Friday News:

December 17, 2010 at 10:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (7-3 / 0-0) vs. Wagner (4-5 / 1-0)
Location: Spiro Sports Center - Staten Island, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Time Warner Cable
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 45 Wagner 42 - 12/30/09.

In the Staten Island Advance you can find a preview of tonight's game.

The Princeton Alumni Weekly blog offers up five more things you need to know about the Tigers.

John Shurna scored 28 - cracking the 1,000 point mark in the process - as Northwestern (7-0) defeated American, 78-62.

Denver is introducing a program called "Pioneer Professors" modeled on Princeton's Faculty Fellows program.

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Wednesday News:

December 15, 2010 at 10:07 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Hartford (MD) vs. MCCC - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Montana - 9:00 pm ET

A day after Princeton was written up in the Wall Street Journal, Northwestern is the subject of an article about the Wildcats' hopes to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time this season.

Dick Vitale calls Richmond coach Chris Mooney one of five "Coaches on the Rise."

Princeton recruit Denton Koon scored 18 in Liberty's home loss to Lee's Summit.

A preview of the New Egypt Warriors has some quotes from Tiger target Desmond Hubert about his recruiting.

There's a video package of Princeton's win over St. Joe's up on the WZBN site. With no direct way to access the highlights, you'll need to click on the left menu and choose the first listing in the Basketball folder.

Denver (2-9) fell 61-48 at Wyoming. Pioneer Pulse has more.

This evening Oregon State heads to Montana.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-6) lost at St. Francis (NY) 69-61 in a game that featured 55 fouls.

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Tuesday News:

December 14, 2010 at 10:13 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Denver vs. Wyoming - 9:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. St. Francis (NY) - 7:00 pm ET

The Wall Street Journal has what won't be the last article this season about Princeton's increased tempo.

Brendan Connolly is still writer Jeff Pearlman's favorite college basketball player.

Princeton tops a New York Newsday ranking of the top college basketball teams in the Tri-State area.

One more article on Sunday's game ran on Inside Tulsa Sports.

John Shurna was 10-11 from the floor and Northwestern (6-0) returned to action with an 81-65 win over LIU.

Slam Magazine has a Q&A with Georgetown guard Austin Freeman, seen receiving a pass from Chris Wright above.

The College Voice provides analysis of Mercer County's season so far.

Denver heads to Wyoming.

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YouTube potpourri XIV.

December 13, 2010 at 6:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. You wanted to start your day with the Princeton mascot battling in the MMA Octagon, right?

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Sunday News:

December 12, 2010 at 8:49 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (6-3 / 0-0) vs. Tulsa (4-4 / 0-0)
Location: Reynolds Center - Tulsa, OK
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Appalachian State vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Texas-Pan American vs. Oregon State - 4:30 pm ET

Richmond (8-2) led by as many as 30 in the first half and defeated VCU, 72-60.

Portland defeated Denver (2-8) by a 71-64 count.

Mercer (4-7) was up 17 on Burlington with 10 minutes to play, but the Vikings could not hold the lead and fell 69-68.

Georgetown returns home to face Appalachian State.

Texas-Pan American visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Ronnie Dixon scored 21 in a 71-68 Dartmouth (3-5) triumph against Army. Columbia (6-4) won its third straight, 76-72 over Bryant. Harvard (7-2) stayed perfect at home with a 87-71 win versus Boston U.

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Saturday News:

December 11, 2010 at 9:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Burlington vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Portland vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
VCU vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Boston University vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET
Army vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Chris Mooney and Richmond face crosstown rival VCU in the Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic.

Portland visits Denver.

The long, complicated wait for Oregon State's Roberto Nelson ends Sunday, when he is finally eligible to play for the Beavers.

Princeton guard Douglas Davis is The Other 26's Sharpshooter of the Week. Davis has connected on 15-28 from three point range during Princeton's four game winning streak.

Tiger recruit Bobby Garbade scored 18 points in Seton CC's 31 point win over Windsor.

The Trenton Times has a brief advance on Sunday's game at Tulsa.

While North Carolina has entered the recruiting picture for Desmond Hubert, the New Jersey center tells ESPN he will wait until the spring to make a decision.

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Thursday News:

December 9, 2010 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Essex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Temple - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Asbury Park Press and on gomuhawks.com.

The Town Topics covers the Tigers' win over St. Joe's.

Denver (2-7) fell by 30 at St. Mary's.

This evening in Philadelphia, Georgetown faces Temple. The Washington Post has a preview. Full coverage of the game will follow on the site late tonight.

Princeton leaps up to fifth place in the latest Schuylkill 16.

Happy 21st birthday, Kareem Maddox.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (5-4) routed Bryant, 75-53. Penn (4-4) lost 65-53 to Villanova at the Palestra.

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Wednesday News:

December 8, 2010 at 10:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (5-3 / 0-0) vs. Monmouth (3-4 / 0-1)
Location: The MAC - West Long Branch, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 10-4.
Last meeting: Princeton 46 Monmouth 42 - 12/29/10

Denver vs. St. Mary's - 10:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Bryant - 7:00 pm ET
Villanova vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - Comcast

The Hawks Nest previews tonight's game.

Princeton's win over St. Joe's is recapped by the Princeton Packet.

Tiger recruit Denton Koon scored 16 points as Liberty knocked off Lee's Summit North.

Princeton target Desmond Hubert tells Busting The Bracket that Adjehi Baru's decision to attend Charleston does not affect his decision.

For the first time, Gus Gabel talks about his decision to leave Princeton early into his freshman year.

Mercer (3-6) fell at Morris. Jermaine Emmanuel scored 20 in the defeat.

Denver travels to St. Mary's.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (5-4) won their fourth straight at home, 77-71 over Wagner. Harvard (6-2) handled WPI by 15.

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Sunday News:

December 5, 2010 at 9:49 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: St. Joe's (3-4 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (4-3 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 7-6.
Last meeting: Princeton 70 St. Joe's 62 - 1/2/10

Richmond vs. Arizona State - 2:00 pm ET - FSN Arizona

The Trenton Times previews today's game.

Kareem Maddox is the subject of a piece in the Ventura County Star.

Georgetown (8-0) found a different way to win on Saturday against Utah State. HoyaHoops has postgame audio from John Thompson III, Chris Wright and Henry Sims.

Mercer (3-5) dropped a tough 68-62 decision to Delaware Tech Stanton.

A 66-63 win over Cal State Northridge returned Denver (2-6) to the win column.

Oregon State (3-4) was outclassed by Colorado, 83-57.

Richmond heads west to face Arizona State.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Chris Young and Will Venable comment on San Diego's decision to trade Adrian Gonzalez.

Mason Rocca scored six points and had nine rebounds in AJ Milano's 82-75 Euroleague loss to Union Olimpija.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-3) pulled away from Army in the second half for a 68-52 victory. Yale (3-4) lost by four at Vermont. A 19-1 second half run helped Michigan achieve a 65-62 win over Harvard (5-2). Brown (4-3) scored the last eight points of a 62-54 decision versus Maine. A John Daniels free throw broke a tie with 2.7 seconds left as Columbia (4-4) rallied to beat Stony Brook, 73-72. Cornell (2-6) fell 71-66 at Minnesota.

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Saturday News:

December 4, 2010 at 9:49 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Other, Princeton, Today's News

Utah State vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Del Tech Stanton vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Cal State Northridge vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. Colorado - 10:00 pm ET - ESPNU

Army vs. Penn - 12:00 pm ET - Carquest Auto Parts Classic
Yale vs. Vermont - 1:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Michigan - 1:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Brown vs. Maine - 2:00 pm ET
Stony Brook vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Minnesota - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Converting three pointers at an astonishing rate, undefeated Georgetown hosts a difficult Utah State team this afternoon.

Denver looks to double their win total against Cal State Northridge.

Oregon State travels to Colorado for their game in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series.

It was a light night for the college basketball schedule on Friday but both Hawks that Princeton will be facing next week were in action: St. Joseph's lost their second straight to a fellow Philadelphia squad, 71-60 at Villanova. Monmouth is playing three games in three days over the weekend at the Basketball Travelers Classic in Moscow, ID. Will Campbell's three point shot with five seconds left gave the visitors from West Long Branch a one point win.

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Thursday News:

December 2, 2010 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Hartford - 7:00 pm ET - CTSN

One recap of Tuesday's game I initially missed came from Hoop Time.

Watch the Lafayette Sports Network postgame show from just after Princeton defeated the Leopards.

Town Topics has published their story on the Tigers' victory over Siena.

Richmond (6-2) was edged down the stretch by Old Dominion, 77-70.

Utah State won 61-53 at Denver (1-6). The recently minted Pioneer Pulse has more on the game.

Oregon State (3-3) players were dejected and misty-eyed after the Beavers lost 70-68 to Utah Valley on two free throws with three seconds remaining.

Judson Wallace scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Gran Canaria's Eurocup victory over Siauliai.

New Mets manager Terry Collins says his team is "looking pretty heavy into" signing Chris Young.

Eighth place is Princeton's location in this week's Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (5-1) took care of Fordham, 80-57. Bucknell held off Columbia (3-4) in the second half of a 73-68 Bison win. Dartmouth (2-5) lost 80-53 at Vermont.

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Wednesday News:

December 1, 2010 at 10:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET
Utah State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Utah Valley vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Fordham vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Morning Call, in the Express Times, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on goleopards.com.

WFMZ offers up some video highlights.

Tuesday was a prolific night of scoring for three of Pete Carril's disciples. Princeton scored 82 at Lafayette, Northwestern had 91 versus Georgia Tech and Georgetown went for 111 in their game against Missouri.

Shooting 12-19 from three point range and 64.6% from the floor, Northwestern (5-0) blew out Georgia Tech, 91-71.

Chris Wright hit a three point shot at the buzzer to force overtime as Georgetown (7-0) topped number nine Missouri. Jason Clark made three straight treys to open up a seven point lead for the Hoyas in the extra frame.

Mercer (3-4) fell 80-71 at Raritan. Gary Carthan had 10 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson scored 47 points in his first game of the season. Wow.

The Princeton Packet writes about the Tigers win over Siena.

At the Times Union Tribune they're still discussing Mitch Buonaguro's decision not to foul in the final seconds of regulation on Sunday.

Chris Young says he is "not close to a deal with anyone at the present time."

A great matchup tonight when Richmond travels to ODU.

Denver welcomes Utah State.

Another school from the Beehive State, Utah Valley, visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-3) defeated UMBC, 71-59. Cornell (2-5) fell 78-58 at Syracuse. Yale (3-3) held off Hartford, 81-76.

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