Steve Donahue
Cornell shot lights out from behind the arc at Pizzitola Pavilion Friday Night to defeat Brown 95-76. Cornell set a team record and tied Princeton's Ivy League record with 20 three-point field goals in the game in route to the victory. Jon Jaques led the way for Cornell with 20 points and Louis Dale added 18 points and 8 assists as Cornell clinched their third consecutive ...
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On Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Cornell was able to avenge its only Ivy League loss of the season when they picked up a 20- point victory over the Quakers from the University of Pennsylvania behind 18 points from Ryan Wittman and 16 points from Louis Dale. To make the night even more special, Newman Nation said good-bye to 8 graduating seniors: Louis Dale, Jeff Foote, Jon...
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In a crucial game atop the Ivy League standings, Cornell defeated Harvard, 79-70, in Cambridge, MA.
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February 21, 2010
In basketball people like to talk about the importance of the "Big Three." For the Celtics its Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. For the Lakers its Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
In Ithaca there's a "Big Three" too, except, well, one of them isn't quite as big. Alongside the seven-footer, Jeff Foote, and the NBA-sized wing, Ryan ...
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Jake Mastbaum of Slope TV had a chance to catch up with Andy Katz of ESPN at halftime of the Cornell - Harvard game on 2/19/10. Tune in to hear what the ESPN Senior College Basketball Writer thinks about Cornell Basketball and the current and future state of the Ivy League.
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After be upset by his former team, Coach Donahue was able to regroup and get his team set for a battle of the unbeatens in the Ivy League. The Big Red rallied behind 7 points from Ryan Wittman in the final 2:15 of play to pick up their 7th conference win of the season and move back in sole possession of first place in the league.
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February 14, 2010
"We're a good basketball team, but we did not play well. And Penn played terrific."
Cornell head coach Steve Donahue kept it simple after dropping Friday night's game.
Once Cornell lost in the Palestra all of the frills that had been following the program for the last month were suddenly gone. No perfect league record. No top 25. No high RPI. No l...
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Slope TV's Sam Aleinikoff recaps Friday night's action as Cornell fell to Penn in the Palestra, 79-64.
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Basketball head coach Steve Donahue has taken the Big Red to the NCAA Tournament for the past two seasons. Donahue sat down with "Sidelines" host Blaine Friedlander on Feb. 9 to discuss how the team has evolved over the years, the talent on his roster, and the road ahead.
Sidelines is a weekly show featuring interviews with coaches and athletes from the university's Big...
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Check out Slope TV's exclusive mid-season interview with Cornell Basketball Head Coach, Steve Donahue. Coach Donahue discusses his teams successful non-conference campaign, which included wins against Alabama, UMass, Vermont, St. Josephs, Davidson, and St. Johns as well as a near upset of the number 1 team in the country, Kansas. Coach D also discusses preparing for the I...
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