Thursday News:

January 3, 2013 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Michigan vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Fairfield vs. Canisius - 7:00 pm ET
Texas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

The Town Topics recaps Princeton's win over Bucknell.

UCLA big man Josh Smith will transfer to Georgetown.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso and Serra were tripped up in their first WCAL game of the season.

Richmond (10-5) made 16 three pointers in a 91-68 victory over Air Force.

A great week in Northwestern sports history could become an incredible one if the Wildcats can beat #2 Michigan tonight in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Fairfield visits conference leader Canisius and Denver hosts Texas State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-10) kept it close at #17 Butler before falling 70-57. Columbia (7-5) held off Colgate, 66-59. Bucknell bested Cornell (6-9) by 16 in Ithaca.

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Christmas Eve News:

December 24, 2012 at 10:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News, Video

Northwestern (9-4) hit 13 three pointers in a 63-43 victory over Brown (3-6).

Here's a fan's take of Princeton's triumph over Bucknell.

I assume the Pete Carril Jr. on the Lawrenceville School's coaching staff is some relation?

Site traffic will be slow the next few days with games and content resuming on Friday, but you can catch me on 103.3 fm WPRB from 6:00 pm ET tonight until 6:00 pm ET tomorrow for my 24th annual 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show.

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Sunday News:

December 23, 2012 at 10:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Northwestern - 1:30 pm ET - BTN.com

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight win on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Patriot-News and on bucknellbison.com.

Otto Porter had a double-double as Georgetown (10-1) beat American, 65-48.

A fourth consecutive Fairfield (8-5) victory was an impressive one. The Stags pulled off a 60-57 win at St. Joe's. Derek Needham hit a late three pointer to put Sydney Johnson's team in front to stay with :16 left.

Mercer (11-3) kept rolling with an 81-58 win over Bronx. Mustafa El-Amin scored 19 for the Vikings, who won their sixth straight.

Sherrod Wright hit a three pointer as time expired to give George Mason a 67-64 victory over Richmond (9-4). The Spiders held a lead until the game's final 1:33.

Oregon State (9-2) won their fifth straight, topping San Diego in Las Vegas by seven.

Before action pauses across the board for Christmas, Northwestern still has to host Brown.

Not even vomiting at halftime could slow Princeton recruit Steven Cook.

Future Tiger Amir Bell was named the GMC Hoops Player of the Week.

A junior from upstate New York says he has interest from the Tigers among other programs.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-8) lost 79-66 at Bryant. A late 11-0 run got Boston University past Cornell (4-8). Harvard (6-4) defeated Holy Cross, 72-65. A late three pointer provided Elon a two point margin of victory at Columbia (5-5).

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Saturday News:

December 22, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Bucknell (11-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (4-6 / 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 10-4.
Last meeting: Bucknell 62 Princeton 56 - 11/25/11.

American vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Fairfield vs. St. Joe's - 2:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Bronx - 3:00 pm ET
George Mason vs. Richmond - 3:00 pm ET - Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic
San Diego vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network

Dartmouth vs. Bryant - 1:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Boston University - 1:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Elon vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET

There was some great conversation in the forum for the Rider game. Keep it going tonight when the Tigers face Bucknell!

Four notes on the Bison in lieu of a proper preview:

1. 6'11" senior center Mike Muscala is a special player who shoots the ball well both inside and out, plus draws 6.8 fouls/40 minutes. He's going to be a difficult assignment for all three (four?) Princeton big men who might check him defensively.

2. Bucknell may be the worst team in the nation in forcing turnovers and second-worst in creating steals but teams are shooting a very poor 41.5% from the floor against them. The Bison also protect the offensive glass exceptionally well. Their opponents' possessions usually end with a miss more than any other outcome.

3. As a team, Bucknell rarely turns the ball over and is very good at the line (76.6%). Too much attention to Muscala then opens the floor for a squad shooting 37.0% from deep. There's a reason the Bison are 11-1.

4. Notable victories include triumphs over #65 Purdue on the road, #91 George Mason at home, #103 New Mexico State on a neutral floor and #66 La Salle at home. I still don't understand how Bucknell lost to #192 Penn State in State College after the Nittany Lions lost guard Tim Frazier for the season.

The Hans Brase gamble paid off for Princeton in the Tigers' last contest.

There's a piece on the Rider game on the Mid-Majority.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Stanford edged Northwestern (8-4) by two in Evanston. After falling down 18 the Wildcats rallied on more than one occasion but both times they pulled even in the second half the Cardinal hit a three. A potentially tying runner and tip follow in the waning seconds did not drop for Bill Carmody's team.

Denver (4-6) easily handled Southern Utah, 72-47.

Games throughout the day begin with Georgetown hosting American, Fairfield visiting St. Joe's, Richmond and George Mason meeting at the Richmond Coliseum and finally Oregon State testing out the new home of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas by playing San Diego.

Around the Ivy League: Playing without three starters and five players total who were all suspended for a violation of team rules, Penn (2-8) lost for a second time this season to Delaware. On this occasion the final was 83-60.

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Friday News:

December 21, 2012 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Southern Utah vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Stanford vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Penn vs. Delaware - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's first home victory of the season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in a rare Trenton Times appearance and on gobroncs.com.

Mercer (10-3) defeated Manor 99-80. Larry Webster had 22 points to lead four Vikings in double figures. You should also read about MCCC's recent trip to Washington, DC.

Princeton recruit Steven Cook and New Trier beat Evanston.

Denver hosts Southern Utah and Northwestern welcomes Stanford tonight.

I'm gearing up for my annual 24-hour holiday radio show on WPRB and my favorite preview this year interviews my parents, wife and daughter about the marathon.

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YouTube potpourri LXXXV.

December 17, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights from Fordham's win over the Tigers.

Seven additional videos follow after the jump.

Read the rest of this entry »

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Monday News:

December 17, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Texas State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Cornell vs. Vanderbilt - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU

Fairfield (7-5) did what Princeton could not, beating Drexel at home by 11.

Roberto Nelson matched his career high with 34 as Oregon State (7-2) took care of Chicago State, 87-77.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso had 17 for Serra in a recent victory.

For the second consecutive time Ian Hummer is the Ivy League Player of the Week.

The loss to Fordham was the second time this season Princeton has been defeated despite a Win Probability that exceeded 99%.

Northwestern returns from exams, hosting Texas State.

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Saturday News:

December 15, 2012 at 8:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (3-5 / 0-0) vs. Fordham (1-8 / 0-0)
Location: Barclays Center - Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival)
Time: 2:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: YES Network
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 17-11.
Last meeting: Princeton 73 Fordham 61 - 11/26/08.

MCCC vs. CCBC - 8:00 am ET
Western Carolina vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Stetson vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET
Nebraska-Omaha vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Arizona State - 3:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network

Talk about this afternoon's matchup with Fordham before/during/after the action in the forum, perhaps?

I helped preview today's game over at Big Apple Buckets.

It sounds like Chris Gaston will be available for the Rams.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell scored 18 points as East Brunswick beat the state's top-ranked team.

Lousy news for Northwestern as Drew Crawford will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. The silver lining is that Crawford is one game under the cutoff for a medical hardship waiver and should hopefully return for 2013-14.

Action picks back up today as Georgetown hosts Western Carolina, Richmond welcomes Stetson and Nebraska-Omaha visits Denver.

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Sunday News:

December 9, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Fairfield vs. Rider - 2:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. American - 2:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's home loss to Drexel on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, on City Of Basketball Love, on Comcast SportsNet, on Drexel Dragons Basketball and on drexeldragons.com.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

It was a second straight less than attractive game for Georgetown (7-1) at home, but the Hoyas held Towson scoreless the final 4:37 to record a 46-40 victory.

Oregon State (5-2) made 15 of 21 threes on their way to an 85-54 win over Grambling State.

It is the second-best start to a season for Richmond (8-2) over the past 78 years. The Spiders escaped James Madison 83-82 in overtime.

In a physical contest Northwestern (7-3) fell 74-65 at home against Butler.

Sydney Johnson returns to Mercer County as Fairfield visits Rider this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: It was a winless day for the conference as Yale (3-7) lost at New Hampshire by eight, Dartmouth (2-5) fell 67-56 at Holy Cross, Brown (3-5) dropped an 84-57 decision in South Bend to Notre Dame and Penn (2-7) never completely recovered from an opening 14-2 deficit against Villanova.

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Saturday News:

December 8, 2012 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Drexel (2-6 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (3-4 / 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 8-2.
Last meeting: Drexel 64 Princeton 60 - 12/10/12.

Towson vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Grambling State vs. Oregon State - 4:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
James Madison vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Butler vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Yale vs. New Hampshire - 1:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Holy Cross - 4:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Notre Dame - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Villanova vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - NBCSN

Talk about the Tigers' return to Jadwin in the forum.

The Trentonian previews today's game and the Full-Court Press adds additional quotes from the same conversation with Mitch Henderson.

I ran an article welcoming Dan Mavraides to his new team through Google Translate.

Fairfield (4-5) fell in their conference opener to Canisius, 67-55.

Howie Levy's Mercer (5-3) team went into the Palestra and shut down the Penn J.V., 56-41. Mustafa el Amin had 18 for the victorious Vikings.

Georgetown hosts Towson, Oregon State welcomes Grambling State, Richmond visits James Madison and then to cap the day Butler meets Northwestern in Evanston.

Around the Ivy League: It was UConn by eight over Harvard (4-4).

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Thursday News:

December 6, 2012 at 9:38 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Essex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

It seems like Dan Mavraides may be on the move from Avellino to Caserta.

Princeton's shooting guards are profiled.

Sydney Johnson signed an extension at Fairfield through the 2018-19 season.

Hun is off to a 2-0 start, due in part to the play of future Tiger Hashim Moore.

An interview with Bill Carmody can be streamed here.

Denver (2-5) declawed Mercer, 69-40.

The Dagger called Princeton's next opponent the biggest disappointment so far this season.

Around the Ivy League: A putback from Justin Sears at the horn gave Yale (3-6) a 64-62 victory at Bryant.

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Northwestern/Baylor highlights.

December 5, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Video

Select plays from the Wildcats' big victory at Baylor - on Bill Carmody's birthday no less.

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