January 27, 2008 at 10:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Dominican (10-8) vs. Princeton (2-12)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Comcast
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Princeton returns from their exam break this afternoon.
AP Photo/Jeff Gentner
Denver vs. South Alabama - 4:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Illinois - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
The Trenton Times writes about the Tigers' return to the hardwood.
Jessie Sapp's three point shot with six seconds to play gave Georgetown (16-2) a one point lead and Patrick Ewing Jr's blocked shot at the buzzer preserved a 58-57 Hoyas victory.
Richmond (10-8) picked up its first home win over a ranked team since 1990, blowing out #16 Dayton 80-63.
Northwestern travels to Illinois this evening.
Denver is at South Alabama today.
Around the Ivy League: First place Cornell (10-5 / 2-0) swept their season series with Columbia (7-10 / 0-2). The Big Red defeated the Lions 72-64 in New York City. Brown (9-7 / 1-1) evened the score with Yale (7-9 / 1-1), 77-68.
January 26, 2008 at 11:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Georgetown vs. West Virginia - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Dayton vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Brown - 3:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET - YES
Georgetown and Mid-Season Naismith Award candidate Roy Hibbert have a tough task tonight - winning at West Virginia.
It isn't any easier for Richmond, who hosts #16 Dayton.
Here's more on a California big man that has made an official visit to Princeton. I've had this name on my radar for a few months now. Good to hear the Tigers are still in the mix.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored 19 for Fenwick in a 65-40 win over St. Laurence.
January 25, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Filed under Basketball, Frost Heaves, Photos
When I first pitched the idea of a Thursday evening trip to Drew University to see the Vermont Frost Heaves play, my wife’s response was “I was just thinking we don’t go see enough basketball.” So off to northern New Jersey we went after work.
The Jersey Express, who have relocated to Madison this season after two years at Essex County College in Newark, were already down 11-0 by the time we found Baldwin Gymnasium. While I was told in advance to expect a crowd in the single digits, a couple hundred fans were at the game, most to watch the sizable teen dance troupe that performed at halftime.
The prior minor league basketball game Nicole and I had attended was a Brooklyn Kings game a few years previous at LIU. The Kings play in the USBL and the level of quality in that game was pretty low. Lots of bored former St. John’s players trying to beat each other one-on-one.
My expectations for this ABA game were easily exceeded. The Frost Heaves are a well-assembled group of slashing guards, big men with soft hands and players who share the ball effortlessly. Many have interesting background stories about how they ended up in Vermont. There were two names on the roster I recognized from their collegiate days at St. Joe’s - John Bryant and Dwayne Lee. Watching the visitors play for a few minutes, it is easy to understand why they’re 20-3. The Express couldn’t slow Vermont down and while Jersey was able to get the lead down from 25 to 11 in the second quarter, they didn’t have the energy to sustain similar effort for all 48 minutes. The Frost Heaves can go deep into their bench and don't run just for the sake of running. If I was a coach, I would steal a certain diagonal cut into a baseline screen that they used in the first half for my playbook.
Project: Merch.
Dance Innovations did three different numbers as the halftime entertainment, complete with two costume changes and several props. The entire performance ran long. The countdown to the second half stayed frozen on 10:00 until the show was over.
We chose seats behind the only three obvious Frost Heaves fans we could see. According to team president Alex Wolff, these fans have been to every game this season, from Manchester to Halifax.
The 14 Club of the ABA brought their cowbells down from Vermont, ringing them every chance they had. Imagine 800 more cowbells and that’s part of the Frost Heaves’ significant home court advantage.
The officials and the die-hard Frost Heaves fans appeared to know each other, joking during media time outs.
As soon as the final buzzer sounded, the Frost Heaves met at center court to have a brief conversation with their coaching staff. They then headed directly for the three die-hard fans that had made the trip to New Jersey. Signs were handed out to every player, friends were gathered together and a team photo was taken. I ended up being recruited to take pictures for the group, but couldn’t resist snapping one of my own for the site.
Your final. Still looking for a box score, but I’d guess the two teams combined for 25+ made three point shots. Nicole's only request for our trip was that we get to see a four pointer. There was one recorded by the Frost Heaves under the league's unique "3D" rules in the first half, but the buzzer-beating half court jumper by Terrance Green at the end of the third quarter was judged by the officials as having been released with Green's foot on the division line. Too bad.
January 25, 2008 at 11:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Frost Heaves, Northwestern, Today's News
Northwestern (6-10) was downed by Michigan State, 78-62. The Wildcats are winless in Big Ten play.
Two free throws with five seconds left in overtime did in Denver (8-10) at Florida Atlantic, 70-68.
It was a successful trip to New Jersey for Alex Wolff's Vermont Frost Heaves. The 21-3 defending ABA champions raced past the Jersey Express 127-104. More on this game later today.
Chris Young will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a Boys & Girls Club in Carlsbad.
January 24, 2008 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News
Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Denver vs. Florida Atlantic - 7:30 pm ET
Northwestern hosts #10 Michigan State this evening.
USA Today has a piece on Wildcat Kevin Coble and his mother.
Bill Carmody looks to the future.
Denver is searching for that elusive road win at Florida Atlantic.
Craig Robinson's success at Brown is profiled in the New York Times.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (8-8) concluded non-conference play with a decisive 86-62 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Fran Dunphy picked up his first win over his former team as Temple dusted off Penn (5-12) 80-64 in Big Five play.
January 22, 2008 at 9:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Today's News
A three point shot by Syracuse's Jonny Flynn rattled out at the buzzer, giving Georgetown (15-2) a two point overtime victory over the Orangemen.
January 21, 2008 at 10:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Georgetown hosts Syracuse in Big Monday action.
The Daily Princetonian previews Princeton's next three opponents.
Princeton recruit John Comfort had 10 points and five rebounds as Fenwick defeated Guerin 58-43.
January 20, 2008 at 9:32 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News
Georgetown (14-2) regained first place in the Big East with a decisive 84-65 victory over Notre Dame.
LaSalle finished with a 20-10 run, defeating Richmond (9-8) by a 76-67 count.
Northwestern kept it close against Wisconsin for a half before eventually falling 62-50.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (9-5 / 1-0) opened conference play with a 70-64 win over Columbia (7-9 / 0-1). Yale (7-8 / 1-0) needed overtime to top Brown (8-7 / 0-1) by the score of 66-63 in the Ivy opener for both teams. Penn (5-11) fell behind 21-3 early, losing its third Big Five contest of the season, 82-42 to St. Joe's.
January 19, 2008 at 10:59 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News
Notre Dame vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
LaSalle vs. Richmond - 4:00 pm ET - CSN Mid Atlantic
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Columbia vs. Cornell - 3:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CN8
Georgetown hosts Notre Dame in a battle for the top of the Big East standings.
Northwestern will have its hands full at 17th-ranked Wisconsin.
Richmond looks to sweep their season series with LaSalle this afternoon.
January 18, 2008 at 10:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Thomforde, Denver, Princeton, Today's News
Denver (8-9) moved into a first place tie in the West Division of the SBC with a 59-52 victory over Arkansas State. The Pioneers have now doubled last year's win total.
A feature on Chris Thomforde, president of Moravian College.
January 17, 2008 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News
Arkansas State vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
A longer piece on Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson with a number of insightful quotes.
Richmond (9-7) beat St. Bonaventure 75-64.
Northwestern (6-8) ended a four game losing streak with a 65-47 victory over Chicago State.
January 16, 2008 at 9:49 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Chicago State - 8:00 pm ET
Two recruiting tidbits: Princeton recruit John Comfort scored 11 points as Fenwick surprised 14th-ranked St. Ignatius at the buzzer. Mike Maczko, who we reported was taking a visit to Princeton in September, will play basketball at NJIT, choosing the school "over interest from Gardner Webb, Quinnipiac, Radford and Campbell."
Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure tonight.
Northwestern travels down the Dan Ryan to Chicago State.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (8-5) shut down winless NJIT, 64-33. Dartmouth (7-8) rallied against New Hampshire in overtime, 65-60. In Big 5 action, Penn (5-10) lost to LaSalle, 62-58.
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