2008-09 Denver highlights.
Clips from the Pioneers' 15-16 season.
Monday News:
How's your Italian? There's a multi-page article on Princeton basketball and Coach Johnson in Sutor Magazine. They were kind enough to link to this site in the piece, and I would love it if someone could translate for me!
Chris Young is unlikely to return to the Padres until after the All-Star break.
Will Venable was scratched from the starting lineup on Friday due to a wrist injury suffered in the batting cage prior to San Diego's game at Texas.
All eight schools have been announced for the 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge. Northwestern versus Notre Dame is one of the marquee matchups.
Denver reserve Michael Vandahl will transfer to Nebraska.
Illinois State freshman Zeke Upshaw chose the Redbirds over Princeton, among other schools.
Thursday News:
Denver has announced their 2009-10 men's basketball schedule, one that includes 16 home games at Magness Arena.
Will Venable avoided being sent down to AAA when Padre outfielder Scott Hairston came off the disabled list on Tuesday. Venable started in right field for San Diego last night, going 1-4 and striking out to end the game with the tying run on first base.
A 6'3" shooting guard from Maine says "Princeton is my top Ivy League school."
TigerBlog imagines how Chris Young would have faired in the 2002 NBA Draft.
Friday News:
The prognosis was worse than expected and Chris Young was placed on the 15 day disabled list today retroactive to last Monday.
Northwestern's John Shurna made the United States' 12 man roster for July's FIBA U19 World Championships.
Former Princeton player Terrence Rozier-Byrd is playing in the Jersey Shore Basketball League this summer.
Oregon State will play at Nebraska on December 12th.
The prep school Northfield Mount Hermon's Twitter feed mentions that two of their basketball players made a visit to Princeton on Sunday.
Denver senior guard Nate Rohnert will captain the Pioneers in 2009-10.
Bill Tienrey says that Joe Scott helped solidify his decision to take the men's lacrosse job at Denver.
Monday News:
C. Young (4-6) - 2.1 IP 4 H 5 ER 5 BB 0 K 5.21 ERA. 69 pitches, 35 strikes.
A wild Chris Young walked four straight batters during the shortest start of his career and was lifted in the bottom of the third inning as San Diego lost 6-0 to the Angels. Will Venable got the start in left field and went 1-3 with a double, raising his average to .158.
Mark your calendars! Princeton's game at George Washington will take place on November 24th, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Oregon State comes to DC a few days later on the 28th.
The USC job is open after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation and Craig Robinson is called a "good fit" for the position by Oregonian columnist John Canzano.
The Denver Post writes about Joe Scott's salary in comparison to what new Pioneers men's lacrosse coach Bill Tierney may be earning.
A LA-area guard who played well at this past weekend's 2009 Rumble in the Bronx says he has interest from Princeton.
Saturday News:
Chris Young and the San Diego Padres are in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. First pitch comes at 10:10 pm ET.
Did you know May 1st was officially declared Craig Robinson Day in Chicago? The Oregon State head coach was in the Land of Lincoln to be inducted into the the Mount Carmel Alumni Hall of Fame.
CBS 2 caught up with Robinson while he was in town.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer will suit up for the East All-Stars on May 9th for the Feinberg Academic All-American Basketball Classic in Ontario, CA.
Will Venable hit his 5th home run of the season in Portland's 5-4 extra inning loss to Reno last night. Venable also had a tie-breaking double that helped the Beavers to a 7-4 win over Salt Lake earlier in the week.
Reports on the Georgetown and Denver postseason banquets.
John Thompson III talks to the Washington Times.
An interesting Q&A between Soft Pretzel Logic's Jonathan Tannenwald and Penn head coach Glen Miller.
Wednesday News:
Chris Young is in San Francisco as the Padres play the Giants starting at 3:45 pm ET.
Will Venable hit a pair of solo home runs in Portland's 4-2 loss to Sacramento.
Two 2009 commitments for Georgetown - Kentucky guard Vee Sanford and Virginia forward Jerrelle Benimon.
A member of the Princeton staff was in southern Indiana to check out a recruiting target.
Bill Bradley will deliver the 2009 convocation address at the University of Texas' School of Public Affairs.
A former Air Force center will transfer to Denver.
Australian center Angus Brandt has signed his National Letter of Intent, rounding out Oregon State's 2009 recruiting class.
Tuesday News:
Oregon State (15-17) advanced to the semifinals of the CBI with a one point overtime victory over Vermont. Calvin Haynes' off-balance bank shot with six seconds to go was the game winner. Stanford will be Oregon State's opponent on Wednesday night in Corvallis, the fourth meeting between the two schools this season.
After the win, Beavers coach Craig Robinson answered questions about his possible interest in two open head coaching jobs and a variety of other subjects.
Kevin Anderson's up and under jumper in the paint with nine seconds left secured a two point Richmond (20-15) win over College of Charleston. Anderson finished with 21, his sixth straight 20 point game. The Spiders will host UTEP in the CBI semifinals on Wednesday.
If you missed the excitement last night, you can read the archive of the live chat we held during the games.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne was named Third Team 2009 AP Wisconsin State Boys All-State.
Chris Young gave up three runs in 4 1/3 innings yesterday for San Diego against the Royals.
Will Venable was one of seven players sent to the Padres' minor league camp. It is expected that Venable will start the season in AAA Portland.
Is college basketball in Colorado in critical condition? Joe Scott doesn't agree with CBS 4's report (video).
Monday News:
Princeton's trip to New York State is covered by the Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator, the Cornell Daily Sun and the Ithaca Journal.
Denver (15-16) saw its season end with a 58-55 loss to UALR in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Pioneers were up three with under two minutes to play before John Fowler hit a pair of three point shots for the Trojans in the final 90 seconds.
Northwestern (17-12) lost a 52-47 squeaker at Ohio State. The Wildcats' Luka Mirkovic missed a game-tying three point shot with four seconds to go. Northwestern will be the #8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, playing Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne scored 15 points as Whitefish Bay won a WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional final. It was a hard week for Whitefish Bay, as the school coped with the loss of a student.
Chris Young allowed three earned runs in two innings of spring training action.
Sunday News:
Northwestern vs. Ohio State - 5:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. UALR - 7:30 pm ET - Sun Belt Tournament
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss to Cornell on goprincetontigers.com and on cornellbigred.com.
Richmond (17-14) upset #17 Xavier, 80-75. It was perhaps the best all-around effort by the Spiders in Chris Mooney's four years as head coach. Richmond clinched the number six seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Georgetown (16-13) picked up a ragged 48-40 victory over DePaul.
Oregon State (13-16) fell by 16 at USC.
Northwestern looks to reach .500 in Big Ten play with a win at Ohio State.
Denver and UALR meet in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett and Central Bucks South shocked Roman in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs. Barrett scored 14 in the upset win.
Mack Darrow had 15 points as Barrington lost to top-seeded Lake Forest.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (14-14 / 6-8) won at Yale (13-15 / 8-6) for the first time in nine years, 69-59. Kevin Egee's deep three point shot at the buzzer gave Penn (10-17 / 6-7) the one point win over Columbia (12-16 / 7-7). Brown (9-19 / 3-11) defeated Dartmouth (9-19 / 7-7), 69-59.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (12-13 / 7-5) vs. Cornell (20-9 / 10-3)
Location: Newman Arena - Ithaca, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 134-75.
Last meeting: Princeton 61 Cornell 41 - 2/6/09.
| Princeton | Cornell | |
| 8-6 | Home Record | 12-0 |
| 4-7 | Away Record | 5-8 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 3-1 |
| 297 | RPI | 114 |
| 280 | Sagarin | 120 |
| 249 | Pomeroy | 102 |
| 58.0 | Points / Game | 74.6 |
| 57.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.8 |
| .433 | FG% | .476 |
| .743 | FT% | .737 |
| .377 | 3PT FG% | .415 |
| 30.8 | Rebounds / Game | 35.7 |
| 7.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 10.0 |
| 11.2 | Assists / Game | 15.8 |
| 13.2 | Turnovers / Game | 13.2 |
| 3.0 | Blocks / Game | 4.0 |
| Davis: 12.3 | Points | Wittman: 18.7 |
| Finley: 4.2 | Rebounds | Foote: 7.0 |
| Schroeder: 2.9 | Assists | Dale: 3.7 |
| Mavraides: 1.2 | Steals | Wire: 1.5 |
| Saunders: 0.8 | Blocks | Foote: 2.1 |
| Buczak: .562 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Kreefer: .568 |
| Maddox: .836 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Reeves: .957 |
| Schroeder: .556 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Wroblewski: .437 |
DePaul vs. Georgetown - 5:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Xavier vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. USC - 8:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about last night's Princeton loss to Columbia goprincetontigers.com and on gocolumbialions.com.
The Ithaca Journal previews tonight's game.
Jessie Sapp and Georgetown host DePaul on Senior Day in Washington.
Richmond welcomes #17 Xavier to the Robins Center.
Oregon State plays at USC.
Joe Scott is pushing Denver to new heights.
Will Venable leads the Padres with a team-high 17 at bats in spring training.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (20-9 / 10-3) won their second straight Ivy League title with a 83-59 victory over Penn (9-17 / 5-7). Garrett Leffelman hit a three point shot at the buzzer as Brown (8-19 / 2-11) beat Harvard (13-14 / 5-8) by two. Yale (13-14 / 8-5) moved into second place in the conference with their 74-62 decision over Dartmouth (9-18 / 7-6).
Thursday News:
Oregon State vs. UCLA - 10:30 pm ET - FSN Prime Ticket
Princeton stands between Cornell and the NCAA tournament.
Sparked by some unexpected faces off the bench, Northwestern (17-11) won at #19 Purdue. The Wildcats have tied the school record for most regular-season victories.
Denver (15-15) advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals in Hot Springs with a nine point win over Louisiana-Monroe.
Oregon State visits #17 UCLA. Beavers coach Craig Robinson is already fielding questions about how long he will stay in Corvallis.
