For those of you who couldn't make it, here's some of the neat stuff handed out at different points on Saturday - before, during and after the "Carril Court" events.
I finally have something to drink my bottle of 2004 Ivy League Champions orange soda out of!
Commemorative laniard, front - the man of the hour.
Commemorative laniard, back - the new design of Jadwin's hardwood.
There has been such a ridiculous amount of new content on the site in the last 10 days that I wanted to do a summary post at the end of this stretch so that all of the interesting audio, video and text we've offered doesn't go unlooked.
Eight games in nine days - recaps, postgame audio and box scores:
Friday, February 13 - Princeton at Yale
Saturday, February 14 - Princeton at Brown
Monday, February 16 - Mercer C.C. at Princeton JV
Tuesday, February 17 - Penn at Princeton
Wednesday, February 18 - Richmond at La Salle
Friday, February 20 - Harvard at Princeton
Saturday, February 21 - Manor at Mercer C.C.
Saturday, February 21 - Dartmouth at Princeton
Action photos from all three Princeton home games:
Penn/Princeton (Stephen Goldsmith)
Harvard/Princeton (Tim Pitts)
Dartmouth/Princeton (Stephen Goldsmith)
Comprehensive coverage of the "Carril Court" events:
Pete Carril press conference audio
Plus...
Weekly Sydney Johnson interview audio
...and those are just the highlights!
No games from now until Friday, but the regular schedule of daily links and other finds will be offered here each and every day.
Jon Solomon
princetonbasketball.com
A few photos from the reception to honor Coach Carril after the Dartmouth/Princeton game.
Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith, who really worked overtime on Saturday.
Photos of Saturday night's "Carril Court" halftime ceremony. Assistance naming all of the former players in attendence would be greatly appreciated.
Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.
Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, there are pieces concerning last night's loss to Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.
SportsProf shares some of his favorite Pete Carril tales.
In addition to their game story, the Trentonian has a separate story about the naming of Carril Court.
A day late, but the Trenton Times piece about the Harvard game has shown up on-line.
Marquette pulled away late from Georgetown (14-11). The Hoyas need to win their final four regular season games to finish at .500 in Big East play.
Strong guard play helped Richmond (14-13) win its third straight, 65-58 over Charlotte.
The nightmare is over! For the first time in 44 tries, Denver (13-14) tasted victory on the road. The Pioneers beat Arkansas State by 20.
Oregon State (13-13) shot an unreal 70.8% from the floor in the second half, defeating Cal, 65-54. Oregon Live thinks Craig Robinson has sewn up the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award.
Northwestern visits Minnesota tonight.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow had 14 points and nine boards, but Barrington lost for the 21st time this season.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-8 / 8-2) demolished Brown (7-17 / 1-9), 85-45. Yale (11-13 / 6-4) came back from nine down with 14 minutes to play, picking up a 57-49 win over Columbia (11-13 / 6-4). Harvard (11-13 / 3-7) won at Penn (8-15 / 4-5) for the first time since 1991, defeating the Quakers 66-60.
Coach Pete Carril:
Before this evening's dedication of "Carril Court," former Princeton head coach Pete Carril met the media, answering a far-reaching assortment of questions with even farther-reaching responses.
The entirety of this 25:00+ press conference can be heard above. The action starts before the first official querry, with Carril already talking about the last time he was in Caldwell Field House.
Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) vs. Princeton (10-11 / 5-3)
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 136-60.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 Dartmouth 54 - 1/30/09.
| Dartmouth | Princeton | |
| 5-8 | Home Record | 6-5 |
| 2-7 | Away Record | 4-6 |
| 0-1 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 321 | RPI | 286 |
| 327 | Sagarin | 268 |
| 309 | Pomeroy | 248 |
| 62.6 | Points / Game | 58.4 |
| 68.0 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.3 |
| .413 | FG% | .424 |
| .635 | FT% | .734 |
| .343 | 3PT FG% | .373 |
| 33.3 | Rebounds / Game | 31.7 |
| 10.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.3 |
| 10.4 | Assists / Game | 11.2 |
| 14.1 | Turnovers / Game | 13.6 |
| 4.5 | Blocks / Game | 3.1 |
| Barnett: 19.5 | Points | Davis: 12.0 |
| Barnett: 5.7 | Rebounds | Finley: 4.6 |
| Barnett: 2.0 | Assists | Schroeder: 2.7 |
| Barnett: 1.3 | Steals | Davis: 1.0 |
| Barnett: 1.3 | Blocks | Saunders: 0.9 |
| Pride: .463 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Buczak: .539 |
| Fitzgerald: .824 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Maddox: .830 |
| Barnett: .417 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Schroeder: .583 |
Manor vs. Mercer - 1:00 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs
Marquette vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN
Cal vs. Oregon State - 5:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Charlotte vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - CN8
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET - YES
In addition to our recap, read about last night's squeaker on goprincetontigers.com in the Trentonian and on gocrimson.com.
TigerBlog honors tonight's celebrant, Pete Carril.
The Trentonian also talked with Coach Carril and Coach Johnson.
Saturday's festivities are a sad reminder of the death of Lorin Maurer nine days ago. Maurer was in charge of organizing the naming of Carril Court.
Mercer hosts Manor in a Region XIX playoff game this afternoon. Anyone besides me doing the Mercer/Princeton doubleheader?
On the same day they honor the 1984 National Champion Hoyas, this year's Georgetown squad hosts #10 Marquette.
Oregon State welcomes Cal to Corvallis for Senior Day.
A home date with Charlotte awaits Richmond.
Looking for that elusive road win, Denver visits Arkansas State.
The new Northwestern Athletic Director says Bill Carmody's job is safe, but that a lot of work still remains.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett was 3-15 from the field as Central Bucks South fell to Pennsbury in the District One Class AAAA quarterfinals.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (10-13 / 5-4) knocked off first place Cornell (17-8 / 7-2), 72-60. Columbia (11-12 / 6-3) won its third straight, a 70-57 win at Brown (7-16 / 1-8). Dartmouth (7-16 / 5-4) swept their season series with Penn (8-14 / 4-4) for the first time in 50 years, victorious at the Palestra by 10.
Today's Game: Harvard (10-12 / 2-6) vs. Princeton (9-11 / 4-3)
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 122-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 77 Harvard 71 - 1/31/09.
| Harvard | Princeton | |
| 5-6 | Home Record | 5-5 |
| 5-6 | Away Record | 4-6 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 283 | RPI | 291 |
| 277 | Sagarin | 270 |
| 273 | Pomeroy | 244 |
| 68.1 | Points / Game | 58.4 |
| 69.0 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.4 |
| .465 | FG% | .423 |
| .724 | FT% | .725 |
| .378 | 3PT FG% | .371 |
| 29.4 | Rebounds / Game | 32.2 |
| 8.1 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.4 |
| 12.8 | Assists / Game | 11.2 |
| 14.7 | Turnovers / Game | 13.6 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 3.1 |
| Lin: 18.6 | Points | Davis: 12.1 |
| Lin: 5.4 | Rebounds | Buczak: 4.6 |
| Lin: 4.5 | Assists | Schroeder: 2.6 |
| Lin: 2.7 | Steals | Davis: 1.1 |
| Harris: 1.4 | Blocks | Saunders: 0.9 |
| Miller: .704 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Buczak: .535 |
| Boehm: .882 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Maddox: .805 |
| Pusar: .457 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Schroeder: .545 |
Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
The Trentonian, the Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview tonight's game.
On the eve of the naming of Carril Court, enjoy this Alex Wolff piece on the former Tiger coach from a 1996 issue of Princeton Alumni Weekly.
Oregon State (12-13) opened up a 25-6 lead to start the game on their way to a season sweep of Stanford.
Denver (12-14) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette, 55-51. After the win the FSN Rocky Mountain sideline reporter surprised Coach Scott with a pie from DeLorenzo's.
A 6'9" Australian who plays for a team where Kyle Koncz is an assistant coach has decided to commit to Craig Robinson and the Beavers.
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
John Shurna's three point shot with three seconds to go gave Northwestern (14-10) a much-needed 72-69 win over Ohio State. Shurna was on an IV before the game, recovering from the flu. Highlights are above.
Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the naming of Carril Court. Did you know there are 10 Princeton alums who played for Carril that currently coach professional or D-I college teams? Name them all in the comments and I'll send you a prize. (No peaking at the link first.)
Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly is on a tear, following up his 30 point night with 38 as Father Ryan stunned host Ensworth by two in the DII East/Middle championship game.
Richmond (13-13) bested La Salle by nine. The Explorers were baffled by the Spiders' smothering defense.
Georgetown (14-10) blew out South Florida, 65-40. It was the Hoyas' first road victory in Big East play since the conference opener at UConn.
Denver hosts Louisiana-Lafayette.
Oregon State welcomes Stanford to Corvallis.
Today's Game: Penn (7-13 / 3-3) vs. Princeton (9-10 / 4-2)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Penn leads 121-97.
Last meeting: Penn 60 Princeton 47 - 3/11/08.
| Penn | Princeton | |
| 2-6 | Home Record | 5-4 |
| 4-7 | Away Record | 4-6 |
| 1-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 232 | RPI | 270 |
| 247 | Sagarin | 259 |
| 233 | Pomeroy | 229 |
| 67.2 | Points / Game | 58.6 |
| 70.6 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.2 |
| .425 | FG% | .426 |
| .707 | FT% | .727 |
| .326 | 3PT FG% | .368 |
| 32.8 | Rebounds / Game | 31.8 |
| 9.5 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.3 |
| 14.9 | Assists / Game | 11.2 |
| 14.5 | Turnovers / Game | 13.2 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 2.7 |
| Bernardini: 14.3 | Points | Davis: 12.3 |
| Eggleston: 6.0 | Rebounds | Buczak: 4.6 |
| Rosen: 5.1 | Assists | Buczak: 2.3 |
| Bernardini, Rosen: 1.4 | Steals | Davis: 1.1 |
| Eggleston: 0.8 | Blocks | Maddox: 0.7 |
| Votel: .513 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Buczak: .541 |
| Rosen: .828 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Maddox, Mavraides: .805 |
| Belcore: .469 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Schroeder: .550 |
The Trentonian and the Daily Pennsylvanian preview tonight's game.
Dan Mavraides is the subject of the Daily Pennsylvanian's Opponent Spotlight.
Douglas Davis has his name on the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young is speaking out against the use of steroids.
Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly scored 30 points as Father Ryan advanced to the the DII-AA East/Middle semis.
Lost in the Trenton Times' much-bemoaned site architecture is a piece from late last week by Harvey Yavener about Pete Carril and current Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.
The Tigers dip to 12th place in the new Schuylkill 16.
Duquesne vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is interviewed by The Quad, the New York Times' college basketball blog.
Pete Carril wasn't at the ceremony last night to induct he and Gary Walters into the Berks Basketball Hall of Fame, but his presence was still felt.
The remarkably wonky Trenton Times web site finally spit out the article on Saturday night's Columbia/Princeton game.
In a surprise to no one, Will Venable and Chris Young are both on the San Diego Padres' spring training roster. Young reports to Arizona on Friday, Venable on Monday.
Mercer (12-12) fell by three at home to Burlington.
Losers of four straight in conference play, Richmond hosts Duquesne.
St. Louis vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, there are pieces on Princeton's victory over Columbia on goprincetontigers.com and on gocolumbialions.com. Stories from the local newspapers are not on-line. A link to the Trentonian story can be found in the comments below.
Congratulations to Princeton recruit Will Barrett (above), who is one of 1,500 national nominees for McDonald’s All-American status.
Pete Carril and Gary Walters will both be inducted into the Berks Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.
Georgetown (13-9) fell to Cincinnati in overtime. The Hoyas had one field goal in the final 12 minutes of play.
Northwestern (13-8) was up one with a minute to go at Iowa, but Devan Bawinkel hit a three pointer to give the Hawkeyes their final lead. To make the Wildcats' loss slightly more painful, Jeff Peterson scored 16 to pace the home team.
Oregon State (10-11) lost a low-scoring game to perhaps their toughest conference matchup, #23 Arizona State.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson is a presenter at tonight's 57th annual Oregon Sports Awards.
Mercer (12-11) lost 74-64 at Harcum.
Denver (10-13) dropped a nine point decision at UALR, 66-57.
Richmond goes for the season sweep against St. Louis this afternoon.
Around the Ivy League: Jeremy Lin made a free throw with no time left, as Harvard (10-10 / 2-4) rallied to defeat Brown (6-14 / 0-6) by one. Cornell (15-7 / 5-1) got back on track with an 88-73 win over Penn (5-13 / 1-3). Don't look now, but Dartmouth (6-14 / 4-2) has won three straight. The Big Green bested Yale (8-13 / 2-3) in Hanover, 57-54.
