Wednesday News:

February 4, 2009 at 9:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. UMass - 7:00 pm ET
Chicago State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com

Georgetown (13-8) got back on track, defeating Rutgers 57-47.

Mercer (12-10) defeated Essex 78-73 in overtime. The Vikings qualified for the Region XIX Tournament with the win.

The Ithaca Journal talks to Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson in advance of Friday night's visit by Cornell.

Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne and Whitefish Bay surprised previously unbeaten Germantown, 67-57.

Audio of this week's conference call by Oregon State head man Craig Robinson. All Robinson wants out of the second half of the Pac-10 schedule is to be surprised.

Northwestern hosts the nation's third leading scorer, David Holston and Chicago State.

Richmond travels to UMass in Atlantic 10 play.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 1, 2009 at 8:15 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, there are two pieces on Princeton's victory over Harvard - one on goprincetontigers.com and the other on gocrimson.com.

Georgetown (12-8) lost their fifth straight, 94-82 at Marquette. The Golden Eagles and Hoyas were tied at halftime, before the home team pulled away.

How about Northwestern (12-7)? Three weeks after losing by 29 at Wisconsin, the Wildcats got 26 from Craig Moore and bested the Badgers by three.

Oregon State (10-10) won the Civil War over Oregon, 57-54. Roeland Schaftenaar banked in a 30 foot three pointer to keep the Ducks at bay.

Mercer (11-10) beat Salem 75-61. The Vikings had 25 assists on their 33 field goals.

Denver (9-12) led for the first 38:40 in Alabama, but were caught by Troy at the end of regulation and passed in overtime.

Despite 36 points from David Gonzalvez, Richmond fell 74-65 at Temple.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett had nine as Central Bucks South improved to 17-3.

Bill Doyle of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette calls Armond Hill the brains behind the Boston Celtics' offense.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (14-6 / 4-0) kept rolling, limiting Yale (7-11 / 2-2) to 23% shooting in a 64-36 win. Columbia (7-11 / 2-2) held off Brown (6-12 / 0-4), 65-59. With a three point win, Dartmouth (4-14 / 2-2) ended a 12 year losing streak against Penn (5-11 / 1-1). Dan Biber converted an old-fashioned three point play with eight seconds left.

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Saturday News:

January 31, 2009 at 8:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (6-8 / 1-0) vs. Harvard (9-8 / 1-2)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 121-38.
Last meeting: Harvard 74 Princeton 67 (OT) - 2/22/08.

Georgetown vs. Marquette - 2:00 pm ET - MASN
MCCC vs. Salem - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Temple - 6:30 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET - FSN NW
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. Troy - 8:30 pm ET

Penn vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET - CN8
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read all about the Tigers' Ivy opener on goprincetontigers.com or on dartmouthsports.com.

Quite the honor for Princeton recruit Ian Hummer - ESPN has named him the RISE National Boys Basketball Player of the Week.

Central Bucks South bested Central Bucks West, 45-42. Will Barrett scored 11 in the win.

Georgetown travels to #8 Marquette, a meeting of two teams headed in opposite directions. Rivals.com tries to figure out what has gone wrong during the Hoyas' losing streak.

Civil War time! Oregon State welcomes bitter rival Oregon to Corvallis.

Northwestern looks for payback against Wisconsin.

Still seeking the first road win of the Joe Scott era, Denver visits Troy.

Temple plays host to Richmond.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (13-6 / 3-0) remained perfect in conference play, throttling Brown (6-11 / 0-3) by 32. Columbia (6-11 / 1-2) outscored Yale (7-10 / 2-1) by 20 in the second half, rallying for the 53-42 win. Penn (5-10 / 1-0) got by Harvard (9-8 / 1-2), 66-60.

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Thursday News:

January 29, 2009 at 9:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Lackawanna vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
South Alabama vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

There is a great article in the Oregonian (accompanied by the above video) about Princeton's appearance in the 1983 NCAA Tournament, Craig Robinson's last two collegiate games.

The Town Topics ran their story on the Princeton/Concordia game.

Check out a piece on where the Tigers stood heading into the exam break in the latest Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Craig Moore made two free throws with six seconds to play, as Northwestern (11-7) held off Indiana, 77-75.

Georgetown (12-7) lost their fourth straight, 65-57 at Cincinnati. The Hoyas are mired in their longest losing streak since 2004-05.

Atlantic 10 leader St. Joe's was too much for Richmond (12-7) to handle.

Denver hosts South Alabama tonight.

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Wednesday News:

January 28, 2009 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

St. Joseph's vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Cincinnati - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN360
Indiana vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Princeton Alumni Weekly spoke with Mason Rocca, who is now in his eighth season playing professionally in Italy.

Mercer (10-9) beat Manor 65-38. Josh Caver had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the Vikings.

Did you miss the Concordia game? WZBN has a comprehensive highlights package.

Northwestern welcomes Indiana to Welsh Ryan Arena.

Trying to break out of a shooting slump (5-38 from three in the last two games), Georgetown is on the road at Cincinnati.

Richmond hosts St. Joe's.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 20 points and eight rebounds as Barrington shocked MSL West leader Hoffman Estates, 54-50.

Will Barrett scored 11, but Central Bucks South lost for the first time in 15 games, 66-60 to Souderton.

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Monday News:

January 26, 2009 at 9:41 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Cal State Bakersfield vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, write-ups of last night's victory can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, the Trenton Times and on concordiaclippers.com.

Georgetown (12-6) was on the losing end of an ugly 65-60 game against Seton Hall. Coach John Thompson III says the Hoyas' decision making in certain circumstances has to change.

Richmond (11-8) won at St. Louis, 70-62. The Spiders are now 3-1 in the Atlantic 10. Chris Mooney says his team wants to be a squad that thrives on the road.

Mercer (9-9) lost 74-60 at CCRI. Josh Caver scored 16 for the Vikings.

Oregon State hosts Cal State Bakersfield tonight.

The Beavers were named Team Of The Week in ESPN's Weekly Watch.

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Sunday News:

January 25, 2009 at 9:50 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Concordia (5-13 / 3-5) vs. Princeton (4-8 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.

Georgetown vs. Seton Hall - 2:00 pm ET - SNY/MASN
MCCC vs. CCRI - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. St. Louis - 3:00 pm ET

Oregon State (8-10) led wire to wire, winning 72-60 at Stanford. The Beavers swept the Cal/Stanford weekend for the first time in sixteen years.

Denver (8-11) also had an impressive conference win, beating Western Kentucky 78-74. The backdoor layup that iced the game with 13 seconds to go was a thing of beauty.

Northwestern (10-7) lost 68-59 at Michigan. The Wolverines hit nine three pointers against the Wildcats' 1-3-1 zone.

Mercer (9-8) had six players in double figures and defeated Dean 93-84. We hear that Armond Hill was at the game.

Georgetown plays at the Prudential Center for the first time this afternoon, facing Seton Hall. Coach John Thompson III calls the Hoyas' loss to West Virginia on Thursday "a blip." Today will go a long way to proving if he was right or not.

Richmond is at St. Louis in Atlantic 10 action.

Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 19 points in Barrington's loss to Fremd.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-13 / 1-1) ended their eight game losing streak, getting past Harvard (9-7 / 1-1) in overtime, 75-66. Cornell (12-6 / 2-0) bested Columbia (5-11 / 0-2) for the second time in as many meetings, 83-72. St. Joe's pulled away from Penn (4-10 / 0-0) down the stretch, 80-68.

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Thursday News:

January 22, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Video

West Virginia vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Oregon State vs. Cal - 10:30 pm ET

Northwestern (10-6) ended Michigan State's 28 game home winning streak, shocking the #7 ranked Spartans 70-63. The win could very well be the biggest of Bill Carmody's coaching career. Highlights are above. It was also the first time in school history the Wildcats won back-to-back games versus ranked teams.

Richmond (10-8) scored 42 points in the paint as they defeated Rhode Island 78-75.

Georgetown welcomes West Virginia to the MCI Center.

Operating on little sleep, Craig Robinson is back on the west coach with Oregon State, who visit Cal this evening.

The Princeton Athletic Department is counting down the Top 40 Moments In Jadwin Gym History this week. Here's 30 through 21 and 20 through 11. How many did you attend over the past four decades?

Princeton Alumni Weekly has some more on Jadwin's 40th birthday.

Noah Savage appears to be fully recovered from his injury and back on the floor, scoring 15 points for SAM Massagno Basket in a 93-76 loss to BBC Monthey.

Former Princeton standout and Delsea assistant women's basketball coach Dave Orlandini has been reinstated after serving a six day suspension for throwing two desks during halftime of a game on January 13th.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-9) fell to 0-3 in Big 5 play with a 79-70 loss to LaSalle.

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Wednesday News:

January 21, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 6:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Rhode Island vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Penn vs. LaSalle - 7:00 pm ET

Lots of talk about Craig Robinson and his orange and black scarf that he wore during yesterday's inauguration.

While Robinson was in DC, his team was practicing in Oregon.

Northwestern heads to Michigan State tonight.

Trying to remember how to close out close games again, Richmond welcomes Rhode Island to the Robins Center.

Pete Carril is having mixed feelings about his new job.

The Princeton Athletic Department is counting down the Top 40 Moments In Jadwin Gym History this week. Here's 31 through 40.

Princeton recruiting news - Will Barrett scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half of Central Bucks South's win over Pennridge and Brendan Connolly went for 32 in a two point double overtime loss.

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Sunday News:

January 18, 2009 at 8:54 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Georgetown (12-4) fell 76-67 at Duke. Dad, if you're reading this, here's Exhibit A of why I don't want you yelling at officials from behind the bench!

St. Bonaventure outscored Richmond (9-8) 11-0 over the final three minutes of their 71-67 victory over the Spiders.

Oregon State (6-10) was no match for Washington in the second half. The Huskies pulled away from the pack for the 85-59 decision.

How many close games can one team lose? Denver dropped another one possession game, 59-57 at FIU.

Craig Moore and Northwestern host Minnesota this afternoon.

Good news? Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for Barrington. Bad news? The rest of his team scored a total of 17 in a 53-39 loss to Conant in the High School Hoops Showdown.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-8) became the latest Ancient 8 team to beat still-winless NJIT, sending the Highlanders to their 51st straight loss, 59-40. Dartmouth (2-13) fell for the eighth straight time, 68-59 to New Hampshire. Cornell (11-6 / 1-0) began the defense of its conference crown with a 71-59 win at Columbia (5-10 / 0-1).

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Saturday News:

January 17, 2009 at 9:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Duke - 1:30 pm ET - CBS
Manor vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. FIU - 7:30 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW

Penn vs. NJIT - 2:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

The Seattle Times has the latest profile of Craig Robinson.

Alex Wolff wrote a feature called "The Audacity of Hoops" about President-elect Obama for this week's Sports Illustrated.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 16 and grabbed nine rebounds as Central Bucks South won its 10th straight.

The game of the afternoon may be Georgetown at Duke.

Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure.

Oregon State welcomes Washington to Corvallis tonight.

Denver plays at Florida International.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (6-9 / 1-0) won its fourth straight, 70-62 over Brown (6-9 / 0-1).

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Thursday News:

January 15, 2009 at 9:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Purdue vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Middlesex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN

DaJuan Summers and Georgetown (12-3) beat Syracuse from pillar to post, 88-74.

Richmond (9-7) went to Virginia Tech and probably wishes they hadn't in retrospect, shooting just 31.1% from the field in a 62-48 loss.

Mercer beat Ocean earlier this week to raise their record to .500. The Vikings' game at Brookdale has been rescheduled for February 5th.

In the wake of Gonzaga's victory over Bishop McNamara, here are some videos of Ian Hummer - dunking on a backdoor cut and answering some questions after the game.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 21 in a 52-49 Central Bucks South win over Central Bucks East.

Winless in Big 10 play, Northwestern hosts #19 Purdue tonight.

Denver is on the road at North Texas.

Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will take some time away from his team after this weekend's games to attend the inauguration.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-8) was humbled by former coach Fran Dunphy and Temple, 78-53.

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