Cornell Basketball 2025-26 Thread

[upprdeck]

They lose the big 3 guards.  They sure lacked a big to help them out this year.

[scoop85]

It's really heartbreaking to follow this team anywhere they go for Ivy madness and lose to Yale in a game that's never close every single year. We made the tournament 5 years in a row and only made the final once, never won, that just can't happen.

With all the seniors leaving it's hard not to feel like our window has closed, and our chance was in the last five years. I have no hope for the team in the near future, because there's just no talent. Really really upsetting loss for me.

Watching Penn-Yale, with Penn up 4 late in the 1st half. T.J. Power — the former blue chip Duke recruit who 1st transferred to UVA then this year to Penn - is dominating the game with 23 of Penn's 34 points. He's the type of big-time transfer we need to bring in if we want to stay near the top of the league.

[Ken711]

It's really heartbreaking to follow this team anywhere they go for Ivy madness and lose to Yale in a game that's never close every single year. We made the tournament 5 years in a row and only made the final once, never won, that just can't happen.

With all the seniors leaving it's hard not to feel like our window has closed, and our chance was in the last five years. I have no hope for the team in the near future, because there's just no talent. Really really upsetting loss for me.

Watching Penn-Yale, with Penn up 4 late in the 1st half. T.J. Power — the former blue chip Duke recruit who 1st transferred to UVA then this year to Penn - is dominating the game with 23 of Penn's 34 points. He's the type of big-time transfer we need to bring in if we want to stay near the top of the league.

He's the difference maker.  Cornell is starting to bring in good transfer recruits in football under Swanstrom, they need to do the same thing in the basketball program.

[Mr. Niss]

I see Noard had a subpar game. With the height deficit-if he is not hitting-Cornell's hurtin'.  Defi itely agree with prior poster next year will be a challenge.  Jaques definitely needs to the portal or bring in a JUCO transfer or 2. Also in reference to BearLover-the reason that Cornell went to the current offensive philosophy which started under Earl-he knew he could not outrecruit HYP and the offense was a way to counter the talent advantage.

I legitimately believe(d) that Brian Earl should have been considered for Coach of the Year for what he did with a team that could not out-recruit others in the Ivies, let alone any other competitive conference.