On Friday there was news about former Tiger Kyle Koncz joining the staff at Williams College.
Before moving to Williamstown, MA there's one important order of business for Koncz however. The AAU team he coaches (Team NLP) is playing in the 10th Grade Division II Championship in Orlando.
You can stream this contest against Fayetteville Stars in its entirety starting at 1:00 pm ET over on espn3.com.
Joining Mitch Henderson's staff in May as the program's new volunteer assistant, former Northwestern guard Craig Moore will not be on the Tiger sidelines this season.
Instead, Moore has opted for a lucrative professional contract with Gaz Metan Medias in Romania.
Moore will finish up the July recruiting period representing Princeton and then leave a vacancy that must be filled quickly less than 80 days before the start of the 2011-12 season.
After three years coaching and teaching at Lake Forest Academy, Kyle Koncz '08 has joined the coaching staff at Division III basketball powerhouse Williams College.
The Ephs advanced to the D-III National Semifinals in 2010-11 and the DIII championship game one season previous, going 30-2.
They are coached by former longtime Dartmouth assistant Mike Maker, a name you might also recall from Princeton's last two coaching searches.
As the return game for last season's trip to Jadwin Gym, Siena will host Princeton on December 22, 2011. It will be the second meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Saints.
Will this second contest in as many years be as exciting as 2010's overtime thriller?
Unlikely.
Will this be an excellent non-conference test for the orange and black in an always-hostile environment?
Absolutely.
Mitch Henderson and John Thompson III were among the coaches present at the AAU Boys 11th Grade Gold Super Showcase in Florida.
A big man from New York has offers from at least 14 schools, including Princeton.
Northwestern head man Bill Carmody would like to see the July recruiting periods trimmed down.
The Wildcats' Alex Marcotullio completed a successful run with Great Britain at the FIBA Under-20 European Championships and was promptly invited to the National Team's training camp.
Here's more on the Delco Pro-Am game I attended on Sunday.
For the first time since a painful 62-59 loss in 2002 at the Sovereign Bank Arena, Princeton appears to be scheduling the Rider Broncs again.
There had been talks of Mercer County's two Division I basketball teams meeting last season, but a date could not be finalized. This year's game is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, December 14th, 2011.
The location of this contest is not completely clear, but it looks like a short road trip for the Tigers.
Rider had a 23-11 record in 2010-11, finishing 107th in RPI, 120th in Sagarin and 136th in Pomeroy.
My schedule and the schedule of the NCAA-accredited Delaware County Pro-Am summer league finally synchronized on Sunday, so Stephen Goldsmith and I set forth on a 45 minute drive to King of Prussia, PA in hopes of seeing a few current and former Princeton players in action.
Will Venable led off with his his third home run off the season (video) as San Diego built a 13-0 lead after two innings of an easy victory at Florida. Venable would score three of the Padres' runs.
The Hoops Report sees Princeton as the 59th-best team in their Top 68.
Northwestern will host Baylor during the 2011-12 season.
Rush The Court previews the Ivy League.
Now back to repeatedly punching my laptop to try and make Lion work properly.
Princeton's T.J. Bray (above) and Jimmy Sherburne are teammates back home at the Milwaukee Summer Pro-Am. Their squad currently holds a 1-3 record. Box scores for each contest:
93-86 L : 71-70 L : 103-92 L : 102-93 W
Ian Hummer is briefly mentioned a pair of times in this excellent Kenner League recap.
I hear another former Tiger great may be joining Will Barrett, Kit Mueller and Douglas Davis on Stomp Off at the DelCo Pro-Am.
MSG's Jon Rothstein spoke with Sydney Johnson about his new challenge at Fairfield.
I neglected to mention that Yale has released their 2011-12 schedule.
If I remember correctly (and I usually do), only the second half of this game was shown to the majority of the nation, so many of these plays are being seen for the first time unless you were in Austin that evening two decades ago. A great find.
What teams from the past five seasons were most similar to the 2010-11 Princeton Tigers?
It shouldn't be a huge surprise that the 14-Game Tournament is already the first with an extensive draft preview of next season.
The Tigers opening with Rutgers at home and Drexel on the road? Not going to happen, but that's what the ScheduleMatic algorithm generated.
The Princeton Packet has more on Kareem Maddox's overseas signing.
A member of the 1952 EIBL champion Princeton team, Donald Marshall passed away Saturday at the age of 79.
Idriss Omboumbou, who played for Howie Levy at Mercer County Community College, died unexpectedly in his sleep a few days ago. A memorial service will be held this weekend. They're trying to raise money so Omboumbou can be buried in his native Gabon.
You can watch more of Douglas Davis and Kit Mueller in DelCo Pro-Am summer league action here and here.
Kevin "Moon" Mullin now has a blog.
A high school senior committed to Duquesne was "also recruited by Dartmouth and Princeton."
Sydney Johnson made a Yahoo! Sports list of Best Mid-Major Coaches. Richmond's Chris Mooney is also in this field of 16.
Elsewhere on Yahoo!, a contributor's Best NBA Players from Ivy League Colleges features four former Tigers in their top seven.
While I was on vacation the last week I updated the site's list of Princeton Tigers on Twitter, which now includes over 30 different current and former players to follow.
Finally, a Town Topics piece on Craig Robinson's son Avery, who is playing in the Princeton Summer League.
Last week Kareem Maddox officially signed with Dutch First Division team Landstede Basketbal for the upcoming season.
I had a chance to talk to Maddox via phone as he exited Universal Studios this evening and the 2010-11 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year told me about his impending opportunity in Zwolle. A transcript of our conversation appears after the jump.
