The 2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented

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in the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. The Big Red, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at

Newman Arena Newman Arena is a 4,473-seat multi-purpose arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, located in Bartels Hall, which is adjacent to Lynah Rink. It is home to the Cornell Big Red basketball and volleyball teams. It also holds the home of Co ...

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, as members of the

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Previous season

The Big Red finished the 2022–23 season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were defeated by

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in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament. They received a bid to the National Invintational Tournament, were they lost to

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in the first round. On March 23, 2024, Big Red head coach

Brian Earl Brian W. Earl (born August 9, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for the William & Mary team. Prior to his start at William & Mary, Earl was the head coach for the Corn ...

left the school to become the head coach at William & Mary. On April 6, the school named

the team's next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Cornell Big Red The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports and other competitive teams that represent Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The university sponsors 37 varsity sports, and several intramural sports, intramural and club teams. Cornell ...

Cornell Big Red men's basketball The Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University (one of eight members of the Ivy League), located in Ithaca, New York, Ithaca, New York (state), New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The Cornell Big Red, Big Red' ...