2004-05 Cornell Men's Basketball Media Guide

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Table of Contents Big Red Basketball .................................... 1-4 Table of Contents ............................................................... 1 2004-05 Media Information ............................................ 2-3 2004-05 Ivy League Composite Schedule .......................... 4

Big Red Coaching Staff .......................... 5-12 Head Coach Steve Donahue ........................................... 6-7 Assistant Coach Paul Fortier .................................................. 8 Assistant Coach Izzi Metz ................................................... 9 Assistant Coach Zach Spiker .............................................. 10 Support Staff .................................................................... 11 2004-05 Television and Radio Roster ............................... 12

Meet The Big Red ................................... 13-30 2004-05 Season Outlook ............................................. 14-16 2004-05 Season Notes ...................................................... 17 Kevin App ......................................................................... 18 Lenny Collins .................................................................... 19 Graham Dow .................................................................... 20 David Lisle ........................................................................ 21 Jason Mitchell ................................................................... 22 Andrew Naeve ................................................................. 23 Eric Taylor ......................................................................... 24 Cody Toppert ................................................................... 25 Chris Vandenberg ............................................................ 26 Jason Canady/Khaliq Gant ............................................... 27 Ugo Ihekweazu/Shawn Oliverson .................................... 28 Ryan Rourke/Will Scott ..................................................... 29 2004-05 Rosters ................................................................ 30

2003-04 Year In Review .......................... 31-38 2003-04 2003-04 2003-04 2003-04

In Review ............................................................ 32 Final Ivy League Standings ................................. 33 Box Scores ..................................................... 33-37 Statistics and Results .......................................... 38

2004-05 Opponents ............................... 39-46 Army/Birmingham-Southern/Brown ................................ 40 Bucknell/Colgate/Columbia ............................................ 41 Dartmouth/Dayton/Harvard ............................................ 42 Ithaca/Lafayette/Lehigh ................................................... 43 Marist/Northeastern/Penn ............................................... 44 Princeton/Quinnipiac/St. Bonaventure ............................. 45 St. Francis (N.Y.)/Syracuse/Yale ........................................ 46

History and Records ............................... 47-64

About Cornell ........................................ 65-80 Cornell, Realizing a Bold Dream ................................. 66-67 Ithaca, N.Y. ....................................................................... 68 University Administration ................................................. 69 Athletics Administration ................................................... 70 Big Red Coaches .............................................................. 71 The Ivy League ................................................................. 72 The Friedman Center ....................................................... 73 Student-Athlete Support Services .................................... 74 Athletic Training .............................................................. 75 Prominent Cornell Alumni ............................................... 76 Newman Arena ................................................................ 77 Big Red Facilities ......................................................... 78-79 Success In And Out Of The Classroom ............................. 80

University Information Location ....................................................................... Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 Founded ........................................................................................... 1865 Enrollment ..................................................................................... 13,700 President ...................................................................... Jeffrey S. Lehman Athletic Director .......................................................... J. Andrew Noel Jr. Colors .............................................................. Carnelian Red and White Affiliation ..................................................................................... NCAA I Conference .............................................................................. Ivy League Home Court ....................................................... Newman Arena (4,473)

Coaching Staff Head Coach ................................................ Steve Donahue (Ursinus ’84) Record at Cornell ............................................... 32-76 (four seasons) Career Record .................................................... 32-76 (four seasons) Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-7331 Assistant Coaches ...................................... Paul Fortier (Washington ‘03) Izzi Metz (Hobart ‘98) Zach Spiker (Ithaca ‘00) Office Phone .................................................................... (607) 255-7331 Athletic Trainer .......................................................... Marc Chamberlain Strength & Conditioning Coach .......................................... Tom Howley

Men’s Basketball Information 2004-05 Captain ................................................................ Eric Taylor ‘05 2003-04 Record .............................................................................. 11-16 Home/Away/Neutral ....................................................... 5-7/5-9/1-0 2003-04 Ivy Record/Finish .......................................................... 6-8/t-5th Home/Away ........................................................................... 2-5/4-3 Letter Winners Returning/Lost ............................................................ 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................... 3/2 Roster Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) .................................................. 3/3/5/4 First Year of Men’s Basketball ..................................................... 1898-99 All-Time Record .............................................................. 1,060-1,212 NCAA Appearances ............................................................. 2 (0-3, .000) Years ................................................................................. 1954, 1988 NIT Appearances ............................................................................. none Last Postseason Opponent ................................................. Arizona, 1988 Result ................................................. Lost, 90-50 (NCAA first round)

Athletic Communications Interim Director (Men’s Basketball Contact) ................. Jeremy Hartigan Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-9788 Home/Cell Phone ...................................................... (607) 351-1675 E-Mail ................................................................... jh295@cornell.edu Assistant Director .................................................................. Brian Kelley Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-4688 Athletic Communications Assistant .................................... Eric Lawrence Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-3753 Athletic Communications Intern ........................................ Tyler Denison Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-3753 Accounts Representative ............................................ Marlene Crockford Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-3752 Administrative Assistant ....................................................... Elli Harkness Office Phone .............................................................. (607) 255-5626 Athletic Communications Phone ..................................... (607) 255-3752 Office Fax ........................................................................ (607) 255-9791 Hotline ............................................................................ (607) 255-2385 Website ........................................................... www.CornellBigRed.com Mailing & Overnight Address ............... Athletic Communications Office Teagle Hall, Campus Road Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-6501

Media Guide Credits The 2004-05 Cornell men’s basketball media guide is a publication of the Cornell Athletic Communications Office. The guide was written and edited by Jeremy Hartigan, interim director of athletic communications. Editorial contributions by Elli Harkness, Brian Kelley, Eric Lawrence and Marlene Crockford. Cover design by Jeremy Hartigan. Photography by Tim McKinney, Darl Zehr, Patrick Shanahan, Michael Okoniewski, Frank DiMeo, Mike Gryniewicz, Cornell University Photography and opponent Sports Information Offices.

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Individual Records ....................................................... 48-49 Team Records ................................................................... 50 All-Ivy Honors ................................................................... 50 All-Time vs. Opponents .................................................... 51 All-Time Letter Winners .............................................. 52-53 Year-By-Year Results .................................................... 54-64

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