NJ Hoops is reporting and princetonbasketball.com can confirm that Hun School senior point guard Doug Davis has committed to Princeton, pending admission. We spoke with Hun basketball coach Jonathan Stone this morning to get more information on Doug.
The Daily Princetonian talks to Armond Hill.
Two recruits hit the radar - an Arkansas point guard who has shown interest in Princeton and a Michigan guard/forward who says he has talked to the Tigers staff.
Bill Reynolds of The Providence Journal suggests the Friars should hire Craig Robinson.
Today's Game: Penn (12-18 / 7-6) vs. Princeton (6-22 / 3-10)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Penn leads 120-97.
Last meeting: Penn 70 Princeton 65 - 2/12/08.
| Penn | Princeton | |
| 9-8 | Home Record | 6-6 |
| 3-10 | Away Record | 0-13 |
| 267 | RPI | 327 |
| 281 | Sagarin | 297 |
| 282 | Pomeroy | 291 |
| 67.9 | Points / Game | 58.1 |
| 75.4 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.4 |
| .430 | FG% | .425 |
| .676 | FT% | .708 |
| .321 | 3PT FG% | .332 |
| 34.1 | Rebounds / Game | 28.0 |
| 11.5 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.5 |
| 13.8 | Assists / Game | 12.2 |
| 16.0 | Turnovers / Game | 14.2 |
| 4.1 | Blocks / Game | 2.0 |
| Grandieri: 13.3 | Points | Finley: 10.1 |
| Grandieri: 5.8 | Rebounds | Koncz: 4.8 |
| Gaines: 3.7 | Assists | Gunn: 3.1 |
| Eggleston: 0.8 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.4 |
| Schreiber: 0.8 | Blocks | Finley: 1.0 |
| Grandieri: .485 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Briggs: .561 |
| Eggleston: .833 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .851 |
| Bernardini: .398 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Lake: .400 |
Two game previews, one in the Princeton Packet, the other in the Trenton Times.
Kareem Maddox and Zach Woolridge made the Honor Roll in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
John Thompson III is profiled in the Hartford Courant.
Big Green Alert has an excellent interview with Chris Lincoln, author of "Playing The Game."
The New York Times reports that Harvard prize catch Frank Ben-Eze has reopened his recruiting. John Feinstein weighs in on the situation at Harvard.
Stories on yesterday's Princeton / Yale game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on goyalebulldogs.com.
The article everyone will be discussing this week is the New York Times report about Harvard's questionable recruiting tactics. Add your thoughts in the comments.
Congratulations to former Princeton assistant Mike Brennan! In his first year at American University, the Eagles won the regular season Patriot League title and will have home court advantage in their conference tournament.
Will Venable scored the game-winning run in San Diego's 11-10 victory over Seattle.
Princeton recruit John Comfort hit four three point shots, but Fenwick fell 51-38 to OPRF in the Oak Park Boys Basketball Regional Championship.
Georgetown (24-4) stayed on top of the Big East, defeating Marquette in overtime, 70-68. The Hoyas are 8-0 in games decided by three points or less over the last two seasons.
Umass made 10 three point shots and Richmond (15-12) lost to the Minutemen, 78-74.
Denver (11-18) dropped its final game of the regular season, 58-51 at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Northwestern (8-19) was no match for Purdue, 68-43
Around the Ivy League: Congratulations to Cornell (20-5 / 12-0), who clinched the league title with an easy 86-53 win over Harvard (8-20 / 3-9). The Big Red ended 20 years of Penn / Princeton dominance and are the first team to advance to the NCAA tournament. Brown (17-9 / 9-3) matched a school record for victories and handed Penn (11-17 / 6-5) its worst-ever loss in Ivy play, 75-43. Dartmouth (10-16 / 3-9) surprised Columbia (14-13 / 7-5) on Senior Night, 63-48.
Links to profiles and news on Coach Sydney Johnson's first recruiting class.
John Comfort - 6'6" - Fenwick
Doug Davis - 5'11" : 155 lbs - The Hun School
Max Huc - 6'2" : 185 lbs - Brewster Academy
Patrick Saunders - 6'7" : 195 lbs - The Hampton School
Zane Ma - 6'8" : 225 lbs - Harvard Westlake
Search our archives for more on each player.
Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
St. John's vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Craig Moore hit eight three point shots and Northwestern (8-18) finally grabbed its first Big Ten victory of the season, 62-60 at Michigan.
Austin Freeman and Georgetown host St. John's this evening.
Richmond travels to St. Bonaventure.
6'9" Justin Coughlin has committed to Denver.
The New York Times has a piece on Jeff Orleans' retirement.
Georgetown vs. Providence - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Weekend roundups have been published in the Daily Princetonian and the Yale Daily News.
Princeton recruit Zane Ma scored 17 points as Harvard Westlake beat Westlake High in the first round of the Southern Section Div. I-AA playoffs.
Georgetown travels to Providence for a President's Day matinee. The Hoyas are tied for first place in the Big East with three other teams.
Yes, that was President Tilghman in the Jadwin Jungle.
Reports about the Brown / Princeton game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and at brownbears.com.
Soft Pretzel Logic interviews Brown coach Craig Robinson at The Palestra.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored 15 points in a Fenwick victory over Bishop McNamara.
Georgetown (20-4) dug a big hole they could not climb out of, falling 77-70 at Syracuse. After the game Hoya head coach John Thompson III questioned his team's toughness on the road.
Northwestern (7-16) was up by two with less than ten minutes to go, but Purdue pulled away for a 71-56 victory.
Denver (11-14) dropped a 53-48 decision at Louisiana-Monroe.
Richmond (13-10) moved into a tie for third place in the Atlantic 10, winning by three at Duquesne.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (16-5 / 8-0) stayed perfect in league play, defeating Dartmouth (8-14 / 1-7). Penn (9-15 / 4-2) rallied in the second half to surprise Yale (10-12 / 4-4), 78-65. Columbia (12-11 / 5-3) swept its second straight conference weekend with a 73-64 decision over Harvard (6-18 / 1-7).
Today's Game: Yale (9-11 / 3-3) vs. Princeton (5-15 / 2-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Comcast Sports
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 137-78.
Last meeting: Yale 52 Princeton 51 - 3/3/07.
| Yale | Princeton | |
| 7-4 | Home Record | 5-3 |
| 2-7 | Away Record | 0-9 |
| 179 | RPI | 318 |
| 211 | Sagarin | 291 |
| 214 | Pomeroy | 289 |
| 69.9 | Points / Game | 56.7 |
| 70.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 63.0 |
| .460 | FG% | .431 |
| .685 | FT% | .661 |
| .360 | 3PT FG% | .343 |
| 32.2 | Rebounds / Game | 27.7 |
| 10.3 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.4 |
| 14.7 | Assists / Game | 12.1 |
| 15.4 | Turnovers / Game | 14.4 |
| 3.6 | Blocks / Game | 2.0 |
| Flato: 12.5 | Points | Gunn: 10.6 |
| Morin: 5.8 | Rebounds | Finley: 5.0 |
| Flato: 2.8 | Assists | Gunn: 2.8 |
| Flato: 1.7 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Kyle: 1.5 | Blocks | Finley: 1.0 |
| Kyle: .641 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Lake: .600 |
| Flato: .905 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .867 |
| Holmes: .420 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Gunn: .392 |
Brown vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Two weekend previews - one in the Daily Princetonian and the other from the Yale Daily News.
The Princeton Packet reviews Princeton's trip to the Palestra.
A guard Princeton showed interest in has verballed to play basketball out west.
Denver (11-13) dropped a 62-48 decision to North Texas at The Super Pit.
Troy vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
...and we're back.
The Princeton Packet talks to Jason Briggs about his new role this season.
The Town Topics reviews Princeton's opening Ivy weekend.
The Daily Princetonian profiles two former Tigers playing overseas - Mason Rocca and Konrad Wysocki.
There are also capsule write-ups about all eight Ivy teams in today's Prince.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored a team-high 16 points as Fenwick won its ninth straight.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly blog has a nice blurb about the job I've done covering Princeton’s last 101 consecutive Ivy League games.
Someone should let John Trubee know that his VBK hat has shown up on eBay.
Georgetown (19-2) overcame a sluggish start on Tuesday night versus South Florida, eventually coming away with a 63-53 victory.
Richmond (12-9) has quietly put together a nice season. Last night the Spiders defeated Temple 64-58. Chris Mooney's hybrid defense continues to evolve.
Northwestern (7-13) lost to Minnesota by 20. The Wildcats remain winless in Big Ten play.
Denver hosts Troy tonight at Magness Arena.
FIU vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET - ESPN+
Georgetown (17-2) decimated St. John's 74-42, holding the Red Storm without a field goal for most of the first half.
Richmond (10-9) was down one at Rhode Island with 10:37 to play, eventually falling 78-64.
Northwestern (7-11) picked up a much-needed 68-59 victory over Texas-Pan American.
Denver hosts Florida International later tonight.
The Town Topics has a story about the end of Princeton's long losing streak.
Because it is Full Ivy Schedule Eve, the Columbia Spectator previews Princeton.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored a team-high 16 points as Fenwick dismissed Loyola 74-45.
Georgetown vs. West Virginia - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Dayton vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Brown - 3:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET - YES
Georgetown and Mid-Season Naismith Award candidate Roy Hibbert have a tough task tonight - winning at West Virginia.
It isn't any easier for Richmond, who hosts #16 Dayton.
Here's more on a California big man that has made an official visit to Princeton. I've had this name on my radar for a few months now. Good to hear the Tigers are still in the mix.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored 19 for Fenwick in a 65-40 win over St. Laurence.
