2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by second-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 12–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament to Harvard.

2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record12–16 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Harvard122 .857  1814  .563
x-Penn122 .857  249  .727
Yale95 .643  1615  .516
Cornell68 .429  1216  .429
Princeton59 .357  1316  .448
Columbia59 .357  819  .296
Brown410 .286  1116  .407
Dartmouth311 .214  720  .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Big Red finished the 2016–17 season 8–21, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
David Onuorah0F6'9"230SeniorLithonia, GAGraduate transferred to Connecticut
Darryl Smith1G6'2"180SeniorChesapeake, VAGraduated
Donovan Wright3F6'5'200SophomoreEaston, PALeft the team due to personal reasons
Robert Hatter5G6'2"180SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Desmond Fleming11G5'11"180SeniorThe Woodlands, TXGraduated
Braxston Bunce15C6'11"250SeniorKelowna, BCGraduated
JoJo Fallas25G5'11"175SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Joseph Bayless30F6'8"240SophomoreDallas, TXLeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Steven Julian33F6'6"190JuniorLouisville, KYJunior college transferred from Kaskaskia College

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terrance McBride
#109 SG
Chatsworth, CA Sierra Canyon High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Dec 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Bryan Knapp
#125 SG
Washington, D.C. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Sep 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Jimmy Boeheim
PF
Syracuse, NY Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Jake Kuhn
#116 SF
Bethesda, MD St. Maria Goretti High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 55
Riley Voss
SF
Cincinnati, OH Moeller High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.

    Roster

    2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Kyle Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrNewport HS Bellevue, WA
    G/F 2 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrOlean HS Olean, NY
    F 3 Jimmy Boeheim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrJamesville-DeWitt HS Fayetteville, NY
    G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrThe Webb School Knoxville, TN
    G 5 Bryan Knapp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrCharles E. Smith Jewish Day Washington, D.C.
    G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg) JrCox Mill HS Concord, NC
    G 11 Terrance McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSierra Canyon HS Lynwood, CA
    F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrGonzaga College HS Rockville, MD
    F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)234 lb (106 kg) JrLoyola HS Calabasas, CA
    F 21 Riley Voss 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMoeller HS Milford, OH
    F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) SoDownington West HS Downingtown, PA
    G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrWayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
    G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) SrArchbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA
    G/F 25 Jake Kuhn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Maria Goretti HS Bethesda, MD
    G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrSt. Mark's School Dallas, TX
    F 33 Steven Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMale HS
    Kaskaskia College
    Louisville, KY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 4, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    SUNY Cortland W 96–70 
    Newman Arena 
    Ithaca, NY
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Syracuse L 45–77  0–1
    Carrier Dome (21,720)
    Syracuse, NY
    Nov 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ILN
    Binghamton W 94–84  1–1
    Newman Arena (968)
    Ithaca, NY
    Nov 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate L 61–72  1–2
    Cotterell Court (661)
    Hamilton, NY
    Nov 19, 2017*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UMass Lowell L 78–98  1–3
    Tsongas Center (1,689)
    Lowell, MA
    Nov 24, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ILN
    Toledo W 80–77  2–3
    Newman Arena (704)
    Ithaca, NY
    Nov 27, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Duquesne W 78–71  3–3
    Palumbo Center (1,204)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Dec 2, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    at Northeastern L 66–84  3–4
    Matthews Arena (974)
    Boston, MA
    Dec 16, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    at Longwood W 69–62  4–4
    Willett Hall (215)
    Farmville, VA
    Dec 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ILN
    Lafayette W 80–71  5–4
    Newman Arena (475)
    Ithaca, NY
    Dec 23, 2017*
    1:00 pm, ILN
    Niagara L 86–89  5–5
    Newman Arena (977)
    Ithaca, NY
    Dec 28, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    at Delaware L 96–97 OT 5–6
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,450)
    Newark, DE
    Dec 30, 2017*
    3:30 pm, SECN
    at Auburn L 77–98  5–7
    Auburn Arena (8,493)
    Auburn, AL
    Jan 5, 2018*
    5:30 pm, ILN
    Central Penn W 93–69  6–7
    Newman Arena (444)
    Ithaca, NY
    Ivy League regular season
    Jan 12, 2018
    8:00 pm, ILN
    at Penn L 61–69  6–8
    (0–1)
    Palestra (2,176)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Princeton L 54–91  6–9
    (0–2)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (2,635)
    Princeton, NJ
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    at Columbia L 62–88  6–10
    (0–3)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,302)
    New York, NY
    Jan 27, 2018
    4:00 pm, ILN
    Columbia W 82–81  7–10
    (1–3)
    Newman Arena (2,379)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Dartmouth W 86–85  8–10
    (2–3)
    Newman Arena (1,149)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 3, 2018
    6:00 pm, ELVN
    Harvard L 73–76  8–11
    (2–4)
    Newman Arena (1,188)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Brown W 78–60  9–11
    (3–4)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038)
    Providence, RI
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ILN
    at Yale L 65–74  9–12
    (3–5)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,514)
    New Haven, CT
    Feb 16, 2018
    8:00 pm, ILN
    Princeton W 107–101 3OT 10–12
    (4–5)
    Newman Arena (1,193)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 17, 2018
    6:30 pm, ILN
    Penn L 71–79  10–13
    (4–6)
    Newman Arena (868)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 23, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Yale L 80–82  10–14
    (4–7)
    Newman Arena (1,864)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 24, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    Brown W 73–68  11–14
    (5–7)
    Newman Arena (1,642)
    Ithaca, NY
    Mar 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Harvard L 88–98 2OT 11–15
    (5–8)
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
    Cambridge, MA
    Mar 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, ILN
    at Dartmouth W 86–75  12–15
    (6–8)
    Leede Arena (874)
    Hanover, NH
    Ivy League Tournament
    Mar 10, 2018
    12:30 pm, ESPNU
    (4) vs. (1) Harvard
    Semifinals
    L 55–74  12–16
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[1][2]

    References

    1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
    2. "Cornell Big Red Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Big Red Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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