Scott Greenman's heroics at Cornell in double OT (27 points on 10-15 shooting) and versus Yale (27 points on 8-11 shooting) during his senior year.
Brian Earl and Princeton close down William Neal Reynolds Coliseum and silence the 12,000+ in attendance with a 61-58 win in the second round of the 1999 NIT followed by footage from the Tigers' improbable comeback at the Palestra earlier in the same season. That hesitation dribble is a thing of beauty.
Been lax with the scans of Princeton basketball finds from my parents' place, but here's Mike Brennan on the front of a 15+ year old pocket schedule card.
Armond Hill was selected for induction into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. A ceremony will be held on September 24th at the New York Athletic Club.
Chris Mooney is on Twitter. Follow him to find out the latest from the Spiders' head man.
Princeton will host Wagner on December 30th at Jadwin Gym. The Seahawks were 16-14 last year, 8-11 in the NEC.
The Tigers' only other meeting with Wagner was a 82-66 victory in 1978.
This is the seventh confirmed non-conference game for the 2009-10 season, and the second with a confirmed date. See the sidebar for full fixtures.
The prognosis was worse than expected and Chris Young was placed on the 15 day disabled list today retroactive to last Monday.
Northwestern's John Shurna made the United States' 12 man roster for July's FIBA U19 World Championships.
Former Princeton player Terrence Rozier-Byrd is playing in the Jersey Shore Basketball League this summer.
Oregon State will play at Nebraska on December 12th.
The prep school Northfield Mount Hermon's Twitter feed mentions that two of their basketball players made a visit to Princeton on Sunday.
Denver senior guard Nate Rohnert will captain the Pioneers in 2009-10.
Bill Tienrey says that Joe Scott helped solidify his decision to take the men's lacrosse job at Denver.
Jim Lane has signed his first recruit at Union County College - Alex Jones from New Jersey state champions St. Patrick's. Here's the press release from Lane and UCC:
Alex Jones is the first high school recruit to commit to joining the Owls for the 2009-2010, and should immediately contribute to the Owls goal of becoming competitive for the league title. Alex comes to UCC from the heralded St. Patrick High School of Elizabeth, New Jersey program, a perrenial national Top 10 program. Alex was a member of multiple state championship teams and a leading contributor to St. Patrick's number 1 ranking in New Jersey in the 2008-2009 campaign as they won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. "Alex raises the bar for future recruits to our men's program and was our immediate top recruit upon seeing him play; I realized immediately that this young man would have averaged a double-double at almost any other high school in the state, and is ready to play at the college level immediately." said Coach Lane. Alex will play at the shooting guard and small forward positions for the Owls in the 2009-2010 season and will be vital in handling the basketball against the pressure defenses in Region XIX.
More bad news for the injury-addled Padres. Chris Young will miss his next start with shoulder soreness and is likely headed to the Disabled List.
A 6'9" center from the Chicago suburbs says he has "scholarship offers from Cornell and Princeton."
Speaking of Cornell, Dick "Hoops" Weiss of the New York Daily News reports that Big Red coach Steve Donahue and former Harvard head man Frank Sullivan are two of the names he's hearing mentioned in the search for the next Holy Cross coach, with Donahue leading the list.
Did you know former Princeton forward Conor Neu has a blog covering finance, the environment, and emerging industries? You can check it out here.
C. Young (4-6) - 2.1 IP 4 H 5 ER 5 BB 0 K 5.21 ERA. 69 pitches, 35 strikes.
A wild Chris Young walked four straight batters during the shortest start of his career and was lifted in the bottom of the third inning as San Diego lost 6-0 to the Angels. Will Venable got the start in left field and went 1-3 with a double, raising his average to .158.
Mark your calendars! Princeton's game at George Washington will take place on November 24th, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Oregon State comes to DC a few days later on the 28th.
The USC job is open after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation and Craig Robinson is called a "good fit" for the position by Oregonian columnist John Canzano.
The Denver Post writes about Joe Scott's salary in comparison to what new Pioneers men's lacrosse coach Bill Tierney may be earning.
A LA-area guard who played well at this past weekend's 2009 Rumble in the Bronx says he has interest from Princeton.
Chris Young and San Diego start a series in Los Angeles tonight at 10:10 pm ET.
Young is an ardent supporter of the Padres Scholars program, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
Judson Wallace picked up a pair of All-Italian SerieA Awards - named to the league's Second Team and the All-Imports Team.
Will Venable had two hits in the sixth inning as San Diego batted around, erupting for six runs and defeating Arizona 6-4 in the process. Venable scored a run and drove in a run as he ended a 0-11 drought to start his major league season.
Former Princeton commitment Chris O'Brien, who later landed at the University of San Francisco, will transfer to Cal Poly.
Dick "Hoops" Weiss remembers Bob Dukiet, who passed away on June 1st after a battle with cancer.
Princeton will play at George Washington as part of their 2009-10 non-conference schedule. It will be the Tigers' first game against the Colonials since a 70-67 loss in the 2001 BB&T Classic. A date for this game is not yet known.
Oregon State will also visit DC to play GW this season.
C. Young (4-4) - 6.0 IP 5 H 3 ER 3 BB 3 K 4.46 ERA. 95 pitches, 57 strikes.
Chris Young pitched six serviceable innings for San Diego and was robbed of a bases-clearing double by Greg Dobbs, who made an over-the-head running catch with two outs in the second inning. J.A. Happ shut out the Padres as Philadelphia picked up the 5-1 win.
Before the game, Will Venable was called up from Portland. Venable got the start in left and had a rough night, going 0-4 at the plate and dropping a fly ball for an error in the seventh.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso saw their season end with a 101-76 loss to Montepaschi Siena, who advances to the Lega A Seire A championship series.
