Sunday News:

November 29, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-2 / 0-0) vs. Cal (3-2 / 0-0)
Location: Haas Pavilion - Berkeley, CA
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: CSN California
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Cal leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Cal 70 Princeton 58 - 11/15/01.

Cornell vs. Drexel - 2:30 pm ET - Legends Classic
Harvard vs. Boston - 5:00 pm ET

The Saturday after Thanksgiving was bountiful for the disciples of Pete Carril.

Northwestern (5-1) won the Chicago Invitational Challenge with a 67-65 victory over Iowa State.

A trophy also went to Richmond (6-1), winners of the South Padre Island Invitational. The Spiders defeated Missouri in the championship game, 59-52.

In front of President Barack Obama, George Washington was handed their first defeat of the season courtesy of the visitors from Oregon State (2-3).

Georgetown (4-0) remained undefeated with a 97-44 win over Lafayette. Six Hoyas scored in double figures.

Denver (4-1) won by three at South Dakota State.

Bear Talk previews today's game against Cal.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 15 points as Catholic Memorial beat up on Muskego. Another future Tiger, Ben Hazel, had 10 points in Good Counsel's first victory of the season.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (2-5) became the third Ivy school to lose to Army this season, falling 64-48. Siena took down Brown (4-4) by 20. Cornell (4-2) trumped Vermont, 67-59. Behind 19 points from Robby Pride, Dartmouth (1-4) got in the win column, beating Hartford in Hanover, 68-56.

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Saturday News:

November 28, 2009 at 8:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Lafayette vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN
Oregon State vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. South Dakota State - 8:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Missouri - 8:00 pm ET - South Padre Island Invitational - FCS
Northwestern vs. Iowa State - 8:00 pm ET - Chicago Invitational Challenge - Big Ten Network

Cornell vs. Vermont - 2:00 pm ET - Legends Classic
Brown vs. Siena - 4:00 pm ET - Philly Hoops Classic
Yale vs. Army - 4:00 pm ET
Hartford vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

A huge win for Northwestern (4-1), knocking off #23 Notre Dame on a neutral site, 72-58. The Wildcats and undefeated Iowa State square off on Saturday night for the CIC title.

Kevin Anderson scored with 10 seconds left as Richmond (5-1) bested Mississippi State by one. The Spiders get Missouri in the championship of the South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday.

Fresh off a White House visit, the Oregon State men's basketball team meets Princeton's last opponent, George Washington.

Georgetown hosts Lafayette at noon.

South Dakota State is where Denver plays tonight.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 22 in Good Council's seven point loss to Benedictine.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (3-2) beat Toledo 78-60 in Legends Classic play. Brown (4-3) cruised past a winless University of the Sciences squad, 69-48. Columbia (2-2) fell by 25 at Syracuse.

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Richmond rallies against Mississippi State.

November 28, 2009 at 1:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Richmond, Video

Down three with a minute to go, the Spiders come back in the South Padre Island Invitational semis. Richmond is off to their best start since a 7-1 beginning to the 2000-01 season.

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Friday News:

November 27, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News

Mississippi State vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET - South Padre Island Invitational - FCS
Notre Dame vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Chicago Invitational Challenge - Big Ten Network

Cornell vs. Toledo - 2:00 pm ET - Legends Classic
Brown vs. University of the Sciences - 4:00 pm ET - Philly Hoops Classic
Columbia vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET - SNY

On the southernmost tip of Texas, Richmond and Mississippi State will face off.

Northwestern and Notre Dame meet at the UIC Pavilion.

Wildcats head coach Bill Carmody says assistant Mitch Henderson will make a terrific head coach someday.

I'm out in San Francisco in advance of the Tigers' game against Cal. If there are any pregame events happening in the Bay Area, please let me know. See you in Berkeley on Sunday.

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Wednesday News:

November 25, 2009 at 8:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Montana vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

Brown vs. Bryant - 4:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap you can read about Princeton's defeat at George Washington's hands on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the GW Hatchet, in the Daily Colonial and on gwsports.com.

While I was sitting courtside in DC I learned Princeton had picked up a surprise fifth commitment for the 2010 class. I'll be speaking with his head coach later today for a feature on the site.

The Princeton Packet reports on the Tigers' loss to Army.

Steve Goodrich is namechecked in an interview with SI writer Chris Ballard.

Freshman Drew Crawford had 22 as Northwestern (3-1) beat Liberty by 16.

Richmond (4-1) is off to its best start since 2000-01 with a 65-52 win over Longwood.

A depleted Mercer (2-4) squad lost at Lackawanna 90-77.

Denver hosts Montana on Thanksgiving Eve.

While I'll be flying to California, look for the princetonbasketball.com 2009 Holiday Gift Guide tomorrow morning on the site. I suggest you buy two of everything.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (2-4) bested Elon, 69-65. Cornell (2-2) fell at #9 Syracuse, 88-73. Columbia (2-1) won its second straight, outscoring Bucknell 30-8 in the final 10 minutes of a 73-59 Lions victory. Dartmouth (0-4) is still looking for their first win after a 58-41 loss to Loyola (Md.) in Hanover. In a game that saw neither team make a three point shot, Drexel defeated Penn (0-4) by a 58-49 count.

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Tuesday News:

November 24, 2009 at 9:56 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-1 / 0-0) vs. George Washington (3-0 / 0-0)
Location: Charles E. Smith Center - Washington, DC
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-1.
Last meeting: George Washington 60 Princeton 57 - 12/3/01.

Liberty vs. Northwestern - 6:30 pm ET - Chicago Invitational Challenge - bigtennetwork.com
MCCC vs. Lackawana - 7:00 pm ET
Longwood vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - South Padre Island Invitational

Yale vs. Elon - 4:30 pm ET - NIT Season Tip-Off
Cornell vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET - SNY
Loyola (Md.) vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Drexel vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - TCN
Bucknell vs. Columbia - 8:00 pm ET

Heading down to DC this afternoon. Hope to see a few familiar faces at George Washington. Make sure to check our Twitter feed for in-game updates, images and additional info during tonight's contest.

Dan Mavraides made the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Men�s Basketball Report.

Northwestern hosts Liberty as the Chicago Invitational Challenge continues.

Longwood visits Richmond tonight.

This is only tangentially related, but Chris O'Brien, who was the first recruit to commit to the Tigers under Sydney Johnson, took a gap year and then was denied admission to Princeton has transferred from San Francisco to Cal Poly.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (1-4) lost to Charlotte 88-74 in NIT play. Army followed up their win against Princeton with a 56-53 triumph over Harvard (3-1).

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UTC/Richmond highlights.

November 23, 2009 at 10:51 am
Filed under Basketball, Richmond, Video

The Spiders clamp down on defense to stop the Mocs.

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Monday News:

November 23, 2009 at 9:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Yale vs. Charlotte - 4:30 pm ET - NIT Season Tip-Off
Harvard vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET

The Daily Princetonian reviews the Tigers' loss to Army.

A career high 31 points for Michael "Juice" Thompson helped rally Northwestern (2-1) past Tennessee State in the final four minutes.

Richmond (3-1) shut down high-scoring Chattanooga, 75-49.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (2-3) took the battle of the Bears, 75-62 over Maine.

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Sunday News:

November 22, 2009 at 9:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Chattanooga vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - South Padre Island Invitational
Tennessee St. vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Chicago Invitational Challenge - bigtennetwork.com

Maine vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap you can read about the Tigers' tough loss to Army on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian in the Trenton Times and on goarmysports.com.

Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman took in yesterday's game with Patrick Connolly, father of Princeton freshman center Brendan Connolly.

Oregon State (1-3) lost to Sacramento State by two. The Beavers trailed 44-22 at halftime, leading coach Craig Robinson to say "at this point in our development, to have an effort like that at home is just embarrassing."

Four player in double figures for #19 Georgetown (3-0), who dismissed Savannah State by 19.

Richmond and Chattanooga meet on South Padre Island.

Northwestern opens Chicago Invitational Challenge play at home versus Tennessee State.

Around the Ivy League: A shorthanded Penn (0-3) squad remained winless with a double overtime loss to Delaware. Dartmouth (0-3) is the other member of the Ancient Eight without a victory. The Big Green were pounded 83-60 at Furman. Yale (1-3) lost their home opener to Quinnipiac, 81-74.

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VMI/Richmond highlights.

November 17, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Richmond, Video

The Spiders set a school record with 31 assists.

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Tuesday News:

November 17, 2009 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Temple vs. Georgetown - 4:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Colgate - 4:30 pm ET - NIT Season Tip-Off
Columbia vs. DePaul - 9:00 pm ET - SNY

Douglas Davis made the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

The Daily Princetonian writes about Princeton's successful trip to Michigan.

Would you believe more bad news for Northwestern? Jeremy Nash, who led the Wildcats in scoring with 20 points in their season opener, is suffering from a heart ailment and was sidelined during practice on Monday.

Richmond (2-0) went on a 20-0 first half run and cracked the century mark for the first time since 1996, blitzing VMI 103-59.

Georgetown hosts Temple in a late afternoon start as part of the ESPN 24 Hour College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-2) was on the wrong end of a 103-65 decision against Villanova. Yale (0-2) remained winless, falling by five to Hofstra.

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Monday News:

November 16, 2009 at 8:46 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

VMI vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Hofstra - 6:30 pm ET - NIT Season Tip-Off
Penn vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET

Central Michigan Life reports on the Chippewas' loss to the Tigers.

SportsProf has a couple nice words about Princeton's season opener (and this site).

The bad news continues for Northwestern. Andy Katz from espn.com reports leading scorer Kevin Coble is done for the year and fellow senior Jeff Ryan tore his ACL on Friday and will not play again this season.

Denver (1-1) entered the win column with a 75-66 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Oregon State (1-2) fell in the final four minutes to Texas Tech, 64-60.

Richmond hosts fast-paced VMI this evening. Chris Mooney announced the signing of three recruits to National Letters of Intent.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-0) won at the buzzer in triple OT over William & Mary. Jeremy Lin hit a three point shot (video) and was fouled as time expired on a wild 87-85 game. Brown (1-0) battled but came up short at Virginia Tech, 69-55. Dartmouth (0-2) lost on the road to George Mason, 60-44.

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