News and Notes: Thursday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Thursday...

• The Cornell Basketball Prospect Camp for elite high school players considering playing at Cornell is scheduled for this weekend, June 23-24. Cornell coaches direct the camp while several veteran Big Red players serve as counselors.

• Cornell men's basketball was honored by the NCAA for its APR scores.

• In the FIBA Centrobasket Championship for Senior Men in Puerto Rico, Cornell's Jonathan Gray and his U.S. Virigin Islands team defeated Costa Rica on Wednesday, 92-64. Gray's stat line was 27 min, 12 points (4/10 FGs), 5 assists, 1 rebound, 0 turnovers. On Friday, USVI faces the Dominican Republic which is led by NBA players, Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) and Francisco Garcia (Sacramento Kings). USVI does not play today.

• Cornell incoming freshman, Braxston Bunce (Kelowna Secondary School) Kelowna, BC, Canada, 6-11, C, playing for the Canadian Junior Men's National Team in the FIBA Americas U18 Championships in Brazil, captured the Bronze medal on Thursday with a thrilling 68-66 win over Argentina. Bunce played 11 minutes and finished with 1 assist and did not attempt a field goal.

• The New York Post writes, "[Marshon] Brooks wasn’t the only Nets Summer League participant playing in last night’s game [in the Nike Pro City Summer League in New York City], as center Jeff Foote, who played for the Springfield Armor for much of last season – and also got a brief NBA call-up with the New Orleans Hornets – also was on his team. Foote, a Cornell product, impressed the Armor’s coaching staff this past season in Springfield, where he averaged 15.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 55 percent from the field in 38 games. Given the lack of size on the Nets roster at the moment – with [Jordan] Williams and center Johan Petro as the only big men currently under contract – it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see the Nets give a legitimate 7-footer like Foote a shot at making the team in training camp."

• Below, action from the Nike Pro City League on June 19, 2012 featuring Jeff Foote (Cornell '10):