Key additions: Brandon Smith, F, 6-8, 215; Steve Callahan, G, 6-3, 190; David Gardner, C, 6-9 225 Mike McLaren, G/F, 6-3, 185

Key losses: Greg Buth, G, 6-4, 195 (16.3 ppg); Ian McGinnis, F/C, 6-8, 245 (9.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg); Mark Kissling, F, 6-9, 205 (8.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

Probable starting five: Flinder Boyd, G, 5-11, 175, Sr. (8.5 ppg, 5.2 apg); McLaren; Vedad Osmanovic, F, 6-5, 190, Sr. (8.8 ppg); Charlie Harris, G, 6-4, 190, Jr. (6.4 ppg); Greg Friel, G/F, 6-5, 205, Jr. (1.7 ppg);

At a glance: The Big Green graduates three starters, including its two top scorers and rebounders, leaving a young team with only four upperclassmen at a loss as to where to find scoring and leadership.

With the graduation of Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection Buth, the first place to look is to co-captains Boyd and Osmanovic, who recently gained his American citizenship. Boyd, while a four-year starter and an assist machine, is shaky at best as a scorer. Kissling’s decision to focus on academics his senior year deprives Dartmouth of another potential threat.

In short, it’s a tough call as to which will be longer this year in Hanover: the winter or the basketball season.

Cornell

Coach: Steve Donahue, 2nd year (7-20)

Last season: 7-20, 3-11 Ivy, t-7th

Key additions: Gabe Stephenson, F/C, 6-8, 210; Cody Toppert, G, 6-4, 190; Chris Vandenberg, F, 6-10, 225

Key losses: Ray Mercedes, F, 6-5, 210 (13 ppg, 6.1 rpg); Kevin Cuttica, G, 6-3, 190 (7.5 ppg); Greg Barratt, F, 6-9, 230 (7.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg)

Probable starting five: Wallace Prather, G, 5-9, 185, Sr. (8.1 ppg, 2.3 apg); Ka’Ron Barnes, G, 6-0, 175, So. (9.9 ppg, 2.6 apg); Jake Rohe, F, 6-6, 215, Jr. (8 ppg, 5.8 apg); Vandenberg; Toppert

At a glance: Donahue, a long-time assistant at Penn, is accustomed to looking at Ivy basketball from above. Last year, he became familiar with how the other half lives, and there’s no reason to think this season won’t bring more of the same.

Any success the Big Red does have, however, is likely to stem from the undersized but talented backcourt of Prather and Barnes, the top scorer among Ivy rookies last year.

Beyond that, Rohe, who scored 17 in a 65-57 loss to the Crimson in Ithaca in February, established himself as a viable third option last season. Vandenberg also has a significant upside, but it appears the young Cornell team won’t have to wait long to enter “wait ‘til next year” mode.