Thursday News:

February 2, 2012 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Nebraska vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Denver vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Colorado - 9:00 pm ET

Hollis Thompson broke out of a short shooting slump with 18 points as Georgetown (17-4) locked down UConn, 58-44. Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.

St. Joe's defeated Richmond (12-11) by 10.

The Town Topics reviews Princeton's loss at Penn.

A high-scoring senior point guard from New Jersey continues to list Princeton among the eight schools showing interest in him.

Northwestern hosts Nebraska tonight.

Louisiana-Lafayette is where Denver will travel.

Oregon State plays at Colorado.

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Wednesday News:

February 1, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

St. Joe's vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
UConn vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2

Princeton is behind the Ivy eightball.

A new Sit Down With Sydney is available.

Princeton recruit Hans Brase wrote online yesterday that his senior season is done due to a torn ankle ligament.

Georgetown hosts UConn tonight.

St. Joe's visits Richmond.

There are Brown and Yale editions of Know! Your! Foe! on deck. The Bulldogs preview will run tonight unless the responses about the Bears come in first.

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YouTube potpourri LVI.

January 30, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

While I'm killing time before driving to The Palestra, here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. becomes Oak Harbor's all-time leading scorer.

Five additional clips after the jump.

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Sunday News:

January 29, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Marist vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 6:30 pm ET - FSN

Not a good day for the members of the "Carril Cradle."

Georgetown (16-4) trailed the entire way in a 72-60 loss at Pitt.

Robbie Hummel's leaning baseline jumper with eight seconds left gave Purdue the two point win over Northwestern (12-8).

Richmond (12-10) fell 62-47 at St. Bonaventure.

Arkansas-Little Rock knocked off Denver (16-6) by seven.

Mercer (4-16) lost a 61-60 heartbreaker to Salem.

Princeton recruit Hans Brase scored 11 in The Hill School's overtime defeat against Academy of the New Church.

Round one of the Civil War sees Oregon State play at Oregon.

Fairfield hosts Marist.

Look for the return of Know! Your! Foe! tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (18-2 / 4-0) won its sixth straight, 68-59 over Brown (7-14 / 1-3). Yale (13-5 / 3-1) defeated Dartmouth (4-16 / 0-4) in New Haven, 62-52. Cornell (7-11 / 2-2) split their season series with Columbia (12-8 / 1-3) by a 65-60 final.

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Saturday News:

January 28, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Salem vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Pitt - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. UALR - 8:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Steven Cook scored 15 in New Trier's victory versus Glenbrook South. Cook talked with the Winnetka Current about his decision to commit early.

Future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. had the game-winning bucket with six seconds to play as Oak Harbor eked one out over Meadowdale.

Fairfield (10-10) could not completely climb out of a 19 point hole versus Iona, falling 71-62. Head coach Sydney Johnson doesn't see much separation between the two teams, except one makes plays down the stretch.

Georgetown hits the road at Pitt.

Purdue visits Northwestern. It was then-Wildcats assistant Mitch Henderson who left the door open for junior Reggie Hearn to walk on with the Wildcats.

Richmond heads to St. Bonaventure.

Arkansas-Litte Rock is a destination for Denver.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-2 / 3-0) sent a statement with a 65-35 win over Yale (12-5 / 2-1). It was the largest margin of victory in the 183 game history of this series. Brown (7-13 / 1-2) caught Dartmouth (4-15 / 0-3) in the final four minutes of a 66-59 triumph for the Bears.

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Thursday News:

January 26, 2012 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Mason Rocca, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond

Lackawanna vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Arkansas State vs. Denver - 8:30 pm ET - Root Sports

Despite 16 points from Mason Rocca, Milan dropped a 65-63 decision to Fenerbahce Ulker in Turkey. EA7 Emporio Armani falls to 0-2 in Group G of Euroleague's Top 16.

Princeton recruit Hans Brase led his team to an easy victory over Solebury.

I mentioned New Trier's win over Niles West previously, but this story has new quotes from future Tiger Steven Cook.

Richmond (12-9) routed Fordham, 102-58.

Tonight Denver welcomes Arkansas State to Magness Arena.

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Sunday News:

January 22, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 4:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Freshman Otto Porter scored the game's final six points as Georgetown (16-3) survived 52-50 against Rutgers. Here's John Thompson III afterwards.

The Hoyas won despite just 12 field goals, tied for fewest in a game by a JTIII-coached Georgetown team.

UMass was too much for Richmond (11-9). The Spiders fell at home, 79-68.

A putback by Alzee Williams at the buzzer in overtime gave North Texas a one point win over Denver (15-5).

Oregon State (13-7) trounced USC, 78-59.

Today's Fairfield game at Marist has been postponed after two students died in an off-campus fire. It is unclear when this game will be rescheduled.

Minnesota hosts Northwestern.

Around the Ivy League: Greg Mangano scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Yale (12-4 / 2-0) completed a season sweep of Brown (5-13 / 0-2) in Providence, 73-60. Harvard (16-2 / 2-0) also stayed perfect in conference by besting Dartmouth (4-14 / 0-2) on the road in front of a sold out crowd, 54-38. Columbia (12-7 / 1-2) got 18 points and a gym record 20 rebounds from Mark Cisco in their first Ivy victory of the campaign, winning 61-56 over Cornell (6-11 / 1-2). Penn (10-9 / 2-0) nearly let a 24 point second half lead get away from them, but at the horn the Quakers held a quality 84-80 win over St. Joe's.

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Saturday News:

January 21, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
UMass vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Steven Cook had 14 points in New Trier's win over Niles West. I've been playing extended phone tag with Cook's high school coach, but a full profile should follow soon.

Yesterday's Mercer game at the Columbia JV was postponed.

Georgetown hosts Rutgers this afternoon.

UMass returns to Richmond. The Spiders have had success without utilizing transfers.

Denver stays on the road at North Texas.

Looking for their first home sweep of the Pac-12's LA teams in seven seasons, Oregon State welcomes USC to Gill Coliseum.

The other seven Ivy teams are in action today. Lots of basketball to monitor.

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Thursday News:

January 19, 2012 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Geoff Petrie, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Fairfield vs. St. Peter's - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 8:30 pm ET
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

Princeton recruit Hans Brase is profiled by The Mercury.

Unfortunately the Tigers have to settle for runner-up status in another key recruiting battle. A point guard from DC who was deciding between Princeton and George Washington has pledged to the Colonials.

GW was cruel to Richmond (11-8) as well, besting the shorthanded Spiders by 18.

Trailing by two at halftime, Northwestern (12-6) was blown away by Wisconsin after intermission. The Badgers made six of seven three point attempts once play resumed on their way to a 77-57 final.

It is time for Geoff Petrie to regain his touch as GM of the Sacramento Kings.

Fairfield plays at St. Peter's tonight.

Louisiana-Monroe hosts Denver.

At Gill Colliseum, Oregon State welcomes UCLA.

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Wednesday News:

January 18, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Richmond vs. George Washington - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with nine arbitration-eligible players, including Will Venable.

Judson Wallace has a new Euroleague blog post up.

Behind 31 points from Jason Clark, Georgetown defeated DePaul by eight. Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.

Mercer (4-14) fell 61-47 against Essex. Before their game at the Verizon Center in December, the Vikings toured the Capitol and met with Congressman Rush Holt.

A new Sit Down With Sydney has been posted.

In our nation's capital, Richmond plays at George Washington.

The "opportunity of a lifetime" talk is starting to build again as Northwestern visits Wisconsin.

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Sunday News:

January 15, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. St. John's - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Western Kentucky vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' rally past Columbia on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Columbia Spectator and on gocolumbialions.com.

Highlights of Friday's game in Ithaca can be found here.

Princeton recruit Hans Brase scored 14 in The Hill School's win at Hun.

In Evanston Northwestern (12-5) got the signature win they were looking for, knocking off #6 Michigan State, 81-74.

Richmond (11-7) rolled to a 19 point halftime lead and beat Temple for the third straight time at home, 76-65.

Arizona State handed Oregon State (11-7) a disappointing setback in Tempe by 10.

Georgetown visits St. John's. Hopefully I'm on a train to MSG when this post goes live.

Both Joe Scott and his staff will be wearing sneakers on the sidelines when Denver hosts Western Kentucky today.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (11-4 / 1-0) finished on a 13-3 run in the final 3:10 to pass Brown (5-12 / 0-1) in the final minute. Penn (9-9 / 2-0) swept their first conference road trip with a 64-52 decision over Cornell (6-10 / 1-1), 64-52. Dartmouth (4-13 / 0-1) ended a six game losing streak by beating Longwood, 83-67. Harvard (14-2 / 1-0) concluded non-conference play with their 23rd straight home win, a 21 point victory over George Washington.

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Saturday News:

January 14, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-8 / 0-1) vs. Columbia (11-6 / 0-1)
Location: Levien Gymnasium - New York City, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 141-84.
Last meeting: Princeton 66 Columbia 61 - 2/26/11

Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 6:00 pm ET - Root Sports
Temple vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network

Brown vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
George Washington vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Longwood vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss to Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Ithaca Journal and on cornellbigred.com.

I answered some questions about the Tigers for Big Apple Buckets, who have named tonight's matchup their Saturday Game of the Week.

There's also a preview in the Columbia Spectator.

Snakebit Fairfield (8-9) suffered a bitter 66-63 defeat to Loyola (Md.). The Stags surrendered an 11-1 run in the final 1:42.

John Thompson III met with a Chinese high school team at Georgetown.

Another Top 10 foe awaits as Northwestern hosts Michigan State.

Oregon State visits Arizona State.

In A-10 action Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.

Around the Ivy League: Brian Barbour's potential game winner went long at the buzzer as Penn (8-9 / 1-0) topped Columbia (11-6 / 0-1) by two.

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