News and Notes: Friday Edition

Get all the information you need about the Cornell Big Red's game vs SUNY Old Westbury, Saturday, January 12, 2013, 2 pm, with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center. Below, some news and notes for Friday...

• Cornell's game this Saturday vs. Westbury is Kids' Day.  Cornell's Ivy contest against Dartmouth on Saturday, February 9, is Newman Nation Jersey Night.

• Old Westbury guard, Kerel Mitchell has a profile on Real GM and is considered an NBA prospect.

• Big Apple Buckets ran 10,000 simulations of the Ivy League.

• Check out the podcast of the Ivy League Men's Basketball Midseason Media Conference.

• The EuroLeague website previews Jeff Foote's (Cornell '10) and Zalgiris' huge EuroLeague game today against Real Madrid.

• Tech Sidelines writes, "The coach: Steve Donahue is in his third season at Boston College, and he’s trying to revamp the program around his own Princeton style of offense. He was the head coach at Cornell before making the jump to BC. He led Cornell to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments before taking the BC job, including a 29-5 record and a Sweet 16 berth in 2010."

• The Eagle recaps American's recent struggles and its defeat to Cornell.  The Eagle writes:

The Eagles’ 68-60 loss to Cornell (7-9) Jan. 6 at Bender Arena was a prime example of how failing to finish around the basket, execute defensively on ball screens and win the hustle plays can add up.

“If we can make these significant, but relatively simple improvements and adjustments, you know, we could’ve won that game,” AU head coach Jeff Jones said. “You know, we could’ve won two or three other games that we were in until the very end.”

It has been a problem consistently during the season, which is exactly what happened against Cornell Sunday.

“There were times where I thought we played extremely hard,” Jones said. “But there were other times where I thought Cornell, you know, kind of outhustled us. There were times when we executed extremely well. And then there were times when, maybe, we didn’t.”

• CBS Sports of D.C. writes, "AU won’t be having fun this March after winning 20 games in four of the past five seasons. Coach Jeff Jones’ Eagles are just 5-10 and lost at home to Columbia, Cornell and Howard, which is 3-12 otherwise for coach Kevin Nickelberry."

• Athlon Sports writes, "Duke has limited more teams to fewer than four 3-pointers (Louisville, Delaware, Cornell and Clemson)."

• Longwood Athletics writes, "In addition to high profile road losses at No. 12 Creighton, No. 21 Georgetown, VCU, Seton Hall, Arkansas and Marshall, the Lancers have also lost at Canisius and to Cornell in Las Vegas, along with close home losses to Norfolk State, Dartmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson and Coastal Carolina … by an average margin of 9.0 points."

• Coastal Carolina Athletics writes, "Presbyterian is under the direction of Gregg Nibert who is in the midst of his 24th season as head coach at PC. The Blue Hose have yet to pick up a victory this season over a Division I opponent but have played one of the toughest schedules in the conference. PC opened the season with four-straight road games at Clemson, Georgia Tech, #15 Creighton and #24 Wisconsin. Their other D-I opponents have included Cornell, Florida A&M, Furman, Jacksonville State, Tennessee, Appalachian State, South Carolina and VMI. PC's three wins have come against Toccoa Falls, North Greenville and Montreat."

• Below is an updated list of players committed to Ivy League schools in the class of 2013:

Lealand King (Brentwood School) Los Angeles, CA, 6-6, F, Brown 
Tavon Blackmon (Gonzaga) Washington, DC, 5-11, G, Brown
Matt Madigan (Mt. Tabor HS) Winston-Salem, NC, 6-4, G, Brown
Kendall Jackson (Suffield Academy) Suffield, MA, 5-9, G, Columbia
Jeff Coby (Choate Rosemary Hall) Choate, CT, 6-6, F, Columbia

Connor Voss (St. Cloud Cathederal HS) St. Cloud, MN, 6-11, C, Columbia

David Onuorah (Marist HS) Atlanta, GA, 6-8, 230, F, Cornell 

Ikemefuna Ngwudo (Milton Academy) Milton, MA, 6-5, F, Dartmouth 

Eli Harrison (Sisters HS) Sisters, OR, 6-6, F, Dartmouth 

Mike Flemming (N'field Mt Hermon, MA) Lincolnshire, IL, 6-1, G, Dartmouth 

Matt Fraschila (Highland Park HS) Highland Park, TX, 5-10 G, Harvard 

Hunter Meyers (Douglas HS) Minden, NV, 6-6, F, Harvard 

Zena Edosomwan (Northfield Mt Hermon, MA) Hollywood, CA, 6-9, F, Harvard 

Matt Howard (A.J. Flora HS), Columbia, S.C., 6-4, G, Penn 

Dylan Jones (Village HS) Houston, TX, 6-8, F, Penn 

Dave Winfield (Harvard Westlake HS) Hollywood, CA, 6-8, F, Penn 

Tony Bagtas (Westlake HS) Atlanta, GA, 5-11, G, Penn 

Henry Caruso (Serra HS) San Mateo, CA, 6-4, G, Princeton 

Hashim Moore (Hun School, NJ) Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 6-5, F, Princeton 

Spencer Weisz (Seton Hall Prep) Florham Park, NJ, 6-4, G, Princeton 

Steven Cook (New Trier HS) Winnetka, IL, 6-5, G, Princeton
Pete Miller (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) Northfield, MA, 6-10, C, Princeton 

Amir Bell (East Brunswick HS) E.Brunswick, NJ, 6-4, G, Princeton (2014) 

Sam Downy (Lake Forest HS) Lake Forest, IL, 6-9, C, Yale 

Anthony Dallier (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) Wexford, PA, 6-6, F, Yale 

JT Flowers (Lincoln HS) Portland, OR, 6-5, F, Yale

Below, links to our recap sections from each of Cornell's games during the 2012-2013 season.

1. 11/10/12 vs. Western Michigan W 63-55
2. 11/14/12 vs. St. Peter's  L 64-68
3. 11/18/12 at Wisconsin (Las Vegas Invitational) L 40-73 
4. 11/20/12 at Arizona State (Las Vegas Invitational L 53-64
5. 11/23/12 vs. Presbyterian (Las Vegas Invitational) at Las Vegas W 89-55
6. 11/24/12 vs. Longwood (Las Vegas Invitational) at Las Vegas W 84-78
7. 11/28/12 vs. Stony Brook L 53-76
8. 12/1/12 vs. Colgate W 70-63
9. 12/17/12 at Vanderbilt L 55-66
10. 12/19/12 at Duke L 47-88
11. 12/22/12 at Boston U. L 57-70
12. 12/28/12 at St. Francis (PA) W 79-67
13. 12/30/12 at Binghamton W 79-77
14. 1/2/13 vs. Bucknell L 56-72
15. 1/6/13 at American W 68-60

• Cornell RPI Watch: The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider the margin of victory, but only whether or        not a team won and where the game was played (home/away/neutral court). The formula is 25% team                         winning percentage (WP), 50% opponents' average winning percentage (OWP), and 25% opponents'                opponents' average winning percentage (OOWP). (See: CollegeRPI.com for a further explanation of the formula.) The RPI may be the most influential factor in NCAA Tournament seeding. Cornell's RPI rank as of January 11 is No. 223 out of 344 total Division I teams. While neither the Ken Pomeroy or the Sagarin Rankings (USA Today) are used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, the KenPom.com site ranks Cornell No. 258 in the nation, while the Sagarin Rankings (USA Today) have Cornell at No. 243 Both sites are predominantly used by fans and the media.

• Here is a look at Ivy League results and upcoming games. A full Ivy composite schedule may viewed by clicking here.

IVY LEAGUE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Friday, November 9

MIT 54 Harvard 69 Box Score - Recap

UMBC 75 Penn 80  Box Score - Recap

Saturday, November 10

Western Michigan 55 Cornell 63 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 57 Buffalo 53 Box Score - Recap

Yale 82 Sacred Heart 85 (OT) [SNY] [Conn 6] Box Score - Recap  

Columbia 68 Furman 47 Box Score - Recap

Maine 54 Dartmouth 67  Box Score - Recap

Sunday, November 11

Brown 58 Binghamton 49 Box Score - Recap

Monday, November 12
Yale 35 Saint Joseph’s 61 (Coaches v. Cancer) Box Score - Recap
Penn 69 Delaware 84 (Preseason NIT) Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, November 13
Harvard 64 Massachusetts 67 (ESPN Tip Off Marathon) [ESPN] Box Score - Recap
Penn 53 Fairfield 62 (Preseason NIT) [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Northeastern 67 Princeton 66 Box Score - Recap
New Hampshire 72 Dartmouth 58 Box Score - Recap
Haverford 40 Columbia 74 Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, November 14
St. Bonaventure at Cornell [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Thursday, November 15
Brown 71 Central Connecticut State 86 Box Score - Recap

Friday, November 16
Saint Peter’s 68 Cornell 64 Box Score - Recap
Rutgers 58 Princeton 52 Box Score - Recap

Manhattan 45 Harvard 79 Box Score
Yale 56 Evansville 66 (Coaches v. Cancer) Box Score - Recap

Saturday, November 17
Drexel 61 Penn 59 Box Score - Recap

Yale 63 Buffalo 59 (Evansville, Ind.) (Coaches v. Cancer) Box Score

Brown 70 Maine 68 Box Score - Recap

Marist 67 Columbia 62 Box Score - Recap

Sunday. November 18
Yale 47 Western Illinois 59 (Oakland City, Ind.) Box Score - Recap
Cornell 40 Wisconsin 73 (Las Vegas Invitational) [ESPN3]  Box Score - Recap

Monday, November 19

Penn 68 Fordham 70 (Preseason NIT, Bethlehem PA) Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, November 20

Columbia 75 Villanova 57 [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Harvard 56 Saint Joseph’s 75 [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Penn 66 Lehigh 73 (Preseason NIT) Box Score - Recap

Cornell 53 Arizona State 64 (Las Vegas Invitational) [PAC-12 Sports Network] Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, November 21

Bryant 68 Brown 61 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 53 Syracuse 73 [TIME WARNER] Box Score - Recap

Yale 52 Vermont 65  Box Score - Recap

Friday, November 23

Cornell 89 Presbyterian 55 (Las Vegas Invitational at Las Vegas) Box Score - Recap

Columbia 75 Wayland Baptist 63 (SF Hilltop Classic) Box Score - Recap

Saturday, November 24

Saint Francis (N.Y.) 76 Brown72 (OT) Box Score - Recap

IPFW 70 Dartmouth 66 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 72 Lafayette53 Box Score - Recap

Army 83 Yale 86 (2OT)  Box Score - Recap

Cornell 84 Longwood 78 (Las Vegas Invitational at Las Vegas) Box Score - Recap

Columbia 59 San Francisco 79 (SF Hilltop Classic) Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, November 27

Dartmouth 49 Bucknell 62 Box Score - Recap

Vermont 85 Harvard 78 [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, November 28

Columbia 61 LIU Brooklyn 70 Box Score - Recap

Stony Brook 53 Cornell 76 Box Score - Recap

Binghamton 54 Penn 65 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 42 Wagner 48 (OT) Box Score - Recap

Thursday, November 29

Sacred Heart 56 Brown 69 Box Score - Recap

Hartford 60 Yale 51 Box Score - Recap

Saturday, December 1

Brown 50 New Hampshire 63 [WBIN/FCS] Box Score - Recap

Fordham 64 Harvard 73 Box Score - Recap

Dartmouth 61 Longwood 53 Box Score - Recap

Penn 47 Penn State 58 [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Colgate 63 Cornell 70 Box Score - Recap

Bucknell 65 Columbia 57 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 50 Kent State 62 Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, December 4

Dartmouth 49 Elon 71 Box Score - Recap

Harvard 79 Boston College 63 [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, December 5

Yale 64 Bryant 62 Box Score - Recap

Friday, December 7

Harvard 49 Connecticut 57 [SNY] Box Score - Recap

Saturday, December 8

Yale 56 New Hampshire 64  Box Score - Recap

Drexel 64 Princeton 57 Box Score - Recap

Dartmouth 56 Holy Cross 67 Box Score - Recap

Brown 57 Notre Dame 84 [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Villanova 68 Penn 55 [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Sunday, December 9

Columbia 54 American 42 Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, December 11

Boston University 64 Harvard 65 Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, December 12

Dartmouth 50 Vermont 52 Box Score - Recap

Saturday, December 15

Princeton 60 Fordham 63 (Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival) [YES] Box Score - Recap

Dartmouth 42 Arizona State 61 Box Score - Recap

Monday, December 17

Cornell 55 Vanderbilt 66 [ESPNU] Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, December 18

Albertus Magnus 63 Yale 112 Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, December 19

Cornell 47 Duke 88 [ESPNU] Box Score - Recap

Thursday, December 20

Rider 45 Princeton 62 Box Score - Recap

Friday, December 21

Penn 60 Delaware 83  Box Score - Recap

Saturday, December 22

Cornell 57 Boston University70 Box Score - Recap

Dartmouth 66 Bryant 79  Box Score - Recap

Holy Cross 65 Harvard 72  Box Score - Recap

Elon 70 Columbia 79 Box Score - Recap

Bucknell 67 Princeton 79 Box Score - Recap

Sunday, December 23

Brown 42 Northwestern 63 [BTN.com] Box Score - Recap

Friday, December 28

Providence 68 Brown 69 [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Cornell 79 Saint Francis (Pa.) 67  Box Score - Recap

Yale 75 Nevada 85 Box Score - Recap

Saturday, December 29

Manhattan 58 Columbia 69 Box Score - Recap

Penn 63 Wagner 68  Box Score - Recap

Harvard 67 California 62 [PAC-12] Box Score - Recap

Sunday, December 30

Cornell 79 Binghamton 77 [TIME WARNER SPORTS] Box Score - Recap

Yale 62 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 78 Box Score - Recap

Princeton 58 Akron 62 Box Score - Recap

Monday, December 31

Dartmouth 58 Boston College 79 [ESPN3] Box Score - Recap

Brown 50 Albany 57 Box Score - Recap

Harvard 69 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 70 [ESPN2] Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, January 1

Yale 70 Iowa State 80 Box Score - Recap

Wednesday, January 2

Colgate 59 Columbia 66 Box Score - Recap

Bucknell 72 Cornell 56 Box Score - Recap

Penn 57 Butler 70 Box Score - Recap

Friday, January 4

Brown 47 Rhode Island 59 [OSN] Box Score - Recap

Yale 61 Holy Cross 54 Box Score - Recap

Saturday, January 5

Princeton 74 Elon 64 Box Score - Recap

Penn 57 La Salle 74 Box Score - Recap

Columbia 64 Army 52 Box Score - Recap

Rice 62 Harvard 92 Box Score - Recap

Colgate 78 Dartmouth 62 Box Score - Recap

Sunday, January 6

Cornell 68 American 60 Box Score - Recap

Florida 79 Yale 58 [NBCSN] Box Score - Recap

Tuesday, January 8

Niagara 74 Brown 75 Box Score - Recap

Columbia 69 Holy Cross 78 Box Score - Recap

Army 58 Dartmouth 75 Box Score - Recap

Lafayette 85 Penn 83 Box Score - Recap

Saturday, January 12

Daniel Webster at Brown, 2 pm

College at Old Westbury at Cornell, 2 pm

Oberlin at Yale, 2 pm

*Harvard at Dartmouth, 4 pm

*Penn at Princeton, 6 pm [NBCSN]