Cornell Big Red basketball
Cornell Big Red basketball history
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
F.R. Newman Arena
Ivy League
Current head coach: Jon Jaques (2024-)
- Asst: Mike Brennan (2024-)
- Asst: Mark McGonigal (2024-)
- Asst: Jalen Hayes (2023-)
- DBO: Luke Colwell (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1954, 2010)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1954, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-6
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (Ivy League):
- Ivy League Regular Season Championships: 8 (1913, 1914, 1924, 1954, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- Ivy League Tournament Championships: 0
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Ivy League Player of the Year: 3 (last = Ryan Wittman, 2010)
Cornell head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Jon Jaques | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Earl | 2016-24 | 96-103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Courtney | 2010-16 | 60-113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Donahue | 2000-10 | 146-138 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Thompson | 1996-2000 | 45-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Walker | 1993-96 | 27-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 1991-93 | 23-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dement | 1986-91 | 67-67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 1980-86 | 71-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Bluitt | 1974-80 | 46-107 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Allen (int.) | 1974 | 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lace | 1968-72, 73-74 | 32-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Coma | 1972-73 | 4-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam MacNeil | 1959-68 | 139-79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royner Greene | 1946-59 | 165-149 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Speed Wilson | 1942-46 | 40-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Gullion | 1938-42 | 48-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Rowland | 1936-38 | 14-21 | 0 | – | – |
| Howard Ortner | 1919-36 | 156-160 | 1 | – | – |
| Albert Sharpe | 1912-19 | 78-32 | 2 | – | – |
| Paul Sternberg | 1910-12 | 13-13 | 0 | – | – |
| David Coogan | 1909-10 | 7-6 | 0 | – | – |
| Walter Haggerty | 1907-09 | 18-18 | 0 | – | – |
| no coach | 1898-1907 | 29-72 | 0 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.