Sunday News:

January 8, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond

Today's Game: TCNJ (6-7 / 1-3) vs. Princeton (8-7 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 73 TCNJ 40 - 1/23/11

Fairfield vs. Manhattan - 2:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. Elon - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joseph's (L.I.) vs. Yale - 4:00 pm ET

Today's opponent The College of New Jersey lost by three versus Rutgers-Newark yesterday.

The current Reading High School coach had a chance to speak with Pete Carril recently.

An 11 game Georgetown (13-2) winning streak ended 74-62 at West Virginia.

With five Pioneers in double figures, Denver (13-3) won 67-50 against South Alabama.

Richmond (10-7) never trailed in a 70-53 win at Rhode Island.

Elsewhere in the Ocean State, Mercer (3-13) fell 56-40 at CCRI. Brandin Youngblood scored 11 for the Vikings.

Oregon State (11-5) lost to Stanford 103-101 in quadruple overtime.

Manhattan hosts Fairfield.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (13-2 / 1-0) led Dartmouth (3-12 / 0-1) by one at halftime and trailed midway through the back frame, but the Crimson controlled the final 10 minutes on their way to a 63-47 victory. Cornell (5-9) defeated Division III Albright, 78-60.

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Saturday News:

January 7, 2012 at 10:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. West Virginia - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
MCCC vs. CCRI - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. South Alabama - 4:30 pm ET - ESPN3
Richmond vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Albright vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET

After Harvard's loss to Fordham, Big Apple Buckets re-ran 10,000 simulations of the race for the 2011-12 Ivy League title.

Rush The Court checks in on the eight Ivy teams, two of which open conference play today.

Still looking for more on Princeton recruit Edo Lawrence, I came across this Flickr series from a recent Canterbury game against Kent. Lawrence is wearing #33 in these pictures.

Siena surprised Fairfield (8-7) in Albany, 73-60. “I don’t know if they can play better given the situation they’re in," said Stags head coach Sydney Johnson of the Saints' performance.

Top-ranked Monroe beat Mercer (3-13) by an 81-47 final. Brandin Youngblood was one of three Vikings in double figures.

Having already won in several hostile settings this season, Georgetown travels to West Virginia.

Denver remains on the road at South Alabama.

Rhode Island pays host to Richmond.

Looking for a home sweep of the Bay Area's Pac-12 teams, Oregon State hosts Stanford.

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Thursday News:

January 5, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Cal vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Down by 17 with 13:13 left to play, Georgetown (13-1) staged an improbable rally that was capped off by a Hollis Thompson three pointer in the final 30 seconds. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio and Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers from a 73-70 victory.

Drew Crawford's potential game-winning layup was blocked at the buzzer as Northwestern (11-4) fell at home to Illinois, 57-56.

Richmond (9-7) lost their conference opener by five to Charlotte.

Is Princeton finding its stride?

A book on the children of immigrants includes the story of Pete Carril. You can order a copy here.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. scored 19 in Oak Harbor's win over Meadowdale.

Playing in front of several of his future teammates, Hans Brase and The Hill School faced the Princeton JV at Jadwin Gym. Anyone go? It sounds like Clay Wilson had a big game for the Tigers.

Denver visits Arkansas State tonight.

Cal heads to Corvallis to face Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5) beat Colgate on the road, 66-59. Penn (7-8) edged Lafayette by five.

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Wednesday News:

January 4, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Thomforde, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Marquette vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 7:30 pm ET

Columbia vs. Colgate - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Lafayette - 7:00 pm ET - LSN

Mercer (3-12) returned from an extended holiday break with a 79-65 win over Manor. The Vikings were led by Andre Wilburn and Brandin Youngblood, who each scored 25 points.

Pete Carril attended the Starters Moravian Winter Classic with Chris Thomforde.

Princeton's return to the NCAA Tournament is fourth on the Princeton Packet list of 2011's special sports moments.

There is a faculty and staff free ticket option for Sunday's game versus TCNJ. Take advantage if you're eligible!

Some Princeton/Siena highlights can be found here.

Georgetown hosts Marquette tonight.

Illinois visits Northwestern.

Richmond opens Atlantic 10 play at Charlotte.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (9-4) controlled the interior in an 82-67 win over Holy Cross. Harvard (12-2) was surprised on the road at Fordham, 60-54. Bucknell remained undefeated versus the Ancient Eight, defeating Dartmouth (3-12) by a 67-59 count. Cornell (4-9) fell on the road to Maryland by eight.

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New Year's Eve News:

December 31, 2011 at 8:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Providence vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UALR vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 6:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Holy Cross vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Florida - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Cornell vs. Bucknell - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triple overtime thriller on goprincetontigers.com, in the Tallahassee Democrat, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press, on Tomahawk Nation and on seminoles.com.

You can watch a rebroadcast of the full game here.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr scored 19 of his team's 32 in an Oak Harbor loss at the Bellevue Holiday Tournament.

Washington was recently named an ESPNHS Player of the Week.

Vote for the Tigers making the NCAA Tournament as one of New Jersey's 2011 sports stories of the year.

Darrius Garrett set the school record for blocked shots in a 78-58 Richmond (9-6) win over UNC Greensboro.

Georgetown hosts Providence this afternoon.

UALR is next to visit Denver in Magness Arena.

Oregon State plays at Washington State.

Have a happy, healthy and safe New Year's Eve!

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (8-5) came from down 11 at halftime to beat Lafayette 77-67.

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Friday News:

December 30, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (6-7 / 0-0) vs. Florida State (8-4 / 0-0)
Location: Tucker Center - Tallahassee, FL
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPN3
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 50 Florida State 46 - 12/28/98

UNC Greensboro vs. Richmond - 4:00 pm ET

Lafayette vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Florida State is ready to get back to action. The Tallahassee Democrat previews tonight's game. These two articles may open in front of a paywall. I had mixed results.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. scored 13 in a loss for Oak Harbor at the Bellevue Holiday Tournament.

Denver (11-2) matched its best ever Division I start as they opened conference play with a 79-62 win over Troy.

Unable to completely dig out of a 20 point hole, Oregon State (10-3) fell 95-80 at Washington.

Richmond hosts UNC Greensboro today. The Spiders will raise a banner honoring Kevin Anderson before the game.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (11-1) defeated Boston College for the fourth straight time, 67-46. Brown (5-9) lost 66-49 at St. Francis (NY). Down 19 midway through the second half, Yale (8-3) got as close as two with a minute to go but could not finish the comeback at Wake Forest. Penn (6-7) suffered a similar fate in the same state, dropping at 75-70 decision at Davidson.

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Thursday News:

December 29, 2011 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Video

Troy vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Washington - 9:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Brown vs. St. Francis (NY) - 2:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Wake Forest - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Penn vs. Davidson - 7:00 pm ET

Louisville is undefeated no more. Markel Starks scored a career high 20 as Georgetown (11-1) went to to the Yum! Center and opened Big East action with a 71-68 win. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

With five players in double figures, Richmond (8-6) defeated Liberty, 77-61.

Northwestern (10-3) was thoroughly outclassed at Ohio State, 87-54.

Drexel defeated Fairfield (7-5) by eight. Stags head coach Sydney Johnson has a book to recommend.

Not to be outdone by Ken Pomeroy, Big Apple Buckets also ran 10,000 simulations of the Ivy League.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. is part of a story about siblings on Oak Harbor teams.

Oregon State kicks off Pac-12 play at Washington.

Troy visits Denver as both schools begin the Sun Belt conference slate.

Around the Ivy League: A seven game Columbia (7-5) winning streak ended at Marist, 79-59. Cornell (4-7) fell in overtime by nine at Stony Brook.

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Wednesday News:

December 28, 2011 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Ohio State - 5:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. Louisville - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Liberty vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Fairfield vs. Drexel - 7:30 pm ET

Columbia vs. Marist - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Stony Brook - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown begins Big East play on the road at #4 Louisville. Hoya freshman Otto Porter has gone from a small town player to a big time talent.

It is also the conference opener for Northwestern, who visits #2 Ohio State. Guard Alex Marcotullio will play through injury in this hostile environment.

Richmond hosts Liberty.

Drexel welcomes Fairfield to West Philly.

Why not vote for Douglas Davis' shot against Harvard as college basketball play of the year?

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Christmas Eve News:

December 24, 2011 at 10:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Princeton coach Mitch Henderson is profiled in a Wall Street Journal feature that talks to Pete Carril, Darren Hite, Jesse Rosenfeld and yours truly about the first year head man.

Lineup changes are likely when Florida State hosts Princeton next week.

This New York Times article on financial aid changes in the Ivy League should be the jumping off point for an interesting discussion.

Richmond (7-6) fell 71-63 at UCLA.

Site editor Jon Solomon hosts his annual 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB starting tonight at 6:00 pm ET. You can listen here. I hope you all have a safe, happy, healthy and restful holiday season.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-8) lost at home to Maine, 71-58. Albany handed Dartmouth (3-10) their third straight defeat, 82-74. Behind a career high 30 from Tyler Bernardini, Penn (6-6) bested Marist by 13.

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Friday News:

December 23, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. UCLA - 10:30 pm ET - Prime Ticket

Maine vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Albany - 2:00 pm ET
Marist vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss in Albany on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Times Union, in the Daily Gazette, in the Saratogian and on sienasaints.com.

The game also showed up as part of the Mid-Majority's 800 Games Project.

Princeton assistant and "driver" Brian Earl has a new diary up.

Future Tiger Mike Washington Jr. had 18 points in Oak Harbor's loss to undefeated Mountlake Terrace.

Leading by as many as 27 in the second half, Denver (10-2) took care of The Citadel.

Fairfield (7-5) trailed UConn by 20 at the half but was within one possession in the final 2:30. The Stags would eventually drop a 79-71 final.

Despite 34 from Drew Crawford on 13-17 shooting, Northwestern (10-2) fell 87-79 at #23 Creighton.

Georgetown (10-1) was buoyed by a sizable run to open the second half as the Hoyas defeated Memphis for the second time this season.

Richmond plays at UCLA tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (10-1) won their 20th straight at home, 63-51 over FAU.

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Wednesday News:

December 21, 2011 at 10:18 am
Filed under Baseball, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Oregon State vs. Chicago State - 8:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Penn State - 7:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Darien Brothers scored 38 points as Richmond (7-5) topped Old Dominion in overtime, 90-82.

Salem defeated Mercer (2-12) by three. Brandin Youngblood had 15 in defeat for the Vikings.

Injured forward Trenity Burdine will not return for Siena's game tomorrow against Princeton.

sienasaintsblog.com posted a reciprocal Q&A to complement yesterday's Know! Your! Foe!.

Watch a video on the Saints' preparations for the Tigers.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had 19 for Oak Harbor in a win over Meadowdale.

Oregon State plays their final non-conference game of the season at winless Chicago State.

Non-basketball related, but always of interest to some this time of year: Site editor Jon Solomon was a guest on WNYC's national morning show The Takeaway yesterday. You can listen to the interview by clicking through.

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Saturday News:

December 17, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Scott Greenman, Today's News

American vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN/ESPN3
Central Connecticut vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Frederick (Md.) - 3:00 pm ET - Verizon Center
Boise State vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - Root Sports
Richmond vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET

Elon vs. Dartmouth - 12:00 pm ET
Albany vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Hans Brase had a big game on the opening day of the Dave Mercer Invitational Tournament.

Fellow future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. went for 21 in Oak Harbor's loss to Shorewood.

If you spent any time around the Princeton program in the mid-2000s, one constant was Scott Greenman's kid brother Mikey dribbling a basketball everywhere he went. Now a sophomore in high school, the younger Greenman is the centerpiece of a story on the psychological pressure young athletes face.

Georgetown looks to continue an early season roll today versus American.

Going the Verizon Center? Stick around after the game to watch Howie Levy's Mercer County Community College Vikings against Frederick (Md.) on the same floor.

Central Connecticut State visits Northwestern.

Denver hosts Boise State.

It will be interesting to see how Richmond performs at Bucknell.

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