November 25, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

No more views like this one. We're back in New Jersey, resting up.
Siena vs. Cornell - 12:00 pm ET
Northwestern (1-3) came up short at home versus former Wildcat assistant Craig Robinson and Brown (2-2).
Richmond (3-4) let a 17 point second half lead get away in a 64-62 loss at Marist. Steve Mills invited the Spiders to practice at Madison Square Garden on the day after Thanksgiving.
Around the Ivy League: Friday night Virginia topped Penn (1-4) in the Philly Classic 100-85 and Yale (1-3) was no match for #1 UCLA 81-47. Saturday, the results were far more positive. Penn (2-4) bounced back against Navy, 71-67. Columbia (2-4) took care of Stony Brook by 20. Dartmouth (2-3) won at Colgate 81-76. Harvard (2-4) was defeated by Providence 93-70.
November 21, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (2-2) vs. Chaminade (1-2)
Location: Lahaina Civic Center - Lahaina, HI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Princeton concludes their trip to Maui with a matchup versus a very good Chaminade team.

Georgetown vs. Ball State - 7:00 pm ET
goprincetontigers.com, the Maui News, the Associated Press and the Daily Princetonian break down the Arizona State game.
For the Sun Devils' perspective, read stories from the Arizona Republic, the Maui News and Devils Digest.
The Daily Princetonian also files their report on Princeton's loss to Duke.
Zach Finley was named to the Honor Roll in the first Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards of the season.
David Rosenfeld from the Princeton Athletic Department checks in a second time from room 310 at the Hyatt Regency Maui.
Notes on the first five games for Princeton recruit Max Huc and Brewster Academy.
Big man Keith Wright, who Princeton was very interested in, has selected Harvard. Another impressive piece of Tommy Amaker's first recruiting class.
Georgetown heads on the road for the first time this year.
Richmond (3-3) beat Rice down in Texas, 61-55. In Evanston, Northwestern (1-2) blew out D-III Benedictine, 95-63.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-3) hung with Holy Cross before falling 80-69. Columbia (1-4) dropped a cross-borough battle to LIU, 70-60. Dartmouth (1-3) gave Rutgers a test at the RAC. Penn (1-3) picked up its first win of the season over The Citadel. Cornell (2-1) upended Army 93-78. Out west, Yale (1-2) lost to Stanford 72-61.
November 20, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Arizona State (0-1) vs. Princeton (2-1)
Location: Lahaina Civic Center - Lahaina, HI
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Princeton looks to rebound against the Sun Devils in the consolation bracket of the 2007 EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Benedictine vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Richmond vs. Rice - 8:20 pm ET
Columbia vs. LIU - 7:00 pm ET
Army vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Rutgers - 7:30 pm ET
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 8:00 pm ET
The Citadel vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET
The Trenton Times watched the Duke game on TV.
The Maui News, the Associated Press and the Duke Chronicle file their reports.
There's a must-read profile of Sydney Johnson in the new Princeton Alumni Weekly. Several tidbits in this piece I'd never seen reported elsewhere before.
USA Today has a feature on Georgetown recruit Greg Monroe.
Richmond and Northwestern are both in action tonight.
November 18, 2007 at 1:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

We're safe. We're sound. We're exhausted.
We're in Hawaii. This is a photo of our pool.
Miss the Iona game and want to see a surprisingly long highlight package? WZBN is on the case.
Yahoo! Sports lists the best Ivy League recruits position-by-position. Patrick Saunders is their choice for small forward.
Northwestern (0-2) fell in the final seconds to DePaul 54-53. Richmond (2-3) also dropped a close decision in the final ticks. UMBC dunked home the winning bucket with three seconds to play. Denver (2-2) lost by 18 on the road at Northern Colorado.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-2) bested Mercer by 18 at home on Friday night. Five time zones east of here today, Columbia (1-3) shot 2-21 from three in a 70-38 loss to Albany, Cornell (1-1) saw the Ohio Bobcats race past the century mark in a 102-89 loss, Penn (0-3) dropped their third straight to start the season, this time 80-65 against Howard and Dartmouth (1-2) rounded out a winless day for the league with a 72-57 loss in their home opener versus James Madison.
November 16, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Mercer vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
The Princeton Packet files their report on the Iona game, focusing on the contributions of senior guard Matt Sargeant.
Northwestern (0-1) rallied in the second half to tie their season opener with Stanford before the Cardinal pulled away late for the 71-60 victory. The Wildcats were outrebounded by 21.
Georgetown (2-0) raced out to 12-0 and 28-7 leads against Michigan, coasting to a 74-52 win.
We're working on a full story about the fifth member of next year's Princeton recruiting class, but you can learn on your own about this new name here.
November 15, 2007 at 11:10 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Michigan vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN360
Stanford vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Want to learn more about the Tigers' victory over Iona? goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian and the Associated Press were all on the scene.
Here's how the Iona web site saw the game.
The Town Topics has their take on the Tigers' season opener.
Congratulations, Zach Finley! You've been named to Mid-Majority's All-6-9-White-Guy Team.
Northwestern opens its season tonight at home versus Stanford. Georgetown hosts Michigan at the Verizon Center.
Here's video of ESPN's All Access feature on the Hoyas.
Looking ahead to March, the Gazelle Group announced plans for a third postseason NCAA tournament, one that ends with a best-of-three championship series.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-2) had a 14-3 lead on Rhode Island, but it was all Rams from that point forward as the Bears fell by 14. Yale (1-1) dropped an 89-80 decision at UMass.
November 10, 2007 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News

William & Mary vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Norfolk State vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Yale - 1:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. VMI - 7:30 pm ET - Air Force Classic
Harvard vs. UCSB - 7:30 pm ET - Basketball Travelers Classic
Denver (1-1) fell at Oklahoma 80-50.
Georgetown and Richmond make their season debuts today, both at home.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-0) represented the league well with a 74-55 victory at Eastern Michigan yesterday afternoon. Columbia (0-1) fell by 18 to Fordham at home. Penn (0-1) dropped a 67-59 overtime decision to Drexel at the Palestra. Out west, Dartmouth (0-1) was demolished by Air Force 67-38 and Harvard (0-1) was nearly doubled up by Stanford 111-56.
November 8, 2007 at 10:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

Denver vs. East Central - 5:30 pm ET - 2K Sports College Hoops Classic
The Town Topics has some player-by-player quotes from Coach Johnson in their Princeton preview.
Joe Scott coaches his first game for the Denver Pioneers this afternoon in Norman, Oklahoma.
Northwestern won their exhibition over Chicago 84-76, led by 18 points from freshman Mike Capocci.
Former Tiger Pete Hegseth is profiled in a Princeton Alumni Weekly cover story.
The Georgetown Hoya's basketball preview is out today. Two of their best features are on Coach John Thompson III's connection to Pete Carril and his relationship with former Princeton recruit Jon Wallace.
Will Venable had a big day for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.
November 7, 2007 at 10:36 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Chicago vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET (Exhibition) - nusports.com
Harvey Yavener was at Princeton's Media Day, and writes about the similarities between the Tigers' two new head basketball coaches.
Richmond (1-1) was within one possession of Memphis with under seven minutes to go, before the Tigers pulled away for the 80-64 win. Memphis finished the game on an 18-4 run.
Northwestern kicks off their season with an exhibition against Chicago tonight. The Daily Northwestern has a long feature on head coach Bill Carmody, while the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times both preview the Wildcats.
Former Princeton player and Trinity College professor Drew Hyland is the subject of an amusing Q&A.
Want to learn more about Central Connecticut State? The Blue Devils are gearing up for Sunday's season opener.
November 6, 2007 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Memphis - 9:00 pm ET - 2k Sports College Hoops Classic - ESPNU
In front of a crowd numbering less than 100 people, Richmond (1-0) held on against Maine 44-42 in college basketball's first game of the season.
Georgetown's Roy Hibbert has been named a preseason All-American by the Associated Press.
The Daily Herald asks - Does Northwestern have a shot?
October 26, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Filed under Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond

We've finished up 2007-08 calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time changes or new TV information is revealed. These links will work best with iCal, so your mileage may vary.
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October 18, 2007 at 10:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Will Venable

Every year it sneaks up on me at a different moment, but yesterday was the first time I got excited about the upcoming college basketball season. Stopping by Jadwin Gym to pick something up for my wife's school, I could hear the sounds of practice behind blacked-out windows. Sneakers squeaking over the noises of bodies in motion and the voices of players and coaches alike. It was hard to resist the temptation to run up to the balcony and see what I was missing, but somehow I found the willpower.
Northwestern is moving on without Kevin Coble.
A banged-up Will Venable has only a double to show for his first 11 at bats during the Arizona Fall League.
Alex Wolff, Gary Walters and 98 others were named to the list of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators In America.
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