Greetings from San Francisco! I'm out here for a long weekend with my family, which means I will miss the ceremonies tomorrow and Saturday where #42 will be officially retired at Princeton University. If you're going to either event, I'd love to share your reports!
Town Topics and the Trenton Times both have stories about the numerically connected Bill Bradley and Dick Kazmaier.
Much to my shock, amazement and shocked amazement THERE ARE NOW CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS HANGING IN JADWIN GYM. See the long-overdue additions to the rafters here.
Yesterday was Big East Media Day. Georgetown was picked seventh in the pre-season coaches' poll. The Star Ledger spoke with the adaptable Hoyas head coach, John Thompson III.
Richmond has reached a tentative agreement with the NCAA in relation to their recruiting violations.
Expectations are higher at Northwestern this season.
One more Oregon State practice recap, this from The Oregonian.
Reporters were invited to the first practices of the season at Northwestern and Oregon State. Some interesting observations of both schools' coaches in these two articles.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne tells the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel why he decided to play basketball for the Tigers.
Georgetown recruit Nate Lubick is profiled by the Milford Daily News.
Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette explains how hard it was to initially get Princeton's coaches to teach him about their offense.
We've finished up 2008-09 calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. 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.
NY2LA has more about the 6'3" Wisconsin guard who committed to Princeton, including quotes.
Want to learn more about the Jadwin Jungle? Let the heads of the group tell you what they do and why they do it.
Oregon State coach Craig Robinson is campaigning both for his brother-in-law and his basketball team. A good article, with quotes from Northwestern coach Bill Carmody.
More from Georgetown's media day: The Washington Times profiles sophomore guard Chris Wright. The Georgetown Voice and The Hoya have quotes from Coach Thompson and select players.
The Daily Herald spoke to Northwestern head man Bill Carmody and The Oregonian chatted with Craig Robinson as we inch closer to most schools holding their first official practices of the year this weekend.
It no longer appears that former Providence guard Dwain Williams will be transferring to Oregon State.
Read about a local guard who picked Navy over interest from Princeton and Cornell.
C. Young (6-6) - 7.0 IP 2 H 0 ER 4 BB 5 K 4.11 ERA. 111 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young threw seven shutout innings and sent the first pitch he saw at the plate in the seventh inning into the Nationals bullpen for hit his first career home run (video). San Diego beat Washington 6-1.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III was a visitor to the Padres clubhouse before the game.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
