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Ryan Wittman's Team B-2-X improved to a record of 2-1 with a 134-116 win over the Pat Madison Magic in Howard Pulley Pro City League play last night in St. Paul, Minnesota. Wittman finished with 15 poin...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Ivy League Rundown from Jeff Goodman
Below is Jeff Goodman's "Ivy League Rundown" as posted on FoxSports.com:Brown – The Bears will play in the Hoop Group’s Philly Classic on Nov. 27-28 and also have non-conference games at Providence and Rhode Island and at home against Minnesota. Noel Hollingsworth transferred to MIT.Columbia – Joe Jones’ team will face DePaul on Nov. 17 in a non-conference matchup.Cornell – The Big Red will play in the Legends Classic and also in the Holiday Classic in NYC along with Davidson, St. John’s and Hofstra. Non-conference games include on the road against Syracuse, Alabama, Kansas and La Salle with home games against Seton Hall and St. Joe's.Dartmouth – There was a complete staff turnover as Shay Berry, Dean Christian and Matt Raidbard all resigned....
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
Pictured above, Cornell's Andre Wilkins cuts the net down following the Big Red's 2009 Ivy League Championship clinching win. Below, some news from around the Ivy League...Columbia, Dartmouth and Harvard have all released their 2009-2010 rosters.Princeton becomes the first Ivy League school to announce its 2009-2010 schedule. The Tigers opted to go with a somewhat soft schedule considering the strong returning nucleus, with the marque Tiger games coming in visits to George Washington, Cal, Rutgers and St. Joseph's. Princeton will also visit mid majors such as Western Michigan, Marist and UNC Greensboro, while hosting Manhatt...
Recruiting News
Pictured above, Cornell's Alex Hill. Below, some Ivy League recruiting news...The Indianapolis Star covers the commitment of Zionsville, Indiana's Chris Welker to West Point. The Army recruit was a Cornell prospect.IowaPreps.com reports that Des Moines (IA) Roosevelt High School 6'2" guard Dau Jok is hearing from Dartmouth, Princeton, Army, Missouri State, Iowa State, North Dakota, Montana, Fairfield, Western Kentucky and Division II schools such as Mid-American Nazarene, Dallas Baptist, Southwestern, and Briar Cli...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Alumni News: DeLuca Inducted into Hall of Fame in Capital Region
Bob DeLuca ('66), a 1st Team All-Ivy selection in both '64-'65 and '65-'66 was named to the Capital District's Inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Class. He graduated from Schenectady High School (formerly Linton HS) in the Albany region. While at Cornell, he also received honorable mention on the Converse All-America team in 1966. He was also captain of the 1966 Big Red team that went 15-9 and finished second in the Ivy League for the second consecutive season. He was invited to try out with the Baltimore Bullets of the NBA following his senior season. He is a member of Cornell's Hall of Fa...
Recruiting News
In recruiting news, The Pantagraph.com reports that Zeke Upshaw, a 6'5" forward committed to Illinois State over interest from Princeton.Speaking of Princeton, the Tigers have a very solid incoming 2009-2010 recruiting class. Ian Hummer, a 6'6" forward from D.C. has to be among the top 5 preseason candidates in the conference for rookie of the year honors. While not ultra-athletic, Hummer is crafty and works hard inside while also maintaining tremendous perimeter skills. The Tigers also bring onboard 6'8" Will Barrett, a perimeter oriented forward who turned down a scholarship to Michigan to play in Jadwin Gym. Overall, very good class for the Tigers.Over at Harvard, the Crimson's 2009-2010 roster will feature eleven highly recruited reshmen...
Sunday, June 28, 2009
More Highlights from the 2009 NCAA Tournament
Some highlights just don't need translation. A couple of videos which just made their way onto YouTube from Cornell's 2009 NCAA Tournament game against Missou...
Recruiting News
Doing what they do best. Pictured above, Cornell's newest transfers in action. Left, 6'9" Mark Coury, a transfer from Kentucky, battles in the paint for a loose ball. Middle, Max Groebe, a 6'4" guard from UMass, pulls up for a jumper from beyond the arc. Right, Anthony Gatlin, a slender 6'8" guard/forward controls the point for Centenary College. Below, some recruiting news in the Ivy League...Boston.com published a brief story on a pair of class of 2009 commitments headed to Brown.Meanwhile, Scout.com announced that Ge-Lawn Guyn out of Kentucky committed to the University of Charlotte. Guyn was reportedly on Dartmouth's wish list.Below are some related recruiting links:For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Cornell Recruiting Targets...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Recruiting News
Above, Cornell's Chris Wroblewski is the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Cornell rookies have won the award four of the last seven seasons, including three of the last four. Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League...ScoutingIndiana.com reports that Zionsville High School's (Indiana) Chris Welker, a 6'6" forward, committed to Army this week. Welker was reportedly receiving recruitment attention from Cornell.ScoutingIndiana.com also reports that 5'10" Jarrett Hamilton, a member of the class of 2009 from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis committed to DePaul University. Hamilton started for the Irish alongside incoming Cornell recruit, 6'6" Errick Peck and Purdue recruit, 6'5" Kelsey Barlow. It is not known whether...
Offseason Recap
When you stop and think about it, Cornell Basketball received a lot of good news during the offseason in recruiting and scheduling. Here is brief a recap of the news headlines for the Big Red since April:Cornell adds a talented eight person recruiting class, including five freshman and three transfers from Division I programs. Errick Peck, an athletic 6'6" freshman from Indianapolis earned MVP honors of the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series. Peck led his team in scoring in all four of the Indiana All-Star team's games and received the MVP honors over players headed to Kentucky, Purdue, Indiana, NC State, Louisville and Georgetown, among other high profile programs. Mark Coury, a hard-nosed 6'9" transfer from Kentucky started 31 games for...
Friday, June 26, 2009
Recruiting News: Aussie to Penn [updated 4:42 pm]
Pictured above, Cornell's Jeff Foote is in his final year of eligibility during 2009-2010. Foote is a two-time Second Team All Ivy League selection and is the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. Below, some recruiting news...The Saipan Tribune confirms that Australian, 6'6" wing, Sean Mullan will attend Penn and play for the Quakers. The article notes, "[Penn] dominated Ivy League basketball from 2005 to 2007 but have since given up the trophy to Cornell University."While the talent level remains questionable, you certainly have to at least credit Penn's coaching staff with creating an interesting recruiting class for the team media guide. In addition to Mullan, Penn's class includes Malcolm Washington, the son of Academy...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
FoxSports Mentions Ivy Schedules...
Today, Jeff Goodman of FoxSports mentions Cornell's participation in the ECAC Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden. Goodman also notes that Yale will participate in the Preseason NIT. Cornell was a participant last season in the NIT, finishing win a record of 3 wins and 1 loss against the field. Goodman notes:The [Hofstra] Pride will play in the Preseason NIT in a pod at UConn along with Yale and Colgate – and will also play in the Holiday Festival at MSG along with Davidson, St. John’s and Cornell....
Cornell Prospect Camp Starts Tomorrow
(photo Cornell Daily Sun)The Cornell men’s basketball program and Head Coach Steve Donahue are offering The Cornell Basketball Prospect Camp from June 26-28 on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York. This camp is intended for high school students in grades 9-12 and is recommended for players who are serious about potentially playing collegiate basketball at Cornell or at other institutions.The Cornell Basketball Prospect Camp will provide basketball instruction by Cornell coaches and serves as an opportunity for high school prospects to gain invaluable exposure to the Cornell coaching staff.Check the Cornell Basketball Prospect Camp website for more informati...
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
The Daily Pennsylvanian published a pair of articles today concerning Quakers basketball. One article details the involvement of several Penn players in Philadephia summer leagues. The other article concerns the decision of Harrison Gaines to transfer from Penn to Cal-Riverside. Gaines (defending Cornell's Louis Dale in the photo above) told the Daily Pennsylvanian last March, "I felt like Glen Miller wasn't the coach for me. That was basically what it came down t...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League (and some Recruiting News)
Some news from around the Ivy League...Yale Athletics reports that the Bulldogs' Ross Morin signed a contract to play professionally in Switzerland.Dartmouth recently announced the overhaul of its assistant coaching staff with two new hires.In recruiting news, William & Mary snagged another Cornell prospect this week. The Herald Times reports that Bloomington North's Julian Boatner, a 6'1" guard, selected William & Mary as his college choice. Cornell showed some interest in Boatner earlier in the spring. Last week, Fred Heldring, a 6'10" post player from New Trier High School in Illinois selected W&M over an offer from Corne...
Cornell Basketball in the News
If you listen to the Big Red basketball games online via Redcast or in the Ithaca area on ESPN radio, you know his voice. Matt Grassie, Cornell basketball's commentator on Redcast and ESPN Radio 1160 is providing analysis of the NBA draft for Comcast Philadelphia. Pictured above, left to right, Brian Delaney (Ithaca Journal), Barry Leonard (ESPN Radio play-by-play) and Grass...
Schedule Update
Here is yet another glimpse of the 31 projected games on the Big Red's 2009-2010 schedule. All games are tentative until formally announced by Cornell Athletics.November 18, 2008-@ UMass, (Legends Classic-Field includes UMass, Cornell, Toldeo, Rutgers, Vermont, Drexel, Florida, Michigan State, Valparaiso plus three additional teams)TBA Opponent (Legends Classic)TBA Opponent (Legends Classic)TBA Opponent (Legends Classic)November 20, 2009- vs. Seton HallDecember 20, 2009-vs. Davidson (@ Madison Square Garden ECAC Holiday Festival)December 21, 2009 vs. Hofstra or St. John's (@ Madison Square Garden ECAC Holiday Festival)January 5, 2010-@ Kansasvs. St. Joseph's (Home)@South Dakota@Alabama@La Salle@Boston Universityvs. Bryant (Home)@SyracuseLocal...
Mason's non-conference schedule set
This just in from a couple different sources, the following is a list of Mason's 2009-10 non-conference opponents (home games in BOLD):Friday, November 13 vs. LibertySunday, November 15 vs. DartmouthThursday-Sunday, November 19-22 vs. TBA at ESPN Puerto Rico Tip OffSaturday, November 28 at TulaneWednesday, December 2 at George WashingtonTuesday, December 8 vs. DaytonSaturday, December 12 vs. CreightonTuesday, December 22 vs. VMIWednesday, December 30 at RadfordSaturday, February 20 ESPN BracketBusterI can't say I'm disappointed with it when you consider how many young guys will be getting serious minutes next season. Creighton, Dayton and VMI are quality programs that we will see at that Patriot Center. Add to that the caliber of some of the teams the squad could face in the Puerto Rico...
Eitan Chemerinski Receives National Honor
Incoming Cornell freshman, Eitan Chemerinski has been selected as the National Player of the Year by Jewish Hoops America. Below is an excerpt from the press release:Jewish Hoops America has selected Eitan Chemerinski, a 6-foot-9 senior forward for Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, as the 2009 National Player of the Year.Chemerinski, who is expected to play for Cornell in the fall, led the Lions to a 22-1 record and the #2 ranking in the final Jewish Hoops America poll.***This was the third year that Jewish Hoops America has honored outstanding players and coaches. End-of-year honors were voted upon by 14 coaches from around the country and a representative of Jewish Hoops America. Fifty-two players were nominated by their...
Recruiting News
Below, a bit of recruiting news from around the Ivy League...Keegan Hyland of South Portland High School in Maine, a 6'3" guard told New England Recruiting Report that he has a college list of Rhode Island, LaSalle, Fordham, Temple, Princeton, Maine, Sacred Heart, William & Mary, Boston University, and Holy Cross. Of this list, Fordham, Princeton, Maine, Sacred Heart, W&M, BU and Holy Cross have all offered. “Princeton is my top Ivy League school,” he told NERR. “I’m not sure if that [going to the Ivy League] is something I want to do, but I’m keeping it in the picture.”In other news, Aleksandar Nikolic of DuPont Manual High School in Lousiville, a 6'10" center spoke with KentuckyPreps.com at the Derek Smith Shootout this week. ...
Schedule Update: Big Red vs. Wildcats in the Garden
Earlier this morning we posted the news of Cornell's participation in the ECAC Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden. The Big Red open the two-day tournament in New York City on December 20 and face the Davidson Wildcats while St. John's faces Hofstra in the other doubleheader semifinal. Davidson issued a formal press release announcing the event.The Davidson Press Release is as follows:DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop announced today that the Wildcats will play in the 2009 Aeropostale Holiday Festival, the nation’s longest-running holiday tournament, Dec. 20-21, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cornell, Hofstra and St. John’s join Davidson in the tournament.“The last few years, our schedule has put us...
Cornellians in Minnesota Summer Pro League
Below are the rosters for this summer's Howard Pulley Pro City Summer League in Minneapolis-St. Paul.El-Amin Fish House Khalid El-Amin Connecticut 12 Jamel Staten Northern Illinois/Minnesota Mankato 11 Paul Carter Minnesota 8 Devron Bostick Minnesota 13 Levi Jones South Carolina State/MCTC/Nebraska-Omaha Dan Coleman Minnesota Urule Igbabova Valparaiso Will Graham North Dakota School of Science Luke Witt St. John's 3 Bruce Price Tennessee State 6 Travis Busch Cal-Poly/Minnesota/Colorado State 7 Kevin Henderson Garden City CC/UTEP 10 Dennis Williamson Sherdian CC/Minnesota Moorhead Carrington Tankson San Jacinto CC A&A Millworks 1 Ariel McDonald Minnesota Quincy Lewis Minnesota 12 Randy Carter Minnesota Trent Hassell Austin...
Schedule Update: Big Red Basketball to Madison Square Garden
Cornell Basketball is headed to the World's Most Famous Arena this December. The Associated Press confirms that The Big Red will participate in Madison Square Garden's annual ECAC Holiday Festival between December 20-21.The news of the tournament was not expected to be fully released until later this summer after all contracts were signed. Nevertheless, Cornell is headed to MSG.The Big Red will play in two games with St. John's hosting the event. The other tournament participants include Davidson and Hofstra. MSG Network is expected to provide television coverage. Cornell opens the event against Davidson on December 20.Madison Square Garden was particularly interested in Cornell as a participant in the event because of the Big Red's consecutive...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Schedule Update: Another Legends Classic Update
Jeff Goodman of FoxSports notes today that Valparaiso will join Toledo in the Michigan State region of the Legends Classic. While the assignment of Valpo and Toldeo to East Lansing makes geographical sense, this report is contrary to the news we reported earlier today that Toledo would play in the UMass region with Cornell.MassLive.com, our original source, indicated Toledo would play in Amherst. Still, good news that Valpo is added to the 12 team Classic field. In addition to Michigan State, Valpo, Toledo, UMass and Cornell, the other known Classic participants are Rutgers, Drexel, Vermont, and Florida. Thus far, looks like every game in this tournament will be a tough test for the Big R...
Wittman Finishes with 12 in Summer League Debut
Last night, Team B-2-X lost 104-91 to A&A Millworks in second game of the first day of the Howard Pulley Pro City League in St. Paul. Cornell's Ryan Wittman had a tough first game for B-2-X, finishing with 12 points on a 5/16 shooting performance. Teammate Blake Hoffarber of the Minnesota Gophers had 17 points on 7/13 shooting for the game.Tonight, Cornell rookie, Josh Figini makes his summer league debut with the Errol Carlstrom Playaz. They face the Madison Magic at 7 ...
Schedule Update: Improved Legends Classic on the 2009-2010 Schedule
Some contracts still need to be signed before Cornell can finalize and announce the balance of its 2009-2010 schedule. We previously have indicated that anticipated opponents on the schedule include: Syracuse, Kansas, Alabama, Seton Hall, St. Joseph's, La Salle, Boston University, South Dakota, Bryant, and a holiday tournament.Also among the expected games is Cornell's involvement in the Gazelle Group's Legends Classic, an exempt 12-team tournament which will run during November.During its first three seasons, the Legends Classic struggled to assemble a competitive field of teams. For example, last season the Classic featured five non-Division I programs. This year's field appears to be much stronger.The information we received indicates...
Recruiting News
Pictured above, 6'8" point-forward, Anthony Gatlin is a transfer to Cornell from the Summit League's Cetenary College. Gatlin maintains two years of eligibility commencing 2010-2011 after starting 28 of his 58 games in a Gents uniform. Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League.The Cornell Basketball Blog previously reported that Penn offered a roster spot to Evanston's (Illinois) Eric Dortch. According to Wilmette Life, the 6'3" Dortch is also being recruited by Cornell, Columbia and Brown.The same article also notes what we previously reported that New Trier, Illinois big man, Fred Heldring committed to William & Mary on Friday. He selected W&M over Cornell, Harvard, Davidson and Loyola-Chicago. Sources indicated that...
Big Red Brackets
In his June 17, 2009 edition of Bracketology, ESPN's Joe Lunardi projects Cornell as a No. 13 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Lunardi previously projected Cornell as a No. 12 seed back on April 13, 20...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Alumni News: Aubry and McCord Having Stellar Seasons Overseas
In alumni news, Jeff Aubry (pictured above) (Cornell '99), a 6'11" center for the Arecibo Capitanes in the Puerto Rico basketball league is averaging 10.4 points, 11.2 rebounds (3rd in the league) and 2.1 blocks per game (4th in the league) through 29 games. The Capitanes, the defending league champions currently sit in first place in the league standings.Through 33 games in the French Pro B League, 6'6" John McCord (Cornell '97, 1st Team All Ivy League '97) is averaging 15.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game for Antibes.John McCord, Cornell '97 inbounds the ball for Antibes in French B League action.McCord, an athletic slasher takes the ball to the basket.McCord finishes a drive with a slam.Below... an archived article on McCord...
Wittman and Figini Summer Ball
Cornell rising senior, Ryan Wittman and incoming freshman, Josh Figini will both spend the summer playing in the Howard Pully Pro City League in Minneapolis. Both are from the Minneapolis area.The 6'9" Figini was assigned to play with the Errol Carlstrom Playaz. The team features Minnesota Gophers Devoe Joseph and Trevor Mbakwe. Also on the Playerz are former Gophers Mitch Ohnstad and Steve Esselink.Wittman is playing with Team B-2-X which features several outstanding wing forwards. In addition to Wittman, the squad features Minnesota Gopher sharpshooter 6'6" Blake Hoffarber and future Gopher and Minnesota Mr. Basketball 6'4" Rodney Williams. A pair of guards from Wofford College, Cameron Rundles and Jamar Diggs will lead the backcourt....
News and Notes: Around the Ivy League
In Ivy League news, Dartmouth posted its 2009-2010 roster online. The roster reveals that 6'8" forward, Jarrett Mathis has opted to return for a 5th season, while rising senior guard, Robby Pride has apparently left the program.Wagner College posted its 2009-2010 schedule and it includes Ivy League opponents, Brown, Columbia and Princeton.Finally, in some recruiting news, ChicagoHoops.com reports that Penn concluded its camp this weekend and opted to make an offer to Eric Dortch, a 6'3" forward from Evanston, Illino...
Cornell Daily Sun Recaps Big Red Recruiting Class
In the news today, the Cornell Daily Sun summarizes Cornell's incoming 2009-2010 recruiting class. Pictured above, incoming fresman, Miles Asafo-Adjei (No. 15).Men's Basketball Looks Towards the Future With 2009 Recruiting Class By Zack Slabotsky Cornell Daily SunJune 22, 2009Men’s basketball head coach Steve Donahue added six players to the program for the 2009-10 season, including five incoming freshman and one transfer. The Red appears poised to contend for a third consecutive Ivy League Championship on the strength of its senior class, which features Ryan Wittman, Louis Dale, Geoff Reeves and Alex Tyler, among others. The incoming recruiting class should have one year to learn from the class of 2010 before taking the burden of extending...
More highlight footage
This time the highlights contain a lot of Mason basketball legend George Evans; the greatest player in school history to date in my opini...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Recruiting News
Below, a significant dosage of recruiting updates from around the Ivy League...MinnesotaPreps.com reports that Aaron Anderson, a 5'10 point guard from Osseo High School in Minnesota has an offer from the University of North Dakota, while also drawing interest from Penn, Princeton, Bucknell, South Dakota State and Northeastern. He plans on attending Loyola-Chicago's Elite Camp this month.Joseph Slocum, a 6'3" combo guard from Vallejo High School in California is hearing from Penn, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, Colorado and Portland, according to NorCalPreps.com. His 3.8 GPA and 1560 SAT score make him a prime prospect for schools with demanding admissions standards.Rivals.com provides news on several Ivy League prospects.Brown has offered 6'4"...
ESPN.com Indicates Holy Cross to Begin Interviews
Andy Katz of ESPN.com reports that Holy Cross is expected to interview Notre Dame assistant coach Sean Kearney. According to Katz, Pitt assistant coach Tom Herrion remains in the mix, and at least two or three others will be considered to replace coach Ralph Willard, who left to be an assistant at Louisville under Rick Pitino. While some media sources indicated Cornell Head Coach, Steve Donahue was at the top of Holy Cross' list, Katz did not mention Donahue as a candidate....
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Recruiting News (and then some...)
Chris Welker, a 6'6" forward from Zionsville High School in Indiana recently competed with the Indiana Junior All-Stars against Cornell recruit, Errick Peck and the Indiana Senior All-Stars. Welker told the Indianapolis Star this week that he holds an offer from Army while also receiving interest from Navy, Western Michigan, Air Force, Belmont, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Holy Cross and IUPUI.Speaking of Peck, he received MVP honors from the Indianapolis Star for his four game performance with the Indiana All-Stars where he averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds per game, while shooting 66% from the floor against the juniors and the Kentucky All Stars.Unlike traditional All-Star games where the objective is solely entertaining the...
