Legendary Cornell Head Basketballl Coach, Sam MacNeil with members of the 1964-1965 Big Red team-- Marvin Van Leeuwen, Dave Bliss, Jim Maglisceau.Cornell fans had the opportunity to "storm the floor" during both the 2008 and 2009 seasons when the Big Red captured consecutive Ivy League titles. Although video clips of those Cornell court storms made it onto Sports Center and other national media outlets, Cornellians stormed the floor long before these banner seasons and the existence of ESPN.
One such memorable court storm occurred on January 16, 1965. In front of 9,000 fans in Cornell's Barton Hall, the Big Red faced the Princeton Tigers and its star, Bill Bradley.
With under a minute left, nationally ranked Princeton led 69-68. But on the last possession for Cornell, Blaine Aston received a pass near the foul line. Aston hit the 17 foot jumper with 3 seconds remaining for a shocking 70-69 Cornell win.
Cornell finished the season 19-5.
Below, some photos from the Ithaca Journal. Special thanks to former All-Ivy Leaguer, Garry Munson, '66 for getting us the photos.
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