December 18, 2009 at 9:16 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Denver (7-3) kicked off conference play with a six point win over Florida International.
The Daily Princetonian previews the Tigers' slate over winter break.
There's an article about the Monmouth game in the Princeton Packet.
The John Thompson III Foundation will hold a book drive before Saturday's game at McDonough Arena.
Chicago College Basketball has a great statistical analysis of Northwestern.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-7) lost to Lehigh, 66-58.
December 17, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Florida International vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Dartmouth vs. Lehigh - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's modest victory versus Monmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Trentonian, in the Asbury Park Press and on gomuhawks.com.
Pawel Buczak is also profiled in today's Daily Princetonian.
Here's a TigerBlog piece about nine memorable days in March 1996.
Jake Miller of the Dispatch enjoyed watching Princeton play at UNC Greensboro.
Northwestern (8-1) romped over North Florida, 84-54. It was the Wildcats' seventh straight victory.
A late 15-0 run by South Carolina got the Gamecocks past Richmond (7-3), 76-58.
Oregon State (4-5) turned the ball over three times in the last 22 seconds and fell in the final moments at UIC.
Isiah Thomas and Florida International visit Denver tonight.
Pioneer coach Joe Scott was a recent guest on 1510 AM The Score.
December 16, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Monmouth (3-7 / 0-1) vs. Princeton (4-4 / 0-0)
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 9-4.
Last meeting: Monmouth 59 Princeton 50 - 12/30/07.
|
| Monmouth |
|
Princeton |
| 2-1 |
Home Record |
2-1 |
| 1-4 |
Away Record |
2-3 |
| 0-2 |
Neutral Record |
0-0 |
| 316 |
RPI |
101 |
| 302 |
Sagarin |
148 |
| 284 |
Pomeroy |
146 |
| 68.8 |
Points / Game |
58.1 |
| 73.7 |
Points Allowed / Game |
60.0 |
| .433 |
FG% |
.415 |
| .685 |
FT% |
.774 |
| .330 |
3PT FG% |
.335 |
| 34.8 |
Rebounds / Game |
28.5 |
| 11.0 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
7.4 |
| -1.4 |
Rebounding Margin |
-4.0 |
| 14.6 |
Assists / Game |
11.1 |
| 15.5 |
Turnovers / Game |
14.8 |
| 2.6 |
Blocks / Game |
2.9 |
|
|
|
| Taylor: 16.7 |
Points |
Davis: 12.5 |
| Taylor: 8.2 |
Rebounds |
Schroeder: 4.4 |
| Hett: 5.3 |
Assists |
Schroeder: 2.8 |
| Hett: 1.4 |
Steals |
Schroeder, Barrett: 1.3 |
| Taylor: 1.0 |
Blocks |
Buczak, Hummer: 0.8 |
| Taylor: .512 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Saunders: .595 |
| Meyers Keitt: .826 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Davis: .889 |
| Coleman: .444 |
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) |
Saunders: .500 |

Richmond vs. South Carolina - 7:00 pm ET - SportSouth
Oregon State vs. UIC - 8:00 pm ET
North Florida vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU
The Asbury Park Press previews tonight's matchup.
Northwestern looks for their seventh straight win tonight against North Florida.
Oregon State is also in Chicagoland, playing at UIC.
Richmond travels to South Carolina.
Hey, it's the latest Schuylkill 16. I had Princeton in ninth place on my ballot and it appears a number of others did so as well.
Dana O'Neil at espn.com has an excellent piece about the firing of Glen Miller.
December 15, 2009 at 9:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Ian Hummer was named Rookie of the Week in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
A career high 35 points and eight three pointers versus North Carolina A&T earned Northwestern freshman Drew Crawford the title Big Ten Player of the Week.
More accolades! Georgetown big man Greg Monroe was rewarded as Big East Player of the Week.
Andy Glockner has a piece on the Sports Illustrated web site about Coach Mooney and Richmond.
From the vault, here's a article on Sydney Johnson and his brother that ran in the Baltimore Sun after Princeton defeated UCLA in 1996.
TigerBlog offers his? their? its? a take on Jerome Allen coaching against Sydney Johnson.
If you're curious, read the official Penn press release about Glen Miller's dismissal.
December 14, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

MCCC vs. Princeton JV - 7:30 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight win on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Greensboro News & Record and on ungcspartans.com.
Northwestern (7-1) hit a school record 20 three pointers in a 90-65 victory over North Carolina A&T.
Oregon State's Craig Robinson is getting back to his roots.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-6) defeated Division III Lyndon State, 83-54.
December 13, 2009 at 10:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Today's Game: Princeton (3-4 / 0-0) vs. UNC Greensboro (2-5 / 1-1)
Location: Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 UNC Greensboro 55 - 1/3/09.
|
| Princeton |
|
UNC Greensboro |
| 2-1 |
Home Record |
0-3 |
| 1-3 |
Away Record |
2-2 |
| 0-0 |
Neutral Record |
0-0 |
| 126 |
RPI |
203 |
| 221 |
Sagarin |
220 |
| 200 |
Pomeroy |
174 |
| 57.1 |
Points / Game |
64.1 |
| 61.4 |
Points Allowed / Game |
71.9 |
| .402 |
FG% |
.396 |
| .765 |
FT% |
.694 |
| .352 |
3PT FG% |
.363 |
| 28.4 |
Rebounds / Game |
36.7 |
7.7 |
Off. Rebounds / Game |
15.9 |
| -4.0 |
Rebounding Margin |
+1.4 |
| 10.0 |
Assists / Game |
10.9 |
| 15.6 |
Turnovers / Game |
16.6 |
| 3.1 |
Blocks / Game |
2.9 |
|
|
|
| Davis: 13.1 |
Points |
Stywall: 12.9 |
| Schroeder: 4.0 |
Rebounds |
Stywall: 9.3 |
| Schroeder: 2.4 |
Assists |
Randall: 2.6 |
| Barrett: 1.3 |
Steals |
Stywall: 2.1 |
| Buczak: 0.9 |
Blocks |
Brown: 1.3 |
| Saunders: .594 |
FG% (Min: 10 FGM) |
Cole: .485 |
| Davis: .889 |
FT% (Min: 10 FTM) |
Brown: .714 |
| Saunders: .471 |
3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) |
Evans: .412 |

North Carolina A&T vs. Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Lyndon State vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
UNCG Basketball Fan previews this afternoon's game.
An impressive win for Georgetown (8-0), starting the second half on a 21-2 run and dispatching #17 Washington with surprising ease. The Hoyas swept their back-to-back games against Top 25 foes, growing up in the process.
Bragging rights in Virginia's capitol went to VCU, who defeated Richmond (7-2) at the Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic, 65-57.
Denver (6-3) lost by 10 at Portland.
Mental mistakes plagued Oregon State (4-4) in a 50-44 defeat at Nebraska.
Mercer (5-7) beat Burlington 66-65 in overtime. Quincy Hendryx had the game-winner with sixteen seconds left in the extra frame.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Penn Charter's victory over Del-Val Charter.
Enthusiastic announcer Gus Johnson writes about the Princeton/UCLA game in the book "Being There: 100 Sports Pros Talk About the Best Sporting Events They Ever Witnessed Firsthand."
Northwestern returns to action after their exam break, taking on North Carolina A&T.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-7) continued to struggle, losing by five at Monmouth. Columbia (5-4) defeated a different winless squad, besting Bryant, 69-57. Army picked up its fourth win over its fourth Ivy opponent this season, defeating Dartmouth (1-6) in Hanover, 59-46.
December 12, 2009 at 10:04 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Washington - 2:00 pm ET - Wooden Classic - FSN
MCCC vs. Burlington - 3:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Portland - 4:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. VCU - 7:30 pm ET - Black & Blue Classic
Oregon State vs. Nebraska - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Midwest
Columbia vs. Bryant - 1:00 pm ET
Army vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Monmouth - 7:00 pm ET
#15 Georgetown and #17 Washington play in the opening game of this afternoon's Wooden Classic.
The annual city rivalry game between Richmond and VCU is tonight.
Oregon State plays at Nebraska.
A tough road test awaits Denver when they visit Portland.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan had 12 of Penn Charter's 29 points in a 15 point loss to St. Joseph's Prep.
December 11, 2009 at 9:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

Mercer County Community College (4-7) defeated Essex 72-57. Two Vikings picked up double doubles - Isaiah Andrews had 10 points and 10 boards while Paco Boussougou scored 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds.
A 21 point, six rebound Eurocup game for Judson Wallace as Benetton bested Dynamo Moscow, 86-74.
The Daily Princetonian previews this weekend's game at Greensboro.
"Outside The Limelight" author Kathy Orton is interviewed by Talking with Tim, where she briefly mentions what Princeton assistant Scott Greenman thought of her book.
Dana O'Neil from espn.com profiles Harvard senior standout Jeremy Lin.
December 10, 2009 at 10:19 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Essex - 7:00 pm ET
In advance of Sunday's game, I did a Q&A with the web site UNC Basketball Fan, which I hope you will read. The reciprocal preview of the Spartans will run on this site on Friday morning.
Princeton recruit Ben Hazel led Good Counsel with 22 points as the Falcons defeated Georgetown Prep, 78-59. You can watch some of Hazel's highlights here.
Madison Square Garden announced its "All-Time Top 10 College Basketball Moments" on Wednesday. Bill Bradley scoring 41 points in a 1964 loss to Michigan was third on this list.
The latest Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton sits in 10th place through five weeks of voting.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (7-2) knocked off Boston College for the second straight year, 74-67. Yale (4-6) beat winless Bryant by 15.
December 9, 2009 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Harvard vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Yale - 7:30 pm ET
Greg Monroe was dominant inside as Georgetown (7-0) built a big lead and defeated Butler by seven.
Denver (6-2) never trailed in their 89-82 win over Cal State Northridge.
A glowing profile of Princeton recruit T.J. Bray recently ran in the Waukesha Freeman.
Future Tiger Tom Noonan was named the 41st best upperclassman in the Philadelphia Region by Suburban One Sports.
The Princeton Packet reports on the Tigers' win over Lafayette.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-6) continues to struggle, unable to beat Albany at home. Columbia (4-4) made 60.7% of their shots in a 102-91 sprint past Wagner.
December 8, 2009 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Butler - 7:00 pm ET - Jimmy V Classic - ESPN
Morris vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Cal State Northridge vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Wagner - 7:00 pm ET
Albany vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown and Butler meet at Madison Square Garden tonight in the first half of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader. I'll be on press row with Twitter reports during the game and player/coach audio available afterwards.
Denver hosts Cal State Northridge at Magness Arena.
Pioneers coach Joe Scott talks to the Denver Post about going to school with future first lady Michelle Obama.
Northwestern freshman guard Drew Crawford has entered the blogging world.
To the surprise of no one, Douglas Davis represents Princeton on the Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
The Frederick News Post reports on the Frederick/Mercer game at the Verizon Center.
Around the Ivy League: Vermont scored the game's last 10 points and beat Yale (3-6) in New Haven. 72-60. Brown (4-7) lost their cross-town meeting with Providence College, 78-62.
December 7, 2009 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Brown vs. Providence - 7:00 pm ET
Vermont vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory over Lafayette on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Princetonian and on goleopards.com. The Trenton Times' story is not currently on-line.
Oregon State (4-3) blew out Cal State Bakersfield, 74-39.
Around the Ivy League: Jeremy Lin matched his career high with 30 points, but Harvard (6-2) came up just short at UConn. The Huskies held on, 79-73. Cornell (7-2) won its fifth straight, 78-66 over St. Joe's.
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