Original Airdate: Wednesday, November 11, 2009. This is a part of the 93-Second Sports Shot series. 93-Second Sports Shots air weekday nights at 6pm.

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Cornell Basketball is shaping into a powerhouse this year. With the return of all five of last year's starters, including senior co-captain and defensive powerhouse Jeff Foote; senior Louis Dale who, despite being out with an injury for 8 games last season, still managed to rank among the league top in points, assists, and steals; and senior Ryan WiTtman, 3-point king, All-Ivy first-team and all-district pick for two years in a row, sports viewers around the country are predicting a repeat of Cornell as Ivy Champions and to potentially go further in the NCAA ladder. The former two-time Ivy League champions are looking to three-peat, a feat that has only been accomplished 4 times in the Ivy League, and are looking to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row. Sports writers are going even further and bracketing the Big Red as high as 13th seed in the upcoming tournament.

Supporting the core three of Foote, Dale, and WiTtman, are veteran forward senior Alex Tyler and junior Adam Wire; as well as new addition Mark Coury, a transfer from Kentucky, and a 6 foot 9 defender.

While head coach Steve Donahue will try to be an “unselfish team” that will “achieve things daily, and then the score takes care of itself,” Donahue and Dale both spoke optimistically and expected to be able to win the Ivy League and hoped to advance past the first round in the NCAA. Foote, on the other hand, thinks Cornell has what it takes to be a “sweet 16 undefeated Ivy League” juggernaut.

Whatever happens, this is sure to be a thrilling season, in a challenging non-conference schedule that will kick off this Saturday, November 14th, with a game against the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide.

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