Practice is underway at Richmond.
During yesterday's teleconference, Soft Pretzel Logic asked each of the eight Ivy coaches their thoughts on an Ivy League tournament.
Five Georgetown recruits have already become fast friends.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody met the media on Monday.
Another first-hand report from the pre-dawn practices at Oregon State.
Thomas "Mack" Darrow, a versatile 6'8" senior from Barrington High School in the Chicago suburbs, has committed to Princeton. Darrow is the third publicly-announced member of coach Sydney Johnson's second recruiting class, joining Gus Gabel and Jimmy Sherburne.
I had a chance to speak with Darrow's high school coach Marty Dello last night and Dello's impressions of the newest Tiger, plus links about Darrow, can all be found after the jump.
Reporters were invited to the first practices of the season at Northwestern and Oregon State. Some interesting observations of both schools' coaches in these two articles.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne tells the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel why he decided to play basketball for the Tigers.
Georgetown recruit Nate Lubick is profiled by the Milford Daily News.
Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette explains how hard it was to initially get Princeton's coaches to teach him about their offense.
Happy 79th birthday, Harvey Yavener!
Jimmy Sherburne, a 6'3", 185 lb senior guard, has been a four year varsity player and a three year starter for Whitefish Bay, a Division II high school located just north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Last season Sherburne was named Second Team All-North Shore Conference and Honorable Mention All-Suburban Boys Basketball as he led the Blue Dukes in scoring (16.5 ppg) and assists.
In the days since word broke about his commitment to Princeton, I had a chance to speak to Sherburne's high school coach and his AAU coach about this new member of Princeton's 2009 recruiting class. Exclusive quotes and links to player evaluations can be found after the jump.
NY2LA has more about the 6'3" Wisconsin guard who committed to Princeton, including quotes.
Want to learn more about the Jadwin Jungle? Let the heads of the group tell you what they do and why they do it.
Oregon State coach Craig Robinson is campaigning both for his brother-in-law and his basketball team. A good article, with quotes from Northwestern coach Bill Carmody.
More from Georgetown's media day: The Washington Times profiles sophomore guard Chris Wright. The Georgetown Voice and The Hoya have quotes from Coach Thompson and select players.
Looking for something to do in DC this weekend? The JTIII Foundation Community Fest is Saturday afternoon in Oxon Run Park.
The Rocky Mountain News previews this year's Denver squad.
Scout and WSN both report that a top Wisconsin high school quarterback has decided to head east and play basketball at Princeton. We'll have more on this 6'3" guard tonight.
Yesterday was Media Day at Georgetown. The Washington Post and the Associated Press file their reports.
The Daily Herald spoke to Northwestern head man Bill Carmody and The Oregonian chatted with Craig Robinson as we inch closer to most schools holding their first official practices of the year this weekend.
It no longer appears that former Providence guard Dwain Williams will be transferring to Oregon State.
Read about a local guard who picked Navy over interest from Princeton and Cornell.
Links to profiles and news on Coach Sydney Johnson's second recruiting class.
Mack Darrow - 6'8" - Barrington
Gus Gabel - 6'7" - Scottsdale Chaparral
Ian Hummer - 6'7" : 225 lbs - Gonzaga
Jimmy Sherburne - 6'3" : 185 lbs - Whitefish Bay
Brendan Connolly - 6'9" : 240 lbs - Father Ryan
Will Barrett - 6'8" : 210 lbs - Central Bucks South
Search our archives for more on each player.
Remember the 6'7" Arizona senior who was quoted in June saying that the unofficial visit he took to Princeton was "mostly for [his] parents"? Well something must have clicked, as tonight that same young man committed to play basketball for the Tigers.
I hope to have more details later today, but you can watch video of the first publicly announced member of Coach Johnson's second recruiting class here.
Chris Young pitches for the final time this season as San Diego hosts Pittsburgh at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable was 2-4 at the plate in the Padres' 6-3 loss to the Pirates last night.
Three well-regarded prospects are reportedly making unofficial visits to Princeton this weekend.
When Blake Wilson left Princeton in late 2006, he was quoted that he would try and walk on at Saint Joseph's after sitting out a year. To update that story, Wilson is not on the 2008-09 Hawks roster.
Will Venable drove in two runs as San Diego defeated the LA Dodgers 7-5.
A unique 6'11" center from California wants to attend Princeton.
A top junior guard has verbally agreed to attend Georgetown.
Penn is the final Ivy League school to release their men's basketball schedule.
Will Venable had his fifth two hit game in his last six starts, as San Diego beat the Dodgers 4-0. Venable is now batting .353 as a Padre.
They're still talking about how Chris Young pitched on Sunday.
Richmond has revealed violations by its men's and women's basketball programs to the NCAA.
Two names for the recruiting radar: a 6'8" Bucks County forward who has Princeton on his list of five finalists and a 6'8" guard/forward who says Princeton is among the schools that his father says have committed to come see him work out.
Georgetown recruit Hollis Thompson will spend his senior season at De La Salle.
Cornell guard Adam Gore has torn the ACL in his left knee.
