Tuesday News:

November 22, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Elon (2-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (1-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
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.

Chaminade vs. Georgetown - 4:30 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Illinois - 9:30 pm ET - Cancun Challenge - CBS Sports Network

Monmouth vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET - NIT
Wagner vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Seton Hall - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Stony Brook - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Delaware - 7:00 pm ET

Your lone preview of tonight's game comes from the Burlington Times News.

The Ivy League's weekly Honor Roll includes Ian Hummer for the second straight time.

Georgetown (2-1) fell short against #14 Kansas in the Maui Invitational, falling 67-62. Hoya Prospectus looks at the numbers. John Thompson III's team next plays host Chaminade this afternoon.

A Brad Tinsley basket with :04.5 remaining gave #18 Vanderbilt the Legends Classic title, 64-62 over Oregon State (4-1).

In Cancun, Richmond will face Illinois tonight.

Fairfield is headed to the Old Spice Classic, which kicks off Thanksgiving night. The newest "Sit Down With Sydney" can be heard here.

Around the Ivy League: George Mason blasted Brown (2-3) in the NIT, 74-48.

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Sunday News:

November 20, 2011 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Fairfield, Geoff Petrie, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Holy Cross vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Seton Hall - 8:30 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU

Boston U. vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's first win of the season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, on UB Bull Run and on buffalobulls.com.

Here's a great picture of Pete Carril and Geoff Petrie from the Lapchick Character Award luncheon.

In one of the biggest wins of Craig Robinson's tenure, Oregon State (4-0) rallied late to topple Texas in overtime. Jared Cunningham scored a career high 37 as the Beavers took advantage of their opportunity and advanced to face Vanderbilt in the Legends Classic finals.

Richmond (3-1) opened on a 24-3 run and cruised past Sacred Heart. Darien Brothers got the Spiders moving on offense and on defense.

Harcum took care of Mercer (1-4) by a 83-42 final.

Fairfield hosts Holy Cross this afternoon.

Tonight's Charleston Classic final pits Northwestern and Seton Hall.

Around the Ivy League: Overall it was a good day for the conference. Brown (2-2) rallied for a seven point win over Hartford. Penn (3-1) dug out of an early 10-0 hole to beat Robert Morris, 66-60. The only team in the league to fall on Saturday was Columbia (0-3), who dropped a 66-58 decision at home to American. R.J. Griffin had a career high 29 as Dartmouth (1-2) entered the win column via a 66-62 victory against Bryant. Out west Harvard (3-0) stayed perfect by a 77-67 count at Loyola Marymount.

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Saturday News:

November 19, 2011 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Buffalo (2-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 12:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Buffalo leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Buffalo 25 Princeton 23 - 1/4/26.

Harcum vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - Cancun Challenge
Oregon State vs. Texas - 9:00 pm ET - Legends Classic - ESPN3

Hartford vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET
Robert Morris vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
American vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Loyola Marymount - 9:30 pm ET

UB Bull Run has a preview of today's game. In exchange for the latest Know! Your! Foe! I also answered six questions about Princeton for their site.

Seeing his first significant professional minutes, Dan Mavraides scored 14 points in Aris' Eurocup loss to CEZ Nymburk.

Drew Crawford scored 28 points as Northwestern (3-0) got past Tulsa to advance into the Charleston Classic's championship game versus Seton Hall.

Oregon State is in New Jersey this weekend for the final two rounds of the Legends Classic.

In a football/basketball doubleheader, Richmond hosts Sacred Heart.

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YouTube potpourri XLIX.

November 19, 2011 at 9:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights from Northwestern's win over Tulsa at the Charleston Classic.

Five additional clips after the jump.

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Friday News:

November 18, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tulsa vs. Northwestern - 3:30 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU

John Shurna scored a career high 37 points and Northwestern (2-0) needed every one to beat LSU 88-82 in the first round of the Charleston Classic. The Wildcats move to the winner's side of the bracket along with today's opponent Tulsa, Seton Hall and St. Joe's.

Richmond (2-1) opened the stateside portion of the Cancun Challenge with a 21 point win over Hampton. Spiders head coach Chris Mooney felt this was the best of the three games his team has played so far this season.

Minnesota pulled away from Fairfield (1-2) in the second half, defeating the Stags 67-57.

Denver (3-0) were rude hosts to Conference USA's Southern Mississippi. Chris Udofia tied his career high with 21 and the Pioneers prevailed 59-52.

At a luncheon in New York City on Thursday, Pete Carril was one of three coaches to receive the Joe Lapchick Character Award.

The Daily Princetonian and the Spectrum offer previews of Saturday's game.

Meanwhile, the Princeton Packet previews the Tigers' season.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-1) kept Rider winless by busting the Broncs in overtime, 78-72. Miles Cartwright scored 27 for the Quakers. In their home opener Yale (2-1) demolished Lyndon State 101-37.

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Thursday News:

November 17, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

LSU vs. Northwestern - 3:00 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU
Hampton vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - Cancun Challenge
Fairfield vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Southern Mississippi vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Lyndon State vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Rider - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's last second loss to NC State on goprincetontigers.com, in the Charlotte Observer, in the Daily Princetonian, on Fox Sports South, courtesy the Associated Press and on gopack.com.

You can watch a rebroadcast of the game here.

Konrad Wysocki is blogging for the Eurocup site.

Behind a career high 35 from Jared Cunningham, Oregon State (3-0) trumped Hofstra 82-72.

The Town Topics files their story on the Wagner game.

A Princeton recruiting target will wait until the spring to chose his college.

This afternoon Northwestern plays LSU in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

Fairfield visits Minnesota.

Chris Mooney and Richmond host Hampton. If I had planned my trip better I'd stop off for this game on the drive back from Raleigh!

Southern Miss heads to undefeated Denver.

Ivy Hoops Online reports that Brown freshman Rafael Maia has been ruled ineligible for the 2011-12 season.

Around the Ivy League: Princeton's next opponent, Buffalo, won at Cornell (1-2) by nine. In their home opener Dartmouth (0-2) could not hold a seven point halftime lead and fell 65-53 to Vermont.

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Tuesday News:

November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Manhattan - 4:00 pm ET - NIT
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Quinnipiac - 7:00 pm ET - SNY

Ian Hummer made the Ivy League's Week 2 Honor Roll.

Is it time to panic in Princeton?

In their last game before heading to Maui, Georgetown (2-0) blew away UNC Greensboro by 41. Our friends at Hoya Prospectus crunch the numbers.

An 11-0 run midway through the second half did in Fairfield (1-1) in their home opener against Providence. Sydney Johnson said after the game that he let the school and the community down.

Denver (2-0) won on the road at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 65-58.

Davidson dropped Richmond (1-1) by 13 in North Carolina. The Spiders went a halftime-spanning 13:20 without a field goal.

Oregon State (2-0) overpowered West Alabama, 93-60. Head coach Craig Robinson was pleased with how his team handled the game.

A new Know! Your! Foe! is coming later today.

Around the Ivy League: Despite 26 points from Matt Sullivan, Brown (1-1) lost 77-68 to Albany. Furman rallied to knock off Columbia (0-2). Lions senior Noruwa Agho suffered what appeared to be a serious left knee injury in the second half. His status is unknown. Freshman Shonn Miller had 19 as Cornell (1-1) defeated Binghamton, 76-61. Penn (1-1) fell in a wild OT affair to Temple.

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Monday News:

November 14, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Albany - 4:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN3
Furman vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Binghamton vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Temple vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

UNC Greensboro vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET
Providence vs. Fairfield - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi - 8:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Davidson - 8:15 pm ET
Oregon State vs. West Alabama - 10:00 pm ET

John Templon penned a piece about chasing the ghost of Pete Carril.

Watch some video highlights of the Wagner/Princeton game here. These clips are a decent mix of both the good and the bad out of Saturday night.

Princeton's season opener was written about on the Mid-Majority.

Northwestern (1-0) turned in a quality defensive effort in their season opener, defeating Texas-Pan American by 24.

Mercer (1-3) fell 61-47 to the Suffolk County Sharks.

Through five games in the Netherlands, Kareem Maddox is averaging 10.2 points and 4.7 rebounds off the bench for Landstede Basketbal.

In a move that could effect local sports coverage, the Princeton Packet and its associated publications are for sale.

Richmond should be tested at Davidson.

Sydney Johnson and Fairfield make their home debut tonight versus Providence.

Denver visits Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Future Princeton opponent West Alabama plays at Oregon State.

Georgetown also hosts UNC Greensboro in the odd mainland portion of the Maui Invitational.

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YouTube potpourri XLVIII.

November 13, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, the 2011 Ivy League championship banner is revealed in the rafters of Jadwin Gym.

Six additional clips after the jump.

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Saturday News:

November 12, 2011 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Wagner (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 69 Wagner 57 - 12/17/10.

Team stats are from last season.

Player stats include returning players only.

Savannah State vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Cecil (Md.) vs. MCCC - 12:00 pm ET
CSU Bakersfield vs. Oregon State - 4:30 pm ET

Ivy Hoops Online and the Staten Island Advance preview today's game. If the latter's projected starting lineup for Princeton comes true I'll be stupefied.

Closing on a 15-3 run, Fairfield (1-0) defeated Quinnipiac 72-60.

Richmond (1-0) rallied for a 66-56 win against American.

Senior guard Brian Stafford scored a career high 32 points in a 69-61 Denver (1-0) triumph over Portland State.

Jason Clark and Georgetown host Savannah State today. A pair of scrimmages helped shape the Hoyas' preseason.

CSU Bakersfield visits Oregon State in the Beavers' season opener.

If you're planning on going to the Lafayette game at Jadwin Gym on November 30th you can get four dollars off the price of a ticket with the donation of a nonperishable food item.

Longtime haunt of both Pete Carril and Marvin Bressler, The Carousel will close right before Thanksgiving.

NC State's C.J. Leslie will miss the Wolfpack's first three games, including Wednesday's visit from Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-0) started the day with a 20 point win over Johnson & Wales. Going cold in the second half, Cornell (0-1) fell 79-58 at St. Bonaventure. Columbia (0-1) gave UConn a decent run in Storrs before dropping a 70-57 decision. The conference's leading returning scorer Noruwa Agho was 6-25 from the field for the Lions. Zack Rosen scored 26 points as Penn (1-0) won at UMBC by 14. Harvard (1-0) handled MIT with ease, 76-49. It was a one possession game with under a minute to go, but Dartmouth (0-1) lost at Rutgers by six. Behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Greg Mangano, Yale (1-0) knocked off Central Connecticut, 73-69.

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Friday News:

November 11, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Fairfield vs. Quinnipiac - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six
American vs. Richmond - 7:30 pm ET
Portland State vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET - Root Sports

Johnson & Wales vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Dartmouth vs. Rutgers - 7:30 pm ET
Penn vs. UMBC - 7:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Central Connecticut State - 8:00 pm ET - Connecticut Six

The excellent Big Apple Buckets has named tomorrow's Wagner/Princeton season opener their Saturday Game of the Week. I answered some questions about the Tigers for the site.

Princeton Alumni Weekly profiles Mitch Henderson, then rattles off some quick facts on the 2011-12 Tigers.

Next up with a season preview, the Trentonian.

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was warned about potentially being arrested while in China.

The Sydney Johnson era begins at Fairfield as the middle game of a Nutmeg State triple-header at Mohegan Sun. The Stags play Quinnipiac right before Yale concludes the evening against CCSU.

Chris Mooney coaches his 200th game at Richmond tonight when the new look Spiders host American.

Denver hosts Portland State.

San Diego Padre Will Venable was a guest at the Salute to Service Festival.

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Thursday News:

November 10, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond

An ancient rallying cry now appears above the doors to the court at Jadwin Gym.

The Town Topics reports from Princeton's Media Day.

Because yesterday began the November Signing Period, one recruiting site posted a piece about future Tiger Hans Brase.

A trio of prospects were expected to sign with Northwestern yesterday and a pair pledged to Richmond.

14 Fairfield games will be televised in 2011-12. I've added this information to our electronic team calendars.

The Stags have plenty of offensive options.

ESPN ranks the Ivy League as the 15th-best conference this season. They also look briefly at what to expect in the Ancient Eight.

Princeton shows up in the SB Nation Preseason Mid-Major Top 25.

Georgetown's Markel Starks is aware he's a question mark heading into the start of play for the Hoyas.

A long, well-constructed preview of the Denver Pioneers.

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