After being teased as a possibility on sites such as i95Ballerz since early August, Gonzaga high school senior standout Ian Hummer made his commitment to Princeton official last week.
The 6'7", 225 lb forward is the son of former Princeton star Ed Hummer '67 and the nephew of another Tiger legend - John Hummer '70.
We had a chance to speak with Gonzaga head coach Steve Turner on Friday and he gave us the scoop on this highly regarded prospect who passed up high major opportunities for the chance to play for the Tigers. Quotes, video highlights, player evaluations and articles can be found after the jump.
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon caught up at Jadwin Gym on Monday morning to talk in detail about the 2008-09 season. Included in this discussion are questions about the new banners hanging in the rafters, meeting Bill Bradley for the first time, this year's team captains, information on player injuries, the freshman class, how practices have gone so far and a variety of other topics. This interview is 25:00+ in length, our longest interview with Coach Johnson to date.
Weekly interviews with Coach Johnson appear on this site every Thursday during the season.
The good recruiting news continues for Coach Sydney Johnson: 6'9" senior forward Will Barrett has confirmed that he will play his college ball for the Tigers, choosing Princeton over Columbia and interest from Michigan.
The Contra Costa Times talked to Lincoln Gunn about his decision to give up basketball.
Yesterday was Atlantic 10 Media Day. Listen to audio from Richmond head man Chris Mooney.
Craig Robinson will be happy when the presidential election is over.
This just in: The Washington Post's Recruiting Insider reports that 6'7" Gonzaga senior center Ian Hummer has decided to attend Princeton, choosing the Tigers over Northwestern and Cal. We'll have more on the newest Tiger soon.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody speaks surprisingly highly of his freshman class, part of a recent movement by the Wildcats to look closer to home for recruits.
I'll be interviewing Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson in early November for the first in our series of weekly sit-down interviews during the 2008-09 basketball season. Donors are encouraged to send in questions you might want me to ask. Hopefully I'll be able to include some of your submissions.
If you want to sign up for princetonbasketball.com's donor-only content to get access to these exclusive interviews and have the opportunity to ask Coach Johnson your questions this season, head here.
Gus Gabel, a 6'7" wing player from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, has committed to play basketball at Princeton. As discussed here a few days ago, this athletic scorer originally made an unofficial visit this summer to Princeton "mostly for [his] parents" according to an article on azcentral.com.
We had a chance to speak with Gabel's high school coach Aaron Windler yesterday afternoon and he told us more about Gabel's game and how Princeton landed this new recruit. Exclusive quotes and links to articles and evaluations about Gabel can be found after the jump.
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.
The Ivy League held its first Men's Basketball Preseason Media Teleconference this morning. This is the first of three events the league has planned this season, with all eight coaches answering questions from media.
The portion of today's Q&A with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is available above. This will also serve as a test of our new audio streaming system, replacing past seasons' much-disliked embedded RealPlayer files! An mp3 of the full event should be available on the Ivy League web site later this afternoon.
The second of these teleconferences will take place in mid-January.
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As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
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
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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
