Brown Bears
Last Season: 11-20, 5-9 Ivy
Head Coach: Jesse Agel, entering third season, 20-39, 8-30 Ivy
Last Ivy League Title: 1985-86
Projected Starters:
Sr. F Peter Sullivan
So. F Tucker Halpern
Fr. G Sean McGonagill
Sr. G Adrian Williams
So. G Matt Sullivan
Non-Ivy highlights: Nov. 12 at Fordham, Dec. 6 at Providence
Brown will win if… a relatively strong sophomore class continues its development from last year and provides the necessary support for Peter Sullivan.
Brown will lose if… Halpern and sophomore Andrew McCarthy can't grab enough boards to create second-chance points.
Last Year:
- Jan. 30: With Penn down 54-53 in the final minutes, Dan Monckton grabbed a rebounded shot and stunned Brown with a buzzer-beating 55-54 win.
- Feb. 19: Although Zack Rosen scored 29 points, Brown went on a 24-5 run midway through the first half before eventually winning 80-73.
Columbia Lions
Last Season: 11-17, 5-9 Ivy
Head Coach: Kyle Smith, first season after nine years as an associate head coach at St. Mary's
Last Ivy League Title: 1967-68
Projected Starters:
Sr. F Brian Grimes
Jr. G Noruwa Agho
Sr. F Ansenso Ampim
So. G Brian Barbour
So. G Max Craig
Non-Ivy highlights: Nov. 17 at St. John's, Dec. 1 at Bucknell
Columbia will win if… Agho can continue two strong years as one of the conference's top scorers.
Columbia will lose if… the Lions' so-far inconclusive search for a point guard continues into this season. In 2009-10, Columbia ranked last in the League in assists per game.
Last Year:
- Feb. 13: Columbia guard Niko Scott hit seven three-pointers and earned 29 total points to help the Lions to a 66-62 victory at the Palestra.
- Feb. 26: With Penn leading by one, Grimes hit a turn-around jumper with 2.7 seconds left to give Columbia a 56-55 win.
Cornell Big Red
Last Season: 29-5, 13-1 Ivy, and a Sweet 16 appearance
Head Coach: Bill Courtney, first season
Last Ivy League Title: 2009-10
Projected Starters:
Jr. G Chris Wroblewski
So. F Errick Peck
Sr. F/C Mark Coury
Sr. F Adam Wire
Sr. G Max Groebe
Non-Ivy highlights: Nov. 14 at Seton Hall, Nov. 30 at Syracuse
Cornell will win if… playing with one of the best senior classes in Cornell history has rubbed off on the younger players.
Cornell will lose if… the team can't replace its four graduated starters — including Jeff Foote, Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale — or move forward after losing coach Steve Donahue to Boston College.
Last Year:
- Feb. 12: Jack Eggleston earned a career-high 24 points in what was the highlight of Penn's season, a 79-64 upset win over then-No. 22 Cornell.
- Feb. 27: Looking to clinch its third straight Ivy title in its last home game of the season, Cornell rolled to a 68-48 victory.
Dartmouth Big Green
Last Season: 5-23, 1-13 Ivy
Head Coach: Paul Cormier, first season since coaching from 1984-91, 108-74, 60-38 Ivy
Last Ivy League Title: 1958-59
Projected Starters:
Sr. G Ronnie Dixon
Sr. C Clive Weeden
Jr. F David Rufful
So. C Matt LaBove
Jr. G Jabari Trotter
Non-Ivy highlights: Dec. 1 at Vermont, Dec. 19 at Iowa State
Dartmouth will win if… Cormier can inspire the same success as he did in his first stint. In Cormier's first two seasons, the Big Green went 20-8 in Ivy play.
Dartmouth will lose if… Dixon isn't lights out every night. As a junior, the guard was Dartmouth's leading scorer with 9.3 points per game.
Last Year:
- Feb. 5: Dartmouth missed four shots at the end of regulation, allowing Penn to hang on for a 53-51 win.
- Mar. 6: Jack Eggleston scored 25 points and notched 11 rebounds and four assists, as Penn opened up a comfortable lead en route to a 78-68 win.
Harvard Crimson
Last Season: 21-8, 10-4 Ivy
Head Coach: Tommy Amaker, entering fourth season, 43-44, 19-23 Ivy
Last Ivy League Title: Never
Projected Starters:
So. F Kyle Casey
Jr. F Keith Wright
Jr. G Oliver McNally
So. G Christian Webster
So. G Brandyn Curry
Non-Ivy highlights: Dec. 4 at Michigan, Dec. 22 at Connecticut, Jan. 5 at Boston College
Harvard will win if… Amaker's young team continues to develop and shoots 48 percent from the field as it did last year.
Harvard will lose if… a roster without a single senior lacks a breakout player to replace Jeremy Lin, who signed with the Golden State Warriors.
Last Year:
- Feb. 6: Lin led for double-digit scorers for Harvard as the Crimson jmped out to an early lead and didn't look back in their 80-66 victory.
- Mar. 5: Up 66-62 with two minutes left, Penn turned the ball over on its final three possessions and allowed a Brandyn Curry three that gave Harvard a 67-66 win.
Princeton Tigers
Last Season: 22-9, 11-3 Ivy
Head Coach: Sydney Johnson, entering fourth season; 41-46, 22-20 Ivy
Last Ivy League Title: 2003-04
Projected Starters:
Sr. G Dan Mavraides
Sr. F Kareem Maddox
Jr. G Douglas Davis
Jr. F Patrick Saunders
So. F Ian Hummer
Non-Ivy highlights: Nov. 12 vs. Rutgers, Nov. 14 at Duke, Nov. 28 vs. Siena
Princeton will win if… the team's starting five, who cumulatively missed only two games last season, can stay healthy and improve on last year's performance.
Princeton will lose if… the Tigers can't find a replacement for Marcus Schroeder, who led the team in assists.
Last Year:
- Feb. 16: Although Penn shot 16-for-50 from the floor, the Quakers managed to pull within three before falling to the Tigers 58-51.
- Mar. 9: With both teams out of title contention, Davis scored 21 points en route to a 68-56 loss that brought the Tigers to a second-place finish in the League.
Yale Bulldogs
Last Season: 12-19, 6-8 Ivy
Head Coach: James Jones, entering eleventh season, 142-168, 83-71 Ivy
Last Ivy League Title: 2001-02
Projected Starters:
Sr. F Michael Sands
Sr. G Porter Braswell
Jr. F Greg Mangano
So. G Austin Morganok
Jr. G Reggie Willhite
Non-Ivy highlights:
Nov. 18 at Boston College, Nov. 23 at Illinois
Yale will win if… Jones finds someone to step into a big-time scoring role and provide the Bulldogs with an offensive punch.
Yale will lose if… Mangano, Morgan and Willhite can't pick up the learning curve in their first season starting in the Ivy League or if they lack consistency in close games.
Last Year:
- Jan. 29: In the Quakers’ first Ivy game of the year, Penn committed 10 turnovers in the first half and Yale cruised to a 61-48 victory.
- Feb. 20: With 14 minutes remaining, Rob Belcore hit a three, the first of six straight, as the Quakers coasted 81-69.
