Hey,
Didn't see this thread started yet.
Here is the schedule that I have been able to gather so far. Please let me know if there is any other games and times out there yet. Thanks and GBR!
Date Away Home Time
7-Nov Cornell Kent State 7:00 PM
9-Nov Cornell Illinois State 2:00 PM
13-Nov Cornell Lafayette 6:00 PM
18-Nov Army Cornell 8:00 PM
20-Nov Colgate Cornell 7:00 PM
26- Nov Misercordia Cornell 12:00 PM
30-Nov Cornell Bucknell 1:00 PM
2-Dec Cornell George Mason TBD
3-Dec Cornell Towson TBD
7-Dec Cornell Samford 7:00 PM
29-Dec Cornell Michigan State TBD
2-Jan Alfred State Cornell 2:00 PM
5-Jan Columbia Cornell 5:00 PM
17-Jan Cornell Yale 2:00 PM
19-Jan Cornell Brown 2:00 PM
24-Jan Cornell Harvard 2:00 PM
30-Jan Princeton Cornel 6:00 PM
31-Jan Penn Cornell 6:00 PM
7-Feb Cornell Columbia 2:00 PM
13-Feb Cornell Princeton 7:00 PM
14-Feb Cornell Penn 6:00 PM
21-Feb Harvard Cornell 2:00 PM
27-Feb Yale Cornell 6:00 PM
28-Feb Brown Cornell 5:00 PM
7-Mar Cornell Dartmouth 2:00 PM
We any good this year?
Yeah, I'd say one of the better shooting teams in the country. Will outpace other teams, issue will be size given that the 6'9+ guys aren't filled out weight wise. Big loss losing Okereke to Vanderbilt (early graduation) and Ragland Jr. to graduation. Used the portal for a forward from Valpo. The team should be good enough to compete in the Ivy and the silver lining is that the Ivy Madness Tournament is in Ithaca this year. Think the 4 teams that make it are Yale, Penn, Cornell and Harvard/Princeton but just a guess.
I'm less confident, I just hope we can sneak our way into Ivy madness after losing so many key pieces. Noard isn't a guy that I see being able to take on most of the volume scoring that we're losing from Naz, AK, etc so I think we're gonna need to see some other guys step it up. If Beccles can become a bona fide point guard or Hinton can become a 10/5/5 guy with good defense I love our odds though.
Didn't know about the Michigan state game, that's exciting.
Quote from: chimpfoodI'm less confident, I just hope we can sneak our way into Ivy madness after losing so many key pieces. Noard isn't a guy that I see being able to take on most of the volume scoring that we're losing from Naz, AK, etc so I think we're gonna need to see some other guys step it up. If Beccles can become a bona fide point guard or Hinton can become a 10/5/5 guy with good defense I love our odds though.
Didn't know about the Michigan state game, that's exciting.
We're really falling into the "ivy madness" marketing, eh? The ILT does seem all that, but what do I know?
Quote from: RichHQuote from: chimpfoodI'm less confident, I just hope we can sneak our way into Ivy madness after losing so many key pieces. Noard isn't a guy that I see being able to take on most of the volume scoring that we're losing from Naz, AK, etc so I think we're gonna need to see some other guys step it up. If Beccles can become a bona fide point guard or Hinton can become a 10/5/5 guy with good defense I love our odds though.
Didn't know about the Michigan state game, that's exciting.
We're really falling into the "ivy madness" marketing, eh? The ILT does seem all that, but what do I know?
I hope not. There is no need to give a small conference post-season tournament, which are as common as crabgrass, a cute brand. And I like Ivy hoops!
The cupboard isn't bare, but the losses from last year are pretty significant. I agree that a top four finish is doable and since the tournament is at Newman, who knows? But we're talking a 15-11 kind of season, not 20 wins, unless the newcomers are really good.
Cornell receives a 2026 basketball commitment. Trey Williams, Loyola Academy IL, 6'3 180lbs PG.
Agreed 3rd or 4th place would be a successful season IMO
Quote from: Ken711Cornell receives a 2026 basketball commitment. Trey Williams, Loyola Academy IL, 6'3 180lbs PG.
We're good at finding guards, not as successful with big men.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: Ken711Cornell receives a 2026 basketball commitment. Trey Williams, Loyola Academy IL, 6'3 180lbs PG.
We're goid at finding guards, not as successful with big men.
Agreed, that's been the case for a long time. Hopefully, they are targeting a few in this class.
The issue with the bigs are that they pick up 6'10+ guys that weigh 200 pounds soaking wet and they don't fill out in size and muscle. They should recruit based on current frame and not projected muscle and size.
Wouldn't those big guys already be going to bigger programs at that point?
Quote from: underskillWouldn't those big guys already be going to bigger programs at that point?
There will also be the risk as in any position, to lose them to bigger programs as happened with Yale losing center Danny Wolf to Michigan.
I rather have guys that are undersized as a center 6'7-6'9 but filled out and can guard 4's and 5's and transfers out after 1-2 years than 6'10+ that don't play for 3-4 years and never get to fill out. When Jeff Foote led the 2010 team to the Sweet 16 he was 7'0 245lbs. Don't think Cornell has had a big like that since. Rather play at a slower pace with the shooting Cornell has between Noard and Fiegan with a filled out big than with guys who can move faster paced but can't rebound/score.
Quote from: CornellLonghornI rather have guys that are undersized as a center 6'7-6'9 but filled out and can guard 4's and 5's and transfers out after 1-2 years than 6'10+ that don't play for 3-4 years and never get to fill out. When Jeff Foote led the 2010 team to the Sweet 16 he was 7'0 245lbs. Don't think Cornell has had a big like that since. Rather play at a slower pace with the shooting Cornell has between Noard and Fiegan with a filled out big than with guys who can move faster paced but can't rebound/score.
Cornell has never had a center with the size of Jeff Foote before or after him. It was a nice run while he was here.
Quote from: Ken711Quote from: CornellLonghornI rather have guys that are undersized as a center 6'7-6'9 but filled out and can guard 4's and 5's and transfers out after 1-2 years than 6'10+ that don't play for 3-4 years and never get to fill out. When Jeff Foote led the 2010 team to the Sweet 16 he was 7'0 245lbs. Don't think Cornell has had a big like that since. Rather play at a slower pace with the shooting Cornell has between Noard and Fiegan with a filled out big than with guys who can move faster paced but can't rebound/score.
Cornell has never had a center with the size of Jeff Foote before or after him. It was a nice run while he was here.
Cornell didn't have a center the size of Jeff Foote when Jeff Foote tranferred in. He spent his transfer year alternating between lavage and the weight room.
So in November and December (so far) we play 8 games, 7 of which are on the road?
Schedule just dropped, only having two home non-conference games is brutal (no offense to Alfred State and Misericordia, whatever the hell that is, but they don't count)
https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2025-26
Quote from: chimpfood on September 29, 2025, 02:51:31 PMSchedule just dropped, only having two home non-conference games is brutal (no offense to Alfred State and Misericordia, whatever the hell that is, but they don't count)
https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2025-26
Actually it's 4, not 2. Colgate and Army are non-conference, too.
And Misericordia is a tiny D-III college outside Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on September 29, 2025, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: chimpfood on September 29, 2025, 02:51:31 PMSchedule just dropped, only having two home non-conference games is brutal (no offense to Alfred State and Misericordia, whatever the hell that is, but they don't count)
https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2025-26
Actually it's 4, not 2. Colgate and Army are non-conference, too.
And Misericordia is a tiny D-III college outside Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Right, I wasn't counting the D3 games because I can go to Ithaca high school and catch a more interesting basketball game. I'll still probably go to those though because I'm a sicko.
Quote from: chimpfood on September 29, 2025, 06:34:14 PMQuote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on September 29, 2025, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: chimpfood on September 29, 2025, 02:51:31 PMSchedule just dropped, only having two home non-conference games is brutal (no offense to Alfred State and Misericordia, whatever the hell that is, but they don't count)
https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2025-26
Actually it's 4, not 2. Colgate and Army are non-conference, too.
And Misericordia is a tiny D-III college outside Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Right, I wasn't counting the D3 games because I can go to Ithaca high school and catch a more interesting basketball game. I'll still probably go to those though because I'm a sicko.
Aaaaahhhhh. Now I understand.
To be fair, I went to one BBall game in my 4 years, so no Bball game is truly interesting to me.