We'd been looking across the Internet for confirmation on this name for several weeks, but didn't turn up an article until this afternoon. An August 2007 story from the Orange County Register mentions in passing that 6'4" Chris O'Brien of Northwood High School in Irvine, California has announced he plans to attend Princeton next year to play basketball.
Today's Game: Iona (0-1) vs. Princeton (1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 5-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Iona 46 - 12/30/06.
The Tigers look to go 2-0 in their final tune-up before heading across the globe for next week's daunting Maui Invitational.
Rhode Island vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. UMass - 8:00 pm ET
The Daily Princetonian previews tonight's action versus the Gaels and summarizes Sydney Johnson's lecture about the legacy of Princeton basketball.
Coach Johnson is also the focus of a piece in today's New York Times.
On the heels of his outstanding sophomore debut, The Star Ledger profiles Princeton center Zach Finley.
The Central Connecticut State student paper files a report about the Blue Devils' loss to Princeton.
Richmond (2-1) pulled out a two point win over East Carolina in overtime last night.
The home opener for Denver (2-1) went well. The Pioneers built a 21 point lead and pushed aside a couple late Wyoming runs on the way to a 76-65 victory. I caught the last seven+ minutes of this game on TV late last night and while the Pioneers had too many turnovers while trying to run out the clock, Joe Scott's new team did not look as devoid of talent as I expected them to be. The Associated Press reporter was similarly surprised.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-2) gave a game effort at Ohio State before falling 68-54.
Richmond vs. East Carolina - 8:00 pm ET
Wyoming vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Columbia vs. Ohio State - 9:00 pm ET - NIT Tip-Off - ESPN2
Today's must-read is Jerry Price's feature about new Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson.
One more report on the CCSU game, this from the Princeton Packet.
From the most recent Princeton Alumni Weekly, a short preview of the Tigers focusing on Kyle Koncz and his family.
Basketball Prospectus previews the Ivy League.
Both Denver and Richmond are in action tonight.
The Washington Post profiles Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-1) picked up a 47-41 victory over Delaware State on a neutral court in Columbus, Ohio in the opening night of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.
Reading the following in last week's Daily Princetonian got me curious:
Over the summer, [Coach Sydney] Johnson sent the team an email with a link to a motivational youtube.com video: a Charles Barkley highlight reel set to '80s rock that featured the tagline, "Who says pros can't compete?"
So, I tracked this video down. Here it is...
Delaware State vs. Columbia - 6:00 pm ET - NIT Tip-Off
Plenty of articles about yesterday's season opener. goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian and the Associated Press were all on the scene. Other local newspapers' articles were not available on-line.
ccsubluedevils.com, the New Britain Herald and the Hartford Courant add perspective from the Nutmeg State.
Denver opens "The Joe Scott Era" at home against Wyoming on Tuesday night.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-1) fell by 15 at Michigan. Penn (0-2) was blown out at Loyola (Md.) 89-68 and Harvard (1-2) picked up a win at the Basketball Travelers Classic, defeating Northwestern State 90-60.
box score : audio - coach sydney johnson
audio - kyle koncz & zach finley
Princeton was able to overcome a horrendous first half shooting performance, carried to victory on the broad shoulders of sophomore center Zach Finley. Finley scored 18 of his career-high 22 points in the game's final twenty minutes as the Tigers held off visiting Central Connecticut State 59-57. Joe Seymore tallied 14 points on four three point shots for the Blue Devils.
Today's Game: Central Connecticut State (0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.
The season opens for the Tigers this afternoon and many of the questions surrounding this new iteration of Princeton basketball will begin to be answered. We'll have postgame audio and an assortment of photographs available after the game.
Brown vs. Michigan - 12:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Loyola (Md.) - 12:00 pm ET - Philly Classic
Harvard vs. Northwestern State - 3:30 pm ET - Basketball Travelers Classic
Georgetown (1-0) began its campaign with a methodical 68-53 victory over William & Mary. Roy Hibbert led all scorers with 23 points on 9-11 shooting. The Washington Post has more on the game.
Richmond (1-1) was squashed at the buzzer on a three point shot by Norfolk State's Tony Murphy. The Spiders gave up an 11 point lead with just over four minutes left to play, falling 72-69.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (1-0) opened their season on a good note, recording a 82-71 victory at home over Sacred Heart yesterday afternoon. Cornell (1-0) topped Lehigh 87-83. Dartmouth (1-1) was able to out-score VMI 98-87. In the last game of the night Harvard (0-2) dropped a 79-61 contest against UCSB.
Denver vs. Oklahoma - 8:00 pm ET - 2K Sports College Hoops Classic
Brown vs. Eastern Michigan - 12:00 pm ET
Fordham vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET - YES
Drexel vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Air Force - 8:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET
Joe Scott's Denver debut was a wild ride. Denver (1-0) had a twenty point lead with under twelve minutes to play, but the Pioneers needed a free throw with two seconds left in regulation and two free throws with nine seconds to go in overtime to come away with a 76-75 victory over Division II East Central.
The Daily Princeton's Princeton preview is on newsstands. There are stories about new head coach Sydney Johnson, senior co-captains Noah Savage and Kyle Koncz, the Tigers' 2007-08 opponents and Princeton's first test this year, Central Connecticut State.
The Trentonian also previews Princeton today.
Denver vs. East Central - 5:30 pm ET - 2K Sports College Hoops Classic
The Town Topics has some player-by-player quotes from Coach Johnson in their Princeton preview.
Joe Scott coaches his first game for the Denver Pioneers this afternoon in Norman, Oklahoma.
Northwestern won their exhibition over Chicago 84-76, led by 18 points from freshman Mike Capocci.
Former Tiger Pete Hegseth is profiled in a Princeton Alumni Weekly cover story.
The Georgetown Hoya's basketball preview is out today. Two of their best features are on Coach John Thompson III's connection to Pete Carril and his relationship with former Princeton recruit Jon Wallace.
Will Venable had a big day for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.
audio - coach sydney johnson and coach steve wojciechowski
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and Duke assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski spoke to the media this afternoon via teleconference in advance of their respective teams' first round matchup at the 2007 Maui Invitational. Audio from this conversation is above.
Chicago vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET (Exhibition) - nusports.com
Harvey Yavener was at Princeton's Media Day, and writes about the similarities between the Tigers' two new head basketball coaches.
Richmond (1-1) was within one possession of Memphis with under seven minutes to go, before the Tigers pulled away for the 80-64 win. Memphis finished the game on an 18-4 run.
Northwestern kicks off their season with an exhibition against Chicago tonight. The Daily Northwestern has a long feature on head coach Bill Carmody, while the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times both preview the Wildcats.
Former Princeton player and Trinity College professor Drew Hyland is the subject of an amusing Q&A.
Want to learn more about Central Connecticut State? The Blue Devils are gearing up for Sunday's season opener.
