There’s a Q&A with Mason Rocca on the Princeton SID web site.
Pawel Buczak files a postcard from his summer vacation in Europe.
Chris Young took another baby step forward, throwing a 38 pitch simulated game on Saturday.
Iona will host Richmond on November 18th.
Denver arrives in Spain on Thursday and will play six games against Liga ACB teams.
Watch a 1999 interview with Bill Bradley on Charlie Rose.
A handful of videos I haven’t had found the right moment to post that have been collected over this week, starting with one of 30+ brief clips from Princeton’s 1998 win over UAB. Brian Earl receives a nifty left-handed Chris Young backdoor bounce pass and scores between two defenders.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray was on the winning side of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game. Bray scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out four assists, added a steal and a block while committing zero turnovers.
Georgetown is expected to name Mississippi State assistant coach Robert Kirby to the Hoya staff, replacing the departed David Cox.
Kirby will be on hand December 9th, when Temple hosts Georgetown at the Liacouras Center.
Despite 12 points and six rebounds from captain Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano lost 93-69 to Montepaschi Siena, competing a four game sweep in the Lega A championship series.
On Friday, Chris Young played catch for the first time since May. The previous night Young was in Los Angeles for game seven of Celtics/Lakers.
The Northfield Mount Hermon Facebook page mentions the Princeton staff was one of several programs to call about 2012 players on Tuesday.
The Star Ledger ran a feature on Will Venable over the weekend.
Venable discusses his approach to pinch-hitting on the Padres’ web site.
Once known as “The Destroyer,” former Princeton JV player Ben Domb is now the medical director of the Hip Center of Excellence at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital outside of Chicago.
Mason Rocca was limited to four points as Armani Jeans Milano dropped the opening game of the Lega A finals against three time defending champions Montepaschi Siena.
Rocca may have some familiar faces visiting him this summer, as Northwestern has scheduled a preseason trip to Italy for August.
Behind a game-high 14 points and 11 rebounds from Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans Milano advanced to the Lega A finals with a 65-59 win over Pepsi Caserta.
Chris Young is one of a trio of frustrated aces sidelined by shoulder injuries.
Sports and Life Ramblings mentions an awkward encounter between John Thompson III and a Georgetown recruiting target at the All-Met banquet.
In a Star Ledger article about the hiring of Avery Johnson as the new head coach of the Nets, Armond Hill is recommended as a possible addition to Johnson’s staff, mentioning that Hill has been primarily responsible for Rajon Rondo’s development with the Celtics this season.
The NCAA has released their 2008-09 Academic Progress Rate Public Report. You can see the numbers for Princeton here.
As “Distinguished All-Met,” John Thompson III will be honored at the 26th annual Washington Post All-Met banquet.
Despite injuring his neck sliding into third base on Friday, Will Venable would not hesitate to do so again.
TigerBlog asks if John Wooden was a better coach than Pete Carril.
Wooden had a couple nice things to say about how Princeton plays in this 1998 interview.
Mason Rocca had six points and seven rebounds as Armani Jeans Milano forced a deciding game five in their Lega A semifinals against Caserta. The winner of today’s contest advances to play powerhouse Siena in the finals.
Northwestern guard Alex Marcotullio has been invited to the Great Britain U20 training camp.
It sounds like the workout Greg Monroe had with the Sacramento Kings went well.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan won Penn Charter’s American Association of Physics Teachers’ Award.
Bill Bradley discusses the current state of the NBA with SB Nation.
Chicago Magazine interviews John Rogers.
Craig Robinson is profiled by the Los Angeles Daily News.
Team captain Mason Rocca was one of four Armani Jeans Milano players in double figures as the “Little Red Shoes” took a 1-0 series lead over Pepsi Caserta in the Lega A semifinals.
Richmond will play in fifth annual Chicago Invitational.
Not much new on the Will Venable front, so enjoy video of a sliding catch he made in a game versus the Cardinals last week.
Mason Rocca and Armani Jeans Milano swept to the Lega A semifinals with an 81-75 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro. Rocca recorded nine points and eight rebounds in the victory.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso saw their season end with a three point loss to Montepaschi Siena.
Grant Wahl of SI writes about USMNT head coach Bob Bradley and his relationship with Pete Carril.
Will Venable is still leading off for the Padres, but may be replaced at the top of the lineup by Luis Durango.
Princeton recruit Daniel Edwards has reconfirmed his commitment to the Tigers on HS Game Time.
You can watch future Tiger Tom Noonan play this summer for The Greeks in the Narberth Boys Summer Basketball League.
A worthwhile read about Ryan Dougherty, one of Georgetown’s three captains in 2010-11.
Craig Robinson will be signing copies of his book on Thursday at Union Bank in Portland.
The top vote-getter during Saturday’s balloting, Pete Carril will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame this October.
Carril popped up at the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team practice in Princeton this week, where he visited with head coach Bob Bradley.
Will Venable has been tinkering with his swing.
Venable also received the Robert L. Peters, Jr. ‘42 Award from the Princeton baseball team.
Mason Rocca and Armani Jeans Milano moved one step closer to the Lega A semifinals with a two point victory over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro. Rocca recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the win.
Judson Wallace had four points and six boards, but Benetton Treviso could not upset Montepaschi Siena in overtime.
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Will Venable broke out of a prolonged slump with four hits against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Sliding up to the leadoff spot, Venable nearly hit for the cycle and reached base five times. It was the third four hit game of Venable’s major league career.
Venable later joined Sports Radio San Diego (.mp3) to discuss his evening.
The Padres have shut down Chris Young’s throwing and placed him on the 60 day disabled list.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso were blown out by Montepaschi Siena 118-79 in the first game of their Lega A quarterfinals.
Mason Rocca scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Armani Jeans Milano’s 72-65 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro on the other side of the bracket.
Rocca also represented AJ Milano at a press conference (video) to announce an exhibition game in Italy this October between his squad and the New York Knicks. See a photo of Rocca and Danilo Gallinari here.
Georgetown Director of Basketball Operations Matt Henry will leave the Hoyas to join Robert Burke on the Mount St. Mary’s staff as an assistant coach.
Oregon State has added two big men to its 2010 recruiting class.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody is encouraged by Kevin Coble’s rehab effort.
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Fri. November 12
vs Rutgers
7:00 pm ET
Fri. 11/12 Rutgers
Sun. 11/14 at Duke ##
Mon. 11/22 at James Madison ##
Tue. 11/23 vs. Bucknell ##
Wed. 11/24 vs. Presbyterian ##
Sun. 11/28 Siena
Tue. 11/30 at Lafayette
Sun. 12/5 Saint Joseph's
Wed. 12/8 at Monmouth
Sun. 12/12 at Tulsa
Fri. 12/17 at Wagner
Wed. 12/22 at Towson
Wed. 12/29 vs. Northeastern **
Thu. 12/30 vs. Furman / UCF **
Wed. 1/05 Marist
Sun. 1/23 TBA
Fri. 01/28 Brown
Sat. 01/29 Yale
Fri. 02/04 Harvard
Sat. 02/05 Dartmouth
Tue. 02/08 Penn
Fri. 02/11 at Columbia
Sat. 02/12 at Cornell
Fri. 02/18 at Yale
Sat. 02/19 at Brown
Fri. 02/25 Cornell
Sat. 02/26 Columbia
Fri. 03/04 at Dartmouth
Sat. 03/05 at Harvard
Tue. 03/08 at Penn
## College Basketball Experience
** UCF Holiday Classic
at St. Louis
69-59 L CBI
at IUPUI
74-68 W 2OT CBI
vs Duquesne
65-51 W CBI
vs Penn
68-56 W
vs Harvard
54-51 W
vs Dartmouth
71-43 W
at Columbia
67-52 W
at Cornell
50-47 L
vs Brown
57-54 L
vs Yale
82-58 W
at Penn
58-51 W
vs Cornell
48-45 L
vs Columbia
55-45 W
at Dartmouth
54-38 W
at Harvard
56-53 W
at Yale
58-45 W
at Brown
63-46 W
vs Goucher
88-35 W
at Marist
77-58 W
at Maine
52-50 L
at St. Joe's
70-62 W
vs Wagner
45-42 W
vs Monmouth
46-42 W
at UNC Greensboro
65-50 W
vs Lafayette
62-48 W
at Rutgers
58-44 L
at Cal
81-60 L
at George Washington
65-50 L
vs Army
56-52 L
vs Manhattan
61-54 W
at Central Michigan
71-68 W
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