Thursday News:

December 1, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Ocean - 2:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Alabama - 9:30 pm ET - ESPN2

Harvard vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Lafayette on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Express-Times and on goleopards.com.

Ian Hummer's second half dunk was captured quite nicely here.

There's a profile of Mitch Henderson in the Daily Princetonian as well.

Pete Carril will not return to the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach but could rejoin the team as an advisor.

Utah State's 33 game home winning streak is over. Denver (5-1) went into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and came away with the 67-54 victory.

Richmond (5-2) easily handled William & Mary, 92-61.

No deals yet for the Tigers' visit to Drexel, but there's a decent Groupon available for both when the Dragons host Fairfield and the Princeton women. Take advantage!

Dan Mavraides scored eight points off the bench in Aris' Eurocup victory over GasTerra Flames.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had 26 points in Oak Harbor's season opener.

Alabama hosts Georgetown tonight as part of the Big East/SEC Challenge.

Alex Wolff was speaking on the Princeton campus yesterday.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-5) fell by three to New Hampshire. Sean McGonagill scored 19 as Brown (4-4) surprised Rhode Island, 65-56.

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Tuesday News:

November 29, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Raritan vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech - 7:15 pm ET - ESPNU

Manhattan vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Hartford - 7:00 pm ET

Another weekly release, another Ian Hummer Honor Roll nod from the Ivy League.

Leading by one at halftime, Georgetown (5-1) scored the first 10 points after intermission and were on their way to an 81-58 win over IUPUI. Hoya Hoops has the postgame press conference.

Northwestern is looking for their fourth straight ACC/Big 10 Challenge victory at Georgia Tech.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (2-4) cruised to a 104-42 win over Swarthmore.

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Cyber Monday News:

November 28, 2011 at 10:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

IUPUI vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - MASN

Swarthmore vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

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On to the news...

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory over West Alabama on goprincetontigers.com and on uwaathletics.com.

The Daily Princetonian summarizes the Legends Classic weekend.

Fairfield (3-4) could not dig itself out of a 23 point second half hole, falling 72-66 to Indiana State in the Old Spice Classic's third place game.

Back on the mainland, Georgetown hosts IUPUI.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-4) lost to Sacred Heart, 77-64. Cornell (2-4) was unable to catch American, dropping a two point decision in Ithaca.

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Thanksgiving News:

November 24, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Arizona State vs. Fairfield - 9:30 pm ET - Old Spice Classic - ESPN2

Harvard vs. Utah - 9:30 pm ET - Battle 4 Atlantis - HDNet

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Henry Sims dropped 24 points in a 91-88 Georgetown (4-1) overtime victory over #8 Memphis. The Hoyas return to the mainland from Maui with a pair of wins.

Well well well. Denver (4-0) stayed perfect on the season by defeating an excellent St. Mary's team, 70-58. This avenged a 30 point loss in Moraga one season ago.

Reviewing our preseason piece Eight Teams, Eight Games To Watch Before Thanksgiving, the Pioneers' victory lifted the overall record of these schools to 3-5 in these featured contests.

Richmond (4-2) downed Rutgers for third place at the Cancun Challenge.

Princeton drops to 10th place in the latest New York City Power Poll.

Ivy Hoops Online breaks down the Tigers.

Princeton basketball recruit Mike Washington Jr. was named honorable mention all-league in football.

Will Venable is committed to charitable causes.

After you're done with dinner tonight, lie down on the couch and watch Fairfield versus Arizona State at the Old Spice Classic.

Around the Ivy League: San Francisco held off Dartmouth (1-3) at the Great Alaska Shootout, 71-69.

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Wednesday News:

November 23, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Rutgers vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - Cancun Challenge - CBS Sports Network
Memphis vs. Georgetown - 5:00 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2
St. Mary's vs. Denver - 7:00 pm ET - Root Sports

San Francisco vs. Dartmouth - 12:30 AM - Great Alaska Shootout

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's tough loss to Elon on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian and on elonphoenix.com.

The Princeton student paper also has a long interview with Tiger sophomore Chris Clement.

If you're going to any of the Legends Classic games at Bucknell this weekend, the host school is offering a two-for-one deal on walk-up tickets. Take advantage!

Senior Jason Clark had a career high 28 and Georgetown (3-1) disposed of Chaminade, 88-61. The Hoyas face Memphis this afternoon to conclude their participation in the Maui Invitational.

Richmond (3-2) fell to Illinois 70-61 in the Cancun Challenge semifinals.

Lackawanna beat Mercer (1-5), 81-57. Brandin Youngblood and Demetrius Tilley each had 11 for the Vikings.

A different Bill Carmody in the locker room at halftime when facing Seton Hall was a reason why Northwestern was able to claim the Charleston Classic championship.

Undefeated Denver hosts St. Mary's before breaking for Thanksgiving.

Around the Ivy League: It was a very poor day for the conference. Brown (3-3) was the lone victor, defeating winless Monmouth, 79-71. The sane Wagner team that won at Jadwin went into the Palestra and came away with a 71-65 win over Penn (3-2). Seton Hall bested Yale (2-2) by a 73-62 final. Columbia (0-4) remained winless, losing 67-53 at Stony Brook. A late 11-0 run allowed Delaware a 76-68 triumph over Cornell (2-3).

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Tuesday News:

November 22, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Elon (2-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (1-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Chaminade vs. Georgetown - 4:30 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Illinois - 9:30 pm ET - Cancun Challenge - CBS Sports Network

Monmouth vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET - NIT
Wagner vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Seton Hall - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Stony Brook - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Delaware - 7:00 pm ET

Your lone preview of tonight's game comes from the Burlington Times News.

The Ivy League's weekly Honor Roll includes Ian Hummer for the second straight time.

Georgetown (2-1) fell short against #14 Kansas in the Maui Invitational, falling 67-62. Hoya Prospectus looks at the numbers. John Thompson III's team next plays host Chaminade this afternoon.

A Brad Tinsley basket with :04.5 remaining gave #18 Vanderbilt the Legends Classic title, 64-62 over Oregon State (4-1).

In Cancun, Richmond will face Illinois tonight.

Fairfield is headed to the Old Spice Classic, which kicks off Thanksgiving night. The newest "Sit Down With Sydney" can be heard here.

Around the Ivy League: George Mason blasted Brown (2-3) in the NIT, 74-48.

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Monday News:

November 21, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Oregon State vs. Vanderbilt - 9:00 pm ET - Legends Classic - ESPN3
Kansas vs. Georgetown - 11:59 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2

Brown vs. George Mason - 7:30 pm ET - NIT

The Charleston Classic title went to Northwestern (4-0) with an 80-73 win over Seton Hall. Some beautiful offense in the above highlights.

Fairfield (2-2) played inside out and beat Holy Cross 73-52.

The Buffalo student paper writes about the Bulls' loss to Princeton. So does the Daily Princetonian

Put the kettle on. A rededicated Henry Sims and Georgetown begin the Maui Invitational against #14 Kansas late tonight East Coast time.

Oregon State plays at the Izod Center tonight for the Legends Classic crown.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2=2) took advantage of a 20-0 first half run and kept Boston University winless.

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Tuesday News:

November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Manhattan - 4:00 pm ET - NIT
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Quinnipiac - 7:00 pm ET - SNY

Ian Hummer made the Ivy League's Week 2 Honor Roll.

Is it time to panic in Princeton?

In their last game before heading to Maui, Georgetown (2-0) blew away UNC Greensboro by 41. Our friends at Hoya Prospectus crunch the numbers.

An 11-0 run midway through the second half did in Fairfield (1-1) in their home opener against Providence. Sydney Johnson said after the game that he let the school and the community down.

Denver (2-0) won on the road at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 65-58.

Davidson dropped Richmond (1-1) by 13 in North Carolina. The Spiders went a halftime-spanning 13:20 without a field goal.

Oregon State (2-0) overpowered West Alabama, 93-60. Head coach Craig Robinson was pleased with how his team handled the game.

A new Know! Your! Foe! is coming later today.

Around the Ivy League: Despite 26 points from Matt Sullivan, Brown (1-1) lost 77-68 to Albany. Furman rallied to knock off Columbia (0-2). Lions senior Noruwa Agho suffered what appeared to be a serious left knee injury in the second half. His status is unknown. Freshman Shonn Miller had 19 as Cornell (1-1) defeated Binghamton, 76-61. Penn (1-1) fell in a wild OT affair to Temple.

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Monday News:

November 14, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Albany - 4:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN3
Furman vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Binghamton vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Temple vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

UNC Greensboro vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET
Providence vs. Fairfield - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi - 8:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Davidson - 8:15 pm ET
Oregon State vs. West Alabama - 10:00 pm ET

John Templon penned a piece about chasing the ghost of Pete Carril.

Watch some video highlights of the Wagner/Princeton game here. These clips are a decent mix of both the good and the bad out of Saturday night.

Princeton's season opener was written about on the Mid-Majority.

Northwestern (1-0) turned in a quality defensive effort in their season opener, defeating Texas-Pan American by 24.

Mercer (1-3) fell 61-47 to the Suffolk County Sharks.

Through five games in the Netherlands, Kareem Maddox is averaging 10.2 points and 4.7 rebounds off the bench for Landstede Basketbal.

In a move that could effect local sports coverage, the Princeton Packet and its associated publications are for sale.

Richmond should be tested at Davidson.

Sydney Johnson and Fairfield make their home debut tonight versus Providence.

Denver visits Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Future Princeton opponent West Alabama plays at Oregon State.

Georgetown also hosts UNC Greensboro in the odd mainland portion of the Maui Invitational.

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YouTube potpourri XLVIII.

November 13, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, the 2011 Ivy League championship banner is revealed in the rafters of Jadwin Gym.

Six additional clips after the jump.

Read the rest of this entry »

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Sunday News:

November 13, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Suffolk (NY) vs. MCCC - 1:00 pm ET
Texas-Pan American vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's disappointing season opener on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Staten Island Advance and on wagnerathletics.com.

Big Apple Buckets was also in the building and filed their thoughts.

Senior Henry Sims scored a career high 19 as Georgetown (1-0) opened with a 83-54 win over Savannah State.

It was also a positive outcome for Oregon State (1-0) their first time on the floor. The Beavers won easily over CSU Bakersfield, 86-62.

Mercer County Community College (1-2) lost to Cecil by 16. The Vikings play their fourth straight at home this afternoon.

Northwestern gets going tonight versus Texas-Pan American.

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Saturday News:

November 12, 2011 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Wagner (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 69 Wagner 57 - 12/17/10.

Team stats are from last season.

Player stats include returning players only.

Savannah State vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Cecil (Md.) vs. MCCC - 12:00 pm ET
CSU Bakersfield vs. Oregon State - 4:30 pm ET

Ivy Hoops Online and the Staten Island Advance preview today's game. If the latter's projected starting lineup for Princeton comes true I'll be stupefied.

Closing on a 15-3 run, Fairfield (1-0) defeated Quinnipiac 72-60.

Richmond (1-0) rallied for a 66-56 win against American.

Senior guard Brian Stafford scored a career high 32 points in a 69-61 Denver (1-0) triumph over Portland State.

Jason Clark and Georgetown host Savannah State today. A pair of scrimmages helped shape the Hoyas' preseason.

CSU Bakersfield visits Oregon State in the Beavers' season opener.

If you're planning on going to the Lafayette game at Jadwin Gym on November 30th you can get four dollars off the price of a ticket with the donation of a nonperishable food item.

Longtime haunt of both Pete Carril and Marvin Bressler, The Carousel will close right before Thanksgiving.

NC State's C.J. Leslie will miss the Wolfpack's first three games, including Wednesday's visit from Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-0) started the day with a 20 point win over Johnson & Wales. Going cold in the second half, Cornell (0-1) fell 79-58 at St. Bonaventure. Columbia (0-1) gave UConn a decent run in Storrs before dropping a 70-57 decision. The conference's leading returning scorer Noruwa Agho was 6-25 from the field for the Lions. Zack Rosen scored 26 points as Penn (1-0) won at UMBC by 14. Harvard (1-0) handled MIT with ease, 76-49. It was a one possession game with under a minute to go, but Dartmouth (0-1) lost at Rutgers by six. Behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Greg Mangano, Yale (1-0) knocked off Central Connecticut, 73-69.

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