Mitch Henderson on Yahoo! Sports Radio.
Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson joined Tim Brando on Yahoo! Sports Radio this afternoon. Use the embedded player above to listen.
A second archive of classic Princeton photos.
David Zeft, whose photographs were first shared on the site at the start of the month, came up to me on Saturday night at Jadwin Gym carrying a yellow plastic bag filled with a stack of historic shots from the past 30 years of Princeton basketball.
I've scanned an initial octet of images this afternoon, the majority of which follow after the jump. Some serious treats here with more of equal quality to come down the line. I can't thank him enough.
Above, the overflow Selection Sunday crowd for the 1990-91 made-for-CBS regular season finale against Loyola Marymount. Shot taken by climbing a camera stanchion!
Top 25 teams at Jadwin the past 35 years.
Since Saturday night's victory over Harvard I've received multiple inquiries that were variations on the same question:
"Between beating Notre Dame in 1977 and last weekend, how many Top 25 teams did Princeton actually play at Jadwin Gym?"
While schools like BYU (81-82), Penn (93-94) and Xavier (00-01) were all ranked either before or after specific visits to Mercer County, these appear to be the only then-ranked teams that have played the Tigers on their home floor in the past 35 years.
The most common misconception when I was doing my research is that Loyola Marymount was highly regarded when they came across the country to close the 1990-91 season. In fact the Lions had a 16-14 overall record. Which reminds me, I need to scan some shots from that game next...
Full list after the jump. Add your memories from any and all in the comments!
Monday News:
There's an Internet-only ESPNU postgame package entitled "Harvard Fails Princeton Exam" you can view here.
The Daily Princetonian reports on last weekend's games and comes out in defense of Saturday's court storming.
Their slideshow out of Saturday night has some gems in it.
You can also view articles in the Harvard Crimson and the Dartmouth.
John Ezekowitz wrote the contest up for the Mid-Majority's 800 Games Project.
A junior guard from North Carolina says Princeton is one of the schools showing interest in him.
Georgetown (19-5) never trailed against St. John's, but was unable to take their lead to double digits until the final three seconds. Hoya Hoops provides postgame audio from a 71-61 final and Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.
It was a very impressive fifth straight win for Fairfield (15-10), who went to league leader Loyola (Md.) and returned north with a 17 point triumph.
Every time Northwestern (15-9) took the lead in the second half, it seemed like Purdue answered with a three pointer. The Boilermakers hit back to back treys with six minutes left to break the game's eighth tie and defeated the Wildcats 87-77.
Oregon State (15-10) fell 75-72 to Washington.
There is another archival treat coming later this afternoon for you all.
Princeton / Harvard tickets still available!
I'm reposting because Bob Ruxin informs me he's come into ~50 additional tickets for this game. I'm guessing yesterday's result will lead to increased interest in attending from Princeton followers.
This is something I genuinely look forward to every year. Bob always packs the Harvard gym with several hundred Tiger fans. If you're going to attend this game, get your tickets from him and enjoy an excellent reception afterwards. You'll have the chance to mingle with fellow fans plus the current coaches and players. - JS
Princeton Men's Hoops at Harvard
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - 7:00pm
The reception will be in the Gordon Mezzanine (indoor track) - and begins immediately following the game. Head coach Mitch Henderson and the team will attend the party. Refreshments and a light buffet of sandwiches, salads and cookies catered by Nellios Gourmet Kitchen of Lexington will be served.
Tickets purchased in advance for the game and party are as follows:
$25 for members of princetonbasketball.com, PANE, PVC or Friends of Princeton Basketball and their guests.
$20 for young alums ('07 - '11) and undergrads.
$10 for children under 18.
Add $10 per adult / $5 for young alums and child for non-members. Tickets to the party only are the same price.
Note: The Harvard box office is SOLD OUT for this game.
Please send a check payable to PANE to Bob Ruxin '76 at 12 Nickerson Rd, Lexington, MA 02421 with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to secure your seats. The deadline is February 15th or when tickets are gone.
For more information please email Bob Ruxin.
Sunday News:
St. John's vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN
Fairfield vs. Loyola (Md.) - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Washington vs. Oregon State - 5:30 pm ET - FSN
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory versus Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Harvard Crimson, in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Herald, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.
Game highlights can be found here and the full broadcast is archived here.
Pete Carril was the only person Paul Westphal knew who thought Jeremy Lin could play in the NBA.
Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. scored 15 points in Oak Harbor's district tournament loss at Glacier Peak.
Mercer (4-19) dropped a 81-71 decision at Del Tech Stanton despite 19 from Filip Seculic.
George Washington caught and passed Richmond (13-13) in the final minute of a 69-67 final.
Denver (18-8) won 77-63 at Florida International.
Senior center Henry Sims and Georgetown are home for St. John's.
Fairfield visits MAAC leader Loyola.
Washington travels to Oregon State.
Northwestern plays at Purdue.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (16-6 / 6-2) came from 21 down with 11:30 to play, shocking Columbia (14-10 / 3-5) by one. Zach Rosen hit from roughly 27' out with three seconds remaining as Penn (13-11 / 5-2) finished Dartmouth (0-8 / 4-20) in a 58-55 final. Cornell (10-12 / 5-3) ran away from Brown (7-18 / 1-7) to sweep their homestanding weekend.
Harvard pictures.
Photos from today’s game courtesy Robert Solomon. I think this series truly captures both the game and the environment nicely.
A court is stormed.
While I wait for my dad to finish editing tonight's photos, here's the first of what I'm sure will be several videos from the Jadwin stands of the final seconds. Enjoy.
Princeton 70 Harvard 62.
Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson, Ian Hummer & T.J. Bray:
Like happened last March in memorable fashion at the end of an Ivy League playoff in New Haven and as even ensued somewhat prematurely when the two teams met further north at Lavietes Pavilion the week prior, for the third consecutive occasion when Harvard and Princeton faced one another in basketball a court was stormed.
The stakes were not as high as they had been in either of these previous two meetings. There was no trip to the NCAA Tournament directly on the line, but as time ran out at Jadwin Gym on Saturday night the hardwood transformed into a sea of orange and black jubilation as the Crimson suffered their first loss in conference play.
Princeton (13-10 / 4-3) was downright magnificent in the final 5:14 on Saturday night versus nationally-ranked Harvard (21-3 / 7-1), first scoring on six straight possessions to turn a 46-46 game into a 10 point Tiger lead and then making nine of 12 free throws in the last 71 seconds to fend off the Crimson’s endless loop of drives to the basket.
Junior forward Ian Hummer clearly was the best player on the floor, recording 20 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing six assists including a pair of jaw-dropping passes. Hummer was one of five Princeton players in double figures. T.J. Bray had all 12 of his tallies in the second half, making his first start in 17 games Brendan Connolly was a needed force inside with 11 as the displaced Mack Darrow and freshman Denton Koon each added 10 from the bench.
Keith Wright had 16 to lead three Crimson starters in double digits.
It was Princeton’s first win over a then-ranked team since besting Wake Forest in 1997 and the first victory versus a team in the AP Top 25 at home since a memorable game against #2 Notre Dame in 1977.
YouTube potpourri LVIII.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, John Thompson III meets the press in advance of Georgetown's game against St. John's.
Five additional clips after the jump.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Harvard (21-2 / 7-0) vs. Princeton (12-10 / 3-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 127-39.
Last meeting: Princeton 63 Harvard 62 - 3/12/11
| Harvard | Princeton | |
| 8-0 | Home Record | 4-2 |
| 10-2 | Away Record | 7-7 |
| 3-0 | Neutral Record | 1-1 |
| 37 | RPI | 110 |
| 36 | Sagarin | 145 |
| 33 | Pomeroy | 134 |
| 65.3 | Points / Game | 64.0 |
| 53.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 61.9 |
| .457 | FG% | .432 |
| .748 | FT% | .645 |
| .357 | 3PT FG% | .350 |
| 33.0 | Rebounds / Game | 34.0 |
| 8.9 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| +4.1 | Rebounding Margin | -0.7 |
| 12.6 | Assists / Game | 13.8 |
| 12.6 | Turnovers / Game | 12.7 |
| 4.7 | Blocks / Game | 3.8 |
| Casey: 11.0 | Points | Hummer: 16.5 |
| Wright: 8.0 | Rebounds | Hummer: 7.6 |
| Curry: 4.9 | Assists | Bray: 3.7 |
| Curry: 1.7 | Steals | Bray: 1.6 |
| Wright: 1.7 | Blocks | Hummer: 1.1 |
| Wright: .584 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Koon: .536 |
| McNally: .900 | FT% (Min: 5 FTM) | Saunders: .800 |
| Miller: .476 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Bray: .438 |
MCCC vs. Del Tech Stanton - 2:00 pm ET
George Washington vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Denver vs. FIU - 7:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian and on dartmouthsports.com.
Ivy Hoops Online and the Trenton Times preview tonight's game against Harvard.
The Daily Princetonian asked several Tigers about their memories from last year's Ivy League playoff.
Jonathan Tannenwald's piece on Ivy League television rights is essential reading.
Roy Hibbert being selected to the All-Star Game brought a big smile to the face of John Thompson III.
Bill Carmody feels unselfishness is the key to success at Northwestern.
Is there a leadership void at Oregon State?
Princeton recruit Steven Cook scored 11 points in New Trier's overtime loss to Evanston.
Richmond hosts GW on ESPNU prior to the Harvard and Princeton tip.
Florida International welcomes Denver.
I'll post about this tomorrow in greater detail, but PANE had come into ~50 additional tickets for Princeton's trip to Harvard in less than two weeks. If you are interested in going, don't hesitate to contact Bob Ruxin as the Crimson box office remains sold out.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (21-2 / 7-0) won their ninth straight, 56-50 at Penn (12-11 / 4-2). Johnathan Gray had a career high 29 as Cornell (9-12 / 4-3) upended Yale (15-6 / 5-2) by one in overtime. Columbia (14-9 / 3-4) made 16 three pointers and destroyed a Sean McGonagill-less Brown (1-6 / 7-17) squad, 86-60.
