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Cornell Big Red

Ivy League · Ithaca, New York · 4 - 10 Conf · 45.6 Prestige
10 - 18
Record
#292
National Rank
92.2
ORtg · #118 Nat'l
96.5
DRtg · #339 Nat'l
Overview Roster Stats Recruiting History

Overview

Rankings and program location

Location Ithaca, New York
NET Rank #265
Coach Poll Rank #292
Hardest Place to Play Rank #337
Preseason Rank #266

Program Snapshot

Tradition, resources, and fan support

Program Tradition F
Athletic Resources $0.9M
Fan Support F
Arena Capacity 4,472
NIL Program Active

Key Players

Top three by overall rating

PG
77 OVR
PPG 26.5
Melvin Collins
RS Sr · #32
2.0 RPG · 4.9 APG
C
75 OVR
PPG 2.4
Lefteris Theodoridis
RS Fr · #13
4.3 RPG · 0.2 APG
PF
74 OVR
PPG 3.7
Robert Bender
RS Jr · #42
6.5 RPG · 1.7 APG

Freshman to Watch

Highest-rated first-year player

PG
64 OVR
Carlos Diaz
Fr · #70
★★☆☆☆

Team Statistics

Season 2032 · National and conference ranks

Statistic
Value
Nat'l
Conf
Points Per Game
69.9
#190
#4
Assists Per Game
14.9
#222
#7
Field Goal %
44.0%
#242
#6
3-Point %
30.3%
#234
#5
Turnovers
9.9
#42
#3
Rebounds
32.3
#320
#5
Steals
5.0
#360
#7
Blocks
4.0
#248
#4
Offensive Efficiency
92.2
#118
#5
Defensive Efficiency
96.5
#339
#7

Season 2032 Roster

15 of 15 players · 5 starters · Click column headers to sort

Projected Starters
PG Melvin Collins #32 · 38.0 MIN SG Santiago Castro #40 · 32.0 MIN SF Michael Fox #31 · 36.0 MIN PF Robert Bender #42 · 38.0 MIN PF Laurence Fitzgerald #4 · 30.0 MIN
ST Starter WO Walk-on RS Redshirting
# Player Pos Class Ht Wt ★ Overall OFF DEF MIN Personality
32 Melvin Collins ST WO PG RS Sr 6'3" 203 lbs 3 77 84 69 38.0 Composed
0 Alberto Mclaughlin RS PG Fr 6'0" 178 lbs 2 63 61 65 — Competitive
70 Carlos Diaz RS PG Fr 6'1" 184 lbs 2 64 69 59 — Composed
52 Daniel Mccoy PG Fr 6'2" 185 lbs 2 58 63 53 — Cautious
5 James Jones PG Fr 6'4" 211 lbs 2 56 56 55 — Composed
3 James Reilly PG Fr 6'2" 202 lbs 2 56 62 49 — Supportive
40 Santiago Castro ST WO SG Jr 6'4" 198 lbs 3 72 80 64 32.0 Composed
29 Walter Bryant WO SG So 6'3" 189 lbs 3 69 71 67 10.0 Composed
31 Michael Fox ST WO SF Jr 6'5" 201 lbs 3 71 72 69 36.0 Composed
42 Robert Bender ST PF RS Jr 6'7" 228 lbs 2 74 79 68 38.0 Cautious
4 Laurence Fitzgerald ST PF RS Jr 6'8" 263 lbs 2 70 80 60 30.0 Competitive
15 Peter Mitchell PF Sr 6'6" 228 lbs 2 66 71 61 4.0 Cautious
34 Thomas Yang PF Sr 6'6" 231 lbs 2 65 68 61 — Cautious
13 Lefteris Theodoridis WO C RS Fr 6'8" 253 lbs 3 75 73 76 12.0 Perfectionist
49 Kelly Lambert C Fr 6'9" 242 lbs 2 60 58 62 — Perfectionist

Season 2032 Player Statistics

13 of 13 players · Click column headers to sort

Scoring 26.5 Melvin Collins PG Rebounds 6.5 Robert Bender PF Assists 4.9 Melvin Collins PG
Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% TOPG ORtg DRtg
Melvin Collins (PG, RS Sr) 29 35.9 26.5 2.0 4.9 1.2 0.1 50.3% 31.6% 80.4% 3.4 114.3 113.2
Santiago Castro (SG, Jr) 29 26.2 16.7 3.3 3.3 1.0 0.2 39.0% 28.8% 76.0% 2.8 96.8 112.6
Michael Fox (SF, Jr) 29 30.0 10.6 4.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 41.4% 28.7% 72.4% 0.9 103.2 112.4
James Reilly (PG, Fr) 1 4.8 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 214.5 114.0
Walter Bryant (SG, So) 29 17.2 5.7 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.0 33.3% 33.3% 58.1% 1.1 86.0 112.8
Robert Bender (PF, RS Jr) 29 30.2 3.7 6.5 1.7 0.4 1.1 51.2% 40.0% 66.7% 0.4 123.7 112.3
Laurence Fitzgerald (PF, RS Jr) 29 27.3 3.3 5.7 0.9 0.5 1.0 47.6% 0.0% 38.6% 0.8 95.2 112.2
Lefteris Theodoridis (C, RS Fr) 29 13.4 2.4 4.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 46.7% 0.0% 44.1% 0.2 103.3 111.6
Daniel Mccoy (PG, Fr) 3 5.1 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% 0.0 151.4 114.0
Peter Mitchell (PF, Sr) 29 13.3 0.6 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 41.2% 0.0% 50.0% 0.2 113.8 112.1
Thomas Yang (PF, Sr) 15 10.6 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1 109.0 112.7
James Jones (PG, Fr) 1 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 108.6
Kelly Lambert (C, Fr) 1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 114.3

Cornell Big Red Recruiting

Class of 2032

Class Rankings
National Rank
58th
IVY Rank
2nd
2032 IVY 2ND
Class Score
160.00
2032 CLASS 160.00
Commits
7
Blue Chips
0 1
In-State
100%
HS Commits (6) Transfers (1)
Chad Fisher
New York · 6'5" 216 lbs
SF
★★★☆☆
145 NATL 16 POS 13 ST
Brian Lee
New York · 6'5" 215 lbs
SF
★★★☆☆
428 NATL 69 POS 33 ST
Michael Nelson
New York · 6'5" 2 lbs
SF
★★☆☆☆
633 NATL 106 POS 51 ST
Robert Norris
New York · 6'6" 237 lbs
SF
★★☆☆☆
700 NATL 118 POS 55 ST
Jerry Perkins
New York · 6'8" 24 lbs
SF
★★☆☆☆
746 NATL 129 POS 59 ST
Kenneth Rodriguez
New York · 6'5" 217 lbs
SF
★★☆☆☆
975 NATL 173 POS 81 ST
Robert Young
From Rutgers Poor Team Performance
FR · 6'8" 239 lbs
SF
★★★★☆
51 NATL 10 POS

Program Summary

7
Seasons Tracked
16 wins
Best Season (2028)
0
National Titles
0
Final Four Apps
#58
Best Recruiting Class (2032)

Season Log

Season Overall Conference Margin Postseason
2032 10-18 4-10 -183 —
2031 12-18 8-6 -92 —
2030 12-14 7-7 +3 —
2029 13-14 4-10 +26 —
2028 16-12 6-8 -12 —
2027 12-17 6-8 -103 —
2026 13-16 7-7 -70 —

Recruiting History

Class Nat'l Rank Conf Rank Commits 5★ 4★ Score Avg Rank
2032 #58 #2 7 0 1 160 525.43
2031 #148 #3 8 0 0 80 982.00
2028 #192 #4 6 0 0 60 1,144.00
2027 #240 #5 1 0 0 30 294.00