Sunday News:

February 21, 2010 at 9:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's frustrating loss to Brown on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on brownbears.com.

Richmond (22-6) remained in first place in the Atlantic 10 with a 74-70 win over George Washington. Kevin Anderson made a midrange jumper with 1:22 left to put the Spiders in front to stay.

Stop the presses! Denver (16-11) won on the road in the Sun Belt Conference! The Pioneers defeated New Orleans 53-45 after building a 20-10 halftime lead.

Stanford triumphed at Oregon State (12-14) 65-55, a disappointing afternoon for the Beavers.

John Shurna and Northwestern travel to #14 Wisconsin.

Princeton recruit Chris Clement scored 14 as Stony Point beat Georgetown, 52-45.

Chris Young is throwing like his setbacks are behind him.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (23-4 / 9-1) took over sole possession of first place with an 88-70 win at Dartmouth (5-19 / 1-9). Harvard (18-6 / 7-3) blew out Columbia (9-15 / 3-7) by 20. Penn (5-18 / 4-5) made six straight threes in the second half, knocking off Yale (10-17 / 4-6) by an 81-69 score.

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Saturday News:

February 20, 2010 at 9:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Brown (9-17 / 3-6) vs. Princeton (16-6 / 7-1)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 92-24.
Last meeting: Princeton 63 Brown 46 - 1/29/10.

Stanford vs. Oregon State - 3:00 pm ET
George Washington vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. New Orleans - 8:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on yalebulldogs.com.

Oregon State hosts Stanford.

New Orleans welcomes Denver. The Colorado Springs Gazette has more on the Pioneers' struggles to win on the road.

Richmond is home against George Washington.

Chris Young says he's feeling good following his first bullpen session of spring training.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had a stellar stat line - 24 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals as Catholic Memorial dominated Arrowhead 65-41, securing the Classic 8 Conference title for the Crusaders.

In the Italian Cup Final Eight, Mason Rocca had 13 points and 10 rebounds for AJ Milano during a 59-55 loss to Air Avellino.

The Princeton Athletic Department web site writes about the crowd at Jadwin Gym last Saturday night.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (22-4 / 8-1) swept the season series with Harvard (17-6 / 6-3), winning 79-70 at Lavietes Pavilion. Dartmouth (5-18 / 1-8) won their first conference game of the season, 48-44 over Columbia (9-14 / 3-6). The Lions trailed 9-0 after nine and a half minutes of play. Matt Mullery scored 22 points as Brown (9-17 / 3-6) picked off Penn (4-18 / 3-5) by an 80-73 score.

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Friday News:

February 19, 2010 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Yale (10-15 / 4-4) vs. Princeton (15-6 / 6-1)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 140-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 58 Yale 45 - 1/30/10.

Cornell vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network

Georgetown (18-7) nearly rallied from a 23 point second half deficit but ultimately fell to #5 Syracuse, 75-71.

Denver (15-11) remained undefeated at home in conference play with a 62-57 win over UALR.

Freshman forward Joe Burton was all over the court as Oregon State (12-13) knocked off Pac-10 leader Cal, 80-64.

The Trenton Times has more on Mercer's loss to Harcum.

The Daily Princetonian previews this weekend's games.

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Thursday News:

February 18, 2010 at 8:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Harcum vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UALR vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Cal vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

Richmond (21-6) nabbed its seventh straight to continue their NCAA Tournament push, 84-58 over Fordham.

Penn State won its first Big Ten game of the season, 81-70 at Northwestern (17-9). The Wildcats' only hope to make the NCAA tournament is to claim their conference's automatic bid. Doesn't look good.

Two Town Topics articles went live yesterday, one on the Cornell/Princeton game and the other profiling Tiger assistant Brian Earl.

The Daily Princetonian has an article on Ian Hummer .

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored his 1,000th point in Catholic Memorial's 84-57 win over Brookfield Academy.

Chris Wright and Georgetown host #5 Syracuse.

Denver welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to Magness Arena.

Cal visits Oregon State.

Mercer has clinched first place in the Garden State Athletic Conference. Tonight they have a make-up game against top-ranked and undefeated NJCAA Division I Juco powerhouse Harcum.

Former Tiger Mike Bechtold will participate in an all star game featuring Lancaster-Lebanon League greats on July 16th.

Princeton moves up to the fifth slot in this week's Schuylkill 16. Serves me right for voting Penn State last. Ugh.

The Harvard Crimson reports that Andrew Van Nest and Keith Wright will not play this weekend.

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Sunday News:

February 14, 2010 at 10:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's battle versus Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Cornell Daily Sun, in the Press & Sun-Bulletin and on cornellbigred.com.

A Bleacher Report writer calls last night "a game for the ages."

Richmond (20-6) outscored St. Bonaventure by 20 in the second half of a 68-49 decision.

Uros Kovacevic had 21 points and four assists as Mercer (16-11) won their sixth in a row, 73-62 over Del Tech Stanton.

Oregon State (11-13) was victorious at Arizona for the first time in 27 years.

Despite a New York Times report to the contrary, Beaver coach Craig Robinson denies that a representative of his has approached DePaul about their head coaching position.

Denver (14-11) played well on the road but fell 64-59 at North Texas.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 25 points as Catholic Memorial clipped Milwaukee Pius, 60-48.

Newman Smith won versus Highland Park, 46-39. Future Tiger Daniel Edwards had 18 points and eight rebounds in defeat.

The Reading Eagle has named Pete Carril one of Berks County's four most famous sports figures.

Georgetown visits a Rutgers team that has won three of four. Look for full coverage on the site after this game.

Minnesota plays at Northwestern.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-5 / 6-2) tied the school record for road wins in a season, winning 81-67 at Brown (8-17 / 2-6). Niko Scott scored a career high 29 as Columbia (9-13 / 3-5) won at Penn (4-16 / 3-3). Yale (10-15 / 4-4) held Dartmouth (4-18 / 0-8) to 18.8% shooting in the second half, rallying for the 69-56 triumph.

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Saturday News:

February 13, 2010 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Cornell (20-4 / 6-1) vs. Princeton (14-5 / 5-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Verizon FiOS 1
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 134-76.
Last meeting: Cornell 60 Princeton 51 - 3/7/09.

Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - 2:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Del Tech Stanton vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona - 9:30 pm ET - FCS Pacific

Columbia vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Dartmouth vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's rally past Columbia on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on gocolumbialions.com.

Frank Sowinski is the subject of a Home News Tribune piece about his work with the Pingry School basketball team.

The Princeton Packet posted their article about the Tigers' sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Richmond looks for win number 20 at St. Bonaventure.

North Texas is where Denver can be found.

Oregon State visits Arizona.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-15 / 3-2) shocked #22 Cornell (20-4 / 6-1), 79-64. The Quakers started the second half on a 15-0 run. Harvard (16-5 / 5-2) escaped New Haven with a wild 82-79 overtime win versus Yale (9-15 / 3-4). Brown (8-16 / 2-5) shot 33-37 from the free throw line and defeated Dartmouth (4-17 / 0-7) by 15.

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Friday News:

February 12, 2010 at 9:51 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Columbia (8-12 / 2-4) vs. Princeton (13-5 / 4-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 137-84.
Last meeting: Columbia 58 Princeton 44 - 3/6/09.

Harvard vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Dartmouth vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

The Star Ledger visited Princeton practice.

The Trentonian talks with Zach Finley and Pawel Buczak.

The Trenton Times spoke with Sydney Johnson about his team's improvements on defense.

The Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator and the Cornell Daily Sun preview this weekend's games.

A second Spectator piece focuses on Dan Mavraides.

The Town Topics reports on Princeton's sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Andy Katz has a feature on Chris Mooney and Richmond.

Denver (14-10) fell on the road to Middle Tennessee, 57-50. The Pioneers are 1-9 away from home this season.

A late first half 12-0 run helped Arizona State get past Oregon State (10-13) by a 56-46 score.

Last night's Mercer game at Morris was postponed until Monday.

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Thursday News:

February 11, 2010 at 9:10 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Middle Tennessee - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 9:30 pm ET

Richmond (19-6) moved into a tie for first in the Atlantic 10 with a 69-67 win at Rhode Island.

Pop. You might have heard the sound of the Northwestern (16-8) bubble bursting late Wednesday night, when the Wildcats lost 78-65 at Iowa.

Denver visits Middle Tennessee.

Arizona State hosts Oregon State.

Will Venable and Chris Young talk to the North County Times from offseason workouts at San Diego State.

Catholic News Agency has a piece on former JV Princeton player turned bishop John Barres.

Princeton sits in fifth place after this week's Schuylkill 16 votes were tabulated.

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Wednesday News:

February 10, 2010 at 9:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Julian Vaughn scored a career high 19 as Georgetown (18-5) pulled away from Providence, 79-70.

Five straight for Mercer (15-11), winners over Burlington, 57-48. Derek Williams led the way with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Northwestern travels to Iowa.

A challenging finish to Atlantic 10 play continues as Richmond visits Rhode Island.

Winning on the road has not come easy for Denver.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel was named one of the 10 best players in the WCAC by dcsportsfan.com.

Future Tiger Tom Noonan shot 3-12 from the floor in Penn Charter's loss to Chestnut Hill Academy.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 7, 2010 at 7:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Indiana vs. Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight Ivy win on goprincetontigers.com and on dartmouthsports.com.

Former high school teammates Patrick Saunders and Dartmouth reserve Kirk Crecco are the subject of a piece in the Concord Monitor.

Jason Clark was 6-7 from three point range on his way to a career high 24 and Georgetown (17-5) beat #2 Villanova, 103-90.

Richmond (18-6) made a statement with a 71-54 win over #17 Temple.

The game between Harcum and Mercer was snowed out and will be played on February 18th.

Denver (14-9) got back on track, besting Florida Atlantic by 10. The Pioneers have won 13 straight at home.

Oregon State (10-12) made it a perfect Saturday for the "Carril Cradle," sweeping the Civil War from Oregon by 20.

Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern host Indiana.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (20-3 / 6-0) needed to close on a 16-4 run to stop Brown (7-16 / 1-5), 74-60. Yale (9-14 / 3-3) took a 19 point halftime lead and coasted past Columbia (8-12 / 2-4). Harvard (15-5 / 4-2) mixed up their starting lineup and raced by Penn (3-15 / 2-2), 80-66.

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Saturday News:

February 6, 2010 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (12-5 / 3-0) vs. Dartmouth (4-15 / 0-5)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 136-61.
Last meeting: Dartmouth 66 Princeton 63 - 2/21/09.

Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Temple vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Harcum vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN NW

Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson and on gocrimson.com.

Princeton assistant Brian Earl is interviewed by The Central Record.

College Hoops Net spoke with Sydney Johnson before yesterday's game.

Weather permitting, Georgetown looks to rebound against #2 Villanova. The Washington Post has more on this game.

Down the road, Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.

Oregon pays a visit to Oregon State.

Denver is back at home for a game against Florida Atlantic.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 23 as Catholic Memorial bested Waukesha West by six.

Here's a Princeton Packet article published prior to the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (19-3 / 5-0) stayed perfect in the conference, beating Yale (8-14 / 2-3) by a 90-71 score. Columbia (8-11 / 2-3) rallied for a 65-54 win over Brown (7-15 / 1-4). Penn (3-14 / 2-1) survived four shots by Dartmouth (3-15 / 0-5) in the final 15 seconds of a 53-51 Quaker win.

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Sunday News:

January 31, 2010 at 10:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win at Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the New Haven Register and on yalebulldogs.com.

Georgetown (16-4) shot 71.7% from the floor for the game and was 15-18 from inside the arc in the second half, beating Duke, 89-77. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

John Shurna's career high 31 were not enough as Northwestern (14-7) fell by nine at Michigan State.

Richmond (16-6) shut down Saint Louis, 62-36.

Mercer (12-11) beat Salem yesterday. Uros Kovacevic scored 16 as the Vikings won their second straight.

Denver (13-9) dropped its eighth in a row on the road, 73-62 at Arkansas State.

Oregon State (9-12) fell 62-52 to UCLA.

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan went for 20 in Penn Charter's loss to Episcopal Academy.

Future Tiger Chris Clement had 22 as Stony Point fell to Cedar Park. There's a video package of highlights available at this link.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-3 / 4-0) sent a message by thoroughly dominating their showdown with Harvard (14-4 / 3-1) by 36. Columbia (7-11 / 1-3) topped Dartmouth (3-14 / 0-4) for their first conference win of the season. Penn (2-14 / 1-1) won at the buzzer in controversial fashion as Dan Monckton's layup appears to have come well after time expired, giving the Quakers a 55-54 win over Brown (7-14 / 1-3).

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