Schedule Update:Cornell's 2009-2010 Schedule Picture Becoming Clearer

Here is a glimpse of the 31 projected games on the Big Red's 2009-2010 schedule. All games are tentative until formally announced by Cornell Athletics.

Seton Hall (Home) Friday November 20, 2009
@South Dakota
@ Alabama
@ Kansas
St. Joseph's (Home)
@La Salle
@Boston University
Bryant (Home)
@Syracuse
@ TBA Non-Exempt Holiday Tournament (2 guaranteed games, includes high and mid majors)
@ TBA Exempt Tournament (4 guaranteed games, includes high and mid majors)
Local New York State rival TBA
Local New York State rival TBA
14 Ivy League Games

SCHEDULE COMMENTS:

• Kansas is likely the preseason #1 team in the nation.
  
• Cornell will host Seton Hall (Big East) and St. Joseph's (A-10) in Ithaca this season. Cornell visits Seton Hall 2010-2011.
• Cornell Head Coach Steve Donahue annually attempts to schedule road games in the home states of each of his players. For example, the Kansas game is a return home for Geoff Reeves (Burlington, Kansas).
• The Alabama game is a return home for Louis Dale (Birmingham, Alabama).
• The South Dakota game is a "return home" for Pete Reynolds. He is from Blair, Nebraska, roughly a 2 hour drive away.
• The Exempt Tournament, which involves several high majors, will involve a twist of irony for the Big Red. We will explain later when the pairings are formally announced.
• The Holiday Tournament will involve a high major and historic venue.
  
• Cornell will play in some of the country's most prestigious arena's this season, including Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas), the Carrier Dome (Syracuse) as well as well extremely well known arenas hosting the pair of tournaments.
  
• Cornell expects to resume a pair of series with local upstate D-I teams.

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