November 18, 2008 at 9:19 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Richmond vs. Syracuse - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN
Penn vs. Drexel - 10:00 am ET - ESPN
Cornell vs. Loyola (Md.) - 4:30 pm ET - NIT Preseason Tip-Off
Yale vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Providence - 7:30 pm ET
Princeton freshman Doug Davis was named the season's first Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Penn's Tyler Bernardini took home Player of the Week honors. TigerBlog puts Davis' first game in historical context.
The Princeton Packet writes up the Tigers' season-opener.
Georgetown (1-0) had four players in double figures, besting Jacksonville 71-62. The Washington Post and the Washington Times have more on the game.
Richmond plays at Syracuse tonight in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.
Two top-150 recruits made it official and signed with Oregon State.
Princeton is 14th in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (1-1) lost 86-75 to St. John's. Brown (0-2) was blown out by George Mason, 89-52.
November 16, 2008 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Central Arkansas vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
FIT vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Seton Hall - 1:00 pm ET
Richmond (1-0) defeated Randolph Macon 81-57.
Denver (0-1) lost their 32nd straight road game. The Pioneers were up on Northern Iowa by one with 4:22 left, eventually falling 61-56 in Cedar Falls.
Northwestern tips off their season against Central Arkansas this afternoon. The Wildcats are in position to increase their win total this year, according to the Daily Herald.
Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn has conducted a fascinating "Hoops Ideology Report", polling 301 of the 341 Division I college basketball programs. 5.3% of respondents say they are running some version of "the Princeton offense." Can you name them all before you click on the above link? No peaking.
Chris Young can't believe Trevor Hoffman will most likely not be a Padres next year. Young was one of several San Diego players who participated in the Adrian Gonzalez-Jim Stone Extravaganza golf tournament, raising money for the South Bay Family YMCA.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-1) lost by 15 at top-ranked North Carolina. Darmouth (0-1) was dropped by Army, 63-48.
November 15, 2008 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Denver vs. Northern Iowa - 1:00 pm ET
CCRI vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Randolph-Macon vs. Richmond - 8:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Army - 4:00 pm ET
Penn vs. North Carolina - 4:00 pm ET
Reports on last night's Central Michigan game are available on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, from the Associated Press and on cmuchippewas.com.
SportsProf was impressed by Doug Davis' Princeton debut.
Denver begins their season today at Northern Iowa. The Pioneers signed three new recruits earlier this week.
Chris Mooney and Richmond start their slate tonight against the visiting Randolph-Macon.
Oregon State (0-1) lost their season-opener at Howard 47-45. The Oregonian has a good piece on both the on-court action and the atmosphere in the gym. There is a longer story on Beavers coach Craig Robinson's visit to DC in today's Washington Post.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (0-1) lost by two at Rhode Island. Columbia (1-0) won on Fordham's floor, 65-62. Cornell (1-0) opened at home with a 79-69 win over South Dakota, Ryan Wittman leading the way with 25 points. Stanford slowly pulled away from Yale (0-1) at a sold out John J. Lee Amphitheater, 75-67.
November 13, 2008 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
The Town Topics reports on Princeton Media Day.
In preparation for their season-opening Friday game at Howard University, Oregon State practiced at Georgetown's McDonough Memorial Gymnasium. The Oregonian was on the scene.
More early signing period news - Two official commitments for Northwestern and two for Richmond.
The Washington Times previews this year's Georgetown campaign.
Finally, I am excited to announce that I am voter in philly.com's Schuylkill 16 a weekly ranking of Philadelphia-area teams. Should be fun. The first poll is out, just in time for the respective teams' first games.
November 12, 2008 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
The Daily Princetonian previews the upcoming basketball season, speaking with Coach Johnson, Zach Finley and Marcus Schroeder.
How will this year's rule changes effect the spread-out game of Richmond? The Richmond Times Dispatch asks Spiders coach Chris Mooney.
Excerpts from Joe Scott's remarks at Denver Pioneers Media Day.
As we enter into the November early signing period, two players have verbally committed to Denver.
Oregon State will pick up the services of a 6'8" center/forward from San Jacinto.
Princeton's first opponent, Central Michigan, defeated Marygrove 75-55 in an exhibition on Saturday.
October 31, 2008 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Yahoo! Sports has posted a short write-up about Ian Hummer.
CBS Sportsline has published their Ivy League preview.
A guard from Baltimore has committed to Richmond.
Excerpts from a Fox Sports Radio interview with Craig Robinson.
The first ESPN/USA Today poll of the season is out. Georgetown is ranked 18th. Fox Sports slots the Hoyas 12th.
Got the new issue of Basketball Times in the mail yesterday. Their Ivy predictions have been added to our pundits table.
October 29, 2008 at 11:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond
The good recruiting news continues for Coach Sydney Johnson: 6'9" senior forward Will Barrett has confirmed that he will play his college ball for the Tigers, choosing Princeton over Columbia and interest from Michigan.
The Contra Costa Times talked to Lincoln Gunn about his decision to give up basketball.
Yesterday was Atlantic 10 Media Day. Listen to audio from Richmond head man Chris Mooney.
Craig Robinson will be happy when the presidential election is over.
October 23, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Greetings from San Francisco! I'm out here for a long weekend with my family, which means I will miss the ceremonies tomorrow and Saturday where #42 will be officially retired at Princeton University. If you're going to either event, I'd love to share your reports!
Town Topics and the Trenton Times both have stories about the numerically connected Bill Bradley and Dick Kazmaier.
Much to my shock, amazement and shocked amazement THERE ARE NOW CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS HANGING IN JADWIN GYM. See the long-overdue additions to the rafters here.
USA Today previews the 2008-09 Princeton Tigers.
Yesterday was Big East Media Day. Georgetown was picked seventh in the pre-season coaches' poll. The Star Ledger spoke with the adaptable Hoyas head coach, John Thompson III.
Richmond has reached a tentative agreement with the NCAA in relation to their recruiting violations.
Expectations are higher at Northwestern this season.
One more Oregon State practice recap, this from The Oregonian.
October 22, 2008 at 10:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Practice is underway at Richmond.
During yesterday's teleconference, Soft Pretzel Logic asked each of the eight Ivy coaches their thoughts on an Ivy League tournament.
Five Georgetown recruits have already become fast friends.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody met the media on Monday.
Another first-hand report from the pre-dawn practices at Oregon State.
October 20, 2008 at 11:12 am
Filed under Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond
We've finished up 2008-09 calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. 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.
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September 13, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Geoff Petrie, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable
Chris Young starts for San Diego against Tim Lincecum in San Francisco tonight at 10:05 pm ET.
Matt Steinmetz from Golden State Warriors Examiner interviews Geoff Petrie about Pete Carril.
Will Venable continues to thrive as a Padre.
Richmond head coach Chris Mooney is not a cheater, writes Ed Kracz of the Bucks County Intelligencer.
Craig Robinson has landed a "program-changing recruit" at Oregon State.
A 6'4 guard has picked Northwestern over Wake Forest, Oklahoma State and Loyola.
September 9, 2008 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable
Will Venable had his fifth two hit game in his last six starts, as San Diego beat the Dodgers 4-0. Venable is now batting .353 as a Padre.
They're still talking about how Chris Young pitched on Sunday.
Richmond has revealed violations by its men's and women's basketball programs to the NCAA.
Two names for the recruiting radar: a 6'8" Bucks County forward who has Princeton on his list of five finalists and a 6'8" guard/forward who says Princeton is among the schools that his father says have committed to come see him work out.
Georgetown recruit Hollis Thompson will spend his senior season at De La Salle.
Cornell guard Adam Gore has torn the ACL in his left knee.
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