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
Conference	Ivy League
Record	12–16 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach	Brian Earl (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Jaques Donovan Williams Adam Gierlach
Home arena	Newman Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Harvard	12	–	2		.857			18	–	14		.563
x-Penn †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
Yale	9	–	5		.643			16	–	15		.516
Cornell	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
Princeton	5	–	9		.357			13	–	16		.448
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			8	–	19		.296
Brown	4	–	10		.286			11	–	16		.407
Dartmouth	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
David Onuorah	0	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Lithonia, GA	Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Darryl Smith	1	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Chesapeake, VA	Graduated
Donovan Wright	3	F	6'5'	200	Sophomore	Easton, PA	Left the team for personal reasons
Robert Hatter	5	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Desmond Fleming	11	G	5'11"	180	Senior	The Woodlands, TX	Graduated
Braxston Bunce	15	C	6'11"	250	Senior	Kelowna, BC	Graduated
JoJo Fallas	25	G	5'11"	175	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Joseph Bayless	30	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Steven Julian	33	F	6'6"	190	Junior	Louisville, KY	Junior 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 September 20, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kyle Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Newport HS Bellevue, WA G/F 2 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Olean HS Olean, NY F 3 Jimmy Boeheim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jamesville-DeWitt HS Fayetteville, NY G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr The Webb School Knoxville, TN G 5 Bryan Knapp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charles E. Smith Jewish Day Washington, D.C. G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Cox Mill HS Concord, NC G 11 Terrance McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon HS Lynwood, CA F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Gonzaga College HS Rockville, MD F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Loyola HS Calabasas, CA F 21 Riley Voss 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Moeller HS Milford, OH F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Downington West HS Downingtown, PA G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Archbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA G/F 25 Jake Kuhn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti HS Bethesda, MD G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Mark's School Dallas, TX F 33 Steven Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Male HS Kaskaskia College Louisville, KY	Head coach Brian Earl (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Jon Jaques (Cornell) Donovan Williams (Park) Adam Gierlach (Rice) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 November 7, 2017.
2. "Cornell Big Red Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Big Red Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.