Sunday News:

February 22, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, there are pieces concerning last night's loss to Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.

SportsProf shares some of his favorite Pete Carril tales.

In addition to their game story, the Trentonian has a separate story about the naming of Carril Court.

A day late, but the Trenton Times piece about the Harvard game has shown up on-line.

Marquette pulled away late from Georgetown (14-11). The Hoyas need to win their final four regular season games to finish at .500 in Big East play.

Strong guard play helped Richmond (14-13) win its third straight, 65-58 over Charlotte.

The nightmare is over! For the first time in 44 tries, Denver (13-14) tasted victory on the road. The Pioneers beat Arkansas State by 20.

Oregon State (13-13) shot an unreal 70.8% from the floor in the second half, defeating Cal, 65-54. Oregon Live thinks Craig Robinson has sewn up the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award.

Northwestern visits Minnesota tonight.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 14 points and nine boards, but Barrington lost for the 21st time this season.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-8 / 8-2) demolished Brown (7-17 / 1-9), 85-45. Yale (11-13 / 6-4) came back from nine down with 14 minutes to play, picking up a 57-49 win over Columbia (11-13 / 6-4). Harvard (11-13 / 3-7) won at Penn (8-15 / 4-5) for the first time since 1991, defeating the Quakers 66-60.

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Saturday News:

February 21, 2009 at 10:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) vs. Princeton (10-11 / 5-3)
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 136-60.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 Dartmouth 54 - 1/30/09.

Manor vs. Mercer - 1:00 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs
Marquette vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN
Cal vs. Oregon State - 5:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Charlotte vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - CN8
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET - YES

In addition to our recap, read about last night's squeaker on goprincetontigers.com in the Trentonian and on gocrimson.com.

TigerBlog honors tonight's celebrant, Pete Carril.

The Trentonian also talked with Coach Carril and Coach Johnson.

Saturday's festivities are a sad reminder of the death of Lorin Maurer nine days ago. Maurer was in charge of organizing the naming of Carril Court.

Mercer hosts Manor in a Region XIX playoff game this afternoon. Anyone besides me doing the Mercer/Princeton doubleheader?

On the same day they honor the 1984 National Champion Hoyas, this year's Georgetown squad hosts #10 Marquette.

Oregon State welcomes Cal to Corvallis for Senior Day.

A home date with Charlotte awaits Richmond.

Looking for that elusive road win, Denver visits Arkansas State.

The new Northwestern Athletic Director says Bill Carmody's job is safe, but that a lot of work still remains.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett was 3-15 from the field as Central Bucks South fell to Pennsbury in the District One Class AAAA quarterfinals.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (10-13 / 5-4) knocked off first place Cornell (17-8 / 7-2), 72-60. Columbia (11-12 / 6-3) won its third straight, a 70-57 win at Brown (7-16 / 1-8). Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) swept their season series with Penn (8-14 / 4-4) for the first time in 50 years, victorious at the Palestra by 10.

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Friday News:

February 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (10-12 / 2-6) vs. Princeton (9-11 / 4-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 122-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 77 Harvard 71 - 1/31/09.

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

The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview tonight's game.

On the eve of the naming of Carril Court, enjoy this Alex Wolff piece on the former Tiger coach from a 1996 issue of Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Oregon State (12-13) opened up a 25-6 lead to start the game on their way to a season sweep of Stanford.

Denver (12-14) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-51. After the win the FSN Rocky Mountain sideline reporter surprised Coach Scott with a pie from DeLorenzo's.

A 6'9" Australian who plays for a team where Kyle Koncz is an assistant coach has decided to commit to Craig Robinson and the Beavers.

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Thursday News:

February 19, 2009 at 11:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

John Shurna's three point shot with three seconds to go gave Northwestern (14-10) a much-needed 72-69 win over Ohio State. Shurna was on an IV before the game, recovering from the flu. Highlights are above.

Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the naming of Carril Court. Did you know there are 10 Princeton alums who played for Carril that currently coach professional or D-I college teams? Name them all in the comments and I'll send you a prize. (No peaking at the link first.)

Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly is on a tear, following up his 30 point night with 38 as Father Ryan stunned host Ensworth by two in the DII East/Middle championship game.

Richmond (13-13) bested La Salle by nine. The Explorers were baffled by the Spiders' smothering defense.

Georgetown (14-10) blew out South Florida, 65-40. It was the Hoyas' first road victory in Big East play since the conference opener at UConn.

Denver hosts Louisiana-Lafayette.

Oregon State welcomes Stanford to Corvallis.

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Wednesday News:

February 18, 2009 at 11:15 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

Richmond vs. LaSalle - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. South Florida - 7:00 pm ET - MASN
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, there are pieces about Princeton's overtime battle versus Penn on goprincetontigers.com in the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian, the Trenton Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News, the Philadelphia Bulletin, the Daily Pennsylvanian and on pennathletics.com.

A footnote to last night's game that I did not include in my notes: Zach Finley's 15 rebounds were the most by a Princeton player since Mason Rocca grabbed 18 in the 1999 NIT game against Georgetown.

Soft Pretzel Logic provides their perspective on last night's Penn/Princeton tilt and has an excellent photo essay from all corners of Jadwin Gym.

In addition to their game story, the Daily Princetonian also ran a profile on Douglas Davis.

Significant news on and off the court for two Princeton recruits - Brendan Connolly scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Father Ryan advanced to the DII Region finals. Connolly was named MVP of the DII Middle/East Region and was also announced as one of three finalists for Tennessee Division II-AA Mr. Basketball.

Will Barrett had 20 for Central Bucks South, who advanced to the PA State Tournament with a 51-44 win over Glen Mills. Perhaps most significantly, Barrett acknowledged that he has been accepted to Princeton.

Georgetown hopes to just "relax and play" at South Florida tonight.

Richmond visits LaSalle. So will princetonbasketball.com, and we'll have coverage of the game on the site later this evening.

Northwestern welcomes Ohio State to Evanston.

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Tuesday News:

February 17, 2009 at 10:15 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Penn (7-13 / 3-3) vs. Princeton (9-10 / 4-2)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Penn leads 121-97.
Last meeting: Penn 60 Princeton 47 - 3/11/08.

The Trentonian and the Daily Pennsylvanian preview tonight's game.

Dan Mavraides is the subject of the Daily Pennsylvanian's Opponent Spotlight.

Douglas Davis has his name on the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.

San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young is speaking out against the use of steroids.

Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly scored 30 points as Father Ryan advanced to the the DII-AA East/Middle semis.

Lost in the Trenton Times' much-bemoaned site architecture is a piece from late last week by Harvey Yavener about Pete Carril and current Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.

The Tigers dip to 12th place in the new Schuylkill 16.

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Saturday News:

February 14, 2009 at 9:15 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-9 / 4-1) vs. Brown (6-15 / 0-7)
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 91-23.
Last meeting: Brown 64 Princeton 57 - 2/29/08.

Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
MCCC vs. Del Tech - 3:00 pm ET
New Orleans vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Dayton - 7:00 pm ET - MASN
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 7:00 pm ET - FSN NW

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

In addition to our recap, there are pieces about the Princeton loss to Yale on goprincetontigers.com in the New Haven Register and on yalebulldogs.com.

Still looking for the right chemistry after 22 games, Georgetown has a high noon showdown with Syracuse.

New Orleans visits Denver.

Oregon State heads to Washington State.

Dayton will be a tough road test for Richmond.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett had a huge individual performance as Central Bucks South won their school's first playoff game.

Ian Hummer was no slouch either, with 16 points and 15 rebounds as Gonzaga won over McNamara, 61-55.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (16-7 / 6-1) set a school record with 31 assists in a 96-75 win over Harvard (10-11 / 2-5). Columbia (9-12 / 4-3) pulled away from Dartmouth (6-15 / 4-3) in the second half of a 65-52 victory. Penn (6-13 / 2-3) defeated Brown (6-15 / 0-7), 73-52.

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Gonzaga/McNamara preview.

February 12, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Video

Ian Hummer and Gonzaga face off against Pitt recruit Talib Zanna and Bishop McNamara for the second time on Friday night.

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Thursday News:

February 12, 2009 at 11:13 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Florida Atlantic - 7:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Washington - 11:00 pm ET - FSN NW

The Town Topics story on last weekend's Princeton games is up.

Today's Jadwin Gym at 40 story comes from the Daily Princetonian.

Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne scored 24 points as Whitefish Bay defeated Germantown 67-57.

Richmond (12-12) got back in the win column, 71-67 over Duquesne. The Spiders rallied from a 15 point first half deficit.

Northwestern hosts in-state rival Illinois. It is the only regular season meeting between the two schools.

#24 Washington is the latest destination for Oregon State. The Beavers are earning respect in the Pac-10.

Denver tries to end their 42 game road losing streak at Florida Atlantic.

The Ivy League has named Robin Harris the Executive Director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents, effective July 1. Harris replaces the retiring Jeff Orleans.

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Tuesday News:

February 10, 2009 at 9:26 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Burlington vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Pawel Buczak is Princeton's Honor Roll rep in the new Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.

The Princeton Packet has posted their story about last weekend's games.

Philadelphia Daily News columnist Dick Jerardi was at Jadwin on Friday and was impressed with what he saw.

Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports notes Princeton's "revival."

(All this national coverage is making me nervous.)

Curious about the game-by-game stats of Princeton recruit Gus Gabel?

A four spot jump for the Tigers in the latest Schuylkill 16.

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Monday News:

February 9, 2009 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today belongs to the student newspapers. Coverage of the weekend's games can be found in the Daily Princetonian, the Cornell Sun and the Columbia Spectator.

Andy Katz mentions Princeton's 4-0 Ivy start in his Weekly Watch on espn.com.

SportsProf checks in after the second full Ivy weekend.

Yesterday I noted that Will Barrett was one of 1,500 national finalists for McDonalds All-American status. Well, three other Princeton recruits are also on the list (.pdf) - Gus Gabel, Jimmy Sherburne and Ian Hummer. Congratulations, all.

Following up on a story from Saturday, more on Barrett's Central Bucks South team winning the Suburban One Continental Conference.

While we're talking about recruiting, here's mention of a stocky 6'2" Brazilian who says Princeton is "at the top of his list."

Richmond (11-12) lost in triple overtime to St. Louis. Lack of offensive and defensive execution at the end of each period hurt the Spiders.

An interview with Denver Pioneer Nate Rohnert, who leads his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

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Sunday News:

February 8, 2009 at 10:10 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

St. Louis vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, there are pieces on Princeton's victory over Columbia on goprincetontigers.com and on gocolumbialions.com. Stories from the local newspapers are not on-line. A link to the Trentonian story can be found in the comments below.

Congratulations to Princeton recruit Will Barrett (above), who is one of 1,500 national nominees for McDonald’s All-American status.

Pete Carril and Gary Walters will both be inducted into the Berks Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.

Georgetown (13-9) fell to Cincinnati in overtime. The Hoyas had one field goal in the final 12 minutes of play.

Northwestern (13-8) was up one with a minute to go at Iowa, but Devan Bawinkel hit a three pointer to give the Hawkeyes their final lead. To make the Wildcats' loss slightly more painful, Jeff Peterson scored 16 to pace the home team.

Oregon State (10-11) lost a low-scoring game to perhaps their toughest conference matchup, #23 Arizona State.

Beavers head coach Craig Robinson is a presenter at tonight's 57th annual Oregon Sports Awards.

Mercer (12-11) lost 74-64 at Harcum.

Denver (10-13) dropped a nine point decision at UALR, 66-57.

Richmond goes for the season sweep against St. Louis this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Jeremy Lin made a free throw with no time left, as Harvard (10-10 / 2-4) rallied to defeat Brown (6-14 / 0-6) by one. Cornell (15-7 / 5-1) got back on track with an 88-73 win over Penn (5-13 / 1-3). Don't look now, but Dartmouth (6-14 / 4-2) has won three straight. The Big Green bested Yale (8-13 / 2-3) in Hanover, 57-54.

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