PRINCETON, N.J. – Ivy League men’s basketball conference play starts in front a national audience on Saturday, with a tilt in New Haven, Conn., between Brown and Yale at noon ET on ESPNU.
The two schools met last March in the Ivy Madness final in New York. The Bulldogs hit a buzzer beater to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where it went on to top Auburn 78-76 in the first round.
The remaining three contests of Saturday's four-game slate are set to tip off at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Tickets to Ivy Madness are on sale now. The Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held at Brown’s Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence from March 14-16. Full information is available at
IvyMadness.com.
| TIME |
GAME |
COVERAGE |
| 12 p.m. |
Brown (9-5) at Yale (7-6) |
ESPNU | Stats |
| 2 p.m. |
Cornell (8-5) at Columbia (11-2) |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 2 p.m. |
Princeton (11-4) at Harvard (5-8) |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 2 p.m. |
Penn (4-9) at Dartmouth (6-7) |
ESPN+ | Stats |
FAST BREAK
- Five teams completed non-conference play with winning records: Columbia (11-2), Princeton (11-4), Brown (8-5), Cornell (8-5) and Yale (7-6). The Ivy League enjoyed wins over teams from the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East and Big Ten.
- According to KenPom rankings, the Ivy League has the second-best continuity average of all 31 Division I conferences. Columbia (7th), Princeton (18th) and Cornell (25th) all rank in the top 25.
- The Ivy League ranks 13th among the 31 Division I conferences in both KenPom and the Warren Nolan Conference NET rankings. Princeton (No. 9) and Columbia (No. 17) are both ranked in the College Insider Men’s Mid-Major Top 25, voted on by coaches.
- Four different Ivies rank in the top 25 nationally of three-pointers made per game: Brown G Kino Lilly Jr. (3rd, 3.85), Yale G John Poulakidas (7th, 3.60), Dartmouth F Cade Haskins (21st, 3.25) and Columbia G Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa (22nd, 3.23).
- The Ivy League has four current players with over 1000 career points: Brown senior guard Kino Lilly Jr. (1658), Columbia senior guard Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa (1326), Yale senior guard John Poulakidas (1046) and Cornell senior guard Nazir Williams (1000). Lilly ranks 20th all-time in league history in career points. His 290 career three-pointers ranks 3rd all time and is the 15th most among active Division I players.
- Four different teams have multiple NCAA tournament wins since 2010: Cornell (2), Harvard (2), Princeton (2) and Yale (2). The Ivy League is one of only 10 current Division-I conferences with four teams with at least two NCAA Tournament wins (excluding First Four games) in that span joining The American, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West and SEC.
- The Ivy League led all elligible mid-major conferences with six players named to the Lou Henson Early Season Watch List. The award is presented annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball.
| LOU HENSON EARLY SEASON WATCH LIST |
| Brown G Kino Lilly Jr. |
| Columbia G Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa |
| Princeton G Xaivian Lee |
| Princeton F Caden Pierce |
| Yale G Bez Mbeng |
| Yale G John Poulakidas |
- Numerous Ivies rank in the top 25 on national statistical categories:
| IVIES IN THE TOP 25 (TEAM) |
| Assist/Turnover Ration |
Cornell (15th, 1.65)
Yale (24th, 1.61)
Columbia (25th, 1.60) |
| Assists Per Game |
Cornell (1st, 20.6)
Columbia (5th, 19.1)
Yale (13th, 18.3) |
| Blocks Per Game |
Brown (21st, 5.3) |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage |
Cornell (4th, 59.0%)
Columbia (14th, 58.1%) |
| Fastbreak Points |
Cornell (12th, 16.77) |
| Field Goal Percentage |
Cornell (10th, 50.2)
Columbia (11th, 50.1)
Yale (25th, 49.1) |
| Fouls Per Game |
Harvard (17th, 14.2)
Columbia (25th, 14.5) |
| Rebound Margin |
Yale (15th, 8.8) |
| Scoring Offense |
Cornell (9th, 86.4) |
| 3-Point Attempts Per Game |
Dartmouth (12th, 30.7)
Cornell (14th, 30.3) |
| 3-Point Percentage |
Yale (13th, 39.6) |
| 3-Pointers Per Game |
Dartmouth (7th, 11.3)
Cornell (12th, 10.8)
Princeton (25th, 10.4) |
| Winning Percentage |
Columbia (23rd, 84.6) |
| IVIES IN THE TOP 25 (INDIVIDUAL) |
| Field Goal Percentage |
Landon Lewis, Brown (14th, 61.9) |
| Free Throw Percentage |
John Poulakidas, Yale (13th, 91.7)
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, Columbia (18th, 90.9) |
| Minutes Per Game |
Kino Lilly Jr., Brown (17th, 36:03) |
| Points Per Game |
John Poulakidas, Yale (10th, 20.7) |
| 3-Pointers Per Game |
Kino Lilly Jr., Brown (3rd, 3.85)
John Poulakidas, Yale (7th, 3.60)
Cade Haskins, Dartmouth (21st, 3.25)
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, Columbia (22nd, 3.23) |
| Total 3-Pointers Made |
Kino Lilly Jr., Brown (18th, 50) |
| Triple Doubles |
Xaivian Lee, Princeton (2nd, 1) |