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Wednesday News:

The Daily Princetonian, who in retrospect I should have awarded MOST IMPROVED COVERAGE OF THE YEAR status to in the first-annual site awards, has a lengthy piece on the legacy of (expert counter) Douglas Davis.

They also published a full transcript of their interview with Davis and count down the senior guard's top five games.

As was fully expected, Georgetown's Hollis Thompson will sign with an agent and enter the NBA Draft.

Sydney Johnson's first season at Fairfield was "not bad overall."

The Stags will be without Jamel Fields next year, as the sophomore guard has decided to transfer elsewhere.



Tuesday News:

The New York Mets have signed Chris Young to a minor league deal.

Atlanta apparently inquired with San Diego about the availability of outfielder Will Venable and were told he was unavailable.

A Princeton representative appears on Big Apple Buckets' second installment of the Top 25 players in the New York metro area.

Northwestern's John Shurna was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.

John Thompson III joined GameTime to talk about the improvements of Greg Monroe and Roy Hibbert.

Hoya senior Henry Sims will play in the 2012 Reese's Division I College All-Star Game this weekend. Also on his team: The aforementioned Shurna and Keith Wright from Harvard.



The First-Annual Year End Site Awards!

Last year we looked back on the season by examining a series of small moments. For 2011-12, how about something new?

THE FIRST-ANNUAL SITE AWARDS!

[fanfare of trumpets]

Nominees and recipients in a variety of categories both expected and unexpected after the jump. I hope you'll create your own awards and hand out (virtual) trophies to winners in the comments.

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Monday News:

The Daily Princetonian is the latest to file a year end piece on the 2011-12 season.

The spring training of Will Venable continues to be a strong one.



Hoop Scoop's College Coach Rankings.

Hoop Scoop's annual College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times. Familiar names of note from various Top 50 and Top 30 categories after the jump.

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Sunday News:

The season ended for Fairfield (22-15) in a 66-59 loss to Mercer. The depleted Stags trailed the majority of the way in this CIT semifinal.

What's next for Georgetown?

If I can get it finished by then, look for the First-Annual Site Awards tomorrow!



Friday News:

Saturday, March 24th:
Mercer vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT

The Princeton Packet wraps up the Tigers' trip to the CBI.

Will Venable is on a roll in spring training.

Meet Georgetown recruit D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera.

FC Barcelona and Judson Wallace are one game away from Euroleague's Final Four.

Dan Mavraides scored 10 points as Aris won their fourth straight Greek Championship game.



Tale Of The Tape - D. Davis vs. K. Mueller.

The career of Douglas Davis now complete, I can do what I've wanted to do for a good while now: Review the four year statistics of Davis '12 against those of the man he moved by into second place on Princeton's all-time scoring list, Kit Mueller '91.

You'll find a comprehensive stat-by-stat comparison after the jump, plus some quotes from Mueller on being surpassed by his Delco Pro-Am teammate Davis.

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Wednesday News:

Wednesday, March 21st:
Robert Morris vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Fairfield hosts Robert Morris in the CIT quarterfinals tonight.

After a brief hiatus, Sit Down With Sydney is back.

Still playing as well is Oregon State who host Washington State in the CBI semis.

Second on Princeton's scoring list is more than enough for Douglas Davis.

Here is a junior from California who says he has been contacted by the Tigers' coaching staff.

Stephen Bardo says Bill Carmody deserves another year at Northwestern.

A lengthy piece titled The Last Wallflower follows NU during the past two months. It is a compelling read.

The Wildcats' John Shurna will take part in the Hampton Hotels Men's Three Point Contest at the Final Four.



Video: Doug Davis passes Kit Mueller.

With a second half three point shot, Douglas Davis passed Kit Mueller '91 for second place on Princeton's all-time scoring list.

Of course, my camera blurred out for this play but better to see it out of focus than not at all.



Tuesday News:

Wednesday, March 21st:
Robert Morris vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's last game of the season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Tribune-Review, in the Post-Gazette, on CBS Pittsburgh and on pittsburghpanthers.com.

Scoring 101, Oregon State (21-14) advanced to the College Basketball Invitational semifinals with a 20 point win over TCU.

Tim Doyle says that the plug should not be pulled on Bill Carmody.

Around the Ivy League: The season also ended for Penn (20-13), who lost to Butler 63-53 in the CBI.



Pitt pictures.

Photos from today’s game courtesy Robert Solomon.

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