Monday News:

February 22, 2010 at 8:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Luke Owings, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Kareem Maddox is the subject of a piece in the Ventura County Star.

The Daily Princetonian and the Yale Daily News report on this weekend's games.

Northwestern (17-10) cut a 14 point Wisconsin second half lead down to one in the final two minutes, but the Wildcats were unable to topple the Badgers.

SportsProf was at Jadwin Gym on Saturday night and shares his observations.

Former Tiger Luke Owings attended Cornell's victory at Harvard and writes about what makes the Big Red so good.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 16 points in Good Cousel's overtime loss to Gonzaga. Hazel also had 18 points on 11-13 free throw shooting earlier in the week as the Falcons defeated Carroll, 57-49.

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Sunday News:

February 21, 2010 at 9:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's frustrating loss to Brown on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on brownbears.com.

Richmond (22-6) remained in first place in the Atlantic 10 with a 74-70 win over George Washington. Kevin Anderson made a midrange jumper with 1:22 left to put the Spiders in front to stay.

Stop the presses! Denver (16-11) won on the road in the Sun Belt Conference! The Pioneers defeated New Orleans 53-45 after building a 20-10 halftime lead.

Stanford triumphed at Oregon State (12-14) 65-55, a disappointing afternoon for the Beavers.

John Shurna and Northwestern travel to #14 Wisconsin.

Princeton recruit Chris Clement scored 14 as Stony Point beat Georgetown, 52-45.

Chris Young is throwing like his setbacks are behind him.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (23-4 / 9-1) took over sole possession of first place with an 88-70 win at Dartmouth (5-19 / 1-9). Harvard (18-6 / 7-3) blew out Columbia (9-15 / 3-7) by 20. Penn (5-18 / 4-5) made six straight threes in the second half, knocking off Yale (10-17 / 4-6) by an 81-69 score.

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Saturday News:

February 20, 2010 at 9:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Brown (9-17 / 3-6) vs. Princeton (16-6 / 7-1)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 92-24.
Last meeting: Princeton 63 Brown 46 - 1/29/10.

Stanford vs. Oregon State - 3:00 pm ET
George Washington vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. New Orleans - 8:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on yalebulldogs.com.

Oregon State hosts Stanford.

New Orleans welcomes Denver. The Colorado Springs Gazette has more on the Pioneers' struggles to win on the road.

Richmond is home against George Washington.

Chris Young says he's feeling good following his first bullpen session of spring training.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had a stellar stat line - 24 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals as Catholic Memorial dominated Arrowhead 65-41, securing the Classic 8 Conference title for the Crusaders.

In the Italian Cup Final Eight, Mason Rocca had 13 points and 10 rebounds for AJ Milano during a 59-55 loss to Air Avellino.

The Princeton Athletic Department web site writes about the crowd at Jadwin Gym last Saturday night.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (22-4 / 8-1) swept the season series with Harvard (17-6 / 6-3), winning 79-70 at Lavietes Pavilion. Dartmouth (5-18 / 1-8) won their first conference game of the season, 48-44 over Columbia (9-14 / 3-6). The Lions trailed 9-0 after nine and a half minutes of play. Matt Mullery scored 22 points as Brown (9-17 / 3-6) picked off Penn (4-18 / 3-5) by an 80-73 score.

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Thursday News:

February 18, 2010 at 8:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Harcum vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UALR vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Cal vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

Richmond (21-6) nabbed its seventh straight to continue their NCAA Tournament push, 84-58 over Fordham.

Penn State won its first Big Ten game of the season, 81-70 at Northwestern (17-9). The Wildcats' only hope to make the NCAA tournament is to claim their conference's automatic bid. Doesn't look good.

Two Town Topics articles went live yesterday, one on the Cornell/Princeton game and the other profiling Tiger assistant Brian Earl.

The Daily Princetonian has an article on Ian Hummer .

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored his 1,000th point in Catholic Memorial's 84-57 win over Brookfield Academy.

Chris Wright and Georgetown host #5 Syracuse.

Denver welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to Magness Arena.

Cal visits Oregon State.

Mercer has clinched first place in the Garden State Athletic Conference. Tonight they have a make-up game against top-ranked and undefeated NJCAA Division I Juco powerhouse Harcum.

Former Tiger Mike Bechtold will participate in an all star game featuring Lancaster-Lebanon League greats on July 16th.

Princeton moves up to the fifth slot in this week's Schuylkill 16. Serves me right for voting Penn State last. Ugh.

The Harvard Crimson reports that Andrew Van Nest and Keith Wright will not play this weekend.

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Wednesday News:

February 17, 2010 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Fordham vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Penn State vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight win over Penn on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily News and on pennathletics.com.

Philly College Sports has more on last night's game.

Two articles worth reading in the Daily Pennsylvanian , a game story and a column praising Princeton's defense.

The Princeton Packet story on the Cornell game is live.

Bill Bradley will be honored by the NABC with the Court of Honor Award.

Richmond hosts Fordham tonight. The Times-Dispatch writes about Spiders senior David Gonzalvez, who once sought to leave the team but had a change of heart.

Penn State visits John Shurna and Northwestern.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 10 as Good Counsel defeated St. John's, 49-44.

Andy Glockner of Sports Illustrated has a piece on Cornell big man Jeff Foote that was completed after the Big Red's trip to Princeton.

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Monday News:

February 15, 2010 at 9:46 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (18-6) suffered a confusing loss at Rutgers.

Hoya head coach John Thompson III was quoted saying he would be in favor of NCAA Tournament expansion. I don't disagree with you often John, but...

no.

No.

NO.

NO!

Northwestern (17-8) came from 13 down with eight minutes remaining to force overtime and defeated Minnesota, 77-74.

The Daily Princetonian and the Cornell Daily Sun have stories on Saturday night's clash.

There's a Cornell/Princeton video package on the News 10 Now site.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reminds that there are no down years in the Penn/Princeton rivalry.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel had 16 points in Good Counsel's 51-45 win over Ireton.

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Sunday News:

February 14, 2010 at 10:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's battle versus Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Cornell Daily Sun, in the Press & Sun-Bulletin and on cornellbigred.com.

A Bleacher Report writer calls last night "a game for the ages."

Richmond (20-6) outscored St. Bonaventure by 20 in the second half of a 68-49 decision.

Uros Kovacevic had 21 points and four assists as Mercer (16-11) won their sixth in a row, 73-62 over Del Tech Stanton.

Oregon State (11-13) was victorious at Arizona for the first time in 27 years.

Despite a New York Times report to the contrary, Beaver coach Craig Robinson denies that a representative of his has approached DePaul about their head coaching position.

Denver (14-11) played well on the road but fell 64-59 at North Texas.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 25 points as Catholic Memorial clipped Milwaukee Pius, 60-48.

Newman Smith won versus Highland Park, 46-39. Future Tiger Daniel Edwards had 18 points and eight rebounds in defeat.

The Reading Eagle has named Pete Carril one of Berks County's four most famous sports figures.

Georgetown visits a Rutgers team that has won three of four. Look for full coverage on the site after this game.

Minnesota plays at Northwestern.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-5 / 6-2) tied the school record for road wins in a season, winning 81-67 at Brown (8-17 / 2-6). Niko Scott scored a career high 29 as Columbia (9-13 / 3-5) won at Penn (4-16 / 3-3). Yale (10-15 / 4-4) held Dartmouth (4-18 / 0-8) to 18.8% shooting in the second half, rallying for the 69-56 triumph.

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Wednesday News:

February 10, 2010 at 9:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Julian Vaughn scored a career high 19 as Georgetown (18-5) pulled away from Providence, 79-70.

Five straight for Mercer (15-11), winners over Burlington, 57-48. Derek Williams led the way with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Northwestern travels to Iowa.

A challenging finish to Atlantic 10 play continues as Richmond visits Rhode Island.

Winning on the road has not come easy for Denver.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel was named one of the 10 best players in the WCAC by dcsportsfan.com.

Future Tiger Tom Noonan shot 3-12 from the floor in Penn Charter's loss to Chestnut Hill Academy.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 7, 2010 at 7:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Indiana vs. Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight Ivy win on goprincetontigers.com and on dartmouthsports.com.

Former high school teammates Patrick Saunders and Dartmouth reserve Kirk Crecco are the subject of a piece in the Concord Monitor.

Jason Clark was 6-7 from three point range on his way to a career high 24 and Georgetown (17-5) beat #2 Villanova, 103-90.

Richmond (18-6) made a statement with a 71-54 win over #17 Temple.

The game between Harcum and Mercer was snowed out and will be played on February 18th.

Denver (14-9) got back on track, besting Florida Atlantic by 10. The Pioneers have won 13 straight at home.

Oregon State (10-12) made it a perfect Saturday for the "Carril Cradle," sweeping the Civil War from Oregon by 20.

Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern host Indiana.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (20-3 / 6-0) needed to close on a 16-4 run to stop Brown (7-16 / 1-5), 74-60. Yale (9-14 / 3-3) took a 19 point halftime lead and coasted past Columbia (8-12 / 2-4). Harvard (15-5 / 4-2) mixed up their starting lineup and raced by Penn (3-15 / 2-2), 80-66.

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Saturday News:

February 6, 2010 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (12-5 / 3-0) vs. Dartmouth (4-15 / 0-5)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 136-61.
Last meeting: Dartmouth 66 Princeton 63 - 2/21/09.

Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Temple vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Harcum vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN NW

Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson and on gocrimson.com.

Princeton assistant Brian Earl is interviewed by The Central Record.

College Hoops Net spoke with Sydney Johnson before yesterday's game.

Weather permitting, Georgetown looks to rebound against #2 Villanova. The Washington Post has more on this game.

Down the road, Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.

Oregon pays a visit to Oregon State.

Denver is back at home for a game against Florida Atlantic.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 23 as Catholic Memorial bested Waukesha West by six.

Here's a Princeton Packet article published prior to the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (19-3 / 5-0) stayed perfect in the conference, beating Yale (8-14 / 2-3) by a 90-71 score. Columbia (8-11 / 2-3) rallied for a 65-54 win over Brown (7-15 / 1-4). Penn (3-14 / 2-1) survived four shots by Dartmouth (3-15 / 0-5) in the final 15 seconds of a 53-51 Quaker win.

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Friday News:

February 5, 2010 at 9:11 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (11-5 / 2-0) vs. Harvard (14-4 / 3-1)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Allston, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 123-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 58 Harvard 55 - 2/20/09.

Penn vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

Mercer (14-11) won its fourth straight, 63-54 over Ocean. Paco Boussougou had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Vikings.

The Trentonian preview of tonight's game is focused on Marcus Schroeder.

The Daily Princetonian gets you ready for this weekend's action.

Comparing Ivy League basketball teams to different burritos? The Crimson may be on to something, though I question the judgement of anyone who ranks Qdoba above Chipotle.

Game-by-game stats for Princeton recruit Ben Hazel.

Former Princeton assistant Art Hyland has been named secretary-rules editor for the NCAA Men�s Basketball Rules Committee.

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Thursday News:

February 4, 2010 at 9:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Ocean - 7:00 pm ET

Judson Wallace is on top of Lega Basket A's Statistical Top 10.

It was a happy return to Philadelphia for Chris Mooney as Richmond (17-6) won on Hawk Hill for the first time, 68-58 over St. Joe's.

Georgetown (16-5) was in control of their game against South Florida going into halftime, but the Bulls came out of the locker room on a 26-9 run and stunned the Hoyas, 72-64.

The Daily Princetonian has a preview of Princeton's upcoming slate.

John Thompson III was named Princeton Alumni Weekly's "Tiger of the Week."

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored nine points in Penn Charter's loss to Malvern Prep.

Future Tiger T.J. Bray had, in the words of Catholic Memorial coach Dean Bellanti "a pretty good two point night."

The Town Topics spoke with Kathy Orton about her book "Outside The Limelight."

Princeton rises to sixth place in this week's Schuylkill 16.

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