the 2010-2011 postseason. These include

Penn State (2011 NCAA Tournament team)
Illinois (2011 NCAA Tournament team)
Bucknell (2011 NCAA Tournament team)
Princeton (2011 NCAA Tournament team)
Boston U. (2011 NCAA Tournament team)
Harvard (2011 NIT team)
St. Bonaventure (2011 College Basketball Invitational team)
Buffalo (2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament team )

In addition to facing three (3) BCS Conference opponents (Illinois, Maryland and Penn State), Cornell will also tested by teams from among the strongest mid major leagues in the country, namely, CAA (Delaware), A-10 (St. Bonaventure) and MAC (Buffalo).

Read more »

News and Notes: Friday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Friday...

• A podcast of Cornell guard, Jon Gray's interview yesterday with ESPN 1160 Radio is available on the station's website.

• WHRB, Harvard's student radio station comments on Harvard's 2011-2012 schedule and notes with respect to Cornell:

2/3 vs. Cornell, LAVIETES PAVILION
To the dismay of no one outside of Ithaca, the Big Red struggled last year. A rebound is likely.

***

3/3 @ Cornell, Ithaca, NY.
Senior night in Ithaca presents a tough atmosphere for a Harvard team that could be looking to clinch the Ivy title.

Read more »

LeBron James And Kobe

LeBron James and Kobe

Read more »

My Blog: Kobe Bryant Nba

My blog: kobe bryant nba

Read more »

News and Notes: Thursday Edition

Below, news and notes for Thursday...

• A reminder that Brian Delaney of ESPN Radio 1160 announced via Twitter that Jon Gray will be a guest on the Between the Lines Show today at 4 pm to discuss Cornell's 2011-2012 schedule. Listen free via the ESPN 1160 website.

• Jeff Goodman of CBSSports runs down offseason news for the ACC and notes of Boston College and Maryland respectively:

Boston College – Joe Jones left to become the head coach at Boston University and Steve Donahue [former Cornell head coach] has decided to promote [former Cornell assistant] Woody Kampmann and hire Izzi Metz [also a former Cornell assistant] as his new director of basketball operations. The Eagles will play in the 76 Classic in Anaheim and have non-league games against Providence (12-8) at home, UMass (11-21) and Penn State (11-30). Dallas Elmore transferred out of the program while Oregon transfer Matt Humphrey is eligible this season. [Donahue has also promoted former Cornell assistant, Nat Graham].

Maryland – Mark Turgeon brought Scott Spinelli and Dustin Clark (director of basketball operations) with him from Texas A&M, hired Dalonte Hill (Kansas State) and kept Orlando “Bino” Ranson. The Terps will play in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and also have non-league games vs. Illinois (11-29), against Notre Dame (12-4) in D.C. and against Temple at the Palestra (1-21). Haukur Palsson left the program to play pro ball back home.

• Continuing our regular series, A Date in Cornell Basketball History, below, a game recap and box score from Cornell's January 8, 2003 visit to Georgia Tech and its star, Chris Bosh.
  

Read more »

Schedule Update: Gray to Discuss Big Red Opponents

Brian Delaney of ESPN Radio 1160 announced via Twitter that Jon Gray will be a guest on the Between the Lines Show to discuss Cornell's 2011-2012 schedule.

On the topic of Cornell's schedule, a pair of websites have already started with daily countdowns of preseason national rankings. Below are the Cornell opponents ranked thus far:

CollegeSportsMadness.com- Top 144
-Lehigh (No. 134)
-Boston U. (No. 118)
-Maryland (No. 108)

TheHoopsReport.com- Top 68
-Princeton (No. 59)
-Maryland (No. 58)

Read more »