Tuesday News:

December 20, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Salem - 7:00 pm ET
Old Dominion vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Denver (9-2) handed Wyoming their second loss of the season. Chase Hallam scored 21 in the 57-46 Pioneers victory.

When Princeton visits Siena on Thursday, a freshman guard playing 22.7 minutes a game will no longer be on the Saints' roster.

A longer piece on the recent scoring outburst from Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr.

There's a junior point guard from Philadelphia who says Tiger coaches have been to see him a few times.

Look for a Siena Know! Your! Foe! later today.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (4-5) came close against Illinois, falling 64-60. Colgate tied Dartmouth (3-8) at the end of regulation and beat the Big Green in overtime.

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Monday News:

December 19, 2011 at 8:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Wyoming vs. Denver - 8:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Cornell vs. Illinois - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Dartmouth vs. Colgate - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fifth win in six games on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald and on gonu.com.

John Shurna hit nine three pointers on his way to a career high 32 points as Northwestern (10-1) won for the third time in three days, 87-72 over Eastern Illinois.

Also hot from outside, Oregon State (9-2) made 13 shots behind the arc in their 101-68 pasting of Portland State.

There's a grass roots campaign to get Pete Hegseth to run for the senate in Minnesota next year.

Hans Brase and the Hill School fell in the finals of the Mercer Invitational Tournament.

Denver takes on Wyoming at Magness Arena tonight.

Around the Ivy League: An extremely rare five point play in the final :18 boosted Yale (8-2) to a 68-65 win at Rhode Island.

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Sunday News:

December 18, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (5-6 / 0-0) vs. Northeastern (3-4 / 0-1)
Location: Matthews Arena - Boston, MA
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Northeastern leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 Northeastern 63 - 12/29/10

Eastern Illinois vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Portland State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Yale vs. Rhode Island - 2:00 pm ET - Cox

You should be able to stream free video of today's game here.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had a giant scoring performance in a double OT win for Oak Harbor.

Fellow future Tiger Hans Brase turned in his second good performance in as many days. The Hill School plays in the Mercer Invitational Tournament finals today.

Henry Sims led a big second half push as Georgetown (9-1) pulled away from American, 81-55.

Former Hoya Jeff Green requires heart surgery and is out for the season.

Richmond (6-5) fell 79-65 at Bucknell.

Reggie Hearn's career high 17 helped Northwestern (9-1) past Central Connecticut by six.

Scoring the game's first 11 points and shooting 57% from the floor, Denver (8-2) beat Boise State, 79-62.

Mercer (2-11) lost to Frederick in DC, 66-36.

A five game Oregon State homestand ends tonight versus Portland State.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-7) did what Princeton could not, beating Elon at home, 62-54. Chris Wroblewski's three point shot at the end of overtime gave Cornell (4-4) an 85-82 win over Albany.

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Saturday News:

December 17, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Scott Greenman, Today's News

American vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN/ESPN3
Central Connecticut vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Frederick (Md.) - 3:00 pm ET - Verizon Center
Boise State vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - Root Sports
Richmond vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET

Elon vs. Dartmouth - 12:00 pm ET
Albany vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Hans Brase had a big game on the opening day of the Dave Mercer Invitational Tournament.

Fellow future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. went for 21 in Oak Harbor's loss to Shorewood.

If you spent any time around the Princeton program in the mid-2000s, one constant was Scott Greenman's kid brother Mikey dribbling a basketball everywhere he went. Now a sophomore in high school, the younger Greenman is the centerpiece of a story on the psychological pressure young athletes face.

Georgetown looks to continue an early season roll today versus American.

Going the Verizon Center? Stick around after the game to watch Howie Levy's Mercer County Community College Vikings against Frederick (Md.) on the same floor.

Central Connecticut State visits Northwestern.

Denver hosts Boise State.

It will be interesting to see how Richmond performs at Bucknell.

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Friday News:

December 16, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

T.J. Bray is the focus of the Princeton Packet's piece on the Rider win. I'm agreeing more and more with Bob Nuse's Kyle Wente comparison after every game.

The Daily Princetonian talks to several players about the Tigers' trip to Northeastern.

The third person narrative-obsessed TigerBlog writes about an evening spent in Lawrenceville.

Kareem Maddox was a perfect 4-4 from the floor in Landstede Basketbal's rout of Rotterdam.

Don't believe I've posted these extended Elon/Princeton highlights previously.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. scored 11 points in Oak Harbor's victory over Lynnwood.

Oregon State (8-2) throttled Howard, 93-72. The Beavers are off to their best start in 14 years.

Opening on a 23-3 run, Northwestern (8-1) had no trouble with Texas Southern.

Below you'll find John Sadak's call of Mack Darrow's shot to beat the Broncs:

Princeton at Rider is available via Xfinity's On Demand service until December 28th. You can find it under Sports ->The Comcast Network -> College Sports. Enjoy.

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Thursday News:

December 15, 2011 at 10:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Ed Persia, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Texas Southern vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET
Howard vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win at the buzzer over Rider on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian and on gobroncs.com.

There's a great shot of Mack Darrow's game winner mid-flight here.

The Town Topics files a report on last week's Rutgers game.

Richmond (6-4) fell short versus Iona, 88-79.

Shaking off a slow start, Denver (7-2) won by five at Northern Colorado.

Oregon State hosts Howard.

Playing three games in four days after 11 days off, Northwestern hosts Texas Southern. Wildcats head coach Bill Carmody (.mp3) recently visited with WGN.

Thinking a bit about Princeton and buzzer beaters as I dozed off last night, I could come up with four in the past decade: Darrow's shot, of course Doug Davis in the Ivy playoff less than a year ago, Ed Persia's 80' hurl at Monmouth and Kyle Wente's off-balance trey at Harvard. What are some other times the Tigers won or lost a game on a basket with no time on the clock?

Did one occur between Wente and Tim Legler's three at the horn for La Salle in 1987? If it did I'm drawing a blank.

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Wednesday News:

December 14, 2011 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (4-6 / 0-0) vs. Rider (1-9 / 0-2)
Location: Alumni Gymnasium - Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: The Comcast Network
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 8-3.
Last meeting: Rider 62 Princeton 59 - 12/18/02

Iona vs. Richmond - 3:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Northern Colorado - 9:00 pm ET - Altitude Sports and Entertainment

The Trenton Times and the Trentonian preview tonight's game.

Northwestern freshman guard Tre Demps requires season-ending shoulder surgery but is eligible for a medical redshirt.

Oregon State (7-2) routed UIC, 95-53.

In a marquee matinee matchup, Richmond hosts Iona.

Denver visits Northern Colorado.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-7) lost its fourth straight, 56-51 at IPFW.

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Tuesday News:

December 13, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Illinois Chicago vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Dartmouth vs. IPFW - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton has released a statement on Will Barrett's injury. He'll be out six to eight weeks.

Make it a perfect five out of five for Ian Hummer on the Ivy League's weekly Honor Roll.

Georgetown moves up to 16th in the AP poll and 17th in the coaches' poll. Harvard is the top "others receiving votes" school in both.

Trying to refocus after a loss to Idaho, Oregon State hosts UIC.

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Monday News:

December 12, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

Fairfield (7-4) heads into their exam break winners of four straight following a 58-52 win over New Hampshire.

The Daily Princetonian writes up the Drexel game.

Something to watch on Wednesday: Rider big man Junior Fortunat has been cleared by the NCAA to play. He scored two points in his collegiate debut at Florida on Friday.

The John Thompson III foundation is hosting a book drive at the Verizon Center on Saturday when Georgetown hosts American. Bring a children's book to help the Septima Clark Public Charter School build a library.

No games today. Look for a +/- analysis of the Tigers through 10 games on the site later this afternoon.

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Sunday News:

December 11, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

New Hampshire vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss at Drexel on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on drexeldragons.com.

A late 18-4 run allowed Georgetown (8-1) to finally pull away from Howard for their sixth straight win. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

John Thompson III announced before the game that freshman forward Tyler Adams would be out indefinitely due to an issue with his heart.

Mercer (2-10) ended a nine game losing streak with a 66-61 win at Burlington. Marvin Champ paced four Vikings in double figures.

Fairfield hosts New Hampshire this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Sean McGonagill scored 27 as Brown (5-7) beat Central Connecticut State, 90-80. Columbia (7-4) heads into their exam break winners of seven straight. The Lions defeated LIU by 10. Harvard (9-1) responded from their only loss this season with a 76-52 win at Boston University. Penn (5-6) fell 77-73 at UCLA. Notre Dame scored 36 points in the paint as they bested Dartmouth (2-6) by 18.

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Saturday News:

December 10, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (4-5 / 0-0) vs. Drexel (2-4 / 0-1)
Location: The DAC - Philadelphia, PA
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: DUTV
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 8-1.
Last meeting: Drexel 54 Princeton 41 - 11/14/05

Georgetown vs. Howard - 12:00 pm ET - MASN
MCCC vs. Burlington - 2:00 pm ET

Central Connecticut State vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Long Island vs. Columbia - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Boston University - 4:00 pm ET - NESN
Penn vs. UCLA - 7:00 pm ET - Fox Sports West
Dartmouth vs. Notre Dame - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN3

The relationship between Ian Hummer and his father Ed is the subject of this lengthy profile. I love how the senior Hummer's wish for his son is that he "sort of be considered Butch's last player."

Despite going without a field goal for the game's final 12 minutes, Fairfield (6-4) held off Old Dominion, 59-51.

It was a three point game midway through the second half, but VCU finished on a 25-6 run to easily vanquish Richmond (6-3).

Oregon State (6-2) saw their home vandalized by Idaho, 74-60.

Returning to action after a week off, Georgetown hosts Howard.

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Friday News:

December 9, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. VCU - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Fairfield vs. Old Dominion - 9:00 pm ET - Basketball Hall Of Fame - SNY
Idaho vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

The Princeton Packet, the Star Ledger and New Jersey Newsroom add more about the Rutgers game.

On the other hand the Daily Princetonian and CBS Philly are already looking ahead at tomorrow's trip to Drexel.

Princeton sits in 10th place in the latest Big Apple Buckets power poll. I had the Tigers slotted eighth on my ballot, ahead of Rutgers and behind St. John's.

A few super photos from the Tigers' win over Lafayette for you to review.

Mercer (1-10) dropped a 72-60 decision at Essex.

Three branches of the Carril Cradle are in action tonight, and all their games are on TV. Be prepared to flip channels frequently.

Richmond plays their annual Black & Blue Classic game at VCU. Chris Mooney passed on multiple opportunities to stay with the Spiders.

As part of a Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase quadrupleheader, Fairfield meets ODU.

Oregon State hosts Idaho.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (8-1) fell at #9 UConn, 67-53.

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