Saturday News:

November 10, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Buffalo (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Alumni Arena - Buffalo, NY
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Radio: N/A
TV: N/A
Internet: N/A
Series History: Tied 1-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 61 Buffalo 53 - 11/19/11.

Team stats are from last season.

Player stats include returning players only.

MCCC vs. Rockland (NY) - 2:00 pm ET
Fairfield vs. CCSU - 8:00 pm ET - Connecticut Six - SNY (tape delay)

Western Michigan vs. Cornell - 12:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Sacred Heart - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six - SNY
Columbia vs. Furman - 7:00 pm ET
Maine vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

There's an open thread for the Buffalo game in the forum if you want to discuss the 2012-13 opener before/during/after.

Ian Hummer is making his own name at Princeton. ESPN writes that while Hummer did not find himself on the the Wooden Award preseason top 50, he could end up there by season's end.

The Tigers ran into a Yankees pitcher at the airport on their way up to Buffalo.

Basketball games just really shouldn't be played on top of boats. Georgetown (0-0) got in 20 minutes versus Florida before their matchup was halted at halftime due to condensation. The result was a no contest.

Last night Richmond (1-0) crushed Liberty, 84-42. It was the school's 13th straight season-opening victory.

Denver (0-1) could not get entirely out of a 25 point deficit at Iona, falling 65-58.

There were no issues for Oregon State (1-0). The Beavers ripped Niagara, 102-83.

Fairfield begins their year this evening versus Central Connecticut. SNY has the game on tape delay at 10:00 pm ET.

Scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds, Kareem Maddox played what he felt was his best display of the season in a Newcastle victory over Manchester.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (1-0) started off their season down 10-0 to MIT, but regrouped for the 69-54 victory. Penn (1-0) dug themselves an even deeper hole against UMBC, trailing by as many as 22 in the first half. A 48-15 run turned the scoreboard around and sent the Quakers to an 80-75 decision.

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YouTube potpourri LXXXI.

November 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, John Thompson III discusses Georgetown's season opener versus Florida.

Five additional videos follow after the jump.

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Thursday News:

November 8, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Fairfield, Georgetown, John Rogers, Princeton, Today's News

The Trenton Times also has coverage of Princeton's Media Day and the Town Topics previews the 2012-13 Tigers.

Northwestern won last night's exhibition over the University of Chicago's "Maroon 5" by 24.

John Rogers and Craig Robinson both played in President Obama's traditional Election Day pickup game.

A preview of Georgetown is built around Otto Porter, much like how the Hoyas could be this season.

Are Fairfield flying under the radar? Perhaps the first Sit Down With Sydney (.mp3) of the campaign will help answer that question.

Bill Sword was remembered at a memorial service over the weekend.

Yesterday the site hit one of my preseason goals - 200 members subscribed before the season opener! Help us get to our goal of 275 subscribers this year by renewing or joining princetonbasketball.com today.

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Wednesday News:

November 7, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian published their season preview today, including a comparison of seniors Ian Hummer and Niveen Rasheed.

There's also an Associated Press league preview out.

A top big man is deciding between Georgetown and North Carolina.

This afternoon is Media Day at Jadwin Gym. If you have any questions for select players or Coach Henderson, either email me or add them in the comments and I'll try my best to ask them on your behalf.

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Friday News:

November 2, 2012 at 8:48 am
Filed under Craig Robinson, David Blatt, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Mack Darrow and Ian Hummer make this list of the Ivy League's top 10 players.

So many conference previews to get caught up on, including Rush The Court, College Basketball Talk, Sports Network and ESPN.

Basketball Prospectus and Ken Pomeroy both have the Tigers in their preseason Top 100s. ESPN The Magazine's complete rankings don't appear to be available on-line but Princeton is 95th overall.

Henry Caruso gave his word to the Tigers.

Find out who Princeton will host in this weekend's "secret scrimmage."

Joe Scott's childhood home was flooded by Hurricane Sandy. I sincerely hope that everyone reading the site today is fairing OK in the aftermath of the storm.

Dave Blatt has stepped down as head coach of the Russian national team. Could the NBA be next for Blatt?

Chris Mooney purposefully scheduled a road game in a small, hostile gym for Richmond's exhibition this weekend.

Fairfield is still scheduled to host University of Bridgeport in an exhibition tonight.

Northwestern's Bill Carmody previews his team's season.

Georgetown will be both young and mature this year.

Here's a transcript of Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson and senior center Angus Brandt's Q&A at Pac-12 Media Day. The Beavers were picked to finish eighth in their conference.

Dan Mavraides' contract with Sidigas Avellino has been extended for the full 2012-13 campaign. Last weekend Mavraides put up a great stat line as his squad defeated Mason Rocca and Bologna.

A memorial for Bill Sword will be held on Saturday morning at 11:00 am ET at Nassau Presbyterian Church (61 Nassau Street) in Princeton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Centurion Ministries and/or the Princeton Community Foundation.

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Saturday News:

October 27, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Ian Hummer made a list of college basketball's "hidden heroes."

There are four schools whose men's and women's basketball teams had a perfect NCAA Graduation Success Rate as both won at least 20 games each of the last two seasons. You can explore the latest GSR data here.

The top of the Ivy League might not be what you think this season.

You'll be hearing a new primary voice of Princeton basketball on radio broadcasts this season.

A four year series between Georgetown and Kansas begins next season in Lawrence.

Here are Bill Carmody's quotes from Big 10 Media Day. The Wildcats are on the cusp once again.

Denver is CBS Sports' "sneaky pick" in the Pioneers' first season in the WAC.

Like many of us this election, Craig Robinson voted early.

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YouTube potpourri LXXX.

October 26, 2012 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Stephen Goldsmith, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Mitch Henderson gets "Mic'd Up" at practice and talks about Princeton's upcoming season - the first clip on the team's official YouTube channel.

Six additional videos follow after the jump.

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Wednesday News:

October 24, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

I've added the CBS Sports projections to this season's collection of prognostications.

Which Princeton squad made Alexander Wolff's list of the most influential college basketball teams of all time?

The Tigers are purported to have a closed scrimmage this weekend.

Big Apple Buckets talked with Sydney Johnson about preparing for year two at Fairfield.

Jon Rothstein visited Georgetown recently. The Hoyas will have sharp new uniforms this season.

Bill Carmody previews the nine new members of Northwestern's roster.

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Friday News:

October 19, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown was picked to finish fifth in the Big East preseason poll and sophomore Otto Porter was named preseason first team All-Big East.

It looks like Kyle Koncz will be writing about the life of a Director of Basketball Operations this season.

Rant Sports previews the Ivy League.

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Wednesday News:

October 17, 2012 at 10:08 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Doc Rivers stayed in the locker room at halftime of Boston's exhibition versus Brooklyn last night and allowed Armond Hill to coach the team.

ESPN has the Blue Ribbon preview of Georgetown up today.

The Hoyas' versatility may be the best way to counteract their youth.

A senior guard from Arizona who had Princeton in his final four will instead play for Rice.

Craig Robinson is looking to turn the page in his fifth season at Oregon State.

Penn picked up a pair of recruits, including Dave Winfield's son.

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2012-13 schedules.

October 16, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond

The annual ordeal of tedious data entry is complete and I'm happy to report that color coded 2012-13 electronic calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams are available after the jump! You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA.

Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time is adjusted or new TV information is unveiled. If past performance is any indication, I expect multiple revisions between now and November 9. These links will work best with iCal but are importable into Google Calendar.

If you notice any errors with games/dates/times/locations, please let me know.

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Monday News:

October 15, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Kareem Maddox has earned the backing of his head coach at Newcastle and was named to the BBL's Team of the Week.

With Midnight Madness over, Georgetown begins to focus on a tough early schedule.

The Chicago Tribune asks: Can Northwestern players make star turns off campus?

More detail has been revealed on the suspension of the Wildcats' JerShon Cobb.

Denver begins their sixth season with Joe Scott at the helm.

He was once Sydney Johnson's first recruit at Princeton and hasn't played a game since the 2010-11 season but hard luck Chris O'Brien is a senior at Cal Poly.

Did you know college basketball coaches can't use Instagram to recruit? #nofilter

The Boston Globe has more on plans for a new basketball arena at Harvard. I was surprised that the new gym's capacity would only be ~600 seats larger than Lavietes Pavilion.

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