Kevin "Moon" Mullin is profiled by the Philadelphia Inquirer. If you have questions for Mullin, please send them along ASAP as our interview is later today.
It may be of interest that former Princeton commitment and fifth year senior Jeff Peterson, who subsequently signed with Iowa and later transferred to Arkansas has left the Razorbacks. It is unclear what he will do with his remaining year of eligibility.
It is a big offseason for Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie. The Kings staying in California's capital for at least one more year also means Pete Carril is likely to return to the team.
David Blatt and Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the Euroleague semifinals. They'll face Real Madrid on Friday.
Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson will be a guest speaker on May 17th in Stratford. Four days prior you can catch Oregon State's Craig Robinson in a roundtable discussion at the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program in Washington, DC.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has a brief piece on the hiring of Mitch Henderson.
Here are the official Princeton and Northwestern press releases about the hiring of Mitch Henderson.
If you want to learn more about Henderson, revisit a 1999 interview we did where he responded to your questions and check out his answers in this more recent glossy pamphlet put together by his representation.
It sounds like there was legitimate concern in State College yesterday that Dan Earl would leave the Nittany Lions if his brother Brian was named the head coach at Princeton.
Arne Duncan began his address at Princeton yesterday with an anecdote about Pete Carril.
Gran Canaria's Judson Wallace was named Third Team All-EuroCup by Eurobasket.com.
Northwestern junior forward John Shurna has declared for the NBA Draft but will not retain an agent.
Wednesday, March 23rd
(4) Northwestern vs. (2) Washington State – 11:00 pm ET – ESPN2 NIT
Friday, March 25th
Southwest region – San Antonio, TX
(12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas – 7:27 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Northwestern and Washington State meet in Pullman with a trip to the NIT semifinals in New York City on the line. A three point shooting drill that originates with Pete Carril has helped the Wildcats become expert marksmen from the arc.
Success heads the resume of Chris Mooney. Richmond president Edward Ayers hopes Mooney will stay with the Spiders after this season is over.
The Princeton Packet writes about how a tough ending is just a beginning for the Tigers.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named to the MBCA Boys Class 5 All-State team.
Mason Rocca scored 13 in Armani Jeans Milano's home victory over Dinamo Sassari.
Georgetown (21-11) saw their season end with a disappointing 74-59 loss to VCU. The Rams knocked down nine of their first 14 three point attempts. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.
Morehead State stands in the way of a return to the Sweet Sixteen for Richmond. For current Spiders head coach and former Air Force head man Chris Mooney, it has been a happy return to Denver.
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3 NIT
Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS NCAA Tournament
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS NCAA Tournament
Princeton will meet the media this morning in Tampa and then hold a public practice at the St. Pete Times Forum. Look for coverage of both events later today on the site.
The Daily Princetonian writes about how different styles obscure the similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.
Northwestern hosts UW Milwaukee tonight. Bill Carmody is picking up the tab for all the student tickets.
In advance of his NCAA Tournament return on Friday, Chris Wright is practicing with Georgetown.
Rush The Court wraps up the 2010-11 Ivy League season and hands out some awards.
Mets starter Chris Young pitched 5 1/3 innings of one run baseball versus the Nationals. Might Young make the trip west to Tampa from Port St. Lucie on Thursday?
A new Schuylkill 16 has dropped, with Princeton in fourth place. More importantly, I won Comment of the Week.
Around the Ivy League: Well-traveled Harvard (23-7) saw their season end with a 71-54 NIT loss at Oklahoma State.
"No one plays Princeton unless you're a psycho or a drug addict...I'm not a drug addict, so I must be a psycho." - John Calipari, March 1995.
Sydney Johnson has not gone up against Kentucky’s John Calipari during his four seasons as Princeton head man, but the two met under different circumstances during Johnson’s sophomore year – when the Tigers (3-3) visited fifth-ranked, Calipari-coached UMass (3-1).
Today's Game:Princeton (20-4 / 8-0) vs. Brown (9-14 / 2-7) Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI Time: 6:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 94-25. Last meeting:Princeton 78 Brown 60 - 1/28/11.
Princeton
Brown
10-0
Home Record
6-4
8-3
Away Record
3-10
2-1
Neutral Record
0-0
47
RPI
232
71
Sagarin
246
89
Pomeroy
249
69.4
Points / Game
70.4
62.6
Points Allowed / Game
72.7
.465
FG%
.438
.719
FT%
.735
.366
3PT FG%
.336
35.2
Rebounds / Game
34.3
9.8
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.0
+3.9
Rebounding Margin
-1.7
13.4
Assists / Game
13.8
12.8
Turnovers / Game
12.9
4.5
Blocks / Game
2.8
Hummer: 13.8
Points
P. Sullivan: 13.3
Maddox: 7.3
Rebounds
P. Sullivan: 5.4
Mavraides: 2.9
Assists
McGonagill: 5.0
Davis: 1.4
Steals
Halpern: 1.0
Maddox: 2.0
Blocks
McCarthy: 0.8
Maddox: .578
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Walker: .581
Mavraides: .783
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Leffelman: .854
Mavraides: .405
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM)
Williams .389
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 4:00 pm ET - FSN
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown vs. USF - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Dartmouth vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Bill Cloutier of the New Haven Register has a "live blog" and some additional words here.
I missed two late previews yesterday. Here's what the Trenton Times and the Trentonian had to say.
Pete Carril stopped by the final practice of McClatchy High School women's basketball coach Harvey Tahara. After 40 seasons of coaching, Tahara's final game is today at Sacramento High.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 27, including a sweet left-handed dunk in the face of a Grandview defender, as the BlueJays won their final game of the regular season.
48 hours after hosting Iowa, Northwestern travels to Indiana. Bill Carmody is less than thrilled about this Big 10 scheduling quirk.
Round two of the Civil War sees Oregon State visit Oregon.
Mercer will host Morris in the first round of the Region XIX tournament on Monday night. The Vikings' Gary Carthan was named 2010-11 All Region Second Team.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (19-4 / 8-1) defeated Cornell (6-17 / 2-7) by 13 in Ithaca. Penn (10-12 / 4-4) got 26 points from Tyler Bernardini in a 70-62 Quaker win at Brown (9-14 / 2-7). Columbia (14-9 / 5-4) knocked off Dartmouth (5-18 / 1-8) at home, 67-60.
Today's Game:Princeton (19-4 / 7-0) vs. Yale (12-10 / 5-3) Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: YES Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 142-81. Last meeting:Princeton 67 Yale 63 - 1/29/11.
Princeton
Yale
10-0
Home Record
7-2
7-3
Away Record
5-7
2-1
Neutral Record
0-1
52
RPI
142
73
Sagarin
162
91
Pomeroy
168
69.9
Points / Game
68.5
69.3
Points Allowed / Game
67.0
.472
FG%
.445
.717
FT%
.737
.376
3PT FG%
.355
35.0
Rebounds / Game
34.0
9.6
Off. Rebounds / Game
9.1
+3.8
Rebounding Margin
+0.2
13.6
Assists / Game
12.8
13.0
Turnovers / Game
14.0
4.5
Blocks / Game
4.5
Hummer: 14.0
Points
Mangano: 16.0
Maddox: 7.2
Rebounds
Mangano: 9.7
Mavraides: 2.9
Assists
Morgan: 3.3
Davis: 1.4
Steals
Willhite: 1.3
Maddox: 2.0
Blocks
Mangano: 2.9
Maddox: .588
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Grace: .541
Mavraides: .786
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Braswell: .821
Mavraides: .415
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM)
Morgan .459
Penn vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
ESPN's Jay Bilas named Kareem Maddox one of the "most respected players" in college basketball.
The Harvard Crimson compares each Ivy League team to a 2011 Academy Awards nominee for Best Picture.
Bob Nuse of the Princeton Packet could get his long-called for "Pete Carril Classic" - in the NCAA Tournament.
Will Venable traveled to watch his younger brother play in the Las Vegas Bowl and filmed highlights of his trip.
Georgetown big man Henry Sims is running for vice president of the school's student body.
Temple shot 55.6% from the field and bested Richmond (20-7) by 20.
Northwestern (15-10) held on to defeat Iowa, 73-70.
With a 65-37 win over UL-M, Denver (13-13) returns to first place in the Sun Belt West. The Pioneer Post has more on the game.
Mercer (14-15) was outscored by 29 in the second half of a 85-55 loss to Lackawanna. The Vikings will play a Region XIX playoff game versus an as-yet-unknown opponent on Monday.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
