Last night Chris Mooney withdrew his name from the Boston College coaching search and signed an extension at Richmond through the 2016-17 season.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray could step into a great situation in the fall.
The blog Point of the Game has a post called "Pete Carril's Children."
Major League Baseball returns tomorrow evening. Will Venable (video) finished spring training with a .345 average in 20 games, hitting four home runs.
It is reported that Chris Mooney will interview for the open BC job today. An interview with Cornell coach Steve Donahue yesterday went "extremely well" according to a source.
A contract extension for Mooney at Richmond lacks only his signature.
Great reporting by Brendan Prunty at the Star Ledger, creating a timeline of how Seton Hall hired Kevin Willard. Mooney and Donahue are both part of this intertwined story.
The Town Topics talks with Sydney Johnson and Marcus Schroeder about the end of Princeton's season.
Even Bill Carmody, who could benefit from NCAA Tournament expansion, is against the idea.
Denver coach Joe Scott discusses his team's improvements and where the Pioneers go from here.
Jerome Allen has officially been named the head coach at Penn.
The Daily Princetonian talked to Nick Lake about the Tigers' CBI run.
Georgetown's Greg Monroe was named Third Team Associated Press All-American.
Richmond is working on a raise and a contract extension for Chris Mooney. Boston College has shown interest in both Mooney and Cornell coach Steve Donahue for their open head coaching position.
Princeton recruit Chris Clement will play for Boys North in the 2010 Dennis Johnson Memorial High School All-Star Game.
Denver has improved by at least four games in each of the last three seasons.
A handful of videos I haven't had found the right moment to post that have been collected over the last week+, starting with highlights of Princeton recruit T.J. Bray (#20) and Catholic Memorial above.
Wednesday, March 24th
Princeton vs St. Louis - 9:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament
Thursday, March 25th
(12) Cornell vs. (1) Kentucky - 9:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
In addition to our recap, read about last night's wild game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Indianapolis Star, in the IUPUI Examiner, on Student on Sports and on iupuijags.com.
I realized this morning that Princeton's Brian Earl has been involved in each of the Tigers' last six postseason victories. Four as a player, two as assistant.
Also offering articles on the CBI quarterfinal from people who were not in attendance are the Daily Princetonian and the Trentonian.
Princeton's next opponent is a depleted St. Louis team who is down to just eight scholarship players after guard Justin Jordan broke his thumb in Monday's double overtime comeback versus UW-Green Bay.
Richmond's Chris Mooney may interest Seton Hall, among other institutions.
A Tennessee senior forward who had been considering Princeton and Cornell has opted for the Big Red.
Cornell center Jeff Foote had the following to say about the Tigers' defense: "Princeton is one of the best defensive teams I've ever played against...Princeton - not taking anything away from Wisconsin or Temple - is a better defensive team than them. We're used to that style of play and we're ready to play that kind of game."
Will Venable has taken a circuitous route to the major leagues.
Here's a Trenton Times preview of last night's action that I initially missed.
John Thompson III speaks briefly with Bill Raftery after the Hoyas' loss to Ohio.
Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
A trio of belated stories on the Duquesne/Princeton game - SportsProf was one of the 665 at Jadwin Gym. The Princeton Packet chimes in and the Duquesne Duke provides additional perspective.
Bob Nuse of the Princeton Packet writes about the success this season of the Carril coaching tree.
TigerBlog reminds you that not all Thursdays are created equal.
Princeton Alumni Weekly summarizes many of the Tigers' Ivy results.
Mercer (20-14) was knocked out of the NJCAA Division II Tournament by Pima C.C., 79-58. The Vikings allowed a 17-2 to start the second half, which put the game away.
Saint Mary's out-executed Richmond (26-9) in the second half of a 80-71 Gaels victory.
The biggest upset of day one of the NCAA Tournament was Ohio's easy 97-83 dismissal of Georgetown (23-11). Andy Glockner of Sports Illustrated takes a deeper look at why the Bobcats had little trouble with the Hoyas.
Postgame audio - Coach Chris Mooney, Kevin Anderson & David Gonzalvez:
They won with selfless passing, uncanny three point shooting and by sharing the basketball.
Richmond?
No, Saint Mary's.
The Spiders (26-9) were unable to stop 6'11" the Gaels' bulky senior center Omar Samhan, who scored 29 points inside and grabbed 12 rebounds in just 28 minutes of play.
"A big part of the game was we couldn't guard Omar," said Richmond head coach Chris Mooney, who remains winless in the NCAA Tournament as a player, assistant coach and head coach. "Even when he got into foul trouble and came out a couple times, in the first half we were able to establish our speed a little bit, in the second half not as much.
"Our inability to guard him led to some other problems," Mooney added. "They made some timely three point shots. Obviously, they really hurt us on the backboard. I thought it started with him."
With four ace shooters set up on the perimeter, Mooney chose not to double team Samhan, who was able to get his soft inside shots over the Spiders' smaller Ryan Butler and Justin Harper. Samhan found advantageous interior position time and time again in scoring situations.
Richmond took an early 9-2 lead on a push in the lane by Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Kevin Anderson, but Samhan had his team's first 10 as the Gaels moved in front 10-9 on a feathery spin move in the paint.
Samhan picked up his third personal foul with 6:40 left in the first half and the Spiders leading by a pair. With Samhan on the bench, Richmond was not able to build their lead and went to the half tied at 36 as Saint Mary's Mickey McConnell snapped a three point shot with 10 seconds to play.
Going deep into their bench and calling on little-used freshman forward Beau Levesque, who played a style that mirrored Richmond at De La Salle High School - alma mater of Marcus Schroeder and Lincoln Gunn - the Gaels zipped touch passes with Samhan unavailable and swung the ball inside, outside and around the horn, 8-19 from three.
When Samhan committed his fourth personal at the 9:13 mark of the second half, Saint Mary's had extended their advantage to 59-50.
Samhan wasn't needed. The Gaels again increased their edge, building as much as a 17 point lead before a flurry of Richmond three pointers in the final five minutes.
For much of the game Samhan had as many rebounds (12) as the entire Richmond team. Saint Mary's grabbed 11 of the game's first 12 boards and had a 16-6 advantage at halftime. The game finished with Richmond -23 on the glass.
The Gaels had more offensive rebounds (19) than Richmond's combined rebounding total.
McConnell hit five times from deep on his way to a 23 point performance for Saint Mary's (27-5), who recorded their first NCAA Tournament triumph since 1959, when they defeated Idaho State by the same score as today's final.
David Gonzalvez paced Richmond with 18 points in his last collegiate game. Anderson added 16, 11 of those coming in the first half.
Thursday, March 18th
MCCC vs. Pima C.C. - 12:00 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament
(10) Saint Mary’s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's first postseason win in a decade on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and on goduquesne.com.
Bill Reynolds at the Providence Journal remembers the Princeton/Georgetown NCAA game from 21 years ago.
John Thompson II and Chris Mooney add their perspectives on that memorable matchup in the Boston Globe.
The Town Topics has an article from after Princeton's win over Penn.
The Northwestern (20-14) season came to an end with a 76-64 NIT loss at Rhode Island.
Oregon State (14-18) is also done, trounced by Boston University on the other side of the CBI bracket.
Richmond and Georgetown are both in Providence for NCAA Tournament games today.
The Hoyas' Greg Monroe is ready for the big stage.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray was named Classic Eight Conference Player of the Year.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (21-8 / 10-4) was blown out at Appalachian State, 93-71.
Today's Game: Duquesne (16-15 / 7-9) vs. Princeton (20-8 / 11-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: HDNet
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Tied 1-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 72 Duquesne 62 - 12/27/73.
| Duquesne | Princeton | |
| 11-4 | Home Record | 10-3 |
| 3-11 | Away Record | 10-5 |
| 2-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 112 | RPI | 134 |
| 124 | Sagarin | 142 |
| 146 | Pomeroy | 123 |
| 71.0 | Points / Game | 59.8 |
| 71.6 | Points Allowed / Game | 52.2 |
| .428 | FG% | .438 |
| .608 | FT% | .724 |
| .263 | 3PT FG% | .365 |
| 37.7 | Rebounds / Game | 30.4 |
| 13.2 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.9 |
| -3.6 | Rebounding Margin | +1.5 |
| 14.0 | Assists / Game | 11.8 |
| 14.5 | Turnovers / Game | 13.2 |
| 4.4 | Blocks / Game | 3.2 |
| Saunders: 15.0 | Points | Davis: 12.8 |
| Saunders: 11.3 | Rebounds | Mavraides: 4.4 |
| Evans: 3.8 | Assists | Schroeder: 3.1 |
| Saunders: 2.8 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.7 |
| Saunders: 3.0 | Blocks | Maddox: 0.8 |
| Saunders: .497 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Finley: .616 |
| Duty: .741 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Saunders: .941 |
| Duty: .342 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Saunders: .463 |
Wednesday, March 17th
(7) Northwestern vs. (2) Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
NIT
Boston vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament
Harvard vs. Appalachian State - 7:00 pm ET
collegeinsider.com Tournament
Thursday, March 18th
MCCC vs. Pima C.C. - 12:00 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament
(10) Saint Mary�s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
The Trentonian, the Trenton Times and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review preview tonight's game.
Duquesne's second-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, Bill Clark, has been suspended from the team and will not accompany the Dukes to Princeton.
Mercer (20-13) lost to Kishwaukee, 82-73. The Vikings next play on Thursday in the consolation bracket of the NJCAA Men's DII Basketball Championship. Paco Boussougou scored 21 for Mercer, who were unable to stop the Kougars in the second half. Kishwaukee was an unfathomable 18-22 from the field after intermission.
Northwestern is at Rhode Island to begin the NIT.
Oregon State hosts Boston University on the other side of the CBI bracket.
By his own admission, Richmond's David Gonzalvez used to be a "jerk." USA Today has a good story on Chris Mooney and the Spiders.
Georgetown coach John Thompson III recalls the last time the Hoyas played an NCAA Tournament game in Providence, 1989 versus Princeton.
Tuesday, March 16th
MCCC vs. (6) Kishwaukee - 7:30 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament
Wednesday, March 17th
Duquesne vs. Princeton - 7:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament
(7) Northwestern vs. (2) Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
NIT
Boston vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament
Harvard vs. Appalachian State - TBA pm ET
collegeinsider.com Tournament
Thursday, March 18th
(10) Saint Mary’s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
The postseason starts tonight, with Mercer kicking off round robin play in the NJCAA Division II Tournament against Kishwaukee. You should be able to watch the game here.
Tickets for Wednesday's Princeton/Duquesne game are now available.
Our Facebook invite for the game has over 130 positive RSVPs. Let people know you're going to Jadwin!
The Trentonian and the Trenton Times have articles on Princeton's postseason birth.
Want to try and learn more about the Tigers' CBI opponent? Work your way through pages of red and blue text on the Duquesne Dukes Basketball Forum.
Salon writer Steve Kornacki tells the story of how he almost missed the Princeton/Georgetown game in 1989.
Two players from Atlanta have led Richmond to the NCAA Tournament.
Denver chose not to apply to host a CBI or CIT game.
A bit of friendly fun - enter the world's biggest/best/only CBI Bracket Pool over at Defiantly Dutch.
