A Date in Cornell Basketball History: The New York Times Profiles John Bajusz

Continuing our regular series, A Date in Cornell Basketball History, below an article from the New York Times, published on January 25, 1987 on Cornell's John Bajusz (class of '87).CORNELL'S BAJUSZ HAS BUSY DOCKETThis semester, the second in which John Bajusz has enrolled in both Cornell's College of Enginering and Johnson Graduate School of Management, he takes seven courses that bring some five hours of classes each weekday. He is also in his fourth season as a starter on the basketball team.Bajusz's first class begins at 9:30 A.M. and practice is at 3 P.M., leaving 30 minutes during the day for him to relax and take what he calls ''a leisurely lunch.''After practice, the team always eats dinner together, and Bajusz usually gets back...

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Still Sweet...

Check out the official website for Zastal, a team in Poland's PLK league. The site's main banner features reunited former Cornell teammates, Jeff Foote ('10) and Ryan Wittman ('10). Foote and Wittman, now pro teammates, were leaders on Cornell's Sweet Sixteen and N0. 17 nationally ranked 2010 team.Foote and Wittman are also featured on Zastal TV in the lower corner of the websi...

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News and Notes: Wednesday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Wednesday...Above, Cornell made headlines in the Washington Post and Pittsburgh Post Tribune this week with the recruiting commitments of Tim Higgins (Paul VI HS) Fairfax, VA, 6-10, C (class of 2013) and Nolan Cressler (Plum HS) Plum, PA, 6-4, G (class of 2012). While Higgins has not decided on a major (he still has two years of high school to complete before he graduates in 2013), Cressler anticipates studying business in Cornell's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Ultimately, Cressler chose Cornell over his other finalist, Yale. From an academic standpoint, Cressler's decision makes perfect sense. Of the Ivy League schools, only Cornell and Penn offer AACSB accredited programs in undergraduate...

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Recruiting News

In this post, some recruiting updates from around the Ivy League.For a list of recruits committed to attending Ivy League schools, including detailed profiles of the committed Cornell recruits, and a listing of Cornell's prospective recruiting targets, click here. For a separate general list of Ivy League prospective recruiting targets, click here. Please note that we update these lists regularly.Class of 2012 Recruiting NewsPer UGaSports.com, Mike Hall (Norcross HS) Norcross, GA, 6-10, C, has narrowed his list down to Charlotte, Cornell, George Mason, Harvard, Northwestern, Penn, and Virginia Tech. Hall has scheduled three visits, George Mason (September 1), Penn (September 16), and Harvard (September 23).According to Recruit Recon and Scout.com,...

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Louis Dale ('10) Ready to Go for Year Two in Germany

Louis Dale ('10) is beginning to become a marketing fixture for his German premier league club, Goettingen. The photo immediately above is now the main background image for the club's official twitter feed. Below, dale poses with the club's management and his new 2011-2012 jersey. Also a brief interview with Dale is posted below from the club's You Tube Chann...

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News and Notes: Tuesday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Tuesday...We have updated our profiles for Cornell's two recruiting commitments, which were received this week, Tim Higgins (class of '13) and Nolan Cressler (class of '12).It could be a really long year for former Cornell coaches, Steve Donahue, Nat Graham, Woody Kampann and Izzi Metz. Donahue is now the head coach at Boston College and assisted by Graham, Kampmann and Metz. The Dagger of YahooSports.com picked Boston College to finish dead last in the ACC.Below, a final look at Cornell's 2010-2011 season results. Cornell won 6 of its last 9 games, finishing the season 10-18 (6-8 Ivy League).11.12.10 at University of Albany 65-61 W / Box Score - Recap11.14.10 at Seton Hall University SNY TV 68-92 L /...

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George Mason will host a closed scrimmage against Marquette November 5

Looks like the Patriots have another scrimmaging partner this year, per the Journal Sentinel:"The Marquette Golden Eagles have already landed a replacement for the closed workout/scrimmage that they lost recently when USC backed out.MU will now practice at George Mason on Nov. 5."Mason used to have an annual closed door scrimmage against Georgetown but most recently they had one with Richmond.  Marquette coming to Fairfax will be a great early test for this revamped George Mason squad and hopefully Jeff Goodman or someone will provide some details again this year. You won't hear much from it because only athletic department staff are allowed to watch the scrimmage and stats are not supposed to be kept. Per NCAA rules Division I teams get any combination of two preseason contests,...

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Cressler Picks Cornell

Cornell received a commitment on August 29 from Nolan Cressler (Plum HS) Plum, PA, 6-4, G. The Cornell Basketball Blog spoke with his high high school coach Ron Richards about Cressler.Cressler, a 185 pound senior in the class of 2012 also had offers from Yale, St. Francis (Pa.), Boston University and Holy Cross and varying levels of involvement and interest from Penn, Princeton, Fairfield, William & Mary, Davidson, Kent State, Lafayette, Army, Navy, North Florida, Niagara and Robert Morris. He has a 3.7 GPA.Richards told The Cornell Basketball Blog that as a sophomore, Cressler was only 6'1" and roughly 160 lbs. In just over a year, he grew 3 inches and added close to 30 pounds. "He's really pushing 6'5" at this point and still growing....

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Doesn't seem like all the George Mason players agreed with Larranaga's coaching style

Last week ESPN.com ran a feature on next year's George Mason basketball outlook, as part of their summer buzz collection. Another article by Dana O'Neil seems to be high on Paul Hewitt's chances to succeed during this "fresh start".  But the most interesting one from the mix was featured on the Insiders page.  It talks about the different coaching styles between Jim Larranaga and Hewitt and how it can have an impact on next year's team.  Seems Ryan Pearson and some other players weren't too fond of Larranaga's substitution style. Here is the excerpt:"GMU will be one of the most experienced teams in the Colonial Athletic Association next season, and the coaching styles of Hewitt and Larranaga are on different ends of the spectrum. For example, the Patriots...

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Foote ('10) and Wittman ('10) Media Day in Poland

Photos of Jeff Foote ('10) and Ryan Wittman ('10) as they are introduced to the media in Poland by the their new professional club, Zastal of the PLK leag...

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Washington Post on Tim Higgins' Commitment to Cornell

From Josh Barr of the Washington Post on Cornell's commitment from Tim Higgins (Paul VI HS) Fairfax, VA, 6-10, C (class of 2013): Paul VI C Tim Higgins commits to CornellTim Higgins has grown two inches and put on 25 pounds in the past year. He is now 6 feet 10 and 205 pounds, continuing to develop as an inside presence at Paul VI Catholic. Panthers Coach Glenn Farello believes “the sky is the limit,” for a big player with good hands and a strong basketball intellect, noting the old adage that big men take longer than guards to reach their potential. Still, as Higgins toured a handful of colleges last week, he knew he had found the school he wanted to play for and felt no need to wait and see if things changed. So on Sunday...

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News and Notes: Monday Edition

Above, a pair of Cornell alums, Jeff Foote ('10) and Ryan Wittman ('10) from the Big Red's 2010 No. 17 nationally ranked and Sweet Sixteen team join forces once again, this time as pro teammates in Europe. Below, some news and notes for Monday...Jeff Foote ('10) and Ryan Wittman ('10) are introduced in Poland by the their new professional club, Zastal of the PLK league. See Foote and Wittman at their first practice, click here.Above, our Cornell basketball themed tweets of the day....Check out Cody Toppert's ('05) YouTube channel to see some of his summer workout regime as he prepares for his upcoming season with Ourense of the LEB Gold Spain 2nd division. Further down below in this post, some additional alumni updates.On Cornell's schedule,...

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