Men's Basketball 21-22

[Greenberg '97]

Whoever made the decision, it sucked.  Left the wife and kid back at the hotel and solo'ed it.

[djk26]

CBI? CIT?

Anyone have any details?  cornellbigred.com says nothing. I thought for sure we'd get invited to one of the "other" tournaments.  I know Princeton is going to the NIT.

[Greenberg '97]

CBI? CIT? The Basketball Classic?

Anyone have any details?  cornellbigred.com says nothing. I thought for sure we'd get invited to one of the "other" tournaments.  I know Princeton is going to the NIT.

Wikipedia seems to think Cornell was invited, however, there's a one-team discrepancy between that list and this schedule of games, which notes that Wofford's opponent forfeited due to COVID-19.

Any bets on how that played out?

[ugarte]

CBI? CIT? The Basketball Classic?

Anyone have any details?  cornellbigred.com says nothing. I thought for sure we'd get invited to one of the "other" tournaments.  I know Princeton is going to the NIT.

Wikipedia seems to think Cornell was invited, however, there's a one-team discrepancy between that list and this schedule of games, which notes that Wofford's opponent forfeited due to COVID-19.

Any bets on how that played out?

I don't see Cornell on the wiki. they don't seem able to fill the bracket.

[Greenberg '97]

Edited out about 8 minutes ago.

Good ol' Wikipedia.

[ugarte]

"Forfited" lol this tournament is a train wreck.

[scoop85]

Saw on Twitter that Jordan Jones has entered the transfer portal. I'm assuming he has 2 years of eligibility remaining. He's a good mid-major player, but if he's looking to play for a power conference I don't see him as a starter at that level.

[rss77]

A shame if he goes.  Was looking forward to watching him play next year.  Patel, Noll, and Dickson have an extra year to use elsewhere also.  Am a little concerned about future of Ivies.  It is starting to look like a farm system for the bigs.  Cornell, Penn, and Brown have been pushing for graduate student eligibility but it just voted down again by the Ivy Prexies (For rules to change it has to be a 6-2 vote) according to The Dartmouth.  I wish the Ivy athletes could form a union to push back against the anti-athletic policies that are set by the league.  The latest is the 25% reduction in football recruiting classes that is upcoming.

[BearLover]

A shame if he goes.  Was looking forward to watching him play next year.  Patel, Noll, and Dickson have an extra year to use elsewhere also.  Am a little concerned about future of Ivies.  It is starting to look like a farm system for the bigs.  Cornell, Penn, and Brown have been pushing for graduate student eligibility but it just voted down again by the Ivy Prexies (For rules to change it has to be a 6-2 vote) according to The Dartmouth.  I wish the Ivy athletes could form a union to push back against the anti-athletic policies that are set by the league.  The latest is the 25% reduction in football recruiting classes that is upcoming.

What a joke. An athletic league that does not support athletics or its athletes. Did The Dartmouth say what the vote was?

[jeff '84]

Jimmy Boeheim works on his NBA degree before he sees where his one from Cornell takes him.

By Stefan Bondy NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Jimmy Boeheim is tabling his Ivy League degree and future in finance for his dream of professional basketball.

That dream brought him Thursday to Tarrytown, where Boeheim, the son of legendary Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, worked out for the Knicks at their practice facility with a group of five other draft-eligible prospects.

Boeheim, who played last season for his father after graduating from Cornell, will likely go undrafted later this month. But he's willing to play in the G League or overseas.

It's less stable, but probably more exciting than the paths of his Cornell classmates.

"A lot of them are in the City doing stuff in finance. It's good for them," he said. "Right now I'm hoping I don't' have to use my degree for a while. I'm just enjoying this game, seeing how far it'll take me."

Jimmy, 24, a 6-foot-8 forward, is viewed as the lesser prospect of the Boeheim brothers, with Buddy, the younger sibling by 18 months, projected as a possible second-round pick because of a top-level 3-point shot.

The brothers were key contributors to Syracuse's 16-17 season, which ended controversially for Buddy because he was suspended for the final game after hitting a Florida State player in the stomach.

Buddy previously worked out for the Knicks, according to college basketball reporter Adam Zagoria, and Jimmy said Thursday his game has benefited from practicing with his brother.

"He's a great shooter, for sure," Jimmy said. "That's been an area of focus to build on my shot. I've come a long way and it feels great right now. So it's about continuing getting more consistent. It's great when you can shoot with one of the best shooters in the country every day in my brother."

Jimmy was forced to take a year off from basketball because the Ivy League shut down its entire season of 2021-22 amid the pandemic. He then graduated from Cornell with a finance degree and transferred to Syracuse for his final year of eligibility, averaging 13.4 points over 33 games while proving capable of producing in a major conference.

He also had to learn a new name for his father.

"It was a little adjustment. I never really knew what to call him — Dad, coach," Boeheim said. "It was weird to call him coach after calling him dad for so long. But it was awesome the moments we got to spend with one another."

Jimmy Boeheim had worked out for a few NBA teams before Thursday but acknowledged a special affinity for the Knicks because they're somewhat of a local team and Carmelo Anthony is an Orange legend.

Jim Boeheim, the Syracuse coach, is also close with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. Both were assistants on the gold medal U.S. team at the 2016 Olympics.

So Thursday was an opportunity for Jimmy to impress in a 3-on-3 setting.

"I love basketball more than I ever have right now. I'm so into it, there's no way I can give it up right now," he said. "Whatever basketball throws at me—G league, NBA, overseas—whatever it may be, I'm ready and will attack it with all I got and continue to have fun and love the game."

If nothing works out, Boeheim can always return to NYC on Wall Street.

[David Harding]

Jimmy Boeheim signs to play in Greek basketball league
https://www.14850.com/081227183-jimmy-boeheim-greece/