That Was The Week That Was (Exhausting).

February 22, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Filed under Audio, Basketball, MCCC, Pete Carril, Photos, Princeton, Richmond, Video

There has been such a ridiculous amount of new content on the site in the last 10 days that I wanted to do a summary post at the end of this stretch so that all of the interesting audio, video and text we've offered doesn't go unlooked.

Eight games in nine days - recaps, postgame audio and box scores:

Friday, February 13 - Princeton at Yale

Saturday, February 14 - Princeton at Brown

Monday, February 16 - Mercer C.C. at Princeton JV

Tuesday, February 17 - Penn at Princeton

Wednesday, February 18 - Richmond at La Salle

Friday, February 20 - Harvard at Princeton

Saturday, February 21 - Manor at Mercer C.C.

Saturday, February 21 - Dartmouth at Princeton

Action photos from all three Princeton home games:

Penn/Princeton (Stephen Goldsmith)

Harvard/Princeton (Tim Pitts)

Dartmouth/Princeton (Stephen Goldsmith)

Comprehensive coverage of the "Carril Court" events:

Pete Carril press conference audio

Halftime ceremony photos

Reception photos

Plus...

Weekly Sydney Johnson interview audio

...and those are just the highlights!

No games from now until Friday, but the regular schedule of daily links and other finds will be offered here each and every day.

Jon Solomon
princetonbasketball.com

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"Carril Court" reception pictures.

February 22, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Howie Levy, John Rogers, Pete Carril, Photos, Princeton, Scott Greenman, Stephen Goldsmith

A few photos from the reception to honor Coach Carril after the Dartmouth/Princeton game.

Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith, who really worked overtime on Saturday.

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"Carril Court" ceremony pictures.

February 22, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Brian Taylor, Howie Levy, John Rogers, Matt Henshon, Pete Carril, Photos, Princeton, Stephen Goldsmith

Photos of Saturday night's "Carril Court" halftime ceremony. Assistance naming all of the former players in attendence would be greatly appreciated.

Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.

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Sunday News:

February 22, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, there are pieces concerning last night's loss to Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.

SportsProf shares some of his favorite Pete Carril tales.

In addition to their game story, the Trentonian has a separate story about the naming of Carril Court.

A day late, but the Trenton Times piece about the Harvard game has shown up on-line.

Marquette pulled away late from Georgetown (14-11). The Hoyas need to win their final four regular season games to finish at .500 in Big East play.

Strong guard play helped Richmond (14-13) win its third straight, 65-58 over Charlotte.

The nightmare is over! For the first time in 44 tries, Denver (13-14) tasted victory on the road. The Pioneers beat Arkansas State by 20.

Oregon State (13-13) shot an unreal 70.8% from the floor in the second half, defeating Cal, 65-54. Oregon Live thinks Craig Robinson has sewn up the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award.

Northwestern visits Minnesota tonight.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 14 points and nine boards, but Barrington lost for the 21st time this season.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-8 / 8-2) demolished Brown (7-17 / 1-9), 85-45. Yale (11-13 / 6-4) came back from nine down with 14 minutes to play, picking up a 57-49 win over Columbia (11-13 / 6-4). Harvard (11-13 / 3-7) won at Penn (8-15 / 4-5) for the first time since 1991, defeating the Quakers 66-60.

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Dartmouth pictures.

February 21, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Filed under Basketball, Photos, Princeton

Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith. Shots of tonight's halftime ceremony and the reception after the game will be posted at 10:00 am ET and 2:00 pm ET tomorrow.

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Pete Carril press conference.

February 21, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Pete Carril, Princeton

Coach Pete Carril:

Before this evening's dedication of "Carril Court," former Princeton head coach Pete Carril met the media, answering a far-reaching assortment of questions with even farther-reaching responses.

The entirety of this 25:00+ press conference can be heard above. The action starts before the first official querry, with Carril already talking about the last time he was in Caldwell Field House.

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Dartmouth 66 Princeton 63.

February 21, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Filed under 08-09, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Box Score

Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Douglas Davis & Dan Mavraides:

One night after surviving at the horn against Harvard, it was Princeton who missed a tying shot at the end of regulation, as the Tigers fell 66-63 to Dartmouth. Dan Mavraides curled for a three pointer with under a second left, but could not convert the look.

Alex Barnett, the Ivy League's leading scorer, started the game 0-4 from the field, but finished with 22 in the final 26 minutes for the Big Green and was 7-7 at the free throw line, giving Dartmouth a one point lead with :47 remaining and making two additional pairs to hold off the Tigers.

Mavriades’ 19 led Princeton. Douglas Davis scored all 16 of his points in the second half.

"We gave up 66 points, the most any [Ivy] team has scored in this gym all year. We were awful defensively," Princeton coach Sydney Johnson said, clearly disappointed by how his team played on defense.

"Beginning, middle, end - we were awful."

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Manor 58 Mercer 57.

February 21, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Filed under 08-09, Basketball, Howie Levy, MCCC

Postgame audio - Coach Howie Levy:

Mercer's season came to an end with a one point loss to Manor in the first round of the Region XIX tournament.

Despite playing with a defensive enthusiasm that had not been evident the other three times I saw the Vikings in action, the Blue Jays' outside shooters were able to find enough space for timely baskets in the second half. Mercer's 4-5 lesser defensive possessions did them in.

The Vikings trailed by 10, 33-23 late in the first half, but a 9-0 run that spanned intermission got the home team back in it and Mercer took the lead by one with under nine minutes to go.

Todd Jones' open three point shot with :40 remaining that would have tied the score at 55 was off the mark and Stefan Thompson sealed the win for Manor with two free throws in the final 10 seconds.

A three point shot from the near corner at the buzzer provided the final margin.

The Vikings (13-15) finished their season with five straight losses.

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Saturday News:

February 21, 2009 at 10:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) vs. Princeton (10-11 / 5-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 136-60.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 Dartmouth 54 - 1/30/09.

Manor vs. Mercer - 1:00 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs
Marquette vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN
Cal vs. Oregon State - 5:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Charlotte vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - CN8
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET - YES

In addition to our recap, read about last night's squeaker on goprincetontigers.com in the Trentonian and on gocrimson.com.

TigerBlog honors tonight's celebrant, Pete Carril.

The Trentonian also talked with Coach Carril and Coach Johnson.

Saturday's festivities are a sad reminder of the death of Lorin Maurer nine days ago. Maurer was in charge of organizing the naming of Carril Court.

Mercer hosts Manor in a Region XIX playoff game this afternoon. Anyone besides me doing the Mercer/Princeton doubleheader?

On the same day they honor the 1984 National Champion Hoyas, this year's Georgetown squad hosts #10 Marquette.

Oregon State welcomes Cal to Corvallis for Senior Day.

A home date with Charlotte awaits Richmond.

Looking for that elusive road win, Denver visits Arkansas State.

The new Northwestern Athletic Director says Bill Carmody's job is safe, but that a lot of work still remains.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett was 3-15 from the field as Central Bucks South fell to Pennsbury in the District One Class AAAA quarterfinals.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (10-13 / 5-4) knocked off first place Cornell (17-8 / 7-2), 72-60. Columbia (11-12 / 6-3) won its third straight, a 70-57 win at Brown (7-16 / 1-8). Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) swept their season series with Penn (8-14 / 4-4) for the first time in 50 years, victorious at the Palestra by 10.

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Harvard pictures.

February 20, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Filed under Basketball, Photos, Princeton

Pictures courtesy of Tim Pitts.

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Princeton 58 Harvard 55.

February 20, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Filed under 08-09, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Box Score

Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Douglas Davis & Dan Mavraides:

All Drew Housman could do was slap the floor.

Housman’s long three point shot at the buzzer from the Princeton crest on the near side of Jadwin Gym sailed just wide the mark, giving the Tigers a 58-55 win. The victory ended Princeton's three game losing streak.

Princeton did not record a field goal in the final 6:13 of the second half, but won the game at the free throw line, where they were 12-14 in the final four minutes - allowing them to hold off the Crimson.

Harvard has not won at Princeton since 1989.

Douglas Davis was the Tigers' lone double figure scorer, tallying 12 on 5-7 shooting. Princeton's leading man in Ivy play, Dan Mavraides, recorded six points - all of which came at the free throw line and all of which came in the final :32 of action.

Bouncing back from his scoreless 37 minutes on the bench versus Penn three nights ago, Kareem Maddox scored eight and grabbed four boards. All came in the second half.

"This wasn't a pretty win for us by any stretch, but I think it is a mark for us to not play well for 40 minutes and still pull out a win," said Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "We don't expect that the rest of the season but we'll take it for now."

Housman had a game-best 16 to pace Harvard.

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Friday News:

February 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (10-12 / 2-6) vs. Princeton (9-11 / 4-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 122-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 77 Harvard 71 - 1/31/09.

Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview tonight's game.

On the eve of the naming of Carril Court, enjoy this Alex Wolff piece on the former Tiger coach from a 1996 issue of Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Oregon State (12-13) opened up a 25-6 lead to start the game on their way to a season sweep of Stanford.

Denver (12-14) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-51. After the win the FSN Rocky Mountain sideline reporter surprised Coach Scott with a pie from DeLorenzo's.

A 6'9" Australian who plays for a team where Kyle Koncz is an assistant coach has decided to commit to Craig Robinson and the Beavers.

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