More KU Highlights from Coury...

On December 15, 2007, Cornell's Mark Coury, a Kentucky transfer, played 19 minutes for the Wildcats against the UAB Blazers of Conference USA. Coury did his part, chipping in 4 points (2/4 FGs), dishing 3 assists, grabbing 2 rebounds and blocking a shot, but Kentucky fell to UAB 79-...

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A Tweet on Witt

This from Jeff Goodman (FoxSports.com) via Twitter: "Cornell's Ryan Wittman is the easy pick for my Ivy League Player of the Yea...

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Newman Nation Tribute

Cornell Basketball's Newman Arena experience...Cornell has had success and their gym is always rocking and just packed.-Jeremy Lin, HarvardThey’ve [Cornell] certainly done a good job getting a pretty good atmosphere—it was rocking all night. They [Cornell's fans] were out here a good 45 minutes while we were warming up already, making chants, getting on people, and certainly as you saw at the end with them rushing the court. I thought it was a lot of fun, I mean it’s good for them, it’s good for the league—we certainly love playing in it.... I think the most exciting places to play are either Yale or Cornell because we get heckled. Although the venues aren’t very big, their students get into it and get after us pretty good.-Andrew Pusar, Harvard '09 (see also here)The birth of our student...

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Two Weeks Until Season Opener

In exactly two weeks... Saturday, November 14, the Cornell Big Red kick off the 2009-2010 season at the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For Cornell senior, Louis Dale (No. 12 above), it is a homecoming game for the Bimingham, Alabama native.Dale was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection during '06-'07, the Ivy League Player of the Year during '07-'08 and a First-Team All-Ivy selection during '07-'08 & '08-'09. His other resume accomplishments include but are not limited to '07-'08 A.P. Honorable Mention All-American, NABC Second Team All-District selection '08-'09 and a national Bob Cousy Award nominee for '08-'...

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Recruiting News

Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League...Minnesota Preps reports that Shelby Moats, a 6'8" forward from Waconia, Minnesota now has offers from William & Mary, Utah, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and South Dakota State. He is also receiving regular visits from Saint Louis. Despite the fact that a school like Utah is involved, Moats is still very interested in the Ivy League. "Academics are very important to Shelby and his family," said his AAU coach Jeremy Miller. "At the end of this (recruiting) process Shelby will end up at the school that is based on the best mix of basketball and academics." He is a member of the class of 2011.GopherIllustrated reports that Jonah Travis, a 6'5" guard from DeLaSalle High...

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Mid Major Top 25 Returns...

The Mid Major Top 25 returns to CollegeInsider.com on November 2. Cornell finished the 2008-2009 in 29th position after finishing the 2007-2008 season ranked No. ...

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Cody Toppert Cornell Highlights

Below, some video clip footage of Cody Toppert from his Cornell days between 2001-2005. Toppert currently plays for MEG Goettingen in German's premier league, the Budesli...

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Return Home for Reeves and Reynolds

Above, Cornell's Geoff Reeves (left) of Burlington, Kansas (point A above) and Pete Reynolds (right) of Blair, Nebraska (Point C above), make a return trip to their home region when the Big Red visit Lawrence, Kansas to face the Jayhawks on January 6, 2010. Two days later, on January 8, Cornell stays in the region with a visit to South Dakota.Cornell Head Coach Steve Donahue makes it a practice to play games in each of his players' home region or city before they graduate.KCTV in Kansas City reports the following with respect to the Cornell-Kansas game:As the University of Kansas basketball team launches into one of it's most anticipated seasons in history, My-KSMO is the home to the Jayhawks and will have a series of specials to look at...

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News and Notes: Around the Ivy League

Below, some news and notes around the Ivy League. Above, a feature story on Cornell from BleacherReport.com is a lead link today on CBSSports.com.The Daily Pennsylvanian covers the Ivy and national preseason polls. The D.P. writes:With the NCAA basketball season just weeks away, everyone’s been releasing their preseason polls. The conference polls have been trickling in over the last week, and the national polls came out today. The Ivy League released its preseason rankings yesterday, with Penn coming in at third behind Cornell and Princeton. Cornell is, as expected, the unanimous favorite, returning all five starters from last year’s Ivy championship. You’d be hard-pressed to argue against the conference being Cornell’s to lose. ...The ESPN/USA...

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Recruiting News

Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League...This weekend Cornell is hosting one of its top frontcourt prospects.Dekeeba “Keeba” Battee-Aston, is a 6'8" 230 lb. Australian power forward at national power Findlay Prep School. The Las Vegas Sun reports that his mother would like him to attend an Ivy League school.Eastland, Texas 6'9" center, Forrest Robinson will visit Texas Tech for the second time this month according to TexasHoops.com. The 2011 prospect is drawing interest from Penn and Stanford while he already holds scholarship offers from Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, Iowa State, Centenary, North Texas and Utah.NJHoops.com reports that 6'5" forward, John Caprio of Seton Hall Prep School in West Orange, New Jersey is hearing...

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Practice Highlight Video

Check out how highlights from this past month's practices.(via YouTu...

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Cornell Basketball in the News

Cornell hoops better than UNLV, says coaches pollBy Rob MiechLas Vegas SunOctober 29, 2009The basketball teams at Cornell and Utah State are better than UNLV, at least that’s according to 31 coaches. In the newly released ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, the Rebels received two points. On the Top 25 list they check in at No. 53. Cornell and Utah State both got three points. Last season, UNLV went 21-11. It lost seven of its final 11 games, including an opening game in the National Invitation Tournament at Kentucky. With returnees like Tre'Von Willis, Oscar Bellfield, Darris Santee, and transfers Derrick Jasper (Kentucky) and Chace Stanback (UCLA), all of who were stung by last season, the Rebels might have the arsenal and experience to return...

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CBS Sports Ivy League Preview

Ivy League preview The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.comteam-by-team glance at the Ivy League heading into the 2009-10 season.Quick factsDefending regular-season champion: CornellTop returning scorer: Ryan Wittman (Cornell), 18.5 ppgTop returning rebounder: Jeff Foote (Cornell), 7.2 rpgPredicted Finish1. Cornell2. Princeton3. Harvard4. Penn5. Columbia6. Yale7. Dartmouth8. BrownFirst Team All-ConferenceG - Louis Dale, CornellG - Jeremy Lin, HarvardF - Tyler Bernardini, PennF - Matt Mullery, BrownF - Ryan Wittman, Cornell(In CBSSports.com predicted order of finish) 1. Cornell Even as rivals bring in more talent to try to compete, Cornell appears to be in great shape to not only win its third consecutive Ivy League...

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A Look at the Polls...

Below, the preseasons polls from the coaches and the associated press (Click on the image to zoom). Cornell received 3 votes in the coaches' poll. (Image courtesy RushThe Cou...

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Cornell Athletics Press Release on Top 25 Coaches' Poll

Men's Basketball Receives Votes In Coaches Preseason Top 25 PollCornellBigRed.comITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's basketball team received three votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll that was released today. The Big Red was the lone Ivy League school to capture votes in the preseason poll and finished up tied for 48th. In all, just 55 Division I teams received top 25 votes.Two two-time defending Ivy League champion and preseason Ancient Eight favorite Big Red, directed by head coach Steve Donahue, will be looking to become the fourth team in Ivy League history to capture three consecutive outright Ancient Eight titles when it begins the upcoming campaign.The 2008-09 Big Red posted a 21-10 mark, claimed its second straight Ivy League...

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A.P. Poll Released

After picking up votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Top 25 Poll, Cornell did not receive any votes in the preseason Associated Press Poll. Above, Mark Coury's (No. 42) former team, the Kentucky Wildcats, check in at No. 4. Below is the full A.P. Poll. Cornell opponents in italics.1. Kansas2. Michigan State3. Texas4. Kentucky5. Villanova6. North Carolina7. Purdue8. West Virginia9. Duke10. Tennessee11. Butler12. UConn13. California14. Washington15. Michigan16. Ohio State17. Oklahoma18. Mississippi State19. Louisville20. Georgetown21. Dayton22. Georgia Tech23. Illinois24. Clemson25. MinnesotaOthers receiving votes: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida St. 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma St. 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake...

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Individual Preseason Honors Piling Up

Below, a recap of Cornell's preseason individual honors...Ryan WittmanCBS Sports Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (Ivy Player of the Year)March Madness All Season (CollegeHoopsNet) Ivy League Preview (1st Team All-Ivy)BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (Ivy League Player of the Year)BloggingTheBracket.com2009-2010 Season Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Player of the Year)Yahoo Sports College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (1st Team All-Ivy League)RushTheCourt.net (1st Team All-Ivy League)Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010 Preview (Ivy League Top Player)Sporting News College Basketball 2009-2010...

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Katz Reports on Ivy Poll

From ESPN's Andy Katz:Cornell was picked for a three-peat as Ivy League champs in the preseason poll. Princeton was slotted second, followed by Penn, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown and Dartmouth. The Big Red will have player of the year candidates in Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale. But don't sleep on Harvard's Jeremy Lin as a possible POY, even if the Crimson doesn't win the league....

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Cornell Basketball in the News

Syracuse fans are taking notice of Cornell's appearance in the voting results for the Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Po...

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Cornell Basketball in the News: Is Harvard a Contender... or a Pretender?

After watching a practice in Cambridge, Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com is claiming that Harvard is getting itself in a position to claim its first-ever Ivy League crown.This is not the first time that journalists have claimed Harvard was getting itself into position to win an Ivy crown. Before the days of Tommy Amaker and as recently as the 2005-2006 season, many media members were talking about Harvard as the Ivy League favorite. The '05'-'06 Crimson team had two All Ivy League players on the frontline, including 7'0" 250 lb. Brian Cusworth and 6'8" Matt Stehle. That team also featured future All-Ivy player Drew Housman.The reality is that if Cornell claims its third consecutive title this season, then the Big Red will most likely be the...

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News and Notes: Around the Ivy League

Above, the transformation of Cornell's Jeff Foote. The senior transfer from St. Bonaventure arrived at Cornell during 2006 weighing just 220 lbs. on his 7'0" frame (see insert above). In three years he has bulked up to 265 lbs with increased muscle mass. Below some news and notes around the Ivy League. The big news of the day appears to be Cornell receiving votes in the Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll. Cornell previously ended the 2007-2008 season with votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, finishing in 29th position nationally.Bostonian Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com stopped by a Harvard practice this week. He noted on his Twitter account, "Watching Harvard practice - m[y] gut says Tommy Amaker...

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Cornell Basketball Picked To Three-Peat By Ivy League Media

Below is Cornell Athletics' official press release from the Ivy League media day.Men's Basketball Picked To Three-Peat By Ivy League MediaCornellBigRed.com* Red-White Scrimmage Highlights* First Day of Practice Highlights* 2009-10 Season PreviewITHACA, N.Y. -- For the third straight year, the Cornell men's basketball team will be the hunted. The Big Red was the unanimous choice by the media as the favorite to take home the 2009-10 Ivy League championship when the preseason poll was announced on Wednesday by the league office. The Big Red is the first team in the League's storied history not named Penn or Princeton to garner a unanimous first-place selection and has now pulled that feat two years in a row.The two-time defending Ivy League champion...

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Ivy League Preview from "March Madness All Season" of CollegeHoopsNet.com

Ivy League Preview from "March Madness All Season" of CollegeHoopsNet.comThe Ivy League did not feature much of a conference race last season, as Cornell won the regular-season title -- and therefore the automatic bid -- by a full three games over both Princeton and Yale. Princeton started 4-0 before losing its next three and effectively dropping out of the conference race, while Yale was too inconsistent throughout the league season to be a serious threat. On the other hand, Cornell jumped out to a 7-1 start in the Ivy, and coasted the rest of the way to a league title. Columbia and Dartmouth both finished 7-7 in the league, but neither posed much of a legitimate threat to the Big Red. Cornell fell to Missouri in the first-round of the NCAA...

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Cornell Receives Votes in USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25

Below is the Preseason USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 Poll. Cornell received 3 votes, while a pair of Cornell's 2009-2010 opponents appear in the Top 25 with #1 Kansas and #25 Syracuse.Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Kansas (27) 0-0 770 2. Michigan State (3) 0-0 7323. Texas 0-0 6764. North Carolina (1) 0-0 6535. Kentucky 0-0 6356. Villanova 0-0 6207. Purdue 0-0 5868. Duke 0-0 5289. West Virginia 0-0 50110. Butler 0-0 40811. Tennessee 0-0 40612. California 0-0 37013. Washington 0-0 36414. Connecticut 0-0 361 15. Michigan 0-0 27916. Oklahoma 0-0 24417. Ohio State 0-0 24118. Minnesota 0-0 15119. Mississippi State 0-0 14920. Georgia Tech 0-0 13621. Georgetown 0-0 13422. Dayton 0-0 13023. Louisville 0-0...

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