YouTube potpourri XLIV.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, an excerpt of a new Pete Carril coaching video.
Five additional clips after the jump.
Tuesday News:
Here's the official press release announcing Princeton's 2011-12 basketball schedule.
A prospect who was planning on making an official visit to Princeton is instead going to California for college.
The Dave Blatt-coached Russian team finished in third place at EuroBasket 2011.
Butch van Breda Kolff is profiled on the Los Angeles Lakers' web site as part of a series titled "The Men Who Led The Lakers."
This document detailing how Chris Mooney runs the first 30 minutes of every practice looks nearly identical to how Pete Carril used to begin when he was coaching Princeton.
One player who will go through these drills is a forward from Louisiana who just committed to Richmond.
Aris played a pair of exhibitions in Bulgaria to open their season and Dan Mavraides scored 11 points in both of them.
Also participating in a dyad of friendlies was Landstede Basketbal. Kareem Maddox had 18 points in his team's victory over Stepco BS Weert.
Penn released their full schedule yesterday.
Saturday News:
At long last the 2011-12 Princeton men's basketball schedule will be announced on Monday afternoon.
The fifth JTIII Foundation Community Festival is going to be held this Sunday in Washington.
A prospect who would easily become the tallest player to ever suit up for the Tigers is making an official visit to Princeton this weekend.
There is an All-Met basketball player who has Princeton and Harvard as his primary collegiate options.
Jeff Goodman at CBS Sports writes about Sydney Johnson's first look at Fairfield.
Wednesday News:
Will Venable has a good reason to cheer for the Chicago Bears this season. Above, Venable clears the bases with a triple on Sunday as San Diego ended their lengthy losing streak.
Georgetown slots in as number 39 in The Hoops Report's Top 68 Team Previews.
At the recommendation of Mitch Henderson, a British professional team has signed former Northwestern Wildcat Mike Capocci.
Sydney Johnson learned more about his new team during Fairfield's recent trip to Italy. Johnson is also the subject of a new piece up on Rivals.
The saga continues? Judson Wallace is trying to attain a Congolese passport so he can finalize his deal with Barcelona.
Video of a recent appearance by John Rogers on CNBC.
A small forward from Georgia has verbally committed to Oregon State.
Sunday News:
Will Venable was mired in a 1-17 slump before hitting a home run (video) to lead off yesterday's game versus Colorado. The Padres still dropped their ninth straight, 5-4.
Now it looks like Judson Wallace does have his new passport in order and can sign with Barcelona? I'm so confused, and Google Translate isn't helping matters.
A member of Georgetown's official delegation shares the truth about the Hoyas' brawl with Bayi Rockets.
Two names to keep an eye on: a quarterback / point guard from California and a forward out of Florida both say they're being recruited by Princeton.
There's a great photo of Dan Mavraides arriving at the airport in Greece.
Former Tiger Bob Kleinert '78 shows up in a Fortune Magazine feature on Sandler O'Neill.
Friday News:
There was a frightening melee in the fourth quarter of yesterday's exhibition between Georgetown and the Bayi Rockets. The Washington Post had a reporter on the scene describing what transpired.
John Thompson III released a statement after the game and today two Hoyas met in Shanghai with members of the team they came to blows with.
You can watch clearer resolution videos of this ugly incident from a pair of angles here and here.
Georgetown's first exhibition on their trip to China was played in front of Vice President Joe Biden.
Fairfield won the opening game of their Italian tour 89-45 over Roma Selezione.
The Stags also announced their 2011-12 non-conference schedule.
Upon signing with Aris B.C., Dan Mavraides shared a quote through his new team.
A center I had been tracking for a while because of some level of interest in Princeton during the recruiting process will attend Cal Poly.
Monday News:
Georgetown has arrived in China and Fairfield leaves for Italy today.
Northwestern freshman guard Tre Demps has ligament damage in his left shoulder and may need surgery.
Don't forget that Wildcats head coach Bill Carmody will be on ESPNU with Andy Katz today at 5:00 pm ET.
A guard from upstate New York picked Buffalo over "The Citadel, Princeton, Cornell, Rhode Island and Colgate."
Richmond received a commitment from a forward out of Texas.
Former Tiger Pete Hegseth now has a web site where you can sign up to receive his updates from Afghanistan. A recent piece of his can be viewed here.
Highlights of various players in the Kenner League.
Denver hosts The Citadel right before Christmas.
Wednesday News:
Pete Carril visited Georgetown practice this week in advance of the Hoyas' Chinese tour.
John Thompson III announced sophomore center Moses Ayegba suffered a torn ACL during the Kenner League.
Set your DVR for ESPNU next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Bill Carmody, Mitch Henderson, Sydney Johnson and John Thompson III will each be sitting down with Andy Katz. These panels were taped last month at the big AAU event in Orlando.
Former Tiger Konrad Wysocki officially re-signed with Polish squad PGE Turowem Zgorzelec.
Princeton is among the schools "clamoring after" a guard from Wisconsin.
A top shooter from Iowa has committed to Northwestern, the second recruit to say "yes" to the Wildcats since Sunday.
Craig Robinson says he is happy with his 2011 recruiting class.
While Princeton will not play Monmouth this year, the Tigers' season opener versus Wagner now has a confirmed start time.
In other scheduling news, Denver will visit Cal and Richmond will play George Mason as part of the new Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic.
Monday News:
Will Venable stayed hot with the bat and on the base path, 3-5 with a pair of stolen bases on Sunday (video), as San Diego finished a series sweep of Pittsburgh. Venable is hitting .355 in his last 10 games and is 6-11 at the plate (.545) in the previous three contests since missing time due to back spasms.
It appears Venable's Princeton teammate Judson Wallace may be signing with FC Barcelona. Somehow this involves an Albanian passport?
Summer league details aren't as easy to come by as everyone would like but here's a touch more on Ian Hummer and his final game at the Kenner League.
Will Barrett foul trouble and a depleted roster were factors that did in Stomp Off in the DelCo Pro-Am playoffs.
Trying to piece together how action finished up for T.J. Bray and Jimmy Sherburne at the Milwaukee Pro-Am, here's a box score for their penultimate game before the league's playoffs began. Bray and Sherburne didn't see the floor in RYCO's final "regular season" contest.
A Minnesota forward who had shown interest in Princeton verbally committed to Northwestern.
A more challenging schedule awaits Oregon State in 2011-12.
Monday News:
Ian Hummer talks about the upcoming season and what he's been working on this summer.
Three more box scores from T.J. Bray and Jimmy Sherburne's efforts at the Milwaukee Summer Pro-Am. After a slow start RYCO has won four out of five heading into the league playoffs this weekend.
A pair of events for your Mitch Henderson social calendar - He'll guest at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce's Slam-Dunking To Success breakfast on August 17, and going off of this picture will be part of a panel discussion with Andy Katz on ESPNU.
Former Tiger Ed Persia is one of those quoted in Sports Illustrated's piece about David Salinas.
A Northfield Mount Hermon big man mentions he may take a possible trip to Princeton.
Wednesday News:
Mitch Henderson and John Thompson III were among the coaches present at the AAU Boys 11th Grade Gold Super Showcase in Florida.
A big man from New York has offers from at least 14 schools, including Princeton.
Northwestern head man Bill Carmody would like to see the July recruiting periods trimmed down.
The Wildcats' Alex Marcotullio completed a successful run with Great Britain at the FIBA Under-20 European Championships and was promptly invited to the National Team's training camp.
Here's more on the Delco Pro-Am game I attended on Sunday.
Thursday News:
What teams from the past five seasons were most similar to the 2010-11 Princeton Tigers?
It shouldn't be a huge surprise that the 14-Game Tournament is already the first with an extensive draft preview of next season.
The Tigers opening with Rutgers at home and Drexel on the road? Not going to happen, but that's what the ScheduleMatic algorithm generated.
The Princeton Packet has more on Kareem Maddox's overseas signing.
A member of the 1952 EIBL champion Princeton team, Donald Marshall passed away Saturday at the age of 79.
Idriss Omboumbou, who played for Howie Levy at Mercer County Community College, died unexpectedly in his sleep a few days ago. A memorial service will be held this weekend. They're trying to raise money so Omboumbou can be buried in his native Gabon.
You can watch more of Douglas Davis and Kit Mueller in DelCo Pro-Am summer league action here and here.
Kevin "Moon" Mullin now has a blog.
A high school senior committed to Duquesne was "also recruited by Dartmouth and Princeton."
Sydney Johnson made a Yahoo! Sports list of Best Mid-Major Coaches. Richmond's Chris Mooney is also in this field of 16.
Elsewhere on Yahoo!, a contributor's Best NBA Players from Ivy League Colleges features four former Tigers in their top seven.
While I was on vacation the last week I updated the site's list of Princeton Tigers on Twitter, which now includes over 30 different current and former players to follow.
Finally, a Town Topics piece on Craig Robinson's son Avery, who is playing in the Princeton Summer League.
