Tuesday News:

March 16, 2010 at 8:04 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tuesday, March 16th
MCCC vs. (6) Kishwaukee - 7:30 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament

Wednesday, March 17th
Duquesne vs. Princeton - 7:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament

(7) Northwestern vs. (2) Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
NIT

Boston vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament

Harvard vs. Appalachian State - TBA pm ET
collegeinsider.com Tournament

Thursday, March 18th
(10) Saint Mary’s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

The postseason starts tonight, with Mercer kicking off round robin play in the NJCAA Division II Tournament against Kishwaukee. You should be able to watch the game here.

Tickets for Wednesday's Princeton/Duquesne game are now available.

Our Facebook invite for the game has over 130 positive RSVPs. Let people know you're going to Jadwin!

The Trentonian and the Trenton Times have articles on Princeton's postseason birth.

Want to try and learn more about the Tigers' CBI opponent? Work your way through pages of red and blue text on the Duquesne Dukes Basketball Forum.

Salon writer Steve Kornacki tells the story of how he almost missed the Princeton/Georgetown game in 1989.

Two players from Atlanta have led Richmond to the NCAA Tournament.

Denver chose not to apply to host a CBI or CIT game.

A bit of friendly fun - enter the world's biggest/best/only CBI Bracket Pool over at Defiantly Dutch.

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Monday News:

March 15, 2010 at 8:23 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Howie Levy, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Tuesday, March 16th
MCCC vs. (6) Kishwaukee - 7:30 pm ET
NJCAA Division II Tournament

Wednesday, March 17th
Duquesne vs. Princeton - 7:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament

(7) Northwestern vs. (2) Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
NIT

Boston vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - HDNet
CBI Tournament

Harvard vs. Appalachian State - TBA pm ET
collegeinsider.com Tournament

Thursday, March 18th
(10) Saint Mary’s vs. (7) Richmond - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

(14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown - 7:25 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 19th
(12) Cornell vs. (5) Temple - 12:30 pm ET - CBS
NCAA Tournament

As you know by now, the Tigers are in the CBI. Read official press releases about Wednesday's home game on the Princeton and Duquesne web sites.

Richmond (26-8) missed a chance to tie with seven seconds left and Temple won their third straight Atlantic 10 Tournament championship, 56-52. The Spiders drew a seven seed and will play St. Mary's in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Providence, RI.

Joining them in the Ocean State is three seed Georgetown, who will play Ohio on Thursday night. The Hoyas are the three seed out of the Midwest region.

One day earlier and a few miles down the road, Northwestern visits the Rhode Island Rams in the first round of the NIT.

Defending champion Oregon State will get a chance to defend their CBI crown. The Beavers host Boston University on Wednesday night.

Steve Donahue and Cornell were paired against mentor Fran Dunphy's team and Temple in the NCAA Tournament.

Harvard grabbed a CIT bid and will play at Appalachian State.

Today's Trenton Times has a Mark Eckel column on Howie Levy and the Mercer men's basketball team.

A bit more detail about Catholic Memorial's WIAA Division 2 sectional final victory. In the game, Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 16 points, 15 rebounds, plus five assists and two steals.

Chris Young pitched three solid innings versus the Indians.

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Selection Sunday News:

March 14, 2010 at 10:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, MCCC, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Sunday, March 14th
(3) Richmond vs. (1) Temple - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Atlantic 10 Tournament

A week after falling in double overtime to Xavier, Richmond (26-7) returned the favor, getting past the Musketeers 89-85 in OT. The backcourt of Kevin Anderson and David Gonzalvez combined for 53 points. The Spiders will play in the A-10 Conference championship game this afternoon.

Georgetown (23-10) fell in the final seconds of the Big East Tournament championship to Da'Sean Butler and West Virginia.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 16 points as Catholic Memorial beat Whitefish Bay in the Division 2 sectional finals to advance to Wisconsin's state tournament.

Former Arkansas standout Corliss Williamson has been hired as the new head coach of Central Arkansas. Williamson says one of his mentors is Pete Carril.

Here's an article on Uros Kovacevic and the Mercer men's basketball team. The Vikings are aiming for a JUCO title at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Championships starting Tuesday in Danville, IL.

Two Padres videos, one a season forecast for Will Venable and the other highlights of three shutout spring training innings by Chris Young.

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Saturday News:

March 13, 2010 at 9:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Saturday, March 13th
(3) Richmond vs. (2) Xavier - 3:30 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Atlantic 10 Tournament

(8) Georgetown vs. (3) West Virginia - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

Georgetown (23-9) raced to the Big East Tournament championship game, using a 30-8 second half run to dispatch Marquette, 80-57.

At the Big 10 Tournament, Northwestern (20-13) pulled within one of Purdue in the final 45 seconds, but the Boilermakers held on for the 69-61 win.

Richmond (25-7) moved into the Atlantic 10 semis with a 77-72 win over UMass.

Here's a very well-crafted story on Douglas Davis from the Princeton Athletic Department.

Several Denver players earned Sun Belt Conference Academic Awards.

Tiger recruit T.J. Bray lost his grandfather on Friday, then proceeded to go out and score 30 points as Catholic Memorial beat top-ranked Wisconsin Lutheran in a Division 2 sectional semifinal. Bray was also profiled on Preps on the Net as part of a series highlighting five candidates for Wisconsin's Mr. Basketball award.

Another future Princeton player, Tom Noonan, was named Penn Charter Team MVP.

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Friday News:

March 12, 2010 at 9:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Friday, March 12th
(7) Northwestern vs. (2) Purdue - 6:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(8) Georgetown vs. (5) Marquette - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

(11) UMass vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Georgetown (22-9) advanced to the Big East Tournament semifinals by surprising Syracuse, 91-84.

Northwestern (20-12) surged past Indiana 73-58 to hit 20 wins for the first time in program history. The Wildcats forced 13 turnovers in the second half and Michael Thompson made three straight three point shots to rally his team.

A 12 point lead with 16 minutes to play wasn't a large enough lead for Oregon State (14-7), as Washington went on a 23-4 run to secure the 59-52 win in the Pac-10 Tournament.

Richmond opens their A-10 Tournament run against UMass. The Spiders are in an unfamiliar position as they head to Boardwalk Hall.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel was named First Team All-WCAC.

Future Tiger Chris Clement is Co-District 16-5A MVP.

The Princeton Packet writes about the Tigers' push for the postseason.

Will Venable is swinging the bat well in spring training. Here's video of Venable discussing the art of the stolen base.

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Thursday News:

March 11, 2010 at 8:31 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Thursday, March 11th
(8) Georgetown vs. (1) Syracuse - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

(10) Indiana vs. (7) Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Oregon State vs. (3) Washington - 11:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament

Friday, March 12th
(11) UMass vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Georgetown (21-9) won a ragged game over South Florida to advance into the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

A good piece by Brendan Prunty in the Star Ledger about how overwhelmed by support Austin Freeman has been since it was discovered he has diabetes.

Northwestern meets Indiana yet again on the first day of the Big 10 Tournament.

Wildcat sophomore John Shurna was named the nation's Most Improved Player by the Sporting News.

Bill Carmody conducted an interesting on-line Q&A with ESPNChicago.com.

Oregon State plays late tonight against Washington as the Pac-10 Tournament gets underway.

Sydney Johnson and John Thompson III are both finalists for the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award.

Dick Jerardi had a piece about Tuesday's Penn/Princeton game in the Philadelphia Daily News.

Bob Slaughter is profiled as part of the Rockford Register Star's series on college stars from the Rock River Valley.

Here's the Princeton Athletic Department's press release about the Tigers' All-Ivy award winners.

Richmond has developed considerable depth as the season has gone on.

Will Venable hit a three run home run in yesterday's spring training action.

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Wednesday News:

March 10, 2010 at 8:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Taylor, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Wednesday, March 10th
(9) South Florida vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

Thursday, March 11th
(10) Indiana vs. (7) Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Oregon State vs. (3) Washington - 11:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament

Friday, March 12th
(6) (11) UMass vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET
Atlantic 10 Tournament

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's regular season finale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily Pennsylvanian and on pennathletics.com.

The Mid Majority has Princeton on a short list of eight teams for this year's "Who's Next?"

Georgetown looks for a consistent effort against South Florida this afternoon.

A 6'6" shooting guard has committed to the Hoyas.

Brian Taylor visited his alma mater, Perth Amboy High School, on Monday.

A well-constructed article about Richmond coach Chris Mooney can be found in today's Bucks County Courier Times.

Chris Young pitched three strong innings and Will Venable had two extra base hits as San Diego fell to the Angels, 6-5.

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Tuesday News:

March 9, 2010 at 9:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Taylor, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Penn (6-21 / 5-8) vs. Princeton (19-8 / 10-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Penn leads 122-99.
Last meeting: Princeton 58 Penn 51 - 2/16/10.

The Princeton class of 2010, pictured as incoming freshmen.

Wednesday, March 10th
(9) South Florida / (16) DePaul winner vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

Thursday, March 11th
(10) Indiana vs. (7) Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Oregon State vs. (3) Washington - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament

Friday, March 12th
(6) Charlotte / (11) UMass winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Denver (19-13) fell short of North Texas in the Sun Belt semis, 63-56. The Pioneers were within one with under seven minutes to go, before Josh White scored five straight for the Mean Green.

Kareem Maddox represents Princeton in this week's Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

Behind 22 points and seven boards from Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans nipped Canadian Solar Bologna, 73-71.

Here's a transcript of a SLAM Magazine article on Brian Taylor. For those interested in the organization Taylor is currently involved with, visit the Inner City Education Foundation Public Schools web site.

John Shurna from Northwestern earned consensus second-team All-Big Ten status. Fellow Wildcat Drew Crawford was the media's choice for Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Oregon State's Seth Tarver was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.

Mercer is the 11 seed in the Division II Men�s Basketball National Tournament. They'll open round robin play versus Kishwaukee on Tuesday at 7:30 pm ET.

Will Venable is back in the swing of things.

Princeton slides up to third place in the latest iteration of the Schuylkill 16.

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Monday News:

March 8, 2010 at 8:13 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Here's your lineup for the week ahead. I'll update this schedule daily.

Monday, March 8th
(6) Denver vs. (2) North Texas - 9:30 pm ET - ESPN360
Sun Belt Tournament

Tuesday, March 9th
Penn vs. Princeton - 8:00 pm ET

Wednesday, March 10th
(9) South Florida / (16) DePaul winner vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament

Thursday, March 11th
(10) Indiana vs. (7) Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament

(6) Oregon State vs. (3) Washington - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament

Friday, March 12th
(6) Charlotte / (11) UMass winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Denver (19-12) began the second half on a 26-7 run, surprising #3 seed Middle Tennessee 73-58 to advance to the Sun Belt Tournament semis. The Pioneers shot 12-17 from the floor in the final 20 minutes.

The Daily Princetonian, the Harvard Crimson and the Dartmouth report on last weekend's games.

A supplemental piece in the Crimson looks at the struggles of Princeton's and Harvard's leading scorers on Saturday.

Richmond's Kevin Anderson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year.

The New York Times' blog The Quad compliments yesterday's article on Chris Mooney with a post about what Mooney learned playing pickup ball on his recruiting visit to Princeton.

Georgetown's Greg Monroe was named All-Big East First Team. Austin Freeman made All-Big East Second Team.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray is profiled by the Wisconsin Sports Network. Here's more detail on the most recent game for Bray, who had 13 of his 26 points in the third quarter of Catholic Memorial's win over East Troy.

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Sunday News:

March 7, 2010 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Middle Tennessee - 10:00 pm ET - Sun Belt Tournament

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's sweep of Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Globe and on gocrimson.com.

Georgetown (20-9) got 24 points from Austin Freeman and finished Big East play with an impressive 74-47 win over Cincinnati. HoyaHoops has postgame audio. The Hoyas' first conference tournament game will be Wednesday afternoon at 12:00 pm ET versus either South Florida or DePaul.

Indiana scored the first seven points of overtime and defeated Northwestern (19-12), 88-80. John Shurna scored 31 in the loss as the Wildcats struggle to find a consistent third scoring option.

Richmond (24-7) fared better in an extra frame, getting by Charlotte 89-84. Kevin Anderson hit from 25 feet out to force OT. The Spiders set a school record for regular season victories.

Richmond head coach Chris Mooney is profiled in the New York Times.

Oregon State (14-16) fell 82-70 to Washington. The two teams will meet again Thursday in the Pac-10 Tournament.

Denver (18-12) advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals with a 71-64 win over Florida International.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 26 in Catholic Memorial's 66-42 win over East Troy.

Future Tiger Ben Hazel and Good Counsel lost to O'Connell in the WCAC quarterfinals.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (27-4 / 13-1) completed their championship campaign with a 79-59 win at Yale (12-19 / 6-8). Columbia (11-17 / 5-9) closed the year with a 65-56 win over Brown (11-20 / 5-9). Jack Eggleston had a career-best 25 as Penn (6-21 / 5-8) denied Dartmouth (5-23 / 1-13), 78-68.

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Saturday News:

March 6, 2010 at 10:12 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (21-6 / 10-3) vs. Princeton (18-8 / 9-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 124-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 56 Harvard 53 - 2/5/10.

Georgetown vs. Cincinnati - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN360
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 12:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 2:00 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Florida International vs. Denver - 9:45 pm ET - Sun Belt Tournament

Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's domination of Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on dartmouthathletics.com.

With or without Austin Freeman, the Georgetown regular season concludes at home versus Cincinnati.

Northwestern wraps up Big 10 play at Indiana.

Richmond looks for its 24th win at Charlotte.

Florida International and Denver square off in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Oregon State welcomes Washington to Corvallis.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (26-4 / 12-1) made 20 of their 30 three point shots to clinch the conference for a third straight season with a 95-76 win at Brown (11-19 / 5-8). Harvard (21-6 / 10-3) rallied for a 67-66 decision over Penn (5-21 / 4-8). It is the Crimson's first season sweep of the Quakers since 1942. Alex Zampier scored 15 points as Yale (12-18 / 6-7) stopped Columbia (10-17 / 4-9), 65-48.

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Friday News:

March 5, 2010 at 10:34 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Brian Taylor, Chris Young, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-21 / 1-18) vs. Princeton (17-8 / 8-3)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 137-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 54 Dartmouth 38 - 2/6/10.

Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

Richmond (23-7) was outplayed and outhustled most of the night by Dayton, but seven straight points late from senior David Gonzalvez and 14 steals willed the Spiders to the 60-56 win.

Oregon State (14-15) nearly let an 18 point halftime lead get away, holding on for the 59-55 victory over Washington State. Jared Cunningham tied a school record with eight steals.

The Daily Princetonian previews this weekend's games.

Did you have a good Thursday? Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had a better Thursday. Bray became Catholic Memorial's all time leading scorer in a 72-62 Crusader victory over Lakeside Lutheran in the second-round of the WIAA Division 2 tournament - recording 24 points, grabbing 20 rebounds, dishing out 10 assists and adding five blocks for good measure. Lordy.

I know there's a presentation honoring Brian Taylor at halftime of the Harvard/Princeton game, but the LA Times reports Princeton will also retire his jersey number.

Denver won their final 15 consecutive home games this season.

Chris Young pitched an inning for the Padres yesterday, his first action in almost nine months.

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