2025–26 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

2025–26 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
2025–26 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	12–11 (5–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Jon Jaques (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coaches	Luke Colwell; Jalen Hayes;
Home arena	Newman Arena

2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale	8	–	2	.800	20	–	4	.833
Harvard	7	–	3	.700	14	–	10	.583
Penn	6	–	4	.600	13	–	10	.565
Cornell	5	–	5	.500	12	–	11	.522
Columbia	4	–	6	.400	15	–	9	.625
Dartmouth	4	–	6	.400	10	–	13	.435
Princeton	4	–	7	.364	8	–	18	.308
Brown	3	–	8	.273	9	–	15	.375

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of February 20, 2026

The 2025–26 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by second-year head coach Jon Jaques, play their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Big Red finished the 2024–25 season 17–10, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They qualified for the Ivy League tournament, defeating Dartmouth in the semifinals before losing to Yale in the championship game.^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	DaMaryon Fishburn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Elijah Griffin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Kenosha, Wisconsin
F	2	Ian Imegwu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Short Hills, New Jersey
F	3	Jax Abalos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Batavia, Illinois
F	4	Gioacchino Panzini	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Spring Lake, New Jersey
G	5	Jacob Beccles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	7	Anthony Nimani	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Meriden, Connecticut
G	8	Adam Hinton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Studio City, California
G	10	Mateen Rafiq	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Sacramento, California
F/C	11	Ty Iwanonkiw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	12	Ryan Burbach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
G/F	13	AJ Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Westchester County, New York
G	14	Corbin Zentner	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Alpine, Utah
F	15	Blake Lecklinter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Prosper, Texas
F	21	Kaspar Sepp	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Tartu, Estonia
G	22	Jake Fiegen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wilmette, Illinois
F	23	DJ Nix	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Harrisburg, North Carolina
G	24	Josh Baldwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Everett, Massachusetts
G	31	Cooper Noard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Glenview, Illinois
F/C	34	AJ LaBeau	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Boise, Idaho

Head coach

Jon Jaques (Cornell)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Penn)
Luke Colwell (South Carolina)
Jalen Hayes (Drexel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 102–110	0–1	MAC Center (1,870) Kent, OH
November 9, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Illinois State	L 65−76	0−2	CEFCU Arena (4,086) Normal, IL
November 13, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lafayette	W 97–78	1–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,279) Easton, PA
November 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Army	W 86–73	2–2	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colgate	W 95−94 ^2OT	3−2	Newman Arena (744) Ithaca, NY
November 26, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Misericordia	W 114−70	4−2	Newman Arena (612) Ithaca, NY
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell	W 101−72	5−2	Sojka Pavilion (861) Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason	L 81–99	5–3	EagleBank Arena (3,633) Fairfax, VA
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Towson	L 80–93	5–4	TU Arena (2,215) Towson, MD
December 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Samford	L 90–93	5–5	Pete Hanna Center (1,413) Homewood, AL
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Albany	W 83–75	6–5	Broadview Center (2,568) Albany, NY
December 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FS1	at No. 9 Michigan State	L 97–114	6–6	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 2, 2026* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alfred State	W 133–65	7–6	Newman Arena (1,333) Ithaca, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 5, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	L 99–104	7–7 (0–1)	Newman Arena (1,444) Ithaca, NY
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dartmouth	L 91–102	7–8 (0–2)	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Yale	L 68–102	7–9 (0–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,620) New Haven, CT
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown	W 89–67	8–9 (1–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (476) Providence, RI
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard	W 86–79	9–9 (2–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
January 30, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Princeton	W 87–64	10–9 (3–3)	Newman Arena (922) Ithaca, NY
January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn	L 81–91	10–10 (3–4)	Newman Arena (1,202) Ithaca, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia	W 88–67	11–10 (4–4)	Levien Gymnasium (1,752) New York, NY
February 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Princeton	W 89–65	12–10 (5–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,630) Princeton, NJ
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Penn	L 76–82	12–11 (5–5)	The Palestra (1,837) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 27, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	Yale			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Yale, John Poulakidas prevail over Cornell, 90-84, earn another invitation to March Madness". Hartford Courant. March 16, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "Cornell Big Red 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[1] "Yale, John Poulakidas prevail over Cornell, 90-84, earn another invitation to March Madness". Hartford Courant. March 16, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[3] "Cornell Big Red 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

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