The Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University (one of eight members Ivy League), located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The Big Red's appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament was their first trip to "The Big Dance" since 1988. The Big Red are currently coached by Bill Courtney, who was hired after the 2009-2010 season.
Cornell played its first basketball game on December 13, 1898, a 48-12 victor...
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The Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University (one of eight members Ivy League), located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The Big Red's appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament was their first trip to "The Big Dance" since 1988. The Big Red are currently coached by Bill Courtney, who was hired after the 2009-2010 season.
Cornell played its first basketball game on December 13, 1898, a 48-12 victory over the Waverly YMCA. The team would finish the short season with a record of 1-3. The program did not record a winning season until 1908-1909 when the team went 13-10. Beginning with the 1901-1902 season and ending with the 1954-1955 season Cornell competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League which at various points in its history consisted of between four and eight schools, all of whom would eventually join the Ivy League upon its creation in 1954. Cornell won the EIBL title four times, including 1954 in a one game playoff...
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