YouTube potpourri XLV.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Chris Mooney answers questions at Richmond's media day.
Seven additional clips after the jump.
Friday News:
Princeton can start full team practices this evening and Mitch Henderson is ready to roll.
Henderson is also quoted in a piece encouraging recruits to contact coaches directly if they're interested in a specific school.
Two of the Tigers' non-conference games have been added to ESPN3's schedule.
More on the commitment to Princeton of Mike Washington, Jr.
The Washington Post and Washington Times have stories from Georgetown's media day.
Bill Carmody is not making any predictions for this season.
The Atlantic 10's preseason coaches/media poll is out. Richmond is picked fifth. The Spiders will ask Darien Brothers to play a different roll than he did last year.
Oregon State has launched a sharp-looking web site for their men's basketball team. The Beavers are shooting high in 2011-12.
In his first regular season game for Landstede Basketbal, Kareem Maddox scored five points in 19 minutes of play.
Wednesday News:
The Princeton Athletic Department has posted an interview with Mitch Henderson (.mp3).
Georgetown will have 28 of their games televised this season.
A late December trip to Drexel is a final addition to the Fairfield basketball schedule.
Friday News:
Will Venable capped 2011 with his first career grand slam (video) as San Diego beat the Cubs 9-2. Venable hit .154 over his final 10 games of the year, lovering his season average to .246 with an on base percentage of .310. The former two sport Princeton star had 91 hits, nine home runs, 44 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases across 121 games. He dropped his strikeout total from 128 in 392 at bats last year to 92 strikeouts in 370 at bats for 2010.
Princeton is viewed as the fourth-strongest team in the New York area by Big Apple Buckets.
John Thompson III attended the Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural & Minority Medicine's annual gala. Thompson's wife Monica was honorary chair of this event.
A Minnesota point guard verbally committed to Harvard. Penn also added a big man to compliment their guard-heavy roster.
Former Princeton assistant and current Fairfield Director of Basketball Operations Martin Bahar is raising money for the 2011 Light The Night walk, which supports the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Bahar's sister Madeleine suffered from plasma cell leukemia and passed away in 2009 at the age of 25. You can show your support for Maddie's Team by following this link.
Tuesday News:
Princeton senior John Comfort makes a cameo appearance in a package on Northwestern's Drew Crawford, who along with Comfort interned at John Rogers' Ariel Investments this summer.
The Tigers' game at Drexel in December will be the home opener for the Dragons.
Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was a presenter at the Kennedy Center's "A Standing Ovation for D.C. Teachers."
10 points for Pawel Buczak in Slask Wroclaw's close loss to Turkish squad Tofas Bursa.
According to the Twitter feeds of many of the prospects to visit Cambridge last weekend, the production was productive for Harvard. Already one recruit has verbally committed to the Crimson.
Penn also picked up the services of a well-regarded guard out of Chicago.
With just four days until 2010-11 site memberships expire, princetonbasketball.com's annual fundraising appeal has been a very successful one. 80+ subscribers have either continued their memberships or signed up for the first time. I hope you'll join us this year!
Friday News:
Will Venable has been out for the last week+ due to an issue with his back.
It is unusual to see an article about a school offering a roster spot to a potential recruit, but there's indeed a piece about a forward from North Carolina and Princeton. Seeking clarification, I checked with the author to find out if said offer had been accepted. "No, not yet" was their response.
Quotes from Mitch Henderson show up in another story about how high school players can get noticed by college coaches.
Joe Scott was one of those taking advantage of a recent event where the Denver Nuggets opened their playbook to area college coaches.
Where does Georgetown fit in to the chaos of conference realignment?
Anyone with an interest in Ivy League basketball will want to keep an eye on Cambridge this weekend, with many impressive prospects visiting Harvard.
The start of this site's annual fundraising appeal was a huge success, as 50 individuals either renewed their memberships or signed up for the first time. Thank you all for your support. Remember, current subscription expire at the end of September!
Saturday News:
At long last the 2011-12 Princeton men's basketball schedule will be announced on Monday afternoon.
The fifth JTIII Foundation Community Festival is going to be held this Sunday in Washington.
A prospect who would easily become the tallest player to ever suit up for the Tigers is making an official visit to Princeton this weekend.
There is an All-Met basketball player who has Princeton and Harvard as his primary collegiate options.
Jeff Goodman at CBS Sports writes about Sydney Johnson's first look at Fairfield.
Thursday News:
There was a slew of content on espn.com yesterday, as Dana O'Neil wrote a piece about Mitch Henderson and another about how balance is back in the Ivy League. Elsewhere on the same site Dave Blatt, who has led a Russian team to an undefeated record at Eurobasket 2011, is profiled.
Henderson also provides advice on how recruits can get noticed as part of Varsity Ace's Recruiting 101 series.
While the addition of a home game versus Buffalo was a welcome sight on the 2011-12 non-conference schedule, one team that I was told would be making a return trip does not have Princeton on their schedule. Alas.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III is excited about his freshman class.
Is it possible the Hoyas' brawl in China was a good thing for the team?
Craig Robinson is hopeful that Oregon State can take the next step this year.
I don't think I posted previously that the Brown schedule was released.
Wednesday News:
Will Venable has a good reason to cheer for the Chicago Bears this season. Above, Venable clears the bases with a triple on Sunday as San Diego ended their lengthy losing streak.
Georgetown slots in as number 39 in The Hoops Report's Top 68 Team Previews.
At the recommendation of Mitch Henderson, a British professional team has signed former Northwestern Wildcat Mike Capocci.
Sydney Johnson learned more about his new team during Fairfield's recent trip to Italy. Johnson is also the subject of a new piece up on Rivals.
The saga continues? Judson Wallace is trying to attain a Congolese passport so he can finalize his deal with Barcelona.
Video of a recent appearance by John Rogers on CNBC.
A small forward from Georgia has verbally committed to Oregon State.
Sunday News:
Will Venable was mired in a 1-17 slump before hitting a home run (video) to lead off yesterday's game versus Colorado. The Padres still dropped their ninth straight, 5-4.
Now it looks like Judson Wallace does have his new passport in order and can sign with Barcelona? I'm so confused, and Google Translate isn't helping matters.
A member of Georgetown's official delegation shares the truth about the Hoyas' brawl with Bayi Rockets.
Two names to keep an eye on: a quarterback / point guard from California and a forward out of Florida both say they're being recruited by Princeton.
There's a great photo of Dan Mavraides arriving at the airport in Greece.
Former Tiger Bob Kleinert '78 shows up in a Fortune Magazine feature on Sandler O'Neill.
Thursday News:
Georgetown has announced their 2011-12 schedule, which includes 16 home games.
Back in April I had been told that Princeton would likely play St. Joe's again this season. The Hawks' schedule is out and the Tigers aren't on it.
Bill Bradley is among the speakers expected at Princeton's Gathering in Remembrance of 9/11 a week from Sunday on Cannon Green.
Sydney Johnson has his first commitment at Fairfield, an athletic forward from Philadelphia.
Northwestern alum Michael "Juice" Thompson is headed to Germany, where he'll suit up for the Fraport Skyliners.
Thursday News:
Northwestern and Denver both announced their 2011-12 non-conference schedules.
The Pioneers will have Rob Lewis in uniform, as the forward was granted an extra season of eligibility after missing last year due to injury.
Georgetown won their final game in China and Fairfield rounded up their Italian tour with a 89-73 win against Fulgor Omegna.
The Stags are #43 in the Hoops Report Top 68 Team Previews.
Added this as an update below, but for those who missed it Princeton's game at NC State is official.
What is Will Venable?
The College Sports Madness preview of Princeton also had a brief Mitch Henderson profile I missed the first time.
Finally, a happy birthday to one of my favorite people I've met through Princeton basketball, Stan Adelson.
