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.
This is something I look forward to every year. Bob always packs the Harvard gym with several hundred Princeton fans. If you're going to attend this game, get your tickets from Bob Ruxin and enjoy an excellent reception afterwards.
I should also mention that Bob has recently released An Athlete's Guide to Agents, Fifth Edition with a new introduction by Georgetown head basketball coach John Thompson III. - JS
Princeton Men's Hoops at Harvard
Friday, February 5th, 2008 - 7:00pm
The reception will be in the Gordon Mezzanine (indoor track) - and begins immediately following the game. Head coach Sydney Johnson and the team will attend the party. Refreshments and a light buffet catered by Nellios of Lexington will be served.
Tickets purchased in advance for the game and party are as follows:
$18 for members of princetonbasketball.com, PANE, PVC or Friends of Princeton Basketball and their guests.
$15 for young alums ('05 - '09) and undergrads
$10 for children under 18
$25 for non-members
Tickets for the party only are $10 with a reduced rate of $5 for children.
Please send a check payable to PANE to Bob Ruxin '76 before 1/27/10 at 8 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420 with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to secure your seats.
***please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or blank envelope to be held at the Harvard will call table for pick up the day of the game.***
The Ivy League held its Men's Basketball Midseason Media Teleconference this morning, with eight coaches answering questions from media. Dartmouth assistant Mark Gaupe represented the Big Green in their segment.
The portion of today's Q&A with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is available above. An mp3 of the full event should be available on the Ivy League web site later this afternoon.
Patrick Saunders earned a spot on the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 12 points and seven assists in Catholic Memorial's win over Pius.
Denver coach Joe Scott is profiled in the Denver Post.
Pioneer senior guard Nate Rohnert was named Sun Belt Player of the Week.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (14-3) dismantled Clarkson, 82-37. St. Francis (NY) rallied past Columbia (6-8) in the second half, 59-53. Brown (6-11) fell 88-75 at Quinnipiac.
Denver (12-5) defeated two-time defending Sun Belt Conference champion Western Kentucky, 72-67. The Pioneers shot 67% from the field on the way to their eleventh consecutive home win.
In the Civil War, Oregon State (7-8) stunned Oregon, 64-57. The final game at McArthur Court was the Beavers' first victory there since the 1992-93 season.
Mercer (7-9) won 73-59 at Massassoit. Paco Boussougou had 19 points and 13 boards.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan had 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks in Penn Charter's two point loss to Haverford School.
The Dartmouth adds details about the resignation of Big Green basketball coach Terry Dunn.
I contributed some questions to the just-published PAW basketball quiz. Get them all right any you could win some prizes! Send your guesses here before January 21st to qualify.
Here are a few samples from the exam:
1. Princeton has won 13 NCAA tournament games, most recently in 1998. In what year did the Tigers pick up their first postseason victory?
6. and 7. Douglas Davis '12 hit seven 3-pointers against Lafayette in December. Name the only two Princeton players who have made more threes in one game.
9. This Princeton forward remains the only Ivy League basketball player to start NCAA tournament games in four consecutive seasons.
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.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Patrick Saunders & Dan Mavraides:
Patrick Saunders has a strange-looking jump shot - a flat-footed push with a leaning backspin. But when it goes through the basket like it did on Wednesday night, it is a thing of beauty.
Saunders was a perfect 8-8 from the field and 5-5 behind the arc, setting a new career high by halftime and finishing with a game-best 21 in 22 minutes as Princeton defeated Marist 77-58.
Saunders' eight field goals without a miss matched Kit Mueller for the second-best single game shooting performance in program history. Mueller finished 8-8 from the floor on three separate occasions in his career. Barnes Hauptfuhrer still holds the school mark with an incredible 11-11 showing against Notre Dame in 1974.
Saunders' five three pointers in a game without a miss ties marksmen Dave Orlandini, Bob Scrabis and Sean Jackson for second-best in the Princeton record books. Those four gentlemen all sit one make behind current Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson, 6-6 from deep against Columbia in 1997.
"I felt pretty comfortable out there," the newly goateed Saunders said quietly after the game. "I felt like the shots I got were open coming out of the offense. They just ended up falling in."
Sophomore guard Douglas Davis connected four times from deep in five tries for 16 and Dan Mavraides added 14 for the Tigers, who shot 57.4% for the game and were 10-17 on the night from three.
Princeton had 16 assists and a season low seven turnovers.
Candon Rusin’s 16 on 6-7 shooting paced the Red Foxes.
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.
Princeton
Marist
4-1
Home Record
1-3
3-4
Away Record
0-9
0-0
Neutral Record
0-0
138
RPI
345
173
Sagarin
334
184
Pomeroy
320
56.3
Points / Game
58.5
56.5
Points Allowed / Game
69.8
.399
FG%
.387
.737
FT%
.633
.319
3PT FG%
.333
29.7
Rebounds / Game
31.8
8.5
Off. Rebounds / Game
9.8
-2.9
Rebounding Margin
-5.2
10.8
Assists / Game
9.6
15.3
Turnovers / Game
14.7
3.1
Blocks / Game
1.3
Davis: 13.2
Points
Kaba: 9.2
Mavraides: 4.8
Rebounds
Bauer: 6.6
Schroeder: 3.0
Assists
Kaba: 1.9
Schroeder: 2.3
Steals
Rusin: 0.8
Buczak: 1.0
Blocks
Kaba: 0.4
Saunders: .543
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Carter: .524
Schroeder: .917
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Goodwin: .778
Saunders: .435
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM)
Hall: .500
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 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.
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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
