Video of Douglas Davis' buzzer beater.
That might be the second-biggest shot in the modern era of Princeton basketball.
"The Tigers are going to the NCAA Tournament!"
Courtesy of 103.3 fm WPRB and Nelligan Sports, here's John Sadak and Noah Savage's call of Princeton history. Much, much, much, much more to come.
Because it had to happen: Live chat on Saturday.
Before Princeton and Harvard's Ivy League playoff on Saturday - starting at 2:00 pm ET - we're bringing back the live chat while we're already courtside in New Haven.
Check above to ask questions about the Tigers, get exclusive tidbits from Payne Whitney and temper your nervous energy with discussion of the Ivy League and the other teams in the Carril Cradle.
This chat is moderated, so it may take a moment or two for your comments and questions to appear.
Thanks in advance for taking part! You can check out an archive of our chat before Harvard/Princeton I between now and then.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Harvard (23-5 / 12-2) vs. Princeton (24-6 / 12-2)
Location: Payne Whitney Gym - New Haven, CT
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3.com
Series History: Princeton leads 126-39.
Last meeting: Harvard 79 Princeton 67 - 3/5/11.
| Harvard | Princeton | |
| 14-0 | Home Record | 12-0 |
| 9-5 | Away Record | 10-5 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 2-1 |
| 32 | RPI | 47 |
| 62 | Sagarin | 77 |
| 77 | Pomeroy | 89 |
| 72.4 | Points / Game | 69.8 |
| 64.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 63.2 |
| .476 | FG% | .466 |
| .817 | FT% | .726 |
| .377 | 3PT FG% | .370 |
| 32.8 | Rebounds / Game | 34.7 |
| 9.2 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.8 |
| +3.1 | Rebounding Margin | +3.9 |
| 14.5 | Assists / Game | 13.6 |
| 13.6 | Turnovers / Game | 12.5 |
| 4.5 | Blocks / Game | 4.2 |
| Wright: 14.9 | Points | Maddox: 14.0 |
| Wright: 8.5 | Rebounds | Maddox: 6.9 |
| Curry: 5.9 | Assists | Mavraides: 2.8 |
| Curry: 1.4 | Steals | Davis: 1.2 |
| Wright: 1.8 | Blocks | Maddox: 1.7 |
| Wright: .588 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Maddox: .575 |
| McNally: .924 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Darrow: .800 |
| McNally: .438 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | Davis .396 |
Saturday, March 12th
(3) Richmond vs. (2) Temple - 3:30 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
The New York Times, the Trenton Times, the Trentonian, the New York Post and Sports Illustrated preview today's game.
I'm quoted in a TicketNews article about how the Ivy playoff is a "hot ticket."
The Ivy League is making a claim for two NCAA Tournament bids if Princeton beats Harvard.
For a second time this season shorthanded Northwestern (18-13) took top-ranked Ohio State to the brink, falling in overtime by six.
Richmond (25-7) was able to grind out a 55-45 win over Rhode Island to advance into the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis.
The Wall Street Journal writes about how Chris Young has turned his back on bad luck.
Young has also joined an athletics advisory committee at Princeton.
Looking for something unrelated, I came across the fact that the Tigers' radio announcer John Sadak swept the Delaware Press Association's radio and TV broadcasting honors. Congratulations!
Don't forget about our live chat on the site today at 2:00 pm ET.
Who wins and why?
I sent my favorite writers who cover the Ivy League and past in-conference Know! Your! Foe! participants four words via email asking for their answers to the question everyone's considering prior to tomorrow's tipoff between Harvard and Princeton.
Who wins and why?
Responses from John Ezekowitz (Harvard Sports Analysis), Andy Glockner (Sports Illustrated), Michael James (The 14-Game Tournament), Brendan Prunty (The Star Ledger), John Sadak (Princeton play-by-play announcer), Jonathan Tannenwald (Soft Pretzel Logic), Brett Tomlinson (Princeton Alumni Weekly), David "Bruno" Wise, Kevin Whitaker (Daily Princetonian) and Bruce Wood (Big Green Alert) after the jump.
Stragglers who have yet to field my querry, forward me your paragraphs ASAP. You know who you are.
Site members, feel free to add your opinions in the comments.
Coach Sydney Johnson - 3/11/11.
On the eve of Princeton's Ivy playoff versus Harvard, Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met at Jadwin Gym to tape their weekly interview.
The pair reviewed Princeton's final three regular season games on the road versus Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn before breaking down Saturday's battle for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson and Solomon also discussed the All-Ivy honors received earlier in the week by Kareem Maddox, Dan Mavraides and Ian Hummer.
This Q&A is 27:00+ in length.
Interviews with Coach Johnson will appear on this site every week during the 2010-11 season.
Friday News:
Friday, March 11th
(8) Northwestern vs. (1) Ohio State - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big 10 Tournament
(6) Rhode Island vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview Saturday's playoff.
Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.
Oregon State (11-20) lost to Arizona, 78-69.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson tells his story to Business Week.
The Princeton Packet has published their write-up on Tuesday's game.
Packet Assistant Sports Editor Justin Feil has a column about how the Tigers' deep passion runs through their head coach.
Daily Princetonian columnist Bryant Jones shares thoughts from the stands of the Palestra.
Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius was named to the NEPSAC All-Class AA Third Team.
A tour of China awaits Georgetown this summer.
Richmond plays Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Princeton skyrockets to second place in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Recaps of the first two Harvard/Princeton games.
Princeton/Harvard III: The Greatest Challenge opens this Saturday afternoon exclusively in New Haven. For the ease of new site members and to put all the information you require on the teams' first two meetings in a central location, here are links to our exclusive game articles, interviews, HD box scores and photo essays for each contest.
February 4, 2011
Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Ful recap: Princeton 65 Harvard 61
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Dan Mavraides, Kareem Maddox & Ian Hummer:
"Since I've been here, all I've ever wanted for these guys is to have the type of experience that I had [as a player] and we're getting close." - Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson
Playing in front of a high volume (both definitions) undergraduate throng decked out in orange and black, Princeton took a significant step closer to how things were when Johnson roamed the hardwood instead of the sidelines, defeating Harvard 65-61 in a meeting between two of the Ivy League’s three unbeatens.
Ian Hummer’s two free throws with :04.8 left in the second half gave the Tigers a two possession lead and snuffed the final embers of a Crimson rally.
A frustrated Hummer was forced to sit the last 14:03 of the opening stanza, picking up his second personal foul after connecting with Christian Webster attempting a three pointer on the perimeter. Three free throws sent the Tigers in their first double digit hole since behind 24-13 in November against Bucknell.
Princeton battled from down 11. When Laurent Rivard foolishly fouled Douglas Davis on a running three point try in transition with less than a second before halftime, Davis canned all three tries and the Tigers were within one.
It was the first leg of a 19-2 Princeton push that saw the home team score the initial nine of the second half to take their first lead and open up as large as an 11 point advantage.
Hummer scored 15 of his 17 in the second half, one of three Tigers in double digits. Kareem Maddox was also strong inside, scoring 14 and blocking a career best five shots. Dan Mavraides struggled with his shot, 1-9 inside the arc but 7-8 at the free throw line for 15. Mavraides’ six assists set a career high.
Keith Wright’s 16 points and 11 rebounds paced the Crimson.
March 5, 2011
Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
Full recap: Harvard 79 Princeton 67
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Kareem Maddox & Dan Mavraides:
Security moved the fancy black chairs with red school crests on the back away from in front of the Harvard student section in the final minute on Saturday night, then at the horn the Crimson fans raced to center court leaping up and down.
400 strong, hopping and jumping and cheering following the home team's 79-67 victory over Princeton.
The Tigers shook hands with their counterparts from Harvard, frustrated they were unable to clinch the 2010-11 Ivy League title outright and fully aware that to advance to the NCAA Tournament they would now have to win on Tuesday at the Palestra versus Penn and again on a neutral site in a third match with the Crimson.
Instead of walking away with their backs to the jubilation up the narrow staircase leading to the visiting locker room, Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson had his team remain on the bench as spectators filed out of Lavietes Pavilion past them.
There they sat in silence.
Watching Harvard. Watching their fans.
Nearly five minutes passed.
"I think it is important to understand what's at stake," Johnson said. "I think it is important to see other people celebrate. You want to be that team."
Eventually the Princeton players and staff stood as one and traipsed away from the festivities they had hoped to be a part of.
Looking for extra playoff tickets.
When Princeton traveled to Harvard last weekend, ticket brokers were listing the scant unsold seats in Lavietes Pavilion for around $250 each! Despite the limited availabilities for a sold out game in a tiny gym, I was able to find tickets for each and every site subscriber who contacted me back-channel.
Now I'm asking you to return the favor.
I've already received emails from some great people and stellar Tiger fans who got shut out for Saturday afternoon's playoff.
If you have extra tickets, please contact me ASAP and I'll make sure they get matched up with a deserving recipient.
Jon Solomon
princetonbasketball.com
Thursday News:
Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament
(9) Oregon State vs. (1) Arizona - 5:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament
Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Associated Press starts the inevitable parade of articles about Princeton and Harvard.
William Rhoden has a piece on the Tigers and the Crimson in the New York Times.
The Dagger writes about how a "modernized" Princeton reached this one game playoff.
The Crimson and the Boston Globe discuss Saturday's rematch.
"On to New Haven" declare both TigerBlog and Princeton Alumni Weekly.
Bullet points on Tuesday's game are in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
The Mid-Majority collects their in-game Twitter posts in a central location.
The Liberty Tribune writes about the end of the season for Princeton recruit Denton Koon and the Blue Jays.
Your first on the record, official Princeton/Harvard prediction comes from congressman Rush Holt.
Looks like there will be a viewing party on Saturday at the Frist Campus Center.
Georgetown (21-10) dropped their fourth straight, 79-62 versus UConn. The Hoyas have yet to win with Chris Wright out of the lineup.
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Austin Freeman & Jason Clark:
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:
Thanks to Jonathan Tannenwald of Soft Pretzel Logic for these recordings.
Oregon State (11-19) held on for a 69-67 win versus Stanford and advances to play top seed Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament.
A game Brian Earl played in is one of the Star Ledger's Top 10 in New Jersey high school basketball history.
Northwestern and Minnesota tussle in the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats will likely be without a couple key players this afternoon.
2010-11 All-Ivy Men's Basketball.
The Ivy League announced its 2010-11 All-Ivy team moments ago. Princeton's Kareem Maddox (above) was named Defensive Player of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Ivy. Maddox is the Tigers' first All-Ivy first team selection since Scott Greenman's senior year of 2006.
Dan Mavraides and Ian Hummer were named Second Team All-Ivy.
Keith Wright of Harvard is the Player of the Year. Brown's Sean McGonagill is Rookie of the Year.
2010-11 All-Ivy Men's Basketball
First Team
Noruwa Agho, Columbia (Jr., G, New City, N.Y.)
*Keith Wright, Harvard (Jr., F, Suffolk, Va.)
Zack Rosen, Penn (Jr., G, Colonia, N.J.)
*Kareem Maddox, Princeton (Sr., F, Oak Park, Calif.)
*Greg Mangano, Yale (Jr., C, Orange, Conn.)
* unanimous selection
Second Team
Chris Wroblewski, Cornell (Jr., G, Highland Park, Ill.)
Kyle Casey, Harvard (So., F, Medway, Mass.)
Brandyn Curry, Harvard (So., G, Huntersville, N.C.)
Ian Hummer, Princeton (So., F, Vienna, Va.)
Dan Mavraides, Princeton (Sr., G, San Mateo, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Tucker Halpern, Brown (So., F, Brookline, Mass.)
Brian Barbour, Columbia (So., G, Alamo, Calif.)
Christian Webster, Harvard (So., G, Washington, D.C.)
Jack Eggleston, Penn (Sr., F, Noblesville, Ind.)
Player of the Year
Keith Wright, Harvard (Jr., F, Suffolk, Va.)
Rookie of the Year
*Sean McGonagill, Brown (Fr., G, Brookfield, Ill.)
Defensive Player of the Year
Kareem Maddox, Princeton (Sr., F, Oak Park, Calif.)
Playoff sold out!
That didn't take long. Both Harvard and Princeton have already sold their full allotments of tickets for Saturday's playoff game in New Haven.
Each school does have a small number of spots still obtainable for students with ID.
No tickets will be available at/via Yale.
