May 2, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Brian Taylor, Chris Young, Fairfield, Georgetown, Pete Carril, Princeton, Stephen Goldsmith, Today's News
There is a magazine profile of Pete Carril you can read the first portion of sans subscription.
Brian Taylor has been named the Executive Director of Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona.
Vote for Princeton's NCAA Tournament victory over UCLA to represent New Jersey in ESPN's Great State Debate.
If there are no setbacks along the way, Chris Young could rejoin the Mets' rotation later this month.
A lengthy end of season Q&A with Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson ran in the Connecticut Post. Click through to read part one, part two and part three.
Kevin Broadus has been promoted to the position of assistant coach at Georgetown.
Stephen Goldsmith is the subject of a story in his school's newspaper!
Here is the apparent short list for Brown's next basketball coach.
April 20, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Butch van Breda Kolff, Chris Young, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News
Hard to believe but today marks one year on the job at Princeton for Mitch Henderson.
The Daily Princetonian talks with Columbia coach Kyle Smith about a possible Ivy League tournament.
There's a long, wide-ranging piece about Princeton basketball on the Slam site.
Pete Carril is out west visiting the Sacramento Kings this week.
A number of 1960s Princeton basketball wire photos from the Baltimore Sun archives are up on eBay. This shot of Bill Bradley and Butch van Breda Kolff is worth bidding on, as are several others.
Chris Young threw a pair of live batting practice sessions as part of his recovery.
Finally, there's a report Jerome Allen could leave Penn to become "coach in waiting" under Larry Brown at SMU. We shall see.
March 30, 2012 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Today's News
It was a lot of fun to watch Northwestern's John Shurna win both the Hampton Hotels Men's 3-Point Contest and the Pure Protein Battle of the Champions at the Final Four in New Orleans last night.
Shurna, who said beforehand he had never shot off a rack before, knocked down his final seven shots to claim his gender's title by one point and then facing off versus USC's Ashley Corral put up an unbeatable score of 24.
Highlights can be found here.
A Notre Dame wing whom Mitch Henderson originally tried to recruit to Evanston is transferring and NU may have interest.
Chris Young says his recovery has been a smooth one so far.
March 29, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
What gym provides the biggest home court advantage in the Ivy League? The answer, as they say, may surprise you.
Cracking the upper portion of Big Apple Buckets' look at the Top 25 players in the New York metro area, Ian Hummer.
Chris Young hopes to be the same pitcher he once was.
A guard from Florida claims an offer from the Princeton staff.
You might be curious to know the CBI finals between Pitt and Washington State will come down to a winner take all game three on Friday night in Allegheny County.
March 27, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News
The New York Mets have signed Chris Young to a minor league deal.
Atlanta apparently inquired with San Diego about the availability of outfielder Will Venable and were told he was unavailable.
A Princeton representative appears on Big Apple Buckets' second installment of the Top 25 players in the New York metro area.
Northwestern's John Shurna was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.
John Thompson III joined GameTime to talk about the improvements of Greg Monroe and Roy Hibbert.
Hoya senior Henry Sims will play in the 2012 Reese's Division I College All-Star Game this weekend. Also on his team: The aforementioned Shurna and Keith Wright from Harvard.
March 1, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Chris Young, David Blatt, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable
Utah vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
Down by double digits for most of the night, Northwestern (17-12) staged a ferocious rally against #10 Ohio State. Alex Marcotullio's deep three pointer from the top of the key tied the game at 73 in the waning moments as Welsh-Ryan Arena went berserk. Jared Sullinger spun inside to put the Buckeyes up once more with three ticks remaining and in his final regular season home game John Shurna's half court shot caught only the front of the rim at the buzzer. It was devastating. The Wildcats were outrebounded 44-18.
I can't lie - I was so nervous when I got home late in the second half I couldn't bring myself to watch until the final 20 seconds.
Richmond (16-15) knocked off Dayton on Senior Night, 82-71.
In a meeting between former Tigers of different generations, Judson Wallace scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds as FC Barcelona defeated the Dave Blatt-coached Tel Aviv side in a Euroleague match. Both teams will advance to the playoff rounds, with Wallace's team going undefeated.
Now on his fourth hitting coach, Will Venable is looking to improve his swing.
The Mets are keeping in touch with Chris Young but the oft-injured free agent wants a Major League contract.
Look! It is Armond Hill on the red carpet for the Harold Pump Foundation Gala.
Oregon State hosts Utah.
January 6, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News
MCCC vs. Monroe - 5:00 pm ET
Fairfield vs. Siena - 7:00 pm ET - SNY
Mets GM Sandy Alderson spoke with Chris Young over the holidays. Young could re-sign with New York under the right circumstances.
Grantland has a long piece on Georgetown up. It's got nothing on this transcript of an interview with former Hoya Roy Hibbert, though.
There have been plenty of updates on 2012 Princeton recruits Hans Brase and Michael Washington, Jr. but little on 7'2" center Edo Lawrence. I did some digging yesterday and the best I could find was this report on a game from mid-December.
Denver (12-3) prevailed 53-50 at Arkansas State.
Cracking 90 points for the seventh time this season, Oregon State (11-4) defeated Cal in Corvallis.
Fairfield visits Siena tonight.
Big Apple Buckets' first power poll of 2012 is out. Princeton moves up one spot in the rankings. For the record, I had Wagner in first and the Tigers sixth overall.
December 7, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (3-5 / 0-0) vs. Rutgers (4-4 / 0-0)
Location: The RAC - Piscataway, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 73-44.
Last meeting: Princeton 78 Rutgers 73 (OT) - 11/12/10
|
| Princeton |
|
Rutgers |
| 2-2 |
Home Record |
4-1 |
| 0-2 |
Away Record |
0-1 |
| 1-1 |
Neutral Record |
0-2 |
| 264 |
RPI |
245 |
| 221 |
Sagarin |
204 |
| 151 |
Pomeroy |
120 |
| 59.8 |
Points / Game |
67.9 |
| 58.5 |
Points Allowed / Game |
62.5 |
| .400 |
FG% |
.440 |
| .601 |
FT% |
.696 |
| .318 |
3PT FG% |
.363 |
| 34.8 |
Rebounds / Game |
35.4 |
| 10.9 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
13.8 |
| +0.9 |
Rebounding Margin |
+4.9 |
| 13.5 |
Assists / Game |
12.9 |
| 14.0 |
Turnovers / Game |
15.4 |
| 3.8 |
Blocks / Game |
2.9 |
|
|
|
| Hummer: 17.0 |
Points |
Biruta: 11.5 |
| Hummer: 8.3 |
Rebounds |
Biruta: 6.4 |
| Bray: 3.5 |
Assists |
Mack: 2.6 |
| Hummer: 1.6 |
Steals |
Poole: 2.0 |
| Hummer, Barrett: 0.8 |
Blocks |
Miller: 1.0 |
| Koon: .542 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Biruta: .516 |
| Davis: .909 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Carter .889 |
| Bray: .412 |
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTA) |
Carroll: .429 |
Iona vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - Root Sports
Delaware vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Yale - 7:30 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Brown - 7:30 pm ET
The Courier News, the Daily Targum and On The Banks preview tonight's game.
Jerry Carino shares some extra quotes from his interview with Mitch Henderson.
Denton Koon earns a profile in the Daily Princetonian, which also provides a piece on Princeton's uniform designs over the years.
Mercer (1-9) lost their eighth straight to Morris, 55-40.
Tonight Denver hosts Iona.
The Mets have interest in bringing Chris Young back for 2012 with a minor league deal.
Since I know there are some of you always asking about it come December, my Christmas marathon was profiled on the Northwestern Magazine web site.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (6-4) came all the way back from down 20 in the second half versus Holy Cross, taking their first lead in the final three seconds of a 46-45 Lions victory.
December 5, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Mason Rocca, Princeton
The 118th meeting between Princeton and Rutgers takes place on Wednesday night at the RAC, a floor the Tigers have not won on since 1999.
As we start our build-up to this inter-state rivalry game I recommend the following lengthy pieces, which are all included after the jump: A recap of last year's OT win, the historical epic "Rutgers in the 2000s: A Decade of Dismay" and a new review of Princeton's '99 victory versus the Scarlet Knights, which also came in overtime.
Tomorrow we'll continue with a Rutgers Know! Your! Foe! and a new interview with Mitch Henderson.
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December 3, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond
NJIT vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Richmond vs. Wake Forest - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Del Tech Stanton vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Texas Southern vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Vermont vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Iowa - 3:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET - Centennial Classic
Northwestern (7-0) tied a school record with 20 made three pointers and decimated Mississippi Valley State, 92-67. The Wildcats host #7 Baylor tomorrow afternoon. Should be fun.
MAAC play opened for Fairfield (4-4) with a 79-75 win at Niagara.
Georgetown hosts NJIT.
Texas Southern visits Denver. The Pioneers have quietly emerged as a team to watch.
Richmond plays at Wake Forest.
Unable to contribute until June at the earliest, Chris Young is now a free agent.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (3-4) recorded a very nice victory, 69-61 at Loyola Marymount.
November 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Chris Young, Gabe Lewullis, Photos, Princeton, Steve Goodrich, Video
Despite having never played them at home, Princeton still holds a 5-1 all-time record versus NC State and has won each of the last five meetings dating back to the 1965 NCAA Tournament.
Today, I'm going to focus on the previous four times the Tigers have played the Wolfpack, as the two teams faced off on four occasions between 1991 and 1999.
Like in our well-received historical pieces Twelve years of season openers, Rutgers in the 2000s, The last four games against Duke and Lavietes Pavilion: Where anything could happen, will happen and probably already has happened, read on for a multi-media bonanza of words, pictures, videos and memories from this quartet of Princeton victories.
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November 5, 2011 at 7:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Ed Persia, Judson Wallace, Luke Owings, Mason Rocca, Princeton, Scott Greenman, Spencer Gloger, Will Venable
Above, the Jadwin Jungle waits for the opening tip of the 2005-06 season.
This post was originally penned in 2009 as "A Decade of Season Openers." I've added last season's game against Rutgers as part of an annual revamp for each upcoming season.
Many of these pieces come from the listserv that predated this web site.
With a week until the 2011-12 season begins, read on for the stories of the past 12 Tiger tipoffs in sequential order...
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