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Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Week 14
Complete Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly
Release in pdf format
Photos courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications and Yale
Sports Publicity
PRINCETON, N.J. -- It’s another big weekend
for Ivy League men’s basketball as teams continue to jockey
for prime position in the standings.
Off to its best Ivy League (6-0) and overall (20-2) start in school history, Harvard hits the road for a crucial back-to-back at Penn Friday night and at Princeton Saturday night in a game that will be televised live on ESPNU. Last season, Harvard and Penn played a double-overtime thriller at The Palestra while Harvard and Princeton split their season series en route to share of the League championship.
Yale sits one game behind the Crimson in the loss column and has two key road games on its own, heading to the Empire State to take on Cornell and Columbia. The Bulldogs have rebounded from its Jan. 27 loss to the Crimson to put together a three-game winning streak going into the weekend.
"Inside Ivy League Basketball" is back for its eighth
episode on Wednesday, Feb. 8, featuring interviews with Yale men's
basketball head coach James Jones and Princeton
junior forward Niveen Rasheed.
"Inside Ivy League Basketball" is hosted by Dan
Loney and Brian Seltzer and takes an
in-depth look at all the news and notes surrounding Ivy men’s
and women’s basketball on and off the courts during the
2011-12 season. The 12-episode show debuted Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7
p.m. on BlogTalkRadio.com (blogtalkradio.com/insideivyleaguebasketball) and is
available on-demand via BlogTalkRadio and
IvyLeagueSports.com.
Each episode is packed with highlights, statistics and expert
analysis in its 'Around the League' segment. With its interview
segments 'Program Profile,' 'Student-Athlete Spotlight' and 'Alumni
Focus,' the show will visit with past and present players, coaches
and administrators who impact Ivy League basketball.
Fans and alumni can interact with the show via its social media
platforms -- Facebook (Inside Ivy League Basketball) and Twitter (@insideivyhoops) -- as well as provide ideas and
content for the show’s 'Twitter Talk/Facebook Fodder'
segment.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yale senior center Greg Mangano (Orange, Conn.)
delivered in a big way as the Bulldogs’ pulled off a weekend
sweep of Penn and Princeton to complete a four-game Ivy homestand.
Mangano hit a three-pointer that tied the score at 53 and was the
start of a game-ending 10-0 Bulldog run in the win over the
Quakers. He also had two huge offensive rebounds off missed free
throws and hit a pair of free throws during the run. The next night
against Princeton, Mangano posted 20 points and 12 rebounds to pace
Yale to a four-point win. Nine of his rebounds came on the
defensive end as the Bulldogs held the Tigers to 33.3 percent
shooting from the field.
Mangano's Statistics for the Week
| MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | A | B | S | PTS | |
| vs. Penn | 37 | 8-14 | 0.571 | 3-4 | 0.750 | 4-5 | 0.800 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| vs. Princeton |
36 | 6-17 | 0.353 | 2-6 | 0.333 | 6-8 | 0.750 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| TOTALS | 36.5 |
14-31 | 0.452 | 5-10 | 0.500 | 10-13 | 0.769 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller (Euclid,
Ohio) was outstanding in helping the Big Red to a road split over
the weekend, averaging 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and
1.5 blocks. Miller posted his second career double-double in the
win over Dartmouth, giving Cornell its first road win of the year.
He made 7-of-11 shots from the floor for a game-high 15 points and
10 rebounds, adding a block and a steal. Miller also played an
active 19 minutes in the loss at No. 23 Harvard, scoring nine
points, grabbing a team-high eight rebounds, blocking two shots and
collecting two steals.
Miller's Statistics for the Week
| MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | A | B | S | PTS | |
| at Harvard |
19 | 3-7 | 0.429 | 2-3 | 0.667 | 1-2 | 0.500 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| at Dartmouth |
29 | 7-11 | 0.636 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 1-2 | 0.500 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| TOTALS | 24.0 |
10-18 | 0.556 | 2-4 | 0.500 | 2-4 | 0.000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
HONOR ROLL
Rob Belcore, Penn, Senior, Guard (Lake Forest,
Ill.)
17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals at Brown
11 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists at Yale
4 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists vs. Princeton
Mark Cisco, Columbia, Junior, Center (Chester,
N.J.)
18 points, 6 rebounds at Dartmouth
8 points, 5 rebounds at Harvard
Ian Hummer, Princeton,
Junior, Forward (Vienna, Va.)
21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists at Penn
18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks at Yale
9 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists at Brown
Tyler Ponticelli, Brown, Junior, Forward
(Northbrook, Ill.)
13 points, 6 rebounds vs. Princeton
10 points, 5 rebounds vs. Penn
Laurent Rivard, Harvard, Sophomore, Guard
(Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canada)
20 points, 3 rebounds vs. Columbia
16 points, 1 rebounds, 3 steals vs. Cornell
Reggie Willhite, Yale, Senior, Forward (Elk
Grove, Calif.)
20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Princeton
6 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists vs. Penn
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, February 10
*Brown at Columbia, 7 pm
*Yale at Cornell, 7 pm
*Harvard at Penn, 7 pm
*Dartmouth at Princeton, 7 pm
Saturday, February 11
*Brown at Cornell, 7 pm
*Yale at Columbia, 7 pm
*Dartmouth at Penn, 7 pm
*Harvard at Princeton, 7 pm [ESPNU]
* Ivy League Contest
KEY:
ESPNU (DirecTV 208, DISH 141, Verizon FiOS 73 (SD), 573 (HD))
