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#40.

To kill time during the offseason, ESPN is ranking the overall “prestige” of 298 different college basketball programs since 1984-85, when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams. While I personally don’t think a single losing season should have the same negative point value as a ban from the NCAA tournament, it is still an interesting diversion. Princeton is #40 using ESPN’s formula.

Penn shows up six slots higher as #34.

No other Ivy League school scored better than #225.

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Tuesday News:


Photo: Fiba.com

Konrad Wysocki and the German national team qualified for the Olympics in Beijing with a 96-82 victory over Puerto Rico.

Judson Wallace finished his stint at the NBA Summer League in fine form, scoring 15 points, snatching nine rebounds and swiping four steals in Phoenix’s 88-69 win over Washington.

The Suns lost a heartbreaker to Portland 74-73 on Saturday, and Wallace had six points and nine boards in 27 minutes of play.

Chris Young threw 73 pitches over five innings in his second rehab start for Single-A Lake Elsnore on Monday night.

A 6′9″ center from Verona says Princeton coaches have expressed interest in him.

Saturday News:


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Two box scores from the NBA Summer League to pass along - on Friday, Judson Wallace scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in Phoenix’s 85-80 loss to the Knicks.

The Suns defeated San Antonio 98-74 on Thursday, and Wallace had four points and five boards in 16 minutes of play.

The fourth of five Summer Suns games will be played tonight against Portland at 10:00 pm ET. It will be broadcast on NBAtv.

Chris Young was encouraged after his first rehab start, throwing 59 pitches over 3 2/3 innings for Single-A Lake Elsnore on Wednesday.

The USA U18 national team, with John Thompson III serving as an assistant coach, fell in the gold medal game of the 2008 FIBA Americas to Argentina, 77-64.

Is Chris Mooney about to sign an extension at Richmond?

A 6′6″ swingman has chosen Harvard over Princeton and Penn.

Tigers to visit CCSU.

Save the date - Princeton will travel to Central Connecticut State on Saturday, December 20th. For a full list of confirmed 2008-09 games, check the sidebar.

Princeton to play at Manhattan.

The first confirmed non-conference game for 2008-09: The Tigers and Jaspers will continue their series in Riverdale on Sunday, December 14th.

Noah Savage headed to Switzerland.

Sometimes, you have to do it yourself.

While most college seniors were frantically sending out resumes, attending countless job fairs and networking with potential employers this spring, Noah Savage was busy editing.

Savage personally pieced together a makeshift highlight reel from tapes of his four years at Princeton and former team manager Chris Chaney posted it on YouTube.

The 3:29 mashup of long range jumpers, face-first dives for loose balls and almost every dunk in Savage’s collegiate career helped land his first job after graduation - a spot on the roster of Switzerland’s Sam Massagno Basket.

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Interview with Konrad Wysocki.

The former Ivy League Rookie of the Year is interviewed after Germany defeated New Zealand at the Fiba 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Wysocki’s interview begins 2:05 into this video.

Town Topics story on Will Venable.

I wrote a piece for this week’s Town Topics on Will Venable. Enjoy! - JS

Former PU Two-Sport Standout Venable A Step Away From Major League Dream
Jon Solomon

It is a rare lazy afternoon for minor league baseball star Will Venable.

The 2005 Princeton University graduate is relaxing by the pool in Portland, Ore., enjoying his first off day in three weeks.

Venable, 25, has just returned home from Tacoma, Wash. with the Triple-A Portland Beavers.

In his first season in the Pacific Coast League playing for the San Diego Padres’ top affiliate, Venable, a baseball and basketball standout at Princeton, is leading the Beavers in hitting (.317), homers (nine) and RBIs (49) through 77 games.

From the time he came off the disabled list on April 28, the anthropology major has been on a tear, hitting safely in 25 of his last 29 games.

“Now being healthy, it is nice to get into a little groove and be able to be in a position to make some nice adjustments,” said Venable, who is in his fourth season in the minors.

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Tuesday News:

Noah Savage was a guest speaker at Montgomery High School’s basketball camp.

Princeton Summer League Hall of Fame inductee Rick Simkus reflects on 18 seasons of games at Community Park.

In NBA Summer League action, Judson Wallace started at forward for the Phoenix Suns, scoring two points. Wallace made his only field goal attempt in 18 minutes of play, a lefty jump hook in traffic. The Suns blew a late lead and fell 100-97 to Houston.

Will Venable is hitting .393 with runners in scoring position for the Portland Beavers.

Monday News:

Chris Young threw his second simulated game on Friday. Young will make the first of three scheduled rehab starts on Wednesday for the Class A Lake Elsinore Storm.

Will Venable saw his hitting streak end at 13 games over the weekend. Venable’s patience at the plate has been a key to his recent success.

Judson Wallace and the Phoenix Suns start NBA Summer League play this afternoon versus Houston.

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