Wednesday News:

December 1, 2010 at 10:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET
Utah State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Utah Valley vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Fordham vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Morning Call, in the Express Times, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on goleopards.com.

WFMZ offers up some video highlights.

Tuesday was a prolific night of scoring for three of Pete Carril's disciples. Princeton scored 82 at Lafayette, Northwestern had 91 versus Georgia Tech and Georgetown went for 111 in their game against Missouri.

Shooting 12-19 from three point range and 64.6% from the floor, Northwestern (5-0) blew out Georgia Tech, 91-71.

Chris Wright hit a three point shot at the buzzer to force overtime as Georgetown (7-0) topped number nine Missouri. Jason Clark made three straight treys to open up a seven point lead for the Hoyas in the extra frame.

Mercer (3-4) fell 80-71 at Raritan. Gary Carthan had 10 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson scored 47 points in his first game of the season. Wow.

The Princeton Packet writes about the Tigers win over Siena.

At the Times Union Tribune they're still discussing Mitch Buonaguro's decision not to foul in the final seconds of regulation on Sunday.

Chris Young says he is "not close to a deal with anyone at the present time."

A great matchup tonight when Richmond travels to ODU.

Denver welcomes Utah State.

Another school from the Beehive State, Utah Valley, visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-3) defeated UMBC, 71-59. Cornell (2-5) fell 78-58 at Syracuse. Yale (3-3) held off Hartford, 81-76.

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Tuesday News:

November 30, 2010 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (3-3 / 0-0) vs. Lafayette (1-5 / 0-0)
Location: Kirby Sports Center - Easton, PA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Lafayette Sports Network (DirecTV channel 610)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 44-18.
Last meeting: Princeton 62 Lafayette 48 - 1/6/09

Georgia Tech vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Raritan - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Missouri - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN

UMBC vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Syracuse - 7:00 pm ET
Hartford vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

The Daily Princetonian has a piece on Brendan Connolly.

The Trenton Times counters with focus on Kareem Maddox.

ESPN is reporting that Chris Young is "deep into talks" with the New York Mets. However, the New York Daily News says nothing is close between the Mets and Young.

Northwestern hosts Georgia Tech as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Missouri and Georgetown meet in Kansas City for the John McLendon Classic, the first game in a challenging stretch for the Hoyas.

SportsProf took in the Siena/Princeton game and shares his observations.

Ian Hummer represents Princeton on the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Bleacher Report awards Kareem Maddox with the title of Sunday's best performance.

Richmond's Kevin Anderson is the Atlantic 10 Player Of Week.

The radio show Terp Talk had Keith Cavanaugh from Terrapin Times on to talk about senior big man Desmond Hubert, who is deciding between Princeton, Maryland and Wake Forest. The pertinent portion of the conversation is 27:30 in. It is my understanding that the divide between Hubert and "a couple other people in his camp" is not as Cavanaugh describes.

Read a transcript of a live chat with Spider head coach Chris Mooney on the Richmond Times-Dispatch site.

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Cyber Monday News:

November 29, 2010 at 7:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Taylor, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

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On to the news...

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's big win over Siena on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Times Union Tribune, on Siena Saints Blog, on Chicago College Basketball and on sienasaints.com.

The Times Union Tribune also discusses a defensive lapse that cost Siena dearly.

For those who asked after the game, Kareem Maddox was the first Princeton player since Brian Taylor against Kentucky in 1971 to have a 30 point, 10 rebound stat line. Taylor went for 39 and 13 on December 18, 1971 in a 96-82 loss to the Wildcats.

If you can remember another game where a Princeton player had 30 points coming off the bench, I'd love to hear about it!

Northwestern (4-0) stayed perfect with a 65-52 win over Creighton. The Wildcats are 4-0 for the first time since 1993.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-1) knocked off Colorado, 82-66. Two Van Green free throws with 1.7 seconds left gave Columbia (3-3) the two point comeback win over American.

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Sunday News:

November 28, 2010 at 9:13 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Siena (2-3 / 1-0) vs. Princeton (2-3 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Creighton vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Colorado vs. Harvard - 1:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. American - 2:00 pm ET

Siena Saints Blog and the Albany Times Union preview today's game. The Times Union also discusses how the Saints will try to solve the Princeton offense.

Playing excellent team defense and behind 28 points from Kevin Anderson, Richmond (6-1) took down #8 Purdue in the finals of the Chicago Invitational.

Austin Freeman tied a school record with seven three pointers and Georgetown (6-0) stayed undefeated with an 87-72 win over UNC-Ashville.

Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:

Courtesy of Soft Pretzel Logic.

In front of President Obama and his family, Oregon State (3-2) used a 17-2 second half run to get by Howard, 84-74.

Denver (1-5) lost 65-52 at Boise State.

Northwestern hosts Creighton tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-2) lost to New Hampshire on a layup with 2.8 seconds remaining. All five starters reached double figures as Yale (2-3) beat Army 87-79 in the Bulldogs' home opener. Dartmouth (2-4) defeated winless Colgate, 80-63. Cornell (2-4) fell 66-61 at Boston University. Pitt trounced Penn (2-3) by 24.

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Saturday News:

November 27, 2010 at 8:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

UNC-Ashville vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Howard - 4:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Purdue - 7:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. Boise State - 9:00 pm ET

Brown vs. New Hampshire - 1:00 pm ET
Army vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Colgate vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Boston University - 5:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - espn3.com

Richmond (5-1) defeated Wright State 71-61 to advance to the finals of the Chicago Invitational Classic. The Spiders play Purdue in the championship game.

No. 16 Georgetown returns from a holiday break for a matchup against UNC Ashville.

The annual Washington, DC business trip for Oregon State sees the Beavers visiting Howard University.

Denver visits Boise State.

A very good Rider team was up 47-44 on Siena with 14 minutes to go, but a 20-1 Saints run decided a 73-60 evening. Next up, a trip to Jadwin Gym on Sunday.

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Friday News:

November 26, 2010 at 9:36 am
Filed under Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Wright State - Chicago Invitational Challenge - 6:00 pm ET

Richmond and Wright State meet today as the Chicago Invitational Challenge moves from on-campus sites to Chicagoland proper.

Princeton's next opponent, Siena, is already in Mercer County to face Rider tonight in the two teams' MAAC opener. That's all I've got. Back to leftovers.

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Thanksgiving News:

November 25, 2010 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

No games today! I hope you and yours have a happy Thanksgiving.

In addition to our recap, there are pieces about yesterday's loss to Presbyterian on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gobluehose.com.

Denver (1-4) picked up their first win of the season, a 69-51 decision over Alcorn State.

Calvin Haynes had a career high 27 points as Oregon State (2-2) defeated Charlotte 83-70.

Princeton slides to eighth place in the new edition of the Schuykill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Christian Webster hit a three point shot with 23 seconds left to put Harvard (3-1) back in front and the Crimson escaped Bryant, 69-66. Brown (3-1) is off to their best start in a decade, defeating St. Francis (NY) by four.

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Wednesday News:

November 24, 2010 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-2 / 0-0) vs. Presbyterian (1-4 / 0-0)
Location: JMU Convocation Center - Harrisonburg, VA
Time: 4:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Alcorn State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Charlotte vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Harvard vs. Bryant - 4:00 pm ET
St. Francis (NY) vs. Brown - 4:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, there are write-ups of last night's game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, on Hoop Time, courtesy of the Associated Press and on bucknellbison.com.

Not to bring the room down after a nice win, but I've been having difficulty thinking of the last time Princeton had a 20 point lead and lost a basketball game. Does a previous occurrence come to mind? I can recall Tiger opponents that have come back from down 19 and down 18 but never 20 or more.

The 14-Game Tournament looks at some of Princeton's statistical red flags through their first three games.

Did you know Tiger guard Ben Hazel is the grandson of Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey?

Former Sacramento King Doug Christie talks about what Pete Carril taught him.

Richmond (4-1) blasted Southern, 81-40.

Mercer (3-3) returned to the win column with an 82-68 decision over Lackawanna. 5'10" Jon Jernigan had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six steals. The Vikings were 9-18 from three point range.

High school basketball is getting underway around the nation. Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade scored 12 points in Seton Catholic's season-opening victory.

Judson Wallace had 14 in Gran Canaria's surprising EuroCup win over Buducnost.

Denver takes on Alcorn State tonight.

Charlotte visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-2) outscored Lafayette by 16 in the second half of a 74-65 Quaker win. Noruwa Agho had 25 points as Columbia (2-3) defeated Colgate, 76-63. Quinnipiac put away Dartmouth (1-4) by a 69-52 final. Yale (1-3) fell 73-47 at Illinois.

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Tuesday News:

November 23, 2010 at 9:12 am
Filed under Armond Hill, Basketball, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (1-2 / 0-0) vs. Bucknell (2-3 / 0-0)
Location: JMU Convocation Center - Harrisonburg, VA
Time: 4:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 9-3.
Last meeting: Princeton 61 Bucknell 48 - 11/11/04

Southern vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - Chicago Invitational Challenge
Lackawanna vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Lafayette vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Colgate vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Quinnipiac vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Illinois - 9:45 pm ET - ESPNU

In addition to our recap, you can read reports of last night's game on goprincetontigers.com in the Daily News Record, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on jmusports.com.

NBC 29 has some first half video from the Convocation Center.

Doc Rivers was ejected and Armond Hill picked up a technical foul in yesterday's Celtics game at Atlanta.

Richmond hosts Southern at high noon.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2-3) lost a defensive struggle at Lehigh by three.

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Monday News:

November 22, 2010 at 8:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Sean Gregory, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (1-1 / 0-0) vs. James Madison (1-1 / 0-0)
Location: JMU Convocation Center - Harrisonburg, VA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

Cornell vs. Lehigh - 7:00 pm ET

A 15-0 second half run helped Georgetown (5-0) sprint past NC State for the Charleston Classic title. Hollis Thompson scored 18, one of four Hoyas in double figures in the 82-67 win.

Kevin Smith returned from an injury and Richmond (3-1) dropped Charleston Southern, 82-71.

Texas Southern surprised Oregon State (1-2) by a 66-60 score in Corvallis. The Beavers shot 1-13 from three point range in the second half against the Tigers.

Sean Gregory interviews Drew Brees at time.com.

Chris Young and his wife are hosting the first annual December Nights Winter Coat Drive on December 3rd in San Diego.

Around the Ivy League: Loyola (Md.) pulled away in the second half from Dartmouth (1-3) for a 73-59 decision.

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Sunday News:

November 21, 2010 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Charleston Southern - Chicago Invitational Challenge - 4:00 pm ET
NC State vs. Georgetown - Charleston Classic - 7:30 pm ET - ESPNU
Texas Southern vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Loyola (Md.) - 12:00 pm ET

Powerhouse Harcum blasted Mercer (2-3) by a 112-68 decision.

Richmond hosts Charleston Southern in the preliminary portion of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

It will be Georgetown and NC State for the Charleston Classic crown.

Texas Southern visits Oregon State, who will be wearing their turquoise Nike N7 jerseys to honor Native American culture.

Liberty High School held their Blue-White Scrimmage on Friday. Princeton recruit Denton Koon's team won the three point shooting contest.

Around the Ivy League: Christian Webster scored 29 points as Harvard (2-1) won at Mercer, 75-69. Penn (1-2) was muscled aside 77-56 by Drexel. Brown (2-1) beat Sacred Heart 81-67 behind 26 points from Peter Sullivan. Longwood scored 61 second half points in a 95-76 victory over Columbia (1-3).

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Saturday News:

November 20, 2010 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

MCCC vs. Harcum - 7:00 pm ET

Harvard vs. Mercer - 3:00 pm ET
Drexel vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Longwood - 7:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

Another Georgetown (4-0) victory in the Charleston Classic, another double-double for a Hoya. This time out Julian Vaughn had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks inside as Georgetown advanced to the tournament finals with a 74-59 win over Wofford. The Hoyas play NC State for the title on Sunday evening.

Northwestern (3-0) actually played some defense and cruised to a 71-45 decision over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune thinks former Northwestern forward Kevin Coble would have been better off keeping quiet and adds some previously unpublished details that dispute Coble's claims.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2-2) saw their 11 game home winning streak end at the hands of St. Bonaventure, 56-54. Dartmouth (1-2) entered the win column with a 71-57 win at Hartford.

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