ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's basketball team will welcome four newcomers for the upcoming 2023-24 campaign. The three freshmen and a junior transfer will help Cornell in its quest for the program's first Ivy League title since 2009-10.
#5 Jacob Beccles
Fr. • 6-3 • 175 • Philadelphia, Pa. (Constitution HS)
Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior at Constitution HS ... captured first-team all-city honors ... averaged 25.0 points as a senior and led the public league in steals (5.2 per game) ... averaged 24.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game as a junior in leading his team to the PIAA Class 2A finals ... was first-team all-league and second-team all-state and all-city ... scored 1,467 career points, the third-most in school history ... helped his team to three city titles.
#22 Jake Fiegen
Fr. • 6-5 • 205 • Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier HS)
Chosen first-team all-state by the News-Gazette and second-team all-state by the Associated Press as a senior at New Trier HS ... 2023 CSL South Player of the Year ... averaged 20.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior ... set a school record with 748 points and 85 3-pointers made in his final season ... helped team to the state semifinals, posting 26 points and nine rebounds in his final game ... candidate for Illinois Mr. Basketball ... three-time all-conference pick ... played one season of football.
#10 Hayden Franson
Jr. • 6-8 • 215 • American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS/Snow College)
Named Male Athlete of the Year as a sophomore at Snow College ... averaged 9.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a sophomore ... registered three double-doubles and reached double figures in scoring in 11 games ... was first-team all-academic as a sophomore after earning second team honors as a freshman ... earned first-team all-state honors as a senior at American Fork HS ... helped his team to a state title as a senior captain.
#2 Ian Imegwu
Fr. • 6-9 • 230 • Short Hills, N.J. (Blair Academy)
Imegwu was a first-team all-state selection as a senior at Blair Academy ... first-team all-league pick in his final campaign ... part of two league champions, including as a senior captain.
