PRINCETON, N.J. – Cornell, Princeton and Yale look to secure Ivy Madness spots this weekend, while the rest of the league seeks to help their chances of earning a berth to the tournament.
Ivy Madness, which combines the men’s and women’s league tournaments, is set to take place from March 15-17 at Levien Gymnasium in New York. Both all-session tickets and single-game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at
IvyMadness.com.
Cornell and Yale are set to square off in a battle for the top spot for the second time this season on Friday evening in Ithaca, N.Y. The two first clashed in New Haven, Conn., on Feb. 23. The Bulldogs won 80-78 with
Matt Knowling hitting the game-winning shot with 3.2 seconds remaining. Both squads are 8-1 in league play entering the matchup.
Columbia and Brown go head-to-head Friday evening in a crucial contest for both teams. At 4-5 in league play, the Lions are tied for fourth place in the Ivy standings. However, Harvard has the edge in the tiebreaker as it swept Columbia this season. Just one game behind the Crimson and Lions are the Bears.
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- The Ivy League is the only Division I men’s basketball conference with two teams in the top nine in the nation in winning percentage: Princeton (86.4, 7th) and Cornell (82.6, 9th).
- The league is one of 12 Division I men's basketball conferences with three or more teams in the top 100 of the NCAA NET rankings: Princeton (53), Yale (84) and Cornell (88).
- The Ivy League ranks 12th overall in both conference NET according to WarrenNolan.com and in the KenPom conference rankings. The league has enjoyed wins over the following conferences: American, A-10, Big East, Big Ten and WCC.
- Princeton (12-1), Cornell (11-3), Columbia (9-4), Harvard (9-4), Yale (9-6) and Penn (8-7) are 58-25 (.699) in non-conference play, with each team owning a winning percentage of .533 or better. Additionally, each of the six teams has a win over a team from last season’s NCAA Tournament field.
- Four Ivies from three different schools were named to Lou Henson Award Midseason Watch List: Princeton sophomore guard Xaivian Lee, Harvard freshman guard Malik Mack, Princeton sophomore forward Caden Pierce and Yale sophomore forward Danny Wolf. The award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college men’s basketball. The league’s four honorees was the second most of any conference. Princeton and James Madison were the only schools with two players named to the list.
- Several Ivies rank in the top 20 of KenPom stats categories:
| TOP 20 IN KENPOM |
| Brown G Kino Lilly Jr. |
Percentage of Minutes Played (5th, 93.4)
Fouls Committed per 40 Minutes (14th, 1.20) |
| Columbia G Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa |
Fouls Committed per 40 Minutes (9th, 1.15) |
| Columbia G Kenny Noland |
Three-polnt percentage (9th, 48.4) |
| Cornell F Keller Boothby |
Turnover Percentage (19th, 6.8) |
| Cornell G Isaiah Gray |
Two-point percentage (19th, 70.2) |
| Cornell G Chris Manon |
Offensive Rating (12th, 116.2)
Steal Percentage (3rd, 6.07) |
| Cornell F AK Okereke |
Two-Point Percentage (5th, 73.3) |
| Dartmouth G Dusan Neskovic |
Percentage of Shots Taken (3rd, 36.9)
Percentage of Possessions Used (5th, 33.8) |
| Penn F Andrew Laczkowski |
Two-point percentage (13th, 70.2) |
| Princeton G Matt Allocco |
Percentage of Minutes Played (14th, 91.2) |
| Princeton G Xaivian Lee |
Offensive Rating (3rd, 120.6) |
| Princeton F Zach Martini |
Turnover Percentage (8th, 5.5) |
| Princeton F Caden Pierce |
Defensive Rebounding Percentage (8th, 28.5) |
| Yale F Danny Wolf |
Defensive Rebounding Percentage (9th, 28.3) |