Saturday News:

February 5, 2011 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) vs. Princeton (15-4 / 3-0)
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 138-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43 - 3/5/10.

Providence vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Columbia vs. Yale - 6:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win against Harvard on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.

Mercer lost a 68-60 exhibition against the Princeton JV. Tiger freshman Tom Noonan was high man with 19. More on this game come Monday, if not sooner.

Hollis Thompson and Georgetown welcome Providence.

In Evanston, Northwestern hosts Illinois. John Shurna has been cleared to play for the Wildcats.

Fordham and Richmond meet in the Bronx.

Denver stays on the road at Arkansas State.

Washington State travels to Oregon State.

How did I not know Randy Melville's son played for Dartmouth?

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade took part in St. Thomas Aquinas School's Read-a-Thon.

Future Tiger Denton Koon had 13 in Liberty's victory over Blue Springs.

Thanks to the 35+ of you who took part in yesterday's live chat. We'll have to do that again sometime.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (9-8 / 3-0) matched Princeton's perfect conference record, dispatching Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) by 31 at the Palestra. Freshman guard Sean McGonagill tied a Pizzitola Sports Center record with 39 points as Brown (8-11 / 1-4) outscored Columbia (12-7 / 3-2) by a 87-79 count. Austin Murphy's three point play with 12 seconds left completed an improbable 71-70 Yale (10-9 / 3-2) comeback over Cornell (4-15 / 0-5). The Bulldogs rallied down 10 with 1:55 remaining.

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Friday News:

February 4, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Harvard (15-3 / 4-0) vs. Princeton (14-4 / 2-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 125-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 54 Harvard 51 - 3/6/10.

MCCC vs. Princeton JV - 3:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian, the Trenton Times, the Star Ledger, the Daily Princetonian, the Harvard Crimson and Bloomberg preview tonight's game.

The 14-Game Tournament asks where you were on February 3rd, 1989.

Denver (11-11) fell by three in overtime at UALR.

Out in Corvallis, Oregon State (9-12) defeated their first ranked team since 2006. The Beavers surprised #20 Washington, 68-56.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon scored 21 in Liberty's loss to Blue Springs South.

Don't forget about our live on-line chat at 5:00 pm ET today. Should work on most PDAs in addition to all computers.

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Thursday News:

February 3, 2011 at 8:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. UALR - 8:00 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Chris Mooney won his 100th game at Richmond (17-6), a 62-52 Spider decision against St. Joe's.

Mercer (11-14) came away victorious playing its second Region XIX contest in as many days, 87-77 over Ocean. Mercer's high man was Jonathan Jernigan with 27.

The Daily Princetonian writes about the Tigers' home court.

Princeton's win over Yale is reviewed by the Town Topics.

Important question: Who's the worst dancer on Georgetown?

Denver travels to UALR tonight.

Washington visits Oregon State.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out. Princeton dips one spot to sixth place.

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Sunday News:

January 30, 2011 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

In addition to our recap, learn more about the Tigers' win over Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on yalebulldogs.com.

Unflappable Austin Freeman scored 30 to carry Georgetown (16-5) over Villanova, 69-66.

Xavier pulled away from Richmond (16-6) in the second half of a 85-62 decision. The Musketeer zone surprised the Spiders.

Mercer (9-14) led Salem by eight with 12 minutes to go. The Vikings' Gary Carthan popped out a shoulder and the Oaks eventually came away with a 65-62 win.

An inspired Northwestern (13-8) showing came up a point short of number one Ohio State. Playing without their leading scorer, the Wildcats shortened the game to 49 possessions.

Denver (11-10) knocked off the defending Sun Belt champions from North Texas, 80-67. The Pioneer Pulse has more on Denver's first win in the last six tries versus the Mean Green.

Stanford defeated Oregon State (8-12) in Palo Alto, 70-56.

Princeton recruit Denton Koon had 20 in Liberty's 58-43 triumph at Lee's Summit.

Seton CC and future Tiger Bobby Garbade cruised to their 13th straight.

A Florida forward says Dartmouth and Princeton are showing interest in him.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (8-8 / 2-0) never led in the second half yet survived a stern test from a Peter Sullivan-less Brown (7-11 / 0-4) squad, 80-78 in overtime. Harvard (14-3 / 4-0) stayed perfect at home, 78-57 over Cornell (4-14 / 0-4). Columbia (12-6 / 3-1) broke open a game tied at 25 and outscored Dartmouth (5-13 / 1-3) by 21 in the last 20 minutes of a 66-45 final.

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Saturday News:

January 29, 2011 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Yale (9-8 / 2-1) vs. Princeton (13-4 / 1-0)
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 141-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 82 Yale 58 - 2/19/10.

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Xavier vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Salem - 2:00 pm ET
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN2
North Texas vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Stanford - 10:00 pm ET

Cornell vs. Harvard - 6:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's successful start to Ivy play on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on brownbears.com.

Nate Lubick and Georgetown visit Villanova.

One channel over, Richmond hosts Xavier.

With or without John Shurna, Northwestern welcomes undefeated, top-ranked Ohio State to Evanston.

Defending Sun Belt champion North Texas plays at Denver.

Oregon State plays at Stanford.

More on the 34 point game for Princeton recruit Denton Koon.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (7-8 / 1-0) raced to a 24-6 lead and held off Yale (9-8 / 2-1) at the Palestra. Dartmouth (5-12 / 1-2) led by as many as 28 in the second half of a 64-57 win over Cornell (4-13 / 0-3). Harvard (13-3 / 3-0) stayed perfect in conference with a 77-66 decision versus Columbia (11-6 / 2-1).

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Friday News:

January 28, 2011 at 9:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable

Today's Game: Brown (7-9 / 0-2) vs. Princeton (12-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Verizon FiOS 1
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 93-25.
Last meeting: Brown 57 Princeton 54 - 2/20/10.

Yale vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast
Cornell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET

The Trentonian previews tonight's game.

Ian Hummer is number 23 on Bleacher Report's 30 Mid-Major Underclassmen You Need To Know About.

Northwestern's John Shurna may have suffered a concussion versus Minnesota.

Here is Will Venable modeling the Padres' new road uniform.

The 14-Game Tournament has a fascinating piece about (among other things) Ken Pomeroy's projections and how Joe Scott's three Ivy seasons at Princeton each deviated from the confidence intervals.

Georgetown freshman Aaron Bowen will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his right shoulder.

The coach of a junior guard from northern New Jersey says he is "being recruited by Princeton and Columbia as he is also one of the top students in his class."

The Reading Eagle writes it is time for Reading High School to honor their basketball history, including Pete Carril and Gary Walters.

Oregon State (8-11) fell 85-57 at Cal.

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Thursday News:

January 27, 2011 at 10:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Video

Oregon State vs. Cal - 11:00 pm ET - FSN

The Mercer game at Lackawanna scheduled for tonight has been moved to Thursday, February 17th due to the snow.

Jason Clark scored 16 points on 5-5 shooting as Georgetown (15-5) pulled even in Big East play with a 75-51 win over St. John's.

Northwestern (13-7) led at the half but dropped a 81-70 decision at Minnesota.

The Town Topics reviews Princeton's game versus TCNJ.

The Trenton Times previews Friday's Ivy opener against Brown.

Oregon State visits Cal.

This week's Schuylkill 16 is out and Princeton holds on to fifth place therein.

I will be a guest on premiere Internet-only college basketball radio station Hoops Talk Live tonight at 6:20 pm ET talking about the Ivy League and Princeton with Raphielle Johnson of CollegeHoops.net. Follow the link to listen!

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Sunday News:

January 23, 2011 at 9:52 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: TCNJ (3-13 / 0-5) vs. Princeton (11-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 TCNJ 50 - 1/29/01.

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 12:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

The Trentonian previews today's game.

Richmond (15-5) cruised at UMass, 84-68.

After rallying from down 17 to take the lead, Oregon State (8-10) didn't have enough left to withstand a final Oregon push. Tied at 48 the Ducks went on an 11-4 run.

Mercer (8-13) won their second straight, 70-54 over Devry. Rodney Walters' 22 led the way for the Vikings.

On the road, Denver (10-10) fell to Middle Tennessee. The Pioneers had 20 turnovers in the 59-49 defeat.

In a matchup between teams from Wisconsin and Chicagoland that's drawing a touch less attention than the one at Solider Field, Northwestern hosts the UW Badgers. The start time for this game was moved up in deference to the NFC Championship.

Some video of Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade from Seton CC's triumph over Norwich.

Keep your eye on a Michigan center who says he is hearing from Princeton.

Around the Ivy League: Masked man Tyler Bernardini scored as career high 27 as Penn (6-8 / 0-0) won their first Big 5 game in four years, 73-61 over St. Joe's. Harvard (13-3 / 2-0) dug themselves out of a 12 point second half hole against Dartmouth (4-12 / 0-2). A 23-2 run did the trick for the Crimson. Yale (9-7 / 2-0) completed their season sweep of Brown (7-9 / 0-2) with a 59-51 victory. Columbia (11-5 / 2-0) caught Cornell (4-12 / 0-2) with 14 minutes to go and held on for their fourth straight overall, 70-66 in Ithaca.

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Saturday News:

January 22, 2011 at 9:59 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. UMass - 12:00 pm ET - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Devry vs. Mercer - 2:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN
Denver vs. Middle Tennessee State - 8:00 pm ET

Brown vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Cornell - 4:30 pm ET - Time Warner Sports Central NY
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast

A new career high for Princeton recruit Denton Koon at the C.W. Stessman Invitational.

Seton CC won their 11th straight. Future Tiger Bobby Garbade had 23 points in the victory.

Richmond visits UMass.

Round one of the Civil War is in Corvallis. Oregon State and Oregon do battle for an NCAA record 334th time.

Denver takes their eight game winning streak to MTSU.

Tomorrow's opponent, TCNJ, once put a scare into Princeton. The Lions play at Montclair State this afternoon.

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Sunday News:

January 16, 2011 at 9:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Austin Freeman tallied 25 as Georgetown (13-5) topped Rutgers by nine.

Northwestern (11-5) let a chance to win in regulation slip by and fell 71-67 at Michigan State in overtime.

Mercer (6-13) dropped their fourth straight, 70-67 versus Manor.

Jared Cunningham scored a career high 24 as Oregon State (8-9) held off USC, 80-76.

The seventh consecutive Denver (9-9) victory was a 79-70 overtime win over Florida International in front of a record home crowd. The Pioneers improved to 5-0 in the Sun Belt.

Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade shook off a fever for a huge game in Seton CC's victory over previously undefeated Norwich.

Desmond Hubert says his decision has come down to a pair of schools.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5 / 1-0) knocked off Cornell (4-11 / 0-1) in the conference opener for both teams, 79-75. Yale (8-7 / 1-0) held off Brown (6-8 / 0-1) on the road, 69-64. Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) topped George Washington, 67-62.

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Saturday News:

January 15, 2011 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 1:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Manor - 3:00 pm ET
FIU vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET

Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

A must-win this afternoon for Georgetown at Rutgers. Look for full coverage on the site later today.

Northwestern travels to East Lansing to close their season series with Michigan State.

Winners of six straight, Denver welcomes FIU.

USC and Oregon State clash in Corvallis.

The Star Ledger focuses its spotlight on Princeton.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Bill Ladson of mlb.com reports the Washington Nationals are not interested in Chris Young.

Liberty fell to Raymore-Peculiar. Princeton recruit Denton Koon was saddled with foul trouble throughout.

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Friday News:

January 14, 2011 at 9:41 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Oregon State (7-9) rallied from 17 down to lead UCLA by two with under three minutes left. The Bruins then scored the game's last seven points as the Beavers missed a pair of free throws and consecutive backdoor layups for a 62-57 final.

Rhode Island nipped Richmond (13-4), pulling out a 78-74 decision.

Mercer (6-12) lost by three to Brookdale.

Rutgers coach Mike Rice doesn't think his team struggled defending the "Princeton" style. They struggled defending Dan Mavraides.

The Daily Princetonian is already previewing the Tigers' opening weekend of Ivy play.

Denver coach Joe Scott took part in an online Q&A yesterday that you can read an archive of.

The 2011 McDonald's All American nominees are out. Princeton recruits Denton Koon and Bobby Garbade are on the list.

You can meet Will Venable on Sunday at the National Baseball Festival.

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