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Big Red Banter SEC to IVY: From Starts to Finishing
Posted by on March 1, 2011 (No Comments)
Southeastern Conference starters don’t transfer to the Ivy League. It just doesn’t happen. So when Mark Coury recruited Cornell after his sophomore season at Kentucky, the Red coaching staff was understandably surprised. The fans were stunned. The media was enthralled. The expectations were inflated. Mark Coury has always been, and will always be, an energy guy. He’... Read More
Big Red Banter From Manager to Marksman
Posted by on February 23, 2011 (No Comments)
He played all of five minutes against Division I opponents last season, recording two rebounds and a pair of turnovers as his only official statistics. Forget away games, on the rare occasion that he actually traveled with the team it was purely in a practice squad capacity. Scrub minutes might even be a stretch; Johnny Gray didn’t step on the floor last season with the ... Read More
Big Red Banter Courtney, Red Continue Progression
Posted by on February 14, 2011 (No Comments)
No more than half an hour had passed since his would-be buzzer beater clanged off iron and sent Princeton into a frenzy, but Drew Ferry was back courtside, practice gear on, ball in hand, ready to start shooting once again. Twenty-seven minutes of game action in the two-point loss to Princeton wasn’t enough to find his stroke as the junior guard, arguably the Red’s ... Read More
Big Red Banter Red Fall at Dartmouth, Harvard, Remain Optimistic
Posted by on January 30, 2011 (No Comments)
A pair of losses in Hanover and Cambridge – it’s been a while since a Cornell coach has had to give a pep talk after that type of Ivy League weekend. Ten years to be exact. The last time Cornell was swept by Dartmouth and Harvard came during former head coach Steve Donahue’s first season (2000-2001). The last time the Red was swept by their travel partner, Columbia,... Read More
Cornell Sports Broadcasting Slope TV Talks to Former Head Coach Steve Donahue
Posted by on January 30, 2011 (No Comments)
Steve Donahue, who departed Cornell for Boston College last Spring, got a chance to catch his former squad in action at the Cornell-Harvard game on January 29, 2011.  Jake Mastbaum of Slope TV had a chance to chat with Coach Donahue to get some insight on the transition from East Hill to Chestnut Hill. Read More
Cornell Sports Broadcasting Wright, Harvard Down Red in Cambridge
Posted by on January 30, 2011 (No Comments)
Despite a gutsy performance from sophomore Errick Peck, Harvard cruised to a 78-57 victory over Cornell. Spurred by dominating front court performances from Keith Wright and Kyle Casey, Harvard moved to 4-0 in league play while the Red dropped to 0-4. Read More
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