Wednesday News:

February 9, 2011 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Northwestern vs. Michigan - 6:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Richmond vs. George Washington - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' latest chapter in their rivalry with Penn on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Daily Pennsylvanian, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily News, on CSN Philly and on pennathletics.com.

Penn's student paper also writes about the little things that made a difference on Tuesday.

The Tigers weren't the only OT victors last night. Mercer (12-14) knocked off Burlington, 84-81. Anthony Obery had 22 for the Vikings.

Dan Mavraides is profiled in the San Jose Mercury News.

The Princeton Packet summarized last weekend's games with a focus on Mack Darrow.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

Crystal City, MO remains a part of Bill Bradley.

Tonight is another heavyweight bout for Georgetown and Syracuse.

Hoya head man John Thompson III visited the Sports Junkies. Listen to an archive here.

Michigan hosts Northwestern.

Richmond looks for their eighth straight road win at GW.

Expect Will Venable to get a "long look" as the Padres' leadoff man this spring.

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YouTube potpourri XXII.

February 7, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, "Juice" Thompson and Bill Carmody talk to Bill Rafferty after the Northwestern Wildcats knocked off Illinois. Game highlights and additional videos after the jump.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' sixth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored 22 and Northwestern (14-8) never trailed in a 71-70 home win over #24 Illinois.

Georgetown (18-5) survived 43 points by Providence's Marshon Brooks and held on for the 83-81 victory. Chris Wright stripped Brooks heading up the floor on the game's final play.

Justin Harper scored 16 in a 77-60 Richmond (18-6) win at Fordham.

16 days after beating Arkansas State by 38, Denver (11-12) fell 60-35 at the Red Wolves.

Oregon State (9-13) lost at home to Washington State, 61-55.

Around the Ivy League: Oliver McNally drove down the left baseline with 11 seconds left, giving Harvard (16-4 / 5-1) an 83-82 double overtime win at Penn (9-9 / 3-1). Cornell (5-15 / 1-5) won their first conference game of the season, 91-79 at Brown (8-12 / 1-5). Yale (11-9 / 4-2) held off Columbia (12-8 / 3-3) behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Greg Mangano.

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Saturday News:

February 5, 2011 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) vs. Princeton (15-4 / 3-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43 - 3/5/10.

Providence vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Columbia vs. Yale - 6:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win against Harvard on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.

Mercer lost a 68-60 exhibition against the Princeton JV. Tiger freshman Tom Noonan was high man with 19. More on this game come Monday, if not sooner.

Hollis Thompson and Georgetown welcome Providence.

In Evanston, Northwestern hosts Illinois. John Shurna has been cleared to play for the Wildcats.

Fordham and Richmond meet in the Bronx.

Denver stays on the road at Arkansas State.

Washington State travels to Oregon State.

How did I not know Randy Melville's son played for Dartmouth?

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade took part in St. Thomas Aquinas School's Read-a-Thon.

Future Tiger Denton Koon had 13 in Liberty's victory over Blue Springs.

Thanks to the 35+ of you who took part in yesterday's live chat. We'll have to do that again sometime.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (9-8 / 3-0) matched Princeton's perfect conference record, dispatching Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) by 31 at the Palestra. Freshman guard Sean McGonagill tied a Pizzitola Sports Center record with 39 points as Brown (8-11 / 1-4) outscored Columbia (12-7 / 3-2) by a 87-79 count. Austin Murphy's three point play with 12 seconds left completed an improbable 71-70 Yale (10-9 / 3-2) comeback over Cornell (4-15 / 0-5). The Bulldogs rallied down 10 with 1:55 remaining.

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Tuesday News:

February 1, 2011 at 10:01 am
Filed under Basketball, David Blatt, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Raritan - 7:00 pm ET

Scoreless versus Villanova, Chris Wright dropped a game-high, season-high 24 as Georgetown (17-5) fended off #13 Louisville. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

The Princeton Packet writes about last weekend's games.

Kareem Maddox made the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Former Tiger center Zach Finley was honored as a member of the South Dakota 2001-2010 Class A All Decades Team.

Once again Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Mid-Atlantic Hoops shows Tiger recruit Bobby Garbade as the 187th-best senior in the Class of 2011.

Maccabi Tel Aviv coach David Blatt talks to FIBA Europe about a variety of topics, including Russia's national team.

Audacity Of Hoops has a very interesting piece about time of possession and single team pace in Northwestern's near-upset of Ohio State.

Princeton places fifth in the New York Post rankings of 21 local college basketball teams.

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Sunday News:

January 30, 2011 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, learn more about the Tigers' win over Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on yalebulldogs.com.

Unflappable Austin Freeman scored 30 to carry Georgetown (16-5) over Villanova, 69-66.

Xavier pulled away from Richmond (16-6) in the second half of a 85-62 decision. The Musketeer zone surprised the Spiders.

Mercer (9-14) led Salem by eight with 12 minutes to go. The Vikings' Gary Carthan popped out a shoulder and the Oaks eventually came away with a 65-62 win.

An inspired Northwestern (13-8) showing came up a point short of number one Ohio State. Playing without their leading scorer, the Wildcats shortened the game to 49 possessions.

Denver (11-10) knocked off the defending Sun Belt champions from North Texas, 80-67. The Pioneer Pulse has more on Denver's first win in the last six tries versus the Mean Green.

Stanford defeated Oregon State (8-12) in Palo Alto, 70-56.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 20 in Liberty's 58-43 triumph at Lee's Summit.

Seton CC and future Tiger Bobby Garbade cruised to their 13th straight.

A Florida forward says Dartmouth and Princeton are showing interest in him.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (8-8 / 2-0) never led in the second half yet survived a stern test from a Peter Sullivan-less Brown (7-11 / 0-4) squad, 80-78 in overtime. Harvard (14-3 / 4-0) stayed perfect at home, 78-57 over Cornell (4-14 / 0-4). Columbia (12-6 / 3-1) broke open a game tied at 25 and outscored Dartmouth (5-13 / 1-3) by 21 in the last 20 minutes of a 66-45 final.

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Saturday News:

January 29, 2011 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Yale (9-8 / 2-1) vs. Princeton (13-4 / 1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 141-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 82 Yale 58 - 2/19/10.

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Xavier vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Salem - 2:00 pm ET
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN2
North Texas vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET

Cornell vs. Harvard - 6:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's successful start to Ivy play on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on brownbears.com.

Nate Lubick and Georgetown visit Villanova.

One channel over, Richmond hosts Xavier.

With or without John Shurna, Northwestern welcomes undefeated, top-ranked Ohio State to Evanston.

Defending Sun Belt champion North Texas plays at Denver.

Oregon State plays at Stanford.

More on the 34 point game for Princeton recruit Denton Koon.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (7-8 / 1-0) raced to a 24-6 lead and held off Yale (9-8 / 2-1) at the Palestra. Dartmouth (5-12 / 1-2) led by as many as 28 in the second half of a 64-57 win over Cornell (4-13 / 0-3). Harvard (13-3 / 3-0) stayed perfect in conference with a 77-66 decision versus Columbia (11-6 / 2-1).

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Friday News:

January 28, 2011 at 9:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Brown (7-9 / 0-2) vs. Princeton (12-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Verizon FiOS 1
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 93-25.
Last meeting: Brown 57 Princeton 54 - 2/20/10.

Yale vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian previews tonight's game.

Ian Hummer is number 23 on Bleacher Report's 30 Mid-Major Underclassmen You Need To Know About.

Northwestern's John Shurna may have suffered a concussion versus Minnesota.

Here is Will Venable modeling the Padres' new road uniform.

The 14-Game Tournament has a fascinating piece about (among other things) Ken Pomeroy's projections and how Joe Scott's three Ivy seasons at Princeton each deviated from the confidence intervals.

Georgetown freshman Aaron Bowen will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his right shoulder.

The coach of a junior guard from northern New Jersey says he is "being recruited by Princeton and Columbia as he is also one of the top students in his class."

The Reading Eagle writes it is time for Reading High School to honor their basketball history, including Pete Carril and Gary Walters.

Oregon State (8-11) fell 85-57 at Cal.

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Thursday News:

January 27, 2011 at 10:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Video

Oregon State vs. Cal - 11:00 pm ET - FSN

The Mercer game at Lackawanna scheduled for tonight has been moved to Thursday, February 17th due to the snow.

Jason Clark scored 16 points on 5-5 shooting as Georgetown (15-5) pulled even in Big East play with a 75-51 win over St. John's.

Northwestern (13-7) led at the half but dropped a 81-70 decision at Minnesota.

The Town Topics reviews Princeton's game versus TCNJ.

The Trenton Times previews Friday's Ivy opener against Brown.

Oregon State visits Cal.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out and Princeton holds on to fifth place therein.

I will be a guest on premiere Internet-only college basketball radio station Hoops Talk Live tonight at 6:20 pm ET talking about the Ivy League and Princeton with Raphielle Johnson of CollegeHoops.net. Follow the link to listen!

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Wednesday News:

January 26, 2011 at 9:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Thomforde, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

St. John's vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Moravian College president Chris Thomforde is profiled on the NCAA web site.

The Princeton Packet writes about the Tigers' victory over TCNJ.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.

Kevin Anderson scored 26 in a 70-61 Richmond (16-5) win at Dayton.

As previously discussed on this site, Mercer (9-13) handily defeated Manor.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon scored 15 as Liberty High School won at the buzzer. There's video of Koon in a KMBC piece that aired last week.

A running back from the Lehigh Valley has verbally committed to Princeton. Worth considering: He's averaging 21 ppg as a basketball player at Nazareth Area High School.

Austin Freeman looks to continue his resurgence as Georgetown hosts St. John's.

Still seeking a signature win, Northwestern visits #16 Minnesota.

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Monday News:

January 24, 2011 at 9:31 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

He's done the work. [Coaches] put a lot of pressure on him to be a certain type of player and early in his career it just wasn't there. He's done the work in terms of weight room, on the court and in terms of focus. He's put himself in a position where now we're relying on him. - Sydney Johnson on Kareem Maddox

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory over TCNJ on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on tcnjathletics.com.

Northwestern (13-6) was thoroughly routed by Wisconsin, 78-46.

A Bucks County forward is described as a "possibly Princeton-bound honor student."

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Sunday News:

January 23, 2011 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: TCNJ (3-13 / 0-5) vs. Princeton (11-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 TCNJ 50 - 1/29/01.

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 12:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

The Trentonian previews today's game.

Richmond (15-5) cruised at UMass, 84-68.

After rallying from down 17 to take the lead, Oregon State (8-10) didn't have enough left to withstand a final Oregon push. Tied at 48 the Ducks went on an 11-4 run.

Mercer (8-13) won their second straight, 70-54 over Devry. Rodney Walters' 22 led the way for the Vikings.

On the road, Denver (10-10) fell to Middle Tennessee. The Pioneers had 20 turnovers in the 59-49 defeat.

In a matchup between teams from Wisconsin and Chicagoland that's drawing a touch less attention than the one at Solider Field, Northwestern hosts the UW Badgers. The start time for this game was moved up in deference to the NFC Championship.

Some video of Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade from Seton CC's triumph over Norwich.

Keep your eye on a Michigan center who says he is hearing from Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Masked man Tyler Bernardini scored as career high 27 as Penn (6-8 / 0-0) won their first Big 5 game in four years, 73-61 over St. Joe's. Harvard (13-3 / 2-0) dug themselves out of a 12 point second half hole against Dartmouth (4-12 / 0-2). A 23-2 run did the trick for the Crimson. Yale (9-7 / 2-0) completed their season sweep of Brown (7-9 / 0-2) with a 59-51 victory. Columbia (11-5 / 2-0) caught Cornell (4-12 / 0-2) with 14 minutes to go and held on for their fourth straight overall, 70-66 in Ithaca.

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