Cornell No. 10 Mid Major for Third Consecutive Week

Above, Cornell's coaching staff. From left to right, Nat Graham, Steve Donahue (head coach), Kevin App and Woody Kampmann.Each week of the season The Cornell Basketball Blog posts the rankings in the Mid Major Top 25 Poll as voted upon on CollegeInsider.com.In the November 30 (week no. 3) edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Top 25 Poll, Cornell held steady for the third consecutive week at its No. 10 ranking. Cornell's rankings this season are as follows:November 30 (week No. 3) edition (Cornell Ranked No. 10)November 23 (week No. 2) edition (Cornell Ranked No. 10)November 16 (week No. 1) edition (Cornell Ranked No. 10)Preseason edition (Cornell Ranked No. 18)During the last two seasons, Cornell was the only Ivy League team to receive...

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Around the Rim with Brian Delaney and the Ithaca Journal

Around the Rim: Cornell's Jaques makes most of rare opportunityBy Brian DelaneyIthaca JournalNovember 30, 2009At the beginning of Sunday's post-game press conference, minutes after Cornell dispatched Drexel for its third straight win, Steve Donahue got choked up.The win was nice, but it was no different than any other non-league road victory in November. No one's season ended. No dreams were crushed. To those who don't follow the Big Red, Donahue's emotions were probably more cause for confusion than anything else.But they were certainly sincere, evoked by two game-sealing free throws knocked down by Jon Jaques in the final seconds.Donahue then did the best thing he could think of to reward his senior tri-captain. He selected Jaques (pronounced...

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CNNSI.com's Seth Davis Discusses Cornell

CNN/SI.com's Seth Davis writes the following today with respect to Cornell:Alabama's wins over Baylor and Michigan make Cornell's win in Tuscaloosa look that much more impressive. Could this be a year when an Ivy League team wins a game in the NCAA tournament? Me thinks it could be ...

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Cornell Receives Vote for Coaches' USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

After Cornell earned votes in the A.P. and the Coaches' Top 25 polls during the week of 11/16, Cornell is back in the Coaches' Poll votes column, earning 1 vote for the week of November 30. Below is the poll, Cornell opponents are in boldface.Coaches Poll No.SchoolRecordPointsPrev1Kansas (30)5-077412Texas 5-073033Villanova 6-068544Kentucky 6-064655Duke (1)6-064276Purdue 5-063267Syracuse 6-058798West Virginia 5-058689Michigan State 5-1532210Washington 5-04581411North Carolina 6-14521212Tennessee 5-14031113Connecticut 4-13561314Georgetown 4-03161915Ohio State 5-13091816Gonzaga 5-12702817Florida 6-02444418Louisville 4-11561619Clemson 6-11421920Butler 4-21321021UNLV 5-01013222Texas A&M 5-1934223Georgia Tech 4-1922524Cincinnati 4-182025California...

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News and Notes

Above, Ryan Wittman is presented the Legends Classic-Philadelphia Subegional MVP award, while Jon Jaques below, moves to center court as he is awarded All Tournament honors.Below, Wittman's honor as MVP was not as surprising.Below, some news and notes from the afternoon...Cornell's three wins this weekend at the Legends Classic were quite impressive when all circumstances are considered. The Big Red won three games in three days without two of the team's top nine players. Starting power forward, Alex Tyler (hamstring) and reserve guard, Max Groebe (flu), both missed the final two games of the tournament. Cornell also knocked off a Drexel team in its own gym. This is the same Drexel team that beat Ivy rival, Penn quite convincingly, 58-49...

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Youth Gone Wild: Cornell Basketball Teams To Offer Free Youth Clinic On Dec. 12

Cornell Basketball Teams To Offer Free Youth Clinic On Dec. 12CornellBigRed.com* Basketball Clinic Flyer ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's basketball teams will conduct a free youth clinic on Saturday, Dec. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. at Newman Arena in Bartels Hall. Members of both teams and coaching staffs will work with elementary school-aged children in a one-hour session, followed by a free-throw shooting competition to benefit the United Way of Tompkins County. That will begin at 11 a.m. and last an hour. Each player will be seeking donations for each free-throw made to help raise money for the United Way.For more information, contact Cornell assistant basketball coach Woody Kampmann at (607) 255-0491. ...

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Cornell Athletics Reports on Wittman's Player of the Week Award

Wittman Captures Second Ivy League Player of the Week HonorCornellBigRed.comITHACA, N.Y. -- Senior Ryan Wittman was named the Ivy League co-Player of the Week for the second time in 2009-10 after helping the team to a 3-1 week on the road, including victories over Vermont and Drexel to go 3-0 at the Legends Classic regional. He was also named Ivy League co-Player of the Week on Nov. 17, sharing the award with Harvard's Jeremy Lin. He shares this week's award with Columbia's Noruwa Agho.Wittman averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals while starting all four contests. Not only was he named the most valuable player of the Legends Classic tournament regional, but he also established a new Ivy League record for career 3-pointers...

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Ivy Awards: Wittman Wins Second Ivy Player of the Week Award

Cornell's Ryan Wittman was named Co-Ivy League Player of the Week by the Ivy League Office. With respect to Wittman, the Ivy Office notes:Cornell senior Ryan Wittman (Eden Prairie, Minn.) averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals in helping the Big Red go 3-1 this past weekend, all on the road. Not only was he named the most valuable player of the Legends Classic tournament regional, but he also established a new Ivy League record for career 3-pointers with the nine he hit. He surpassed Princeton great Brian Earl (281) and ended the week with 288. Wittman scored 18 or more points in three of he four games, opening the week with 19 points and five rebounds...

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News and Notes

Below, some news and notes...In Ivy League roster report news, Brown sophomore, Stefan Kaluz has left the team.Below, some notes from Cornell's weekend action during the Legends Classic.While Max Groebe appeared in the subregional opener against Toledo on Firday, Groebe stayed in the team's hotel on Saturday when Cornell faced Vermont. Groebe is reportedly battling flu like symptoms. He did attend the third game on Sunday against Drexel, but did not dress.Alex Tyler missed both the Vermont and Drexel games with a hamstring injury which will keep him out (as a precautionary measure) until the Holiday Classic on December 20 in Madison Square Garden. While Tyler could play this week, if pressed, the team does not want to risk further injury...

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Game Recap: Cornell Sweeps Through Legends Classic in Philadelphia 3-0

After knocking off Toledo in Game 1 on Friday, Cornell recorded victories on Saturday and Sunday against Vermont and Drexel. Below are the game recaps:Cornell Scraps Out Win At Drexel To Close Legends Classic 4-0CornellBigRed.comBox ScorePress Conference VideoPHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Cornell held off a hard-charging Drexel team with a composed effort in the fina ltwo minutes to complete a 4-0 record at the Legends Classic with a 61-54 win at Drexel on Sunday afternoon at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Big Red improved to 5-2 with the win.Senior Ryan Wittman, the most valuable player of the regional, scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Jeff Foote had 15 points and five rebounds in just 20 minutes of action. Mark Coury...

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