Table of Contents Quick Facts Basketball Big Red University Information Big Red Basketball .....................................................1 Location ......................................................................................................... Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 Cornell Quick Facts ..........................................................................................1 Founded ..................................................................................................................................1865 Enrollment ..........................................................................................................................13,700 President ...........................................................................................................David J. Skorton 2007-08 Game Notes ........................................... 2-16 Athletic Director ..........................................................................................J. Andrew Noel Jr. 2007-08 Game Notes ................................................................................2-11 Colors ................................................................................................Carnelian Red and White 2007-08 All-Ivy League Teams ...................................................................12 Affi liation ............................................................................................................................ NCAA I Cornell Visits France ......................................................................................13 Conference..................................................................................................................Ivy League The 1953-54 EIBL Championship Team ..................................................14 Home Court ........................................................................................Newman Arena (4,473) The 1987-88 NCAA Tournament Team ...................................................15 Facts About Cornell .......................................................................................16 Coaching Staff Head Coach .............................................................................Steve Donahue (Ursinus ’84) Meet The Big Red ............................................... 17-38 Record at Cornell ......................................................................96-122 (eighth season) 2007-08 Game Notes Head Coach Steve Donahue ............................................................... 18-19 Career Record ............................................................................96-122 (eighth season) Assistant Coaches Zach Spiker and Nat Graham ..................................20 Offi ce Phone...............................................................................................(607) 255-7331 Assistant Coach Woody Kampmann and Support Staff .................21 Assistant Coaches ............................................................................Zach Spiker (Ithaca ‘00) Jason Battle ......................................................................................................22 Nat Graham (Penn ‘97) Louis Dale .........................................................................................................23 Woody Kampmann (Hobart ‘05) Jeff Foote ...........................................................................................................24 Offi ce Phone .......................................................................................................(607) 255-7331 Khaliq Gant .......................................................................................................25 Athletic Trainer ...........................................................................................Marc Chamberlain Adam Gore .......................................................................................................26 Strength & Conditioning Coach .......................................................................Tom Howley Jason Hartford .................................................................................................27 Jon Jaques ........................................................................................................28 Brian Kreefer ....................................................................................................29 Men’s Basketball Information Conor Mullen ...................................................................................................30 Team captains ....................................................................Jason Battle ‘09, Adam Gore ‘09 Aaron Osgood .................................................................................................31 2007-08 Record ......................................................................................................................22-5 Geoff Reeves ....................................................................................................32 Home/Away/Neutral .................................................................................12-1/10-4/0-0 Pete Reynolds ..................................................................................................33 2007-08 Ivy Record/Finish ..........................................................................................14-0/1st Meet The Big Red Alex Tyler ...........................................................................................................34 Andre Wilkins ...................................................................................................35 Home/Away...............................................................................................................7-0/7-0 Adam Wire ........................................................................................................36 Roster Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) ...............................................................................2/5/7/2 Ryan Wittman ..................................................................................................37 First Year of Men’s Basketball .....................................................................................1898-99 2007-08 Rosters ..............................................................................................38 All-Time Record ...............................................................................................1,124-1,258 NCAA Appearances ............................................................................................... 2 (0-3, .000) Years ......................................................................................................................1954, 1988 2007-08 Season Review/Statistics ....................39-58 NIT Appearances ..................................................................................................................none 2007-08 Season In Review ...................................................................40-49 Last Postseason Opponent .............................................................................Arizona, 1988 2007-08 Box Scores ................................................................................ 50-58 Result ..............................................................................Lost, 90-50 (NCAA fi rst round) Cornell Athletic Communications 2007-08 Clippings ...........................................59-100 Jeremy Hartigan Athletic Communication Staff Newspaper Articles ..............................................................................59-100 Director of Athletic Julie Greco Communications Associate Director of 2007-08 Review/Stats Media Guide Credits Men’s Basketball Contact Athletic Communications Offi ce: (607) 255-3752 The 2007-08 Cornell men’s basketball postseason media guide is a publication Offi ce: (607) 255-3752 Direct: (607) 255-4688 of the Cornell Athletic Communications Offi ce. The guide was written and edited Direct: (607) 255-9788 E-mail: [email protected] by Jeremy Hartigan, director of athletic communications. Editorial contributions Cell: (607) 351-1675 E-mail: [email protected] Kevin Zeise by Marlene Crockford and Aaron Snyder. Photography by Patrick Shanahan, Tim Assistant Director of McKinney and Darl Zehr. Student Assistants Athletic Communications Adam Agata, Tyler Armstrong, Matt Beyer, Kelly Boehner, R.J. Offi ce: (607) 255-3752 On The Front Cover Curreri, Steve DeMaria, Will Garner, Marla Glasser, Eric Gunther, Direct: (607) 255-5627 E-mail: [email protected] Top: Head coach Steve Daniel Harris, Marc Jackson, Dianne Kamfonik, Meredith Karp, Sarah Kirsch, Avery Kovler, Amanda Linnertz, Patrick Maloney, Donahue cuts the nets Conor Mullen, Katie Peterson, Charlotte Schmidlapp, Kathryn Lindsey Mechalik down to celebrate Cornell’s Selinga, Ben Stockwell, Tyler Twilley, Jay Velasco, Whitney Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Waldman, Ashley Wolf. 2007-08 Clippings fi rst NCAA tournament bid Offi ce: (607) 255-3752 in 20 years. Bottom (L-R) Mailing Address Direct: (607) 255-3753 Sophomores Louis Dale Teagle Hall, Campus Road, E-mail: [email protected] Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-6501 and Ryan Wittman and Overnight Address Marlene Crockford junior Adam Gore. Schoellkopf House, Campus Road Accounts Representative Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-6501 Offi ce: (607) 255-3752 E-mail: [email protected] On The Back Cover Cornell Athletics Web: www.CornellBigRed.com The 2007-08 Cornell TV and Frequently Called Numbers Radio Roster. Athletic Communications ......................................(607)