BROWN • COLUMBIA • CORNELL • DARTMOUTH • HARVARD • PENN • PRINCETON • YALE 2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL

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2011-12 STANDINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, November 11 Ivy League Overall Johnson & Wales at Brown, 5 pm GP Record Win% Home Away GP Record Win% Home Away Neutral Streak Columbia at Connecticut, 7 pm [ESPNU] Brown 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 2 Cornell at St. Bonaventure, 7 pm Columbia 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 MIT at Harvard, 7 pm Cornell 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 3 Dartmouth at Rutgers, 7:30 pm Dartmouth 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 11 Penn at Maryland-Baltimore County, 7:30 pm Harvard 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 2 1-Yale vs. Central Connecticut State, 8 pm Penn 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Saturday, November 12 Princeton 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Wagner at Princeton, 5 pm Yale 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Monday, November 14 2-Brown vs. Albany, 4 pm 56TH SEASON OF IVY LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL Furman at Columbia, 7 pm The 2011-12 season marks the 56th official season of Ivy League men’s basketball with all eight Ivy teams Binghamton at Cornell, 7 pm tipping off over the opening weekend. Temple at Penn, 7 pm

The 2011-12 season sets up to be an exciting one in the Ancient Eight as the Player of the Year and four of Tuesday, November 15 the five players on each of the first and second teams earning All-Ivy honors return for their respective teams Harvard at Holy Cross 7 pm for the upcoming season. Yale at Quinnipiac, 7 pm 2-Brown vs. Syracuse/Manhattan, 4/7 pm Harvard, the unanimous preseason pick to win Ivy title this season, returns 12 players from last year’s record- [ESPN3] setting team that won a share of its first-ever League title. The Crimson is led by senior co-captain and reigning Ivy League Player of the Year, Keith Wright, who has been honored on every preseason All-Ivy team, tabbed Wednesday, November 16 by several media outlets as the preseason choice to repeat as Player of the Year and named to the preseason Cornell at Buffalo, 7 pm lists for the John R. Wooden and Lou Henson awards. Vermont at Dartmouth, 7 pm 3-Princeton at North Carolina State, 7 pm Yale will be led by senior forward Greg Mangano, who became just the third Yale player and sixth Ivy League [ESPNU] player to earn a spot on a USA Basketball roster when he played in the 2011 World University Games this summer. Mangano averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in six tournament games for a USA team that Thursday, November 17 finished fifth. 4-Penn at Rider, 7 pm Lyndon State at Yale, 7 pm Coming off its League-leading 26th Ivy title and 24th NCAA Tournament appearance, Princeton returns four starters that include junior center Brendan Connolly, senior guard Douglas Davis, junior forward and senior forward Patrick Saunders. KEY: 1-Connecticut 6 Classic at Mohegan Sun Penn has three starters and 10 letterwinners overall back from last year, headlined by senior guards Zack Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) Rosen, a two-time first-team All-Ivy selection, and Tyler Bernardini, the 2007-08 Ivy League Rookie of the 2-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Year. (Regional-Syracuse, N.Y.; Semifinals & Final- New York) Brown features the reigning unanimous Rookie of the Year in sophomore guard Sean McGonagill, who 3-TicketCity Legends Classic (Regional- tickled the twine often for the Bears in his rookie season, averaging 11.8 points per game. Raleigh, N.C.; Subregional-Lewisburg, Pa.) 4-Philly Hoop Group Classic Cornell sports four returning starters, led by senior guard Chris Wroblewski, on a squad that won six of its final nine contests, including a sweep of Penn and a win over Yale.

Columbia boasts the League’s top returning scorer in senior guard Noruwa Agho, who averaged 16.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 2010-11.

Dartmouth has its hopes on moving up the Ivy standings on a young team supported by six freshmen and senior guard/forward David Rufful, who has played in every game (66) since arriving on campus. 2011-12 Ivy League MEN’S BASKETBALL Week 1

PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS The 2011-12 Ivy League Player of the Week awards begin November 14. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK November 14...... ROOKIE OF THE WEEK November 21...... The 2011-12 Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards begin November 14. November 28...... December 5...... AWARD HISTORY December 12...... PLAYER OF THE WEEK December 19...... School Last Occurrence Player December 26...... Brown February 21, 2011* Peter Sullivan January 2...... Columbia January 17, 2011* Noruwa Agho January 9...... Cornell January 3, 2011 Chris Wroblewski January 16...... Dartmouth February 23, 2009 Alex Barnett January 23...... Harvard March 7, 2011 Brandyn Curry Penn February 21, 2011* Tyler Bernardini January 30...... Princeton February 28, 2011 Kareem Maddox February 6...... Yale February 14, 2011* Greg Mangano February 13...... February 20...... ROOKIE OF THE WEEK February 27...... School Last Occurrence Player March 5...... Brown February 21, 2011 Sean McGonagill Columbia March 7, 2011 Meiko Lyles Cornell December 7, 2009 Errick Peck Dartmouth December 20, 2010 Gediminas Bertasius ROOKIES OF THE WEEK Harvard January 17, 2011 Laurent Rivard November 14...... Penn January 31, 2011 Miles Cartwright November 21...... Princeton February 1, 2010 Ian Hummer November 28...... Yale February 28, 2011 Jeremiah Kreisberg December 5...... *Shared honor December 12...... December 19...... December 26...... January 2...... January 9...... January 16...... January 23...... January 30...... February 6...... February 13...... February 20...... February 27...... March 5......

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TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES BROWN ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Brown is scheduled to play 31 games in 2011-12, which would tie the school Preseason record for games played in a season. Junior F Andrew McCarthy enters the Rk Team (First Place Votes)...... Record...... Pts...... Pvs season with 63 career blocks, eighth best in school history. The Bears’ only senior 1. North Carolina (62) ...... 0-0...... 1,620...... 7 this season, G Jean Harris, returns to the squad after a year-and-a half hiatus. 2. Kentucky...... 0-0...... 1,501...... 11 Harris scored 18 points against St. Francis in Brown’s 2009-10 season opener. 3. Ohio State (1) ...... 0-0...... 1,482...... 1 4. Connecticut (2) ...... 0-0...... 1,433...... 9 5. Syracuse...... 0-0...... 1,338...... 12 COLUMBIA 6. Duke...... 0-0...... 1,301...... 3 Columbia opens the 2011-12 season at the defending national champion 7. Vanderbilt...... 0-0...... 1,120...... 25 Connecticut on Nov. 11 in front of a national television audience on ESPNU. 8. Florida...... 0-0...... 1,086...... 15 Senior G Noruwa Agho returns as the only Ivy player to finish among the 9. Louisville...... 0-0...... 1,055...... 14 10. Pittsburgh...... 0-0...... 1,027...... 4 League’s top ten in scoring, rebounding and assists. Junior G Brian Barbour is 11. Memphis...... 0-0...... 997...... NR back at the for the Lions this season after a solid 2:1 to turnover ratio 12. Baylor...... 0-0...... 892...... NR during his sophomore season. 13. Kansas...... 0-0...... 755...... 2 14. Xavier...... 0-0...... 747...... 20 CORNELL 15. Wisconsin...... 0-0...... 720...... 16 16. Arizona...... 0-0...... 616...... 17 Cornell enters 2011-12 on a streak of 627 consecutive games with a made three- 17. UCLA...... 0-0...... 404...... NR pointer. The last time the Big Red did not hit a three-pointer was against Denison 18. Michigan...... 0-0...... 401...... NR in the 1988-89 season opener (0-for-2). Cornell has posted a 73-41 all-time 19. Alabama...... 0-0...... 395...... NR record in its previous 114 season openers. The Big Red has won six consecutive 20. Texas A&M...... 0-0...... 357...... 24 21. Cincinnati...... 0-0...... 353...... NR openers, including a 71-67 win at Alabama in 2009-10 and a 65-61 victory at 22.. Marquette...... 0-0...... 335...... NR Albany in 2010-11, and is now 12-19 on the road to open a year, 53-16 at home 23. Gonzaga...... 0-0...... 283...... NR and 8-6 in neutral site/unknown site games. 24. California...... 0-0...... 230...... NR 25. Missouri...... 0-0...... 139...... NR

DARTMOUTH Others receiving votes: Florida State 131, Michigan State 128, Temple 69, Washington 44, A starter since the middle of his freshman season, senior G/F David Rufful New Mexico 33, Butler 25, Texas 21, Villanova 14, Creighton 12, Purdue 10, Belmont 8, Drexel enters the season as Dartmouth’s active career leader in scoring (628 points) 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary’s 6, George Mason 5, West Virginia 4, Long Beach State 3, Miami (Fla.) 3, Harvard 2, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, San Diego State 1. and rebounds (296). His 107 steals place him 13th on the Big Green’s career list. Senior G Jabari Trotter has played in every game except two in his career. ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL HARVARD Preseason Harvard has won 17 straight games at home, tied with North Carolina and Purdue Rk Team (First Place Votes)...... Record...... Pts...... Pvs for the 10th longest streak in the country. The Crimson has won 10 straight 1. North Carolina (30) ...... 0-0...... 774...... 8 games against teams from the state of Massachusetts and will play at least 2. Kentucky (1) ...... 0-0...... 721...... 3 four teams from the state this year (MIT, Holy Cross, Boston University, Boston 3. Ohio State...... 0-0...... 702...... 5 College, and possibly Massachusetts at the Battle 4 Atlantis ). 4. Connecticut...... 0-0...... 655...... 1 5. Syracuse...... 0-0...... 649...... 18 6. Duke...... 0-0...... 635...... 7 PENN 7. Vanderbilt...... 0-0...... 567...... NR For the second time in five years, Penn is participating in the Philly Hoop Group 8. Louisville...... 0-0...... 514...... 22 Classic. The exempt event allows the Quakers to play four games that only count 9. Memphis...... 0-0...... 482...... NR 10. Florida...... 0-0...... 474...... 10 as one toward the NCAA limit, thus, Penn will play 31 regular-season games this 11. Pittsburgh...... 0-0...... 471...... 12 year instead of the usual 28. Senior G enters the season needing 12. Baylor...... 0-0...... 358...... NR 91 assists to become the school’s all-time leader in the category, a record held 13. Kansas...... 0-0...... 331...... 4 by current head coach Jerome Allen (505 assists from 1992-95). 14. Wisconsin...... 0-0...... 313...... 15 15. Xavier...... 0-0...... 277...... NR 16. Arizona...... 0-0...... 269...... 9 PRINCETON 17. Alabama...... 0-0...... 194...... NR Head coach is the fourth-consecutive Princeton alumnus to 18. Michigan...... 0-0...... 187...... NR serve as the team’s head coach, following John Thompson III, Joe Scott and 19. Texas A&M...... 0-0...... 161...... NR . The Tigers return a 1,000-point scorer in senior G Douglas 20. UCLA...... 0-0...... 147...... NR 21. Marquette...... 0-0...... 145...... 20 Davis, who last year became the first junior sinceKit Mueller in 1989-90 to reach 22. Cincinnati...... 0-0...... 141...... NR the thousand-point mark in his first three seasons. With 1,110 points, Davis stands 23. Gonzaga...... 0-0...... 125...... NR 15th on Princeton’s career list. 24. California...... 0-0...... 111...... NR 25. Missouri...... 0-0...... 110...... NR

YALE Others receiving votes: Florida State 108, Texas 107, Michigan State 73, Temple 59, Yale got a bit of a head start on the 2011-12 season as the Bulldogs spent 10 Washington 29, Butler 25, New Mexico 22, Creighton 19, Villanova 18, Purdue 17, UNLV 16, days in China in May and played four games, winning three, including a victory West Virginia 13, George Mason 12, Mississippi State 11, St. John’s 11, Saint Mary’s 5, Virginia 5, Virginia Commonwealth 4, Drexel 2, Kansas State 2, Long Beach State 2, Notre Dame 1, over a Chinese professional team. Senior G/F Reggie Willhite had a unique Brigham Young 1. basketball experience this fall, training with former Duke stars Christian Laettner and Grant Hill for two weekends.

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THE RETURNERS CORNELL’S WROBLEWSKI, PENN’S ROSEN NAMED 2011-12 The 2011-12 edition of Ivy League men’s basketball once again feature many LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES familiar names roaming the Ivy hardwoods as 11 of the top 15 scorers and eight Cornell senior guard Chris Wroblewski and Penn senior guard Zack Rosen are of the top 15 rebounders from the 2010-11 season return this season: among the 30 men’s basketball seniors selected as candidates for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. 2010-11 PPG (Rank) Noruwa Agho, Columbia 16.8 (1) To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Greg Mangano, Yale 16.3 (2) Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – Keith Wright, Harvard 14.8 (3) community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Zack Rosen, Penn 14.3 (4) Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Chris Wroblewski, Cornell 14.2 (6) Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their Ian Hummer, Princeton 13.8 (8) platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Brian Barbour, Columbia 13.3 (9) Christian Webster, Harvard 13.0 (11) The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular Tyler Bernardini, Penn 12.9 (12) season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will Austin Morgan, Yale 12.6 (14) be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, Division I men’s Tucker Halpern, Brown 12.6 (15) basketball coaches and fans who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. 2010-11 RPG (Rank) Greg Mangano, Yale 10.0 (1) Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the men’s Keith Wright, Harvard 8.3 (2) Senior CLASS Award® winner during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four®, which Ian Hummer, Princeton 6.8 (t5) will be held March 31 and April 2 in New Orleans. Kyle Casey, Harvard 6.0 (7) Noruwa Agho, Columbia 4.9 (10) HARVARD’S WRIGHT AMONG WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON TOP 50 David Rufful, Dartmouth 4.6 (11) Harvard senior forward Keith Wright, the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year, Dockery Walker, Brown 4.6 (14) is one of 50 players to be named as one of the preseason candidates for the Mark Cisco, Columbia 4.6 (15) John R. Wooden Award, the nation’s most coveted college basketball honor, as announced by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on ESPN.com. 20-WIN SEASONS Ivy League men’s basketball enters the 2011-12 season coming off another Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball media members, banner year that saw the Ancient Eight produce two 20-win teams in back-to- the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual back seasons for the first time in conference history. Princeton (25-7) posted performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball’s consecutive 20-win seasons for first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 most prestigious honor. seasons. The Tigers’ 32 games played were the most in school history. Harvard’s 23 overall wins and 12 conference wins established new team records. The The 36th annual Wooden Award ceremony takes place the weekend of April 6-8, Crimson went 14-0 at Lavietes Pavilion, a new program best for home wins in a 2012, and marks the 25th anniversary of the selection of the Naval Academy’s season. In 2009-10, the League boasted three teams -- Cornell (29-5), Princeton David Robinson as the Wooden Award winner. The 2012 event will honor the (22-9) and Harvard (21-8) -- reaching the 20-win plateau in the same season, Men’s and Women’s Wooden Award winners, and will include the presentation another League first. The Big Red’s 27 regular-season wins that season are the of the Wooden Award All-America Teams and the Legends of Coaching Award. most regular-season victories in Ivy history. HARVARD’S WRIGHT NAMED TO THE LOU HENSON PRESEASON Here’s the all-time list of seasons with two or more 20-win Ivy teams (*NCAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM Tournament team): Harvard senior forward Keith Wright added another preseason honor, being named to the Lou Henson Preseason All-America team, just prior to the start of Year Teams the 2011-12 season. 1967-68 Columbia (23-5)*, Princeton (20-6) 1969-70 Penn (25-2)*, Columbia (20-5) The preseason All-America team members are the candidates for the Lou 1971-72 Penn (25-3)*, Princeton (20-7) Henson Award, presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I 1974-75 Penn (23-5)*, Princeton (22-8) college basketball. The award is named in honor of Lou Henson, who retired 1998-99 Penn (21-6)*, Princeton (22-8) after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years. 2001-02 Penn (25-7)*, Yale (21-11) 2009-10 Cornell (29-5)*, Princeton (22-9), Harvard (21-8) 2010-11 Princeton (25-7)*, Harvard (23-7)

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POLL HISTORY THE IVIES VERSUS For the fourth-straight season and fifth time in seven years, Harvard received The Ivy League posted its first .500 or better record in regular-season non- votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, totaling two points in the preseason conference play in 10 seasons during the 2010-11 season. Prior to that, the last poll to start the 2011-12 season. time Ivy teams combined for an over .500 record during the regular season was the 2001-02 season when the League’s non-conference mark was 62-51 (.549). The Crimson received one vote in the Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21 and March 7 polls last season and received a vote in four different AP polls (Nov. 23, Jan. 2001-02 62-51 (.549) 11, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25) during the 2009-10 season. Harvard received one vote 2002-03 44-60 (.423) in the March 7, 2011 ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll, marking the first time the 2003-04 35-62 (.361) Crimson received a vote in that poll in program history. 2004-05 50-57 (.467) 2005-06 44-63 (.411) According to CollegePollArchive.com, the Ivy League has had six different teams 2006-07 54-55 (.495) ranked in the AP Poll in its history. Penn leads the way with 78 appearances 2007-08 49-67 (.422) followed by Princeton (41), Columbia (31), Dartmouth (5), Yale (4) and Cornell 2008-09 46-67 (.407) (3). The Quakers achieved the Ivies’ highest-ever AP ranking, No. 2, in the final 2009-10 57-65 (.467) 1971-72 poll after a 25-3 season. 2010-11 60-54 (.526)

THE 14-GAME TOURNAMENT TITLE HISTORY The “14-game tournament” is a term used by many who cover and follow The 2010-11 season saw Harvard earn a share of its first-ever Ivy League men’s Ivy League men’s basketball to describe the conference’s double round- basketball title since the League officially began play in the 1956-57 season and robin, regular-season schedule because decides the League’s automatic bid Princeton get a share of its League-leading 26th Ivy title and its first since the representative in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship as well 2003-04 season. Princeton’s 2010-11 title ended what was tied for the Tigers’ as the Ivy champion. As the only Division I conference without a postseason longest drought -- six seasons -- between Ivy titles. Princeton went without a tournament, the League’s 14-game conference slate becomes the “tournament” League crown from 1970-75, also a six-season span. Here is a look at the Ivy to determine which Ivy team gets a confirmed ticket to the Big Dance in March. men’s basketball titles by school:

The bulk of the “tournament” is played over six weekends from late January to No Team Last Title early March in a grueling Friday-Saturday format that have tested the League’s 26 Princeton 2010-11 best over the years. In 55 Ivy League seasons, only 13 teams have gone a perfect 25 Penn 2006-07 14-0 in Ivy play. Penn has done it seven times (1969-70, 1970-71, 1992-93, 1993- 4 Yale 2001-02 94, 1994-95, 1999-2000 and 2002-03), Princeton five times (1968-69, 1975-76, 4 Cornell 2009-10 1990-91, 1996-97 and 1997-98) and Cornell once (2007-08). 2 Dartmouth 1958-59 1 Columbia 1967-68 On the other end of the spectrum, there has been four times that a 10-4 record 1 Brown 1985-86 won the Ivy title. Interestingly, it happened in four-straight seasons from 1983-84 1 Harvard 2010-11 to 1986-87. Penn did it twice in 1984-85 and 1986-87 with identical 13-14 overall records, the most overall losses for an Ivy team to win the League title. Princeton IVIES IN THE NBA took home the 1983-84 title and Brown did the same in 1985-86 with 10 Ivy wins. Jeremy Lin, the former Harvard guard and three-time All-Ivy League selection, was the 47th player in Ivy League history to see time in the National Basketball When two or more teams tie for the Ivy title, the League conducts a playoff Association (NBA) during the 2010-11 season. Lin is the first Ivy Leaguer to play to determine its NCAA Tournament automatic bid recipient. The 2011 playoff for an NBA team since Penn’s suited up for the Atlanta Hawks marked the eighth time (1958-59, 1962-63, 1968-69, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1995-96, and Yale’s Chris Dudley was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2001-02, 2010-11) the League’s NCAA Tournament representative was decided 2002-03 season. Lin joined former Harvard standouts Saul Mariaschin (Boston by a playoff. Princeton has been involved in all eight playoffs, winning four (1963, Celtics) and Edward Smith (New York Knicks) as Crimson players who have 1981, 1996 and 2011). The Tigers’ last-second win over Harvard in the 2011 seen time in the NBA. He is the first Asian-American player to play in the league playoff drew 54,449 unique viewers on ESPN3.com. since Rex Walters was a member of the Miami Heat in 2000. Lin signed a multi- year, free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors on July 21, 2010, after The playoff following the 2001-02 season was the only three-team playoff in playing for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2010 Vegas Summer League. During his League history which saw Yale defeat Princeton in the first game at The Palestra rookie season, Lin saw time in 29 games averaging 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and followed by Penn beating Yale in Easton, Pa., to earn the League’s automatic bid. 1.4 assists per game. He was assigned to the Warriors’ D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, three times during his first pro season but was recalled by the Warriors each time.

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HARVARD SELECTED AS PRESEASON FAVORITE FOR THE FIRST TIME Lindy’s Sports Annuals IN SCHOOL HISTORY Preseason All-Ivy First Team Best Shooter For the first time in Ivy League men’s basketball history, Harvard was selected Noruwa Agho, Columbia Chris Wroblewski, Cornell as the preseason pick to win the 2011-12 League title by panel of 17 media Zack Rosen, Penn representatives. Greg Mangano, Yale Best Rebounder Keith Wright, Harvard Greg Mangano, Yale Harvard (23-7, 12-2 Ivy League in 2010-11) received 16 of the 17 first-place votes Chris Wroblewski, Cornell totalling 135 points. The Crimson earned the top spot leading into this season Best Playmaker after finishing last year as co-champions with Princeton (25-7, 12-2 Ivy) and Preseason All-Ivy Second Team Zack Rosen, Penn participating in the Postseason National Invitation Tournament for the first time Sean McGonagill, Brown in program history. Harvard had been voted second in the preseason poll three Tyler Bernardini, Penn Best Defender times previously (1988-89, 2005-06 and 2010-11). Douglas Davis, Princeton Greg Mangano, Yale Kyle Casey, Harvard Predicted Order of Finish Ian Hummer, Princeton Most Versatile First-Place Votes in Parentheses Noruwa Agho, Columbia Player of the Year Rank School Points Greg Mangano, Yale Best NBA Prospect 1. Harvard (16) 135 Greg Mangano, Yale 2. Yale (1) 103 Newcomer of the Year Princeton 103 Rafael Maia, Brown 4. Penn 90 5. Brown 62 Rivals.com 6. Cornell 52 Preseason All-Ivy First Team Preseason All-Ivy Second Team 7. Columbia 50 Greg Mangano, Yale Kyle Casey, Harvard 8. Dartmouth 17 Keith Wright, Harvard Ian Hummer, Princeton Noruwa Agho, Columbia Tyler Bernardini, Penn PRESEASON HONORS Zack Rosen, Penn Brandyn Curry, Harvard Anticipation and interest in Ivy League men’s basketball was high as evidenced Chris Wroblewski, Cornell Sean McGonagill, Brown by the numerous preseason predictions and mentions about the League leading into the 2011-12 season. Harvard senior forward Keith Wright led the way for the Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Ancient Eight as a unanimous preseason All-Ivy choice and one of 50 preseason Keith Wright, Harvard Rafael Maia, Brown candidates for the John R. Wooden Award. The Crimson was unanimous choice to win the Ivy League this season having been selected to the top spot by Sporting News Athlon’s, Blue Ribbon, Lindy’s and Rivals.com and Rush TheCourt. Here is a look Preseason All-Ivy Team Top Newcomer at the 2011-12 preseason accolades for Ivy League men’s basketball: Oliver McNally, Harvard Brian Fabrizius, Princeton Keith Wright, Harvard Athlon Sports Douglas Davis, Princeton Top Coach Preseason All-Ivy Team Player of the Year Tyler Bernardini, Penn Jerome Allen, Penn Noruwa Agho, Columbia Keith Wright, Harvard Chris Wroblewski, Cornell Ian Hummer, Princeton Zack Rosen, Penn Top Player Greg Mangano, Yale Keith Wright, Harvard Keith Wright, Harvard Rush The Court Preseason All-Ivy Team Zack Rosen, Penn Brandyn Curry, Harvard Ian Hummer, Princeton Keith Wright, Harvard Greg Mangano, Yale

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IVY NOTES INSIDE IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL The Ivy League Office launched a weekly online radio show, “Inside Ivy League RECORDS WATCH Basketball,” hosted by Dan Loney and Brian Seltzer during the 2011-12 season. Here is a look at who is moving up the Ivy League’s all-time lists during the 2011-12 season: “Inside Ivy League Basketball” takes an in-depth look at all the news and notes surrounding Ivy men’s and women’s basketball on and off the courts. The Free Throw Percentage, Career 12-episode show debuts Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. on BlogTalkRadio.com Pct. Player, School Seasons (blogtalkradio.com/insideivyleaguebasketball) and is available on-demand via 1 89.5 Jim Barton, Dartmouth 1985-89 BlogTalkRadio and IvyLeagueSports.com. 2 88.8 Joe Heiser, Princeton 1965-68 3 87.8 Jeff Grate, Harvard 1965-68 Each episode will be packed with highlights, statistics and expert analysis in its 4 87.6 , Princeton 1962-65 ‘Around the League’ segment. With its interview segments ‘Program Profile,’ 5 86.9 Jim Goffredo, Harvard 2003-07 ‘Student-Athlete Spotlight’ and ‘Alumni Focus,’ the show will visit with past and 6 86.1 Mike Waitkus, Brown 1982-86 present players, coaches and administrators who impact Ivy League basketball. 7 85.8 Gus Broberg, Dartmouth 1938-41 8 85.6 John Bajusz, Cornell 1983-87 Fans and alumni will be able to interact with the show via its social media platforms 9 85.1 Oliver McNally, Harvard 2008-Current -- Facebook (Inside Ivy League Basketball) and (@insideivyhoops) -- as well as provide ideas and content for the show’s ‘Twitter Talk/Facebook Fodder’ Free Throw Percentage, Career segment. Assts. Player, School Seasons 1. 705 Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Harvard 1999-2003 The Nov. 10 episode will feature men’s and women’s basketball season previews 15. 441 Roger Chadwick, Cornell 1949-52 and interviews with Harvard men’s basketball head coach Tommy Amaker and 16. 428 Larry Zigarelli, Yale 1977-80 Princeton women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart. 17. 427 Tim Begley, Penn 2001-05 18. 415 Zack Rosen, Penn 2008-Current IVY BASKETBALL ON TELEVISION Most Overall Coaching Wins Ivy League men’s basketball teams will make appearances on 16 live television Pts. Coach, School Years broadcasts during the 2011-12 season: 1. 514 Pete Carril, Princeton 1967-96 Date Game, Time/Result Network 8. 178 Frank Sullivan, Harvard 1991-2007 Friday, Nov. 11 Columbia at Connecticut, 7 pm ESPNU 9. 168 Royner Greene, Cornell 1946-59 Tuesday, Nov. 15 Brown vs. Syracuse/Manhattan, 4/7 pm ESPN3 10. 159 Howard Ortner, Cornell 1919-36 Wednesday, Nov. 16 Princeton at North Carolina State, 7 pm ESPNU Thursday, Nov. 24 Harvard vs. Utah, 9:30 pm HDNet 11. 157 James Jones, Yale 1999- Friday, Nov. 25 Harvard vs. Florida State/ Massachusetts, 4:30/9:30 pm VERSUS/HDNet Most Ivy Coaching Wins Friday, Nov. 25 Pittsburgh at Penn, 7 pm TCN Saturday, Nov. 26 James Madison at Penn, 7 pm TCN Pts. Coach, School Years Thursday, Dec. 8 Harvard at Connecticut, 7 pm ESPN2 1. 310 Pete Carril, Princeton 1967-96 Monday, Dec. 19 Cornell at Illinois, 7 pm ESPN3 2 190 Fran Dunphy, Penn 1989-2006 Wednesday, Dec. 21 Cornell at Penn State, 7:30 pm BTN Thursday, Dec. 29 Harvard at Boston College, 7 pm ESPN3 3 141 Joe Vancisin, Yale 1956-75 Saturday, Dec. 31 Yale at Florida, 2 pm ESPNU 4 115 Jack Rohan, Columbia 1961-74 & 1990-95 Sunday, Jan. 1 Penn at Duke, 5 pm ESPNU 5. 92 Frank Sullivan, Harvard 1991-2007 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Penn at Lafayette, 7 pm LSN Saturday, Feb. 11 Harvard at Princeton, 7 pm ESPNU 6. 91 James Jones, Yale 1999- Friday, Feb. 17 Columbia at Princeton, 7 pm ESPNU

KEY: BTN – Big Ten Network (DirecTV 610, DISH 439, Verizon FiOS 85 (SD), 585 (HD); ESPN2 (DirecTV 209, DISH 144, Verizon FiOS 74 (SD), 574 (HD)); ESPN3 – ESPN3. com; ESPNU (DirecTV 208, DISH 141, Verizon FiOS 73 (SD), 573 (HD)); HDNet (DirecTV 306, DISH 362, Verizon FiOS 569); LSN – Lafayette Sports Network (RCN- 4, Lehigh Valley, Pa.; RCN-8 (Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago); WBPH-TV, Allentown, Pa., ESPN3.com); TCN – The Comcast Network (Verizon FiOS 99); VERSUS – VERSUS Network (DirecTV 603, DISH 151, Verizon FiOS 90 (SD), 590 (HD))

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BROWN BEARS COLUMBIA LIONS CORNELL BIG RED (0-0, 0-0 IVY) (0-0, 0-0 IVY) (0-0, 0-0 IVY) DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT Nov. 11 JOHNSON & WALES...... 5 pm Nov. 11 at Connecticut [ESPNU]...... 7 pm Nov. 11 at St. Bonaventure...... 7 pm Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Syracuse, N.Y.) Nov. 14 FURMAN...... 7 pm Nov. 14 BINGHAMTON...... 7 pm Nov. 14 vs Albany (N.Y.)...... 4 pm Nov. 19 AMERICAN...... 7 pm Nov. 16 at Buffalo...... 7 pm Nov. 15 vs Syracuse/Manhattan [ESPN3].4/7 pm Nov. 22 at Stony Brook...... 7 pm Nov. 20 BOSTON U...... 2 pm Nov. 19 HARTFORD...... 5 pm Nov. 26 at Manhattan...... 2 pm Nov. 22 at Delaware...... 7 pm Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (New York) Nov. 28 SWARTHMORE...... 7 pm Nov. 27 AMERICAN...... 3 pm Nov. 23 vs TBA...... TBA Loyola Marymount Centennial Classic (Los Angeles) Nov. 25 vs TBA...... TBA Dec. 3 LEHIGH...... 7 pm Dec. 2 at Loyola Marymount...... 10 pm Dec. 17 ALBANY (N.Y.)...... 2 pm Nov. 27 at Sacred Heart...... 2 pm Dec. 3 vs North Texas...... 8 pm Dec. 19 at Illinois [ESPN3]...... 8 pm Nov. 30 RHODE ISLAND...... 7:30 pm Dec. 4 vs La Sierra...... 2 pm Dec. 3 at Iowa...... 3 pm Dec. 21 at Penn State [BTN]...... 7:30 pm Dec. 6 HOLY CROSS...... 7 pm Dec. 5 at Providence...... 7 pm Dec. 28 at Stony Brook...... 7 pm Dec. 10 LONG ISLAND...... 2 pm Dec. 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE...... 7:30 pm Dec. 31 at Bucknell...... 2 pm Dec. 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE.... 2 pm Dec. 28 at Marist...... 7 pm Dec. 30 LAFAYETTE...... 7 pm Jan. 3 at Maryland...... 8 pm Dec. 23 MAINE...... 2 pm Jan. 7 ALBRIGHT...... 2 pm Dec. 29 at St. Francis (N.Y.)...... 2 pm Jan. 2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... 7 pm Jan. 2 AMERICAN...... 1 pm Jan. 4 at Colgate...... 7 pm Jan. 13 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Jan. 11 LONGWOOD...... 7 pm Jan. 8 at Elon...... 2 pm Jan. 14 PENN*...... 7 pm Jan. 14 at Yale*...... 2 pm Jan. 13 PENN*...... 7 pm Jan. 21 at Columbia*...... 7 pm Jan. 21 YALE*...... 2 pm Jan. 14 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Jan. 28 COLUMBIA*...... 7 pm Jan. 23 at Bryant...... 7 pm Jan. 21 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Feb. 3 at Harvard*...... 7 pm Jan. 27 DARTMOUTH*...... 7 pm Jan. 28 at Cornell*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Jan. 28 HARVARD*...... 6 pm Feb. 3 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 YALE*...... 7 pm Feb. 3 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 at Harvard*...... 7 pm Feb. 11 BROWN*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 PENN*...... 6 pm Feb. 10 BROWN*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 at Columbia*...... 7 pm Feb. 17 at Penn*...... 7 pm Feb. 11 at Cornell*...... 7 pm Feb. 11 YALE*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 at Princeton*...... 6 pm Feb. 17 at Harvard*...... 7 pm Feb. 17 at Princeton*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 at Brown*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 at Penn*...... 7 pm Feb. 25 at Yale*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 at Yale*...... 7 pm March 2 DARTMOUTH*...... 7 pm Feb. 25 COLUMBIA*...... 6 pm Feb. 25 at Brown*...... 6 pm March 3 HARVARD*...... 7 pm March 2 at Penn*...... 7 pm March 2 HARVARD*...... 7 pm March 3 at Princeton*...... 7:30 pm March 3 DARTMOUTH*...... 7 pm * Ivy League Contest * Ivy League Contest * Ivy League Contest DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN HARVARD CRIMSON PENN QUAKERS (0-0, 0-0 IVY) (0-0, 0-0 IVY) (0-0, 0-0 IVY) DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT Nov. 11 at Rutgers...... 7 pm Nov. 11 MIT...... 7 pm Nov. 11 at UMBC...... 7:30 pm Nov. 16 VERMONT...... 7 pm Nov. 15 at Holy Cross...... 7 pm Nov. 14 TEMPLE...... 7 pm Nov. 19 BRYANT...... 7 pm Nov. 19 at Loyola Marymount...... 9:30 pm Philly Hoop Group Classic Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) Nov. 17 at Rider...... 7 pm Nov. 23 vs San Francisco...... TBA Nov. 24 vs. Utah [HDNet]...... 9:30 pm Nov. 19 ROBERT MORRIS...... 7 pm Nov. 22 WAGNER...... 7 pm Nov. 25 vs Murray St./Alaska-Anchorage... TBA Nov. 25 vs. TBA [Versus/HDNet]...... TBA Philly Hoop Group Classic Nov. 26 vs TBA...... TBA Nov. 26 vs. TBA [Versus/HDNet] ...... BA Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH [TCN]...... 7 pm Nov. 30 at New Hampshire...... 7 pm Dec. 1 at Vermont...... 7 pm Nov. 26 JAMES MADISON [TCN]...... 7 pm Dec. 10 at Notre Dame...... 7:30 pm Dec. 4 SEATTLE...... 2 pm Nov. 29 MANHATTAN...... 7 pm Dec. 13 at IPFW...... 7 pm Dec. 8 at Connecticut [ESPN2]...... 7 pm Dec. 3 at Villanova...... 7 pm Dec. 17 ELON...... Noon Dec. 10 at Boston U...... TBA Dec. 7 DELAWARE...... 7 pm Dec. 19 at Colgate...... 7 pm Dec. 22 FLORIDA ATLANTIC...... 7 pm Honda Center (Anaheim, Calif.) Dec. 21 at Army...... 7 pm Dec. 29 at Boston College [ESPN3]...... 7 pm Dec. 10 at UCLA...... 4 pm Dec. 23 at Albany (N.Y.)...... 2 pm Dec. 31 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... 4 pm Dec. 23 MARIST...... 7 pm Dec. 31 HOLY CROSS...... 2 pm Jan. 3 at Fordham...... 7 pm Dec. 29 at Davidson...... 7 pm Jan. 3 BUCKNELL...... 7 pm Jan. 7 DARTMOUTH*...... 2 pm Jan. 1 at Duke [ESPNU]...... 5 pm Jan. 7 at Harvard*...... 2 pm Jan. 10 at Monmouth...... 7 pm Jan. 4 at Lafayette [LSN]...... 7 pm Jan. 14 LONGWOOD...... 2 pm Jan. 14 GEORGE WASHINGTON.... 2 pm Jan. 10 LA SALLE...... 7 pm Jan. 21 HARVARD*...... 7 pm Jan. 21 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Jan. 13 at Columbia*...... 7 pm Jan. 27 at Brown*...... 7 pm Jan. 27 at Yale*...... 7 pm Jan. 14 at Cornell*...... 7 pm Jan. 28 at Yale*...... 7 pm Jan. 28 at Brown*...... 6 pm Jan. 21 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... 7 pm Feb. 3 COLUMBIA*...... 7 pm Feb. 3 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Jan. 30 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 COLUMBIA*...... 7 pm Feb. 3 at Yale*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 at Princeton*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 at Penn*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 at Brown*...... 6 pm Feb. 10 HARVARD*...... 7 pm Feb. 11 at Penn*...... 7 pm [ESPNU] Feb. 11 at Princeton* ...... 7 pm Feb. 11 DARTMOUTH*...... 7 pm Feb. 17 YALE*...... 7 pm Feb. 17 BROWN*...... 7 pm Feb. 17 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 BROWN*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 YALE*...... 7 pm Feb. 18 COLUMBIA*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 PENN*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Feb. 25 PRINCETON*...... 6 pm Feb. 25 PENN*...... 6 pm Feb. 25 at Harvard*...... 7 pm March 2 at Cornell*...... 7 pm March 2 at Columbia*...... 7 pm March 2 BROWN*...... 7 pm March 3 at Columbia*...... 7 pm March 3 at Cornell*...... 7 pm March 3 YALE*...... 7 pm

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PRINCETON TIGERS (0-0, 0-0 IVY) IVY INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT IvyLeagueSports.com is the official source for all the latest information regarding the Ivy League and its Nov. 12 WAGNER...... 5 pm student-athletes. The 2011-12 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide, the comprehensive source of Ivy TicketCity Legends Classic League men’s and women’s basketball information, can be found at IvyLeagueSports.com. Fans and media Nov. 16 at North Carolina State [ESPNU]. 7 pm can also follow the Ivy League on Facebook and Twitter: (facebook.com/TheIvyLeague & @Ivy_Athletics). Nov. 19 BUFFALO...... 12:30 pm Nov. 22 ELON...... 7 pm The weekly men’s basketball release is posted every Monday afternoon during the season. Schedules, TicketCity Legends Classic (Lewisburg, Pa.) scores, standings, statistics and links are updated daily and with a variety of feature stories and much Nov. 25 at Bucknell...... 6 pm Nov. 26 vs Morehead State...... 2 pm more. Nov. 27 vs West Alabama...... 2 pm Nov. 30 LAFAYETTE...... 7 pm IVY MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACTS Dec. 7 at Rutgers...... 7:30 pm Dec. 10 at Drexel...... 4 pm BROWN Dec. 14 at Rider...... 7 pm Chris Humm (401) 863-1095 office Dec. 18 at Northeastern...... 1 pm [email protected] (401) 867-3208 press row Dec. 22 at Siena...... 7 pm brownbears.com Dec. 30 at Florida State [ESPN3] ...... 7 pm COLUMBIA Jan. 1 at Florida A&M...... 3 pm Peter McHugh (212) 854-7064 office Jan. 8 TCNJ...... 2 pm [email protected] (212) 854-1165 press row Jan. 13 at Cornell*...... 7 pm gocolumbialions.com Jan. 14 at Columbia*...... 7 pm CORNELL Jan. 30 at Penn*...... 7 pm Jeremy Hartigan (607) 255-9788 office Feb. 3 at Brown*...... 7 pm [email protected] (607) 255-3532 press row Feb. 4 at Yale*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 DARTMOUTH*...... 7 pm cornellbigred.com Feb. 11 HARVARD* [ESPNU]...... 7 pm DARTMOUTH Feb. 17 COLUMBIA* [ESPNU]...... 7 pm Rick Bender (603) 646-1030 office Feb. 18 CORNELL*...... 6 pm [email protected] (603) 646-1088 press row Feb. 24 at Harvard*...... 7 pm dartmouthsports.com Feb. 25 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm HARVARD March 2 YALE*...... 7 pm Tim Williamson (617) 495-2206 office March 3 BROWN*...... 7:30 pm [email protected] (617) 495-5894 press row March 6 PENN*...... 7:30 pm gocrimson.com PENN * Ivy League Contest Mike Mahoney (215) 898-9232 office [email protected] (215) 898-4324 press row pennathletics.com YALE BULLDOGS PRINCETON (0-0, 0-0 IVY) Andrew Borders (609) 258-5744 office DATE OPPONENT...... TIME/RESULT [email protected] (609) 258-2130 press row Connecticut 6 Classic [Uncasville, Conn.] goprincetontigers.com Nov. 11 at Central Connecticut State..... 8 pm YALE Nov. 15 at Quinnipiac...... 7 pm Tim Bennett (203) 432-1457 office Nov. 17 LYNDON STATE...... 7 pm Nov. 22 at Seton Hall...... 7 pm [email protected] (203) 432-2398 press row Nov. 26 at Army...... 7 pm yalebulldogs.com Nov. 29 at Hartford...... 7 pm Dec. 3 VERMONT...... 2 pm IVY LEAGUE OFFICE Dec. 5 at Sacred Heart...... 7 pm 228 Alexander Street, Second Floor Dec. 7 BRYANT...... 7:30 pm Princeton, NJ 08540 Dec. 18 at Rhode Island...... 2 pm (609) 258-6426 Dec. 29 at Wake Forest...... 7 pm (609) 258-1690 fax Dec. 31 at Florida [ESPNU]...... 2 pm ivyleaguesports.com Jan. 3 HOLY CROSS...... 7 pm facebook.com/TheIvyLeague Jan. 8 ST. JOSEPH’S (N.Y.)...... 4 pm twitter.com/Ivy_Athletics Jan. 14 BROWN*...... 2 pm Jan. 21 at Brown*...... 2 pm Scottie Rodgers Associate Executive Director [email protected] Jan. 27 HARVARD*...... 7 pm Football, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Squash, Men’s and Women’s Jan. 28 DARTMOUTH*...... 6 pm Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Rowing Feb. 3 PENN*...... 7 pm Feb. 4 PRINCETON*...... 7 pm Feb. 10 at Cornell*...... 7 pm Dan Colleran Assistant Executive Director [email protected] Feb. 11 at Columbia*...... 7 pm Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Fencing, Men’s and Women’s Ice Feb. 17 at Dartmouth*...... 7 pm Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving, Men’s Lacrosse, Softball Feb. 18 at Harvard*...... 7 pm Feb. 24 COLUMBIA*...... 7 pm Trevor Rutledge-Leverenz Interim Assistant Executive Director [email protected] Feb. 25 CORNELL*...... 7 pm Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Women’s Lacrosse, March 2 at Princeton*...... 7 pm Men’s and Women’s Track and Field March 3 at Penn*...... 7 pm

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