The '08-'09 season opener was on Nov. 14 against South Dakota and Cornell's student section, "Newman Nation" was out in full force.
Tyler defends against St. John's on Nov. 17 in the NIT Season Tip Off on the campus of Boston College.
And sometimes Tyler likes to throw his own body down. As he does here on Nov. 22 at Indiana in Assembly Hall.
Ryan Wittman defends against the Hoosiers. His father, Randy was an Indiana legend. Ryan put on quite a show in dad's old gym with 28 p0ints and 5 rebounds.
Wittman topped his Indiana game performance with 33 points (including 9 three-pointers) at Syracuse on Dec. 3.
Many felt the Sryacuse game was a coming out party for Chris Wroblewski. Matched up against NBA lottery pick, Johnny Flynn, Wroblewski finished with 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals (against just 1 turnover).
Wittman had 21 points and 5 rebounds on his return home to Minneapolis against the Minnesota Gophers on Dec. 6.
Jeff Foote had four thunderous dunks against Boston University on Dec. 29 and finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Louis Dale missed most of the nonconference schedule due to a hamstring injury. He showed up at the Ivy home opener on Jan. 24 against Columbia sporting a Mohawk. The new haircut did not take away from his ability to cut corners on a dime. Lou finished with 14 points and 5 rebounds.
By Ivy play, Adam Wire established himself firmly in the rotation. Wire plays all four corners of the court with intensity and grit.
The Associated Press captured Foote's celebration after the Big Red knocked off Penn on Mar. 6 and captured Cornell's second consecutive Ivy League title and NCAA Tournament bid.
Wittman sports the championship t-shirt as he prepares to cut down the nets at Cornell's Newman Arena.
Wittman and the Big Red are getting used to national media attention after two consecutive Ivy titles.
Wroblewski won Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Here he handles the ball against Missouri's pressure defense on March 20, 2009 in the NCAA Tournament.
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