Sunday News:

January 18, 2009 at 8:54 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Georgetown (12-4) fell 76-67 at Duke. Dad, if you're reading this, here's Exhibit A of why I don't want you yelling at officials from behind the bench!

St. Bonaventure outscored Richmond (9-8) 11-0 over the final three minutes of their 71-67 victory over the Spiders.

Oregon State (6-10) was no match for Washington in the second half. The Huskies pulled away from the pack for the 85-59 decision.

How many close games can one team lose? Denver dropped another one possession game, 59-57 at FIU.

Craig Moore and Northwestern host Minnesota this afternoon.

Good news? Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for Barrington. Bad news? The rest of his team scored a total of 17 in a 53-39 loss to Conant in the High School Hoops Showdown.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-8) became the latest Ancient 8 team to beat still-winless NJIT, sending the Highlanders to their 51st straight loss, 59-40. Dartmouth (2-13) fell for the eighth straight time, 68-59 to New Hampshire. Cornell (11-6 / 1-0) began the defense of its conference crown with a 71-59 win at Columbia (5-10 / 0-1).

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Saturday News:

January 17, 2009 at 9:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Duke - 1:30 pm ET - CBS
Manor vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. FIU - 7:30 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW

Penn vs. NJIT - 2:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

The Seattle Times has the latest profile of Craig Robinson.

Alex Wolff wrote a feature called "The Audacity of Hoops" about President-elect Obama for this week's Sports Illustrated.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 16 and grabbed nine rebounds as Central Bucks South won its 10th straight.

The game of the afternoon may be Georgetown at Duke.

Richmond hosts St. Bonaventure.

Oregon State welcomes Washington to Corvallis tonight.

Denver plays at Florida International.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (6-9 / 1-0) won its fourth straight, 70-62 over Brown (6-9 / 0-1).

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Friday News:

January 16, 2009 at 8:39 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Scott Greenman, Today's News, Video

Yale vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

What a rough night.

First there was the Northwestern (8-6) game. The Wildcats had a 13 point halftime lead against Purdue and an 11 point lead with under eight minutes remaining. That advantage was incrementally widdled away as Northwestern habitually split their trips to the foul line. The Boilermakers won 63-61 on two free throws with two seconds left. Argh.

As that contest was finishing, Oregon State (6-9) was going to overtime versus Washington State, despite not trailing in the second half. The Beavers would fall 61-57.

Not to be outdone, Denver (7-10) could not hold a 21 point halftime lead at North Texas, as the Mean Green rallied for a 69-62 win. It tied the largest comeback in North Texas history.

The Ivy League has announced that starting in 2010 there will be conference tournaments for men's and women's lacrosse. These four team playoffs will determine the automatic NCAA tournament bid for each sport. Can basketball be far behind?

Craig Robinson is the subject of a feature by Chuck Klosterman in the new issue of Esquire.

John Thompson III will attend Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony, even if he has to walk there from Georgetown.

Princeton recruit Gus Gabel and two teammates are interviewed by the Arizona Republic.

A pair of Daily Princetonian articles - part two of their history of Princeton basketball and a preview of the Tigers' next three games.

Scott Greenman's dad is also an assistant coach, and he's quoted in a Press of Atlantic City story about high school assistants.

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Thursday News:

January 15, 2009 at 9:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Purdue vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Middlesex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN

DaJuan Summers and Georgetown (12-3) beat Syracuse from pillar to post, 88-74.

Richmond (9-7) went to Virginia Tech and probably wishes they hadn't in retrospect, shooting just 31.1% from the field in a 62-48 loss.

Mercer beat Ocean earlier this week to raise their record to .500. The Vikings' game at Brookdale has been rescheduled for February 5th.

In the wake of Gonzaga's victory over Bishop McNamara, here are some videos of Ian Hummer - dunking on a backdoor cut and answering some questions after the game.

Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 21 in a 52-49 Central Bucks South win over Central Bucks East.

Winless in Big 10 play, Northwestern hosts #19 Purdue tonight.

Denver is on the road at North Texas.

Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will take some time away from his team after this weekend's games to attend the inauguration.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-8) was humbled by former coach Fran Dunphy and Temple, 78-53.

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Wednesday News - Results.

January 14, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

...and with this post, I believe you're caught up on everything that happened while the site was on vacation.

Georgetown (11-3) came from behind to beat Providence, 82-75. Freshman Greg Monroe finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and two blocks for the Hoyas.

Richmond (9-6) started Atlantic 10 play with a 60-48 win at George Washington.

Craig Robinson was ejected at the end of a 64-47 Oregon State (6-8) loss at Arizona.

Denver (7-9) rallied past Louisiana-Monroe, 58-47.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (5-9) kept NJIT winless, 73-50. A third straight victory for Yale (5-9), 71-63 over Hartford. Brown (6-8) beat Bryant 69-56, two days before Cornell (10-6) did the same, 69-46. Conference play began on Saturday with Harvard (9-6 / 1-0) pulling one out in the final seconds at Dartmouth (2-11 / 0-1). The Big Green's 60-52 loss to Stony Brook was their seventh straight.

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Wednesday News - Articles.

January 14, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

...to be followed by "Thursday News - Results" later tonight.

Mack Darrow had a monster night, scoring 28 of his team's 47 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in Barrington's two point win over Palatine.

Another future Tiger, Will Barrett, had 26 points in Central Bucks South's conference victory over North Penn.

Darrow and Barrett weren't the only Princeton recruits to record strong showings. Jimmy Sherburne went for 17 as the Whitefish Bay Blue Devils improved to 9-1 with a 62-48 win over Port Washington. Matching up with Pittsburgh recruit Talib Zanna, Ian Hummer had 17 points and nine boards. Gonzaga picked up a 67-41 victory over one of the DC area's best, Bishop McNamara.

Deja vu all over again. Dan Mavraides was named to the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.

Town Topics has a story about Princeton's win over Lehigh.

The Sacramento Bee reports on Pete Carril's return to the Kings.

John Thompson Jr. said on his radio show late last week that his son's team needs some "thugs" to help with the Hoyas' rebounding woes.

Princeton rises to 12th place in the new Schuylkill 16.

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Friday News:

January 9, 2009 at 11:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

NJIT vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Mason Rocca scored 14 points in Armani Jeans Milano's 70-61 Euroliga victory over Real Madrid.

The Daily Princetonian has three pieces of note today - an article on the Lehigh game, the first half of a two-parter on the history of Princeton basketball and a Q&A with oft-injured senior forward Michael Strittmatter which contains the following excerpt:

Q: Most embarrassing song on your iPod?

A: A rap-diss by Jason Briggs ’09 and Noah Savage ’08 about me from freshman year.

Woah. Can anyone send me this, even if it is just for my own "enjoyment"...?

Oregon State (6-7) was overmatched against Arizona State, suffering through an 11 minute scoreless stretch that spanned the end of the first half and the start of the second half.

Denver (6-9) lost another close one, 75-73 against Arkansas State in overtime.

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Thursday News:

January 8, 2009 at 10:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Arkansas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

In addition to our recap, write-ups of last night's win can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, the Trenton Times and the Express-Times and on lehighsports.com.

The Town Topics has a story on the UNC Greensboro game.

Northwestern (8-5) was no match for Wisconsin.

Denver hosts Arkansas State tonight.

Oregon State plays at Arizona State this evening. Former Sun Devils recruit Jared Cunningham will instead join the Beavers, saying their win over USC fortified his decision.

Around the Ivy League: Three days after they beat top-ranked North Carolina on the road, Boston College returned home to face Harvard (8-6). The Crimson shocked the #17 Golden Eagles, the first win over a ranked team in school history. Soft Pretzel Logic has more on the 82-70 upset. Yale (4-9) kept NJIT winless, 80-51.

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Wednesday News:

January 7, 2009 at 9:34 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Lehigh (10-3 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (3-8 / 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 30-3.
Last meeting: Lehigh 68 Princeton 49 - 1/6/08.

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

Harvard vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. NJIT - 7:00 pm ET

The Princeton Packet has published their story on the UNC Greensboro game.

The Daily Princetonian summarizes the action that took place while they weren't publishing.

Northwestern visits Wisconsin this evening.

Video of Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson discussing the Beavers' forthcoming trip to Arizona.

Princeton recruit Gus Gabel took a hard fall in Chaparral's upset of Phoenix Shadow Mountain. Another future Tiger, Mack Darrow, had 19 points as Barrington lost by seven to Wheeling.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-8) lost 74-50 at Virginia. Cornell (9-6) won its fourth straight, 75-64 over Bucknell. Penn (3-7) beat Lafayette, 84-70.

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Tuesday News:

January 6, 2009 at 9:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Brown vs. Virginia - 7:00 pm ET
Lafayette vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Bucknell vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET

Dan Mavraides was named to the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.

Georgetown (10-3) fell 73-67 on the road at Notre Dame.

Don't look now, writes The Dagger, but Oregon State is playing good basketball.

The new Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton = 14th again.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (4-9) could not hang with American, dropping a 62-50 decision.

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Sunday News:

January 4, 2009 at 10:01 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

USC vs. Oregon State - 5:30 pm ET

In addition to our recap, write-ups of yesterday's win can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on UNCG Basketball Fan and uncgspartans.com.

Dick Vitale is thrilled Pete Carril will have the floor at Jadwin named after him.

Princeton recruit Ian Hummer impressed with 16 points and nine rebounds in Gonzaga's victory over Baltimore St. Frances Academy in the Cancer Research Basketball Classic.

Georgetown (10-2) was topped by Pitt, 70-54. The Panthers outrebounded the Hoyas 46-21.

Richmond (8-6) steamed Rice, 74-43.

Mercer (6-7) won 59-35 over Salem. Antoine Rogers scored 14 for the victorious Vikings.

Denver (6-8) fell 63-62 in double overtime to Louisiana-Lafayette.

Northwestern (8-4) was outscored by 12 in the second half of a 77-66 loss to Michigan State.

Oregon State hosts USC this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (8-6) made a school record 18 three pointers in a 99-45 drubbing of Ursinus. Yale (3-9) had their way with MIT, 86-63. Army defeated Dartmouth (2-10) for the second time this season.

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Saturday News:

January 3, 2009 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: UNC Greensboro (1-9 / 0-2) vs. Princeton (2-8 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
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.

Pitt vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Rice vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Salem - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - 6:00 pm ET - Cox
Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Ursinus vs. Cornell - 3:00 pm ET
Army vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian previews today's game at Jadwin.

Oregon State (5-6) could not hang with UCLA.

Greg Monroe and Georgetown host Pitt in a battle of top 10 teams.

Denver visits Louisiana-Lafayette.

Michigan State travels to Northwestern for the Wildcats' Big Ten home opener.

Richmond welcomes Rice to the Robins Center.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-7) fell at American, 68-53. Bryant picked up its first home win as a D-I team, 69-58 over Yale (2-9). Columbia (4-8) could not stop Lehigh, as the Mountain Hawks rallied for the 73-59 victory. Harvard (7-6) topped Santa Clara, 73-68.

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