Dick "Hoops" Weiss of the New York Daily News is reporting that Columbia coach Joe Jones will step down to become an assistant at Boston College. The Columbia Spectator says this is just speculation.
Penn assistant John Gallagher is confirmed as leaving Philadelphia to join Steve Donahue's staff.
Chris Mooney was a guest on Inbounds with Mac McDonald on Tuesday. Listen to hear what he had to say.
College Insider has a 65 slot bracket to determine America's Best Dressed Coach. Sydney Johnson is a seven seed in the East. John Thompson III and Chris Mooney are also in the running.
Do you remember how, on the eve of his first game as a head coach, Sydney Johnson gave a lecture entitled "The Challenge of Adding to the Legacy of Princeton Basketball"? You can stream this talk in its entirety here. There is also video available on this page from a talk by one of the team's Academic Fellows, Hal Feiveson.
C. Young (1-0) 6.0 IP 1 H 0 ER 3 BB 5 K 0.00 ERA. 86 pitches, 49 strikes.
The return of Chris Young to the mound for the first time in 10 months was a rousing success. Young pitched six innings of shutout, one hit baseball as San Diego defeated Arizona 6-3. You can watch highlights of Young's night here.
Teammate Will Venable provided Young with support, hitting a solo home run to right field in the fourth inning.
Tiger recruit Ben Hazel, who I can confirm did receive official admission to Princeton, was named Honorable Mention 2010 All-Met Boys Basketball.
Northwestern backup center Kyle Rowley is transferring.
Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports just reported that according to multiple sources Steve Donahue will be the next head coach at Boston College.
Chris Young makes his first start of the year for San Diego tonight at 9:40 pm ET in Arizona. Yesterday, in the Padres' season opener, Will Venable was 0-3 at the plate.
There's a MLB Extra Innings free preview happening through April 11th, so you should be able to watch this game gratis on your cable system.
Chris Mooney talks about what led him to take his name out of the BC coaching search.
The schedule arranged for Craig Robinson in April is exhausting. He'll be a guest with everyone from Stephen Colbert to Larry King to Jimmy Kimmel promoting his book.
Denver coach Joe Scott was a guest on ESPN Radio 1600 yesterday previewing the Butler/Duke game.
Alexander Wolff writes about the true reason behind NCAA Tournament expansion.
I pride myself on many things, one of which is my status as "king of the $0.99 eBay purchase." Here's the latest find, a program from Princeton's game against Penn at Jadwin Gym in the 1981-82 season.
Highlights from this 46 page booklet are scanned after the jump. Click on any image to enlarge.
Princeton recruit Chris Clement scored 20 points for the North team in a 104-93 loss at the 2010 Dennis Johnson Memorial Boys High School All-Star Classic.
The Padres begin their season in Arizona this afternoon with Will Venable starting in right field. Watch video of Venable smacking his third of four home runs this spring training.
Chris Mooney's new contract is believed to include a sizable raise.
Georgetown sophomore Greg Monroe was named Pete Newell Big Man of the Year by the NABC.
Hoop Scoop's College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times. Princeton assistant Tony Newsom is #35 on the Top 50 Low to Mid-Major Assistants list.
Other names of note...
Top 40 College Coaches:
19. John Thompson III - Georgetown
35. Bill Carmody - Northwestern
Top Up-and-Coming Coaches:
13. Craig Robinson - Oregon State
15. Chris Mooney - Richmond
You can compare to last year's rankings here if you're so inclined.
It is reported that Chris Mooney will interview for the open BC job today. An interview with Cornell coach Steve Donahue yesterday went "extremely well" according to a source.
Great reporting by Brendan Prunty at the Star Ledger, creating a timeline of how Seton Hall hired Kevin Willard. Mooney and Donahue are both part of this intertwined story.
The Town Topics talks with Sydney Johnson and Marcus Schroeder about the end of Princeton's season.
Even Bill Carmody, who could benefit from NCAA Tournament expansion, is against the idea.
Denver coach Joe Scott discusses his team's improvements and where the Pioneers go from here.
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As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
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
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
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
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
