July 1, 2010 at 9:43 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
For the first time in forever, Northwestern will play in the New York area. The Wildcats are scheduled to participate in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden in December along with St. John's, Davidson and one team TBA.
Here's additional confirmation of Princeton's return trip to Monmouth this season. If you've been keeping close track, that brings the number of games on the Tiger schedule that have been revealed on-line to 25. Expect three more road games and two more home games to fill out the schedule. It looks like one of the games at Jadwin is the last to be confirmed.
Kam Williams interviewed Craig Robinson for The Skanner News.
Chris Young suffered another setback and will not be throwing again anytime soon.
Some tiny adjustments to his batting stance have benefitted Will Venable. The San Diego outfielder has missed his team's last two games due to back stiffness.
Georgetown has announced which teams their players will be on in the Kenner League. I do not have word if any Princeton players will be participating in Kenner, like they did last season.
The job listing has been posted for the position of Director of Basketball Operations at Princeton.
June 15, 2010 at 8:39 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
The Star Ledger ran a feature on Will Venable over the weekend.
Venable discusses his approach to pinch-hitting on the Padres' web site.
Once known as "The Destroyer," former Princeton JV player Ben Domb is now the medical director of the Hip Center of Excellence at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital outside of Chicago.
Mason Rocca was limited to four points as Armani Jeans Milano dropped the opening game of the Lega A finals against three time defending champions Montepaschi Siena.
Rocca may have some familiar faces visiting him this summer, as Northwestern has scheduled a preseason trip to Italy for August.
June 10, 2010 at 9:04 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
The NCAA has released their 2008-09 Academic Progress Rate Public Report. You can see the numbers for Princeton here.
As "Distinguished All-Met," John Thompson III will be honored at the 26th annual Washington Post All-Met banquet.
Despite injuring his neck sliding into third base on Friday, Will Venable would not hesitate to do so again.
TigerBlog asks if John Wooden was a better coach than Pete Carril.
Wooden had a couple nice things to say about how Princeton plays in this 1998 interview.
Mason Rocca had six points and seven rebounds as Armani Jeans Milano forced a deciding game five in their Lega A semifinals against Caserta. The winner of today's contest advances to play powerhouse Siena in the finals.
Northwestern guard Alex Marcotullio has been invited to the Great Britain U20 training camp.
It sounds like the workout Greg Monroe had with the Sacramento Kings went well.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan won Penn Charter's American Association of Physics Teachers' Award.
May 22, 2010 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Oregon State, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Two notes before we get to the news...
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2. I'm interviewing two time Ivy League Player of the Year/author/Oregon State men's basketball coach Craig Robinson on Monday afternoon. Questions you would like me to ask? Send an email my way.
Will Venable broke out of a prolonged slump with four hits against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Sliding up to the leadoff spot, Venable nearly hit for the cycle and reached base five times. It was the third four hit game of Venable's major league career.
Venable later joined Sports Radio San Diego (.mp3) to discuss his evening.
The Padres have shut down Chris Young's throwing and placed him on the 60 day disabled list.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso were blown out by Montepaschi Siena 118-79 in the first game of their Lega A quarterfinals.
Mason Rocca scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Armani Jeans Milano's 72-65 win over Sigma Coatings Montegranaro on the other side of the bracket.
Rocca also represented AJ Milano at a press conference (video) to announce an exhibition game in Italy this October between his squad and the New York Knicks. See a photo of Rocca and Danilo Gallinari here.
Georgetown Director of Basketball Operations Matt Henry will leave the Hoyas to join Robert Burke on the Mount St. Mary's staff as an assistant coach.
Oregon State has added two big men to its 2010 recruiting class.
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody is encouraged by Kevin Coble's rehab effort.
May 13, 2010 at 9:49 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
The NCAA has recognized Princeton and four other Ivy League men's basketball teams for "their exceptional work in the classroom as part of the NCAA’s academic performance program." Northwestern was also one of the 37 programs honored. You can see the 2009-10 Public Recognition Awards organized by school here.
The NCAA has also released 2009-10 Division I attendance numbers by school and by conference. Did you know the Ivy League saw an average increase of 182 people per game last season compared to a national DI change in average of -147?
Video of Will Venable and Tony Gwynn, Jr. playing a friendly game of P-I-G. Here's another clip, this of Venable making a full extension dive for a catch against the Astros.
Padres announcer Dick Enberg talks with Chris Young as part of his "Inside the Clubhouse" series.
May 12, 2010 at 10:14 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Bill Bradley, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Trading Cards
A second MRI confirmed a shoulder strain for Chris Young. He will be re-evaluated in a handful of weeks.
Padres announcer Dick Enberg talked with CBS-8 in San Diego. One of his stories was about how Young gave him a game ball autographed by the team after an Spring Training win.
Back in February, we reported that Bill Bradley would be honored by the NABC with their Court of Honor Award. The gala event is on Monday night, and you can find all the details here.
The Carroll County Times and Frederick News Post have pieces on Robert Burke's hiring at Mount St. Mary's.
If you were at Bob Ruxin's excellent reception after the Princeton/Harvard game, you would have noticed an exceptionally tall high school student there as part of of the Milton Academy basketball team. While the Tigers were one of his potential collegiate destinations, he will instead play for Boston College, Steve Donahue's first official recruit.
A 6'10" sophomore center from Illinois has Princeton on his lengthy list of prospective schools.
Northwestern will host Georgia Tech in the 2010 Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Sean Gregory interviews Ice Cube.
April 27, 2010 at 9:08 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Gabe Lewullis, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Stephen Goldsmith, Today's News, Will Venable
Chris Young has been tentatively cleared to pitch on Thursday for San Diego AAA affiliate Portland.
Will Venable was 0-3 at the plate last night, striking out three times. The Padres fell 10-1 at Florida.
Northwestern is still in the mix for a point guard from Las Vegas.
It was 15 years ago this week that Gabe Lewullis chose Princeton.
Congratulations to our own Stephen Goldsmith, who had a picture from this site selected as one of last season's most memorable photos by College Hoops Journal.
April 7, 2010 at 10:02 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
C. Young (1-0) 6.0 IP 1 H 0 ER 3 BB 5 K 0.00 ERA. 86 pitches, 49 strikes.
The return of Chris Young to the mound for the first time in 10 months was a rousing success. Young pitched six innings of shutout, one hit baseball as San Diego defeated Arizona 6-3. You can watch highlights of Young's night here.
Teammate Will Venable provided Young with support, hitting a solo home run to right field in the fourth inning.
Tiger recruit Ben Hazel, who I can confirm did receive official admission to Princeton, was named Honorable Mention 2010 All-Met Boys Basketball.
Northwestern backup center Kyle Rowley is transferring.
April 3, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond
Hoop Scoop's College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times. Princeton assistant Tony Newsom is #35 on the Top 50 Low to Mid-Major Assistants list.
Other names of note...
Top 40 College Coaches:
19. John Thompson III - Georgetown
35. Bill Carmody - Northwestern
Top Up-and-Coming Coaches:
13. Craig Robinson - Oregon State
15. Chris Mooney - Richmond
You can compare to last year's rankings here if you're so inclined.
April 1, 2010 at 10:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
It is reported that Chris Mooney will interview for the open BC job today. An interview with Cornell coach Steve Donahue yesterday went "extremely well" according to a source.
A contract extension for Mooney at Richmond lacks only his signature.
Great reporting by Brendan Prunty at the Star Ledger, creating a timeline of how Seton Hall hired Kevin Willard. Mooney and Donahue are both part of this intertwined story.
The Town Topics talks with Sydney Johnson and Marcus Schroeder about the end of Princeton's season.
Even Bill Carmody, who could benefit from NCAA Tournament expansion, is against the idea.
Denver coach Joe Scott discusses his team's improvements and where the Pioneers go from here.
March 20, 2010 at 10:32 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Sunday, March 21st
(12) Cornell vs. (4) Wisconsin - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
Monday, March 22nd
Princeton vs. IUPUI - 7:00 pm ET
CBI Tournament
Congratulations to Cornell (28-4), who recorded the Ivy League's first NCAA Tournament win since 1998 with a convincing 78-63 performance versus Temple. Soft Pretzel Logic has a great post about this game.
With the Big Red and Princeton both winning, 2009-10 is just the second year where two different Ivy men's basketball teams have been victorious in the postseason. Can you name the other time this happened? No peaking at our Twitter feed for the answer...
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 25 points, 12 rebounds and three assists as Catholic Memorial advanced to the WIAA Division 2 state finals. If anyone wants to watch it, the championship game versus Maple Northwestern will stream live at 7:30 pm ET tonight here.
Will Venable hit a titanic home run in spring training, while Chris Young labored over four innings of work.
I enjoyed this multimedia piece where Northwestern players and assistant coach Mitch Henderson were asked to share their thoughts on possible NCAA Tournament expansion.
March 18, 2010 at 7:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Thursday, March 18th
MCCC vs. Pima C.C. - 12:00 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament
(10) Saint Mary’s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's first postseason win in a decade on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and on goduquesne.com.
Bill Reynolds at the Providence Journal remembers the Princeton/Georgetown NCAA game from 21 years ago.
John Thompson II and Chris Mooney add their perspectives on that memorable matchup in the Boston Globe.
The Town Topics has an article from after Princeton's win over Penn.
The Northwestern (20-14) season came to an end with a 76-64 NIT loss at Rhode Island.
Oregon State (14-18) is also done, trounced by Boston University on the other side of the CBI bracket.
Richmond and Georgetown are both in Providence for NCAA Tournament games today.
The Hoyas' Greg Monroe is ready for the big stage.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray was named Classic Eight Conference Player of the Year.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (21-8 / 10-4) was blown out at Appalachian State, 93-71.
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