In the wake of Coach Johnson's departure to Fairfield, Tiger recruit Clay Wilson has announced he is decommiting from Princeton and will possibly not head to New Jersey this fall.
This change of plans leaves the Tigers' 2011 recruiting class at three members. With acceptance letters already mailed, it may be too late to replace Wilson.
Princeton finds no solace in their performance against Kentucky.
Future Tiger Bobby Garbade was named to the Elite 10 Boys Basketball Team.
A second Princeton recruit, Denton Koon, talks about being a finalist for the DiRenna Award.
Will Venable (video) made a nice diving catch on opening day.
Northwestern's Michael "Juice" Thompson now has his own web site.
Curious what coaches in the 2011 NCAA Tournament earn? The USA Today has updated their database.
I was asked back on WNYC's national morning program The Takeaway earlier today, talking about "One Shining Moment" as part of a piece titled "When Bad Music Happens to Good Sports." You can listen to my appearance here or stream the audio above.
A day after speaking with Georgia Tech about their open coaching position, Chris Mooney signed a 10 year extension at Richmond that runs through the 2021 season.
The Yellow Jackets retained the services of Dayton coach Brian Gregory instead.
Elsewhere on the merry-go-round, Kent State's Geno Ford is the new head coach of the Bradley Braves.
Former Princeton player Matt Henshon is quoted in a piece on the legal problems posed by athletes' concussions.
A senior from southern Georgia claims to have an offer from Princeton among other schools.
Here's audio of Chris Young talking to reporters after his last start.
Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Chris Mooney and Richmond face Kansas in the Sweet 16 tonight.
Mooney was asked how Princeton shaped him during yesterday's press conference.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times writes about the Ivy League credentials Mooney brings to the Spiders.
PhillyBurbs talked to several players Mooney coached at Lansdale Catholic. Sounds like Mooney copied Coach Carril's "rip off your t-shirt during practice" tactic back then!
A Michigan big man who took an official visit to Princeton back in the fall will instead go the Division II route.
Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (2) Washington State – 11:00 pm ET – ESPN2
NIT
Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Northwestern and Washington State meet in Pullman with a trip to the NIT semifinals in New York City on the line. A three point shooting drill that originates with Pete Carril has helped the Wildcats become expert marksmen from the arc.
Success heads the resume of Chris Mooney. Richmond president Edward Ayers hopes Mooney will stay with the Spiders after this season is over.
The Princeton Packet writes about how a tough ending is just a beginning for the Tigers.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named to the MBCA Boys Class 5 All-State team.
Mason Rocca scored 13 in Armani Jeans Milano's home victory over Dinamo Sassari.
Today's Game: (13) Princeton (25-6 / 12-2) vs. (4) Kentucky (25-8 / 10-6)
Location: St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
Time: 2:45 pm ET (estimated)
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: CBS
Internet: ncaa.com/mmod
Series History: Kentucky leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Kentucky 72 Princeton 58 - 3/12/78.
| Princeton | Kentucky | |
| 12-0 | Home Record | 15-0 |
| 10-5 | Away Record | 4-7 |
| 3-1 | Neutral Record | 6-1 |
| 40 | RPI | 7 |
| 77 | Sagarin | 12 |
| 89 | Pomeroy | 6 |
| 69.6 | Points / Game | 76.4 |
| 63.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 63.8 |
| .465 | FG% | .460 |
| .731 | FT% | .718 |
| .368 | 3PT FG% | .397 |
| 34.7 | Rebounds / Game | 38.1 |
| 9.9 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 12.1 |
| +4.1 | Rebounding Margin | +4.3 |
| 13.5 | Assists / Game | 12.7 |
| 12.4 | Turnovers / Game | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | Blocks / Game | 6.3 |
| Maddox: 13.9 | Points | Knight: 17.5 |
| Maddox: 7.1 | Rebounds | Jones: 8.9 |
| Mavraides: 2.8 | Assists | Curry: 5.8 |
| Davis: 1.2 | Steals | Knight: 4.2 |
| Maddox: 1.8 | Blocks | Jones: 1.9 |
| Maddox: .565 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Harrellson: .586 |
| Darrow: .800 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Miller: .850 |
| Davis: .395 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | Lamb .472 |
Thursday, March 17th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Saturday, March 19th
(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT
Previews of today's game can be found on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Star Ledger, in the Trenton Times, on CBS Sportsline, courtesy of the Associated Press and in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Kentucky players tell the Lexington Herald-Leader that they do not believe their youth is an issue.
Sydney Johnson was a guest on WFAN (.mp3) late Sunday night. The Princeton coach stopped by Sporting News Radio for a spell and was also named PAW's Tiger of the Week.
TigerBlog offers keys to today's game.
Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune exchanged emails with Coach Johnson about his days with the Moorhead Spuds.
As a companion to yesterday's Know! Your! Foe! interview, here are my answers about Princeton on Kentucky sports site Tailgate Review.
Douglas Davis tells Yahoo! Sports he would change one thing about his shot versus Harvard, a basket that still resonates five days later.
Davis is the subject of an article in the Trentonian, as is Kareem Maddox.
Bloomberg has an interesting hodgepodge of notes from Tampa, including what books Kareem Maddox brought with him to Florida and what John Bogle '51 thinks of the matchup with Kentucky.
The Trenton Times and the Tampa Bay Tribune pick up on the Tigers' relationship with Christian "Crunch" Regulski.
Enjoy video of Kareem Maddox talking about playing the Wildcats.
Patrick Saunders, Will Barrett, Jimmy Sherburne and John Comfort all get written up in their local papers.
The Daily Pennsylvanian asks a pair of Quaker players about Princeton's chances today.
There's a Town Topics story on the Ivy League playoff.
The Daily Princetonian has a great piece about Bill Greenfield, the man who created the handwritten record book for Princeton basketball.
Monmouth is narrowing their search for a new head coach and Mike Brennan remains in the picture.
John Shurna scored 25 points as Northwestern (19-13) won their first postseason game in 17 years, 70-61 over UW Milwaukee. The Wildcats travel to Boston College on Saturday.
Richmond tips against Vandy in Denver about an hour after the start of Princeton's game in Tampa.
Craig Robinson breaks down his brother in law's NCAA bracket.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade was named to the BCANY All-Section 4 team.
I was interviewed by Newsworks for a piece on local college basketball writers during the NCAA Tournament. Looking for audio of the piece as it sounded on WHYY. Thanks to those who wrote saying you heard me on the radio.
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT
Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Princeton will meet the media this morning in Tampa and then hold a public practice at the St. Pete Times Forum. Look for coverage of both events later today on the site.
The Daily Princetonian writes about how different styles obscure the similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.
There are two articles in the Princeton Packet: One on Douglas Davis' shot to vanquish Harvard and one on the Tigers' return to the NCAA Tournament.
There are also two articles in the Trentonian: One profiling Ian Hummer making a name for himself and one on head coach Sydney Johnson.
The Ventura County Star talks to Kareem Maddox about his first trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The Advocate-Messenger has quotes from John Calipari after watching tape of Princeton.
The Tampa Bay Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times introduce the Tigers to a new audience.
In addition to his great piece on Princeton/UCLA, Sean Gregory also talks at length about and with his former coach Pete Carril.
A junior forward from New Jersey is focused on Princeton.
Northwestern hosts UW Milwaukee tonight. Bill Carmody is picking up the tab for all the student tickets.
In advance of his NCAA Tournament return on Friday, Chris Wright is practicing with Georgetown.
Rush The Court wraps up the 2010-11 Ivy League season and hands out some awards.
Mets starter Chris Young pitched 5 1/3 innings of one run baseball versus the Nationals. Might Young make the trip west to Tampa from Port St. Lucie on Thursday?
A new Schuylkill 16 has dropped, with Princeton in fourth place. More importantly, I won Comment of the Week.
Around the Ivy League: Well-traveled Harvard (23-7) saw their season end with a 71-54 NIT loss at Oklahoma State.
Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT
Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Jeff Pearlman of Sports Illustrated has a very touching piece about how Brendan Connolly is making his family proud.
The Daily Princetonian talked to everyone from Gabe Lewullis to Marcus Schroeder about where they were when Doug Davis' shot sailed through the net, a play that even left TigerBlog without a point of comparison.
Here's how the call sounded on Harvard radio.
There's a quality slideshow of Crimson/Tigers photos on the Business Insider web site.
Princeton will take part in a free public practice in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon. See you there?
Jay Greenberg of the New York Post talks about Princeton's Selection Sunday experience.
Douglas Davis is profiled by the Philadelphia Tribune.
SB Nation and ESPN prep previews of Thursday's matchup.
The Lexington Herald-Leader writes about how Kentucky's opponent is Princeton in name, not style. The Courier Journal mines similar territory.
Bleacher Report explains why Kentucky needs to watch out for Princeton.
Forward Kareem Maddox is part of Yahoo! Sports' recipe for an upset.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon will suit up for Missouri in the 2011 Dr. Pepper Midwest All-Star Classic.
A forward from Maryland in the class of 2011 has committed to Georgetown.
Look for Gabe Lewullis on CBS during the Final Four as part of the Buick Human Highlight Reel. There's a video preview here.
Will Venable understands he needs to turn a corner this season.
Craig Robinson sees significant improvement for Oregon State in 2011-12. You can catch the Beavers' head coach on FSN's State Farm Coaches Tournament Show this evening.
Sunday, March 13th
(9) Dayton vs. (3) Richmond - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Atlantic 10 Tournament
In addition to our recap, read a ludicrous number of articles about Princeton's victory at the horn over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the New York Times, in the New York Daily News, in the Washington Post, on Soft Pretzel Logic, on the Dagger, in the Boston Globe, in the Boston Herald, in the Crimson, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe (who calls Douglas Davis "stocky"?) writes about how "Princeton won, but nobody lost."
The Boston Herald chooses to profile Davis on top of their game story.
ESPN has more on Harvard/Princeton on their College Basketball Nation Blog.
Richmond (26-7) clipped Temple 58-54 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis. The Spiders play Dayton in the championship game later today.
Chris Wright will be back for Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament.
The season for Princeton recruit Bobby Garabade and Seton CC came to an end with a loss to Westhill in the state regional championship.
As I was pulling in to New Haven, I heard Chris Young (.mp3) interviewed on WFAN.
Friday, March 11th
(8) Northwestern vs. (1) Ohio State - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big 10 Tournament
(6) Rhode Island vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview Saturday's playoff.
Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.
Oregon State (11-20) lost to Arizona, 78-69.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson tells his story to Business Week.
The Princeton Packet has published their write-up on Tuesday's game.
Packet Assistant Sports Editor Justin Feil has a column about how the Tigers' deep passion runs through their head coach.
Daily Princetonian columnist Bryant Jones shares thoughts from the stands of the Palestra.
Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius was named to the NEPSAC All-Class AA Third Team.
A tour of China awaits Georgetown this summer.
Richmond plays Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Princeton skyrockets to second place in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament
(9) Oregon State vs. (1) Arizona - 5:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament
Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Associated Press starts the inevitable parade of articles about Princeton and Harvard.
William Rhoden has a piece on the Tigers and the Crimson in the New York Times.
The Dagger writes about how a "modernized" Princeton reached this one game playoff.
The Crimson and the Boston Globe discuss Saturday's rematch.
"On to New Haven" declare both TigerBlog and Princeton Alumni Weekly.
Bullet points on Tuesday's game are in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
The Mid-Majority collects their in-game Twitter posts in a central location.
The Liberty Tribune writes about the end of the season for Princeton recruit Denton Koon and the Blue Jays.
Your first on the record, official Princeton/Harvard prediction comes from congressman Rush Holt.
Looks like there will be a viewing party on Saturday at the Frist Campus Center.
Georgetown (21-10) dropped their fourth straight, 79-62 versus UConn. The Hoyas have yet to win with Chris Wright out of the lineup.
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Austin Freeman & Jason Clark:
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:
Thanks to Jonathan Tannenwald of Soft Pretzel Logic for these recordings.
Oregon State (11-19) held on for a 69-67 win versus Stanford and advances to play top seed Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament.
A game Brian Earl played in is one of the Star Ledger's Top 10 in New Jersey high school basketball history.
Northwestern and Minnesota tussle in the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats will likely be without a couple key players this afternoon.
Wednesday, March 9th
(9) UConn vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament
(9) Oregon State vs. (8) Stanford - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament
Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament
Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fifth straight win over Penn on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily News, on CSN Philly and on pennathletics.com.
ESPN's Dana O'Neil talked to Kareem Maddox (video) after the victory.
You can watch a full rebroadcast of the game here.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named First Team 2010-2011 Suburban Big 6 All-Conference.
The Princeton Packet has an article on the Tigers' loss at Harvard.
Chris Wright will return, but not for the Big East Tournament. Georgetown plays UConn at noon.
Oregon State faces Stanford in the Pac-10 Tournament.
