2019–20 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Big Red, led by fourth-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 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament , although the tournament was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Previous season
The Big Red finished the 2018–19 season 15–16 overall, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Due to tiebreakers, they failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament . They were invited to the CIT , where they were defeated by Robert Morris in the first round.[ 1]
Roster
2019–20 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Matt Harshany
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Pace, Florida
F
2
Marcus Filien
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Rensselaer, New York
F
3
Jimmy Boeheim
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Fayetteville, New York
G
4
Greg Dolan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Williamsville, New York
G
5
Bryan Knapp
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Washington, D.C.
F
10
Chuks Uzoka
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Richmond, Texas
G
11
Terrance McBride
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Lynwood, California
F
12
Kobe Dickson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Holcomb, Kansas
F
13
Thurston McCarty
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Shubuta, Mississippi
F
20
Chaz Mack
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Tucson, Arizona
F
21
Riley Voss
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Milford, Ohio
F
22
Josh Warren
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
Sr
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
F
23
Jordan Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Thousand Oaks, California
G
24
Max Samberg
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Rye, New York
G
25
Dean Noll
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Medford, New Jersey
G
32
Noah Gear
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Potomac, Maryland
G
50
Sarju Patel
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Daleville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 6, 2019
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton
W 84–64
1–0
Newman Arena (1,282)Ithaca, NY
November 10, 2019 *1:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Bryant
L 81–82
1–1
Chace Athletic Center (1,182)Smithfield, RI
November 13, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT
L 58–59
1–2
Newman Arena (274)Ithaca, NY
November 16, 2019 *1:00 pm, FSN
at DePaul
L 54–75
1–3
Wintrust Arena (3,837)Chicago, IL
November 20, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Syracuse
L 53–72
1–4
Carrier Dome (21,123)Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Coppin State
L 66–68 OT
1–5
Physical Education Complex (762)Baltimore, MD
November 26, 2019 *7:00 pm, PLN
at Navy
L 61–72
1–6
Alumni Hall (804)Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2019 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Towson
Cancelled[ 2]
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 7, 2019 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette
L 59–62
1–7
Newman Arena (994)Ithaca, NY
December 11, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Colgate
L 58–66
1–8
Cotterell Court (876)Hamilton, NY
December 22, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford
L 76–80
1–9
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (662)West Hartford, CT
December 29, 2019 *1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 20 Penn State
L 59–90
1–10
Bryce Jordan Center (8,316)University Park, PA
January 7, 2020 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purchase College
W 100–68
2–10
Newman Arena (335)Ithaca, NY
January 13, 2020 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Elmira
W 70–33
3–10
Newman Arena (319)Ithaca, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia
L 61–75
3–11 (0–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,823)New York, NY
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia
W 62–50
4–11 (1–1)
Newman Arena (2,416)Ithaca, NY
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
L 63–74
4–12 (1–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,145)Providence, RI
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale
L 71–86
4–13 (1–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,506)New Haven, CT
February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton
W 73–62
5–13 (2–3)
Newman Arena (2,644)Ithaca, NY
February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
L 73–79
5–14 (2–4)
Newman Arena (889)Ithaca, NY
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard
L 63–85
5–15 (2–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,262)Boston, MA
February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth
L 53–75
5–16 (2–6)
Leede Arena (525)Hanover, NH
February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale
L 80–81 2OT
5–17 (2–7)
Newman Arena (631)Ithaca, NY
February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown
W 63–45
6–17 (3–7)
Newman Arena (628)Ithaca, NY
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth
L 70–82
6–18 (3–8)
Newman Arena (405)Ithaca, NY
February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard
L 58–67
6–19 (3–9)
Newman Arena (639)Ithaca, NY
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
L 64–78
6–20 (3–10)
The Palestra (2,965)Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton
W 85–82
7–20 (4–10)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,553)Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 3]
References