Friday News:

January 7, 2011 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian and the Princeton Packet now have stories on the Tigers' win over Marist.

Denver (7-9) came dangerously close to blowing their 18 point second half lead at Western Kentucky, but held on for a 62-59 decision. It was Joe Scott's fourth conference road win as coach of the Pioneers.

Illinois obliterated Northwestern (9-4) in a game that was barely as close as the 88-63 final. The Illini shot 18-22 from the field in the first half.

Oregon State (7-7) fell 84-70 at Washington State.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon and Liberty lost to Grandview in the finals of the Bank Midwest Holiday Basketball Classic.

More on future Tiger Bobby Garbade and Seton CC from the Press & Sun Bulletin.

Clay Wilson had 27 as Lincoln Christian took care of Dewey at the Oologah Basketball Tournament.

UNC head coach Roy Williams was in New Egypt yesterday to watch Desmond Hubert play.

Yesterday's piece by Andy Katz on Harvard and the state of the Ivy League is worth a read.

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Thursday News:

January 6, 2011 at 9:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Western Kentucky - 8:00 pm ET - Fox College Sports
Northwestern vs. Illinois - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 10:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Marist on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on goredfoxes.com.

The Trenton Times web site's atrocious content management system means their article is not currently available on-line. Maybe in a few hours. Maybe in a few weeks. Maybe never.

Richmond (12-4) opened A-10 play with a 71-59 win over Charlotte.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon and Liberty defeated Park Hill South by 15.

Future Tiger Bobby Garbade had 14 in Seton Catholic Central's seventh straight victory.

The third member of the 2011 recruiting class, Clay Wilson, is averaging 27.7 points and 5.4 rebounds a game for Lincoln Christian.

Would you put John Berger on your all-time Ridge basketball team? In The Paint would.

Denver heads to Western Kentucky.

Illinois hosts the shaky ankle of John Shurna and the rest of Northwestern.

Oregon State looks for their fourth straight win at Washington State.

Fewer voters, same result. Fourth place for Princeton in this week's Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (10-3) won at Boston College for the third straight season, 78-69. Austin Morgan's three point play with 6.2 seconds left salvaged a 77-76 Yale (6-7) victory in overtime at Holy Cross. Columbia (8-5) got past Lafayette 76-73 in Easton.

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YouTube potpourri XVI.

January 4, 2011 at 8:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Jared Cunningham's crazy tip dunk down the stretch of Oregon State's win over 12-2 Arizona.

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Monday News:

January 3, 2011 at 8:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Video

Georgetown vs. St. John's - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 7:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Buffalo vs. Cornell - 4:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Kentucky - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Dartmouth vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. American - 7:30 pm ET

Bucknell shocked Richmond (11-4) on a length of the court pass and turnaround jumper at the buzzer. Bad for the Spiders, good for Princeton's RPI.

Denver (6-9) edged UALR in overtime, 72-70.

A surprising weekend sweep by Oregon State (7-6) concluded with the Beavers' 76-75 win over Arizona. The Beavers are 2-0 in Pac-10 play for only the second time since the 92-93 season.

Once again Rush The Court to check in on the Ivy League.

Playing their third game in six days, Georgetown visits St. John's. Look for postgame coverage from MSG on the site later tonight.

Northwestern hosts #20 Michigan State.

Around the Ivy League: Elon tripped up Columbia (7-5) at the horn, 70-69.

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Sunday News:

January 2, 2011 at 9:04 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

Bucknell vs. Richmond - 4:00 pm ET
UALR vs. Denver - 4:30 pm ET
Arizona vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN

Elon vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET

Chris Wright scored all 17 of his points in the second half as Georgetown (12-2) defeated DePaul by 11.

Richmond hosts Bucknell.

Looking for their fourth straight win, Denver welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to Magness Arena.

Oregon State and Arizona meet late tonight.

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New Year's Eve News:

December 31, 2010 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Purdue - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN2

Bryant vs. Brown - 12:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's tough loss to #19 Central Florida on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press, in Central Florida Future and on ucfathletics.com.

On a quest for their first NCAA tournament bid, Big 10 play starts for Northwestern at Purdue.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade and Seton CC won their fifth straight, 57-46 over previously unbeaten Union-Endicott. Garbade made the Regional Division 1 All-Tournament team.

Future Tiger Denton Koon made the all-tournament team, but Liberty dropped a 54-38 decision to Grandview in the William Jewell College tournament.

Three straight for Denver (5-9), who opened Sun Belt action with a 65-52 decision over Louisiana-Lafayette.

Oregon State (6-6) began their conference slate with an unexpected blowout of Arizona State.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (3-9) was 15-21 from three point range in a 86-80 victory over Wofford. Columbia (7-4) won 74-71 at Maine. Bucknell recorded its third triumph against an Ivy foe, knocking off Dartmouth (4-8) by 17.

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Thursday News:

December 30, 2010 at 10:37 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Princeton (10-3 / 0-0) vs. Central Florida (12-0 / 0-0)
Location: UCF Arena - Orlando, FL - UCF Holiday Classic
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET

Cornell vs. Wofford - 5:00 pm ET - Holidays on the Hardwood Classic
Columbia vs. Maine - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory versus Northeastern on goprincetontigers.com and on gonu.com.

WRBB has a quality audio highlight package.

So much for their shooting touch. Ice cold Georgetown (11-2) hit 35.7% of their first half attempts and could not rally from down 16 in the second half at Notre Dame.

Richmond (11-3) dropped Wake Forest, 90-74.

SI's Andy Glockner has a piece on Harvard containing some choice quotes from Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.

Mid Atlantic Hoops considers Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade one of the region's Top 25 Senior Power Forwards.

Future Tiger Denton Koon had 17 points and 11 boards in Liberty's two point win over the Park Hill Trojans at the William Jewell Tournament.

Denver opens Sun Belt play at home versus Louisiana-Lafayette.

Arizona State visits Oregon State in the Pac-10 kickoff for both teams.

Could Will Venable lead off for San Diego next season?

Bishop John Barres is working on a DVD to promote the Knights of Columbus’ International Free Throw Championship.

Princeton's up to fourth place in this week's Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: A bad, near-dreadful day of action for Ancient 8 teams saw Cornell (2-9) drop their eighth straight, 68-66 to New Hampshire. Central Connecticut cruised to a 67-51 win over Brown (4-6) Penn (5-5) lost by nine at Marist, 66-57. Harvard (8-3) salvaged a 74-69 home win against Monmouth.

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Wednesday News:

December 22, 2010 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Princeton (8-3 / 0-0) vs. Towson (3-6 / 0-1)
Location: Towson Center - Towson, MD
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Richmond vs. UNC Greensboro - 12:00 pm ET
UIC vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - SNY
Penn vs. Delaware - 8:30 pm ET

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St. John's shot 80% from the floor in the second half and handed Northwestern (8-1) their first loss of the season, 85-69.

Mercer (6-9) got 19 points and 10 rebounds from David Melton in a 95-86 win over Salem.

Travis Hallam scored a career high 18 in a 73-55 Denver (4-9) rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade had 21 in Seton's win over Chenango Valley.

Richmond visits UNC Greensboro.

UIC travels out to Oregon State for the Beavers' final non-conference game of the season.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (4-5) fell late at home versus Army, 88-86. Dartmouth (4-7) picked up a 67-59 victory on Drake's home floor.

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Tuesday News:

December 21, 2010 at 10:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Salem vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. St. John's - 9:30 pm ET - MSG Holiday Festival - MSG

Army vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Drake - 7:00 pm ET

Sparked by Drew Crawford and a defense that improved as the game went on, Northwestern (8-0) drubbed St. Francis by 31. The Wildcats play St. John's tonight for the Holiday Festival crown.

There's a short assessment of Princeton recruit Denton Koon from the Hy-Vee Shootout on the Rivals web site.

The Sports Network writes about the staying power of "upset darlings" Richmond.

Denver hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon was a guest on national morning show The Takeaway yesterday, talking Christmas hip hop records.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2-8) lost its seventh straight, 75-64 at home to Bucknell.

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Sunday News:

December 19, 2010 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. CCBC-Essex - 12:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Iowa State - 2:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET

Georgetown (10-1) shot 14-15 inside the arc in the first half, on their way to a 99-75 win over Loyola (MD).

In the Bahamas, Richmond (8-3) fell to Georgia Tech by 13. The Yellow Jackets clamped down on the Spiders in the second half.

Freshman Chris Udofia provided a needed spark as Denver (3-9) downed Northern Colorado, 71-68.

Frederick defeated Mercer (5-8) by a 74-59 count. Rodney Walters had 15 for the Vikings.

Oregon State (4-6) trailed for the final 36 minutes of a 87-79 loss to George Washington. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson was in an unforgiving mood after the game.

College Hoops Daily named Kareem Maddox their Player of the Day for Friday.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists in Liberty's win over Shawnee Mission West. Afterwards Koon received the Hy-Vee/Coca-Cola Male Scholar/Athlete award.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2-7) lost their sixth straight, 69-68 at Binghamton.

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YouTube potpourri XV.

December 19, 2010 at 6:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, clips of Northwestern's recent victory over American. When John Shurna hits three pointer to beat the shot clock in the second half launched from the Baha'i Temple it brings a smile to my face.

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Saturday News:

December 18, 2010 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Loyola (MD) vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN
MCCC vs. Frederick - 2:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Georgia Tech - 5:00 pm ET - Battle at Atlantis
Northern Colorado vs. Denver - 7:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
George Washington vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Cornell vs. Binghamton - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's sixth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Staten Island Advance, in the Trenton Times and on wagnerathletics.com.

Lincoln Christian fell in the finals but Princeton recruit Clay Wilson was still named MVP of the Hominy Tournament.

Time again for Rush The Court to check in on the Ivy League.

Georgetown hosts Loyola.

Georgia Tech and Richmond battle in the Bahamas.

Denver welcomes Northern Colorado.

George Washington and Oregon State meet in Corvallis.

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