Table of Contents HISTORY Mintes/Games Played
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Table of Contents HISTORY Mintes/Games Played ................................................ 39 Over A Century of Tradition .............................................3 Newman Arena .......................................................40-41 Cornell Basketball Timeline....................................... 4-12 Freshman ........................................................................ 42 Cornell in the NBA ...............................................................4 Double-Doubles ....................................................43-44 The Sweet 16 .........................................................................5 In The Polls ..................................................................... 45 Great Games ......................................................................6-7 Coaching Records ............................................................ 46 All-Time Letter Winners .................................................8-9 In-Season Tournaments ...........................................47-48 All-Time Uniform Numbers .....................................10-11 Miscellaneous .................................................................... 49 Conference Champions.................................................. 12 HONORS RECORDS Awards ............................................................................50-51 All-Time Career Player Stats ....................................13-19 Postseason .......................................................................... 52 Cornell Stat Records - One Pager ................................ 20 STATS AND RESULTS Scoring ......................................................................21-23 Season Stats (1999-present) ...................................53-70 1,000-Point Scorers ...............................................24-26 Year-By-Year Results...................................................71-80 Field Goals ................................................................27-28 Cornell vs. Opponents ..............................................81-82 3-Point Field Goals ................................................29-30 Cornell vs. Conferences .................................................. 83 Free Throws ..............................................................31-32 Cornell Year-By-Year Stats .............................................. 84 Rebounding .............................................................33-34 Opponent Year-By-Year Stats ....................................... 85 Assists ........................................................................35-36 Comparison Year-By-Year Stats ..............................86-88 Steals ................................................................................ 37 Blocked Shots ............................................................... 38 The Cornell men’s basketball record book was written, compiled and edited by associate director of athletics for communications Jeremy Hartigan and the entire Office of Athletic Communications. Additional information will be included as it is researched and verified. If you have corrections or additions, please contact the office by email at [email protected]. 2 • www.CornellBigRed.com Cornell Big Red Men’s Basketball Over A Century of Tradition With nearly 125 years of basketball to call upon, the Big Red has an incredibly storied history on the college hardwood. Cornellians have been successful in the NBA (both on the hardwood and in the board room) and have often challenged the best teams in the country. From Cornell Hall of Famers Howard Ortner and Sam MacNeil to Albert Sharpe, Royner Greene and Steve Donahue, Big Red coaches have routinely put their teams in positions to compete for championships, claiming eight EIBL or Ivy League titles. Most recently, three consecutive Ancient Eight crowns, including an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2009-10 and an appearance in the 2019 CIT, show that the Big Red continues to rewrite history. Five NCAA Tournament appearances. More than 1,200 wins. NBA books and 300 articles on basketball and its rules. He was players and dozens of professional basketball players around instrumental in the reinstatement of the dunk in 1976 and was the globe. From being a charter member of the first basketball an advocate of the 45-second shot clock and 3-point shot. Steitz conference in the college game (Eastern Intercollegiate Basket- also helped establish the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, ball League), to now being a part of the oldest and most stable Mass. while serving as head basketball coach and athletic direc- athletic grouping (Ivy League), Big Red basketball has played an tor at Springfield College. important role in the history of college basketball. Nat Militzok was the first Cornellian to play in the NBA, and may Basketball first appeared at Cornell in 1892, and a club was formed have been the first player from any school to step on an NBA court. in 1898 after with J.S. Hills as elected manager and R.F. Ludwig He had the honor of playing in what is considered the first NBA named captain. For the first three years it was not officially recog- game for the Knicks against the Huskies in Toronto on Nov. 1, 1946 nized by the Athletic Council, and consequently could not use the and was credited with the first assist in league history. name Cornell. In 1901, however, the team was granted the rights to use the Cornell name. It’s name has been stitched on the front Cornell has played games in 47 states (only Alaska, North Dakota of jerseys ever since, and Cornellians have been instrumental in and Mississippi are holdouts), as well as in Australia, Belgium, the growth of the college, professional and international games. Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Spain and Swe- den. The Big Red has suited up against the Canadian national Ed Steitz ‘43, a member of the Basketball and FIBA Basket- champions and national teams from countries spanning from ball Halls of Fame, was the original founder and president of Great Britain to Egypt to Luxembourg, all the while representing Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America one of the world’s most fabled Universities. (ABAUSA), now USA Basketball. He served for more than 25 years as secretary, editor and national interpreter of the NCAA Characters abound in Big Red lore, from diminutive 5-6 All-Amer- Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, authoring more than 90 ican Chuck Rolles to 7-0 local star Jeff Foote, Cornell’s most recent NBA player. Matt Morgan, Ryan Wittman and John Bajusz, the top three scorers in school history, are well-regarded as among the finest shooters to ever grace the Ivy League courts. Standouts like Lee Morton, Ken Bantum and Louis Dale have been honored as the top player in the conference, and nine have garnered a total of 10 All-America honors. Twelve have been drafted into the NBA and five have garnered coveted spots on the Academic All-America team, showing the balance of athletics and academics the Ivy League prides itself in. Away from the court, Cornellians have been surgeons and architects, engineers and professors. They’ve tackled Wall Street, coached future generations of basketball players and served their communities in every way possible - just like tens of Historic Barton Hall was the home of Cornell basketball from 1919 until the opening thousands of their classmates and fellow of Newman Arena in January of 1990. The Big Red played some of its most memorable games in the facility. alumni. Cornell Big Red Men’s Basketball www.CornellBigRed.com • 3 Cornell Basketball Timeline Cornell In The NBA Cornell In The NBA Draft January 13, 1899 YEAR PLAYER TEAM ROUND OVERALL Captain R.F. Ludwig scores 30 points in Cornell’s first-ever varsity compe- Cornell has had many connections to the NBA over the years, as 1948 Gene Berce New York — — tition, defeating Waverly YMCA on the road 48-12. four former student-athletes have played in the league with a Robert Gale St. Louis — — January 12, 1901 total of 12 players being drafted over the years. Ed Peterson New York — — Cornell plays its first official game on the Ithaca campus, defeating the 1951 Paul Gerwin Philadelphia 10 85 34th Separate Company of Geneva by a 37-12 margin at the old Armory. Nat Militzok was the first Cornellian to play in the NBA, seeing time for both the Toronto Huskies of the BAA (the forerunner of the 1952 Fred Eydt Boston — — May 25, 1901 NBA) and New York Knicks during the 1946-47 season. In 57 total 1954 Lee Morton Rochester 3 25 Representatives of Cornell, Harvard, Princeton and Yale met in New York games, Militzok averaged 4.3 points. He had the honor of playing 1956 Chuck Rolles Syracuse — — and organized The Intercollegiate Basketball League, soon to to be the 1959 Lou Jordan Detriot 6 42 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first collegiate basketball in what is considered the first NBA game for the Knicks against the conference. Huskies in Toronto on Nov. 1, 1946 and was credited with the first 1960 George Farley Minneapolis 5 34 assist in league history. He began his career at CCNY, played two 1963 Jerry Szachara New York 13 81 February 27, 1905 1968 Gregg Morris Baltimore 17 200 The Big Red hands Fredonia State Normal its first loss in three seasons, seasons at Hofstra and then joined the Army, which stationed him 1985 Ken Bantum New York 7 142 outscoring the visitors 27-9 in the second half to collect a 43-21 victory. at Cornell in 1944. He joined the team that season. January 1908 The longest