In their second interview of the campaign, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym to discuss the Tigers' 2-0 start and to preview the Maui Invitational. This interview is 12:00+ in length. New interviews with Coach Johnson will be available every week during the 2007-08 basketball season.
Michigan vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN360
Stanford vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Want to learn more about the Tigers' victory over Iona? goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian and the Associated Press were all on the scene.
Here's how the Iona web site saw the game.
The Town Topics has their take on the Tigers' season opener.
Congratulations, Zach Finley! You've been named to Mid-Majority's All-6-9-White-Guy Team.
Northwestern opens its season tonight at home versus Stanford. Georgetown hosts Michigan at the Verizon Center.
Here's video of ESPN's All Access feature on the Hoyas.
Looking ahead to March, the Gazelle Group announced plans for a third postseason NCAA tournament, one that ends with a best-of-three championship series.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-2) had a 14-3 lead on Rhode Island, but it was all Rams from that point forward as the Bears fell by 14. Yale (1-1) dropped an 89-80 decision at UMass.
box score
audio - coach sydney johnson, matt sargeant & lincoln gunn
Ask Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson about the Tigers and he'll explain it as simply as possible - "We pass, dribble, shoot. That's what we do."
With the shot clock ticking down, seventy seconds to play and Princeton clinging to a 59-55 lead, a tightly guarded Lincoln Gunn didn't have much time to choose from those options.
We'd been looking across the Internet for confirmation on this name for several weeks, but didn't turn up an article until this afternoon. An August 2007 story from the Orange County Register mentions in passing that 6'4" Chris O'Brien of Northwood High School in Irvine, California has announced he plans to attend Princeton next year to play basketball.
Today's Game: Iona (0-1) vs. Princeton (1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 5-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Iona 46 - 12/30/06.
The Tigers look to go 2-0 in their final tune-up before heading across the globe for next week's daunting Maui Invitational.
Rhode Island vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. UMass - 8:00 pm ET
The Daily Princetonian previews tonight's action versus the Gaels and summarizes Sydney Johnson's lecture about the legacy of Princeton basketball.
Coach Johnson is also the focus of a piece in today's New York Times.
On the heels of his outstanding sophomore debut, The Star Ledger profiles Princeton center Zach Finley.
The Central Connecticut State student paper files a report about the Blue Devils' loss to Princeton.
Richmond (2-1) pulled out a two point win over East Carolina in overtime last night.
The home opener for Denver (2-1) went well. The Pioneers built a 21 point lead and pushed aside a couple late Wyoming runs on the way to a 76-65 victory. I caught the last seven+ minutes of this game on TV late last night and while the Pioneers had too many turnovers while trying to run out the clock, Joe Scott's new team did not look as devoid of talent as I expected them to be. The Associated Press reporter was similarly surprised.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-2) gave a game effort at Ohio State before falling 68-54.
Richmond vs. East Carolina - 8:00 pm ET
Wyoming vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Columbia vs. Ohio State - 9:00 pm ET - NIT Tip-Off - ESPN2
Today's must-read is Jerry Price's feature about new Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson.
One more report on the CCSU game, this from the Princeton Packet.
From the most recent Princeton Alumni Weekly, a short preview of the Tigers focusing on Kyle Koncz and his family.
Basketball Prospectus previews the Ivy League.
Both Denver and Richmond are in action tonight.
The Washington Post profiles Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-1) picked up a 47-41 victory over Delaware State on a neutral court in Columbus, Ohio in the opening night of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.
Reading the following in last week's Daily Princetonian got me curious:
Over the summer, [Coach Sydney] Johnson sent the team an email with a link to a motivational youtube.com video: a Charles Barkley highlight reel set to '80s rock that featured the tagline, "Who says pros can't compete?"
So, I tracked this video down. Here it is...
Delaware State vs. Columbia - 6:00 pm ET - NIT Tip-Off
Plenty of articles about yesterday's season opener. goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian and the Associated Press were all on the scene. Other local newspapers' articles were not available on-line.
ccsubluedevils.com, the New Britain Herald and the Hartford Courant add perspective from the Nutmeg State.
Denver opens "The Joe Scott Era" at home against Wyoming on Tuesday night.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-1) fell by 15 at Michigan. Penn (0-2) was blown out at Loyola (Md.) 89-68 and Harvard (1-2) picked up a win at the Basketball Travelers Classic, defeating Northwestern State 90-60.
box score : audio - coach sydney johnson
audio - kyle koncz & zach finley
Princeton was able to overcome a horrendous first half shooting performance, carried to victory on the broad shoulders of sophomore center Zach Finley. Finley scored 18 of his career-high 22 points in the game's final twenty minutes as the Tigers held off visiting Central Connecticut State 59-57. Joe Seymore tallied 14 points on four three point shots for the Blue Devils.
Today's Game: Central Connecticut State (0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.
The season opens for the Tigers this afternoon and many of the questions surrounding this new iteration of Princeton basketball will begin to be answered. We'll have postgame audio and an assortment of photographs available after the game.
Brown vs. Michigan - 12:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Loyola (Md.) - 12:00 pm ET - Philly Classic
Harvard vs. Northwestern State - 3:30 pm ET - Basketball Travelers Classic
Georgetown (1-0) began its campaign with a methodical 68-53 victory over William & Mary. Roy Hibbert led all scorers with 23 points on 9-11 shooting. The Washington Post has more on the game.
Richmond (1-1) was squashed at the buzzer on a three point shot by Norfolk State's Tony Murphy. The Spiders gave up an 11 point lead with just over four minutes left to play, falling 72-69.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (1-0) opened their season on a good note, recording a 82-71 victory at home over Sacred Heart yesterday afternoon. Cornell (1-0) topped Lehigh 87-83. Dartmouth (1-1) was able to out-score VMI 98-87. In the last game of the night Harvard (0-2) dropped a 79-61 contest against UCSB.
William & Mary vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Norfolk State vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Yale - 1:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. VMI - 7:30 pm ET - Air Force Classic
Harvard vs. UCSB - 7:30 pm ET - Basketball Travelers Classic
Denver (1-1) fell at Oklahoma 80-50.
Georgetown and Richmond make their season debuts today, both at home.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-0) represented the league well with a 74-55 victory at Eastern Michigan yesterday afternoon. Columbia (0-1) fell by 18 to Fordham at home. Penn (0-1) dropped a 67-59 overtime decision to Drexel at the Palestra. Out west, Dartmouth (0-1) was demolished by Air Force 67-38 and Harvard (0-1) was nearly doubled up by Stanford 111-56.
