Thursday News:

December 2, 2010 at 8:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Hartford - 7:00 pm ET - CTSN

One recap of Tuesday's game I initially missed came from Hoop Time.

Watch the Lafayette Sports Network postgame show from just after Princeton defeated the Leopards.

Town Topics has published their story on the Tigers' victory over Siena.

Richmond (6-2) was edged down the stretch by Old Dominion, 77-70.

Utah State won 61-53 at Denver (1-6). The recently minted Pioneer Pulse has more on the game.

Oregon State (3-3) players were dejected and misty-eyed after the Beavers lost 70-68 to Utah Valley on two free throws with three seconds remaining.

Judson Wallace scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Gran Canaria's Eurocup victory over Siauliai.

New Mets manager Terry Collins says his team is "looking pretty heavy into" signing Chris Young.

Eighth place is Princeton's location in this week's Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (5-1) took care of Fordham, 80-57. Bucknell held off Columbia (3-4) in the second half of a 73-68 Bison win. Dartmouth (2-5) lost 80-53 at Vermont.

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Wednesday News:

December 1, 2010 at 10:03 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET
Utah State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Utah Valley vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

Fordham vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Morning Call, in the Express Times, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on goleopards.com.

WFMZ offers up some video highlights.

Tuesday was a prolific night of scoring for three of Pete Carril's disciples. Princeton scored 82 at Lafayette, Northwestern had 91 versus Georgia Tech and Georgetown went for 111 in their game against Missouri.

Shooting 12-19 from three point range and 64.6% from the floor, Northwestern (5-0) blew out Georgia Tech, 91-71.

Chris Wright hit a three point shot at the buzzer to force overtime as Georgetown (7-0) topped number nine Missouri. Jason Clark made three straight treys to open up a seven point lead for the Hoyas in the extra frame.

Mercer (3-4) fell 80-71 at Raritan. Gary Carthan had 10 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson scored 47 points in his first game of the season. Wow.

The Princeton Packet writes about the Tigers win over Siena.

At the Times Union Tribune they're still discussing Mitch Buonaguro's decision not to foul in the final seconds of regulation on Sunday.

Chris Young says he is "not close to a deal with anyone at the present time."

A great matchup tonight when Richmond travels to ODU.

Denver welcomes Utah State.

Another school from the Beehive State, Utah Valley, visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-3) defeated UMBC, 71-59. Cornell (2-5) fell 78-58 at Syracuse. Yale (3-3) held off Hartford, 81-76.

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Sunday News:

November 28, 2010 at 9:13 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Siena (2-3 / 1-0) vs. Princeton (2-3 / 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: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.

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

Colorado vs. Harvard - 1:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. American - 2:00 pm ET

Siena Saints Blog and the Albany Times Union preview today's game. The Times Union also discusses how the Saints will try to solve the Princeton offense.

Playing excellent team defense and behind 28 points from Kevin Anderson, Richmond (6-1) took down #8 Purdue in the finals of the Chicago Invitational.

Austin Freeman tied a school record with seven three pointers and Georgetown (6-0) stayed undefeated with an 87-72 win over UNC-Ashville.

Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III:

Courtesy of Soft Pretzel Logic.

In front of President Obama and his family, Oregon State (3-2) used a 17-2 second half run to get by Howard, 84-74.

Denver (1-5) lost 65-52 at Boise State.

Northwestern hosts Creighton tonight.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-2) lost to New Hampshire on a layup with 2.8 seconds remaining. All five starters reached double figures as Yale (2-3) beat Army 87-79 in the Bulldogs' home opener. Dartmouth (2-4) defeated winless Colgate, 80-63. Cornell (2-4) fell 66-61 at Boston University. Pitt trounced Penn (2-3) by 24.

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Saturday News:

November 27, 2010 at 8:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

UNC-Ashville vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Howard - 4:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Purdue - 7:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. Boise State - 9:00 pm ET

Brown vs. New Hampshire - 1:00 pm ET
Army vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Colgate vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Boston University - 5:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - espn3.com

Richmond (5-1) defeated Wright State 71-61 to advance to the finals of the Chicago Invitational Classic. The Spiders play Purdue in the championship game.

No. 16 Georgetown returns from a holiday break for a matchup against UNC Ashville.

The annual Washington, DC business trip for Oregon State sees the Beavers visiting Howard University.

Denver visits Boise State.

A very good Rider team was up 47-44 on Siena with 14 minutes to go, but a 20-1 Saints run decided a 73-60 evening. Next up, a trip to Jadwin Gym on Sunday.

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Thanksgiving News:

November 25, 2010 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

No games today! I hope you and yours have a happy Thanksgiving.

In addition to our recap, there are pieces about yesterday's loss to Presbyterian on goprincetontigers.com, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gobluehose.com.

Denver (1-4) picked up their first win of the season, a 69-51 decision over Alcorn State.

Calvin Haynes had a career high 27 points as Oregon State (2-2) defeated Charlotte 83-70.

Princeton slides to eighth place in the new edition of the Schuykill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Christian Webster hit a three point shot with 23 seconds left to put Harvard (3-1) back in front and the Crimson escaped Bryant, 69-66. Brown (3-1) is off to their best start in a decade, defeating St. Francis (NY) by four.

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Wednesday News:

November 24, 2010 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-2 / 0-0) vs. Presbyterian (1-4 / 0-0)
Location: JMU Convocation Center - Harrisonburg, VA
Time: 4:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.

Alcorn State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Charlotte vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest

Harvard vs. Bryant - 4:00 pm ET
St. Francis (NY) vs. Brown - 4:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, there are write-ups of last night's game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, on Hoop Time, courtesy of the Associated Press and on bucknellbison.com.

Not to bring the room down after a nice win, but I've been having difficulty thinking of the last time Princeton had a 20 point lead and lost a basketball game. Does a previous occurrence come to mind? I can recall Tiger opponents that have come back from down 19 and down 18 but never 20 or more.

The 14-Game Tournament looks at some of Princeton's statistical red flags through their first three games.

Did you know Tiger guard Ben Hazel is the grandson of Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey?

Former Sacramento King Doug Christie talks about what Pete Carril taught him.

Richmond (4-1) blasted Southern, 81-40.

Mercer (3-3) returned to the win column with an 82-68 decision over Lackawanna. 5'10" Jon Jernigan had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six steals. The Vikings were 9-18 from three point range.

High school basketball is getting underway around the nation. Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade scored 12 points in Seton Catholic's season-opening victory.

Judson Wallace had 14 in Gran Canaria's surprising EuroCup win over Buducnost.

Denver takes on Alcorn State tonight.

Charlotte visits Oregon State.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-2) outscored Lafayette by 16 in the second half of a 74-65 Quaker win. Noruwa Agho had 25 points as Columbia (2-3) defeated Colgate, 76-63. Quinnipiac put away Dartmouth (1-4) by a 69-52 final. Yale (1-3) fell 73-47 at Illinois.

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Monday News:

November 22, 2010 at 8:24 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Sean Gregory, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (1-1 / 0-0) vs. James Madison (1-1 / 0-0)
Location: JMU Convocation Center - Harrisonburg, VA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
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.

Cornell vs. Lehigh - 7:00 pm ET

A 15-0 second half run helped Georgetown (5-0) sprint past NC State for the Charleston Classic title. Hollis Thompson scored 18, one of four Hoyas in double figures in the 82-67 win.

Kevin Smith returned from an injury and Richmond (3-1) dropped Charleston Southern, 82-71.

Texas Southern surprised Oregon State (1-2) by a 66-60 score in Corvallis. The Beavers shot 1-13 from three point range in the second half against the Tigers.

Sean Gregory interviews Drew Brees at time.com.

Chris Young and his wife are hosting the first annual December Nights Winter Coat Drive on December 3rd in San Diego.

Around the Ivy League: Loyola (Md.) pulled away in the second half from Dartmouth (1-3) for a 73-59 decision.

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Sunday News:

November 21, 2010 at 9:21 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Charleston Southern - Chicago Invitational Challenge - 4:00 pm ET
NC State vs. Georgetown - Charleston Classic - 7:30 pm ET - ESPNU
Texas Southern vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Loyola (Md.) - 12:00 pm ET

Powerhouse Harcum blasted Mercer (2-3) by a 112-68 decision.

Richmond hosts Charleston Southern in the preliminary portion of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

It will be Georgetown and NC State for the Charleston Classic crown.

Texas Southern visits Oregon State, who will be wearing their turquoise Nike N7 jerseys to honor Native American culture.

Liberty High School held their Blue-White Scrimmage on Friday. Princeton recruit Denton Koon's team won the three point shooting contest.

Around the Ivy League: Christian Webster scored 29 points as Harvard (2-1) won at Mercer, 75-69. Penn (1-2) was muscled aside 77-56 by Drexel. Brown (2-1) beat Sacred Heart 81-67 behind 26 points from Peter Sullivan. Longwood scored 61 second half points in a 95-76 victory over Columbia (1-3).

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Thursday News:

November 18, 2010 at 9:44 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Coastal Carolina vs. Georgetown - Charleston Classic - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Richmond vs. Iona - 7:30 pm ET
Colorado State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain

Yale vs. Boston College - 7:30 pm ET

The Town Topics discusses Princeton's first two games of the 2010-11 season.

The Trenton Times feels Princeton should benefit from their loss to Duke.

Northwestern (2-0) survived a scare from UT-Pan American, 77-71.

Yes, that really is Bill Carmody on Twitter.

Despite being up double figures midway through the second half, Oregon State (1-1) was still edged by Seattle, 83-80.

Mercer (2-2) picked up a 58-47 victory over Gloucester. Anthony Obery's 18 led the Vikings.

Georgetown kicks off the Charleston Classic this afternoon in South Carolina.

Iona hosts Richmond. The Spiders hit the road for the first time with a target on their back.

The Denver home opener is against Colorado State.

Princeton sits in the six hole of this week's Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Manhattan scored the last 17 points of the game to shock Penn (1-1) by a 59-54 score. Columbia (1-2) lost a 79-66 decision to St. John's. Harvard (1-1) won their home opener decisively over Holy Cross, 72-49. They raised the Ivy League championship banner at Newman Arena for the third straight year and Cornell (2-1) bested Delaware 75-61.

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Wednesday News:

November 17, 2010 at 10:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Gloucester vs. MCCC - 6:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. UT-Pan American - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Seattle - 10:00 pm ET

Penn vs. Manhattan - 7:00 pm ET
Delaware vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. St. John's - 8:00 pm ET

Northwestern continues on the road at UT-Pan American.

Seattle hosts Oregon State. The Beavers are looking to avenge January's 51 point loss to the Redhawks.

The Princeton Packet has a story on the Tigers' season opener against Rutgers.

When Roy Halladay found out he had been voted this season's unanimous NL Cy Young Award winner, he was in Mexico golfing with Mike Sweeney, Chris Carpenter and Chris Young.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-1) was outclassed by in-state foe Rhode Island, 92-67. Dartmouth (0-2) saw a 17 point second half lead slip away and lost in the final seconds in controversial fashion to New Hampshire.

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YouTube potpourri XII.

November 16, 2010 at 10:04 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. A few #pixelvision moments from Georgetown's season opener at Old Dominion kick us off.

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Tuesday News:

November 16, 2010 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Brown vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Dan Mavraides made the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Austin Freeman and Georgetown (2-0) took care of Tulane, 69-53. Hoya center Julian Vaughan missed the game with an undisclosed illness. His status going forward is unknown.

With a boost from freshman guard Cedrick Lindsay, homestanding Richmond blasted William & Mary by 24.

Oregon State received a National Letter of Intent from Senegalese forward Daniel Gomis.

Your latest Desmond Hubert update: ZagsBlog says the Toms River (NJ) center who is down to Maryland, Wake Forest and Princeton is looking to wait until the spring to sign. Given that he is supposedly taking his official visit to Princeton after the current signing period ends on Wednesday, that can't be a bad thing for the Tigers.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-1) got in the win column with a 108-74 beatdown of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Lions shot 63.3% from the floor. Yale (0-2) fell in the final minute at Providence, 58-55.

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