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. 

Men’s basketball mounts comeback to defeat Tigers

By Isabella McSweeney, Staff 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.

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.

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. 

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.

First-year standout helps Bombers navigate through early season injuries

By Jacob Infald, Senior Writer • 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. 

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.

Men’s basketball ready for action despite injuries

By Jacob Infald, Senior Writer • November 7, 2024

After missing the playoffs in the 2023–24 campaign, the Ithaca College men’s basketball team looks to return to its winning ways with a mix of youth and upperclassmen leaders, as it battles through early season injuries. 

Senior guard takes his talents abroad

By Jacob Infald, Senior 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.

Fresh coaching staff brings a new era

By Flynn Hynes, Senior Writer • August 29, 2024

As the academic year kicks off, so does a new athletic season. For the 2024–25 season, six teams — men’s cross-country, men’s track and field, volleyball, sculling, women's rowing and women’s tennis — will have a new head coach. In addition, four teams — men’s basketball, men’s rowing, sculling and women’s rowing — will have new assistant coaches.

Athletic department finds replacement for long term head strength and conditioning coach

By Flynn Hynes, Senior Writer • April 26, 2024

The Ithaca College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced April 23 that Andrew Parker was appointed as the assistant director of athletics for sports performance.

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

By Flynn Hynes, Senior Writer • 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.