Bill Carmody talks to Big Ten Network.
Northwestern’s head coach previews the 2009-10 season.
Friday News:
Oregon State was picked fifth in the Pac-10 media poll. Cal, who Princeton will face on November 29th, was predicted to win the conference.
The Sporting News has Georgetown 11th in their College Basketball Countdown.
Can Northwestern sustain last season’s success?
Wildcat freshman guard Drew Crawford is expected to make an impact early.
Richmond is no longer at a loss for players.
College Hoops Net previews the Ivy League.
Thursday News:
The Trentonian and the Trenton Times file reports from Princeton’s Media Day.
The first USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches’ poll has been released. Georgetown is slotted 21st.
ESPN’s Andy Katz writes about Greg Monroe’s return to the Hoyas.
Thanks in part to master of ceremonies Craig Robinson, the Washington County Museum’s annual fundraiser raised a record $90,000.
Media Day 2009.
Coach Sydney Johnson interview:
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Pawel Buczak interview:
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Marcus Schroeder interview:
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Dan Mavraides interview:
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Douglas Davis interview:
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Princeton held its 2009 Media Day on Wednesday afternoon. Coach Sydney Johnson and select Tigers spoke to princetonbasketball.com about the upcoming season. These interviews are exclusive to our site. If you’re interested in inside access like this all season long, please consider becoming a donor.
Photos from today by Stephen Goldsmith can be seen after the jump.
Sydney Johnson – Ivy League Preseason Media Teleconference.
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The Ivy League held its Men’s Basketball Preseason Media Teleconference this morning, with all eight coaches answering questions from media.
The portion of today’s Q&A with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is available above. An mp3 of the full event should be available on the Ivy League web site later this afternoon.
A second teleconferences will take tentatively take place in mid-January.
Ivy Media Poll results.
This year’s Ivy League Media Poll has been released. We’ve updated our media poll information starting with the 85-86 season.
2009-2010 Media Poll:
1. Cornell [128 points, 16 first-place votes]
2. Princeton [96]
3. Penn [92]
4. Harvard [86]
5. Yale [59]
6. Columbia [55]
7. Brown [41]
8. Dartmouth [19]
Wednesday News:
Why is writer Jeff Pearlman’s new favorite college basketball player Princeton freshman Brendan Connolly?
Oregon State’s Craig Robinson met with the media on Tuesday.
This Philadelphia 76ers are learning the language of the Princeton offense. Interesting that many of the plays Pete Carril ran (“Chin” and “Forwards Out” specifically) haven’t been given new names by other coaches using them in the past 10+ years.
The Tigers first opponent this season, Central Michigan, looks to start this year healthy and intact.
Pete Carril works with Tyreke Evans.
Sacramento Kings assistant Pete Carril helps the team’s top draft pick through individual drills.
