May 1, 2007 at 10:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
Stephen Goldsmith/princetonbasketball.com
Two different Q&As to read today, one with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson conducted by the Daily Princetonian and one with members of Georgetown's Final Four team from The Hoya.
Chris Young is throwing for San Diego tonight as the Padres host the Washington Nationals at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable picks up two more hits in four plate appearances as San Antonio wins their series with Midland. Venable is batting .341 on the season, good for seventh-best in the Texas League.
April 30, 2007 at 10:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Judson Wallace, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Will Venable's weekend went as follows: Friday, 1-4 at the plate in a 1-0 loss to Midland. Saturday, a 1-2 performance as part of a 2-1 San Antonio victory. Sunday, 3-4 slugging as the Missions move into first place in the South division of the Texas League. Venable is now batting .341 for the season.
Over in Germany, Venable's former teammate Judson Wallace scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but Bremerhaven lost 82-64 to Ludwigsburg on Sunday. The Eisbaren are 21-11 on the season and currently tied for fourth place with Koln.
6'8", 250 lb forward Phillip 'Tree' Thomas has signed to play basketball for Idaho. In the article about his signing, Princeton is listed as one of the "other schools that recruited Thomas."
April 27, 2007 at 10:31 am
Filed under Chris Young, Denver, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
C. Young (2-2) - 5.1 IP 6 H 5 ER 3 BB 3 K 4.33 ERA. 105 pitches, 62 strikes.
The Padres lost to the Diamondbacks 7-4 last night in Arizona. Chris Young pitched into the sixth inning before leaving down three runs. Young had two wild pitches and an error during his outing.
Joe Scott has completed his staff at Denver, hiring Colorado native and former Princeton Director of Basketball Operations John Fitzgerard for the same position with the Pioneers.
Frisco over San Antonio 8-5. Will Venable was 2-4 with a run scored. Venable played all three outfield positions in the series versus the RoughRiders.
April 26, 2007 at 10:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was named 2007 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Coach of the Year by the NABC.
The Town Topics writes following Monday afternoon's Sydney Johnson press conference.
Chris Young heads to the hill for San Diego against the Diamondbacks in a NL West clash tonight. 9:40 pm ET first pitch.
Will Venable was 1-5 with his fifth double of the season, San Antonio wins 8-5 over Frisco to pull within 1.5 games of first place.
April 25, 2007 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Former Princeton recruit Jeff Peterson signs the dotted line on a Letter of Intent to play basketball at Iowa.
The Daily Pennsylvanian has some thoughts on Princeton's hire of Sydney Johnson.
Frank Deford visited Princeton yesterday for a lecture entitled "Sports: The Hype and the Hoopla."
Your daily Texas minor league baseball update: Will Venable 0-4 at the plate, Frisco bests the Missions 5-4.
April 24, 2007 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Stephen Goldsmith/princetonbasketball.com
Many articles below about yesterday's press conference with Sydney Johnson.
Princeton Athletic Department
Trenton Times
The native of Towson, Md., said assistant coach Tony Newsom will remain on staff as his No. 1 assistant and he has candidates in mind for the two other spots, not giving specifics on the futures of Mike Brennan and Howard Levy. It's possible Brennan will get the coaching spot that Johnson vacated at Georgetown.
Associated Press
The Star Ledger
Princeton Packet
The Tigers players also are feeling more connected the more they get to work with Johnson. Mike Strittmatter went through his first workout Monday afternoon.
"Coach Johnson was there and 10 minutes into it, Brian Earl showed up," said the junior forward. "I've heard that Coach Scott was a good player, but I've never seen game film of him. I've seen game film of Coach Johnson and Brian Earl. They looked like they could play with us now and at least hold their own. It's impressive for us. It's not like we wouldn't listen to them if they hadn't played here, but it lends more credibility."
Daily Princetonian
Phillyburbs.com
ComcastSportsNet
Princeton introduced Sydney Johnson as its new basketball coach on Monday.
Johnson takes over for Joe Scott, who resigned last month to take the head coaching position at the University of Denver. Before Johnson took the job, however, someone else also was in the running: former 76ers coach Larry Brown.
Multiple sources told Comcast SportsNet that Brown met with Princeton officials last week regarding the head coaching position.
Dana Pennett O'Neil - Phillynews.com
The Hoya
Princeton recruit Jason Liberman will receive the The Jules D. Mazor Award - given to the Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athlete of the Year Award - on April 29th at the Suffolk YJCC in Commack, NY. This award will be presented by the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Will Venable picks up two more hits and San Antonio returns home with a 2-0 win over Frisco.
April 23, 2007 at 9:31 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
Former Princeton basketball player Chris Thomforde was officially inducted as Moravian College's 15th president on Saturday.
The only apparent glitch in the ceremony was during the official induction. He had to kneel and stoop over so the chairman of the board of trustees could place the presidential medallion around his neck. Priscilla Payne Hurd barely cleared the top of the podium during her speech, whereas Thomforde is taller than Michael Jordan.
The Daily Princetonian expands their original article on the hiring of Sydney Johnson, adding quotes from several current Tigers players.
"I think I speak for the whole team when I say that I am very excited about the hiring of Coach Johnson," freshman center Zach Finley said. "He seems to bring the type of leadership our team needs to keep getting better, and I think everyone in the program is excited to get a fresh start and begin working for next year."
Will Venable was 1-5 in the San Antonio Missions' 9-8 slugfest over Midland.
April 22, 2007 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox scored 20 points and snatched 9 rebounds for the West team, but it was the East that won the Battle of the Valley Senior All-Star Game. Maddox did take home the slam dunk contest title.
San Antonio puts another one in the win column, 3-1 over first place Midland. Will Venable was 2-5 at the plate. Venable also threw out a runner at home.
April 21, 2007 at 11:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Sean Gregory, Today's News, Will Venable
Jack Dempsey/AP
C. Young (2-1) - 7.0 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K 3.32 ERA. 101 pitches, 72 strikes. 1-3, RBI.
An aggressive, commanding performance by Chris Young in an 11-1 Padres victory.
"I had to get my confidence back" said Young. "I was out of sync in L.A. and their hitters made me pay for it. In L.A. I wasn't able to throw strikes. Tonight, I was."
Yesterday's news about the hiring of Sydney Johnson produced a number of articles, most of which used only the quotes and facts provided in the Princeton Athletic Department press release. Exceptions include the Daily Princetonian, who talked to former Tiger Sean Gregory '98 about Johnson, the Trenton Times and the Washington Post, who each provide brief quotes from Georgetown coach John Thompson III.
"It's going to be an unbelievable boon to the program," Gregory said. "When Sydney Johnson walks into your home and you're an 18-year old kid, it's going to make an impression."
"I'm ecstatic," said Thompson, who was an assistant at Princeton when Johnson played there. "As John Thompson, Princeton class of '88, this is a really exciting time."
Other articles: The Trentonian, Princeton Packet, Associated Press.
Finally, we head to Texas, where San Antonio dropped a 2-1 decision to Midland. Will Venable was 1-4 in the game.
April 20, 2007 at 11:46 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News
Around the newswire today...
Chris Young pitches for the Padres tonight at Colorado. 9:05 pm ET first pitch.
The Associated Press and The Hoya have both picked up the Daily Princetonian's report about Sydney Johnson. Update: ESPN now has the AP story up on the front page of their web site, but provides no additional information.
The Princeton Packet writes about the lack of information as of 5:00 pm ET on Thursday, but knows that this selection will set a tone for the future of the Tigers.
The Star Ledger's M.A. Mehta builds off yesterday's blog posts with this morning's article about the Princeton coaching search.
San Antonio is back in action, with the Missions falling 10-4 at Midland. Will Venable was 0-3.
Check this post's timestamp to see if there are news updates throughout the day.
April 19, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News
Around the newswire today...
Denver Post/Hyoung Chang
The Denver Post has a q&a with new head coach Joe Scott.
Princeton athletic director Gary Walters has released the following statement:
"As of now, the Princeton men's basketball coaching search remains ongoing."
Following the lead of the Daily Princetonian, M.A. Mehta from The Star Ledger tracked down Coach Pete Carril earlier today for a quote about Sydney Johnson. Carril had the following to say:
"I always thought from the very beginning when I recruited him out of Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia that he had leadership qualities," Carril told The Star-Ledger this morning. "As a coach, you apply all of those qualities and your experiences.
"He was a very good defensive player, captain of the team. He was very unselfish and just a good all-around player. He'll be fine. He'll do a nice job. If he's the choice and he accepts, it'll be a fine choice."
Update: In a amendment to their first post on the subject The Star Ledger is now quoting a source who calls the Daily Princetonian's initial report about Sydney Johnson "premature."
The Georgetown Hoyas were honored at halftime of the Magic/Wizards game on Tuesday night.
April 18, 2007 at 9:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Around the newswire today...
The Wisconsin State Journal adds another candidate to the list of possible Princeton coaches.
The Princeton Athletic Department provides some further detail on the awards and award winners from last night's basketball banquet.
Georgetown's Jeff Green says there is a '70-30' chance he will return to the Hoyas next season instead of heading off to the NBA. Roy Hibbert puts his odds at '50-50.'
Gregg Lange writes about the 1966-67 Princeton Tigers, calling that squad the program's best ever.
Jeff Peterson has given an oral commitment to Iowa and has until Monday to sign a letter of intent.
Air Force assistant and former Falcon A.J. Kuhle plans to join Joe Scott's staff at Denver once his contract is finalized. A source says former Princeton assistant Robert Burke was a candidate for the Air Force job, and that discussions reached the negotiation stage before Jeff Reynolds was hired.
Will Venable goes 0-3, as the Missions are shut out.
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