Thanks to a reader's tip, I was able to watch a broadcast of Princeton recruit Ian Hummer and Gonzaga High School playing St. Mark's in the 8th Annual Spalding Hoop Hall Classic, which took place this afternoon in Springfield, MA.
This was my first chance to see an entire game of Hummer's. Detailed notes and video highlights follow after the jump.
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown (12-4) fell 76-67 at Duke. Dad, if you're reading this, here's Exhibit A of why I don't want you yelling at officials from behind the bench!
St. Bonaventure outscored Richmond (9-8) 11-0 over the final three minutes of their 71-67 victory over the Spiders.
Oregon State (6-10) was no match for Washington in the second half. The Huskies pulled away from the pack for the 85-59 decision.
How many close games can one team lose? Denver dropped another one possession game, 59-57 at FIU.
Craig Moore and Northwestern host Minnesota this afternoon.
Good news? Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for Barrington. Bad news? The rest of his team scored a total of 17 in a 53-39 loss to Conant in the High School Hoops Showdown.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-8) became the latest Ancient 8 team to beat still-winless NJIT, sending the Highlanders to their 51st straight loss, 59-40. Dartmouth (2-13) fell for the eighth straight time, 68-59 to New Hampshire. Cornell (11-6 / 1-0) began the defense of its conference crown with a 71-59 win at Columbia (5-10 / 0-1).
Georgetown vs. Duke - 1:30 pm ET - CBS
Manor vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. FIU - 7:30 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Penn vs. NJIT - 2:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
The Seattle Times has the latest profile of Craig Robinson.
Alex Wolff wrote a feature called "The Audacity of Hoops" about President-elect Obama for this week's Sports Illustrated.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 16 and grabbed nine rebounds as Central Bucks South won its 10th straight.
The game of the afternoon may be Georgetown at Duke.
Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure.
Oregon State welcomes Washington to Corvallis tonight.
Denver plays at Florida International.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (6-9 / 1-0) won its fourth straight, 70-62 over Brown (6-9 / 0-1).
Yale vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
What a rough night.
First there was the Northwestern (8-6) game. The Wildcats had a 13 point halftime lead against Purdue and an 11 point lead with under eight minutes remaining. That advantage was incrementally widdled away as Northwestern habitually split their trips to the foul line. The Boilermakers won 63-61 on two free throws with two seconds left. Argh.
As that contest was finishing, Oregon State (6-9) was going to overtime versus Washington State, despite not trailing in the second half. The Beavers would fall 61-57.
Not to be outdone, Denver (7-10) could not hold a 21 point halftime lead at North Texas, as the Mean Green rallied for a 69-62 win. It tied the largest comeback in North Texas history.
The Ivy League has announced that starting in 2010 there will be conference tournaments for men's and women's lacrosse. These four team playoffs will determine the automatic NCAA tournament bid for each sport. Can basketball be far behind?
Craig Robinson is the subject of a feature by Chuck Klosterman in the new issue of Esquire.
John Thompson III will attend Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony, even if he has to walk there from Georgetown.
Princeton recruit Gus Gabel and two teammates are interviewed by the Arizona Republic.
A pair of Daily Princetonian articles - part two of their history of Princeton basketball and a preview of the Tigers' next three games.
Scott Greenman's dad is also an assistant coach, and he's quoted in a Press of Atlantic City story about high school assistants.
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Middlesex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
DaJuan Summers and Georgetown (12-3) beat Syracuse from pillar to post, 88-74.
Richmond (9-7) went to Virginia Tech and probably wishes they hadn't in retrospect, shooting just 31.1% from the field in a 62-48 loss.
Mercer beat Ocean earlier this week to raise their record to .500. The Vikings' game at Brookdale has been rescheduled for February 5th.
In the wake of Gonzaga's victory over Bishop McNamara, here are some videos of Ian Hummer - dunking on a backdoor cut and answering some questions after the game.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 21 in a 52-49 Central Bucks South win over Central Bucks East.
Winless in Big 10 play, Northwestern hosts #19 Purdue tonight.
Denver is on the road at North Texas.
Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will take some time away from his team after this weekend's games to attend the inauguration.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-8) was humbled by former coach Fran Dunphy and Temple, 78-53.
...to be followed by "Thursday News - Results" later tonight.
Mack Darrow had a monster night, scoring 28 of his team's 47 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in Barrington's two point win over Palatine.
Another future Tiger, Will Barrett, had 26 points in Central Bucks South's conference victory over North Penn.
Darrow and Barrett weren't the only Princeton recruits to record strong showings. Jimmy Sherburne went for 17 as the Whitefish Bay Blue Devils improved to 9-1 with a 62-48 win over Port Washington. Matching up with Pittsburgh recruit Talib Zanna, Ian Hummer had 17 points and nine boards. Gonzaga picked up a 67-41 victory over one of the DC area's best, Bishop McNamara.
Deja vu all over again. Dan Mavraides was named to the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
Town Topics has a story about Princeton's win over Lehigh.
The Sacramento Bee reports on Pete Carril's return to the Kings.
John Thompson Jr. said on his radio show late last week that his son's team needs some "thugs" to help with the Hoyas' rebounding woes.
Princeton rises to 12th place in the new Schuylkill 16.
That's Princeton recruit Gus Gabel finishing off an alley oop in this shaky footage shot from the stands during Chaparral's win over Saguaro last night. Gabel finished with 16 points.
I'll try and get a few more posts up before tonight's Georgetown game.
Arkansas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN
In addition to our recap, write-ups of last night's win can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, the Trenton Times and the Express-Times and on lehighsports.com.
The Town Topics has a story on the UNC Greensboro game.
Northwestern (8-5) was no match for Wisconsin.
Denver hosts Arkansas State tonight.
Oregon State plays at Arizona State this evening. Former Sun Devils recruit Jared Cunningham will instead join the Beavers, saying their win over USC fortified his decision.
Around the Ivy League: Three days after they beat top-ranked North Carolina on the road, Boston College returned home to face Harvard (8-6). The Crimson shocked the #17 Golden Eagles, the first win over a ranked team in school history. Soft Pretzel Logic has more on the 82-70 upset. Yale (4-9) kept NJIT winless, 80-51.
Today's Game: Lehigh (10-3 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (3-8 / 0-0)
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 30-3.
Last meeting: Lehigh 68 Princeton 49 - 1/6/08.
| Lehigh | Princeton | |
| 5-2 | Home Record | 1-4 |
| 5-1 | Away Record | 2-4 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 195 | RPI | 330 |
| 168 | Sagarin | 312 |
| 164 | Pomeroy | 289 |
| 69.5 | Points / Game | 56.8 |
| 62.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 59.6 |
| .415 | FG% | .408 |
| .696 | FT% | .722 |
| .369 | 3PT FG% | .344 |
| 41.6 | Rebounds / Game | 33.6 |
| 12.4 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 10.3 |
| 13.4 | Assists / Game | 10.4 |
| 12.9 | Turnovers / Game | 14.9 |
| 2.5 | Blocks / Game | 3.0 |
| Hall: 14.7 | Points | Davis: 13.7 |
| Carrington: 7.0 | Rebounds | Buczak: 5.1 |
| Hall: 5.0 | Assists | Maddox: 1.9 |
| Hall: 1.6 | Steals | Davis: 1.5 |
| Anderson: 1.0 | Blocks | Maddox: 0.9 |
| Anderson: .493 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Buczak: .531 |
| Anderson: .850 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Mavraides: .889 |
| Anderson: .553 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Davis: .387 |
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Harvard vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. NJIT - 7:00 pm ET
The Princeton Packet has published their story on the UNC Greensboro game.
The Daily Princetonian summarizes the action that took place while they weren't publishing.
Northwestern visits Wisconsin this evening.
Video of Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson discussing the Beavers' forthcoming trip to Arizona.
Princeton recruit Gus Gabel took a hard fall in Chaparral's upset of Phoenix Shadow Mountain. Another future Tiger, Mack Darrow, had 19 points as Barrington lost by seven to Wheeling.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-8) lost 74-50 at Virginia. Cornell (9-6) won its fourth straight, 75-64 over Bucknell. Penn (3-7) beat Lafayette, 84-70.
Georgetown vs. Notre Dame - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Columbia vs. American - 7:30 pm ET
Oregon State (6-6) shocked USC yesterday in overtime. Center Roeland Schaftenaar had 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals and sent the game to OT with a three pointer. It was easily the Beavers' biggest win since Craig Robinson became the school's coach.
Georgetown travels to Notre Dame this evening.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne was named to the “Lucky 13” after playing in the Converse/Eastbay College Scholarship Classic.
USC vs. Oregon State - 5:30 pm ET
In addition to our recap, write-ups of yesterday's win can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on UNCG Basketball Fan and uncgspartans.com.
Dick Vitale is thrilled Pete Carril will have the floor at Jadwin named after him.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer impressed with 16 points and nine rebounds in Gonzaga's victory over Baltimore St. Frances Academy in the Cancer Research Basketball Classic.
Georgetown (10-2) was topped by Pitt, 70-54. The Panthers outrebounded the Hoyas 46-21.
Richmond (8-6) steamed Rice, 74-43.
Mercer (6-7) won 59-35 over Salem. Antoine Rogers scored 14 for the victorious Vikings.
Denver (6-8) fell 63-62 in double overtime to Louisiana-Lafayette.
Northwestern (8-4) was outscored by 12 in the second half of a 77-66 loss to Michigan State.
Oregon State hosts USC this afternoon.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (8-6) made a school record 18 three pointers in a 99-45 drubbing of Ursinus. Yale (3-9) had their way with MIT, 86-63. Army defeated Dartmouth (2-10) for the second time this season.
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN NW
Bryant vs. Yale - 4:00 pm ET
Santa Clara vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Lehigh - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. American - 7:30 pm ET
Denver (6-7) dropped a two point decision at New Orleans.
Oregon State hosts #9 UCLA in the Pac-10 opener for both schools.
While there are no plans for him to play this season, forward Hollis Thompson will enroll at Georgetown for the 2009 spring semester instead of waiting to come to campus in the fall.
