The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens-basketball/page/2/)
Winner of eight Ivy titles, the Cornell men’s basketball program has a long, rich history. The team most recently won the league in 2010 when the men advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Cornell is developing an identity as a fast-paced team that can light up the scoreboard from long range and hold its own inside the paint. The Red averages 86.7 points per game (13th in NCAA) and is 26th in offensive possessions per game.
“We were basically tied with five or six minutes left to go, but I think that that’s where we have to improve: how to win a game in the last couple of minutes,” said head coach Brian Earl.
For the first time in 25 years, men’s basketball started its season 3-0. earning wins over Binghamton, Lafayette, and Colgate
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“It was kind of a no-brainer for me to be able to come home and play for my dad, with Buddy, and all the other great guys on the team,” Boeheim said at a Cornell press conference. “That has been my whole life — more or less up to this point.”
The future still looks bright for the Red on the court, with four promising recruits currently verbally committed to Cornell next year.
“This change is a direct result of the pandemic and will not be available in future years,” the statement read. “The waiver provides current 4th-year students the opportunity to complete their athletics experience at their current institution in 2021-22 after staying on track to graduate in four years.”
“I couldn’t imagine finding out right now that our season was canceled,” said Jimmy Boeheim’s brother, Buddy. “All the hard work he’s put in this summer. We worked out every day together. I was really looking forward to see what he was going to do this year. He was going to have a big year.”
“We’re understanding more about how we’re going to get our shots,” head coach Brian Earl said. “What you saw tonight is we had a lot of good looks at the basket.”
Follow along as Cornell men’s basketball takes on Northeastern at home.