Sunday News:

November 13, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Suffolk (NY) vs. MCCC - 1:00 pm ET
Texas-Pan American vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's disappointing season opener on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Staten Island Advance and on wagnerathletics.com.

Big Apple Buckets was also in the building and filed their thoughts.

Senior Henry Sims scored a career high 19 as Georgetown (1-0) opened with a 83-54 win over Savannah State.

It was also a positive outcome for Oregon State (1-0) their first time on the floor. The Beavers won easily over CSU Bakersfield, 86-62.

Mercer County Community College (1-2) lost to Cecil by 16. The Vikings play their fourth straight at home this afternoon.

Northwestern gets going tonight versus Texas-Pan American.

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Wagner pictures.

November 12, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Filed under Basketball, Photos, Princeton, Robert Solomon

Photos from today's game courtesy Robert Solomon.

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Wagner 73 Princeton 57.

November 12, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Filed under 11-12, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Box Score : HD Box Score

Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson, Will Barrett & Ian Hummer:

There is a lot of work to do, more work than any Princeton player, coach or observer had expected.

Leading 48-44, Wagner outscored the Tigers 16-0 midway through the second half and easily pulled away from an unexpectedly sloppy Princeton team.

Making their 2011-12 debut and playing their first game with Mitch Henderson as head coach, Princeton struggled with Wagner’s three guard ball pressure and committed endless turnovers of both the forced and unforced varieties. The Tigers gave away possession 15 times in the first 20 minutes and had three more gaffes on their first three possessions of the second half. By the final buzzer the turnover total reached a brutal 28.

“We were on defense for almost the entire game,” Henderson said.

Ian Hummer was able to turn 17 shots into a game high 19 points, including his first collegiate three pointer. Douglas Davis took just seven field goals and added 12 in defeat.

For the Seahawks, Tyler Murray led three players in double figures with 15.

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Saturday News:

November 12, 2011 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Wagner (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 69 Wagner 57 - 12/17/10.

Team stats are from last season.

Player stats include returning players only.

Savannah State vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Cecil (Md.) vs. MCCC - 12:00 pm ET
CSU Bakersfield vs. Oregon State - 4:30 pm ET

Ivy Hoops Online and the Staten Island Advance preview today's game. If the latter's projected starting lineup for Princeton comes true I'll be stupefied.

Closing on a 15-3 run, Fairfield (1-0) defeated Quinnipiac 72-60.

Richmond (1-0) rallied for a 66-56 win against American.

Senior guard Brian Stafford scored a career high 32 points in a 69-61 Denver (1-0) triumph over Portland State.

Jason Clark and Georgetown host Savannah State today. A pair of scrimmages helped shape the Hoyas' preseason.

CSU Bakersfield visits Oregon State in the Beavers' season opener.

If you're planning on going to the Lafayette game at Jadwin Gym on November 30th you can get four dollars off the price of a ticket with the donation of a nonperishable food item.

Longtime haunt of both Pete Carril and Marvin Bressler, The Carousel will close right before Thanksgiving.

NC State's C.J. Leslie will miss the Wolfpack's first three games, including Wednesday's visit from Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-0) started the day with a 20 point win over Johnson & Wales. Going cold in the second half, Cornell (0-1) fell 79-58 at St. Bonaventure. Columbia (0-1) gave UConn a decent run in Storrs before dropping a 70-57 decision. The conference's leading returning scorer Noruwa Agho was 6-25 from the field for the Lions. Zack Rosen scored 26 points as Penn (1-0) won at UMBC by 14. Harvard (1-0) handled MIT with ease, 76-49. It was a one possession game with under a minute to go, but Dartmouth (0-1) lost at Rutgers by six. Behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Greg Mangano, Yale (1-0) knocked off Central Connecticut, 73-69.

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Friday News:

November 11, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Fairfield vs. Quinnipiac - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six
American vs. Richmond - 7:30 pm ET
Portland State vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET - Root Sports

Johnson & Wales vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Dartmouth vs. Rutgers - 7:30 pm ET
Penn vs. UMBC - 7:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Central Connecticut State - 8:00 pm ET - Connecticut Six

The excellent Big Apple Buckets has named tomorrow's Wagner/Princeton season opener their Saturday Game of the Week. I answered some questions about the Tigers for the site.

Princeton Alumni Weekly profiles Mitch Henderson, then rattles off some quick facts on the 2011-12 Tigers.

Next up with a season preview, the Trentonian.

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was warned about potentially being arrested while in China.

The Sydney Johnson era begins at Fairfield as the middle game of a Nutmeg State triple-header at Mohegan Sun. The Stags play Quinnipiac right before Yale concludes the evening against CCSU.

Chris Mooney coaches his 200th game at Richmond tonight when the new look Spiders host American.

Denver hosts Portland State.

San Diego Padre Will Venable was a guest at the Salute to Service Festival.

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Today.

November 11, 2011 at 6:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton

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What do you expect?

November 10, 2011 at 11:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton

We're nearing in on 48 hours until the opening tip of the 2011-12 season for the Princeton Tigers. What do you expect to see, both on Saturday versus Wagner and throughout the campaign?

Add your questions, observations, opinions and concerns about the orange and black in the comments and I'll respond to as many of them as I can. Don't be shy.

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Thursday News:

November 10, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond

An ancient rallying cry now appears above the doors to the court at Jadwin Gym.

The Town Topics reports from Princeton's Media Day.

Because yesterday began the November Signing Period, one recruiting site posted a piece about future Tiger Hans Brase.

A trio of prospects were expected to sign with Northwestern yesterday and a pair pledged to Richmond.

14 Fairfield games will be televised in 2011-12. I've added this information to our electronic team calendars.

The Stags have plenty of offensive options.

ESPN ranks the Ivy League as the 15th-best conference this season. They also look briefly at what to expect in the Ancient Eight.

Princeton shows up in the SB Nation Preseason Mid-Major Top 25.

Georgetown's Markel Starks is aware he's a question mark heading into the start of play for the Hoyas.

A long, well-constructed preview of the Denver Pioneers.

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Wednesday News:

November 9, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Douglas Davis shows up in a statistical review of New Jersey's Division I players.

There's no looking back as Mitch Henderson takes charge.

The Ivy League has published their first weekly release heading into the start of the season on Friday.

You can download audio for this week's Sit Down With Sydney.

ESPN provides five early thoughts on Northwestern.

An excellent Groupon is available for select Georgetown games.

Very excited that the counter on the right side of the site showing how many members have joined princetonbasketball.com is so close to 200. Thanks to all who have subscribed so far! If you want to read more about who we are and what we do, head here. Current students are always eligible for 50% off site subscriptions. Contact us directly for a discount code.

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Know! Your! Foe! - Wagner.

November 8, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Know Your Foe, Princeton

Princeton tips off the 2011-12 season on Saturday, and to provide you with detailed insight on the Tigers' opening opponent I talked with Staten Island Advance writer and Associated Press College Basketball Board member Cormac Gordon (not pictured above) for the first Know! Your! Foe! of the year.

A transcript of our conversation recorded over the weekend can be found after the jump. 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 8, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Princeton Association of New England is putting on a post-game reception when the Tigers visit Northeastern in December. If you don't have your tickets for this event or the tilt at Harvard yet, they are still available through Bob Ruxin and PANE.

Despite missing three likely starters, Northwestern had no trouble with Robert Morris. Six Wildcats hit double figures on their way to the 99-48 victory.

Princeton basketball recruit Mike Washington, Jr. grabbed six receptions and a touchdown in Oak Harbor's season-ending state tournament loss to Eastlake Catholic.

Bull Run is already previewing Buffalo's trip to Jadwin Gym.

There's a documentary about Georgetown's trip to China airing tonight on MASN.

The Hoya has published their in-depth basketball preview edition.

Denver coach Joe Scott likes what he sees out of his freshman class.

I've added Basketball Times' Ivy League predictions to the site's 2011-12 conference projections.

In the latest ESPN The Magazine, the Tigers are ranked 104th out of all 344 Division I programs. There are also some great photographs in the issue of two gyms Princeton will visit this season - The Palestra and Payne Whitney Gym.

Thanks to Ballin' Is A Habit for including this site in their Social Media Must-Follow Database.

Finally, look for the first Know! Your! Foe! of the season up later today!

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Coach Mitch Henderson - 11/7/11.

November 7, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Henderson Interview, Princeton

Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met courtside at Jadwin Gym this afternoon to record a wide-ranging interview in advance of the Tigers' season opener versus Wagner.

Henderson and Solomon discussed myriad topics including the competitiveness of the team's recent practices, the overall health of Princeton's roster, replacing Dan Mavraides by committee, who the orange and black's best on-ball defender is, the impact of the new restricted area under the basket and how the addition of Dan Geriot has benefited the team's big men before concluding by previewing Henderson's first game as a head coach against the Seahawks.

This exclusive Q&A is 15:00+ in length.

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