Lehigh/Richmond highlights.
Footage from the Spiders' season opener.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Central Michigan (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Rose Center - Mt. Pleasant, MI
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Central Michigan leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Central Michigan 55 Princeton 53 - 11/14/08.
| Princeton | CMU | |
| 0-0 | Home Record | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Away Record | 0-0 |
| 254 | RPI | 189 |
| 276 | Sagarin | 233 |
| 15 | Pomeroy | 15 |
| 57.8 | Points / Game | 62.2 |
| 57.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 65.1 |
| .429 | FG% | .418 |
| .753 | FT% | .631 |
| .373 | 3PT FG% | .336 |
| 30.4 | Rebounds / Game | 31.6 |
| 7.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 11.6 |
| 11.2 | Assists / Game | 9.9 |
| 13.1 | Turnovers / Game | 14.4 |
| 2.9 | Blocks / Game | 2.5 |
| Davis: 12.3 | Points | Kellerman: 14.4 |
| Buczak, Finley: 4.1 | Rebounds | Kellerman: 5.6 |
| Schroeder: 3.0 | Assists | Harman: 3.0 |
| Mavraides: 1.1 | Steals | Bitzer: 1.7 |
| Saunders: 0.8 | Blocks | Ford: 0.4 |
| Buczak: .550 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Ford: .455 |
| Maddox: .836 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Bitzer: .863 |
| Schroeder: .512 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Bitzer: .349 |
Team stats are from last season.
Player stats include returning players only.
MCCC vs. Harford - 4:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. South Dakota - 9:00 pm ET - Duel In The Desert
Cornell vs. Alabama - 2:00 pm ET
The only preview of today's game I could find was in the Morning Sun.
There's a preliminary report about the Tigers in this week's Princeton Packet.
Basketball-U's Ivy coverage has returned after a one year hiatus! Start with their 2009-10 Princeton summary.
Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Georgetown (1-0) over Tulane, 74-58.
Northwestern (1-0) began their year on the right foot, beating Northern Illinois by 22. There is a chance Wildcat senior forward Kevin Coble may have surgery and redshirt this season.
Richmond (1-0) pulled away from Lehigh down the stretch for a 65-53 win.
Northern Iowa got past Denver (0-1) at Magness Arena, 71-65.
At the Duel In The Desert, Oregon State (0-1) ran into a sandstorm named Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Beavers were 2-10 from the free throw line in the first half and committed 25 turnovers on the night as they fell in a 44-19 hole that was insurmountable.
Mercer (2-1) went on the road and defeated Chesapeake in double overtime, 77-69. Isiah Andrews and Quincy Hendryx each scored 15 for the Vikings.
Also returning this year is the Schuylkill 16, a weekly ranking of Delaware Valley teams that I vote in. Princeton placed 10th in the Opening Week edition.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (1-0) began their campaign with an impressive victory at Holy Cross. Brown (1-0) also won on the road, 68-64 over St. Francis (NY). Alex Zampier scored 35, but Yale (0-1) came up short of the finish line, dropping a 92-86 track meet to Sacred Heart. Penn (0-1) was unable to stop Penn State junior guard Talor Battle, who scored 27 points and grabbed 10 boards. The Quakers lost 70-55. Boston College may have had three players suspended for their season opener, but they still had no problem with Dartmouth, 89-58.
Friday News:
Lehigh vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Chesapeake - 7:00 pm ET
Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Tulane vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 9:00 pm ET - Duel In The Desert
Northern Iowa vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Sacred Heart - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six Classic
Brown vs. St. Francis (NY) - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Penn State - 7:30 pm ET
College basketball really gets going today around the nation.
Richmond hosts Lehigh at the Robins Center.
Northwestern starts at home against Northern Illinois. The injury to the Wildcats' Kevin Coble presents both questions and opportunities.
Tulane welcomes Georgetown to Louisiana.
Oregon State will play three games in three days to open 2009-10.
Denver and Northern Iowa face off at Magness Arena, where the Pioneers went 12-3 last year.
Thursday News:
Bad news out of Evanston - Northwestern's leading returning scorer, senior forward Kevin Coble, suffered a foot injury at practice on Tuesday. The severity of this injury is not yet known, but preliminary reports have Coble out for a minimum of 4-6 weeks.
The Town Topics and the Trenton Times both preview Princeton in advance of Saturday's season opener at Central Michigan.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has a short blurb about the Tiger freshmen.
The early signing period began yesterday. Oregon State officially picked up a commitment from highly touted Chicago point guard Ahmad Starks and Denver retained the services of Dallas forward Chris Udofia.
The Washington Post looks at two keys for Georgetown this season.
Richmond hopes to make a run at the NCAA tournament.
Friday News:
Former Georgetown guard Jonathan Wallace was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the NBDL draft. Yale alum Travis Pinick was picked in the eighth round.
Denver is hosting a meet and greet this evening at the Daniel L. Ritchie Center.
Northwestern's Kevin Coble spent his summer scrimmaging against NBA opponents.
The Division I Committee On Infractions has penalized Richmond for "impermissible recruiting text messages and telephone calls to prospective student-athletes."
A 6'8" St. Anthony forward will play collegiately at Oregon State.
Central Michigan hosts their second exhibition on Saturday afternoon. Central Michigan Life has a preview of the Chippewas team.
Friday News:
Oregon State was picked fifth in the Pac-10 media poll. Cal, who Princeton will face on November 29th, was predicted to win the conference.
The Sporting News has Georgetown 11th in their College Basketball Countdown.
Can Northwestern sustain last season's success?
Wildcat freshman guard Drew Crawford is expected to make an impact early.
Richmond is no longer at a loss for players.
College Hoops Net previews the Ivy League.
Monday News:
The Princeton Athletic Department has posted a video interview with Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson.
The Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induct former Tiger Mike Bechtold into their ranks on November 9th.
Georgetown held an open practice for members of the Hoya Hoop Club.
Former Hoya guard Jessie Sapp is profiled on BET's "He Got Game" web series.
Richmond was picked to finish third in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll.
Benetton remained undefeated with an 86-84 win over Scavolini Judson Wallace had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.
A Massachusetts guard who Princeton "showed interest" in has committed to Boston University.
Thursday News:
Soft Pretzel Logic has Big East Media Day audio from Georgetown Coach John Thompson III (and 11 of his peers).
The Washington Examiner sees Hoya guard Chris Wright as the key to his team's success this season.
Richmond senior forward Kevin Hovde broke his ankle during workouts and will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.
2009-10 schedules.
They're done! 2009-10 electronic calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. Never miss a game.
Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time changes or new TV information is revealed. These links will work best with iCal, so your mileage may vary. If you notice any errors with games/dates/times/locations, please let me know.
Friday News:
Practices officially get underway for Division I schools around the country today.
Northwestern and Denver will open their doors to reporters tonight while Princeton will hold a pep rally for students this evening. The most public kickoff is at Georgetown, where a portion of their "March Madness" festivities will be covered by ESPNU - but as Hoyas coach John Thompson III tells the Washington Times, he won't be dancing this year.
ESPN is offering the Georgetown team preview from Blue Ribbon for free.
The AP has a piece built about Hoya center Greg Monroe, who is expected to anchor his no-senior squad.
Mid-Major Madness lists Princeton as #156 in their Ultimate Rankings Countdown.
Northwestern senior forward Kevin Coble is ready for a big season.
Three reports from Oregon State's media day - The Oregonian writes about how coach Craig Robinson has his team dreaming big. The Gazette Times talks about the team's goal of making the NCAA tournament. Beaver Basketblog offers up additional quotes from the event.
This year Richmond is being seen as a championship contender by the rest of the Atlantic 10. Chris Mooney spoke to the Times-Dispatch.
Bill Bradley recently met with the basketball teams at Denison.
Gonzaga guard Malcolm Lemmons, who had shown interest in several Ivy programs, has verbally committed to Robert Morris.
