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Louis Dale, Cornell

A four-time All-Ivy League pick, including a three-time first team selection, Louis Dale was exceptional throughout his career in helping lead Cornell to three conference titles and NCAA appearances.
 
The two-time Bob Cousy Award nominee as the nation’s top point guard, he set the school's career assist record with 470. Dale became one of five Ivy League players to post 1,300 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists and 100 steals in their career. He was selected Ivy League Player of the Year and Associated Press honorable mention All-American as a sophomore in 2008 and received 11 total Ivy League weekly awards during his career, including five Player of the Week honors. He was also twice named to the NABC all-district second team.
 
Dale graduated ranked among the school's top 10 all-time in scoring (third, 1,452), assists (first, 470), three-pointers (fifth, 164), three-point percentage (fifth, .401), free throws made (third, 332) and free-throw percentage (third, .838), among other categories. Dale led the conference in assists (4.7) while also setting a career high in steals (42) in his final season when he posted 12.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds and shot 47 percent from the floor, 39 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent from the charity stripe.
 
Dale was a huge factor in the Big Red’s Sweet 16 run in 2010, averaging 21.3 points and 4.0 assists while shooting 51 percent from the floor in the three games.
 
After graduating with a degree in Policy Analysis and Management, Dale played overseas for two years in Germany and Greece before serving as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at Boston College while getting a Master’s in Business Administration. He now works at Aberdeen Standard Investments in Boston as an investment analyst in US equities.