Tuesday was a prolific night of scoring for three of Pete Carril's disciples. Princeton scored 82 at Lafayette, Northwestern had 91 versus Georgia Tech and Georgetown went for 111 in their game against Missouri.
Chris Wright hit a three point shot at the buzzer to force overtime as Georgetown (7-0) topped number nine Missouri. Jason Clark made three straight treys to open up a seven point lead for the Hoyas in the extra frame.
Mercer (3-4) fell 80-71 at Raritan. Gary Carthan had 10 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.
Princeton recruit Clay Wilson scored 47 points in his first game of the season. Wow.
The Trenton Times counters with focus on Kareem Maddox.
ESPN is reporting that Chris Young is "deep into talks" with the New York Mets. However, the New York Daily News says nothing is close between the Mets and Young.
Northwestern hosts Georgia Tech as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Missouri and Georgetown meet in Kansas City for the John McLendon Classic, the first game in a challenging stretch for the Hoyas.
SportsProf took in the Siena/Princeton game and shares his observations.
Ian Hummer represents Princeton on the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Men's Basketball Weekly Release.
Bleacher Report awards Kareem Maddox with the title of Sunday's best performance.
Richmond's Kevin Anderson is the Atlantic 10 Player Of Week.
The radio show Terp Talk had Keith Cavanaugh from Terrapin Times on to talk about senior big man Desmond Hubert, who is deciding between Princeton, Maryland and Wake Forest. The pertinent portion of the conversation is 27:30 in. It is my understanding that the divide between Hubert and "a couple other people in his camp" is not as Cavanaugh describes.
Read a transcript of a live chat with Spider head coach Chris Mooney on the Richmond Times-Dispatch site.
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The Times Union Tribune also discusses a defensive lapse that cost Siena dearly.
For those who asked after the game, Kareem Maddox was the first Princeton player since Brian Taylor against Kentucky in 1971 to have a 30 point, 10 rebound stat line. Taylor went for 39 and 13 on December 18, 1971 in a 96-82 loss to the Wildcats.
If you can remember another game where a Princeton player had 30 points coming off the bench, I'd love to hear about it!
Northwestern (4-0) stayed perfect with a 65-52 win over Creighton. The Wildcats are 4-0 for the first time since 1993.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-1) knocked off Colorado, 82-66. Two Van Green free throws with 1.7 seconds left gave Columbia (3-3) the two point comeback win over American.
Today's Game:Siena (2-3 / 1-0) vs. Princeton (2-3 / 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: This is the first meeting between the two teams. Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Siena
Princeton
0-2
Home Record
1-0
2-1
Away Record
0-2
0-0
Neutral Record
1-1
53
RPI
119
40
Sagarin
163
89
Pomeroy
155
71.8
Points / Game
67.0
70.8
Points Allowed / Game
71.8
.458
FG%
.448
.694
FT%
.653
.412
3PT FG%
.374
34.2
Rebounds / Game
35.6
10.6
Off. Rebounds / Game
10.8
-1.2
Rebounding Margin
+6.8
12.2
Assists / Game
14.6
16.0
Turnovers / Game
15.0
3.6
Blocks / Game
2.8
Rossiter: 21.4
Points
Davis: 15.4
Rossiter: 13.2
Rebounds
Hummer: 7.0
Brookins: 3.2
Assists
Maddox: 3.8
Brookins: 2.0
Steals
Maddox: 1.2
Rossiter: 1.6
Blocks
Maddox: 1.6
Anosike: .654
FG% (Min: 5 FGM)
Hummer: .644
Griffin: .857
FT% (Min: 5 FTM)
Davis: .900
Jackson: .542
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3FGM)
Mavraides .481
Creighton vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Colorado vs. Harvard - 1:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. American - 2:00 pm ET
Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-2) lost to New Hampshire on a layup with 2.8 seconds remaining. All five starters reached double figures as Yale (2-3) beat Army 87-79 in the Bulldogs' home opener. Dartmouth (2-4) defeated winless Colgate, 80-63. Cornell (2-4) fell 66-61 at Boston University. Pitt trounced Penn (2-3) by 24.
Harvard vs. Mercer - 3:00 pm ET
Drexel vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Longwood - 7:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Another Georgetown (4-0) victory in the Charleston Classic, another double-double for a Hoya. This time out Julian Vaughn had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks inside as Georgetown advanced to the tournament finals with a 74-59 win over Wofford. The Hoyas play NC State for the title on Sunday evening.
Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune thinks former Northwestern forward Kevin Coble would have been better off keeping quiet and adds some previously unpublished details that dispute Coble's claims.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2-2) saw their 11 game home winning streak end at the hands of St. Bonaventure, 56-54. Dartmouth (1-2) entered the win column with a 71-57 win at Hartford.
Wofford vs. Georgetown - 2:30 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET
St. Bonaventure vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Hartford - 7:00 pm ET
Chris Wright had 12 points and 12 assists, one of four Georgetown (3-0) players in double figures as the Hoyas advanced in the Charleston Classic with an 80-61 win over Coastal Carolina. Georgetown next plays Wofford this afternoon.
A 15 game home winning streak for Denver (0-4) came to an end with a physical 77-66 loss to Colorado State.
Northwestern opens their home slate with a game versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A lot of hyphens on the Wildcats' 2010-11 schedule.
Former Northwestern forward Kevin Coble says a dispute with head coach Bill Carmody over the team's trip to Italy led to Coble's decision to not return to the Wildcats.
The Liberty Tribune previews Princeton recruit Denton Koon's high school team, the Liberty Blue Jays.
Mason Rocca scored seven points off the bench in A.J. Milano's 81-71 Euroleague loss to Panathinaikos.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (1-2) became the third team from the Ancient Eight in as many seasons to win at Boston College, surprising the Eagles 75-67.
Coastal Carolina vs. Georgetown - Charleston Classic - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Richmond vs. Iona - 7:30 pm ET
Colorado State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Yale vs. Boston College - 7:30 pm ET
The Town Topics discusses Princeton's first two games of the 2010-11 season.
The Trenton Times feels Princeton should benefit from their loss to Duke.
Northwestern (2-0) survived a scare from UT-Pan American, 77-71.
Princeton sits in the six hole of this week's Schuylkill 16.
Around the Ivy League: Manhattan scored the last 17 points of the game to shock Penn (1-1) by a 59-54 score. Columbia (1-2) lost a 79-66 decision to St. John's. Harvard (1-1) won their home opener decisively over Holy Cross, 72-49. They raised the Ivy League championship banner at Newman Arena for the third straight year and Cornell (2-1) bested Delaware 75-61.
Gloucester vs. MCCC - 6:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. UT-Pan American - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Seattle - 10:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Manhattan - 7:00 pm ET
Delaware vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. St. John's - 8:00 pm ET
Northwestern continues on the road at UT-Pan American.
Seattle hosts Oregon State. The Beavers are looking to avenge January's 51 point loss to the Redhawks.
The Princeton Packet has a story on the Tigers' season opener against Rutgers.
When Roy Halladay found out he had been voted this season's unanimous NL Cy Young Award winner, he was in Mexico golfing with Mike Sweeney, Chris Carpenter and Chris Young.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-1) was outclassed by in-state foe Rhode Island, 92-67. Dartmouth (0-2) saw a 17 point second half lead slip away and lost in the final seconds in controversial fashion to New Hampshire.
MCCC vs. Cecil C.C. - 3:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Oregon - 11:30 pm ET - BTI Invitational
Harvard vs. George Mason - 4:00 pm ET
Davidson vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Providence - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Quinnipiac - 8:00 pm ET - Connecticut 6 Classic
Tied at 37, UC Santa Barbara pulled away from Denver (0-1) in the second half of their BTI Invitational pairing.
The Schuylkill 16 is back for a third season! Princeton is voted the region's sixth-best team in the first poll.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (1-0) defeated Albany 65-61 in head coach Bill Courteny's first game. Columbia (0-1) played well but faded late at La Salle. Brown (1-0) opened their year with a 69-65 win at Fordham.
Today's Game:Rutgers (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0 / 0-0) Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 72-44. Last meeting:Rutgers 58 Princeton 44 - 12/3/09.
Rutgers
Princeton
0-0
Home Record
0-0
0-0
Away Record
0-0
0-0
Neutral Record
0-0
170
RPI
98
150
Sagarin
181
149
Pomeroy
138
67.5
Points / Game
60.4
71.7
Points Allowed / Game
53.3
.424
FG%
.441
.666
FT%
.718
.332
3PT FG%
.359
35.8
Rebounds / Game
30.6
11.9
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.9
-3.0
Rebounding Margin
+1.1
13.7
Assists / Game
11.7
14.6
Turnovers / Game
13.1
7.1
Blocks / Game
3.3
Mitchell: 11.8
Points
Davis: 12.7
Mitchell: 6.1
Rebounds
Mavriades: 4.3
Coburn: 3.3
Assists
Mavraides: 1.4
Miller: 1.0
Steals
Mavriades: 1.2
Miller: 1.1
Blocks
Maddox: 0.9
Johnson: .519
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Connolly: .571
Mitchell: .894
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Saunders: .947
Coburn: .367
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Davis: .428
Team stats are from last season.
Player stats include returning players only.
Georgetown vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast SportsNet Plus
The Citadel vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. UC Santa Barbara - 7:30 pm ET - BTI Invitational
Northwestern vs. Northern Illinois - 9:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Columbia vs. La Salle - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Albany - 7:30 pm ET
Brown vs. Fordham - 8:00 pm ET
I don't think any of these pieces have correctly guessed the Tigers' starting lineup.
The 14-Game Tournament has great analysis as to why Princeton will trump Harvard for this season's Ivy crown.
The Home News Tribune says this could be the last season for Rutgers/Princeton. Didn't they run the same article last year? There's also a game preview and three keys to victory as part of their coverage.
Former Princeton guard Pete Hegseth wrote an essay for Veteran's Day.
The Washington Post discusses how a guard-heavy Georgetown squad means the Hoyas are no longer "Big Man U."
One of the toughest non-conference schedules in Division I starts with a season-opening trip to Old Dominion for Georgetown.
The Town Topics has filed a story on Princeton's media day.
There's a profile of Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson in today's Daily Princetonian.
Northwestern's Bill Carmody is "thrilled" about the three recruits who signed their Letters of Intent yesterday.
Denver is preparing to start their season with three games in three days.
I'd imagine Joe Scott is quite pleased that the Pioneers will join the WAC beginning in 2012-13. The repeated road trips to the southeast from Colorado as a member of the Sun Belt had to be grueling.
Richmond tips off their season against The Citadel tomorrow night.
Today's Desmond Hubert update: Dick "Hoops" Weiss reports the New Egypt (NJ) center has narrowed his choices to Maryland, Wake Forest and the Tigers. He'll make a visit to the Princeton campus on November 20th.
The 2011 KenPom projections are out. I love these sorts of numbers and can't wait to see how things look after there is some offensive and defensive data to input.
Bleacher Report ranks Princeton #23 in its Mid-Major Top 25.
Yes, I know there are also several pre-season "bracketology" links out there. I just can't bring myself to post NCAA tournament projections in early November.
Bill Carmody is confident he will sign a contract extension with the Wildcats.
Also confident? Oregon State heading into 2010-11.
Am I the last to discover that former Princeton players Nick Lake, Jason Briggs and Max Huc have a (heavy on the Auto-Tune) band? Download their free mixtape here.
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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
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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
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