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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat came numerous times for James Jones’s Elis, in a thrilling 100-89 triple overtime win over a talented Siena team last night at home before a boisterous crowd.
Cornell began the Brian Earl Era this past weekend with two road contests against Binghamton and Siena. By late Sunday afternoon, the Red found itself with an 0-2 record to start the season.
Shonn Miller is headed to the Huskies.
Since the Ivy League prohibits the participation of graduate students and Miller, missed the 2013-14 season following shoulder surgery, the 2014-15 first-team All-Ivy senior forward still has a year of eligibility to spend at a non-Ivy school. Now he’ll spend it at four-time national champion UConn, where he is instantly eligible.
“It just felt like home,” Miller told ESPN.com. “I got along with all the players and everybody in general just welcomed me like I was a part of their family.”
Miller was a boss at both ends of the floor last season, notching 16.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals in 31.3 minutes per contest. He finished second in the Ivy League in scoring, rebounding and free throw percentage, as well as fourth in both blocks and three-pointers made, and eighth in steals. There’s really not a lot that Miller can’t do, and his absence in 2013-14 hit Cornell like a ton of bricks, with the Big Red going 2-26 without him.