Soft Pretzel Logic has Big East Media Day audio from Georgetown Coach John Thompson III (and 11 of his peers).
The Washington Examiner sees Hoya guard Chris Wright as the key to his team's success this season.
Richmond senior forward Kevin Hovde broke his ankle during workouts and will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.
John Thompson III and his team pay tribute to Michael Jackson during the Hoyas' March Madness festivities.
Today is Big East Media Day. The 16 conference coaches have picked Georgetown to finish fifth in the league. Hoya center Greg Monroe was named to the 2009-10 Preseason All-Big East First Team.
Blogging The Bracket previews the Ivy League.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has a Q&A with Steve Mills.
They're done! 2009-10 electronic calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. Never miss a game.
Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time changes or new TV information is revealed. These links will work best with iCal, so your mileage may vary. If you notice any errors with games/dates/times/locations, please let me know.
A big win for Benetton Treviso over Lottomatica Virtus Roma, 92-85. Judson Wallace tallied 12, one of five Benetton players in double figures. Former Penn standout Ibby Jaaber went for 32 points and eight steals in defeat.
A recap and pictures from the Georgetown Midnight Madness event. The photo of John Thompson III wearing a single white, sequined glove after a tribute to Michael Jackson that saw the entire basketball team do the "Thriller" dance is of note. The Hoya Hoop Club blog has more on the night.
The Oregonian reports from Oregon State's first practice of the season.
Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune thinks the Beavers have a chance to make the NCAA tournament this year.
A minute-by-minute report on the first Denver practice of 2009-10.
Practices officially get underway for Division I schools around the country today.
Northwestern and Denver will open their doors to reporters tonight while Princeton will hold a pep rally for students this evening. The most public kickoff is at Georgetown, where a portion of their "March Madness" festivities will be covered by ESPNU - but as Hoyas coach John Thompson III tells the Washington Times, he won't be dancing this year.
ESPN is offering the Georgetown team preview from Blue Ribbon for free.
The AP has a piece built about Hoya center Greg Monroe, who is expected to anchor his no-senior squad.
Mid-Major Madness lists Princeton as #156 in their Ultimate Rankings Countdown.
Northwestern senior forward Kevin Coble is ready for a big season.
Three reports from Oregon State's media day - The Oregonian writes about how coach Craig Robinson has his team dreaming big. The Gazette Times talks about the team's goal of making the NCAA tournament. Beaver Basketblog offers up additional quotes from the event.
This year Richmond is being seen as a championship contender by the rest of the Atlantic 10. Chris Mooney spoke to the Times-Dispatch.
Bill Bradley recently met with the basketball teams at Denison.
Gonzaga guard Malcolm Lemmons, who had shown interest in several Ivy programs, has verbally committed to Robert Morris.
Oregon State will hold its Media Day this afternoon.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson and his staff are ready to get back on the court.
ESPNU will feature Georgetown as part of their Midnight Madness coverage on Friday.
John Thompson III spoke to the Washington Post about the Hoyas' upcoming season. Hoya Hoops has more from yesterday's Georgetown Media Day.
Slam Magazine profiles Hoya sophomore center Greg Monroe.
Former Princeton great Brian Taylor is part of a new documentary called "Spirit of Champions: Memories of the 1968 State Basketball Championship Season" about his junior year at Perth Amboy High School.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III was part of a group of college coaches backing health care reform who appeared on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Northwestern picked up a high profile recruit - four-star Georgia shooting guard Jershon Cobb. The Daily Herald offers several additional thoughts following the Wildcats' second full-team workout.
Sean Gregory interviews Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
Former Georgetown forward Jeff Green was back on campus this summer, working towards his degree. He is expected to graduate in 2012.
The emergence of Will Venable is one of Five Things To Reflect On for Bleacher Report.
If you're not reading Craig Moore's blog, where the Wildcat sharpshooter writes about his experience playing overseas, this mailbag is a good place to start.
This morning I was able to confirm news of Princeton's second 2010 verbal commitment. Look for a piece about the next Tiger big man on the site later this week.
Georgetown has released its 2009-10 men's basketball schedule.
The John Thompson III Foundation hosts its Third Annual Foundation Weekend on September 18th and 19th.
Two recaps of the talk Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden participated in called Lives on the Run: Sports, Service and Leadership - one in the Cornell Daily Sun and the other in the Ithaca Journal.
A local guard who had Princeton on his short list of suitors has opted to play at Drexel.
Will Venable hit his 10th home run of the season (video), a solo shot to center in the top of the seventh inning, as San Diego came back to beat San Francisco, 4-3.
Lafayette announced their 2009-10 basketball schedule. In addition to a game at Princeton, the Leopards will visit Georgetown on November 28th.
Richmond has released the dates for their Atlantic 10 slate, completing their schedule for the upcoming season.
A 6'2" guard from western Pennsylvania who "also drew interest from Princeton" committed to Cornell.
Soft Pretzel Logic goes one-on-one with new Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris.
Denver head coach Joe Scott has signed a three year contract extension that will keep him with the Pioneers through the 2014-15 season.
Another addition to the highlight reel for Will Venable, who followed up an outfield assist (video) on Monday with a diving grab (video) last night.
The charity auction that John Thompson III and his wife were involved in raised over $39,000 for the Sullivan Center for Breast Health.
One name to add and one name to remove from your recruiting radar - A 6'7" North Carolina forward says Princeton is one of the schools that have made him an offer, while a 6'9" post player from Arizona who had previously listed the Tigers among his suitors verbally committed to Weber State.
Finally, there was a post on TigerBlog on Monday called "Jon Solomon, Media Member?" that I'd be curious to hear your opinions on. While, as I said in that site's comments, I'm not sure how comfortable I am with my name being the focal point for this discussion - I think both this post and the Washington Post article I shared here that inspired it raise some interesting, important issues. I had only hoped that by this point I would have earned a period in the subject line, not a question mark.
Senior Nick Lake tells the Princeton Athletic Department about the mission he took to Peru this summer.
A 6'8" center from Illinois recently returned from an east coast trip where he visited Princeton, Penn, Yale, Brown, Cornell and Army.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III and his wife Monica will speak at a charity auction supporting breast cancer awareness following the Washington Mystics' game on Sunday.
Former Hoya Jessie Sapp has signed a contract to play overseas for the Scottish Rocks.
The last two articles today have no direct connection to the programs this site covers, but are interesting discussion points:
St. John's has hired someone well-versed in social networking to use Twitter and provide "enhanced coverage" from courtside during Red Storm games this season. If this is done right, with use of TwitPics, Retweets about the team from varied sources and two way Q&As, it will be a great way to connect with this program.
The Washington Post has an article about the blurring line between fan and reporter as more and more individuals start up school-specific recruiting web sites.
