A reader sent us an oversized trading card featuring the pride of Perth Amboy that we did not have in our collection. It is 1977 Topps trading card #73. If you missed our scans of trading cards featuring Princeton stars of the 1970s last summer, click here to enjoy the series.
To kill time during the offseason, ESPN is ranking the overall "prestige" of 298 different college basketball programs since 1984-85, when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams. While I personally don't think a single losing season should have the same negative point value as a ban from the NCAA tournament, it is still an interesting diversion. Princeton is #40 using ESPN's formula.
Penn shows up six slots higher as #34.
No other Ivy League school scored better than #225.
Discuss in the comments below.
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Konrad Wysocki and the German national team qualified for the Olympics in Beijing with a 96-82 victory over Puerto Rico.
Judson Wallace finished his stint at the NBA Summer League in fine form, scoring 15 points, snatching nine rebounds and swiping four steals in Phoenix's 88-69 win over Washington.
The Suns lost a heartbreaker to Portland 74-73 on Saturday, and Wallace had six points and nine boards in 27 minutes of play.
Chris Young threw 73 pitches over five innings in his second rehab start for Single-A Lake Elsnore on Monday night.
A 6'9" center from Verona says Princeton coaches have expressed interest in him.
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Two box scores from the NBA Summer League to pass along - on Friday, Judson Wallace scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in Phoenix's 85-80 loss to the Knicks.
The Suns defeated San Antonio 98-74 on Thursday, and Wallace had four points and five boards in 16 minutes of play.
The fourth of five Summer Suns games will be played tonight against Portland at 10:00 pm ET. It will be broadcast on NBAtv.
Chris Young was encouraged after his first rehab start, throwing 59 pitches over 3 2/3 innings for Single-A Lake Elsnore on Wednesday.
The USA U18 national team, with John Thompson III serving as an assistant coach, fell in the gold medal game of the 2008 FIBA Americas to Argentina, 77-64.
Is Chris Mooney about to sign an extension at Richmond?
A 6'6" swingman has chosen Harvard over Princeton and Penn.
Save the date - Princeton will travel to Central Connecticut State on Saturday, December 20th. For a full list of confirmed 2008-09 games, check the sidebar.
The first confirmed non-conference game for 2008-09: The Tigers and Jaspers will continue their series in Riverdale on Sunday, December 14th.
Sometimes, you have to do it yourself.
While most college seniors were frantically sending out resumes, attending countless job fairs and networking with potential employers this spring, Noah Savage was busy editing.
Savage personally pieced together a makeshift highlight reel from tapes of his four years at Princeton and former team manager Chris Chaney posted it on YouTube.
The 3:29 mashup of long range jumpers, face-first dives for loose balls and almost every dunk in Savage’s collegiate career helped land his first job after graduation - a spot on the roster of Switzerland’s Sam Massagno Basket.
The former Ivy League Rookie of the Year is interviewed after Germany defeated New Zealand at the Fiba 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Wysocki's interview begins 2:05 into this video.
Noah Savage was a guest speaker at Montgomery High School's basketball camp.
Princeton Summer League Hall of Fame inductee Rick Simkus reflects on 18 seasons of games at Community Park.
In NBA Summer League action, Judson Wallace started at forward for the Phoenix Suns, scoring two points. Wallace made his only field goal attempt in 18 minutes of play, a lefty jump hook in traffic. The Suns blew a late lead and fell 100-97 to Houston.
Will Venable is hitting .393 with runners in scoring position for the Portland Beavers.
Will Venable continues to tear it up in Portland, blasting a game-winning three run home run in last night's 4-2 extra inning victory over Fresno. Venable, who has hit safely in 12 straight games, now leads the Beavers in batting average, hitting .322 with 20 doubles through 73 games.
Harlan Goode of Washington Times writes about the similarities between Davidson head coach Bob McKillop and Georgetown head man John Thompson III, as the two prepare the USA U-18 team for next week's FIBA Americas Championship.
The first quality game in Rico's Get Better League for Princeton recruit Zane Ma - 15 points on 7-14 shooting - but Team Future fell to Team Under The Radar 69-67.
Northwestern forward Nikola Baran will be transferring.
A 6'7" center has decided on Bucknell over Princeton, Cornell and Penn.
Judson Wallace is stateside - appearing on the Phoenix Suns' roster for the 2008 NBA Summer League. Games start July 14th in Las Vegas.
What is it like to watch the NBA draft at your home with two future draft picks? John Thompson III tells the Washington Post. Thompson was also honored last week with a caricature on the walls of the Alumni House.
While no dates have been set, Georgetown's 18 Big East conference matchups have been announced.
Chris Young threw 45 pitches over three simulated innings last Saturday.
Two recruiting tidbits - a 6'9" Georgia center says he has heard from Princeton (among others) and there are details about two brothers who attended the Princeton Elite Camp earlier this summer.
A Georgetown press release revealed that a NCAA waiver will allow Florida State transfer Julian Vaughn to play for the Hoyas in 2008-09.
Konrad Wysocki scored 12 points as Germany defeated Poland in a warm-up for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Last night was the NBA draft, and two Georgetown seniors were selected - Roy Hibbert with the 17th pick and Patrick Ewing Jr. (above) in the second round to Sacramento.
Continuing his rehab, Chris Young will throw a simulated game on Saturday.
Two pieces of Tigers recruiting news from the Huntersville Herald - mentioning a 6'1" guard who has received "a schollarship offer" from Princeton and a forward who has made an unofficial visit to the Princeton campus.
