ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's basketball team will welcome six newcomers for the upcoming 2020-21 campaign. The newcomers join junior
Sarju Patel, who becomes eligible after sitting out last season after transferring from VMI.
KELLER BOOTHBY
Fr.• 6-7 • 190 • Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy/Wilbraham and Monson Academy)
• Boothby was a second-team all-state and first-team all-district selection at Prestonwood Christian Academy before doing a prep season at Wilbraham and Monson Academy.
• Was part of a state championship team as a sophomore and won a NEPSAC championship during his postgrad year.
• Averaged 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 37 percent from 3-point range en route to earning honorable mention all-league honors in his lone campaign at prep school.
• Academic all-state pick in his final two seasons.
DARIUS ERVIN
Fr.• 5-8 • 160 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Northfield Mount Hermon School)
• Ervin was a first-team all-New England selection as a senior at Northfield Mount Hermon School.
• He was part of two NEPSAC championship teams that won a total of 121 games.
• Earned second-team All-NEPSAC accolades as a senior.
• Averaged 18.1 points, 4.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game as a senior captain.
• Shot 50 percent from the floor overall and 51 percent from 3-point range (124 made 3-pointers) as well as 90 percent from the free-throw line in his final season.
• A career 1,000-point scorer, his 614 points as a senior rank third in school history.
• Named to all-tournament teams at the Caribbean Classic, Naismith Prep Classic and National Prep School Invitational.
• Nominated to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.
ISAIAH GRAY
Fr.• 6-3 • 210 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Martin Luther King HS/Cushing Academy)
• First-team all-league and third-team All-New England selection at Cushing Academy.
• Named the team's Most Improved Player, he was ranked as the No. 22 prospect in Massachusetts according to NERR.
• Averaged 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.1 steals during his postgraduate season in helping lead Cushing to a regular season conference title.
• Was a three-year starter and two-time captain and team MVP while playing at Martin Luther King HS.
• Earned all-league recognition as a junior and senior.
• Posted 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 4.2 steals as a senior, leading the team in each category - boosting those numbers to 29.5 points and 13.6 rebounds in the playoffs.
• Averaged 19.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.1 steals during his junior year, helping the team to the PSAL Sweet 16 of the city playoffs.
SEAN HANSEN
Fr.• 6-9 • 220 • Ramsey, N.J. (Ramsey HS)
• Hansen was a three-time first-team all-league pick at Ramsey HS.
• A first-team All-North Jersey selection in his final campaign, he was a n all-county pick as a junior and senior.
• Graduated as the school's career scoring leader (1,707 points).
• Averaged 18.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals per outing as a senior.
• Scored 16.6 points per outing as a junior to go along with 9.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest.
• Helped team to two sectional titles.
• Elected team captain as a junior and senior.
• Earned a spot on the New Jersey North-South Senior All-Star team.
• Played one season of golf.
CHRIS MANON
Fr.• 6-5 • 195 • New Milford, N.J. (Saint Joseph Regional HS/St. Thomas More School)
• Earned all-league honors in each of his final two seasons while attending Saint Joseph Regional HS and Saint Thomas More for a prep year.
• Was a first-team all-league, all-county and all-region pick as a senior after averaging 12.4 points per game for a team that went 22-6.
• Selected for a spot on the second-team all-NEPSAC squad as a postgrad.
EVAN WILLIAMS
Fr.• 6-7 • 220 • Murphy, Texas (Plano East Senior HS)
• First-team all-district pick at Plano East Senior HS.
• Led team in scoring (10.3 ppg.), rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and blocks (1.2 bpg.) as a senior.
• Was a three-year letter winner.
