Thursday News:

February 12, 2009 at 11:13 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Florida Atlantic - 7:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Washington - 11:00 pm ET - FSN NW

The Town Topics story on last weekend's Princeton games is up.

Today's Jadwin Gym at 40 story comes from the Daily Princetonian.

Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne scored 24 points as Whitefish Bay defeated Germantown 67-57.

Richmond (12-12) got back in the win column, 71-67 over Duquesne. The Spiders rallied from a 15 point first half deficit.

Northwestern hosts in-state rival Illinois. It is the only regular season meeting between the two schools.

#24 Washington is the latest destination for Oregon State. The Beavers are earning respect in the Pac-10.

Denver tries to end their 42 game road losing streak at Florida Atlantic.

The Ivy League has named Robin Harris the Executive Director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents, effective July 1. Harris replaces the retiring Jeff Orleans.

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Monday News:

February 9, 2009 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today belongs to the student newspapers. Coverage of the weekend's games can be found in the Daily Princetonian, the Cornell Sun and the Columbia Spectator.

Andy Katz mentions Princeton's 4-0 Ivy start in his Weekly Watch on espn.com.

SportsProf checks in after the second full Ivy weekend.

Yesterday I noted that Will Barrett was one of 1,500 national finalists for McDonalds All-American status. Well, three other Princeton recruits are also on the list (.pdf) - Gus Gabel, Jimmy Sherburne and Ian Hummer. Congratulations, all.

Following up on a story from Saturday, more on Barrett's Central Bucks South team winning the Suburban One Continental Conference.

While we're talking about recruiting, here's mention of a stocky 6'2" Brazilian who says Princeton is "at the top of his list."

Richmond (11-12) lost in triple overtime to St. Louis. Lack of offensive and defensive execution at the end of each period hurt the Spiders.

An interview with Denver Pioneer Nate Rohnert, who leads his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

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Sunday News:

February 8, 2009 at 10:10 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

St. Louis vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, there are pieces on Princeton's victory over Columbia on goprincetontigers.com and on gocolumbialions.com. Stories from the local newspapers are not on-line. A link to the Trentonian story can be found in the comments below.

Congratulations to Princeton recruit Will Barrett (above), who is one of 1,500 national nominees for McDonald’s All-American status.

Pete Carril and Gary Walters will both be inducted into the Berks Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.

Georgetown (13-9) fell to Cincinnati in overtime. The Hoyas had one field goal in the final 12 minutes of play.

Northwestern (13-8) was up one with a minute to go at Iowa, but Devan Bawinkel hit a three pointer to give the Hawkeyes their final lead. To make the Wildcats' loss slightly more painful, Jeff Peterson scored 16 to pace the home team.

Oregon State (10-11) lost a low-scoring game to perhaps their toughest conference matchup, #23 Arizona State.

Beavers head coach Craig Robinson is a presenter at tonight's 57th annual Oregon Sports Awards.

Mercer (12-11) lost 74-64 at Harcum.

Denver (10-13) dropped a nine point decision at UALR, 66-57.

Richmond goes for the season sweep against St. Louis this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Jeremy Lin made a free throw with no time left, as Harvard (10-10 / 2-4) rallied to defeat Brown (6-14 / 0-6) by one. Cornell (15-7 / 5-1) got back on track with an 88-73 win over Penn (5-13 / 1-3). Don't look now, but Dartmouth (6-14 / 4-2) has won three straight. The Big Green bested Yale (8-13 / 2-3) in Hanover, 57-54.

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Saturday News:

February 7, 2009 at 10:01 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Columbia (8-11 / 3-2) vs. Princeton (8-8 / 3-0)
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 136-83.
Last meeting: Princeton 75 Columbia 64 - 3/7/08.

Cincinnati vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN/SNY
MCCC vs. Harcum - 3:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. UALR - 8:00 pm ET
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN NW/AZ

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

In addition to our recap, read about last night's surprising win over Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Ithaca Journal and on cornellbigred.com.

Now blogging on the Eurocup web site, Judson Wallace.

Will Venable is vying for a spot in the San Diego Padres' outfield.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 23 as Central Bucks South clinched the Suburban One Continental league title. Mack Darrow had 17, but Barrington fell to Schaumburg.

Jessie Sapp and Georgetown host Cincinnati at noon.

Northwestern plays at Iowa. The Wildcats have been receiving contributions during their three game winning streak from more than just Kevin Coble and Craig Moore.

#23 Arizona State visits Oregon State.

Denver is on the road at Arkansas-Little Rock.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (5-14 / 2-3) won its second straight conference game, a 63-61 overtime devision versus Brown (6-13 / 0-5). Columbia (8-11 / 3-2) was victorious at The Palestra for the first time since 2002, defeating Penn (5-12 / 1-2) by 11. Yale (8-11 / 3-2) routed Harvard (9-10 / 1-4), 87-66.

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Friday News:

February 6, 2009 at 10:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Cornell (14-6 / 4-0) vs. Princeton (7-8 / 2-0)
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 133-75.
Last meeting: Cornell 71 Princeton 64 - 3/8/08.

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

Four previews of tonight's action - check the Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian, the Ithaca Journal and the Cornell Daily Sun.

Oregon State (10-11) rallied from 13 points down to tie Arizona in the final two minutes, but a controversial non-call led to the Wildcats' winning basket.

Denver (10-12) beat Middle Tennessee, 63-51.

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Thursday News:

February 5, 2009 at 9:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Brookdale - 6:00 pm ET
Arizona vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN NW
Middle Tennessee vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Northwestern (13-7) stepped out of conference for a 75-63 victory over Chicago State.

UMass held off Richmond (11-11) in Amherst, 80-71.

The Town Topics reviews Princeton's games at Dartmouth and Harvard.

Future Tiger Mack Darrow scored 13 in Barrington's loss to South Elgin.

Denver hosts Middle Tennessee.

Oregon State welcomes Arizona to Gill Coliseum.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 1, 2009 at 8:15 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, there are two pieces on Princeton's victory over Harvard - one on goprincetontigers.com and the other on gocrimson.com.

Georgetown (12-8) lost their fifth straight, 94-82 at Marquette. The Golden Eagles and Hoyas were tied at halftime, before the home team pulled away.

How about Northwestern (12-7)? Three weeks after losing by 29 at Wisconsin, the Wildcats got 26 from Craig Moore and bested the Badgers by three.

Oregon State (10-10) won the Civil War over Oregon, 57-54. Roeland Schaftenaar banked in a 30 foot three pointer to keep the Ducks at bay.

Mercer (11-10) beat Salem 75-61. The Vikings had 25 assists on their 33 field goals.

Denver (9-12) led for the first 38:40 in Alabama, but were caught by Troy at the end of regulation and passed in overtime.

Despite 36 points from David Gonzalvez, Richmond fell 74-65 at Temple.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett had nine as Central Bucks South improved to 17-3.

Bill Doyle of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette calls Armond Hill the brains behind the Boston Celtics' offense.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (14-6 / 4-0) kept rolling, limiting Yale (7-11 / 2-2) to 23% shooting in a 64-36 win. Columbia (7-11 / 2-2) held off Brown (6-12 / 0-4), 65-59. With a three point win, Dartmouth (4-14 / 2-2) ended a 12 year losing streak against Penn (5-11 / 1-1). Dan Biber converted an old-fashioned three point play with eight seconds left.

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Saturday News:

January 31, 2009 at 8:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (6-8 / 1-0) vs. Harvard (9-8 / 1-2)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 121-38.
Last meeting: Harvard 74 Princeton 67 (OT) - 2/22/08.

Georgetown vs. Marquette - 2:00 pm ET - MASN
MCCC vs. Salem - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Temple - 6:30 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET - FSN NW
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. Troy - 8:30 pm ET

Penn vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET - CN8
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read all about the Tigers' Ivy opener on goprincetontigers.com or on dartmouthsports.com.

Quite the honor for Princeton recruit Ian Hummer - ESPN has named him the RISE National Boys Basketball Player of the Week.

Central Bucks South bested Central Bucks West, 45-42. Will Barrett scored 11 in the win.

Georgetown travels to #8 Marquette, a meeting of two teams headed in opposite directions. Rivals.com tries to figure out what has gone wrong during the Hoyas' losing streak.

Civil War time! Oregon State welcomes bitter rival Oregon to Corvallis.

Northwestern looks for payback against Wisconsin.

Still seeking the first road win of the Joe Scott era, Denver visits Troy.

Temple plays host to Richmond.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (13-6 / 3-0) remained perfect in conference play, throttling Brown (6-11 / 0-3) by 32. Columbia (6-11 / 1-2) outscored Yale (7-10 / 2-1) by 20 in the second half, rallying for the 53-42 win. Penn (5-10 / 1-0) got by Harvard (9-8 / 1-2), 66-60.

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Friday News:

January 30, 2009 at 8:31 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (5-8 / 0-0) vs. Dartmouth (3-13 / 1-1)
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 135-60.
Last meeting: Dartmouth 71 Princeton 52 - 2/23/08.

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

There is an overview of Princeton's Ivy road trip in today's Trentonian.

The Crimson previews Penn and Princeton, this weekend's visitors to Lavietes Pavilion.

The Princeton University web site has a piece on birthday building Jadwin Gym.

Denver (9-11) got a spinning one-handed shot by Nate Rohnert with five seconds to go, as the Pioneers won their second straight game versus a 2008 NCAA Tournament participant, 56-54 over South Alabama.

More bad news for Georgetown - it appears leading scorer DaJuan Summers will miss Saturday's game at Marquette because of a foot injury.

Chris Young received the San Diego Padres' Chairman's Award for contributions to the community at the team's awards dinner.

Craig Robinson has a book deal!

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Thursday News:

January 29, 2009 at 9:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Lackawanna vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
South Alabama vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

There is a great article in the Oregonian (accompanied by the above video) about Princeton's appearance in the 1983 NCAA Tournament, Craig Robinson's last two collegiate games.

The Town Topics ran their story on the Princeton/Concordia game.

Check out a piece on where the Tigers stood heading into the exam break in the latest Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Craig Moore made two free throws with six seconds to play, as Northwestern (11-7) held off Indiana, 77-75.

Georgetown (12-7) lost their fourth straight, 65-57 at Cincinnati. The Hoyas are mired in their longest losing streak since 2004-05.

Atlantic 10 leader St. Joe's was too much for Richmond (12-7) to handle.

Denver hosts South Alabama tonight.

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Sunday News:

January 25, 2009 at 9:50 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Concordia (5-13 / 3-5) vs. Princeton (4-8 / 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: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Georgetown vs. Seton Hall - 2:00 pm ET - SNY/MASN
MCCC vs. CCRI - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. St. Louis - 3:00 pm ET

Oregon State (8-10) led wire to wire, winning 72-60 at Stanford. The Beavers swept the Cal/Stanford weekend for the first time in sixteen years.

Denver (8-11) also had an impressive conference win, beating Western Kentucky 78-74. The backdoor layup that iced the game with 13 seconds to go was a thing of beauty.

Northwestern (10-7) lost 68-59 at Michigan. The Wolverines hit nine three pointers against the Wildcats' 1-3-1 zone.

Mercer (9-8) had six players in double figures and defeated Dean 93-84. We hear that Armond Hill was at the game.

Georgetown plays at the Prudential Center for the first time this afternoon, facing Seton Hall. Coach John Thompson III calls the Hoyas' loss to West Virginia on Thursday "a blip." Today will go a long way to proving if he was right or not.

Richmond is at St. Louis in Atlantic 10 action.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 19 points in Barrington's loss to Fremd.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-13 / 1-1) ended their eight game losing streak, getting past Harvard (9-7 / 1-1) in overtime, 75-66. Cornell (12-6 / 2-0) bested Columbia (5-11 / 0-2) for the second time in as many meetings, 83-72. St. Joe's pulled away from Penn (4-10 / 0-0) down the stretch, 80-68.

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Saturday News:

January 24, 2009 at 9:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Dean - 3:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Michigan - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Western Kentucky vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW/Bay Area

Columbia vs. Cornell - 4:00 pm ET
St. Joseph's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - CN8
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

Northwestern plays at Michigan tonight. Bill Carmody was a guest on yesterday's edition of the ESPNU College Basketball podcast.

Oregon State visits Stanford. Andy Katz spoke with Beavers head coach Craig Robinson about his emotional week. While in the Bay Area, Robinson was also profiled by KGO-TV.

Denver hosts Western Kentucky.

Will Barrett scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half of a 63-48 Central Bucks South victory over Hatboro-Horsham.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (7-9 / 2-0) swept their season series with Brown (6-10 / 0-2) , defeating the Bears 57-55 in New Haven.

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