YouTube potpourri XXXIV.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, the first of two interviews with Chris Thomforde. This originally aired on PBS 39 in 2007.
Four additional clips after the jump.
Tuesday News:
An awesome new feature has been added to the KenPom web site: Coaching resumes! Now you can compare and contrast composite profiles from 2003 to the present day for John Thompson III, Bill Carmody, Sydney Johnson, Joe Scott, Chris Mooney and Craig Robinson.
Will Venable had a two run single (video) that rallied the Padres past Houston on Sunday.
Tuesday News:
Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT
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
Jeff Pearlman of Sports Illustrated has a very touching piece about how Brendan Connolly is making his family proud.
The Daily Princetonian talked to everyone from Gabe Lewullis to Marcus Schroeder about where they were when Doug Davis' shot sailed through the net, a play that even left TigerBlog without a point of comparison.
Here's how the call sounded on Harvard radio.
There's a quality slideshow of Crimson/Tigers photos on the Business Insider web site.
Princeton will take part in a free public practice in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon. See you there?
Jay Greenberg of the New York Post talks about Princeton's Selection Sunday experience.
Douglas Davis is profiled by the Philadelphia Tribune.
SB Nation and ESPN prep previews of Thursday's matchup.
The Lexington Herald-Leader writes about how Kentucky's opponent is Princeton in name, not style. The Courier Journal mines similar territory.
Bleacher Report explains why Kentucky needs to watch out for Princeton.
Forward Kareem Maddox is part of Yahoo! Sports' recipe for an upset.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon will suit up for Missouri in the 2011 Dr. Pepper Midwest All-Star Classic.
A forward from Maryland in the class of 2011 has committed to Georgetown.
Look for Gabe Lewullis on CBS during the Final Four as part of the Buick Human Highlight Reel. There's a video preview here.
Will Venable understands he needs to turn a corner this season.
Craig Robinson sees significant improvement for Oregon State in 2011-12. You can catch the Beavers' head coach on FSN's State Farm Coaches Tournament Show this evening.
YouTube potpourri XXIX.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, yet another angle of Douglas Davis versus Harvard. Was there anyone in the building not filming? More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
Friday News:
Friday, March 11th
(8) Northwestern vs. (1) Ohio State - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big 10 Tournament
(6) Rhode Island vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Daily Princetonian and the Harvard Crimson preview Saturday's playoff.
Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.
Oregon State (11-20) lost to Arizona, 78-69.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson tells his story to Business Week.
The Princeton Packet has published their write-up on Tuesday's game.
Packet Assistant Sports Editor Justin Feil has a column about how the Tigers' deep passion runs through their head coach.
Daily Princetonian columnist Bryant Jones shares thoughts from the stands of the Palestra.
Princeton recruit Brian Fabrizius was named to the NEPSAC All-Class AA Third Team.
A tour of China awaits Georgetown this summer.
Richmond plays Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Princeton skyrockets to second place in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Thursday News:
Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament
(9) Oregon State vs. (1) Arizona - 5:40 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament
Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
The Associated Press starts the inevitable parade of articles about Princeton and Harvard.
William Rhoden has a piece on the Tigers and the Crimson in the New York Times.
The Dagger writes about how a "modernized" Princeton reached this one game playoff.
The Crimson and the Boston Globe discuss Saturday's rematch.
"On to New Haven" declare both TigerBlog and Princeton Alumni Weekly.
Bullet points on Tuesday's game are in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
The Mid-Majority collects their in-game Twitter posts in a central location.
The Liberty Tribune writes about the end of the season for Princeton recruit Denton Koon and the Blue Jays.
Your first on the record, official Princeton/Harvard prediction comes from congressman Rush Holt.
Looks like there will be a viewing party on Saturday at the Frist Campus Center.
Georgetown (21-10) dropped their fourth straight, 79-62 versus UConn. The Hoyas have yet to win with Chris Wright out of the lineup.
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Austin Freeman & Jason Clark:
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:
Thanks to Jonathan Tannenwald of Soft Pretzel Logic for these recordings.
Oregon State (11-19) held on for a 69-67 win versus Stanford and advances to play top seed Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament.
A game Brian Earl played in is one of the Star Ledger's Top 10 in New Jersey high school basketball history.
Northwestern and Minnesota tussle in the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats will likely be without a couple key players this afternoon.
Wednesday News:
Wednesday, March 9th
(9) UConn vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Big East Tournament
(9) Oregon State vs. (8) Stanford - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Pac-10 Tournament
Thursday, March 10th
(9) Minnesota vs. (8) Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - ESPN2
Big 10 Tournament
Friday, March 11th
(6) Rhode Island / (11) St. Louis winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET - CSN+
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Saturday, March 12th
Princeton vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN3.com
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fifth straight win over Penn on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in the Daily News, on CSN Philly and on pennathletics.com.
ESPN's Dana O'Neil talked to Kareem Maddox (video) after the victory.
You can watch a full rebroadcast of the game here.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was named First Team 2010-2011 Suburban Big 6 All-Conference.
The Princeton Packet has an article on the Tigers' loss at Harvard.
Chris Wright will return, but not for the Big East Tournament. Georgetown plays UConn at noon.
Oregon State faces Stanford in the Pac-10 Tournament.
YouTube potpourri XXVIII.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss the end of Princeton/Harvard on Pardon The Interruption. More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
Sunday News:
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's defeat at the hands of Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Daily Princetonian, in the New York Times, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson, on ESPN Boston and on gocrimson.com.
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe also has a column on the game.
Former Tiger Mike Brennan is listed as among those "throwing their names into the mix" for the open Monmouth position.
Sophomore Ian Hummer is profiled by Vienna Patch.
Andy Rimol is quoted in a long Bergen Record piece on New Jersey high school basketball legend Les Cason.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon and Liberty fell in the Missouri Class 5 quarterfinals.
Will Venable is benefitting from ramped-up workouts.
Unlike when he pitched last September, Chris Young feels completely healthy.
Richmond (24-7) earned a first round bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 68-56 win over Duquesne.
Can Georgetown (21-9) win without Chris Wright? The Hoyas trailed by four at Cincinnati with 8:42 to go, but were outscored 26-8 the rest of the way.
Denver (13-17) saw their season end with a 53-49 loss to FIU in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.
With all but six players suspended for a violation of team rules, Oregon State (10-19) was dropped 80-66 at Arizona State.
Around the Ivy League: Rallying from down 13 at the half, Penn (13-14 / 7-6) came back on Dartmouth (5-23 / 1-13) in Hanover, 70-58. Cornell (10-18 / 6-8) finished the season with a 68-55 victory over Yale (15-13 / 8-6). Noruwa Agho had a career high 31 as Columbia (15-13 / 6-8) closed their campaign by besting Brown (11-17 / 4-10) to the tune of 91-74.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (23-5 / 11-1) vs. Harvard (22-5 / 11-2)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3.com
Series History: Princeton leads 126-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 Harvard 61 - 2/4/11.
| Princeton | Harvard | |
| 12-0 | Home Record | 13-0 |
| 9-4 | Away Record | 9-5 |
| 2-1 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 53 | RPI | 42 |
| 76 | Sagarin | 63 |
| 92 | Pomeroy | 77 |
| 69.9 | Points / Game | 72.2 |
| 62.8 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.1 |
| .467 | FG% | .473 |
| .724 | FT% | .813 |
| .366 | 3PT FG% | .375 |
| 34.9 | Rebounds / Game | 33.1 |
| 9.7 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| +3.6 | Rebounding Margin | +3.4 |
| 13.8 | Assists / Game | 14.5 |
| 12.4 | Turnovers / Game | 13.7 |
| 4.4 | Blocks / Game | 4.4 |
| Hummer: 14.0 | Points | Wright: 15.0 |
| Maddox: 7.0 | Rebounds | Wright: 8.7 |
| Mavraides: 2.9 | Assists | Curry: 5.8 |
| Davis: 1.2 | Steals | Curry: 1.4 |
| Maddox: 1.8 | Blocks | Wright: 1.6 |
| Maddox: .581 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Wright: .583 |
| Darrow: .794 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | McNally: .916 |
| Davis: .396 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | McNally .436 |
Duquesne vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Georgetown vs. Cincinnati - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN+
FIU vs. Denver - 9:45 pm ET - Sun Belt Tournament
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 4:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory at Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.
While 15 of a possible 20 title scenarios were crossed off after Princeton beat the Big Green and Harvard topped Penn on Friday, the overall percentages remain the same - but there is now a 42% chance of a playoff.
Ivy League executive director Robin Harris tells the USA Today that "the team that doesn't win the league deserves [NCAA Tournament] consideration."
The Princeton Packet previews the Tigers' weekend.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon, who the Kansas City Star calls "a revelation this season," had a huge stat line as Liberty defeated Grandview in the Patterson Division tournament final.
Future Tiger Bobby Garbade and Seton CC won the Section 4 Class B championship over Oneonta.
A Southern California center says Princeton is one of the schools keeping an eye on him as he heads abroad for a year.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the first Harvard game.
Chris Young had a second straight solid outing in Grapefruit League action.
Richmond looks for win number 24 at home against Duquesne.
After a week off to refocus, Georgetown closes their regular season at Cincinnati.
Denver and Florida International do battle at the Sun Belt Tournament.
Arizona state hosts Oregon State.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (22-5 / 11-2) opened up a big lead early and defeated Penn (12-14 / 6-6) by 15. Yale (15-12 / 8-5) never trailed, yet had to survive Columbia (14-13 / 5-8) in double overtime, 87-81. Cornell (9-18 / 5-8) scored the final 13 points of a 75-66 win over Brown (11-16 / 4-9).
Friday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (22-5 / 10-1) vs. Dartmouth (5-21 / 1-11)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 139-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 68 Dartmouth 53 - 2/5/11.
| Princeton | Dartmouth | |
| 12-0 | Home Record | 3-6 |
| 8-4 | Away Record | 2-15 |
| 2-1 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 49 | RPI | 311 |
| 78 | Sagarin | 313 |
| 94 | Pomeroy | 319 |
| 69.7 | Points / Game | 59.8 |
| 63.1 | Points Allowed / Game | 70.8 |
| .465 | FG% | .394 |
| .725 | FT% | .690 |
| .364 | 3PT FG% | .331 |
| 34.8 | Rebounds / Game | 31.0 |
| 9.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.7 |
| +3.4 | Rebounding Margin | -7.2 |
| 13.6 | Assists / Game | 9.3 |
| 12.6 | Turnovers / Game | 13.7 |
| 4.5 | Blocks / Game | 2.5 |
| Hummer: 14.0 | Points | Griffin: 9.4 |
| Maddox: 7.2 | Rebounds | Rufful: 4.8 |
| Mavraides: 3.0 | Assists | Dixon: 2.8 |
| Davis: 1.2 | Steals | Rufful: 1.3 |
| Maddox: 1.9 | Blocks | Weeden: 0.8 |
| Maddox: .576 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Crecco: .455 |
| Darrow: .794 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Meville: .806 |
| Mavraides: .402 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | Trotter .435 |
Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
For weekend previews, check in with the Daily Princetonian and the Trenton Times.
The New York Times and NESN get the Saturday night hype machine in motion.
The Mercer County Community College web site has a piece on the Vikings' run to the Region XIX tournament finals.
Will Venable is setting his swing like former teammate Adrian Gonzalez does.
Arizona defeated Oregon State (10-18) by a 70-59 final.
Thursday News:
Oregon State vs. Arizona - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Northwestern (17-12) ran nothing but "JV" for the final eight minutes as they rallied past Minnesota, 68-57. In a Senior Night script familiar to site readers this week, Michael "Juice Thompson" scored 12 of his 18 points in the last 3:39 - including a pair of three point shots.
Kevin Anderson totalled 22 as Richmond (22-7) pulled away from St. Joe's in the second half, 69-54.
The Acorn profiles Princeton senior forward Kareem Maddox.
The Town Topics has published their article on the Tigers' Senior Night victory over Columbia.
A preview of Saturday night's Princeton/Harvard matchup can be found in the Crimson.
Future Tiger Denton Koon tallied 21 in Liberty's Missouri Class 5 sectional victory over Park Hill South - a game with a 13-9 halftime score.
Will Venable hit a three run home run in Cactus League action.
Arizona hosts Oregon State.
The latest Schuylkill 16 includes Princeton in fifth place.
