March 4, 2008 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Iowa vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Nick Lake represents Princeton in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
The Daily Princetonian talks to Noah Savage about the Tigers' weekend at Brown and Yale.
Today's Craig Robinson feature comes from the Chicago Tribune.
Northwestern hosts Iowa this evening.
Plenty of labor jokes as Chris Young pitched two innings the day before his wife was scheduled to give birth to the couple's first child.
March 2, 2008 at 11:46 am
Filed under American, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Mike Brennan, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Stories on yesterday's Princeton / Yale game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on goyalebulldogs.com.
The article everyone will be discussing this week is the New York Times report about Harvard's questionable recruiting tactics. Add your thoughts in the comments.
Congratulations to former Princeton assistant Mike Brennan! In his first year at American University, the Eagles won the regular season Patriot League title and will have home court advantage in their conference tournament.
Will Venable scored the game-winning run in San Diego's 11-10 victory over Seattle.
Princeton recruit John Comfort hit four three point shots, but Fenwick fell 51-38 to OPRF in the Oak Park Boys Basketball Regional Championship.
Georgetown (24-4) stayed on top of the Big East, defeating Marquette in overtime, 70-68. The Hoyas are 8-0 in games decided by three points or less over the last two seasons.
Umass made 10 three point shots and Richmond (15-12) lost to the Minutemen, 78-74.
Denver (11-18) dropped its final game of the regular season, 58-51 at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Northwestern (8-19) was no match for Purdue, 68-43
Around the Ivy League: Congratulations to Cornell (20-5 / 12-0), who clinched the league title with an easy 86-53 win over Harvard (8-20 / 3-9). The Big Red ended 20 years of Penn / Princeton dominance and are the first team to advance to the NCAA tournament. Brown (17-9 / 9-3) matched a school record for victories and handed Penn (11-17 / 6-5) its worst-ever loss in Ivy play, 75-43. Dartmouth (10-16 / 3-9) surprised Columbia (14-13 / 7-5) on Senior Night, 63-48.
March 1, 2008 at 9:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable
Today's Game: Princeton (5-20 / 2-8) vs. Yale (10-15 / 4-7)
Location: Payne Whitney Gymnasium - New Haven, CT
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 137-79.
Last meeting: Yale 67 Princeton 56 - 2/16/08.
|
| Yale |
|
Princeton |
| 7-5 |
Home Record |
5-5 |
| 3-10 |
Away Record |
0-12 |
| 179 |
RPI |
330 |
| 238 |
Sagarin |
206 |
| 245 |
Pomeroy |
303 |
| 68.8 |
Points / Game |
57.1 |
| 70.7 |
Points Allowed / Game |
64.0 |
| .452 |
FG% |
.425 |
| .684 |
FT% |
.699 |
| .348 |
3PT FG% |
.330 |
| 31.5 |
Rebounds / Game |
28.0 |
| 9.7 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
8.5 |
| 14.1 |
Assists / Game |
12.2 |
| 14.4 |
Turnovers / Game |
14.4 |
| 3.6 |
Blocks / Game |
2.0 |
|
|
|
| Flato: 12.2 |
Points |
Finley: 10.3 |
| Morin: 5.6 |
Rebounds |
Koncz: 4.7 |
| Flato: 2.8 |
Assists |
Gunn: 3.1 |
| Zampier: 1.8 |
Steals |
Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Kyle: 1.0 |
Blocks |
Finley: 1.0 |
| Kyle: .629 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Briggs: .625 |
| C. Holmes: .842 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Koncz: .868 |
| C. Holmes: .396 |
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) |
Savage: .375 |

Georgetown vs. Marquette - 2:00 pm ET - CBS
Northwestern vs. Purdue - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
UMass vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - 8:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Stories about Princeton's loss to Brown can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Providence Journal, courtesy of the Associated Press and on brownbears.com.
Georgetown travels to Marquette, looking to stay at the top of the Big East.
Richmond hosts UMass. The Spiders are in a four-way tie for second place in the Atlantic 10.
Northwestern visits Big Ten leader Purdue.
Denver finishes their regular season slate at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Will Venable hit his second spring training home run. Venable is tentatively scheduled to travel with the Padres to Beijing for two exhibition games.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (19-5 / 11-0) clinched a tie for the conference title, defeating Dartmouth (9-16 / 2-9), 75-59. Columbia (14-12 / 7-4) rebounded from an early 17-4 deficit, besting Harvard (8-19 / 3-8) by a 61-54 count. Penn (11-16 / 6-4) swept the season series with Yale (10-15 / 4-7), holding off the Bulldogs 70-63.
February 27, 2008 at 9:40 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
St. John's vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Craig Moore hit eight three point shots and Northwestern (8-18) finally grabbed its first Big Ten victory of the season, 62-60 at Michigan.
Austin Freeman and Georgetown host St. John's this evening.
Richmond travels to St. Bonaventure.
6'9" Justin Coughlin has committed to Denver.
The New York Times has a piece on Jeff Orleans' retirement.
February 26, 2008 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

Northwestern vs. Michigan - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Despite playing in just one game last weekend, Kyle Koncz is Princeton's representative in the Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
Searching for something completely unrelated, I stumbled upon the New York Daily News article on Princeton's 1996 victory over UCLA in the NCAA tournament.
Northwestern plays in Ann Arbor tonight.
The San Diego Padres have the makings of a pretty good basketball team.
February 24, 2008 at 9:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

New Orleans vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET.
Stores on yesterday's loss to Dartmouth can be found on goprincetontigers.com, the Trenton Times, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.
The Harvard Crimson has an article on Friday's victory over Princeton.
Georgetown (22-4) defeated Cincinnati yesterday afternoon, clamping down on defense in a 73-53 victory.
Kevin Coble scored a career-high 37 points, but Northwestern (7-18) missed a three pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime, falling 85-82 to #15 Indiana.
Richmond (14-11) dropped a 59-53 decision at George Washington.
Denver hosts New Orleans in their final home game of the season.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-5 / 10-0) moved three games up with four to play, getting by Brown (15-9 / 7-3), 74-65. Harvard (8-18 / 3-7) swept the Quakers and Tigers for the first time since 1987, besting Penn (10-16 / 5-4), 89-79. Columbia (13-12 / 6-4) moved into third place in the conference with a 68-62 win over Yale (10-14 / 4-6).
February 23, 2008 at 10:12 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (5-18 / 2-6) vs. Dartmouth (8-15 / 1-8)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 139-59.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Dartmouth 53 - 2/1/08.
|
| Dartmouth |
|
Princeton |
| 5-4 |
Home Record |
5-5 |
| 2-11 |
Away Record |
0-10 |
| 308 |
RPI |
323 |
| 308 |
Sagarin |
299 |
| 326 |
Pomeroy |
288 |
| 63.3 |
Points / Game |
57.3 |
| 71.0 |
Points Allowed / Game |
63.7 |
| .420 |
FG% |
.429 |
| .655 |
FT% |
.691 |
| .314 |
3PT FG% |
.335 |
| 33.4 |
Rebounds / Game |
27.7 |
| 12.0 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
8.3 |
| 12.2 |
Assists / Game |
12.5 |
| 14.5 |
Turnovers / Game |
14.3 |
| 3.6 |
Blocks / Game |
2.0 |
|
|
|
| Barnett: 16.1 |
Points |
Finley: 10.4 |
| Barnett: 7.0 |
Rebounds |
Finley: 4.9 |
| Mosley: 2.0 |
Assists |
Gunn: 3.0 |
| Mosley: 2.0 |
Steals |
Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Barnett: 1.3 |
Blocks |
Finley: 1.1 |
| Powers: .657 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Lake: .556 |
| Mosley: .889 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Koncz: .868 |
| Barnett: .353 |
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) |
Gunn: .368 |

Cincinnati vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Richmond vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Indiana vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET - CN8
Articles about last night's Princeton / Harvard game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.
The Harvard Crimson was live-blogging last night's game.
Roy Hibbert and Georgetown host Cincinnati this afternoon.
Northwestern welcomes Indiana in the first game of the post-Kelvin Sampson era.
Richmond travels to George Washington.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (17-5 / 9-0) kept rolling, outscoring Yale (10-3 / 4-5) by 23 in the second half of an 85-65 victory. Brown (15-8 / 7-2) pulled away from Columbia (12-12 / 5-4), 67-52. Penn (10-15 / 5-3) shot 12-17 from behind the arc in an 88-52 victory over Dartmouth (8-15 / 1-8).
February 20, 2008 at 9:54 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Charlotte vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern (7-17) could not hold a 12 point second half lead and is still looking for its first conference win after a 53-51 loss at Iowa.
The Brown Daily Herald files their report on the Bears' victory at Princeton.
Here's a box score from Friday's game between Fork Union Military Academy and the Princeton J.V. Plenty of misspelled last names, but still interesting to see.
Richmond hosts Charlotte tonight.
February 19, 2008 at 10:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Iowa - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown (21-4) pulled away from Providence in the second half by playing its four senior captains for the final 15 minutes of a 68-58 victory.
Noah Savage makes the Honor Roll in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
The Princeton Packet reviews the Tigers' loss to Brown.
How has Richmond become so formidable?
Northwestern travels to Iowa tonight.
Jeff Orleans, Executive Director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents, will retire in June 2009.
February 17, 2008 at 11:32 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Reports about the Brown / Princeton game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and at brownbears.com.
Soft Pretzel Logic interviews Brown coach Craig Robinson at The Palestra.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored 15 points in a Fenwick victory over Bishop McNamara.
Georgetown (20-4) dug a big hole they could not climb out of, falling 77-70 at Syracuse. After the game Hoya head coach John Thompson III questioned his team's toughness on the road.
Northwestern (7-16) was up by two with less than ten minutes to go, but Purdue pulled away for a 71-56 victory.
Denver (11-14) dropped a 53-48 decision at Louisiana-Monroe.
Richmond (13-10) moved into a tie for third place in the Atlantic 10, winning by three at Duquesne.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (16-5 / 8-0) stayed perfect in league play, defeating Dartmouth (8-14 / 1-7). Penn (9-15 / 4-2) rallied in the second half to surprise Yale (10-12 / 4-4), 78-65. Columbia (12-11 / 5-3) swept its second straight conference weekend with a 73-64 decision over Harvard (6-18 / 1-7).
February 16, 2008 at 11:32 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Brown (13-8 / 5-2) vs. Princeton (5-16 / 2-4)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 91-21.
Last meeting: Brown 64 Princeton 55 - 3/2/07.
|
| Brown |
|
Princeton |
| 7-3 |
Home Record |
5-4 |
| 6-5 |
Away Record |
0-9 |
| 118 |
RPI |
318 |
| 147 |
Sagarin |
299 |
| 158 |
Pomeroy |
292 |
| 68.3 |
Points / Game |
56.6 |
| 65.7 |
Points Allowed / Game |
63.1 |
| .460 |
FG% |
.428 |
| .741 |
FT% |
.671 |
| .395 |
3PT FG% |
.341 |
| 30.4 |
Rebounds / Game |
27.9 |
| 7.7 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
8.4 |
| 14.1 |
Assists / Game |
12.1 |
| 13.7 |
Turnovers / Game |
14.4 |
| 2.7 |
Blocks / Game |
2.0 |
|
|
|
| McAndrew: 16.7 |
Points |
Finley: 10.5 |
| Skrelja: 6.1 |
Rebounds |
Finley: 5.0 |
| Skrelja: 4.3 |
Assists |
Gunn: 2.8 |
| Huffman: 1.2 |
Steals |
Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Mullery: 1.3 |
Blocks |
Finley: 1.0 |
| Skrelja: .513 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Lake: .556 |
| Huffman: .843 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Koncz: .882 |
| Sullivan: .472 |
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) |
Gunn: .380 |

Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 4:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Duquesne - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 8:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN Classic
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Articles on last night's game between Yale and Princeton can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and at goyalebulldogs.com.
Georgetown visits Syracuse this afternoon. The Hoyas are 15-3 in games decided by three points or less since John Thompson III became their head coach.
Northwestern hosts Big Ten leader Purdue.
Denver travels to Louisiana-Monroe.
Richmond is in Pittsburgh to face Duquesne.
The New York Times has reporter Pete Thamel embedded with the Cornell men's basketball team this weekend on their road trip to Harvard and Dartmouth. Thamel's frequent blog posts give you a view of life away from home for an Ivy League basketball team that many of us have not seen before.
Princeton alum Sean Gregory wrote a piece in this week's Time Magazine about the Boston Celtics.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (15-5 / 7-0) scored three times in the final 25 seconds for an amazing 72-71 comeback victory against Harvard (6-17 / 1-6). Brown (13-8 / 5-2) ended the 24 game home conference winning streak that Penn (8-15 / 3-3) had built up, defeating the Quakers 66-61. Columbia (11-11 / 4-3) beat Dartmouth (8-13 / 1-6) in Hanover, 59-50.
February 14, 2008 at 10:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
There's a very nice article in the Town Topics about the gentleman pictured above and the 100+ consecutive Ivy League contests he's covered.
The Daily Princetonian talks to Craig Robinson in advance of his second visit to Jadwin Gym as head coach of Brown.
Denver travels to North Texas.
Northwestern (7-15) dropped a 65-47 decision to Ohio State.
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