Saturday News:

March 19, 2011 at 9:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Saturday, March 19th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(13) Morehead State vs. (12) Richmond – 5:15 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

The Daily Princetonian offers a requiem for this season's team.

An emotional Princeton left it all on the court.

The Tigers' near-upset reintroduced Princeton to the nation.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their team report for the Tigers.

Sydney Johnson and Chris Mooney were both guests on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike yesterday morning.

Georgetown (21-11) saw their season end with a disappointing 74-59 loss to VCU. The Rams knocked down nine of their first 14 three point attempts. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

Morehead State stands in the way of a return to the Sweet Sixteen for Richmond. For current Spiders head coach and former Air Force head man Chris Mooney, it has been a happy return to Denver.

Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern visit Boston College early Saturday morning.

The head coach of De La Salle turned down Pete Carril and Princeton in the early 1970s.

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Friday News:

March 18, 2011 at 9:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Craig Robinson, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Saturday, March 19th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(13) Morehead State vs. (12) Richmond – 5:15 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

Deep breath. In addition to our recap, coverage of yesterday's season-ending loss to Kentucky can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the New York Times, in the Wall Street Journal, in the New York Post, in the Tampa Tribune (probably my favorite of these stories), in the St. Petersburg Times, on Yahoo! Sports, on A Sea of Blue, on NBC Sports, in the Lexington Herald-Leader, in the Louisville Courier-Journal, on Kentucky Sports Report and on ukathletics.com.

SportsProf also took in the game.

The St. Pete Times writes about how Brendan Connolly was thrilled to play near his late mother's home town.

Gabe Lewullis was sitting a few rows behind me in the Princeton section, cheering on the Tigers.

The Star Ledger's Steve Politi says that Princeton made believers of us all.

The New York Times shared the story of Christian "Crunch" Regulski prior to yesterday's game.

Chris Young was going to make the trip over to Tampa yesterday but thought better of it at the last moment.

Yesterday was another chapter in the Langel/Earl rivalry.

The University of Chicago Magazine profiles Craig Robinson.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon is a finalist for the DiRenna Award.

Chris Mooney recorded his first postseason win as a player, assistant coach or head coach as Richmond (28-7) knocked off Vanderbilt, 66-63.

Georgetown will start fresh versus VCU in Chicago today.

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Thursday News:

March 17, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Mike Brennan, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: (13) Princeton (25-6 / 12-2) vs. (4) Kentucky (25-8 / 10-6)
Location: St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
Time: 2:45 pm ET (estimated)
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: CBS
Internet: ncaa.com/mmod
Series History: Kentucky leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Kentucky 72 Princeton 58 - 3/12/78.

Thursday, March 17th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Saturday, March 19th
(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

Previews of today's game can be found on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Star Ledger, in the Trenton Times, on CBS Sportsline, courtesy of the Associated Press and in the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Kentucky players tell the Lexington Herald-Leader that they do not believe their youth is an issue.

Sydney Johnson was a guest on WFAN (.mp3) late Sunday night. The Princeton coach stopped by Sporting News Radio for a spell and was also named PAW's Tiger of the Week.

TigerBlog offers keys to today's game.

Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune exchanged emails with Coach Johnson about his days with the Moorhead Spuds.

As a companion to yesterday's Know! Your! Foe! interview, here are my answers about Princeton on Kentucky sports site Tailgate Review.

Douglas Davis tells Yahoo! Sports he would change one thing about his shot versus Harvard, a basket that still resonates five days later.

Davis is the subject of an article in the Trentonian, as is Kareem Maddox.

Bloomberg has an interesting hodgepodge of notes from Tampa, including what books Kareem Maddox brought with him to Florida and what John Bogle '51 thinks of the matchup with Kentucky.

The Trenton Times and the Tampa Bay Tribune pick up on the Tigers' relationship with Christian "Crunch" Regulski.

Enjoy video of Kareem Maddox talking about playing the Wildcats.

Patrick Saunders, Will Barrett, Jimmy Sherburne and John Comfort all get written up in their local papers.

The Daily Pennsylvanian asks a pair of Quaker players about Princeton's chances today.

There's a Town Topics story on the Ivy League playoff.

The Daily Princetonian has a great piece about Bill Greenfield, the man who created the handwritten record book for Princeton basketball.

Monmouth is narrowing their search for a new head coach and Mike Brennan remains in the picture.

John Shurna scored 25 points as Northwestern (19-13) won their first postseason game in 17 years, 70-61 over UW Milwaukee. The Wildcats travel to Boston College on Saturday.

Richmond tips against Vandy in Denver about an hour after the start of Princeton's game in Tampa.

Craig Robinson breaks down his brother in law's NCAA bracket.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade was named to the BCANY All-Section 4 team.

I was interviewed by Newsworks for a piece on local college basketball writers during the NCAA Tournament. Looking for audio of the piece as it sounded on WHYY. Thanks to those who wrote saying you heard me on the radio.

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YouTube potpourri XXIX.

March 14, 2011 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, yet another angle of Douglas Davis versus Harvard. Was there anyone in the building not filming? More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.

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Monday News:

March 14, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, John Rogers, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT

Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT

Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian, the Star Ledger, New Jersey Newsroom, the Associated Press and ukathletics.com provide more than enough information on what's to come this week in Tampa.

Steve Politi of the Star Ledger frames Princeton's first round game around the Tigers' 1996 NCAA win over UCLA - which happened 15 years ago today.

An unhappy Kentucky feels their seed is too low.

Richmond (27-7) defeated Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament. The 12th-seeded Spiders will play Vanderbilt on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.

Bob Ryan (video) reports from Yale on Saturday's Ivy playoff, as does Jeremy Schaap (video).

Princeton's victory is celebrated by SportsProf.

Jay Greenberg from the New York Post adds his thoughts from New Haven.

Princeton Alumni Weekly has four things to know about the Tigers' win over the Crimson and an outstanding feature by Zach Kwartler on the 1996 UCLA game.

A Harvard student writes up the game for College Hoops Journal.

Dime Magazine called the playoff "a fitting ending to a renewed rivalry."

Dr. Gabe Lewullis is profiled by the Express-Times for their Catching Up With series.

Be honest. How quickly can you complete this Princeton basketball quiz?

The winner of Wednesday's game between USC and VCU plays Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Northwestern gets a home NIT game on Wednesday night versus UW Milwaukee. Bill Carmody was in the shower when the call came there was more basketball to be played.

The contrarian bets of John Rogers beat most hedge funds in 2010.

Finally, if you're a Kentucky basketball writer visiting this site - I'd love to exchange Q&As with you in the next day or so!

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Selection Sunday News:

March 13, 2011 at 8:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Sunday, March 13th
(9) Dayton vs. (3) Richmond - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Atlantic 10 Tournament

In addition to our recap, read a ludicrous number of articles about Princeton's victory at the horn over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the New York Times, in the New York Daily News, in the Washington Post, on Soft Pretzel Logic, on the Dagger, in the Boston Globe, in the Boston Herald, in the Crimson, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.

Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe (who calls Douglas Davis "stocky"?) writes about how "Princeton won, but nobody lost."

The Boston Herald chooses to profile Davis on top of their game story.

ESPN has more on Harvard/Princeton on their College Basketball Nation Blog.

Richmond (26-7) clipped Temple 58-54 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis. The Spiders play Dayton in the championship game later today.

Chris Wright will be back for Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament.

The season for Princeton recruit Bobby Garabade and Seton CC came to an end with a loss to Westhill in the state regional championship.

As I was pulling in to New Haven, I heard Chris Young (.mp3) interviewed on WFAN.

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Saturday News:

March 12, 2011 at 8:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (23-5 / 12-2) vs. Princeton (24-6 / 12-2)
Location: Payne Whitney Gym - New Haven, CT
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3.com
Series History: Princeton leads 126-39.
Last meeting: Harvard 79 Princeton 67 - 3/5/11.

Saturday, March 12th
(3) Richmond vs. (2) Temple - 3:30 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament

The New York Times, the Trenton Times, the Trentonian, the New York Post and Sports Illustrated preview today's game.

I'm quoted in a TicketNews article about how the Ivy playoff is a "hot ticket."

The Ivy League is making a claim for two NCAA Tournament bids if Princeton beats Harvard.

For a second time this season shorthanded Northwestern (18-13) took top-ranked Ohio State to the brink, falling in overtime by six.

Richmond (25-7) was able to grind out a 55-45 win over Rhode Island to advance into the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis.

The Wall Street Journal writes about how Chris Young has turned his back on bad luck.

Young has also joined an athletics advisory committee at Princeton.

Looking for something unrelated, I came across the fact that the Tigers' radio announcer John Sadak swept the Delaware Press Association's radio and TV broadcasting honors. Congratulations!

Don't forget about our live chat on the site today at 2:00 pm ET.

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Friday News:

March 11, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 11th
(8) Northwestern vs. (1) Ohio State - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Rhode Island vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com

The Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview Saturday's playoff.

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.

Oregon State (11-20) lost to Arizona, 78-69.

Beavers head coach Craig Robinson tells his story to Business Week.

The Princeton Packet has published their write-up on Tuesday's game.

Packet Assistant Sports Editor Justin Feil has a column about how the Tigers' deep passion runs through their head coach.

Daily Princetonian columnist Bryant Jones shares thoughts from the stands of the Palestra.

Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius was named to the NEPSAC All-Class AA Third Team.

A tour of China awaits Georgetown this summer.

Richmond plays Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Princeton skyrockets to second place in this week's Schuylkill 16.

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YouTube potpourri XXVIII.

March 8, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss the end of Princeton/Harvard on Pardon The Interruption. More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.

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YouTube potpourri XXVII.

March 6, 2011 at 10:22 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Mason Rocca, Princeton, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, ESPN's postgame package at Lavietes Pavilion. More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.

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Sunday News:

March 6, 2011 at 9:02 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Mike Brennan, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's defeat at the hands of Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Daily Princetonian, in the New York Times, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson, on ESPN Boston and on gocrimson.com.

Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe also has a column on the game.

Former Tiger Mike Brennan is listed as among those "throwing their names into the mix" for the open Monmouth position.

Sophomore Ian Hummer is profiled by Vienna Patch.

Andy Rimol is quoted in a long Bergen Record piece on New Jersey high school basketball legend Les Cason.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon and Liberty fell in the Missouri Class 5 quarterfinals.

Will Venable is benefitting from ramped-up workouts.

Unlike when he pitched last September, Chris Young feels completely healthy.

Richmond (24-7) earned a first round bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 68-56 win over Duquesne.

Can Georgetown (21-9) win without Chris Wright? The Hoyas trailed by four at Cincinnati with 8:42 to go, but were outscored 26-8 the rest of the way.

Denver (13-17) saw their season end with a 53-49 loss to FIU in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

With all but six players suspended for a violation of team rules, Oregon State (10-19) was dropped 80-66 at Arizona State.

Around the Ivy League: Rallying from down 13 at the half, Penn (13-14 / 7-6) came back on Dartmouth (5-23 / 1-13) in Hanover, 70-58. Cornell (10-18 / 6-8) finished the season with a 68-55 victory over Yale (15-13 / 8-6). Noruwa Agho had a career high 31 as Columbia (15-13 / 6-8) closed their campaign by besting Brown (11-17 / 4-10) to the tune of 91-74.

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Saturday News:

March 5, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (23-5 / 11-1) vs. Harvard (22-5 / 11-2)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3.com
Series History: Princeton leads 126-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 Harvard 61 - 2/4/11.

Duquesne vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Georgetown vs. Cincinnati - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN+
FIU vs. Denver - 9:45 pm ET - Sun Belt Tournament
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 4:00 pm ET

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

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory at Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.

While 15 of a possible 20 title scenarios were crossed off after Princeton beat the Big Green and Harvard topped Penn on Friday, the overall percentages remain the same - but there is now a 42% chance of a playoff.

Ivy League executive director Robin Harris tells the USA Today that "the team that doesn't win the league deserves [NCAA Tournament] consideration."

The Princeton Packet previews the Tigers' weekend.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon, who the Kansas City Star calls "a revelation this season," had a huge stat line as Liberty defeated Grandview in the Patterson Division tournament final.

Future Tiger Bobby Garbade and Seton CC won the Section 4 Class B championship over Oneonta.

A Southern California center says Princeton is one of the schools keeping an eye on him as he heads abroad for a year.

The Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the first Harvard game.

Chris Young had a second straight solid outing in Grapefruit League action.

Richmond looks for win number 24 at home against Duquesne.

After a week off to refocus, Georgetown closes their regular season at Cincinnati.

Denver and Florida International do battle at the Sun Belt Tournament.

Arizona state hosts Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (22-5 / 11-2) opened up a big lead early and defeated Penn (12-14 / 6-6) by 15. Yale (15-12 / 8-5) never trailed, yet had to survive Columbia (14-13 / 5-8) in double overtime, 87-81. Cornell (9-18 / 5-8) scored the final 13 points of a 75-66 win over Brown (11-16 / 4-9).

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