# 2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

The Big Red finished the 2022–23 season 17–11, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They were defeated by Yale in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament.

## Roster
### Per-Game Leaders

Source:
* Points: Chris Manon (12.5)
* Rebounds: Guy Ragland Jr. (5.2)
* Assists: Nazir Williams (3.2)
* Blocks: Guy Ragland Jr. (0.6)
* Steals: Chris Manon (2.2)

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 84–78 | 1–0 | Stabler Arena (1,065) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SUNY Morrisville | W 107–86 | 2–0 | Newman Arena (441) Ithaca, NY |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 78–73 | 3–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (847) Bronx, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason Jacksonville Classic campus site game | L 83–90 | 3–1 | EagleBank Arena (2,976) Fairfax, VA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:30 pm | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Jacksonville Classic Bay semifinals | W 88–70 | 4–1 | UNF Arena (311) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 2:00 pm | | vs. Utah Valley Jacksonville Classic Bay championship | W 74–61 | 5–1 | UNF Arena (348) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 91–87 | 6–1 | Newman Arena (871) Ithaca, NY |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 79–71 | 7–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,068) Easton, PA |
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 70–81 | 7–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,390) Syracuse, NY |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 95–74 | 8–2 | MVP Arena (4,902) Albany, NY |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 90–85 | 9–2 | UPMC Events Center (625) Moon Township, PA |
| December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 77–64 | 10–2 | Newman Arena (964) Ithaca, NY |
| January 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 18 Baylor | L 79–98 | 10–3 | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| January 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 91–79 | 11–3 (1–0) | Newman Arena (1,009) Ithaca, NY |
| January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | W 77–60 | 12–3 (2–0) | Newman Arena (1,462) Ithaca, NY |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 84–83 | 13–3 (3–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,012) Providence, RI |
| January 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wells College | W 105–49 | 14–3 | Newman Arena (466) Ithaca, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | W 83–68 | 15–3 (4–0) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 56–53 | 16–3 (5–0) | Leede Arena (770) Hanover, NH |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 89–76 | 17–3 (6–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 78–80 | 17–4 (6–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 75–62 | 18–4 (7–1) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 89–80 | 19–4 (8–1) | Newman Arena (1,703) Ithaca, NY |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | W 65–62 | 20–4 (9–1) | Newman Arena (3,644) Ithaca, NY |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | L 74–78 | 20–5 (9–2) | Newman Arena (1,864) Ithaca, NY |
| March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 87–81 | 21–5 (10–2) | The Palestra (1,995) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 77–79 | 21–6 (10–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (5,409) Princeton, NJ |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 98–76 | 22–6 (11–3) | Levien Gymnasium (2,022) New York, NY |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPNews | (3) | vs. (2) Yale Semifinals | L 57–69 | 22–7 | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at (2) Ohio State First Round - Wake Forest Bracket | L 83–88 | 22–8 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Sources

## Recap and Aftermath

Cornell was projected to finish third in the Ivy League, according to preseason polls, and they finished right in line with the projections. It was the best finish for Cornell since winning the Ivy League and reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2010, and their first ever NIT appearance.
Due to the four-year athletic eligibility limit of the Ivy League, seniors are not allowed to play another year. This led to the departure of Isaiah Gray to Akron, Chris Manon to Vanderbilt, Sean Hansen to George Washington, and Keller Bootby following head coach Brian Earl to William & Mary. All of these players averaged at least 15 minutes a game for the Big Red in the 2023-24 college basketball season.