News and Notes: Thursday Edition

Below, some news and notes for Thursday...

• Jeff Foote (Cornell '10) and his Zalgiris team of Lithuania face Emporio Armani Milano of Italy today in the EuroLeague.

•  Cornell's season opening opponent, Western Michigan, is dealing with a few lingering injuries.

•  MidMajorMadness.com ranks Shonn Miller the No. 7 player in the Ivy League and writes:

7. Shonn Miller, Cornell - Miller won rookie of the year honors in the Ivy League last season, and a lot of that was based on how much he was asked to do for the Big Red out of the gate. Miller isn't a great shooter, but according to coach Bill Courtney, he is working on it. His biggest talent comes on the defensive side of the ball where he turned in a 19.5 DEF100 score, among the best marks in the league. That is a strong number for any player, let alone a freshman. Plus his 2.2 HW30 made him an easy choice for this list. The Big Red will go as far as Miller can take them -- he is the only positive value player returning for Cornell this season. It remains to be seen what that exactly means given the loss of Chris Wroblewski at guard. Miller's talent though shouldn't be denied.

• Excluding Cornell's recruiting class, 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
  Connor Voss (St. Cloud Cathederal HS) St. Cloud, MN, 6-11, C, Columbia
  Eli Harrison (Sisters HS) Sisters, OR, 6-6, F, Dartmouth
  Mike Flemming (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) Lincolnshire, IL, 6-1, G, Dartmouth
  Hunter Meyers (Douglas HS) Minden, NV, 6-6, F, Harvard
  Zena Edosomwan (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) Hollywood, CA, 6-9, F, Harvard
  Matt Howard (A.J. Flora HS), Columbia, S.C., 6-4, G, 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
  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