Monday News:

March 2, 2009 at 10:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Video, Will Venable

Craig Robinson was profiled on yesterday's edition of CBS Sunday Morning. Video is above.

Read about the Tigers' weekend sweep in the Daily Princetonian and the Yale Daily News.

Oregon State (13-14) led Oregon by 10 at halftime, but the Ducks' full court pressure overwhelmed the Beavers, who lost the 331st Civil War, 79-69.

Denver (14-15) dropped their regular season finale to North Texas, 73-59.

Princeton recruit Ian Hummer scored 22 points and had seven rebounds as Gonzaga advanced to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game.

Will Barrett had nine in Central Bucks South's PIAA District One Class AAAA seventh-place game loss to Lower Merion.

Many are hoping that Chris Young will have greater durability this season.

Two hits and a run batted in for Will Venable in Cactus League play.

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Sunday News:

March 1, 2009 at 8:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

North Texas vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 10:00 pm ET - FSN

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

Georgetown (15-12) finished strong and picked off #10 Villanova, 56-54.

Craig Moore and Northwestern (16-11) are assured of a winning season with a Senior Day victory over Iowa.

Richmond (15-14) shot a season-low 26.5% from the field, dropping a 66-57 decision to George Washington.

Oregon State visits Oregon in the 331st Civil War.

Denver closes out their regular season at home versus North Texas.

Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne led Whitefish Bay to the North Shore Conference title.

Brendan Connolly and Father Ryan lost 61-44 in the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship game. Connolly finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (13-13 / 5-7) surprised Cornell (19-9 / 9-3), 71-70. Dartmouth (9-17 / 7-5) defeated Columbia (11-15 / 6-6) behind 22 from Alex Barnett. Penn (9-16 / 5-6) scored the last 11 points of a 64-54 win over Brown (7-19 / 1-11).

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Friday News:

February 27, 2009 at 10:19 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Brown (7-17 / 1-9) vs. Princeton (10-12 / 5-4)
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 91-24.
Last meeting: Brown 61 Princeton 43 - 2/14/09.

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

The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Yale Daily News preview this weekend's games.

Denver (14-14) won its second on the road and fourth straight overall, 66-57 over Louisiana Monroe. The Pioneers clinched a home game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, but there was no word on if the team got their uniforms and shoes that the airline lost in time for last night's game.

A perfect inning for Chris Young in his first spring training outing.

Norm Van Lier passed away yesterday. Bill Carmody offers his memories of this Chicago icon.

A story in the Baltimore Sun about Joe Connelly, coach of Baltimore Freedom Academy and part of a group of four basketball brothers that includes Princeton Director of Basketball Operations Dan Connelly.

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Thursday News:

February 26, 2009 at 9:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 8:00 pm ET

The Town Topics piece on last Saturday's game is live.

Princeton recruit Gus Gabel scored 19 as Chaparral advanced to the Class 4A Division I semifinals.

Northwestern (15-11) pulled away from Indiana in the second half, defeating the Hoosiers 75-53. The Wildcats won in Bloomington for the first time since 1968. They were 0-33 at Assembly Hall before last night.

Richmond (15-13) defeated Fordham by 10. It was the Spiders' third straight win.

Denver visits Louisiana-Monroe tonight.

The Colorado Springs Gazette writes that Joe Scott has the Pioneers on the winning path.

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Wednesday News:

February 25, 2009 at 9:46 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Indiana - 6:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Fordham - 7:00 pm ET

ESPN's Dana O'Neil wrote a great piece on Pete Carril. It includes the best descriptions of Saturday night's events that I've read.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 29 as Central Bucks South lost to defending state champion Chester in the consolation game of the PIAA District One Class AAAA tournament.

Richmond visits Fordham this evening.

Looking to end a four decade losing streak in Bloomington, Northwestern faces off against Indiana.

The Denver Daily News notes the strides Joe Scott's Pioneers are making.

The new Schuylkill 16 has been posted.

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Sunday News:

February 22, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, there are pieces concerning last night's loss to Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.

SportsProf shares some of his favorite Pete Carril tales.

In addition to their game story, the Trentonian has a separate story about the naming of Carril Court.

A day late, but the Trenton Times piece about the Harvard game has shown up on-line.

Marquette pulled away late from Georgetown (14-11). The Hoyas need to win their final four regular season games to finish at .500 in Big East play.

Strong guard play helped Richmond (14-13) win its third straight, 65-58 over Charlotte.

The nightmare is over! For the first time in 44 tries, Denver (13-14) tasted victory on the road. The Pioneers beat Arkansas State by 20.

Oregon State (13-13) shot an unreal 70.8% from the floor in the second half, defeating Cal, 65-54. Oregon Live thinks Craig Robinson has sewn up the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award.

Northwestern visits Minnesota tonight.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 14 points and nine boards, but Barrington lost for the 21st time this season.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-8 / 8-2) demolished Brown (7-17 / 1-9), 85-45. Yale (11-13 / 6-4) came back from nine down with 14 minutes to play, picking up a 57-49 win over Columbia (11-13 / 6-4). Harvard (11-13 / 3-7) won at Penn (8-15 / 4-5) for the first time since 1991, defeating the Quakers 66-60.

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Saturday News:

February 21, 2009 at 10:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) vs. Princeton (10-11 / 5-3)
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 136-60.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 Dartmouth 54 - 1/30/09.

Manor vs. Mercer - 1:00 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs
Marquette vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN
Cal vs. Oregon State - 5:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Charlotte vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - CN8
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET - YES

In addition to our recap, read about last night's squeaker on goprincetontigers.com in the Trentonian and on gocrimson.com.

TigerBlog honors tonight's celebrant, Pete Carril.

The Trentonian also talked with Coach Carril and Coach Johnson.

Saturday's festivities are a sad reminder of the death of Lorin Maurer nine days ago. Maurer was in charge of organizing the naming of Carril Court.

Mercer hosts Manor in a Region XIX playoff game this afternoon. Anyone besides me doing the Mercer/Princeton doubleheader?

On the same day they honor the 1984 National Champion Hoyas, this year's Georgetown squad hosts #10 Marquette.

Oregon State welcomes Cal to Corvallis for Senior Day.

A home date with Charlotte awaits Richmond.

Looking for that elusive road win, Denver visits Arkansas State.

The new Northwestern Athletic Director says Bill Carmody's job is safe, but that a lot of work still remains.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett was 3-15 from the field as Central Bucks South fell to Pennsbury in the District One Class AAAA quarterfinals.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (10-13 / 5-4) knocked off first place Cornell (17-8 / 7-2), 72-60. Columbia (11-12 / 6-3) won its third straight, a 70-57 win at Brown (7-16 / 1-8). Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) swept their season series with Penn (8-14 / 4-4) for the first time in 50 years, victorious at the Palestra by 10.

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Friday News:

February 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (10-12 / 2-6) vs. Princeton (9-11 / 4-3)
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 122-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 77 Harvard 71 - 1/31/09.

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

The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview tonight's game.

On the eve of the naming of Carril Court, enjoy this Alex Wolff piece on the former Tiger coach from a 1996 issue of Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Oregon State (12-13) opened up a 25-6 lead to start the game on their way to a season sweep of Stanford.

Denver (12-14) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-51. After the win the FSN Rocky Mountain sideline reporter surprised Coach Scott with a pie from DeLorenzo's.

A 6'9" Australian who plays for a team where Kyle Koncz is an assistant coach has decided to commit to Craig Robinson and the Beavers.

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Thursday News:

February 19, 2009 at 11:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

John Shurna's three point shot with three seconds to go gave Northwestern (14-10) a much-needed 72-69 win over Ohio State. Shurna was on an IV before the game, recovering from the flu. Highlights are above.

Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the naming of Carril Court. Did you know there are 10 Princeton alums who played for Carril that currently coach professional or D-I college teams? Name them all in the comments and I'll send you a prize. (No peaking at the link first.)

Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly is on a tear, following up his 30 point night with 38 as Father Ryan stunned host Ensworth by two in the DII East/Middle championship game.

Richmond (13-13) bested La Salle by nine. The Explorers were baffled by the Spiders' smothering defense.

Georgetown (14-10) blew out South Florida, 65-40. It was the Hoyas' first road victory in Big East play since the conference opener at UConn.

Denver hosts Louisiana-Lafayette.

Oregon State welcomes Stanford to Corvallis.

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Sunday News:

February 15, 2009 at 10:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Michigan vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, there are pieces on Princeton's unexpected loss to Brown on goprincetontigers.com in the Providence Journal and on brownbears.com.

Georgetown (13-10) made an incredible comeback to force overtime, but could not finish off Syracuse.

Richmond (12-13) also had an impressive rally, but lost by six at Dayton.

Oregon State (11-13) surprised Washington State, 54-52. The Beavers used a 16-0 run to turn around a 12 point second half deficit.

Denver (11-14) knocked off New Orleans, 59-49.

Mercer (12-13) was crushed at Del Tech, 60-32.

Northwestern hosts Michigan.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (17-7 / 7-1) escaped Dartmouth (6-16 / 4-4) in double overtime. Matt Bulger's basket with four seconds remaining gave Columbia (10-12 / 5-3) the one point win over Harvard (10-12 / 2-6). Penn (7-13 / 3-3) won over Yale (9-13 / 4-4) in New Haven, 68-63.

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Saturday News:

February 14, 2009 at 9:15 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-9 / 4-1) vs. Brown (6-15 / 0-7)
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 91-23.
Last meeting: Brown 64 Princeton 57 - 2/29/08.

Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
MCCC vs. Del Tech - 3:00 pm ET
New Orleans vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Dayton - 7:00 pm ET - MASN
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 7:00 pm ET - FSN NW

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

In addition to our recap, there are pieces about the Princeton loss to Yale on goprincetontigers.com in the New Haven Register and on yalebulldogs.com.

Still looking for the right chemistry after 22 games, Georgetown has a high noon showdown with Syracuse.

New Orleans visits Denver.

Oregon State heads to Washington State.

Dayton will be a tough road test for Richmond.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett had a huge individual performance as Central Bucks South won their school's first playoff game.

Ian Hummer was no slouch either, with 16 points and 15 rebounds as Gonzaga won over McNamara, 61-55.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (16-7 / 6-1) set a school record with 31 assists in a 96-75 win over Harvard (10-11 / 2-5). Columbia (9-12 / 4-3) pulled away from Dartmouth (6-15 / 4-3) in the second half of a 65-52 victory. Penn (6-13 / 2-3) defeated Brown (6-15 / 0-7), 73-52.

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Friday News:

February 13, 2009 at 9:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-8 / 4-0) vs. Yale (8-12 / 3-3)
Location: Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: YES
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-80.
Last meeting: Yale 67 Princeton 59 - 3/1/08.

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

Today's must-read is M.A. Mehta's piece in the Star Ledger about Princeton's recent revival. The quotes he was given by former Tiger coach Joe Scott are particularly eye-opening.

Two game previews - See the Daily Princetonian and the Trentonian.

Last night's loss by Northwestern (13-9) still smarts. The Wildcats led for all but the final two seconds and had a nine point lead with just over two minutes left, but collapsed under Illinois' pressure.

Oregon State (10-13) trailed by just one at #24 Washington halfway through yesterday's game, but the Huskies came on strong for the 79-60 win.

Denver (10-14) fell by six at Florida Atlantic.

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