2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Jacksonville Classic Bay champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–8 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Brian Earl (7th season);
Associate head coach	Jon Jaques
Assistant coaches	Max Ginsberg; Jalen Hayes;
Home arena	Newman Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, as members of the Ivy League.

2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	24	–	5	.828
Yale †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Cornell	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Brown	8	–	6	.571	13	–	18	.419
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	14	–	13	.519
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	13	–	14	.481
Penn	3	–	11	.214	11	–	18	.379
Dartmouth	2	–	12	.143	6	–	21	.222

† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Big Red finished the 2022–23 season 17–11, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They were defeated by Yale in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament.

Roster

2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Evan Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Murphy, Texas
G	1	Nazir Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Nyack, New York
F	2	Ian Imegwu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Short Hills, New Jersey
F/C	3	Ryan Kiachian	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Los Altos Hills, California
G	5	Jacob Beccles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	10	Hayden Franson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	American Fork, Utah
G	11	Adam Tsang Hinton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Studio City, California
F	12	AK Okereke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Clovis, California
G	13	Isaiah Gray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	14	Darius Ervin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
F	15	Keller Boothby	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Plano, Texas
F	20	Sean Hansen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Ramsey, New Jersey
F	21	Guy Ragland Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Jr	West Hartford, Connecticut
G	22	Jake Fiegen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wilmette, Illinois
F	23	DJ Nix	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Harrisburg, North Carolina
G	24	Josh Baldwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Everett, Massachusetts
G	25	Max Watson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Brigham City, Utah
G	30	Chris Manon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	New Milford, New Jersey
G	31	Cooper Noard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Glenview, Illinois
F	33	Chris Cain	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Middletown, New York

Head coach

Brian Earl (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Jaques (Cornell)
Max Ginsberg (Cornell)
Jalen Hayes (Drexel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Per-Game Leaders

Source:^[1]

Points: Chris Manon (12.5)
Rebounds: Guy Ragland Jr. (5.2)
Assists: Nazir Williams (3.2)
Blocks: Guy Ragland Jr. (0.6)
Steals: Chris Manon (2.2)

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN		at Lehigh	W 84–78	1–0	Stabler Arena (1,065) Bethlehem, PA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN		SUNY Morrisville	W 107–86	2–0	Newman Arena (441) Ithaca, NY
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN		at Fordham	W 78–73	3–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (847) Bronx, NY
November 15, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN		at George Mason Jacksonville Classic campus site game	L 83–90	3–1	EagleBank Arena (2,976) Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2023* 2:30 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals	W 88–70	4–1	UNF Arena (311) Jacksonville, FL
November 20, 2023* 2:00 pm		vs. Utah Valley Jacksonville Classic Bay championship	W 74–61	5–1	UNF Arena (348) Jacksonville, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Monmouth	W 91–87	6–1	Newman Arena (871) Ithaca, NY
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN		at Lafayette	W 79–71	7–1	Kirby Sports Center (1,068) Easton, PA
December 5, 2023* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Syracuse	L 70–81	7–2	JMA Wireless Dome (19,390) Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Siena	W 95–74	8–2	MVP Arena (4,902) Albany, NY
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Robert Morris	W 90–85	9–2	UPMC Events Center (625) Moon Township, PA
December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN		Colgate	W 77–64	10–2	Newman Arena (964) Ithaca, NY
January 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 18 Baylor	L 79–98	10–3	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
January 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN		Columbia	W 91–79	11–3 (1–0)	Newman Arena (1,009) Ithaca, NY
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN		Penn	W 77–60	12–3 (2–0)	Newman Arena (1,462) Ithaca, NY
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Brown	W 84–83	13–3 (3–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,012) Providence, RI
January 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Wells College	W 105–49	14–3	Newman Arena (466) Ithaca, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN		Princeton	W 83–68	15–3 (4–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Dartmouth	W 56–53	16–3 (5–0)	Leede Arena (770) Hanover, NH
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Harvard	W 89–76	17–3 (6–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Yale	L 78–80	17–4 (6–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN		Harvard	W 75–62	18–4 (7–1)	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN		Dartmouth	W 89–80	19–4 (8–1)	Newman Arena (1,703) Ithaca, NY
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN		Yale	W 65–62	20–4 (9–1)	Newman Arena (3,644) Ithaca, NY
February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN		Brown	L 74–78	20–5 (9–2)	Newman Arena (1,864) Ithaca, NY
March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Penn	W 87–81	21–5 (10–2)	The Palestra (1,995) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Princeton	L 77–79	21–6 (10–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,409) Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Columbia	W 98–76	22–6 (11–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,022) New York, NY
Ivy League Tournament
March 16, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPNews	(3)	vs. (2) Yale Semifinals	L 57–69	22–7	Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
NIT
March 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at (2) Ohio State First Round - Wake Forest Bracket	L 83–88	22–8	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2]^[3]

Recap and Aftermath

Cornell was projected to finish third in the Ivy League, according to preseason polls,^[4] and they finished right in line with the projections. It was the best finish for Cornell since winning the Ivy League and reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2010, and their first ever NIT appearance.

Due to the four-year athletic eligibility limit of the Ivy League,^[5] seniors are not allowed to play another year. This led to the departure of Isaiah Gray to Akron,^[6] Chris Manon to Vanderbilt,^[7] Sean Hansen to George Washington,^[8] and Keller Bootby following head coach Brian Earl to William & Mary.^[9] All of these players averaged at least 15 minutes a game for the Big Red in the 2023-24 college basketball season.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cornell Big Red 2023-24 Men's College Basketball Stats". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Cornell Big Red Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "Yale Selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". ivyleague.com. October 17, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Eligibility". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Beaven, Michael. "Akron men's basketball recruiting: Cornell transfer Isaiah Gray commits to Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Mago, Anish (April 23, 2024). "Vanderbilt lands commitment from Cornell transfer Chris Manon - The Vanderbilt Hustler". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Rothstein, Abe (April 17, 2024). "GW Lands Commitment from Cornell Transfer Sean Hansen". A10 Talk. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Keller Boothby: Hoops-to-MBA". William & Mary School of Business. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[:0-1] "Cornell Big Red 2023-24 Men's College Basketball Stats". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Cornell Big Red Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[4] "Yale Selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". ivyleague.com. October 17, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[5] "Eligibility". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[6] Beaven, Michael. "Akron men's basketball recruiting: Cornell transfer Isaiah Gray commits to Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[7] Mago, Anish (April 23, 2024). "Vanderbilt lands commitment from Cornell transfer Chris Manon - The Vanderbilt Hustler". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[8] Rothstein, Abe (April 17, 2024). "GW Lands Commitment from Cornell Transfer Sean Hansen". A10 Talk. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[9] "Keller Boothby: Hoops-to-MBA". William & Mary School of Business. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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