Curious what coaches in the 2011 NCAA Tournament earn? The USA Today has updated their database.
I was asked back on WNYC's national morning program The Takeaway earlier today, talking about "One Shining Moment" as part of a piece titled "When Bad Music Happens to Good Sports." You can listen to my appearance here or stream the audio above.
Hoop Scoop's College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times. Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson is #14 on the Top 20 Up-and-Coming Coaches list.
Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (2) Washington State – 11:00 pm ET – ESPN2 NIT
Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Northwestern and Washington State meet in Pullman with a trip to the NIT semifinals in New York City on the line. A three point shooting drill that originates with Pete Carril has helped the Wildcats become expert marksmen from the arc.
Success heads the resume of Chris Mooney. Richmond president Edward Ayers hopes Mooney will stay with the Spiders after this season is over.
The Princeton Packet writes about how a tough ending is just a beginning for the Tigers.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named to the MBCA Boys Class 5 All-State team.
Mason Rocca scored 13 in Armani Jeans Milano's home victory over Dinamo Sassari.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, another angle of Douglas Davis' jumper has surfaced - this from just beyond the Harvard bench.
Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (2) Washington State – 11:00 pm ET – ESPN2 NIT
Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Two different schools, including one Princeton played in 2010-11, have asked to talk to Sydney Johnson about their open coaching positions.
Chris Young still draws from his basketball roots.
The Daily Princetonian interviewed alumni, students, fans and family about their experiences in Tampa.
Due to Washington State's win over Oklahoma State last night, Northwestern now knows it has to be in Pullman on Wednesday for a NIT quarterfinal matchup with the Cougars.
Very glad to be back in the state of New Jersey! I'll update the calendar with next week's games when tip times are more official.
Richmond (29-7) advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 1988, placing Morehead State in a defensive web of confusion.
Earlier in the day Northwestern (20-13) trounced Boston College, tying the school record for victories in a season and sending the Wildcats into the NIT quarterfinals.
Georgetown is trying to make sense of a second straight Round of 64 NCAA Tournament loss.
Padres outfielder Will Venable is having an impressive spring.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, NESN footage of the Tigers cutting down the nets in New Haven. Tons of small moments I didn't notice when this was happening all around me.
Four additional clips after the jump - including Richmond and Northwestern game highlights.
Georgetown (21-11) saw their season end with a disappointing 74-59 loss to VCU. The Rams knocked down nine of their first 14 three point attempts. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.
Morehead State stands in the way of a return to the Sweet Sixteen for Richmond. For current Spiders head coach and former Air Force head man Chris Mooney, it has been a happy return to Denver.
Today's Game: (13) Princeton (25-6 / 12-2) vs. (4) Kentucky (25-8 / 10-6) Location: St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL Time: 2:45 pm ET (estimated) Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: CBS Internet: ncaa.com/mmod Series History: Kentucky leads 2-1. Last meeting:Kentucky 72 Princeton 58 - 3/12/78.
Princeton
Kentucky
12-0
Home Record
15-0
10-5
Away Record
4-7
3-1
Neutral Record
6-1
40
RPI
7
77
Sagarin
12
89
Pomeroy
6
69.6
Points / Game
76.4
63.2
Points Allowed / Game
63.8
.465
FG%
.460
.731
FT%
.718
.368
3PT FG%
.397
34.7
Rebounds / Game
38.1
9.9
Off. Rebounds / Game
12.1
+4.1
Rebounding Margin
+4.3
13.5
Assists / Game
12.7
12.4
Turnovers / Game
10.7
4.3
Blocks / Game
6.3
Maddox: 13.9
Points
Knight: 17.5
Maddox: 7.1
Rebounds
Jones: 8.9
Mavraides: 2.8
Assists
Curry: 5.8
Davis: 1.2
Steals
Knight: 4.2
Maddox: 1.8
Blocks
Jones: 1.9
Maddox: .565
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Harrellson: .586
Darrow: .800
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Miller: .850
Davis: .395
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM)
Lamb .472
Thursday, March 17th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Saturday, March 19th
(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN NIT
Kentucky players tell the Lexington Herald-Leader that they do not believe their youth is an issue.
Sydney Johnson was a guest on WFAN (.mp3) late Sunday night. The Princeton coach stopped by Sporting News Radio for a spell and was also named PAW's Tiger of the Week.
Bloomberg has an interesting hodgepodge of notes from Tampa, including what books Kareem Maddox brought with him to Florida and what John Bogle '51 thinks of the matchup with Kentucky.
The Daily Pennsylvanian asks a pair of Quaker players about Princeton's chances today.
There's a Town Topics story on the Ivy League playoff.
The Daily Princetonian has a great piece about Bill Greenfield, the man who created the handwritten record book for Princeton basketball.
Monmouth is narrowing their search for a new head coach and Mike Brennan remains in the picture.
John Shurna scored 25 points as Northwestern (19-13) won their first postseason game in 17 years, 70-61 over UW Milwaukee. The Wildcats travel to Boston College on Saturday.
Richmond tips against Vandy in Denver about an hour after the start of Princeton's game in Tampa.
Craig Robinson breaks down his brother in law's NCAA bracket.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade was named to the BCANY All-Section 4 team.
I was interviewed by Newsworks for a piece on local college basketball writers during the NCAA Tournament. Looking for audio of the piece as it sounded on WHYY. Thanks to those who wrote saying you heard me on the radio.
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3 NIT
Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS NCAA Tournament
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Princeton will meet the media this morning in Tampa and then hold a public practice at the St. Pete Times Forum. Look for coverage of both events later today on the site.
The Daily Princetonian writes about how different styles obscure the similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.
Northwestern hosts UW Milwaukee tonight. Bill Carmody is picking up the tab for all the student tickets.
In advance of his NCAA Tournament return on Friday, Chris Wright is practicing with Georgetown.
Rush The Court wraps up the 2010-11 Ivy League season and hands out some awards.
Mets starter Chris Young pitched 5 1/3 innings of one run baseball versus the Nationals. Might Young make the trip west to Tampa from Port St. Lucie on Thursday?
A new Schuylkill 16 has dropped, with Princeton in fourth place. More importantly, I won Comment of the Week.
Around the Ivy League: Well-traveled Harvard (23-7) saw their season end with a 71-54 NIT loss at Oklahoma State.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, yet another angle of Douglas Davis versus Harvard. Was there anyone in the building not filming? More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
