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The reverse side of Cornell's 2008-2009 Newman Nation t-shirts.VPHoops.com makes reference to Cornell's potential game against Hofstra in either the championship or consolation of the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival between December 20-21.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Big Red Rankings
The 2009-2010 preseason rankings are still rolling out. Thus far, some of the following sites have ranked Cornell nationally among the nation's top 100 teams. - Rivals.com ranks Cornell No. 86
- BleacherReport.com ranks Cornell No. 52
- CollegeHoopsNet.com ranks Cornell No. 92
See The Cornell Basketball Blog's 2009-2010 Season Preview Index for more details on these rankings.
MidMajorMadness.com (MMM) is also continually counting down and ranking the nation's Division I teams for the 2009-2010 season.
Below is an excerpt of MMM's rankings released to date. Cornell's 2009-2010 opponents are in bold. The site has ranked teams from 344-204 and now has ranked six of the eight Ivy League teams.
344. NJIT
344. NJIT
330. Toledo: The loss of guard/forward, Tyrone Kent along with two other starters from the 2008-09 season is going to make a big impact on Toldeo’s overall performance. Tyrone averaged 15.1 points along with 5.2 rebounds per game. On the upside, the Rockets have 6’ 9", Justin Anyijong to help make up for Kent’s absence. Anyijong’s defensive presence might be able to help make up for the loss of athleticism that the 2008-09 senior class brought to the team.
329. Dartmouth: The Big Green lose their weapon, Alex Barnett who averaged a team high of 19.4 points along with 5.6 rebounds per game. If that is not hard enough to deal with, they will also lose Kurt Graeber who was a big threat on the defensive end of the court. Head coach Terry Dunn is going to have to rely heavily on his underclassmen to make up for the loss of the two starters.
308. Bryant: The only way Tim O’Shea can improve upon his Bears’ 8-21 record from the 2008-09 season is if they can figure out a way to create some offensive production. The team is set to lose Peter Lambert who finished third on the team in scoring last year. This will set the team back a bit but should not be too harmful. The Bears must continue to play great defense as well as create more scoring opportunities.
307. Brown: The Bears will look forward to see the standout forward, Matt Mullery return for his final year under head coach Jesse Agel. Mullery put up all-star quality stat lines, averaging 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 bloacks per game. The downside to the Bears is that they are losing two role players in Chris Skrelja and Scott Friske. The two will leave a major hole in the Bears defense that Mullery might not be able to fill by himself.
291. Columbia: The loss of Jason Miller is going to be difficult to overcome. Miller was a talented inside-man that pulled in 6.6 rebounds to go along with 9.8 points per game. The sophmore guard Noruwa Agho should do a sufficient job making up for Miller on offense but Agho is more of a perimeter player so the post play will still be down. The only solution to the post game is if head coach Joe Jones can get Asenso Ampim to perform well on a consistent basis. Ampim has the size and strength to be an inside presence however he seems to lack the aggressiveness.
290. Fordham
283. Bucknell: The Bison had a very frustrating 2008-09 season that was plagued with long scoring slumps and weak defense. However, Dave Paulsen’s team looks as if it has the potential to be a dark horse for the 2009-10 season. The team will feature the combination of G.W. Boon and Patrick Behan. Boon is an electrifying scorer that has the ability to put up 20 points per game. Behan is an excellent inside scorer that can also be a rebounding threat. If Paulsen can teach his team to take advantage of scoring attempts they should be able to make a drastic improvement.
271. Air Force
329. Dartmouth: The Big Green lose their weapon, Alex Barnett who averaged a team high of 19.4 points along with 5.6 rebounds per game. If that is not hard enough to deal with, they will also lose Kurt Graeber who was a big threat on the defensive end of the court. Head coach Terry Dunn is going to have to rely heavily on his underclassmen to make up for the loss of the two starters.
308. Bryant: The only way Tim O’Shea can improve upon his Bears’ 8-21 record from the 2008-09 season is if they can figure out a way to create some offensive production. The team is set to lose Peter Lambert who finished third on the team in scoring last year. This will set the team back a bit but should not be too harmful. The Bears must continue to play great defense as well as create more scoring opportunities.
307. Brown: The Bears will look forward to see the standout forward, Matt Mullery return for his final year under head coach Jesse Agel. Mullery put up all-star quality stat lines, averaging 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 bloacks per game. The downside to the Bears is that they are losing two role players in Chris Skrelja and Scott Friske. The two will leave a major hole in the Bears defense that Mullery might not be able to fill by himself.
291. Columbia: The loss of Jason Miller is going to be difficult to overcome. Miller was a talented inside-man that pulled in 6.6 rebounds to go along with 9.8 points per game. The sophmore guard Noruwa Agho should do a sufficient job making up for Miller on offense but Agho is more of a perimeter player so the post play will still be down. The only solution to the post game is if head coach Joe Jones can get Asenso Ampim to perform well on a consistent basis. Ampim has the size and strength to be an inside presence however he seems to lack the aggressiveness.
290. Fordham
283. Bucknell: The Bison had a very frustrating 2008-09 season that was plagued with long scoring slumps and weak defense. However, Dave Paulsen’s team looks as if it has the potential to be a dark horse for the 2009-10 season. The team will feature the combination of G.W. Boon and Patrick Behan. Boon is an electrifying scorer that has the ability to put up 20 points per game. Behan is an excellent inside scorer that can also be a rebounding threat. If Paulsen can teach his team to take advantage of scoring attempts they should be able to make a drastic improvement.
271. Air Force
262. Penn: The Quakers had high hopes heading into the 2008-09 season. Glen Miller’s crew was almost a unanimous pick to be a contender for the Ivy League championship. The Quakers seemed to not be able to handle the pressure and ended the year with a 10-18 record mainly due to their poor performance at home in conference play. Last years team was fairly young and seemed promising for the upcoming season. This all changed when their top young player Harrison Gaines announced his intentions of transferring. Gaines scored 9.9 points per game in 2008-09 and was one of the few players that continuously played to his full ability.
259. SMU
245. Harvard: Harvard needs to defend and rebound better in order to be a legitimate league contender. Coach Tommy Amaker is entering his third season as coach and got some upset wins last season in and out of the Ivy League. High scoring guard Jeremy Lin (17.8 ppg) returns with rising forward Keith Wright (8.1 ppg). Look for Harvard to improve slightly, but post a record on the lower end of .500. 242. Columbia: Contingent on a developing frontcourt this season, the Lions could contend for a top four finish in the league. Injuries were a major factor last season and limited a promising conference season to a 7-7 finish. Coach Joe Jones needs to find a way to get something from his rebuilding frontcourt, and former Lasalle forward Brian Grimes may be the answer. However guard Patrick Foley (10.9 ppg) missed 9 games and must find a way to stay healthy in order for the Lions to have an impact.
244. Hawaii
243. William & Mary
230. Yale: Having lost their number one and number three scorers, the Bulldogs are going to struggle offensively, which could result in a second-division finish in the Ivy League. With Ross Morin and Travis Pinick gone, number two on the list, guard Alex Zampier (13.2 ppg) will be the subject of a lot of defensive discussions this season. However the ability of point guard Porter Braswell to take control as a floor general this season will determine whether Yale will finish in the upper half of the league.
228. Colorado
217. Rice
216. Indiana
214. Colorado St.
208. Charlotte
205. George Washington
228. Colorado
217. Rice
216. Indiana
214. Colorado St.
208. Charlotte
205. George Washington
News and Notes
Just a few notes...ESPN's Andy Katz provides an update on the Davidson Wildcats. Cornell faces Davidson on December 20 in the first round of the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. Cornell will face either St. John's or Hofstra the following night.
Bill Pidto (Cornell '87), a former sidekick of Barry Leonard covering Cornell Basketball for WVBR has signed on with Madison Square Garden Network. He spent 15 years as an anchor at ESPN.
We posted it down below, but will post again-- TrueBlueKentucky.com and a Sea of Blue Blue both picked up The Cornell Basketball Blog's timeline of Mark Coury's path to Cornell after transferring from Kentucky. We published similar timelines for Cornell's other new transfers, Max Groebe and Anthony Gatlin.
Lastly, some reminders. Don't forget to check out The Cornell Basketball Blog's Twitter page, Message Board, Season Preview Index or our early Ivy League Preseason Picks.
Recruiting News
Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League.The Philadelphia Inquirer, Delco Daily Times and RecruitRecon have published stories on the recent commitment of Cameron Gunter to Penn. Gunter is a 6'8" forward from the Philadelphia suburbs and was largely a target of low and mid majors in the northeast.
The Daily Pennsylvanian also reports on Gunter's commitment to Penn and credits The Cornell Basketball Blog for breaking the news of 6'9" Daniel Edwards' (Highland Park, TX) commitment to Princeton. A source tells us that Penn offered Edwards while another source, extremely close to the situation called Edwards, a "very good get" for the Ivy League.
The Arizona Star gives an update on Rod Odom's recruitment process and it appears that Harvard is not out of the picture yet. The Harvard Crimson also ran a related story on its blog.
NE Hoops News reports that Northfield Mount Hermon School's (Northfield, MA) Majok Majok, a 6'8" forward, received an "in-home" visit recently from Harvard. Georgia Tech and Virginia are also involved.
NBEBasketball Report updates the recruitment of Dwight Powell, a 6'10" forward from IMG Academy in Brandenton, FL. Powell is among Harvard's top targets along with Odom and Majok.
Below are some related recruiting links:
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
Below, some news and notes around the Ivy League.- Penn updated its roster yesterday by adding Zach Gordon, a Division III transfer from Yeshiva University. Still noticeably missing from the roster are two recruited "preferred walk-ons"-- Malcolm Washington, a guard from Los Angeles and son of actor Denzel Washington and Tommy Eggleston, a 6'5" wing and younger brother of Quaker Jack Eggleston. Both, however, are confirmed members of the program.
- Penn is inviting tryouts for its J.V. program. With Penn's roster expected to expand to at least 21 players next season, a few recruits and/or "preferred walk-ons" should find themselves housed in the J.V. program next year. Here is a list of players expected to comprise Penn's 2010-2011 team. Penn could have the largest roster in Division I next season.
- Zach Rosen Jr.
- Dan Monckton Sr.
- Tyler Bernardini Sr.
- Darren Smith Sr.5th year
- Andreas Schreiber Sr. 5th year
- Larry Loughery Jr.
- Mike Howlett Jr.
- Jack Eggleston Sr.
- Rob Belcore Jr.
- Conor Turley Sr.
- Brian Fitzpatrick So..
- Conor Mullan So.
- Carson Sullivan So.
- Zach Gordon Sr.
- Cameron Gunter Fr.
- Kevin Panzer Fr.
- Casey James Fr.
- Austin Kelly Fr.
- Steve Rennard Fr.
- Malcolm Washington So.
- Tommy Eggleston So.
- Cornell (updated roster)
- Columbia (updated roster)
- Princeton (no updated roster)
- Penn (no updated roster)
- Harvard (no updated roster))
- Dartmouth (no updated roster)
- Yale (updated roster)
- Brown (updated roster)
Five of the Ivy League teams have officially announced their finalized schedules.
- Cornell will play 31 games, including two Division III games (PSU Behrend and Clarkson)
- Harvard will play 28 games, including one Division III game (MIT).
- Yale will play 31 games, including one Division III game (Albert Magnus)
- Brown will play 31 games, including two non-Division I opponents (Keene State and Philadelphia Sciences)
- Princeton will play 28 games, including one non-Division I opponent (Goucher College)
- We end with a note on the Ivies in the NCAA Tournament. Between 1990 and 2009, the Ivy League has a combined three wins in the NCAA tournament. Penn won just a single tournament game (1994) in its ten NCAA tournament appearances, while Princeton has two victories (1996 and 1998) in its eight appearances. Should Cornell win the Ivy League and capture a first round win in the 2009-2010 Tournament, the Big Red would be the first Ivy League team to win an NCAA game in the 21st century and could arguably lay claim to the title of the Ivy League's most successful program of the last ten years. The Ivy League basketball landscape sure has changed.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Schedule Update
Today, CollegeHoopsNet.com ranked Syracuse No. 67 in the site's Top 144 Rankings. Cornell visits Syracuse on November 24. Above, Cornell head coach Steve Donahue reacts to a Syracuse dunk on the Big Red.Recruiting News: Princeton Gets One
The Cornell Basketball Blog received a tip from a reader then confirmation from multiple sources that 6'9" Daniel Edwards, a post player from Highland Park, Texas committed to Princeton this week. Edwards was recruited by Harvard, Penn, Navy and William & Mary among others.
