December 24, 2008 at 10:36 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
Georgetown (9-1) doubled up FIU, 76-38.
In their final game before the start of Big Ten play, Northwestern (8-2) defeated SMU by 11.
While it was filmed in March, I had not seen this video of Denver head coach Joe Scott playing "horse" against a CBS 4 reporter before last night.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 18 in Central Bucks South's win over Abington. Jimmy Sherburne tallied 20 in Whitefish Bay's victory against Verona.
Finally, I'll be on 103.3 fm WPRB starting tonight at 6:00 pm ET for the 21st annual installment of my 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show. The "Editor's Letter" in this week's Philadelphia City Paper has more. Hope you can tune in. Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2008 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
FIU vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET
SMU vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
First the banners in the rafters, and now something else long-overdue! Princeton will name the floor at Jadwin Gym "Carril Court" in honor of Pete Carril, who stood on the sidelines at Princeton for 29 seasons. There will be ceremony on February 21st when the Tigers host Dartmouth.
Doug Davis made the Honor Roll of the new Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
Richmond (6-5) took care of Bucknell, 79-57.
Denver (5-6) won its fourth straight, 66-42 over Grambling State.
Georgetown hosts FIU in their final game before the start of Big East play.
Northwestern is at home against SMU.
Despite their five game losing streak, Princeton moved up in the latest Schuylkill 16.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (5-6) fell 71-67 in Philadelphia to St. Joe's.
December 21, 2008 at 11:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
Columbia vs. Marist - 12:00 pm ET - Aeropostale Holiday Festival
Harvard vs. Maine - 12:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Wagner - 4:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, write-ups of yesterday's game against the Blue Devils can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the New Britain Herald and on ccsubluedevils.com.
Georgetown (8-1) was sluggish but still defeated Mount St. Mary's, 69-58.
Denver (4-6) won its third straight, 66-55 over Colorado State. There are some interesting quotes from Joe Scott in Associated Press article about how backing off his players has led to them playing better.
Oregon State (4-5) showed how far they have come since their season opener, as they throttled Howard 21-2 out of the gate and exacted their revenge to the tune of 90-54. The Beavers connected on a school record 14 three pointers.
Northwestern (7-2) rallied to within one against Stanford with 1:42 left to play, but the Cardinal hit a three point shot as the shot clock expired that gave them enough breathing room to pull out the 65-59 victory.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 24 points in Barrington's overtime loss to Woodstock.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (5-5) outscored LaSalle by 20 in the second half of a 79-70 Big Red victory. Columbia (3-6) lost 64-52 at Madison Square Garden to Virginia Tech.
December 20, 2008 at 8:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (2-6 / 0-0) vs. Central Connecticut State (4-5 / 1-0)
Location: Detrick Gym - New Britain, CT
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Cox
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 CCSU 57 - 11/11/07.
|
| Princeton |
|
CCSU |
| 0-4 |
Home Record |
3-1 |
| 2-2 |
Away Record |
1-4 |
| 0-0 |
Neutral Record |
0-0 |
| 278 |
RPI |
184 |
| 296 |
Sagarin |
196 |
| 252 |
Pomeroy |
183 |
| 56.4 |
Points / Game |
67.2 |
| 60.0 |
Points Allowed / Game |
67.2 |
| .417 |
FG% |
.448 |
| .729 |
FT% |
.729 |
| .381 |
3PT FG% |
.301 |
| 33.6 |
Rebounds / Game |
36.0 |
| 9.9 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
12.2 |
| 10.6 |
Assists / Game |
13.2 |
| 16.6 |
Turnovers / Game |
15.0 |
| 3.4 |
Blocks / Game |
3.3 |
|
|
|
| Davis: 14.1 |
Points |
Horton: 20.9 |
| Briggs: 4.3 |
Rebounds |
Horton: 7.4 |
| Maddox: 2.4 |
Assists |
Thompson: 6.3 |
| Davis: 1.4 |
Steals |
Thomspon: 2.1 |
| Maddox: 1.0 |
Blocks |
Horton: 2.0 |
| Buczak: .500 |
FG% (Min: 5 FGM) |
Simmons: .649 |
| Maddox: .882 |
FT% (Min: 5 FTM) |
Ptacek: .870 |
| Lake: .526 |
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) |
Palmer: .462 |
Mount St. Mary's vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - MASN/SNY
Colorado State vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Northwestern vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET
Howard vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Virginia Tech - 2:00 pm ET - Aeropostale Holiday Festival
LaSalle vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
Two previews of this afternoon's game, one in the Trentonian and one in the New Britain Herald.
Richmond (5-5) was within four twice in the final two minutes against #10 Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons held on for the 86-79 victory.
#15 Georgetown hosts Mount St. Mary's.
Denver welcomes Colorado State.
For the second time in as many months, Oregon State will play Howard, this time in Corvallis.
The most interesting matchup of the day might be Northwestern at undefeated Stanford, a tough road challenge for the Wildcats.
December 16, 2008 at 10:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Seattle Pacific vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
If you were planning on heading to Jadwin tonight, please note that the Mercer/Princeton JV game has been cancelled. If it is rescheduled, we'll be sure to post about the new date.
Kevin Coble scored 22 points as Northwestern (7-1) bounced UMKC, 77-62.
Denver kicks off conference play against Florida Atlantic.
Oregon State hosts Seattle Pacific.
December 15, 2008 at 9:46 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
UMKC vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, reports on yesterday afternoon's game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily News and on gojaspers.com.
Done with final exams, Northwestern welcomes the UMKC Kangaroos to Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Mercer (5-7) beat Fredrick 75-51.
Princeton recruit news - Ian Hummer scored 13 points as Gonzaga won the D.C. Classic Tournament. Gus Gabel is averaging 20 ppg for 5-2 Scottsdale Chaparral.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-5) demolished Plymouth State, 96-47.
December 7, 2008 at 8:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News
In addition to our recap (featuring an explanation of the very strange events pictured above), reports on last night's game can be found on goprincetontigers.com and gobonnies.com.
Georgetown (5-1) had no problem with American, 73-49.
How about Northwestern (6-1)? The Wildcats destroyed DePaul 63-36. Kevin Coble scored 25 points and was named the Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath Most Valuable Player for a second time.
Richmond (5-3) got past Delaware State, 76-66.
Oregon State (1-5) fell at Iowa State.
Around the Ivy League: New Hampshire rallied from down 14 in the second half against Brown (3-5). Harvard (4-2) downed Colgate, 67-64. Yale (2-5) lost 83-74 on Staten Island to Wagner. Cornell (4-5) saw a 13 point second half lead vanish at Minnesota, as the Golden Gophers outscored the Big Red 43-14 in the final 20 minutes of a 71-54 final.
December 6, 2008 at 9:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (2-3 / 0-0) vs. St. Bonaventure (3-3 / 0-0)
Location: Reilly Center - St. Bonaventure, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Series tied 1-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 St. Bonaventure 55 - 12/29/76.
|
| Princeton |
|
St. Bonaventure |
| 0-3 |
Home Record |
1-1 |
| 2-0 |
Away Record |
2-1 |
| 0-0 |
Neutral Record |
0-0 |
| 315 |
RPI |
187 |
| 286 |
Sagarin |
177 |
| 253 |
Pomeroy |
129 |
| 58.8 |
Points / Game |
71.8 |
| 60.2 |
Points Allowed / Game |
68.0 |
| .445 |
FG% |
.433 |
| .762 |
FT% |
.570 |
| .378 |
3PT FG% |
.337 |
| 34.6 |
Rebounds / Game |
41.5 |
| 9.2 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
15.3 |
| 11.4 |
Assists / Game |
14.5 |
| 19.8 |
Turnovers / Game |
16.3 |
| 4.8 |
Blocks / Game |
4.5 |
|
|
|
| Davis: 16.4 |
Points |
Hall: 15.3 |
| Maddox: 5.2 |
Rebounds |
Nicholson: 6.2 |
| Maddox: 3.0 |
Assists |
Eleby: 4.0 |
| Davis, Maddox: 1.6 |
Steals |
Hall, Eleby: 2.0 |
| Maddox: 1.6 |
Blocks |
Nicholson: 2.5 |
| Davis: .550 |
FG% (Min: 5 FGM) |
Nicholson: .547 |
| Maddox: .909 |
FT% (Min: 5 FTM) |
Blackburn: .824 |
| Lake: .545 |
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) |
Matthews: .391 |
American vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - MASN
Oregon State vs. Iowa State - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Del Tech vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
DePaul vs. Northwestern - 3:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Delaware State vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. New Hampshire - 1:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Colgate - 2:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Wagner - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN360
The Pioneers' Kyle Lewis hit a jumper with 1.9 seconds left as Denver (1-5) won for the first time this season, 67-65 over UT Arlington.
Georgetown welcomes American to the Verizon Center.
Oregon State is in Ames, Iowa for the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series.
Northwestern hosts DePaul in a crosstown clash.
Richmond faces off against Delaware State at home.
Two reports from Princeton recruits' games: Mack Darrow scored 15 points in Barrington's loss to Schaumburg. Jimmy Sherburne had 11 for Whitefish Bay in a 51-46 Blue Dukes victory over Milwaukee Lutheran.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (1-6) continues to struggle, as Navy walked out of The Palestra with a 76-65 victory over the Quakers.
December 4, 2008 at 10:07 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
MCCC vs, Burlington - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Montana - 9:00 pm ET - Karl Tyler Chevrolet Grizzly Basketball Classic
Northwestern (5-1) rewarded head coach Bill Carmody with his 200th career victory, using a 20-2 second half run to defeat Florida State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Richmond (4-3) could not complete their rally from down 17 points to Old Dominion, falling 65-62 to the Monarchs.
Denver is in Montana for the Grizzly Basketball Classic
Looking for something to do on December 11th? Bill Bradley will be on the Princeton campus to give a lecture titled "Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."
Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-4) lost their intracity rivalry game against Providence, 86-62. Columbia (3-4) bested Wagner, 84-69. Syracuse pulled away from Cornell (4-4) in the second half, handing the Big Red an 88-78 defeat. Harvard (3-2) fell at home to Boston University, 74-59. A hard-to-figure Yale (2-4) squad trumped Holy Cross 76-66.
December 3, 2008 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Richmond vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast Sports Net Plus
Florida State vs. Northwestern - 9:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Brown vs. Providence - 7:00 pm ET
Wagner vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Boston University vs. Harvard - 8:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, reports on last night's game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, the Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press, and on gogamecocks.com.
Northwestern hosts Florida State tonight as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Richmond travels to Old Dominion.
With their losing streak over, Oregon State looks to move on.
Around the Ivy League: Despite a career-best 32 points from Alex Barnett, Dartmouth (1-5) fell 88-71 to Vermont. Penn (1-5) was no match for Villanova, 69-47.
December 2, 2008 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Howie Levy, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News
Today's Game: South Carolina (4-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (2-2 / 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 3-2.
Last meeting: South Carolina 54 Princeton 48 - 12/20/06.
|
| South Carolina |
|
Princeton |
| 4-0 |
Home Record |
0-2 |
| 0-1 |
Away Record |
2-0 |
| 0-0 |
Neutral Record |
0-0 |
| 133 |
RPI |
326 |
| 89 |
Sagarin |
264 |
| 65 |
Pomeroy |
234 |
| 83.0 |
Points / Game |
59.0 |
| 68.8 |
Points Allowed / Game |
54.2 |
| .465 |
FG% |
.450 |
| .606 |
FT% |
.771 |
| .426 |
3PT FG% |
.387 |
| 44.0 |
Rebounds / Game |
35.8 |
| 16.6 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
9.5 |
| 14.6 |
Assists / Game |
11.3 |
| 15.0 |
Turnovers / Game |
18.3 |
| 5.2 |
Blocks / Game |
5.0 |
|
|
|
| Downey: 19.2 |
Points |
Davis: 17.3 |
| Holmes: 10.6 |
Rebounds |
Maddox: 6.0 |
| Downey: 4.8 |
Assists |
Maddox: 3.3 |
| Downey: 2.4 |
Steals |
Davis, Maddox: 1.5 |
| Archie: 2.0 |
Blocks |
Maddox: 1.5 |
| Baniulis: .633 |
FG% (Min: 5 FGM) |
Buczak: .529 |
| Conrad: 1.000 |
FT% (Min: 5 FTM) |
Maddox: .900 |
| Downey: .467 |
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) |
Davis: .500 |
Dartmouth vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET
Villanova vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - CN8
Nick Lake made the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
Lake and Coach Johnson also spoke to the Princeton Packet about the Tigers' victory over Fordham.
Two previews for tonight's game - the Trentonian and the Daily Princetonian set the stage.
TigerBlog debates which Princeton players might comprise an all-time Tiger squad.
With four Wildcats in double figures, Northwestern (4-1) defeated UC Riverside, 59-43.
The Trenton Times talks to Howie Levy about the season so far at Mercer County Community College.
Princeton remains stuck in 14th place in the latest Schuylkill 16.
December 1, 2008 at 8:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
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On to the news...
UC Riverside vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
The Daily Princetonian talks to Zach Finley about Princeton's win over Fordham.
Georgetown (4-1) took third place at the Old Spice Classic with a satisfying 75-48 win over Maryland. It was just the third meeting between the two teams since 1980.
Oregon State (1-4) is in the win column! The Beavers defeated Fresno State, 62-54.
Richmond (4-2) dominated Coppin State at home.
Northwestern hosts UC Riverside tonight.
Around the Ivy League: Two disappointing results. Cornell (4-3) fell 72-57 at Indiana and Yale (1-4) let one slip away at Sacred Heart, 63-57.
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