What to look for in tonight's exhibition game

Game will streamed free on GoMason.comWe already knew this but here is the official release on Johnny Williams redshirting this seasonGeorge Mason plays it's only exhibition game tonight against Lycoming college. Johnny Williams (shoulder) and Vertrail Vaughns (ankle) are not playing tonight but there are plenty of new faces to watch for in his one.  This will be the first official game action we get to see under Paul Hewitt and although you can't learn much from watching the Patriots play a D3 school, here are some things to look for tonight.Hewitt's offensive strategy. He's been saying that he wants to play uptempo this season and conditioning has been a point of emphasis in early practices so far. It will be interesting to see this in action and how well the conditioned the team...

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News and Notes: Halloween Monday Edition

Below, some news and notes...Above, our Tweets of the Day from the world of Cornell Basketball on the twittersphere.In Ivy League news, Brown freshman, Taylor Wright has dropped off the team's roster. Take a look at The Cornell Basketball Blog's Roster Report for roster sizes and transactions throughout the Ivy League. See which teams have lost the most players in the last five years for reasons other than graduation and exhaustion of eligibility.Jesse Kramer, a blogger for the Bleacher Report, picks Cornell to finish in 7th in the Ivy League.The Ivy League Office summarizes many of the preseason projections among various annual publications. Check out The Cornell Basketball Blog's Season Preview Index for a complete listing of 2011-2012...

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Cornell Team Report from the SportsXchange

Below, the Sports Xchange and YahooSports have published updated team reports for each of the Ivy League schools. Below are links to each of team reports as well as the full report for Cornell.Brown team report-Columbia team report-Cornell team report-Dartmouth team report-"On the positive side... [during 2010-2011, Dartmouth] was not the worst free-throw shooting team in the conference … just the second-worst, ahead of Cornell."Harvard team report-Penn team report-Princeton team report-Yale team report-Cornell Team Report Yahoo! Sports/SportsXChange October 24, 2011GETTING INSIDE For once, Cornell won’t begin the basketball season surrounded by great expectations. The Big Red had won three titles in a row heading into...

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Roster update: Three walk-on players added

Over the last couple seasons we've only seen the team carry one or two walk-on players, but this year they will have three.  This is largely due to the fact that Anali Okoloji is sitting out (transfer rules), Andre Cornelius is out indefinitely for a least the beginning of the season (suspension) and Johnny Williams will be out (medical redshirt).  That leaves the current roster at 13, if we are counting Cornelius out.  Apparently one of the walk-ons is a ex-Marine, here is what I know so far.#15 Jordan Baird - Junior, 5-11, played high school basketball at Stonewall Jackson. Also has a music background.#2 Bryce Lewis - Junior, from Union, NJ and a commenter here has mentioned he was recruited by American University.#30 Jacob Hoxie - Sophomore - Ex-Marine, played high school...

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Cornell Set to Scrimmage Lafayette Saturday

Per Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports, Cornell is scheduled to scrimmage Lafayette on Saturday in Newman Arena behind closed doors. The public is not permitted to enter. Above, Cornell's Eric Taylor (class of 2005) defends against Lafayette on December 20, 2003 in Easton. The Leopards won the game 87-79. Taylor, a 2004-2005 All Ivy League Honorable Mention selection as a 6'8" power forward, joins Barry Leonard this season as an analyst for online video and audio broadcasts of Cornell Basketball on the Redcast service and Hits 103...

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News and Notes: Friday Edition

Above, Cornell seniors, Drew Ferry and Chris Wroblewski take instruction from Cornell assistant coach Marlon Sears during last Saturday's Red-White Game. Below, some news and notes for Friday...Kansas head coach Bill Self announced that Kansas sophomore Anthony West, a 6'6" forward out of Shawnee Mission East High, is practicing with the team as a walk-on hopeful. “He went through (Tuesday’s) walk-on tryouts,” Self said. “He impressed us. He will be part of the practice squad right now, that’s it. We’ll evaluate him as we go forward.” West told reporters, “I had one offer from Cornell [his senior year of high school] and Div. II and III offers, but Kansas is where I always wanted to go. I chose Kansas because I fell in love with the...

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Video from the team's photo shoot

We got a sneak peak at the team's new uniforms on Wednesday but here is video from their photo shoot. You'll notice that there are three walk-ons this year, all in the official team pho...

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What have George Mason practices been like so far? A lot of running.

Here is some news that may get fans even more excited for this season: Paul Hewitt is conditioning the hell out of these kids. If you follow any of the players on social media outlets you might have noticed they have been talking about how tough the conditioning has been and getting up at dawn for 6 am practices. Mason's play-by-play man Bill Rohland talks about this more in his blog on GoMason.com:If your coach really wanted to make a point, it was a timed exercise and if you didn't all make it in that time...it was back "on the line".In a pre-dawn practice a week before the men's basketball team would have their opening exhibition game against Lycoming (October 31st at the Patriot Center, 7pm) new coach Paul Hewitt was making such a point to a group of players.Late in getting to their...

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News and Notes: Thursday Edition

Cornell assistant coach Mike Blaine was all smiles before tip off of last Saturday's Red-White Game. His Red Team was hammered by Marlon Sears' White Team which featured Chris Wroblewski, Andrew Ferry and Galal Cancer. Below, some news and notes for Thursday...Cornell is counting on a big production year from junior forwards, Eitan Chemerinski and Josh Figini. If you missed the news, Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports has leaked information on Cornell's two secret scrimmages. Cornell hosts Lafayette on October 29 and then visits Siena on November 5. Per NCAA Rules, BOTH SCRIMMAGES ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. In historical regular season action, Cornell faced Siena during the '07-'08 and '09-'10 seasons. Cornell has not played Lafayette since the...

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Check out George Mason's new uniforms for this season

I think I liked last year's better, maybe I'll like the road jerseys more. You'll notice the numbers on these are gold, last year they were green. Big question is will the names be left off the back again? Also the stripe design on the sides, my favorite part about last year's version, has been changed. These are the latest from Nike called Hyper Elite, and they will have some sort of cool design on the back. Here is an example of UVA's to get a better look.Thoughts?[Photo via twitp...

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Preseason Ivy League Media Poll Announced

The Ivy League Office announced the results of the Preseason Ivy League Media Poll. Below are excerpts of news releases from various school SIDs and news reports covering the poll:Ivy League Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll1. Harvard (16 first-place votes), 135 poll points2. Yale (one first-place vote), 103 points2. Princeton, 103 points4. Penn, 90 points5. Brown, 62 points6. Cornell, 52 points7. Columbia, 50 points8. Dartmouth, 17 pointsFrom the Ivy League Office on the Preseason Ivy League Media Poll, "In its second year under head coach Bill Courtney, Cornell (10-18, 6-8 Ivy) finished sixth in the poll with 52 points. The Big Red sports four returning starters, led by senior guard Chris Wroblewski, on a squad that won six of its final...

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News and Notes: Wednesday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Wednesday...Above, our Tweets of the Day from the world of Cornell Basketball on the twittersphere.Above, this poster is being utilized by Cornell Athletics in promoting the Big Red's home opener vs. Binghamton on November 14. We found this poster just outside Bartels Hall, the home of Cornell's Newman Arena. The Associated Press writes, "After finishing 21-13 (9-7 ACC) in Steve Donahue’s first year since coming to BC from Cornell, the Eagles lost all five starters — and 10 lettermen in all."Below, is an article published in January 2010 by Dominick Scelfo's high school, the Jesuit School in New Orleans. The article touches upon some of the themes mentioned by Brian Delaney yesterday on 1160ESPN.com.The...

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