Cornell Basketball 2025-26 Thread

[CornellLonghorn]

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

[Trotsky]

We any good this year?

[CornellLonghorn]

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.

[chimpfood]

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.

[RichH]

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.

We're really falling into the "ivy madness" marketing, eh?  The ILT does seem all that, but what do I know?

[mountainred]

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.

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.

[Ken711]

Cornell receives a  2026 basketball commitment. Trey Williams, Loyola Academy IL, 6'3 180lbs PG.

[rss77]

Agreed 3rd or 4th place would be a successful season IMO

[scoop85]

Cornell 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.

[Ken711]

Cornell 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.

[CornellLonghorn]

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.

[underskill]

Wouldn't those big guys already be going to bigger programs at that point?

[Ken711]

Wouldn'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.

[CornellLonghorn]

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.

[Ken711]

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.

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.