Cambridge, MA - The Cornell Big Red (12-10, 4-2) defeated the Harvard Crimson (11-8, 4-2) 67-61 after erasing a 15-point second half deficit at Laviettes Pavillion. After a tight start to the game, the hosts secured a 34-21 halftime lead by using a 17-2 run to end the half. In the second half, the Big Red rallied behind junior forward, Jimmy Boeheim (6'8''-F-98)'s 11 points. They eventually took the lead as senior star, Matt Morgan finally erupted on the offensive end of the floor for ten of his 15 points in the final five minutes. With 33 seconds remaining, Boeheim made a difficult pass on the move to a wide-open Terrence McBride for a game sealing triple from the right wing that put the visitors up by four. McBride also put the finishing touches on this win from the foul line, en route to nine points. Junior guard Bryce Aiken scored 24 points for the Crimson, while fellow backcourt junior, Christian Juzang added 12 points.
Boeheim led all Big Red players with 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including four triples out of eight attempts, all in spot up situations. Away from the ball he often cut hard to the basket and helped create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates. Defensively, he did a good job moving his feet and was very active in the passing lanes, while deflecting several passes and disrupting the flow of the Harvard offense.
A night after scoring a career-high 41 points in an 83-80 road win at Dartmouth, Cornell's Morgan struggled shooting the ball for most of the night but still managed to be a key contributor in this game. From his leadership skills to his scoring prowess, it was easy to notice his impact on the floor. He did a really nice job in letting the game come to him and did not force up many highly contested shots. Instead, he passed the ball, cut hard, and set screens for his teammates. On one of those cuts in the final five minutes he was held and converted the bonus free throws. Later, he put his head down and scored off the window through contact for a three-point play opportunity. On Cornell's biggest possession of the game, he gave the ball to Boeheim, who made the pass leading to the game clinching triple from McBride. Offensively, he knows how to use his athleticism to get in the lane and finish as well as create his own shot. This was highlighted by one of his three makes from the field, as he rose over the top of Juzang for a tough 14-footer in the lane. He did a very nice job moving his feet for most of the night and forced driving Crimson guards to throw up tough off-balance shots. He also added two steals against the driving guards. Handling the ball was an ongoing issue for Morgan, as he turned it over seven times.
Harvard's Aiken followed up his career-night (44 points in the triple overtime win last night against Columbia) with a 24-point effort on 9-of-12 shooting in a frustrating loss for the Crimson. He showed a nice array of dribble moves and got to the basket almost at will in the first half en route to 17 points. He also showed the ability to create his own shot off the dribble and converted on difficult, highly contested shots. Despite most of his offensive success, he managed to record seven turnovers on the night. On the defensive end of the floor, he had a solid night with three steals and moved his feet well, thus helping the Crimson keep the Big Red guards outside of the paint. Point guard Juzang added tremendous defense on Morgan to his 12-point effort, which also included clutch shooting. The junior did a great job forcing Morgan to give up the ball over the course of the first 35 minutes of the night and helped make him almost a non-factor as Harvard appeared to be in control. He did a great job moving his feet and beating Morgan to the spot and was very active in the passing lanes on and off the ball. He did a great job denying Morgan touches in the first 20-23 seconds of the shot clock or forced a catch near half court when tasked with guarding him. Offensively he knocked down a huge triple off the dribble to help Harvard snap a game-tying rally by Cornell with just under 10 minutes to go.
Up Next: The Cornell Big Red will host Brown University (14-8, 2-4) back in Ithaca, NY. The Harvard Crimson will visit the Princeton Tigers (12-7, 4-2).
This article was written by Nadav Boker, a correspondent and scout for NetScouts Basketball.
St. John's Hires Former Arkansas Head Coach Mike Anderson - 7 days ago
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The St. John's Red Storm have hired former Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson for the same position. The move comes after former head coach and St. John's alumni Chris Mullin decided to step down from the position. The former Arkansas head coach was fired by the program and eventually replaced by Nevada's Eric Musselman . The 59-year-old head coach will take over a St. John's program in disarray and will need a serious overhaul. There are some questions about how he fits the culture with t... [read more]
The St. John's Red Storm have hired former Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson for the same position. The move comes after former head coach and St. John's alumni Chris Mullin decided to step down from the position. The former Arkansas head coach was fired by the program and eventually replaced by Nevada's Eric Musselman . The 59-year-old head coach will take over a St. John's program in disarray and will need a serious overhaul. There are some questions about how he fits the culture with the Red Storm, but the former Razorback is used to rebuilding once great programs. He is credited with beginning to turn around the Arkansas program before he was fired for not making the NCAA Tournament. It will be an interesting fit for the Red Storm, but the program had run through a few other options that had turned them down. UMBC's Ryan Odom and Iona's Tim Cluess both turned the Red Storm down before the program looked at Anderson. The former Arkansas head coach went 169-102 in eight seasons with the Razorbacks including three NCAA Tournament appearances. These results are mixed at best, but St. John's isn't the same program it used to be and could use some shaking up. The program has not seen much success in the 2000s and they hope their new hire will turn things around. The demand for success is hard to determine considering the history of the program and their recent failures. Courtesy of: defpen.com
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Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura is declaring for the NBA draft, he announced in a post on Twitter on Monday. It's an unsurprising move, as the West Coast Conference Player of the Year had a breakout third season at Gonzaga. Hachimura averaged 19.7 points per game 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Hachimura, ranked 16th on CBSSports.com's prospect rankings, has seen steady improvement in his three years at Gonzaga. He went from a solid role player playing just over 20 minutes per game in his sophomore season to leading the Bulldogs in scoring in over 30 minutes per game this past year year. Now, he could wind up being a top-20 pick in June.
Gonzaga also thanked Hachimura for his time with the team.
Hachimura can now sign with an agent, but if he chooses to return to school by May 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET, he will be permitted to do so under new NCAA rules, though It's unlikely to envision a scenario in which Hachimura ends up withdrawing from the draft.
"The last three years at Gonzaga have been a dream come true, and now I'd like to pursue my next dream of playing in the NBA," he wrote. Hachimura went on to thank the school and the people of Japan for their support.
The International Basketball Federation (FIDA) will be hosting the World Cup this year in China from the 31st of August until the end of the play offs on the 15th of September. The build up to selecting the 32 teams to compete was brutal enough and judging from the teams selected we can see the winning potential and may even bet tempted to bet on the underdog at NoviBet. But with the intense build up which led to the final window of qualifiers, we are waiting in avid anticipation for the... [read more]
The International Basketball Federation (FIDA) will be hosting the World Cup this year in China from the 31st of August until the end of the play offs on the 15th of September. The build up to selecting the 32 teams to compete was brutal enough and judging from the teams selected we can see the winning potential and may even bet tempted to bet on the underdog at NoviBet. But with the intense build up which led to the final window of qualifiers, we are waiting in avid anticipation for the Cup to begin.
Over the past 15 months, the appointed time in which to choose from a world of talented basketball players, coaches have finally hand-picked their teams and after over a year's wait we can finally begin predicting the outcome of the cup. As soon as the chosen teams were made known to the public, a new journey began to form and one which we predict will garner intensescrutiny.
What to Expect
With the names of each competing player available online, tickets will soon go on sale. As soon as that happens sports bookies will opening their sites and the odds will be predicted. For now, the favourite is only a prediction and as the months build up leading to the FIBA World Cup, we expect to see these predictions fluctuate.
The Highlights of the Qualifier Rounds
In the final window of the qualifying rounds, a few special talents stood out. Zhou Qi became the first Chinese player ever to combine 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in one game. A memorable highlight for some was in the first window of qualifiers when Angola brought in roughly 11 500 supporters.
History was made for Australia when the Australian Boomers made it into the fifth window and played a memorable game. Other highlights included the Syrians taking the title of the highest offensive rebounds, which is the peak number taken by any Asian team.
About FIBA World Cup 2019
The FIBA2019 World Cup will be the 18th tournament hosted for the Men's basketball teams and will be held in China this year. This year there will be 32 competing teams rather than the 24 teams we are accustomed to. 8 of these teams will be chosen to compete against one another for 2 top spots in the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Japan. The competing countries will be from America, Europe, Africa, Asian, Oceania and Japan as the Olympics are held in Tokyo and Japan is the hosting country.
The last World Cup Championship was held in 2014 and after 4 years of anticipation the qualifying rounds began and finally the teams have been chosen.
The year up ahead and the year leading to the Summer Olympics proves the pressure of the games to come. Needless to say, we think both the teams and their fans are prepping for the battle that awaits up ahead and we cannot wait to witness the action take place in less than 4 months!
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Nigel Williams-Goss (6'3''-G-94)to a victory against the closely-ranked AEK in the Greek A1 in Saturday night's game.
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#1.Nigel Williams-Goss (6'3''-G-94, graduated '17, plays pro in Greece) led Olympiacos to a victory against the closely-ranked AEK (17-8) 76-67 in the Greek A1 in Saturday night's game.
He recorded 12 points and added 5 assists in 27 minutes.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (22-0) is placed first in the A1.
So far his team won all twenty two games in the Regular Season.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Williams-Goss has relatively good stats this year 11.5ppg, 2.6rpg and 4.5apg in 21 games he played so far.
#2.Elias Harris (6'8''-SF-89, graduated '13, plays in Germany) could not help Brose Baskets Bamberg (19-10) in their last game on Sunday. Despite Harris' very good performance Brose Baskets Bamberg was edged 96-95 on the road by the lower-ranked EnBW Ludwigsburg (#9).
He was the second best scorer with 18 points.
It's Harris' sixth season with the team.
Harris has relatively good stats this year 10.4ppg, 3.3rpg and 1.6apg.
#3.Kyle Wiltjer (6'10''-F-92, graduated '16, currently in Spain), who plays in the Spanish Liga Endesa was not able to help Unicaja Malaga (15-12) in their last game. Despite his good performance Unicaja Malaga lost 75-83 in Lugo to the much lower-ranked (#16) Leche Rio Breogan.
Wiltjer was the second best scorer with 12 points. He also added 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 22 minutes.
It's Wiltjer's first season with the team.
Wiltjer has relatively good stats this year 11.1ppg and 2.4rpg in 28 games.
#4. Experienced Jeremy Pargo (6'2''-PG-86, graduated '09, plays pro in Israel) contributed to an easy victory against the tenth-ranked Galil Gilboa (10-18) 88-70 in the Israeli Winner League in Sunday night's game.
He recorded 11 points and added 4 passes.
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (21-6) is placed first in the Winner League.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
It's Pargo's first season with the team.
Pargo has relatively good stats this year 10.6ppg, 1.9rpg and 4.3apg.
#5.Micah Downs (6'8''-F-86, graduated '09, plays in Portugal) led Benfica to a victory over the leader Oliveirense (26-3) 84-79 in the Portuguese LPB last Wednesday.
Downs was MVP of the game. He recorded 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 36 minutes.
It was the game of the round between two top 3 ranked teams in group Places 1-6. Sport Lisboa Benficais placed second.
Downs has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 18.6ppg, 7.2rpg, 3.9apg and 1.5spg in 29 games.
#6.Domantas Sabonis (6'10''-F/C-96, graduated '16, currently in the NBA) was not able to secure a victory for the Indiana Pacers in their game against the Boston Celtics in the NBA. Despite his good performance last Friday He scored 12 points, had 7 rebounds and dished 6 assists.
This season Sabonis has very high stats. He averages 13.8ppg, 9.3rpg and 2.9apg.
Sabonis is a naturalized Lithuanian.
#7.Joao Paulo Batista (6'9''-C/F-81, graduated '06, plays pro in Brazil) contributed to a 2-point Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor's victory against the 12th-ranked SKY/Basquete 73-71 in the Brazilian NBB in Sunday night's game.
Batista scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 32 minutes.
Batista has very impressive stats this year 16.6ppg, 8.6rpg and 2.1apg in 28 games.
#8.Kevin Pangos (6'1''-PG-93, graduated '15, plays in Spain) contributed to a 2-point FC Barcelona Lassa's victory against the closely-ranked Anadolu Efes 74-72 in the Euroleague last Friday.
He scored 6 points.
This season Pangos averages 7.1ppg, 1.1rpg and 3.2apg.
He has also Slovenian citizenship.
#9.Austin Daye (6'11''-F-88, graduated '09, currently in Italy) couldn't help Umana Reyer Venezia in their game against Alma TR in the Italian Serie A.
Daye scored 6 points in 20 minutes.
His team was badly defeated by 19 points 104-85.
Daye has relatively good stats this year 11.9ppg, 5.6rpg and 2.3apg in 25 games.
#10.Ira Brown (6'4''-F-82, graduated '09, plays pro in Japan) contributed to a Ryukyu GK's victory against the fifth-ranked Shiga L-Stars 85-79 in the Japanese B League in Sunday night's game.
Brown scored 14 points, had 7 rebounds and dished 4 assists.
This season Brown averages 7.7ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.9apg and 1.1spg.
He is a naturalized Japanese.
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Mislav Brzoja (6'6''-SF-94) was the major contributor in a KK Zadar's victory against the eighth-ranked Sibenik in the Croatian Premijer Liga on Saturday night.
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#1.Mislav Brzoja (6'6''-SF-94, graduated '16, plays pro in Croatia) was the major contributor in a 3-point KK Zadar's victory against the eighth-ranked Sibenik (10-12) 73-70 in the Croatian Premijer Liga on Saturday night.
He recorded 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 28 minutes.
KK Zadar (18-4) is placed first in the Premijer Liga.
It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Brzoja has relatively good stats this season 10.3ppg, 4.7rpg, 2.0apg and 1.2spg.
#2.Egidijus Mockevicius (6'10''-C-92, graduated '16, plays in Italy). He could not help VL Pesaro (7-20) to beat Banco di Srd (15-12) in the Italian Serie A.
Mockevicius scored 7 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
VL Pesaro lost 81-88 at home to the much higher-ranked (#7) Banco di Srd.
It was VL Pesaro's third consecutive loss in a row.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
It's Mockevicius' first season with the team.
He has relatively good stats this year 11.8ppg, 11.4rpg and 1.1spg in 27 games he played so far.
#3.Jaylon Brown (6'0''-PG-94, graduated '17, currently in Spain) was not able to help RETAbet BB in their game against CB Granada (19-13) in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division).
Brown scored 8 points in 18 minutes.
RETAbet BB was edged 72-70 on the road by the lower-ranked CB Granada (#7).
It was RETAbet BB's first loss after six consecutive victories.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important.
Brown has relatively good stats this season 11.8ppg, 1.8rpg and 2.3apg.
#4.Shyron Ely (6'4''-G/F-87, graduated '09, plays pro in Germany) was not able to secure a victory for MLP Academics Heidelberg (16-0) in their last game. Despite Ely's very good performance the league leader MLP Academics Heidelberg lost 77-87 on the opponent's court to the lower-ranked (#3) Nuernberg.
He was the second best scorer with 15 points. Ely also added 4 rebounds.
Ely has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 16.7ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.0apg in 35 games.
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Best performed former Middle Tennessee State University players in pro basketball in last week games - 42 minutes ago
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Marcos Knight (6'2''-G-89) was the major contributor in a MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg's victory against the fifth-ranked Brose Baskets in the German BBL last Sunday.
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#1.Marcos Knight (6'2''-G-89, graduated '13, plays pro in Germany) was the major contributor in a 1-point MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg's victory against the fifth-ranked Brose Baskets (19-10) 96-95 in the German BBL last Sunday.
He scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 27 minutes.
MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (6-10) is placed ninth in the BBL.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Knight has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 17.1ppg, 6.6rpg, 3.7apg and 1.7spg in 15 games he played so far.
#2.Shawn Jones (6'8''-PF-92, graduated '14, plays in Israel) contributed to a Hapoel Unet Holon's victory against the closely-ranked Beer Sheva (14-14) 89-78 in the Israeli Winner League on Sunday night.
He recorded 7 points.
Hapoel Unet Holon (16-7) is placed second in the Winner League.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
It's Jones' first season with the team.
This year Jones averages 9.5ppg and 6.1rpg.
He is a naturalized Kosovan.
#3.James Washington (6'0''-PG-87, graduated '11, currently in Poland), who plays in the Polish EBL could not help TBV Start Lublin (13-16) in their last game. Despite his good performance TBV Start Lublin was badly defeated 88-70 on the road by the higher-ranked (#4) Anwil.
Washington scored 11 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 35 minutes.
His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Washington has relatively good stats this year 14.9ppg, 3.0rpg, 6.4apg and 1.5spg in 29 games.
#4.Reggie Upshaw (6'8''-F-95, graduated '17, plays pro in Spain) was not able to help Andorra in their game against Zaragoza (14-13) in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
Upshaw recorded 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Andorra was edged 99-97 at home by the higher-ranked Zaragoza (#7).
It was Andorra's third consecutive loss in a row.
It's Upshaw's first season with the team.
This year he averages 6.4ppg and 4.2rpg.
#5.Raymond Cintron Cortes (6'0''-PG-90, graduated '13, plays in Puerto Rico) was not able to secure a victory for Capitanes de Arecibo (9-12) in their game against Cariduros (11-10) in the Puerto Rican BSN, despite his good performance last Thursday.
He scored 12 points and added 3 passes in 34 minutes.
But Capitanes de Arecibo lost 92-96 in Fajardo to the higher-ranked (#4) Cariduros.
This year Cintron Cortes averages 8.7ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.8apg in 21 games.
#6. Experienced Tim Blue (6'9''-PF-84, graduated '07, currently in France) couldn't help Sharks Antibes in their game against Pau-Lacq-Orthez in the French Jeep ELITE ProA. Despite his good performance on Tuesday night Blue was the second best scorer with 12 points.
Blue has relatively good stats this season 12.4ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.8apg.
#7.Michael Cuffee (6'5''-G-83, graduated '05, plays pro in Germany) couldn't help HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim in their game against Bayern Muenchen in the German BBL.
Cuffee scored 9 points in 16 minutes.
His team was badly defeated by 20 points 99-79.
This year Cuffee averages 7.3ppg, 2.9rpg and 1.6apg in 23 games.
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