Wednesday News:

January 25, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News

Fordham vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Mercer (4-15) fell to Manor at home, 59-57. Flip Seculic had 16 for the Vikings.

Bill Carmody is no fan of the RPI, especially how it treated a couple of his Princeton teams.

Georgetown's John Thompson III flew to Georgia to watch a high school game the same day his Hoyas beat Rutgers.

Sticking with news of former Tiger head coaches, Pete Carril went to a game at St. Joseph's Prep over the weekend.

Let's move on to results from The Old World. In the first week of the Euroleague's Top 16, Mason Rocca scored eight points for EA7 Emporio Armani in a loss to the Greek squad Panathinaikos.

The second round of Eurobasket saw Aris drop an 81-74 decision to BC Donetsk. Dan Mavraides added seven points off the bench for the Yellows.

Landstede Basketbal lost a high-scoring game despite 17 from Kareem Maddox.

Richmond hosts Fordham tonight.

If you missed our piece on Will Barrett withdrawing from Princeton, it can be found here.

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Tuesday News:

January 24, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Manor vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

The new polls are out. Georgetown is 9th in the AP and 10th in the ESPN/USA Today rankings. Harvard is 23rd in the latter but does not appear in the former.

Additionally, Florida State holds the 23rd spot in the Associated Press table, which led me to do some research. I believe this means that the Tigers have defeated a team that was ranked at some point during the season after they met for the first time since besting Xavier at Jadwin in December of 2000. The Musketeers would crack the Top 25 two months later.

Correct me if I am wrong.

It has been a busy week for Princeton recruit Steven Cook. After much phone tag I finally talked to New Trier head coach Scott Fricke this morning so expect a full profile on Cook later today.

A senior center from South Dakota is showing interest in the Tigers, Yale and two schools closer to home.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (6-13 / 0-2) defeated Bryant by seven in the final regular season non-conference game for an Ivy team the year.

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Sunday News:

January 22, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 4:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Freshman Otto Porter scored the game's final six points as Georgetown (16-3) survived 52-50 against Rutgers. Here's John Thompson III afterwards.

The Hoyas won despite just 12 field goals, tied for fewest in a game by a JTIII-coached Georgetown team.

UMass was too much for Richmond (11-9). The Spiders fell at home, 79-68.

A putback by Alzee Williams at the buzzer in overtime gave North Texas a one point win over Denver (15-5).

Oregon State (13-7) trounced USC, 78-59.

Today's Fairfield game at Marist has been postponed after two students died in an off-campus fire. It is unclear when this game will be rescheduled.

Minnesota hosts Northwestern.

Around the Ivy League: Greg Mangano scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Yale (12-4 / 2-0) completed a season sweep of Brown (5-13 / 0-2) in Providence, 73-60. Harvard (16-2 / 2-0) also stayed perfect in conference by besting Dartmouth (4-14 / 0-2) on the road in front of a sold out crowd, 54-38. Columbia (12-7 / 1-2) got 18 points and a gym record 20 rebounds from Mark Cisco in their first Ivy victory of the campaign, winning 61-56 over Cornell (6-11 / 1-2). Penn (10-9 / 2-0) nearly let a 24 point second half lead get away from them, but at the horn the Quakers held a quality 84-80 win over St. Joe's.

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Saturday News:

January 21, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
UMass vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Steven Cook had 14 points in New Trier's win over Niles West. I've been playing extended phone tag with Cook's high school coach, but a full profile should follow soon.

Yesterday's Mercer game at the Columbia JV was postponed.

Georgetown hosts Rutgers this afternoon.

UMass returns to Richmond. The Spiders have had success without utilizing transfers.

Denver stays on the road at North Texas.

Looking for their first home sweep of the Pac-12's LA teams in seven seasons, Oregon State welcomes USC to Gill Coliseum.

The other seven Ivy teams are in action today. Lots of basketball to monitor.

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Wednesday News:

January 18, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Richmond vs. George Washington - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with nine arbitration-eligible players, including Will Venable.

Judson Wallace has a new Euroleague blog post up.

Behind 31 points from Jason Clark, Georgetown defeated DePaul by eight. Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.

Mercer (4-14) fell 61-47 against Essex. Before their game at the Verizon Center in December, the Vikings toured the Capitol and met with Congressman Rush Holt.

A new Sit Down With Sydney has been posted.

In our nation's capital, Richmond plays at George Washington.

The "opportunity of a lifetime" talk is starting to build again as Northwestern visits Wisconsin.

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Tuesday News:

January 17, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. DePaul - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Essex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Sophomore T.J. Bray represents Princeton in the season's 11th Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Fairfield (9-9) ended a three game losing streak with a wire to wire 61-52 win over Rider.

The health of two Northwestern players is up in the air.

Sticking in Chicagoland, Georgetown plays at DePaul tonight. The Hoyas are now ranked 10th in the AP poll and 12th in the ESPN/USA Today poll.

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Monday News:

January 16, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Rider vs. Fairfield - 7:30 pm ET

Big Apple Buckets writes more on Columbia's struggles versus the Tigers.

After Florida State beat North Carolina by 33, Tarheels head coach Roy Williams had a funny quip that referenced Princeton.

Kareem Maddox scored 10 points while adding eight rebounds and four assists in Landstede Basketbal's win over Rotterdam. Look for a major update on Princeton players in Europe on the site later this week.

The Princeton coaches see potential in new recruit Steven Cook.

Did you miss Northwestern's home win over Michigan State? Extended highlights can be found here. Use the password "Evanston" to view.

A big second half from Hollis Thompson propelled Georgetown (14-3) to a 69-49 win over St. John's. Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.

Denver (14-4) dominated Western Kentucky, 78-65.

Looking to end a three game losing streak, Fairfield hosts Rider tonight.

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Georgetown 69 St. John's 49.

January 15, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Filed under 11-12, Audio, Basketball, Georgetown

Box Score

Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Hollis Thompson, Otto Porter & Jason Clark:

There was both a beautiful symmetry and a huge inequality in Georgetown's 69-49 win over St. John's on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

In the first half as well as the second half, the Hoyas used extended runs to change the game. Lethargic and over-reliant on the three point shot, Georgetown trailed 13-5 eight minutes in. Behind five points from big man Henry Sims, the Hoyas erased that deficit and proceeded to nab the next eight straight between freshmen Otto Porter and Mikael Hopkins crashing the boards. When Jason Clark faked a three and stepped in to a long two, that concluded an 18-2 stretch which ended with Georgetown in front by eight.

"Once we picked up our energy level, the offense got better and the defense got better," said head coach John Thompson III.

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YouTube potpourri LV.

January 15, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Filed under Denver, Georgetown, Kevin Mullin, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Basketball Talk 101 with Kevin "Moon" Mullin.

Six additional clips after the jump.

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Sunday News:

January 15, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. St. John's - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Western Kentucky vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' rally past Columbia on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Columbia Spectator and on gocolumbialions.com.

Highlights of Friday's game in Ithaca can be found here.

Princeton recruit Hans Brase scored 14 in The Hill School's win at Hun.

In Evanston Northwestern (12-5) got the signature win they were looking for, knocking off #6 Michigan State, 81-74.

Richmond (11-7) rolled to a 19 point halftime lead and beat Temple for the third straight time at home, 76-65.

Arizona State handed Oregon State (11-7) a disappointing setback in Tempe by 10.

Georgetown visits St. John's. Hopefully I'm on a train to MSG when this post goes live.

Both Joe Scott and his staff will be wearing sneakers on the sidelines when Denver hosts Western Kentucky today.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (11-4 / 1-0) finished on a 13-3 run in the final 3:10 to pass Brown (5-12 / 0-1) in the final minute. Penn (9-9 / 2-0) swept their first conference road trip with a 64-52 decision over Cornell (6-10 / 1-1), 64-52. Dartmouth (4-13 / 0-1) ended a six game losing streak by beating Longwood, 83-67. Harvard (14-2 / 1-0) concluded non-conference play with their 23rd straight home win, a 21 point victory over George Washington.

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Saturday News:

January 14, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-8 / 0-1) vs. Columbia (11-6 / 0-1)
Location: Levien Gymnasium - New York City, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 141-84.
Last meeting: Princeton 66 Columbia 61 - 2/26/11

Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 6:00 pm ET - Root Sports
Temple vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network

Brown vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
George Washington vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Longwood vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss to Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Ithaca Journal and on cornellbigred.com.

I answered some questions about the Tigers for Big Apple Buckets, who have named tonight's matchup their Saturday Game of the Week.

There's also a preview in the Columbia Spectator.

Snakebit Fairfield (8-9) suffered a bitter 66-63 defeat to Loyola (Md.). The Stags surrendered an 11-1 run in the final 1:42.

John Thompson III met with a Chinese high school team at Georgetown.

Another Top 10 foe awaits as Northwestern hosts Michigan State.

Oregon State visits Arizona State.

In A-10 action Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.

Around the Ivy League: Brian Barbour's potential game winner went long at the buzzer as Penn (8-9 / 1-0) topped Columbia (11-6 / 0-1) by two.

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Tuesday News:

January 10, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Union vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

La Salle vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Monmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Cincinnati caught Georgetown (13-3) late and defeated the Hoyas 68-64. John Thompson III's team was done in by 17 turnovers. For postgame audio check Hoya Hoops and Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers.

Brendan Connolly represents Princeton on the latest Ivy League Men's Basketball weekly release.

With the football team possessing the longest bowl losing streak (it pains me to type those words), Northwestern looks to end another streak by making the NCAA Tournament for the first time.

I had not seen this photo from the Princeton/Florida State game before.

Congratulations to John Sadak on being named 2011 Delaware Sportscaster of the Year .

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