Friday News:

November 18, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tulsa vs. Northwestern - 3:30 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU

John Shurna scored a career high 37 points and Northwestern (2-0) needed every one to beat LSU 88-82 in the first round of the Charleston Classic. The Wildcats move to the winner's side of the bracket along with today's opponent Tulsa, Seton Hall and St. Joe's.

Richmond (2-1) opened the stateside portion of the Cancun Challenge with a 21 point win over Hampton. Spiders head coach Chris Mooney felt this was the best of the three games his team has played so far this season.

Minnesota pulled away from Fairfield (1-2) in the second half, defeating the Stags 67-57.

Denver (3-0) were rude hosts to Conference USA's Southern Mississippi. Chris Udofia tied his career high with 21 and the Pioneers prevailed 59-52.

At a luncheon in New York City on Thursday, Pete Carril was one of three coaches to receive the Joe Lapchick Character Award.

The Daily Princetonian and the Spectrum offer previews of Saturday's game.

Meanwhile, the Princeton Packet previews the Tigers' season.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-1) kept Rider winless by busting the Broncs in overtime, 78-72. Miles Cartwright scored 27 for the Quakers. In their home opener Yale (2-1) demolished Lyndon State 101-37.

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For The 800 Games Project: The Chase

November 18, 2011 at 12:07 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton

When I returned home from Raleigh this evening I wrote an essay entitled "The Chase" for the Mid Majority and their ambitious 800 Games Project.

Unfortunately, I didn't read their fine print which specifies that all games must be reserved in advance for publication. My attempts to plead a "Bill Murray exception" were unsuccessful so please enjoy the following which was intended for a different site but I felt still had to run somewhere. - JS

I travel chasing a moment.

Up and down I-95 since I was old enough to drive across state lines - headed to Durham, headed to Columbia, headed to Raleigh, headed to Washington, headed to Winston Salem, headed to Syracuse, headed to Louisville. I’ve witnessed that moment before and I chase after the notion it will happen again.

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"The Field."

November 17, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Filed under Basketball, Princeton

There was a lot of discussion in yesterday's recap of the NC State game as well as in the subsequent member comments about Princeton's need for a third consistent scoring option.

This got me thinking during the portions of the long drive back from Raleigh where I was conscious - How do the Tigers' offensive statistics look when divided into two distinct categories:

A) Ian Hummer & Douglas Davis
B) "The Field" consisting of the other 15 players on the roster.

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Thursday News:

November 17, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

LSU vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU
Hampton vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - Cancun Challenge
Fairfield vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Southern Mississippi vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Lyndon State vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Rider - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's last second loss to NC State on goprincetontigers.com, in the Charlotte Observer, in the Daily Princetonian, on Fox Sports South, courtesy the Associated Press and on gopack.com.

You can watch a rebroadcast of the game here.

Konrad Wysocki is blogging for the Eurocup site.

Behind a career high 35 from Jared Cunningham, Oregon State (3-0) trumped Hofstra 82-72.

The Town Topics files their story on the Wagner game.

A Princeton recruiting target will wait until the spring to chose his college.

This afternoon Northwestern plays LSU in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

Fairfield visits Minnesota.

Chris Mooney and Richmond host Hampton. If I had planned my trip better I'd stop off for this game on the drive back from Raleigh!

Southern Miss heads to undefeated Denver.

Ivy Hoops Online reports that Brown freshman Rafael Maia has been ruled ineligible for the 2011-12 season.

Around the Ivy League: Princeton's next opponent, Buffalo, won at Cornell (1-2) by nine. In their home opener Dartmouth (0-2) could not hold a seven point halftime lead and fell 65-53 to Vermont.

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NC State pictures.

November 16, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Filed under Basketball, Photos, Princeton, Robert Solomon

Photos from today's game courtesy Robert Solomon.

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NC State 60 Princeton 58.

November 16, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Filed under 11-12, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson:

Postgame audio - Douglas Davis & Ian Hummer:

Box Score : HD Box Score

The difference in effort and execution between Saturday’s dismal start to the 2011-12 season versus Wagner and yesterday evening’s game at North Carolina State was significant.

Princeton played the game they wanted to play at a more manageable speed, cutting down on many of their defensive lapses and turnovers.

Unfortunately, the end result was the same when time expired.

DeShawn Painter’s long jumper from just inside the three point line broke a 58-58 tie with four seconds left and ruined this much-improved performance by the Tigers in Raleigh.

Less than half a minute earlier Douglas Davis knotted the score with a three point shot drifting to his right, Davis’ fifth three and the seventh deadlock of the evening.

Princeton was unable to get off a better look than a half court try by Ian Hummer as time ran out.

Davis (21 points) and Hummer (15 points) found offensive support from the rest of their lineup in stretches but Mitch Henderson is still looking for both a third offensive option as well as his first win as a collegiate head coach.

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Wednesday News:

November 16, 2011 at 8:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (0-1 / 0-0) vs. NC State (2-0 / 0-0)
Location: RBC Center - Raleigh, NC
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: ESPN3
Series History: Princeton leads 5-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 61 NC State 58 - 3/15/99.

Cornell vs. Buffalo - 7:00 pm ET
Vermont vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Oregon State vs. Hofstra - 10:00 pm ET

Couldn't find much in the way of game previews before I jumped in the car to Raleigh, save for this capsule in the News & Observer and something on Backing The Pack. I'll add additional links if they appear later this morning.

The leader of the Big 10 champion Northwestern soccer team mentions Princeton and Michigan State showed interest in having him walk on to play basketball.

A forward headed to FDU was apparently also being recruited by the Tigers among others.

Oregon State hosts Hofstra tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-2) dropped a two point decision to Manhattan. Pulling away in the second half, Harvard (2-0) defeated Holy Cross 73-64. Quinnipiac outmuscled Yale (1-1) by an 68-62 count.

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Know! Your! Foe! - NC State.

November 15, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Know Your Foe, Princeton

Princeton's heads on the road for the first time this season when the Tigers visit NC State on Wednesday evening. To provide you with greater sagaciousness on the new look Wolfpack under first year coach Mark Gottfried, I exchanged emails with writer and podcaster James Curle of the web site Riddick & Reynolds for the second Know! Your! Foe! of the year.

If you cover a team the Tigers will face down the line, let us know. We'd love to talk with you.

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Tuesday News:

November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Manhattan - 4:00 pm ET - NIT
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Quinnipiac - 7:00 pm ET - SNY

Ian Hummer made the Ivy League's Week 2 Honor Roll.

Is it time to panic in Princeton?

In their last game before heading to Maui, Georgetown (2-0) blew away UNC Greensboro by 41. Our friends at Hoya Prospectus crunch the numbers.

An 11-0 run midway through the second half did in Fairfield (1-1) in their home opener against Providence. Sydney Johnson said after the game that he let the school and the community down.

Denver (2-0) won on the road at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 65-58.

Davidson dropped Richmond (1-1) by 13 in North Carolina. The Spiders went a halftime-spanning 13:20 without a field goal.

Oregon State (2-0) overpowered West Alabama, 93-60. Head coach Craig Robinson was pleased with how his team handled the game.

A new Know! Your! Foe! is coming later today.

Around the Ivy League: Despite 26 points from Matt Sullivan, Brown (1-1) lost 77-68 to Albany. Furman rallied to knock off Columbia (0-2). Lions senior Noruwa Agho suffered what appeared to be a serious left knee injury in the second half. His status is unknown. Freshman Shonn Miller had 19 as Cornell (1-1) defeated Binghamton, 76-61. Penn (1-1) fell in a wild OT affair to Temple.

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The last four games against NC State.

November 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Chris Young, Gabe Lewullis, Photos, Princeton, Steve Goodrich, Video

Despite having never played them at home, Princeton still holds a 5-1 all-time record versus NC State and has won each of the last five meetings dating back to the 1965 NCAA Tournament.

Today, I'm going to focus on the previous four times the Tigers have played the Wolfpack, as the two teams faced off on four occasions between 1991 and 1999.

Like in our well-received historical pieces Twelve years of season openers, Rutgers in the 2000s, The last four games against Duke and Lavietes Pavilion: Where anything could happen, will happen and probably already has happened, read on for a multi-media bonanza of words, pictures, videos and memories from this quartet of Princeton victories.

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Monday News:

November 14, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Albany - 4:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN3
Furman vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Binghamton vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Temple vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

UNC Greensboro vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET
Providence vs. Fairfield - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi - 8:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Davidson - 8:15 pm ET
Oregon State vs. West Alabama - 10:00 pm ET

John Templon penned a piece about chasing the ghost of Pete Carril.

Watch some video highlights of the Wagner/Princeton game here. These clips are a decent mix of both the good and the bad out of Saturday night.

Princeton's season opener was written about on the Mid-Majority.

Northwestern (1-0) turned in a quality defensive effort in their season opener, defeating Texas-Pan American by 24.

Mercer (1-3) fell 61-47 to the Suffolk County Sharks.

Through five games in the Netherlands, Kareem Maddox is averaging 10.2 points and 4.7 rebounds off the bench for Landstede Basketbal.

In a move that could effect local sports coverage, the Princeton Packet and its associated publications are for sale.

Richmond should be tested at Davidson.

Sydney Johnson and Fairfield make their home debut tonight versus Providence.

Denver visits Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Future Princeton opponent West Alabama plays at Oregon State.

Georgetown also hosts UNC Greensboro in the odd mainland portion of the Maui Invitational.

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YouTube potpourri XLVIII.

November 13, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, the 2011 Ivy League championship banner is revealed in the rafters of Jadwin Gym.

Six additional clips after the jump.

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