A few words from Princeton's two captains and their coach about what this honor means to each of them.
Guard Jordan Smart has committed to Vanderbilt. Smart "had been considering" Princeton, among other Ivy League schools.
Finally, a .pdf of the ESPN Full Court 2007-08 master schedule. No Princeton games, but plenty of Hoyas.
Will Venable talks about "learning despite injury" in the Arizona Fall League.
Georgetown is ranked fifth in the preseason ESPN/USA Today poll.
A few more Wednesday links...
Princeton has revealed the names of its 2007-08 team captains.
Princeton Alumni Weekly interviews Bill Bradley.
Listen to audio from Georgetown's John Thompson III and Roy Hibbert recorded at Big East media day.
The Daily Princetonian touches base with Marcus Schroeder, Noah Savage and head coach Sydney Johnson to see how practice is going.
Andy Glockner of espn.com talks to Chris Mooney and others about Air Force's impressive four-year run.
Today is Big East Media Day. The Hoyas are preseason co-favorites for the Big East crown and center Roy Hibbert has been named Preseason Player of the Year.
Former Princeton basketball player Jamie Mastaglio writes:
I'm running the NYC Marathon on November 4th. In addition to proving to myself that my legs can take a pounding for 3+ hours I'm running the race in support of a foundation that was formed in the name of my friend Dave Nee. Dave was my roommate at Princeton, and a huge fan of our teams while I was playing there. He was one of the students who camped out at Jadwin for tickets before the 1998 NCAA tournament, made the Winnebago trips to all three of our NCAA tournaments sites in Indianapolis, Winston Salem, and Hartford, and was a stalwart in the student section at all of our home games.
In the summer of 2005, shortly before graduating from Fordham Law, Dave took his own life after a silent struggle with depression. His family and friends have created a foundation that aims to educate adolescents and their families about the disease of depression, and to provide options for the treatment of, and recovery from the disease.
We've created a website where people can go to make marathon pledges to the foundation on my behalf. There are per-mile options, per-minute options, t-shirts for sale, and a couple of meeting places if people are looking for a spot to watch the race.
We've already raised over $6,500, and with only a week and a half left before race day we'd like to get that number even higher. If there's a way you can help me spread the word about this fundraiser which is in support of a great Princeton basketball fan I'd appreciate it.
James Mastaglio
As the countdown to the season-opener grows louder, here are two more Ivy League previews to enjoy: CollegeHoopsNet and Rush The Court weigh in.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2007-08 Princeton Tigers.
6'8" Stephen Lumpkins has verbally agreed to attend American University. The Serra forward was "actively recruited" by Princeton and Denver, among other schools.
Some interesting answers in a Q&A with Richmond guard David Gonzalvez.
What would it take to lure David Blatt to the NBA?
Two neat video highlights of a bearded Judson Wallace playing in Lega A, the first a nifty behind-the-head pass and the second a soaring finish running the floor.
Blue Ribbon has published its Ivy League team-by-team previews. Here's the link to Princeton's write-up, but you have to subscribe to ESPN Insider for it to work.
Forward/center Zane Ma of Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles has announced he will be attending Princeton next year to play basketball. Ma is the third publicly-revealed member of Sydney Johnson's first recruiting class.
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon had a chance to speak with Ma's high school coach Greg Hilliard this afternoon.
A west coast big man has decided to attend Princeton, and we're working on a larger piece about him we hope to have up soon.
Will Venable with a breakout game, but Peoria loses to Surprise 10-3.
The Malta Independent writes about David "The Chemist" Blatt.
USA Today profiles Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.
Every year it sneaks up on me at a different moment, but yesterday was the first time I got excited about the upcoming college basketball season. Stopping by Jadwin Gym to pick something up for my wife's school, I could hear the sounds of practice behind blacked-out windows. Sneakers squeaking over the noises of bodies in motion and the voices of players and coaches alike. It was hard to resist the temptation to run up to the balcony and see what I was missing, but somehow I found the willpower.
Northwestern is moving on without Kevin Coble.
A banged-up Will Venable has only a double to show for his first 11 at bats during the Arizona Fall League.
Alex Wolff, Gary Walters and 98 others were named to the list of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators In America.
Northwestern leading scorer Kevin Coble is taking a leave of absence from the Wildcats.
6'9" center Stefan Kaluz has selected Brown over Princeton.
Capo D'Orlando topped Benneton Treviso. Judson Wallace had 18 points and 15 rebounds.
