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The Ithaca College men's basketball team advanced to the Liberty League championship game with a win over the St. Lawrence University Saints Feb. 28. The team huddles around head coach Waleed Farid during a timeout.

Men’s basketball moves on to Liberty League championship game

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team cruised past the St. Lawrence University Saints in the Liberty League Championship Tournament Semifinals on Feb. 28. The Bombers’ suffocating defense and ability to get to the free-throw line propelled them to a 62-42 victory. 
The Ithaca College men's basketball team came from behind to defeat the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers Feb. 11. Pictured, sophomore guard Jaylon O'Neal drives past a Tigers' defender.

Men’s basketball mounts comeback to defeat Tigers

By Isabella McSweeney, Contributing Writer • February 13, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team staged a late-game comeback for a 80-69 win over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Feb. 11 in the Ben Light Gymnasium. The victory boosts the Bombers to a 13-8 record, and a third-place standing in the Liberty League with three games left to play.
The Ithaca College men's basketball team fell short of a miraculous comeback to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Feb. 8. Pictured, senior guard Logan Wendell drives up the open court to the paint.

Men’s basketball comes up short against Engineers

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team dropped a nail-biter to Liberty League Conference leader Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers 54-51 on Feb. 8, falling short of what would have been a storybook comeback. The loss drops the Bombers 1.5 games behind the Engineers with just five games to play. The Bombers have now lost five straight games to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but hold a winning 27-22 record.
The Ithaca College men's basketball team defeated the Skidmore College thoroughbreds at Ben Light Gymnasium Feb. 7. Pictured, senior guard Logan Wendell goes for the layup against the Union College Garnet Chargers in a game from Feb. 1.

Men’s basketball takes down Thoroughbreds in Friday night showdown

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • February 8, 2025
The Ithaca College men's basketball team put together a complete performance to finish off the season sweep over the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds with a 77-64 win Feb. 7 in the Ben Light Gymnasium. The Bombers now sit at 12–7 and one game out of first place while Skidmore drops to 5–15 on the year. 
The Ithaca College men's basketball team defeated the Hobart College Statesmen at Ben Light Gymnasium Jan. 31. Pictured, senior guard Aidan Holmes pushes past the defender to reach the basket.

Men’s basketball controls the clock against Statesmen

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • February 4, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team kept its momentum rolling with a hard-fought 63-60 victory over the Hobart College Statesmen, improving to 11-6 on the season. With five wins in their last six games, the Bombers are now just half a game out of first place in the Liberty League Championship Tournament standings, and the team has an all-time record of 25-7 at home versus the Statesmen.
The Ithaca College women's basketball team celebrates after its early season win over the Vassar College Brewers Dec. 6.

Bombers compete over the winter break

By David Schurter, Sports Editor • January 23, 2025
While the Ithaca College student and faculty body returned home for winter break, many varsity teams remained in action over the break. Basketball, swimming and diving, track and field, men’s wrestling and gymnastics all competed during the academic recess, putting up multiple impressive performances.
First-year standout Chris Leysath faces up against a defender against Saint Lawarence University during the Bomber's most recent conference victory on Jan. 18

First-year standout helps Bombers navigate through early season injuries

By Jacob Infald, Sports Editor • January 22, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team has had to navigate through adversity early on in the season as several key rotational pieces have been sidelined with injuries. However, led by the emergence of first-year forward Chris Leysath, the Bombers find themselves with a 9–5 record and are 6–1 in Liberty League competition. 
The Ithaca College men's basketball team fell to the Hamilton College Continentals at Ben Light Gymnasium Dec. 10. Pictured, sophomore guard Evan Cabral battles two defenders to reach the basket.

Comeback falls short for men’s basketball against Continentals

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • December 15, 2024
The Hamilton College Continentals held off a scrappy Ithaca College Bombers team 73-70. The Bombers suffered their first home loss in Ben Light Gymnasium, dropping the team to a 5-3 record before a long three-week layoff.
The Ithaca College women's basketball team defeated the Bard College Raptors at Ben Light Gymnasium Dec. 7. Pictured, sophomore forward Elizabeth Majka drives toward the basket.

Women’s basketball cruises past Raptors

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • December 13, 2024

The Ithaca College women’s basketball team secured a defensively sound win against the Bard College Raptors on Dec. 7 with a score of 71-44 in Ben Light Gymnasium. Off the heels of a 50-point loss...

The Ithaca College men's basketball team defeated the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons in its home opener, 64-58. Pictured, senior guard Logan Wendell pulls up for a shot.

Bombers edge Red Dragons in home opener

By Peter Nowlan, Contributing Writer • November 17, 2024
As Mark Twain once said, “It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight. It’s about the size of the fight in the dog.” That was the theme Nov. 13 as an undersized yet scrappy Ithaca College men’s basketball squad defended the Ben Light Gymnasium in their home opener against its rival, the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons. 
Logan Wendell, senior guard for the Ithaca College men's basketball team, spent 10 days in Brazil playing basketball. In the photo, Wendell drives past two defenders to get to the rim.

Senior guard takes his talents abroad

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • September 11, 2024
This past summer, the Ithaca College men’s basketball team’s senior guard Logan Wendell took his talents overseas and played internationally in Brazil, representing the U.S. in the Division III All-Stars.
Junior guard Logan Wendell became the 30th player in the Ithaca College men's basketball program history to reach 1,000 career points in a game against Clarkson University on Feb. 10. He is just the 12th Bombers player to achieve this in under 75 games.

Q&A: Junior guard reflects on leadership and basketball journey after reaching 1,000 career points

By Flynn Hynes, Assistant Sports Editor • February 20, 2024
This was a historic season for junior guard Logan Wendell, who scored his 1,000th career point in a matchup against the Clarkson University Golden Knights on Feb. 10 to become the 30th player in program history to accomplish this feat. 
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