Friday News:

January 15, 2010 at 10:07 am
Filed under Basketball, David Blatt, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Brown vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (13-2) shot a season high 68.2% from the floor and defeated Seton Hall, 85-73. HoyaHoops has postgame audio from John Thompson III, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman and Jason Clark.

Denver (12-6) nearly dug themselves out of a 21 point second half hole, but ultimately fell to Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-49.

Lathen Wallace hit a three point shot with a second to go gave Oregon State (2-2) a 67-64 win over Arizona.

The Daily Princetonian already has their Goucher preview ready.

Verbally Committed interviews Good Counsel coach Blair Mills about Princeton recruit Ben Hazel (.mp3).

Dave Blatt is taking over as head coach of Greek squad Aris Thessaloniki.

Dartmouth has named Mark Graupe interim men's basketball head coach.

Interesting stuff - The first NCAA mock selection bracket has both Cornell and Harvard in the field of 64. Richmond is also in as an 11 seed.

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Thursday News:

January 14, 2010 at 9:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Seton Hall vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Denver vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - 8:00 pm ET
Arizona vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Richmond (13-5) got past UMass in overtime. Darrius Garrett set an Atlantic 10 record with 14 blocked shots for the Spiders!

Wisconsin closed on a 21-8 run to defeat Northwestern (12-4), 60-50. Back-to-back three point shots by Trevon Hughes, each off an offensive rebound, tipped the game in the Badgers' favor.

Looking to avoid a letdown following their stirring comeback over the weekend, Georgetown hosts Seton Hall tonight.

Denver visits Louisiana-Lafayette.

Oregon State welcomes Arizona.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 17 points as Good Counsel beat McNamara, 55-49

Around the Ivy League: Penn (1-11) gave Temple a decent run before falling 60-45.

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UConn/Georgetown finish.

January 11, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Video

That's ten "Hoyas win!" by Rich Chvotkin, for those of you keeping score at home...

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Sunday News:

January 10, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Massasoit - 1:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Michigan - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Western Kentucky vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

Austin Freeman scored 28 of his career best 33 in the second half as Georgetown rallied from 19 down to defeat UConn, 72-69. Hoya Hoops has streaming postgame audio.

Richmond (12-5) was tripped up at Saint Louis, 63-58.

Mercer (6-9) lost at CCRI, 71-65. Uros Kovacevic had 19 in defeat.

Northwestern travels to Michigan.

Denver hosts Western Kentucky.

The Valley News has more on Terry Dunn's departure from Dartmouth.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) opened conference play with a 76-47 win over Dartmouth (3-11 / 0-1). Yale (6-11) finished non conference play with a 79-48 win over NJIT.

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Saturday News:

January 9, 2010 at 9:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

UConn vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
MCCC vs. CCRI - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Saint Louis - 5:00 pm ET - FSN Midwest

Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
NJIT vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET

Chris Wright (left) and Georgetown host #12 UConn today.

Richmond visits Saint Louis.

The Trentonian files an exam break report on Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (13-3) eked out a 71-65 win over South Dakota.

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Thursday News:

January 7, 2010 at 9:45 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Texas-Pan American vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
New Orleans vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Albertus Magnus vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Marist on goprincetontigers.com, in the Poughkeepsie Journal and on goredfoxes.com.

Georgetown (11-2) lost by three at Marquette.

It was a successful Atlantic 10 kickoff for Richmond (12-4), 80-68 over Duquesne.

Oregon State (6-8) continues to confuse. The Beavers matched the worst loss in school history, crushed by Seattle 99-48.

Texas-Pan American visits Northwestern tonight.

Denver welcomes New Orleans to Magness Arena.

Tons of Princeton recruiting news! Ben Hazel had 11 for Good Counsel in a 54-52 loss to DeMatha. T.J. Bray contributed eight points, six assists and five rebounds for Catholic Memorial in their 17 point win over Waukesha South. Tom Noonan scored 18 for Penn Charter in a 49-45 loss to Peddie. Finally, a picture of Highland Park center Daniel Edwards wearing a sombrero.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (12-3) led by one in the final minute at #1 Kansas, but the Jayhawks held on for the 71-66 victory. Army became unofficial champions of the Ancient Eight with a 59-51 win over Brown (6-10). Columbia (6-7) lost by 17 to Lafayette. Penn (1-10) was an 82-71 winner at UMBC, ending the Quakers' 11 game losing streak.

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Wednesday News:

January 6, 2010 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (7-5 / 0-0) vs. Marist (1-12 / 1-3)
Location: McCann Center - Poughkeepsie, NY
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.

Richmond vs. Dusquesne - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Marquette - 8:00 pm ET - MASN
Seattle vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN NW

Brown vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Lafayette - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. UMBC - 7:30 pm ET
Cornell vs. Kansas - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN360

Mercer (6-8) shut down Manor, 56-35. Uros Kovacevic had 15 for the Vikings.

The Poughkeepsie Journal previews tonight's matchup.

The Princeton Packet ran a story on the Princeton/St. Joe's game.

There's a Daily Princetonian article about the Tigers' last three games that has a pair of inexplicably incorrect descriptions of how the Maine and Wagner matchups concluded.

On this date in 1995, Gabe Lewullis scored 37 points for Central Catholic.

#12 Georgetown heads up I-94 to Marquette.

Richmond opens Atlantic 10 play at Duquesne.

Seattle visits Oregon State.

Princeton moves up two spots to seventh in the new Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Without Alex Zampier, Yale (4-11) fell by six at Lehigh.

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Monday News:

January 4, 2010 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (7-4 / 0-0) vs. Maine (7-5 / 0-0)
Location: Alfond Arena - Orono, ME
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Maine leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Maine 58 Princeton 55 (OT) - 11/19/08.

Wagner vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
American vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Bucknell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Santa Clara - 10:00 pm ET

Here's the Trentonian story on the Princeton/St. Joe's game.

Georgetown (11-1) improved to 2-0 in Big East play with a 17 point win at DePaul.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-10) continues to look for their first victory, unable to dig out of an 18 point hole at Lafayette. Yale fell on the road versus Albany, 89-68.

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Sunday News:

January 3, 2010 at 10:31 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. DePaul - 2:00 pm ET - MASN

Penn vs. Lafayette - 1:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Albany - 4:00 pm ET - TW3

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory at St. Joe's on goprincetontigers.com, in the Philadelphia Inquirer and on sjuhawks.com.

Freshman forward Hollis Thompson and Georgetown are on the road at DePaul.

Richmond (11-4) won at Bucknell, 59-50.

Northwestern (10-3) could not hang with #11 Michigan State.

On Palindrome Day, Troy reversed Denver (10-5), 64-46.

Oregon State (6-7) lost a five point game at Washington State. The Beavers' chance to tie in the final 20 seconds was waved off by an offensive foul call.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (12-2) won its 10th straight, 75-49 over Bryant. Harvard (10-3) set a school record for nonconference victories with a 92-71 win at Seattle. American tripped up Brown (5-9) by eight in Providence.

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New Year's Day News:

January 1, 2010 at 9:04 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Sean Gregory, Today's News

Happy New Year!

Dan Mavraides is the subject of a short profile in the San Mateo County Times.

Georgetown (10-1) opened conference play with a seven point win over St. John's.

Without the services of head coach Joe Scott, who was suspended one game per Sun Belt Conference rules after being ejected in the second half of the Pioneers' previous contest, Denver (10-4) defeated Arkansas State, 64-55.

Wake Forest held off Richmond (10-4) in overtime, 74-68.

Oregon State (6-6) lost a tight Pac-10 opener at Washington.

Here's the latest Eurocup blog post from birthday boy Judson Wallace.

Sean Gregory has a piece on the Time web site about Harvard senior guard Jeremy Lin.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-9) suffered the largest loss in school history at the hands of Duke, 114-55. Jeff Foote scored 22 as Cornell (11-2) took care of Penn State Erie, 73-49. Yale (4-9) lost by 22 at Colorado State.

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New Year's Eve News:

December 31, 2009 at 9:54 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Arkansas State vs. Denver - 4:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Wake Forest - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
St. John's vs. Georgetown - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Washington - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW

Penn St. Erie vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Colorado State - 4:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Duke - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN2

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight win on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, on SI Live and on wagnerathletics.com.

Northwestern (10-2) saw its nine game winning streak end in overtime at Illinois.

Denver hosts Arkansas State.

Richmond closes the calendar at Wake Forest.

St. John's visits Georgetown to start Big East play.

Oregon State is at #17 Washington.

The Sixers need a point guard, Pete Carril says.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 21 as Good Council won by 16 over Villa Angela St. Joseph to take fifth place at the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic.

Future Tiger T.J. Bray was named "The Rick Barry Free-Throw Shooting Accuracy Award Winner" in Mark Miller's coverage of the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (9-3) beat George Washington, 66-53. Matt Mullery scored 31, but Brown (5-8) fell by five at Sacred Heart. Dartmouth (2-10) lost to Qunnipiac, 73-51. Maine rallied past Columbia (5-6) in the second half.

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Christmas Eve News:

December 24, 2009 at 10:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

No games today and tomorrow. May you and yours have a happy and healthy holiday season. We'll be back on Monday, if not sooner.

Chris Wright cut up Harvard for a career best 34 points as Georgetown (9-1) defeated the Crimson, 86-70.

Oregon State (6-5) recorded the program's 1600th victory, a 73-65 decision over Fresno State.

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored 21 in Penn Charter's 71-44 win against FitzSimons.

The Denver Post shares a memorable story about Pioneer guard Nate Rohnert.

princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon hosts his annual 24-Hour Hoiday Radio Show on WPRB starting tonight at 6:00 pm ET. If you missed it, here's audio of his appearance on NPR's The Takeaway earlier in the week.

Around the Ivy League: Quinnipiac outscored Columbia (5-5) by 16 in the second half of a 63-51 Bobcats victory.

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