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Friday News:

Friday, March 15
(5) Syracuse vs. (1) Georgetown
Big East Tournament - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN

Georgetown (25-5) used a balanced attack to defeat Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament, meaning the Hoyas and Syracuse will play yet again tonight with a trip to the finals on the line.

John Thompson III is a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.

There's a very good piece on Otto Porter in Sports Illustrated.

Richmond (18-14) was leading by three over Charlotte at the Atlantic 10 Tournament with :04.7 seconds left. I'd try and describe what happened next but the video of the bizarre finish embedded below shows it all.

Both top-seeded Louisiana Tech and second seed Denver (21-9) were shocked in the WAC Tournament quarterfinals. The Pioneers never led in their 72-68 loss to Texas State.

The end also came for Reggie Hearn and Northwestern (13-19). The Wildcats fell behind 11-0 and were unable to catch Iowa.



Thursday News:

Thursday, March 14
(9) Cincinnati vs. (1) Georgetown
Big East Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN

(9) Charlotte vs. (8) Richmond
Atlantic 10 Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - NBCSN

(7) Texas State vs. (2) Denver
WAC Tournament - 5:30 pm ET

(11) Northwestern vs. (6) Iowa
Big 10 Tournament - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2

This is one of the better Thursdays of the year, basketball-wise. Georgetown looks for a springboard to NCAA Tournament success in the Big East quarterfinals.

At the same time Richmond and Charlotte are tipping at the A-10 Tournament one borough over.

21 win Denver opens WAC Tourney play versus Texas State. Joe Scott is a finalist for the 2013 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award

Northwestern goes up against Iowa at the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats could lose their top recruit if Bill Carmody is fired after the season.

The CIT has invited Fairfield to participate and the Stags have accepted this bid.

The Trenton Times has more on Ian Hummer being named Ivy League player of the year and also writes about the lost weekend that cost the Tigers the Ivy title.

As of today Will Barrett still leads the nation in three point percentage.

What allowed Steven Cook and New Trier to hang with Simeon in their Class 4A supersectional?

Oregon State (14-18) was knocked out of the Pac-12 Tournament by Colorado, 74-68.



YouTube potpourri XCIV.

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, some Penn plays from last night's game at The Palestra.

18 (!!!) additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

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Sunday News:

(7) Fairfield vs. (6) Manhattan - MAAC Tournament - 4:30 pm ET - ESPN3
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's crushing loss to Brown on goprincetontigers.com and on brownbears.com.

It was a wonderful Saturday for all other branches of the Carril coaching tree. Georgetown (24-5) took the regular season Big East title with a rivalry-concluding 61-39 triumph over Syracuse. Hoya Prospectus looks at the numbers.

By coming out ahead 64-58 at Colorado, Oregon State (14-17) gets to play the Buffaloes again on Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Richmond (18-13) decimated Duquesne in the home regular season finale for the Spiders, 79-55.

You know Denver (21-8) has won 17 of 18 since New Year's Eve, right? The Pioneers routed Louisiana Tech at home 78-54, giving Joe Scott's team a share of the WAC regular season title. There are some great photos of the game here.

It hasn't been pretty but it doesn't need to be. Fairfield (19-14) advanced to the MAAC semifinals with a 43-42 win over second seed Rider.

The regular season ends for Northwestern at Michigan State.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (18-9 / 10-3) took the conference title with a 65-56 decision over Cornell (13-18 / 5-9). Yale (14-17 / 8-6) earned third place in the Ancient Eight, topping Penn (9-21 / 6-7) by 14. The Dartmouth (9-19 / 5-9) campaign concluded with a 64-58 victory over last place Columbia (12-16 / 4-10).



Saturday News:

Today's Game: Princeton (16-10 / 9-3) vs. Brown (12-15 / 6-7)
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 97-26.
Last meeting: Princeton 63 Brown 46 - 2/8/13.

Princeton Brown
9-4 Home Record 7-5
7-5 Away Record 5-10
0-1 Neutral Record 0-0
127 RPI 252
98 Sagarin 249
90 Pomeroy 236
64.0 Points / Game 61.8
57.6 Points Allowed / Game 64.2
.467 FG% .407
.728 FT% .633
.400 3PT FG% .341
31.1 Rebounds / Game 35.5
9.0 Off. Rebounds / Game         11.0
+3.0 Rebounding Margin +2.1
14.5 Assists / Game 12.4
12.5 Turnovers / Game 14.1
3.1 Blocks / Game 3.7
Hummer: 16.0 Points Sullivan: 14.1
Hummer: 6.5 Rebounds Maia: 7.5
Hummer: 4.2 Assists McGonagill: 3.9
Bray: 1.7 Steals Sullivan: 1.7
Hummer: 0.8 Blocks Kuakumensah: 2.4
Koon: .545 FG% (Min: 10 FGM) Ponticelli: .519
Koon: .814 FT% (Min: 10 FTM) Halpern: .852
Barrett: .517 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)    Halpern: .361

Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Oregon State vs. Colorado - 4:30 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Duquesne vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET
Louisiana Tech vs. Denver - 7:00 pm ET - ROOT Sports
(7) Fairfield vs. (2) Rider - MAAC Tournament - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN3

Cornell vs. Harvard - 5:30 pm ET - NBCSN
Penn vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

There is an open thread for site members in the forum to talk about tonight's game, whether you're in the stands or listening at home. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate.

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton going down at Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the New Haven Register and on yalebulldogs.com.

Is Jadwin Gym the best home court advantage you've never heard about?

Tiger assistant Dan Geriot is an 11 seed in this year's Runway To The Fashionable 4.

Bill Bradley (who attended the Princeton women's victory last night) is part of Sport Illustrated's "best of the NCAA tournament by decade." There's also a great picture of Bradley I hadn't seen before in the new SI.

Princeton recruit Steven Cook went nuts (in a good way) for New Trier in the Class 4A Glenbrook North Sectional final.

Central Catholic came from behind to top Jesuit in the OSAA 6A boys semis despite 18 from future Tiger Khyan Rayner.

Serra never recovered from the foul trouble of Henry Caruso in their Northern California Open Division playoff loss to Sheldon.

Fairfield (18-14) got by St. Peter's in the MACC Tournament. Next up for the Stags is second seed Rider tonight.

A win in their regular season finale against Syracuse gives Georgetown the Big East regular season title. Elsewhere Oregon State plays at Colorado, Richmond hosts Duquesne on Senior Night and Denver goes for a share of the WAC crown when they host Louisiana Tech (blizzard permitting).

Around the Ivy League: An 8-0 run in the final minute propelled Harvard (17-9 / 10-3) to a 56-51 home win over Columbia (12-15 / 4-9). Miles Cartwright scored the final eight Penn (9-20 / 6-6) points, including a pair of free throws with less than a second remaining to top Brown (12-15 / 6-7) by two. Dartmouth (8-19 / 4-9) got a career high 28 from Gabas Maldunas in their 76-62 victory versus Cornell (13-17 / 5-8).



Friday News:

Today's Game: Princeton (16-9 / 9-2) vs. Yale (12-17 / 6-6)
Location: Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 144-83.
Last meeting: Yale 69 Princeton 65 - 2/9/13.

Princeton Yale
9-4 Home Record 6-4
7-4 Away Record 5-11
0-1 Neutral Record 1-2
112 RPI 209
92 Sagarin 214
82 Pomeroy 200
64.0 Points / Game 66.5
57.0 Points Allowed / Game 66.4
.465 FG% .425
.730 FT% .720
.396 3PT FG% .345
31.6 Rebounds / Game 35.0
9.2 Off. Rebounds / Game         12.2
+3.2 Rebounding Margin +3.7
14.3 Assists / Game 12.9
12.6 Turnovers / Game 14.4
3.2 Blocks / Game 3.0
Hummer: 16.3 Points Morgan: 11.1
Hummer: 6.6 Rebounds Sears: 5.6
Hummer: 4.0 Assists Duren, Grace: 2.4
Bray: 1.8 Steals Duren, Morgan: 1.1
Hummer: 0.8 Blocks Sherrod: 1.1
Koon: .554 FG% (Min: 10 FGM) Townsend: .522
Koon: .800 FT% (Min: 10 FTM) Morgan: .908
Barrett: .506 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)    Martin: .465

(10) St. Peter's vs. (7) Fairfield - MAAC Tournament - 9:30 pm ET

Penn vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

There is an open thread for site members in the forum to talk about tonight's game, whether you're in the stands or listening at home. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate.

The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Yale Daily News preview this evening's matchup.

Behind 21 from Princeton recruit Steven Cook, New Trier advanced to the Class 4A Glenbrook North Sectional final.

It was a smooth start for Chris Young in Spring Training.

Northwestern (13-17) fell behind 12-0 versus Penn State in Evanston, ultimately going down 66-59.

It was the 100th win at Denver (20-8) for Joe Scott. The Pioneers' 84-55 rout of UT-Arlington combined with New Mexico State ending Louisiana Tech's winning streak means that Saturday's UD/LT tilt is now for a share of the WAC regular season title.

Oregon State (13-17) lost 72-61 at Utah.

On the first day of MAAC Tournament action, Fairfield faces St. Peter's.



Thursday News:

Penn State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Texas-Arlington vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Utah - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU

The majority of Princeton's 2013 recruiting class was in action last night.

Peter Miller and Northfield Mount Hermon took home the National Prep Championship with a win over Brewster Academy.

Khyan Rayner led Jesuit to the Class 6A boys’ basketball tournament semifinals.

Atlantic City ended East Brunswick's season by two in the NJSIAA Group 4 semis. Amir Bell had seven points and six rebounds in the loss.

The high school career of Spencer Weisz concluded as Seton Hall Prep fell to St. Peter's Prep 63-57 in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public A final. Weisz scored 19 before fouling out.

The Town Topics has pieces on the Tigers' victories over Harvard and Dartmouth.

Jeff Green's game winner for the Celtics came off a play suggested by Armond Hill.

An 11 game Georgetown (23-5) winning streak ended 67-57 at Villanova.

Tied with 3:19 to go, #19 VCU went on a 9-0 run to top Richmond (17-13).

A new "Sit Down With Sydney" is embedded below.

Tonight Northwestern hosts Penn State, Denver welcomes UT-A and Oregon State heads to Utah.



Wednesday News:

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Richmond vs. VCU - 8:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network

Will Venable has been rewarded for sticking with a swing that works.

The team concept of Joe Scott has Denver rolling.

Tonight Georgetown visits Villanova and Richmond heads across town to face VCU.



YouTube potpourri XCIII.

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. While I haven't found any videos posted from last weekend's games, here are select plays from the Tigers' wins at Columbia and Cornell.

11 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

Read the rest of this entry »



Sunday News:

Fairfield vs. Marist - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN3

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win versus Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.

The Daily Princetonian has more on the Tigers victory over Harvard. You can stream the entire game on demand by clicking here.

Seton Hall Prep rode a career high from Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz into the NJSIAA Non-Public, North A tournament final. The championship will be played Wednesday night at Rutgers.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso and Serra went down to Mitty in the Central Coast Section Open Division title game.

Richmond (17-12) fell 78-74 at Dayton.

Tied with 2:55 left in the Region XIX tournament final, Mercer (21-10) was outscored 10-4 the rest of the way by Essex. Mustafa El-Amin had 24 for the Vikings as their season came to a close.

An eighth straight Denver (19-8) victory gave the Pioneers second place in the WAC to themselves, topping New Mexico State by six.

Otto Porter had 28 points as Georgetown (23-4) took down Rutgers, 64-51.

Today Fairfield closes MAAC regular season play at Marist.

Oh! If you're interested in Seniors on a Stick for any of the five Tigers honored yesterday, please let me know. Demand exceeded supply and I'd be happy to run off a few more on request.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (8-20 / 5-6) led the entire way versus Harvard (17-9 / 9-3) but a landscape-altering result was not secure until Christian Webster's three point shot came up short of the rim at the horn with the Crimson trailing by three. Yale (12-17 / 6-6) won 79-70 at beguiling Cornell (13-16 / 5-7). A Tucker Halpern three point shot at the buzzer gave Brown (12-14 / 6-6) the 61-58 decision against Columbia (11-14 / 3-8).



Saturday News:

Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-18 / 3-8) vs. Princeton (15-9 / 8-2)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 143-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 73 Dartmouth 55 - 2/15/13.

Dartmouth Princeton
4-7 Home Record 8-4
3-11 Away Record 7-4
0-0 Neutral Record 0-1
308 RPI 110
306 Sagarin 88
292 Pomeroy 77
60.6 Points / Game 63.8
66.2 Points Allowed / Game 56.8
.397 FG% .466
.712 FT% .724
.333 3PT FG% .390
32.0 Rebounds / Game 31.7
10.3 Off. Rebounds / Game         9.2
-2.2 Rebounding Margin +3.2
10.5 Assists / Game 14.4
13.8 Turnovers / Game 12.5
2.4 Blocks / Game 3.2
Mitola: 11.0 Points Hummer: 16.4
Maldunas: 6.6 Rebounds Hummer: 6.6
Mitola: 2.0 Assists Hummer: 4.2
Gil: 1.7 Steals Bray: 1.8
Maldunas: 1.3 Blocks Hummer: 0.8
Boehm: .460 FG% (Min: 10 FGM) Koon: .555
Mitola: .870 FT% (Min: 10 FTM) Koon: .800
Melville: .400 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)    Barrett: .514

Richmond vs. Dayton - 4:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Essex - 5:00 pm ET - Region XIX final
New Mexico State vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU

Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - NBCSN
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Join fellow site members in the forum before/during/after tonight's game, whether you're in the stands for Senior Night or listening at home. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate.

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson, on CBS Sports, on Ivy Hoops Online and on gocrimson.com.

The Trentonian also has a piece on Ian Hummer passing Doug Davis for second all-time in scoring at Princeton.

There's a story about future Tiger Steven Cook in Wilmette Life. Cook's New Trier squad were victorious in Illinois' Class 4A regional final.

Cook also received All-Area honorable mention honors.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell and East Brunswick advanced to the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament finals, where they will host Trenton.

Khyan Rayner and Jesuit made it out of the OSAA Class 6A state playoff's second round unscathed.

Another double-double for Kareem Maddox at Newcastle.

In the lowest-scoring game in MAAC history, Manhattan topped Fairfield (17-13) by a 34-31 final.

Richmond plays at Dayton, Mercer's in the Region XIX finals (which you can stream live video of here for free), Denver hosts New Mexico State and Georgetown welcomes Rutgers late.

Below, Rich Chvotkin has the call for the conclusion of the Hoyas' double OT win at UConn.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (11-14 / 5-6) made 13 three pointers in a 84-65 win at Shonn Miller-less Cornell (13-15 / 5-6). Maodo Lo had a career high 20 as Columbia (12-13 / 4-7) stopped Yale (11-17 / 5-6) by 13. Dartmouth (7-18 / 3-8) heads to Jadwin Gym on the heels of just their sixth win at The Palestra, 69-64 over Penn (7-20 / 4-6).



YouTube potpourri XCII.

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a few words from Will Venable.

10 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

Read the rest of this entry »



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