News and Notes: Tuesday Edition

Above, A Date in Cornell Basketball History, the 1975-1976 media guide.  On the cover, head coach Ben Bluitt and Maynard Brown.  Brown was a 1st Team All Ivy selection in 1975 and 2nd team selection in 1976.  Brown earned his B.S. from Cornell in 1976 and his M.B.A in 1983.  Below, news and notes for Tuesday...

• See an article from November 2012 on Maynard Brown's (above) (Cornell '76) receipt of the Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award from the Johnson School.

• The Ft. Wayne Journal Courier seems to think Purdue should land Cornell graduate Errick Peck over his other finalists, Xavier, Loyola (IL), and Duquesne.  The Courier writes:

The other reason this could be a big week for Purdue is the pending decision from Errick Peck, the 6-6 former Indiana All-Star from Indianapolis Cathedral who played high school ball with Kelsey Barlow and was seen many times by the Purdue staff.
Peck played as a freshman and sophomore at Ivy League member Cornell, sat out his junior year with a knee injury and played in 2012-2013 as a redshirt junior, averaging 9.7 points and 4.8 rebounds.
Now, Peck has a chance to come to Purdue as a fifth-year graduate student for the 2013-2014 season, which would add experience to a roster that as of now would have two scholarship players – Terone Johnson and Travis Carroll – in the junior and senior classes.
Peck is a hard-working wing/small power forward who would be a great locker room guy and a great addition to practices, where he would push some of the younger guys to reach their potential.
Don’t look for a decision from Peck before the weekend, but it would appear Purdue is in good shape with the former Cathedral player.

• Cornell alum, Cody Toppert ('05) is training NBA Draft hopefuls, including Miami's Shane Larkin.

• Jeff Foote's (Cornell '10) Zalgiris club goes for the sweep of Rytas in the Lithuanian LKL premier league today.  Foote is out with a back injury and is not expected to play.  Zalgiris leads the series, 3-0.

• Below is an updated list of players committed to Ivy League schools in the class of 2013 (unless otherwise noted):

Steven Spieth.(Jesuit HS) Dallas, TX, 6-6, F, Brown
Aram Martin (Miller School) Charlottesville, VA, 6-9, F, Brown
Lealand King (Brentwood School) Los Angeles, CA, 6-6, F, Brown
J.R. Hobbie (Manasquan HS) Manasquan, NJ, 6-4, G, Brown
Tavon Blackmon (Gonzaga) Washington, DC, 5-11, G, Brown
Matt Madigan (Mt. Tabor HS) Winston-Salem, NC, 6-4, G, Brown
Chris McComber (John McCrae School) Ottawa, ON, 6-7, F, Columbia
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
Desmond Fleming (College Park Woodlands HS) Woodlands, TX, 6-0, G, Cornell
Robert Hatter (Westside HS) Houston, TX, 6-1, G, Cornell

David Onuorah (Marist HS) Atlanta, GA, 6-8, 230, F, Cornell
Braxston Bunce (Kelowna SS) Kelowna, B.C., Canada, 6-11, C (red shirt)
Holt Harmon (Plano West HS) Plano, TX, 6-9, F (red shirt)
Cole Harrison (Montrose Christian) Brentwood, TN, 6-10, C, Dartmouth

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
Preston Troutt (Trinity Christian) Dallas, TX 6-0, G, Penn
Khyan Rayner (Jesuit HS) Portland, OR, 5-9, G, Princeton

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
AJ Edwards (South Kent School) Kent, CT, 6-5, F, Yale

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

JT Flowers (Lincoln HS) Portland, OR, 6-5, F, Yale
Maki Mason (Hotchkiss School), Lakeville, CT, 5-11, G, Yale (2014)