2018–19 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by third-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York as members of the Ivy League.

2018–19 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceIvy League
Record15–16 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
x-Yale 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Princeton 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Cornell 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Brown 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
x Ivy League co-champions
2019 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Big Red 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 12 F 6'8" 220 Senior Rockville, MD Graduated
Kyle Brown 1 G 6'3' 170 Senior Bellevue, WA Graduated
Will Bathurst 2 G/F 6'3" 188 Senior Olean, NY Graduated
Pat Smith 24 G/F 6'5" 204 Senior Chalfont, PA Graduated

Roster

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2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Matt Harshany 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Narvarre Pace, FL
F 12 Kobe Dickson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Holcomb Holcomb, Kan.
G 24 Max Samberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rye Rye, NY
G 25 Dean Koll 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Shawnee Medford, NJ
F 3 Jimmy Boeheim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jamesville-DeWitt HS Fayetteville, NY
G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr The Webb School Knoxville, TN
G 5 Bryan Knapp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Charles E. Smith Jewish Day Washington, D.C.
G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Cox Mill HS Concord, NC
G 11 Terrance McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sierra Canyon HS Lynwood, CA
F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Loyola HS Calabasas, CA
F 21 Riley Voss 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Moeller HS Milford, OH
F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Downington West HS Downingtown, PA
G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
G/F 25 Jake Kuhn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Maria Goretti HS Bethesda, MD
G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Mark's School Dallas, TX
F 33 Steven Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Male 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Ithaca College W 98–61 
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 86–75  1–0
Binghamton University Events Center (2,120)
Binghamton, NY
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SUNY Canton W 86–44  2–0
Newman Arena (864)
Ithaca, NY
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 57–73  2–1
Newman Arena (1,266)
Ithaca, NY
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Delaware L 56–73  2–2
Newman Arena (463)
Ithaca, NY
November 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 86–73  3–2
Wellness and Events Center (637)
Newark, NJ
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at UConn L 74–91  3–3
XL Center (7,328)
Hartford, CT
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Lafayette W 63–58 OT 4–3
Kirby Sports Center (988)
Easton, PA
December 1, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Syracuse L 55–63  4–4
Carrier Dome (21,547)
Syracuse, NY
December 16, 2018*
1:00 pm
Niagara L 74–77  4–5
Gallagher Center (865)
Lewiston, NY
December 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 70–64  5–5
Newman Arena (686)
Ithaca, NY
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 70–86  5–6
Savage Arena (3,748)
Toledo, OH
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Methodist L 53–81  5–7
Moody Coliseum (6,067)
Dallas, TX
December 30, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy W 61–50  6–7
Newman Arena (1,284)
Ithaca, NY
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest L 61–83  6–8
LJVM Coliseum (4,878)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Johnson & Wales (RI) W 76–61  7–8
Newman Arena (957)
Ithaca, NY
January 9, 2019*
7:00 pm
Towson W 86–74  8–8
SECU Arena (1,123)
Towson, MD
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 60–59  9–8
(1–0)
Newman Arena (1,642)
Ithaca, NY
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY
at Columbia L 70–73  9–9
(1–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,312)
New York, NY
February 1, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 80–71  10–9
(2–1)
Newman Arena (1,741)
Ithaca, NY
February 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton L 61–70 OT 10–10
(2–2)
Newman Arena (1,807)
Ithaca, NY
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 83–80  11–10
(3–2)
Leede Arena (601)
Hanover, NH
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard W 67–61  12–10
(4–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,528)
Cambridge, MA
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 70–66 OT 13–10
(5–2)
Newman Arena (2,966)
Ithaca, NY
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale L 92–98  13–11
(5–3)
Newman Arena (3,614)
Ithaca, NY
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 59–68  13–12
(5–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,840)
Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 50–68  13–13
(5–5)
The Palestra (4,298)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 65–88  13–14
(5–6)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,344)
New Haven, CT
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown L 51–75  13–15
(5–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,574)
Providence, RI
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 72–59  14–15
(6–7)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 66–51  15–15
(7–7)
Newman Arena (1,862)
Ithaca, NY
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris
First round
L 89–98 OT 15–16
North Athletic Complex 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cornell Big Red Basketball". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2017.