YouTube potpourri XIX.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, footage from Richmond's win at UMass.
Sunday News:
Today's Game: TCNJ (3-13 / 0-5) vs. Princeton (11-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 TCNJ 50 - 1/29/01.
| TCNJ | Princeton | |
| 2-5 | Home Record | 4-0 |
| 1-8 | Away Record | 5-3 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 2-1 |
| N/A | RPI | 60 |
| N/A | Sagarin | 85 |
| N/A | Pomeroy | 117 |
| 66.5 | Points / Game | 70.8 |
| 74.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 67.6 |
| .406 | FG% | .468 |
| .696 | FT% | .718 |
| .288 | 3PT FG% | .376 |
| 31.8 | Rebounds / Game | 33.7 |
| 10.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 10.4 |
| -7.1 | Rebounding Margin | +1.2 |
| 11.6 | Assists / Game | 13.6 |
| 15.4 | Turnovers / Game | 13.2 |
| 2.4 | Blocks / Game | 3.9 |
| Smalls: 13.1 | Points | Hummer: 14.3 |
| Siracusa: 8.8 | Rebounds | Hummer: 6.5 |
| Smalls: 2.4 | Assists | Maddox: 2.5 |
| Siracusa: 2.2 | Steals | Mavraides: 1.3 |
| Kelly: 1.2 | Blocks | Maddox: 1.5 |
| Johnson: .480 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Hummer: .567 |
| Smalls: .842 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Mavraides: .806 |
| Kelly: .469 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | Davis .426 |
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 12:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
The Trentonian previews today's game.
Richmond (15-5) cruised at UMass, 84-68.
After rallying from down 17 to take the lead, Oregon State (8-10) didn't have enough left to withstand a final Oregon push. Tied at 48 the Ducks went on an 11-4 run.
Mercer (8-13) won their second straight, 70-54 over Devry. Rodney Walters' 22 led the way for the Vikings.
On the road, Denver (10-10) fell to Middle Tennessee. The Pioneers had 20 turnovers in the 59-49 defeat.
In a matchup between teams from Wisconsin and Chicagoland that's drawing a touch less attention than the one at Solider Field, Northwestern hosts the UW Badgers. The start time for this game was moved up in deference to the NFC Championship.
Some video of Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade from Seton CC's triumph over Norwich.
Keep your eye on a Michigan center who says he is hearing from Princeton.
Around the Ivy League: Masked man Tyler Bernardini scored as career high 27 as Penn (6-8 / 0-0) won their first Big 5 game in four years, 73-61 over St. Joe's. Harvard (13-3 / 2-0) dug themselves out of a 12 point second half hole against Dartmouth (4-12 / 0-2). A 23-2 run did the trick for the Crimson. Yale (9-7 / 2-0) completed their season sweep of Brown (7-9 / 0-2) with a 59-51 victory. Columbia (11-5 / 2-0) caught Cornell (4-12 / 0-2) with 14 minutes to go and held on for their fourth straight overall, 70-66 in Ithaca.
Saturday News:
Richmond vs. UMass - 12:00 pm ET - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Devry vs. Mercer - 2:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN
Denver vs. Middle Tennessee State - 8:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Cornell - 4:30 pm ET - Time Warner Sports Central NY
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast
A new career high for Princeton recruit Denton Koon at the C.W. Stessman Invitational.
Seton CC won their 11th straight. Future Tiger Bobby Garbade had 23 points in the victory.
Richmond visits UMass.
Round one of the Civil War is in Corvallis. Oregon State and Oregon do battle for an NCAA record 334th time.
Denver takes their eight game winning streak to MTSU.
Tomorrow's opponent, TCNJ, once put a scare into Princeton. The Lions play at Montclair State this afternoon.
Friday News:
The Mets officially announced a one year deal with Chris Young yesterday.
Princeton baseball coach Scott Bradley thinks Young will help New York.
Northwestern (13-5) rested John Shurna and still was able to decimate SIU Edwardsville, 98-55.
Eight straight for Denver (10-9) after a resounding 74-36 win over Arkansas State. The Pioneers now have the longest DI winning streak in program history. The victory was also the largest margin of victory for the school since returning to Division I in 1998-99.
The 14-Game Tournament writes about how the Ivy League's non-conference performance this season was the strongest showing since the 2001-02 season.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly has a detailed Ivy preview on their blog.
Former Tiger Larry Lucchino received the Judge Emil Fuchs Award at the Boston Baseball Writers Association dinner.
Thursday News:
SIU Edwardsville vs. Northwestern - 6:30 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Arkansas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Richmond (14-5) stormed back from a nine point halftime hole to defeat George Washington, 68-58.
Skip Myslenski reviewed Northwestern's win over Michigan with Bill Carmody. The Wildcats host SIU Edwardsville this evening.
Denver looks to make it eight straight versus Arkansas State.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 22 as Liberty bested Center in the first day of the C.W. Stessman Invitational.
Future Tiger Bobby Garbade was part of a balanced Seton Catholic Central effort versus Johnson City, avenging their only loss this season.
It was fun while it lasted, but North Carolina has officially offered Desmond Hubert and his decision will most likely come down to UNC and Maryland.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (5-8) lost their 15th straight Big 5 game, 73-56 versus Temple.
YouTube potpourri XVIII.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, footage from Northwestern's victory over Michigan.
Sunday News:
Austin Freeman tallied 25 as Georgetown (13-5) topped Rutgers by nine.
Northwestern (11-5) let a chance to win in regulation slip by and fell 71-67 at Michigan State in overtime.
Mercer (6-13) dropped their fourth straight, 70-67 versus Manor.
Jared Cunningham scored a career high 24 as Oregon State (8-9) held off USC, 80-76.
The seventh consecutive Denver (9-9) victory was a 79-70 overtime win over Florida International in front of a record home crowd. The Pioneers improved to 5-0 in the Sun Belt.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade shook off a fever for a huge game in Seton CC's victory over previously undefeated Norwich.
Desmond Hubert says his decision has come down to a pair of schools.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5 / 1-0) knocked off Cornell (4-11 / 0-1) in the conference opener for both teams, 79-75. Yale (8-7 / 1-0) held off Brown (6-8 / 0-1) on the road, 69-64. Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) topped George Washington, 67-62.
Saturday News:
Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 1:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Manor - 3:00 pm ET
FIU vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
A must-win this afternoon for Georgetown at Rutgers. Look for full coverage on the site later today.
Northwestern travels to East Lansing to close their season series with Michigan State.
Winners of six straight, Denver welcomes FIU.
USC and Oregon State clash in Corvallis.
The Star Ledger focuses its spotlight on Princeton.
Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.
Bill Ladson of mlb.com reports the Washington Nationals are not interested in Chris Young.
Liberty fell to Raymore-Peculiar. Princeton recruit Denton Koon was saddled with foul trouble throughout.
Friday News:
Oregon State (7-9) rallied from 17 down to lead UCLA by two with under three minutes left. The Bruins then scored the game's last seven points as the Beavers missed a pair of free throws and consecutive backdoor layups for a 62-57 final.
Rhode Island nipped Richmond (13-4), pulling out a 78-74 decision.
Mercer (6-12) lost by three to Brookdale.
Rutgers coach Mike Rice doesn't think his team struggled defending the "Princeton" style. They struggled defending Dan Mavraides.
The Daily Princetonian is already previewing the Tigers' opening weekend of Ivy play.
Denver coach Joe Scott took part in an online Q&A yesterday that you can read an archive of.
The 2011 McDonald's All American nominees are out. Princeton recruits Denton Koon and Bobby Garbade are on the list.
You can meet Will Venable on Sunday at the National Baseball Festival.
YouTube potpourri XVII.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, footage from Northwestern's victory over Indiana.
Sunday News:
MCCC vs. Borough of Manhattan - 1:00 pm ET
Indiana vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade had a big game in Seton CC's win over Owego.
Are you curious why the Tigers' Daniel Edwards wasn't suited up on Wednesday night at Jadwin?
Trailing by two points on the road in the final minute, Denver (8-9) closed out a 66-57 decision over Louisiana-Monroe with a three point shot, a steal and a breakaway layup, a steal and two free throws then a third steal and two more free throws. Thus concluded the Pioneers' first road sweep in conference play since January 2003.
Georgetown (12-4) had four straight turnovers in the last two minutes of a 64-59 loss to West Virginia.
CCRI beat Mercer (6-10) by 12 in the Vikings' return from the holiday break.
A 26-2 second half run helped Richmond (13-4) to a 87-68 victory at LaSalle.
Northwestern hosts Indiana tonight.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (11-3 / 1-0) kicked off conference play with a 68-53 win at Dartmouth (4-10 / 0-1). Chris Wroblewski's career high 29 points carried Cornell (4-10) beyond Stony Brook. Yale (7-7) was one of three Ancient Eight schools to defeat a non-DI foe on Saturday. The Bulldogs bested Baruch, 85-57. Columbia (9-5) stopped a persistent Union squad, 64-59. An afternoon that began with a bus accident didn't get any better once Lyndon State arrived at Brown (6-7). The Bears led by 36 at the half and cruised to the 88-55 final.
Saturday News:
West Virginia vs. Georgetown - 11:00 am ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. CCRI - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 2:00 pm ET - Sun Belt Network
Richmond vs. LaSalle - 4:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports Regional
Oregon State vs. Washington - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Northwest
Stony Brook vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
Baruch vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 4:00 pm ET
Union (NY) vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET
Lyndon St. vs. Brown - 7:30 pm ET
Looking to find its rhythm after losing two out of three, Georgetown has an unusually early start versus West Virginia.
Here's audio of Hoyas coach John Thompson III on ESPN 980.
Richmond visits LaSalle in Philadelphia.
In the Sun Belt, Denver takes on Louisiana-Monroe.
#23 Washington hosts Oregon State.
Mercer County starts the second half of their season today. The Vikings have been off since December 21st.
I checked in briefly with Ed Persia yesterday. The Cherokee Braves have a 5-2 record this season with Persia as their coach after winning six total games a year ago.
