Cornell Big Red NCAA Basketball News

Ryan Wittman and Cornell had the edge in experience, savvy and poise while Anthony Grant's first Alabama team is still working out the kinks.

GAME NOTES: The 2009-10 season begins this afternoon for the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Cornell Big Red as the two square off at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.

ITHACA -- Mark Coury finds it fitting his first game in a Cornell uniform will be played on an Southeastern Conference court.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team has had an odd tendency in recent years of being the opponent in games that get extra attention for unusual reasons.

OUTLOOK: Cornell repeated as champions of the Ivy League last season and with every starter and several key reserves back in the fold, the Big Red are clearly the favorites to win the title once again in 2009-10. Princeton made a big move up the standings last season and returns all five starters, making the Tigers the biggest threat to Cornell.

Cornell is again picked to take the Ivy League crown. Two teams that had so much in common barely seven months ago, now find themselves at complete opposite ends of the spectrum.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Despite the fact that the veteran core of the team makes early playing time hard to imagine, Steve Donohue brought in a strong group of freshmen.

ITHACA -- A non-league schedule littered with BCS Conference opponents and high-profile venues has sent ripples of excitement through the Cornell men's basketball program.

Today, we continue our conference rankings countdown. We're working backward, from our No.

The year was 1998 and for the first time in a generation the government had a budget surplus.

Zach Spiker, a fast-rising star in the college coaching profession, has been named new men's basketball head coach at Army it was announced Saturday by Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson.

Greensburg Salem senior Jake Matthews always has been a fan of Ivy League basketball .

Cornell University men's basketball games will be broadcast live on 93.5 WVBR-FM this season, the athletic department announced Friday.

A game at Kansas University, a home date with a Big East opponent, and a pair of games at Madison Square Garden highlight what may be the most challenging non-conference schedule in Cornell men's basketball history.

Cornell University's athletic department just released the following press release: ' Games against preseason No.

Everyone knows what constitutes a big game in college basketball. The pre-game hype.

Tom Frederick says a successful program, a dazzling arena and athletic facilities and a coaching staff with a plan led him to Wartburg College.

At summer camps and tournaments, there often is a lot of fancy dribbling and quick shots.

Many coaches in many prep sports firmly believe that you are only as good as your seniors.