Mike Brennan has been a finalist for multiple Division I coaching jobs over the past decade, but never could snare that elusive hire. Today everything changes for the former Princeton and Georgetown assistant as Brennan will be named the head coach at American University according to multiple reports.
Brennan '94 served as an assistant under Jeff Jones at American for two seasons after leaving Princeton's staff before John Thompson III hired him at Georgetown in 2009.
A press conference is expected at 5:00 pm ET and can be streamed here.
The Ivy League announced they will be launching a conference-wide digital broadcast network. This is great news, but I'm curious how much the statement "streams will come from the schools' own production teams" shall expose the different levels of production value and video quality available from the top to the bottom of the conference.
This press release about Mitch Henderson's involvement with the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3 is the first time I can recall his sharing the passing of his mother in January publicly.
Chris Mooney was victorious over Shaka Smart in The Coaches' Cook-Off.
Starting with providing his first break a decade ago, Mooney has played a significant role in the coaching path of Kevin McGeehan, the new head man at Campbell.
Princeton's Chris Clement talks about bench etiquette for Game Changers Live.
Oregon State guard Ahmad Starks will transfer closer to home to be near his ailing grandmother.
Mike Francesa brought his radio show to Fairfield yesterday and Sydney Johnson joined him for a 12 minute segment.
Princeton volunteer assistant Dan Geriot is leaving the Tigers staff after two seasons for a position at Campbell.
Chris Young had a rough outing in his first appearance for the Syracuse Chiefs.
In 1965 Bill Bradley was an Oxford scholar turned European champion.
Bradley served as the inspiration for another Rhodes Scholar, football player Myron Rolle.
A piece on new Rutgers coach Eddie Jordan includes quotes from Pete Carril and George Leftwich Sr.
Rick Pitino was asked about what made a number of coaches Hall of Famers, including Carril.
A survey on two possible major changes to college basketball included the opinions of Chris Mooney and Craig Robinson. What do you think about starting practice sooner and/or cutting five seconds off the shot clock?
If Kareem Maddox really is only "scratching the surface" of his capability, oh boy. Maddox had a double-double in each leg of Newcastle's BBL semifinals versus Surrey. The Eagles advanced easily on aggregate to the tournament finals.
Here's a photo of the Princeton men's/women's basketball teams, who joined forces to win the school-wide dodgeball tournament.
Former Tiger Isaac Serwanga is fundraising to participate in Vietnam's Coach for College. Scroll down to find his name.
Not much is known about the 2013-14 schedule, but the Tigers are currently looking to start a pair of home-home series at Jadwin.
In more concrete scheduling news, Oregon State will visit Maryland.
There's a report I can not personally confirm that a current Princeton assistant will be leaving for an open position elsewhere.
Basketball is a small world. Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz will join Howie Levy's son Lior and Scott Greenman's brother Michael on the United States' Youth Team coached by Harvard assistant Yanni Hufnagel at the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel this July.
Kareem Maddox Made both the BBL's Team of the Year and Defensive Team of the Year.
Georgetown's Otto Porter has declared for the NBA Draft while Oregon State's Eric Moreland will remain with the Beavers for another season.
While some felt Rutgers should hire Bill Carmody, it looks like Eddie Jordan is the likely next coach of the Scarlet Knights. Jordan was an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings alongside Pete Carril, who offers advice in relation to any possibleimplementation of the "Princeton Offense."
A "majestic display" from Kareem Maddox propelled Newcastle Eagles in the first leg of their BBL playoff series with Sheffield Sharks.
Will Venable hit his second home run of the season (video). Padres Public is still in love with Venable's potential.
Former Princeton basketball player Bill Kingston stands on the verge of his 1,000th victory as a high school tennis coach.
The mammoth transfer list has been updated with a pair of additional Ivy names.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Judson Wallace celebrates 100 games with FC Barcelona and looks back on his time as a Tiger.
Eight additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.
Prior to Wichita State's appearance in the Final Four last weekend, Bill Bradley spoke about the 58 points he scored the previous time the Shockers advanced so far.
Big Apple Buckets talked with a candid Sydney Johnson about Fairfield's up and down season.
John Thompson III is just one of the countless people in Jeff Green's corner.
Big Apple Buckets ranks the desirability of the eight Ivy League coaching jobs.
A stroll down NCAA Tournament memory lane stops to talk with Bill Bradley.
Not a shock given the size of Princeton's 2013 recruiting class, but a west coast big man who had once seen interest from the Tigers will officially walk on at Stanford.
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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
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
