In their third interview of the season, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met up at Jadwin Gym to discuss the Tigers' trip to the Maui Invitational and to preview Princeton's two in-state battles this week versus Seton Hall and Rutgers. This interview is 11:00+ in length. New interviews with Coach Johnson will be available every week during the 2007-08 basketball season.
Northwestern vs. Virginia - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Colorado vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Vermont vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Binghamton vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Denver hosts Colorado in a meeting of former Air Force head coaches. The Rocky Mountain News has quotes from both Joe Scott and Jeff Bzdelik.
Northwestern travels to Virginia for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
The Princeton Packet catches up with Sydney Johnson to get his thoughts on Princeton's trip to Maui.
Lincoln Gunn was named to the Honor Roll of the second Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
Michael Gallo of the Daily Princetonian explains why Tiger basketball brought him to Princeton.
With the college basketball season underway, I've been negligent in providing readers with some European updates on former Tigers playing overseas. Let's get caught up!
Mason Rocca is averaging 10.7 points per-game and 7.1 rebounds in his fourth season for the 3-8 Eldo Napoli squad. Napoli is in 16th place in Lega A.
Judson Wallace is averaging 14.6 points per-game and 10.5 rebounds through 11 games for Capo d'Orlando, who sit in 7th place with a 6-5 record. Wallace is shooting 50% from the three point line (20-40).
Wallace was recently profiled in an Italian periodical titled "Beautiful Mind." Click on the image above for a full .pdf. Anyone care to translate?
6'10" center Emerson Kampen (above) will wait until April to decide between Princeton and IPFW.
The Daily Princetonian reviews the Tigers' loss to Chaminade and profiles Moravian College president Chris Thomforde.
ESPN analyst Jay Billas named Noah Savage to his all-Maui Invitational team.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (3-1) recorded an impressive 83-77 victory at home over Siena.
No more views like this one. We're back in New Jersey, resting up.
Siena vs. Cornell - 12:00 pm ET
Northwestern (1-3) came up short at home versus former Wildcat assistant Craig Robinson and Brown (2-2).
Richmond (3-4) let a 17 point second half lead get away in a 64-62 loss at Marist. Steve Mills invited the Spiders to practice at Madison Square Garden on the day after Thanksgiving.
Around the Ivy League: Friday night Virginia topped Penn (1-4) in the Philly Classic 100-85 and Yale (1-3) was no match for #1 UCLA 81-47. Saturday, the results were far more positive. Penn (2-4) bounced back against Navy, 71-67. Columbia (2-4) took care of Stony Brook by 20. Dartmouth (2-3) won at Colgate 81-76. Harvard (2-4) was defeated by Providence 93-70.
goprincetontigers.com, the Maui News, the Honolulu Observer and the Star Bulletin all chime in on yesterday's game against Chaminade.
Georgetown (3-0) defeated Ball State in Muncie, 57-46.
Top junior wing Hollis Thompson committed to the Hoyas yesterday.
6'9" Justin Coughlin will play for Joe Scott at Denver.
Two pages of photographs from the Princeton/Duke game.
Chris Young and his wife Liz give back to the community.
Finally, some very sad news from New Hampshire. Longtime Dartmouth Sports Information Director Kathleen Slattery Phillips passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 55. Our condolences to her family.
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audio - coach sydney johnson & noah savage
The Chaminade Silverswords led from start to finish in the 7th Place Game of the 2007 EA Sports Maui Invitational, holding off several Princeton runs in a 74-70 victory for the host school.
The win was the first in the Maui Invitational for Chaminade since 2003 when the Silverswords defeated Villanova 52-49.
Today's Game: Princeton (2-2) vs. Chaminade (1-2)
Location: Lahaina Civic Center - Lahaina, HI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, 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 concludes their trip to Maui with a matchup versus a very good Chaminade team.
Georgetown vs. Ball State - 7:00 pm ET
goprincetontigers.com, the Maui News, the Associated Press and the Daily Princetonian break down the Arizona State game.
For the Sun Devils' perspective, read stories from the Arizona Republic, the Maui News and Devils Digest.
The Daily Princetonian also files their report on Princeton's loss to Duke.
Zach Finley was named to the Honor Roll in the first Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards of the season.
David Rosenfeld from the Princeton Athletic Department checks in a second time from room 310 at the Hyatt Regency Maui.
Notes on the first five games for Princeton recruit Max Huc and Brewster Academy.
Big man Keith Wright, who Princeton was very interested in, has selected Harvard. Another impressive piece of Tommy Amaker's first recruiting class.
Georgetown heads on the road for the first time this year.
Richmond (3-3) beat Rice down in Texas, 61-55. In Evanston, Northwestern (1-2) blew out D-III Benedictine, 95-63.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-3) hung with Holy Cross before falling 80-69. Columbia (1-4) dropped a cross-borough battle to LIU, 70-60. Dartmouth (1-3) gave Rutgers a test at the RAC. Penn (1-3) picked up its first win of the season over The Citadel. Cornell (2-1) upended Army 93-78. Out west, Yale (1-2) lost to Stanford 72-61.
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audio - coach sydney johnson & lincoln gunn
The Devils changed from Blue to Sun, but on the second day of the EA Sports 2007 Maui Invitational the results were the same for Princeton at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Arizona State used a halftime-spanning 15-4 run to open up a close game, pulling away for a 61-42 victory.
Today's Game: Arizona State (0-1) vs. Princeton (2-1)
Location: Lahaina Civic Center - Lahaina, HI
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, 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 looks to rebound against the Sun Devils in the consolation bracket of the 2007 EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Benedictine vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Richmond vs. Rice - 8:20 pm ET
Columbia vs. LIU - 7:00 pm ET
Army vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Rutgers - 7:30 pm ET
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 8:00 pm ET
The Citadel vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET
The Trenton Times watched the Duke game on TV.
The Maui News, the Associated Press and the Duke Chronicle file their reports.
There's a must-read profile of Sydney Johnson in the new Princeton Alumni Weekly. Several tidbits in this piece I'd never seen reported elsewhere before.
USA Today has a feature on Georgetown recruit Greg Monroe.
Richmond and Northwestern are both in action tonight.
Spent from 7:45 am on at the Maui Invitational, but I had a chance to take some pictures in the early morning on a brief exploratory drive and I later tried to capture a few details of the setting for today's games.
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audio - coach sydney johnson & lincoln gunn
A 31-4 game-opening Duke run soured Princeton's debut in the EA Sports 2007 Maui Invitational. The Blue Devils coasted to an impressive 83-61 victory behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from freshman forward Kyle Singler. Singler scored Duke's first eight points as the three-time Maui Invitational champions raced by the entrants from the Ivy League.
