In their first sit-down interview of the season, princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott met at Jadwin Gym on Tuesday morning to talk about the start of the 2006-2007 season.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-How to carry over the success of February and March into November and beyond.
-Did returning players do what was expected of them by the coaches over the summer?
-The alumni scrimmage.
-How this scrimmage compared to Princeton's scrimmage against St. Francis (N.Y.)
-If Coach Scott has settled on a starting five for this weekend's games.
-Marcus Schroeder's responsibilities.
-Edwin Buffmire's role on this team.
-Team speed.
-If changes to Princeton's admissions policies will effect recruiting.
-Voting in the ESPN Poll.
-How Princeton basketball has changed in the twenty years since Coach Scott's senior season.
Princeton held its 2006 Media Day on Monday afternoon. Coach Joe Scott took over thirty-four minutes of questions from reporters before players came out for individual interviews. princetonbasketball.com was able to talk to seniors Luke Owings and Justin Conway and had a brief conversation with freshman point guard Marcus Schroeder. These recordings are exclusive to princetonbasketball.com. If you're interested in inside access like this all season long, please consider becoming a donor.
04 - Kyle Koncz - F - 6-7/200 - Jr - Strongsville, Ohio, (Strongsville)
10 - Matt Sargeant - G - 6-3/190 - Jr - Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ocean View)
11 - Nick Lake - G - 6-5/190 - Fr - Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (The Bishop's School)
12 - Jason Briggs - G - 6-2/190 - So - Olympia, Wash. (Olympia)
15 - Edwin Buffmire - G - 6-4/210 - Sr - Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)
20 - Luke Owings - F - 6-6/210 - Sr - Hyattsville, Md., (Gonzaga)
21 - Marcus Schroeder - G - 6-2/185 - Fr - Concord, Calif. (De La Salle)
22 - Lincoln Gunn - G - 6-3/180 - Fr - Orinda, Calif. (De La Salle)
24 - Kevin Steuerer - G - 6-5/200 - Jr - Ossining, N.Y. (Iona Prep)
25 - Blake Wilson - G - 6-4/170 - Fr - Cherry Hill, N.J. (Haddonfield)
30 - Zach Finley - C - 6-9/215 - Fr - Rapid City, S.D. (St. Thomas More)
32 - Zach Woolridge - G - 6-6/215 - Jr - Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake)
33 - Justin Conway - F - 6-4/215 - Sr - Santa Fe. N.Mex. (Santa Fe Prep)
34 - Michael Strittmatter - F/C - 6-8/205 - So - Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)
35 - Noah Savage - F - 6-5/220 - Jr - Princeton, N.J. (The Hun School)
45 - Chris Petrie - F - 6-5/190 - Fr - Gettysburg, Pa. (The Hun School)
55 - Pawel Buczak - C - 6-9/205 - Fr - Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown)
Princeton Men's Basketball Roster Clarification:
Contrary to erroneous media and online reports, sophomore Geoff Kestler has not left the Princeton basketball program. He continues to suffer from an injury that is currently not allowing him to play basketball.
Senior Patrick Ekeruo has left the team for personal reasons.
“There are many things I would like to accomplish in my remaining time at Princeton,” said Ekeruo. “This was a decision I came to after a great deal of thought and discussion with my family, my teammates and the coaching staff. I believe the team is closer now than ever, and I expect them to play well this season.”
Liberman was the leading scorer for Nassau County in the Long Island All-Star Game.
Says Pro Hoops, Inc...
"Jason Liberman AKA 'Baby Wally' is one of the best shooters in NY. He has added some size and a confident handle to his arsenall (sic). Jason took his game to another level this summer. We are expecting his name to blow up after some big performances during his High School season."
Newsday also called Liberman "versatile" in passing.
Scout.com is reporting that 5'11" senior Dematha Catholic point guard Jeff Peterson (left) has given a "verbal" to Princeton University. This has subsequently been confirmed by Dematha coach Mike Jones in a Recruiting Insider post by Washington Post columnist Josh Barr.
Peterson is the first publicly known member of Princeton's 2007 recruiting class.
As a special thank you to all of the princetonbasketball.com donors who have renewed with us for the 2006-2007 season, we're pleased to offer an exclusive audio archive of Bill Bradley's final night as a Princeton Tiger - the 1965 NCAA consolation game against Wichita State in which Bradley scored a NCAA tournament record 58 points.
The Tigers defeated the Shockers 118-82, setting four school records that still stand to this day. Bradley was a ridiculous 22-29 from the field and a stellar 14-15 at the free throw line.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
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