Around the Ivy League: Three games, three losses. Cornell (4-3) was blitzed by Bucknell, 88-75. Harvard (4-9) dropped a 76-73 decision at Northeastern. Dartmouth was no match for Quinnipiac, 85-63.
Since many of you sent nice feedback about Sunday's New York Times piece, here's today's article about my Xmas show from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Happy Holidays!
Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Northeastern - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET
Denver (3-6) fell in the final minute to South Dakota State, 56-52.
A videotape of Princeton at Rutgers from 1992 has left its mark with the head coach at Adirondack Community College. Any former players want to comment on his interpretations of a few tiny moments from that game?
Jay Billas was on the ESPN College Basketball Insider podcast (.mp3) on Friday and had some very complimentary things to say about Sydney Johnson. Start listening about 5:48 in.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-8) fell late to Vermont, 73-68.
By multiple request from princetonbasketball.com subscribers at yesterday's game, here's a link to the article about me from Sunday's New York Times. Enjoy!
Princeton honored the Ivy League champion 1997-98 Tigers team at halftime of the Manhattan game. Pictured from left to right are: team manager Mike McDonnell, James Mastaglio, Gabe Lewullis, Chris Kilburn-Peterson and Darren Hite.
In the above photo you can see Kilburn-Peterson, Hite, Mitch Henderson, Sean Gregory and C.J. Chapman.
Not pictured, but also on hand for the celebration: Brian Earl, assistant coach Howie Levy, Phil Belin, Terence Rozier-Byrd and team manager Corey Riley.
When head coach Barry Rohrssen was a teenager, siding up to the pool table at Andy's Tavern on the weekends to listen to Princeton coach Pete Carril dissect basketball games over a few beers, he wouldn't have believed that he would grow up to lead Manhattan to their first win at Jadwin Gym in school history.
The visiting Jaspers turned around a 13 point deficit with under 12 minutes left in regulation, defeating Princeton 71-65. The loss was the Tigers' eighth straight of the season.
Coach Rohrssen was caught by surprise after the game upon learning that Manhattan had not won in any of their previous 12 visits to Princeton.
The experience that Denver (3-5) had in State College was nearly identical to Princeton's. The Pioneers trailed 26-10 at halftime in a 60-39 Penn State victory.
Brewster Academy (Max Huc) defeated New Hampton (Patrick Saunders) by the score of 93-72. Still looking for details on how the two Princeton recruits played.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-6) bedeviled Daniel Webster 88-52.
Denver vs. Penn State - 1:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Radford vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - MASN
Daniel Webster vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown hosts Radford tonight at McDonough Arena. The John Thompson III Foundation is holding a holiday toy drive at the game.
Denver follows Princeton into Happy Valley. Some interesting comparisons between Coach Scott's team and Coach Johnson's team by Penn State coach Ed DeChellis.
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon talk in detail about the Tigers' recent struggles at Evansville and at Penn State in this week's exclusive interview. The two also preview Princeton's game this weekend versus Manhattan. This interview is 15:00+ in length.
Are you going to be in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon? If so, you can see Princeton recruits Max Huc and Patrick Saunders in action as Brewster Academy plays New Hampton in the Chris Polak Classic.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-7) fell to the LIU Blackbirds 88-77.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
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1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
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1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
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1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
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