Having successfully completed a second simulated game late last week, Chris Young is returning to the mound. He’ll be making a rehab start for the Portland Beavers in Reno on Tuesday.
Speaking of Beavers, the 2010-11 Oregon State basketball schedule has been released. This year’s DC-area game is against Howard the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Denver improved to 2-0 in Spain with an 81-79 victory over Lobe Huesca.
CB Gran Canaria officially introduced Judson Wallace as the newest member of their team.
A near-7 footer from central PA has committed to La Salle over apparent interest from Princeton and other Ivy programs.
Harvard is the latest member of the Ancient Eight to unveil their full basketball schedule.
The Wall Street Journal offers a feature on John Rogers and Ariel Investments. Great photo of a young Rogers working as a Chicago White Sox vendor.
Oregon State will have the services of 6’9″ onetime UTEP signee Eric Moreland in 2010-11. Moreland was cleared to play immediately for the Beavers by the NCAA and will have four years of eligibility remaining.
Denver is heading on a two week tour of Spain later this month, where the Pioneers will play six professional Spanish teams.
Richmond guard Kevin Anderson answers the Times-Dispatch’s questions.
Texas-Pan American will host Northwestern and visit Oregon State this season.
It only took two days for forward Denton Koon to have company in Princeton’s 2011 recruiting class.
Joining him is a true gym rat, 6’3″ guard Clay Wilson from Lincoln Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wilson made his intentions known yesterday that he will attend Princeton next fall pending admission.
Today I talked with Wilson’s high school coach Teddy Owens about this gifted shooter. Exclusive quotes, numerous videos and an assortment of articles and evaluations can be found after the jump.
Princeton’s first publicly-revealed member of its 2011 recruiting class is versatile 6’7″, 200+ lb forward Denton Koon from Liberty Senior High School – located just north of Kansas City, Missouri. Koon averaged 16.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game for the Blue Jays as a junior with nine double-doubles.
According to KC Prep Hoops, Koon settled on Princeton over offers from Bradley, UMKC and Yale.
This afternoon I had the chance to speak with both Koon’s high school head coach Roger Stirtz and former Liberty assistant coach Chris McCabe, who helped develop Koon his first three years in high school.
Each shared their thoughts with me about the newest Tiger. Exclusive quotes and links to numerous articles and evaluations about Koon can be found after the jump.
Princeton sophomore-to-be Jimmy Sherburne had a big game on Friday for Robert W. Baird in the Milwaukee Summer Pro-Am. Playing alongside Marquette’s Dwight Buycks and Wisconsin’s Morris Cain, Sherburne is averaging 19.7 ppg through seven games. The Pro-Am’s playoffs are today at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.
It has been nearly six weeks since he left the Tigers’ coaching staff. Want to know where Scott Greenman is going to be hired? The answer appears clear if you follow this link.
The Liberty High School Basketball blog interviews Denton Koon about his decision to commit to Princeton. KC Prep Hoops adds more on this story. We’ll have exclusive interviews with Koon’s coaches on this site later this week.
Speaking of Kansas City, that’s where Georgetown will face Missouri on November 30th.
Will Venable hit his 10th home run of the season (video) for San Diego in a 2-1 loss to Arizona on Friday night.
Bishop John Barres reflects on his first year as the fourth leader of the Catholic Diocese of Allentown.
The NCAA has launched a new web site where you can analyze Academic Progress Rate data by head coach. Compare and contrast how all the D-I members of the “Carril Cradle” are doing.
With little fanfare, Dartmouth released their 2010-11 men’s basketball schedule.
We’ll have much more about the first publicly-announced member of the Tigers’ 2011 recruiting class soon, but for now enjoy a video package on Koon from last December.
John Thompson III and Georgetown are ready to move on from how last season ended.
A prospect from California shares some of what he learned at Princeton’s basketball camp this summer.
Will Venable returned to the Padres’ lineup yesterday, walking twice and getting hit by a pitch.
Venable is part of an article on mlb.com about the family tradition in the San Diego outfield.
The Golden State Warriors have signed Harvard’s Jeremy Lin to a two year deal. Lin will likely become the first Ivy League graduate since 2003 to play in the NBA.
Brian Taylor did a short Q&A on the Princeton Athletic Department web site.
Confirming what we have been reporting for the past two months, Saint Joseph’s officially announced they will play Princeton at Jadwin Gym this season. A date for this game has not yet been announced.
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