Saturday News:

February 19, 2011 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (20-4 / 8-0) vs. Brown (9-14 / 2-7)
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 94-25.
Last meeting: Princeton 78 Brown 60 - 1/28/11.

Oregon State vs. Oregon - 4:00 pm ET - FSN
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. USF - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Dartmouth vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' 10th straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the New Haven Register, courtesy of the Associated Press and on yalebulldogs.com.

Bill Cloutier of the New Haven Register has a "live blog" and some additional words here.

I missed two late previews yesterday. Here's what the Trenton Times and the Trentonian had to say.

Pete Carril stopped by the final practice of McClatchy High School women's basketball coach Harvey Tahara. After 40 seasons of coaching, Tahara's final game is today at Sacramento High.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 27, including a sweet left-handed dunk in the face of a Grandview defender, as the BlueJays won their final game of the regular season.

Georgetown travels to South Florida looking to avoid a letdown.

48 hours after hosting Iowa, Northwestern travels to Indiana. Bill Carmody is less than thrilled about this Big 10 scheduling quirk.

Round two of the Civil War sees Oregon State visit Oregon.

Mercer will host Morris in the first round of the Region XIX tournament on Monday night. The Vikings' Gary Carthan was named 2010-11 All Region Second Team.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (19-4 / 8-1) defeated Cornell (6-17 / 2-7) by 13 in Ithaca. Penn (10-12 / 4-4) got 26 points from Tyler Bernardini in a 70-62 Quaker win at Brown (9-14 / 2-7). Columbia (14-9 / 5-4) knocked off Dartmouth (5-18 / 1-8) at home, 67-60.

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Thursday News:

February 17, 2011 at 9:37 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Temple - 7:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 7:00 pm ET
Iowa vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

UConn scored the game's last nine points and defeated Georgetown (20-6) in Hartford, 78-70.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade and Seton CC advanced to the Southern Tier Athletic Conference title game versus Johnson City.

Future Tiger Denton Koon and Liberty defeated Ray-Pec on Tuesday night.

Judson Wallace is blogging again.

Here's video of Chris Young talking about his return to the mound on mets.com.

Richmond visits Temple this evening with an opportunity to enhance their at-large profile.

Seeking a season sweep, Northwestern hosts Iowa.

Denver welcomes Louisiana-Monroe to Magness Arena.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton rises to third overall.

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Wednesday News:

February 16, 2011 at 9:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Curses! The University Press Club beat me to one of my ideas (or a variation thereof), asking the Tigers' tri-captains the same 21 questions.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

The Washington Post previews tonight's back-court battle between Connecticut and Georgetown.

John Templon of Chicago College Hoops makes the argument that Bill Carmody should stay at Northwestern.

Crack of dawn "boot camp" practices are back at Oregon State.

Princeton/Harvard is officially sold out. Bob Ruxin informs me that he has roughly 30 tickets left for the game and the PANE reception. If you want to make sure you're in the gym on March 5th, contact him ASAP.

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YouTube potpourri XXIV.

February 15, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above Hoya Hoops' debut episode of "Georgetown Breakdown." Game highlights and additional videos after the jump.

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Monday News:

February 14, 2011 at 9:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian reviews the Tigers' weekend.

SportsProf wonders if this could be Princeton's year.

Austin Freeman returned from an ankle injury and Georgetown (20-5) used a 25-10 second half run to defeat Marquette, 69-60.

A miserable Northwestern (14-10) effort resulted in a 65-41 loss at Penn State, leaving John Templon of Chicago College Basketball extremely frustrated.

Former Princeton guard Pete Hegseth was a guest on CNN's Parker|Spitzer.

For the first time, princetonbasketball.com exceeded 200 site members over the weekend. Thanks to those of you who have subscribed this season. Your support keeps us on the road! If you want to join our family and receive consistent, knowledgeable, comprehensive coverage of Princeton Tigers men's basketball & the Carril Cradle of coaches, you can sign up here. Current students (regardless of school) are always eligible for a 50% discount on membership. Just ask!

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Sunday News:

February 13, 2011 at 9:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Marquette vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN
Northwestern vs. Penn State - 3:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' thriller versus Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Ithaca Journal, courtesy of the Associated Press and on cornellbigred.com.

The Columbia Spectator reports on Friday night's Princeton victory.

Richmond (20-6) reached 20 wins for the third straight season after a 64-52 win over St. Louis.

Mercer (14-14) won their fifth consecutive game, 74-69 over Del Tech Stanton. Anthony Obery led the Vikings with 22.

Troy tripped Denver (12-13) by a 64-55 count.

Oregon State (9-15) lost at UCLA by eight.

Julian Vaughn and Georgetown host Marquette.

Penn State welcomes Northwestern to State College.

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson had 36 as Lincoln Christian defeated Summit Christian Academy by 10.

The Trenton Times talked to Chris Young about signing with the Mets.

If you have Comcast On Demand, check under Sports:The Comcast Network to watch a rebroadcast of Tuesday's Penn/Princeton game.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (18-4 / 7-1) came from 24 down and rallied past Brown (9-13 / 2-6) for an 85-78 win to stay a half game behind Princeton. Columbia (13-9 / 4-4) outscored Penn (9-12 / 3-4) by 40-27 in the second half of a 75-62 Lion victory. Greg Mangano had a career high 30 in a 69-60 Yale (12-10 / 5-3) decision at Dartmouth (5-17 / 1-7).

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YouTube potpourri XXIII.

February 10, 2011 at 10:12 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above John Thompson II, Chris Wright and Julian Vaughn meet the media after the Hoyas' win at Syracuse. Game highlights and additional videos after the jump.

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Thursday News:

February 10, 2011 at 9:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Morris vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. USC - 11:00 pm ET - FSN

John Thompson III won for the first time in the Carrier Dome. Georgetown (19-5) outscored Syracuse 15-3 in the final 6:40 of a 64-56 Hoya victory.

Slow-starting Northwestern (14-9) had a 14-0 run to creep within one at Michigan before the Wolverines closed out the 75-66 final.

Richmond (19-6) was victorious for the eighth straight time on the road, 69-65 at George Washington.

Princeton's win over Penn on Tuesday has brought memories of a lot of Quaker/Tiger finishes to the front of my mind over the prior 24 hours. One that stands out, perhaps because of the three technical fouls in the last nine seconds or perhaps because Jack Eggleston was also involved in the conclusion, is a 70-65 Penn win at the Palestra in 2008.

The Town Topics looks back on last weekend's victories over Harvard and Dartmouth.

The Columbia Spectator is already prepared to preview the Lions' games this Friday and Saturday.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade set career highs for both scoring and rebounding in Seton's win over Chenango Valley.

The Tigers picked up a commitment from another big man for the 2011 recruiting class this week. I'll be talking with his coach later today for a profile on the site.

Mercer needs to win one of their final three to make the Region XIX playoffs. The Vikings' final regular season home game is tonight versus Morris.

Sun Belt West first place team Denver hosts Sun Belt East first place team FAU.

Oregon State visits USC.

This week's Schuylkill 16 has been revealed. Princeton commands fifth place.

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Wednesday News:

February 9, 2011 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Northwestern vs. Michigan - 6:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Richmond vs. George Washington - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' latest chapter in their rivalry with Penn on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Daily Pennsylvanian, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily News, on CSN Philly and on pennathletics.com.

Penn's student paper also writes about the little things that made a difference on Tuesday.

The Tigers weren't the only OT victors last night. Mercer (12-14) knocked off Burlington, 84-81. Anthony Obery had 22 for the Vikings.

Dan Mavraides is profiled in the San Jose Mercury News.

The Princeton Packet summarized last weekend's games with a focus on Mack Darrow.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

Crystal City, MO remains a part of Bill Bradley.

Tonight is another heavyweight bout for Georgetown and Syracuse.

Hoya head man John Thompson III visited the Sports Junkies. Listen to an archive here.

Michigan hosts Northwestern.

Richmond looks for their eighth straight road win at GW.

Expect Will Venable to get a "long look" as the Padres' leadoff man this spring.

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YouTube potpourri XXII.

February 7, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, "Juice" Thompson and Bill Carmody talk to Bill Rafferty after the Northwestern Wildcats knocked off Illinois. Game highlights and additional videos after the jump.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' sixth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored 22 and Northwestern (14-8) never trailed in a 71-70 home win over #24 Illinois.

Georgetown (18-5) survived 43 points by Providence's Marshon Brooks and held on for the 83-81 victory. Chris Wright stripped Brooks heading up the floor on the game's final play.

Justin Harper scored 16 in a 77-60 Richmond (18-6) win at Fordham.

16 days after beating Arkansas State by 38, Denver (11-12) fell 60-35 at the Red Wolves.

Oregon State (9-13) lost at home to Washington State, 61-55.

Around the Ivy League: Oliver McNally drove down the left baseline with 11 seconds left, giving Harvard (16-4 / 5-1) an 83-82 double overtime win at Penn (9-9 / 3-1). Cornell (5-15 / 1-5) won their first conference game of the season, 91-79 at Brown (8-12 / 1-5). Yale (11-9 / 4-2) held off Columbia (12-8 / 3-3) behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Greg Mangano.

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Saturday News:

February 5, 2011 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) vs. Princeton (15-4 / 3-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43 - 3/5/10.

Providence vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Columbia vs. Yale - 6:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win against Harvard on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.

Mercer lost a 68-60 exhibition against the Princeton JV. Tiger freshman Tom Noonan was high man with 19. More on this game come Monday, if not sooner.

Hollis Thompson and Georgetown welcome Providence.

In Evanston, Northwestern hosts Illinois. John Shurna has been cleared to play for the Wildcats.

Fordham and Richmond meet in the Bronx.

Denver stays on the road at Arkansas State.

Washington State travels to Oregon State.

How did I not know Randy Melville's son played for Dartmouth?

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade took part in St. Thomas Aquinas School's Read-a-Thon.

Future Tiger Denton Koon had 13 in Liberty's victory over Blue Springs.

Thanks to the 35+ of you who took part in yesterday's live chat. We'll have to do that again sometime.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (9-8 / 3-0) matched Princeton's perfect conference record, dispatching Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) by 31 at the Palestra. Freshman guard Sean McGonagill tied a Pizzitola Sports Center record with 39 points as Brown (8-11 / 1-4) outscored Columbia (12-7 / 3-2) by a 87-79 count. Austin Murphy's three point play with 12 seconds left completed an improbable 71-70 Yale (10-9 / 3-2) comeback over Cornell (4-15 / 0-5). The Bulldogs rallied down 10 with 1:55 remaining.

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