Monday News:

March 28, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Matt Henshon, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

A day after speaking with Georgia Tech about their open coaching position, Chris Mooney signed a 10 year extension at Richmond that runs through the 2021 season.

The Yellow Jackets retained the services of Dayton coach Brian Gregory instead.

Elsewhere on the merry-go-round, Kent State's Geno Ford is the new head coach of the Bradley Braves.

Former Princeton player Matt Henshon is quoted in a piece on the legal problems posed by athletes' concussions.

A senior from southern Georgia claims to have an offer from Princeton among other schools.

Here's audio of Chris Young talking to reporters after his last start.

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Saturday News:

March 26, 2011 at 8:42 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Richmond, Today's News

A memorable Richmond (29-8) season ended quickly at Kansas' hand in the Sweet 16.

Soft Pretzel Logic has posted their exclusive interview with Ivy League executive director Robin Harris taped just prior to the one game playoff.

Also worth your time is a story about how the web site of Ken Pomeroy has become a go-to source for college basketball coaches.

A scout told the New York Post that Chris Young looks like an amazing find for the Mets. Young informs the Star Ledger that his shoulder has held up this spring.

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Friday News:

March 25, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Chris Mooney and Richmond face Kansas in the Sweet 16 tonight.

Mooney was asked how Princeton shaped him during yesterday's press conference.

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times writes about the Ivy League credentials Mooney brings to the Spiders.

PhillyBurbs talked to several players Mooney coached at Lansdale Catholic. Sounds like Mooney copied Coach Carril's "rip off your t-shirt during practice" tactic back then!

A Michigan big man who took an official visit to Princeton back in the fall will instead go the Division II route.

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Thursday News:

March 24, 2011 at 9:18 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Steve Mills, Today's News, Will Venable

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Princeton freshman guard T.J. Bray is profiled in his hometown paper.

Northwestern (20-14) saw their season end with an exhausting three point overtime loss at Washington State in the NIT quarterfinals.

Sydney Johnson is a finalist for three honors: the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year, the Ben Jobe Award and the Skip Prosser Man of the Year.

The Town Topics writes about the Tigers' trip to the NCAA Tournament as well as Coach Johnson's deep love for Princeton basketball.

Chris Mooney is taking Richmond on a sweet ride.

An inside-the-park home run and a triple were each part of Wednesday afternoon versus the Reds for Will Venable.

Steve Mills is the focus of a piece in the Daily Princetonian.

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Tuesday News:

March 22, 2011 at 9:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (2) Washington State – 11:00 pm ET – ESPN2
NIT

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Two different schools, including one Princeton played in 2010-11, have asked to talk to Sydney Johnson about their open coaching positions.

Chris Young still draws from his basketball roots.

The Daily Princetonian interviewed alumni, students, fans and family about their experiences in Tampa.

Due to Washington State's win over Oklahoma State last night, Northwestern now knows it has to be in Pullman on Wednesday for a NIT quarterfinal matchup with the Cougars.

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Monday News:

March 21, 2011 at 10:30 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (3) Oklahoma St / (2) Washington St – TBA pm ET – ESPN2
NIT

Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

The Diocese of Nashville writes about the first NCAA Tournament experience for Princeton center Brendan Connolly.

The final games of the Tigers' season unified a campus.

Richmond was superb in Denver.

Six shutout innings versus the Marlins for Chris Young in another decent spring training start.

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Sunday News:

March 20, 2011 at 9:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Very glad to be back in the state of New Jersey! I'll update the calendar with next week's games when tip times are more official.

Richmond (29-7) advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 1988, placing Morehead State in a defensive web of confusion.

Earlier in the day Northwestern (20-13) trounced Boston College, tying the school record for victories in a season and sending the Wildcats into the NIT quarterfinals.

Georgetown is trying to make sense of a second straight Round of 64 NCAA Tournament loss.

Padres outfielder Will Venable is having an impressive spring.

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Saturday News:

March 19, 2011 at 9:30 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Saturday, March 19th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(13) Morehead State vs. (12) Richmond – 5:15 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

The Daily Princetonian offers a requiem for this season's team.

An emotional Princeton left it all on the court.

The Tigers' near-upset reintroduced Princeton to the nation.

Yahoo! Sports has updated their team report for the Tigers.

Sydney Johnson and Chris Mooney were both guests on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike yesterday morning.

Georgetown (21-11) saw their season end with a disappointing 74-59 loss to VCU. The Rams knocked down nine of their first 14 three point attempts. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

Morehead State stands in the way of a return to the Sweet Sixteen for Richmond. For current Spiders head coach and former Air Force head man Chris Mooney, it has been a happy return to Denver.

Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern visit Boston College early Saturday morning.

The head coach of De La Salle turned down Pete Carril and Princeton in the early 1970s.

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Friday News:

March 18, 2011 at 9:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Craig Robinson, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Saturday, March 19th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(13) Morehead State vs. (12) Richmond – 5:15 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

Deep breath. In addition to our recap, coverage of yesterday's season-ending loss to Kentucky can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the New York Times, in the Wall Street Journal, in the New York Post, in the Tampa Tribune (probably my favorite of these stories), in the St. Petersburg Times, on Yahoo! Sports, on A Sea of Blue, on NBC Sports, in the Lexington Herald-Leader, in the Louisville Courier-Journal, on Kentucky Sports Report and on ukathletics.com.

SportsProf also took in the game.

The St. Pete Times writes about how Brendan Connolly was thrilled to play near his late mother's home town.

Gabe Lewullis was sitting a few rows behind me in the Princeton section, cheering on the Tigers.

The Star Ledger's Steve Politi says that Princeton made believers of us all.

The New York Times shared the story of Christian "Crunch" Regulski prior to yesterday's game.

Chris Young was going to make the trip over to Tampa yesterday but thought better of it at the last moment.

Yesterday was another chapter in the Langel/Earl rivalry.

The University of Chicago Magazine profiles Craig Robinson.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon is a finalist for the DiRenna Award.

Chris Mooney recorded his first postseason win as a player, assistant coach or head coach as Richmond (28-7) knocked off Vanderbilt, 66-63.

Georgetown will start fresh versus VCU in Chicago today.

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Thursday News:

March 17, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Mike Brennan, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: (13) Princeton (25-6 / 12-2) vs. (4) Kentucky (25-8 / 10-6)
Location: St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
Time: 2:45 pm ET (estimated)
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: CBS
Internet: ncaa.com/mmod
Series History: Kentucky leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Kentucky 72 Princeton 58 - 3/12/78.

Thursday, March 17th
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Saturday, March 19th
(4) Northwestern vs. (1) Boston College – 11:00 am ET – ESPN
NIT

Previews of today's game can be found on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Star Ledger, in the Trenton Times, on CBS Sportsline, courtesy of the Associated Press and in the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Kentucky players tell the Lexington Herald-Leader that they do not believe their youth is an issue.

Sydney Johnson was a guest on WFAN (.mp3) late Sunday night. The Princeton coach stopped by Sporting News Radio for a spell and was also named PAW's Tiger of the Week.

TigerBlog offers keys to today's game.

Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune exchanged emails with Coach Johnson about his days with the Moorhead Spuds.

As a companion to yesterday's Know! Your! Foe! interview, here are my answers about Princeton on Kentucky sports site Tailgate Review.

Douglas Davis tells Yahoo! Sports he would change one thing about his shot versus Harvard, a basket that still resonates five days later.

Davis is the subject of an article in the Trentonian, as is Kareem Maddox.

Bloomberg has an interesting hodgepodge of notes from Tampa, including what books Kareem Maddox brought with him to Florida and what John Bogle '51 thinks of the matchup with Kentucky.

The Trenton Times and the Tampa Bay Tribune pick up on the Tigers' relationship with Christian "Crunch" Regulski.

Enjoy video of Kareem Maddox talking about playing the Wildcats.

Patrick Saunders, Will Barrett, Jimmy Sherburne and John Comfort all get written up in their local papers.

The Daily Pennsylvanian asks a pair of Quaker players about Princeton's chances today.

There's a Town Topics story on the Ivy League playoff.

The Daily Princetonian has a great piece about Bill Greenfield, the man who created the handwritten record book for Princeton basketball.

Monmouth is narrowing their search for a new head coach and Mike Brennan remains in the picture.

John Shurna scored 25 points as Northwestern (19-13) won their first postseason game in 17 years, 70-61 over UW Milwaukee. The Wildcats travel to Boston College on Saturday.

Richmond tips against Vandy in Denver about an hour after the start of Princeton's game in Tampa.

Craig Robinson breaks down his brother in law's NCAA bracket.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade was named to the BCANY All-Section 4 team.

I was interviewed by Newsworks for a piece on local college basketball writers during the NCAA Tournament. Looking for audio of the piece as it sounded on WHYY. Thanks to those who wrote saying you heard me on the radio.

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Wednesday News:

March 16, 2011 at 8:38 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Sean Gregory, Today's News

Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT

Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Princeton will meet the media this morning in Tampa and then hold a public practice at the St. Pete Times Forum. Look for coverage of both events later today on the site.

The Daily Princetonian writes about how different styles obscure the similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.

There are two articles in the Princeton Packet: One on Douglas Davis' shot to vanquish Harvard and one on the Tigers' return to the NCAA Tournament.

There are also two articles in the Trentonian: One profiling Ian Hummer making a name for himself and one on head coach Sydney Johnson.

The Ventura County Star talks to Kareem Maddox about his first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

The Advocate-Messenger has quotes from John Calipari after watching tape of Princeton.

The Tampa Bay Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times introduce the Tigers to a new audience.

In addition to his great piece on Princeton/UCLA, Sean Gregory also talks at length about and with his former coach Pete Carril.

A junior forward from New Jersey is focused on Princeton.

Northwestern hosts UW Milwaukee tonight. Bill Carmody is picking up the tab for all the student tickets.

In advance of his NCAA Tournament return on Friday, Chris Wright is practicing with Georgetown.

Rush The Court wraps up the 2010-11 Ivy League season and hands out some awards.

Mets starter Chris Young pitched 5 1/3 innings of one run baseball versus the Nationals. Might Young make the trip west to Tampa from Port St. Lucie on Thursday?

A new Schuylkill 16 has dropped, with Princeton in fourth place. More importantly, I won Comment of the Week.

Around the Ivy League: Well-traveled Harvard (23-7) saw their season end with a 71-54 NIT loss at Oklahoma State.

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Tuesday News:

March 15, 2011 at 10:19 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT

Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT

Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament

Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament

Jeff Pearlman of Sports Illustrated has a very touching piece about how Brendan Connolly is making his family proud.

The Daily Princetonian talked to everyone from Gabe Lewullis to Marcus Schroeder about where they were when Doug Davis' shot sailed through the net, a play that even left TigerBlog without a point of comparison.

Here's how the call sounded on Harvard radio.

There's a quality slideshow of Crimson/Tigers photos on the Business Insider web site.

Princeton will take part in a free public practice in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon. See you there?

Jay Greenberg of the New York Post talks about Princeton's Selection Sunday experience.

Douglas Davis is profiled by the Philadelphia Tribune.

SB Nation and ESPN prep previews of Thursday's matchup.

The Lexington Herald-Leader writes about how Kentucky's opponent is Princeton in name, not style. The Courier Journal mines similar territory.

Bleacher Report explains why Kentucky needs to watch out for Princeton.

Forward Kareem Maddox is part of Yahoo! Sports' recipe for an upset.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon will suit up for Missouri in the 2011 Dr. Pepper Midwest All-Star Classic.

A forward from Maryland in the class of 2011 has committed to Georgetown.

Look for Gabe Lewullis on CBS during the Final Four as part of the Buick Human Highlight Reel. There's a video preview here.

Will Venable understands he needs to turn a corner this season.

Craig Robinson sees significant improvement for Oregon State in 2011-12. You can catch the Beavers' head coach on FSN's State Farm Coaches Tournament Show this evening.

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