2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Big Red, led by first-year head coach Jon Jaques , play their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York , as members of the Ivy League .
Previous season
The Big Red finished the 2022–23 season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were defeated by Yale in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament . They received a bid to the National Invintational Tournament , were they lost to Ohio State in the first round.[ 1]
On March 23, 2024, Big Red head coach Brian Earl left the school to become the head coach at William & Mary .[ 2] Jon Jaques the team's next head coach.[ 3]
Roster
2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Nazir Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Nyack, New York
F 2
Ian Imegwu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg)
So
Short Hills, New Jersey
F/C 3
Ryan Kiachian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg)
Sr
Los Altos Hills, California
F 4
Gioacchino Panzini 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Spring Lake, New Jersey
G 5
Jacob Beccles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
So
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 6
Mateen Rafiq 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Sacramento, California
G 7
Anthony Nimani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Meriden, Connecticut
G 8
Adam Hinton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Studio City, California
F 10
Hayden Franson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg)
Sr
American Fork, Utah
F/C 11
Ty Iwanonkiw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 12
AK Okereke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 241 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Clovis, California
G/F 13
AJ Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Westchester, New York
G 14
Corbin Zentner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg)
Jr
Alpine, Utah
F 21
Guy Ragland Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg)
Sr
West Hartford, Connecticut
G 22
Jake Fiegen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So
Wilmette, Illinois
F 23
DJ Nix 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Harrisburg, North Carolina
G 24
Josh Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Everett, Massachusetts
G 25
Max Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Brigham City, Utah
G 31
Cooper Noard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Glenview, Illinois
F 33
Chris Cain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Middletown, New York
F/C 34
AJ LaBeau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg)
So
Boise, Idaho
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marywood W 93–52 1–0
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
November 8, 2024 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 88–86 2–0
Newman Arena (964)Ithaca, NY
November 12, 2024 *6:30 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle
L 77–93 2–1
John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2024 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette W 81–71 3–1
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
November 21, 2024 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris L 76–86 3–2
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
November 25, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona
W 84–68 4–2
Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
November 27, 2024 *7:00 pm, ACCNX /ESPN+
at Syracuse
L 72–82 4–3
JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate
W 84–57 5–3
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
December 8, 2024 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army
W 103–84 6–3
Christl Arena West Point, NY
December 10, 2024 *10:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at California
W 88–80 7–3
Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
December 22, 2024 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State L 77–80 7–4
Newman Arena (568)Ithaca, NY
December 30, 2024 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena L 77–83 7–5
Newman Arena (1,257)Ithaca, NY
January 5, 2025 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn State Schuylkill W 123–71 8–5
Newman Arena (726)Ithaca, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia
W 94–83 9–5
Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
February 15, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth
Leede Arena Hanover, NH
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Princeton
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 4] [ 5]
References
^ "Men's Basketball: Ohio State gets past Cornell 88-83, advance to second round of NIT" . www.thelantern.com . March 20, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024 .^ Ditota, Donna (March 23, 2024). "Cornell men's basketball coach Brian Earl leaves Ithaca and takes new head coaching job" . syracuse . Retrieved November 4, 2024 . ^ Ditota, Donna (April 5, 2024). "Cornell names new head men's basketball coach to replace Brian Earl" . syracuse . Retrieved November 4, 2024 . ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Cornell University Athletics . Retrieved November 4, 2024 .^ "Cornell Big Red 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved November 4, 2024 .
