November 13, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News
Lehigh vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Chesapeake - 7:00 pm ET
Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Tulane vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 9:00 pm ET - Duel In The Desert
Northern Iowa vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Sacred Heart - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six Classic
Brown vs. St. Francis (NY) - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Holy Cross - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Penn State - 7:30 pm ET
College basketball really gets going today around the nation.
Richmond hosts Lehigh at the Robins Center.
Northwestern starts at home against Northern Illinois. The injury to the Wildcats' Kevin Coble presents both questions and opportunities.
Tulane welcomes Georgetown to Louisiana.
Oregon State will play three games in three days to open 2009-10.
Denver and Northern Iowa face off at Magness Arena, where the Pioneers went 12-3 last year.
November 12, 2009 at 9:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Bad news out of Evanston - Northwestern's leading returning scorer, senior forward Kevin Coble, suffered a foot injury at practice on Tuesday. The severity of this injury is not yet known, but preliminary reports have Coble out for a minimum of 4-6 weeks.
The Town Topics and the Trenton Times both preview Princeton in advance of Saturday's season opener at Central Michigan.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has a short blurb about the Tiger freshmen.
The early signing period began yesterday. Oregon State officially picked up a commitment from highly touted Chicago point guard Ahmad Starks and Denver retained the services of Dallas forward Chris Udofia.
The Washington Post looks at two keys for Georgetown this season.
Richmond hopes to make a run at the NCAA tournament.
November 8, 2009 at 9:50 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News
CC of Philadelphia vs. Mercer - 2:30 pm ET - MCCC Men's Classic
Oregon State may have struggled offensively, but they still won yesterday's exhibition over Western Oregon, 75-55.
Here's a preview of the Mercer County CC Vikings I did not see until last night. You can catch the second game of the MCCC Men's Classic this afternoon.
Central Michigan won their final tuneup before they face Princeton on Saturday, 70-42 over University of Indiana-South Bend.
November 7, 2009 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News
CCRI vs. Mercer - 2:30 pm ET - MCCC Men's Classic
Western Oregon vs. Oregon State - 4:00 pm ET
Howie Levy's second season as head coach at Mercer begins this afternoon. I'll be heading to the game and hope to see a few familiar faces in the stands. If you can't make it, expect updates on our Twitter feed.
Oregon State plays an exhibition versus Western Oregon today.
Here's the OSU Beavers preview from Blue Ribbon.
Is Princeton the ninth best team in the New York metropolitan area?
Bleacher Report has posted the first in a series of pieces for Philadelphia 76ers fans called "The Princeton Report: The Xs and Os of the Princeton Offense."
November 4, 2009 at 10:20 am
Filed under Basketball, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
Robert Morris (Il) vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Northwestern hosts Robert Morris for an exhibition game tonight.
Bleacher Report wonders if anyone will challenge Cornell for the Ivy League title this season.
The Sports Network has posted their Ivy preview.
Sounds like some Princeton players and coaches visited Sixers practice on Monday.
Oregon State center Roeland Schaftenaar is profiled by Dana O'Neil on espn.com.
Schaftenaar's offseason work in the weight room is the subject of an article in the Gazette Times.
He might have forgotten to tell his parents, but senior big man Dave Dudzinski, who considered many Ivy programs, has decided to attend Holy Cross.
Central Michigan starting guard Antonio Weary broke a bone in his left hand on Sunday and will be out 4-6 weeks.
November 2, 2009 at 9:17 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News
13 points for Judson Wallace, but Benetton was nipped by Air Avellino, 82-80.
Year two in Corvallis under Craig Robinson began for Oregon State with a 94-53 exhibition cruise past Southern Oregon.
Princeton's first opponent, Central Michigan, made short work of Marygrove in their initial exhibition game, 85-38.
November 1, 2009 at 10:39 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Today's News
Southern Oregon vs. Oregon State - 5:00 pm ET - osubeavers.com
Oregon State plays an exhibition versus Southern Oregon today.
Denver basketball has launched a web site that asks "are you a Pioneer?" I couldn't get the phone call from Joe Scott portion to work, otherwise I'd be sharing the audio with you.
Georgetown is ranked 20th in the initial Associated Press poll of the season.
The NCAA has approved new rules on basketball recruiting.
October 30, 2009 at 10:49 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Video
Oregon State was picked fifth in the Pac-10 media poll. Cal, who Princeton will face on November 29th, was predicted to win the conference.
The Sporting News has Georgetown 11th in their College Basketball Countdown.
Can Northwestern sustain last season's success?
Wildcat freshman guard Drew Crawford is expected to make an impact early.
Richmond is no longer at a loss for players.
College Hoops Net previews the Ivy League.
October 28, 2009 at 9:39 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Today's News
Why is writer Jeff Pearlman's new favorite college basketball player Princeton freshman Brendan Connolly?
Oregon State's Craig Robinson met with the media on Tuesday.
This Philadelphia 76ers are learning the language of the Princeton offense. Interesting that many of the plays Pete Carril ran ("Chin" and "Forwards Out" specifically) haven't been given new names by other coaches using them in the past 10+ years.
The Tigers first opponent this season, Central Michigan, looks to start this year healthy and intact.
October 19, 2009 at 11:32 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond
They're done! 2009-10 electronic calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA. Never miss a game.
Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time changes or new TV information is revealed. These links will work best with iCal, so your mileage may vary. If you notice any errors with games/dates/times/locations, please let me know.
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October 19, 2009 at 10:24 am
Filed under Baseball, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Oregon State, Today's News
A big win for Benetton Treviso over Lottomatica Virtus Roma, 92-85. Judson Wallace tallied 12, one of five Benetton players in double figures. Former Penn standout Ibby Jaaber went for 32 points and eight steals in defeat.
A recap and pictures from the Georgetown Midnight Madness event. The photo of John Thompson III wearing a single white, sequined glove after a tribute to Michael Jackson that saw the entire basketball team do the "Thriller" dance is of note. The Hoya Hoop Club blog has more on the night.
The Oregonian reports from Oregon State's first practice of the season.
Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune thinks the Beavers have a chance to make the NCAA tournament this year.
A minute-by-minute report on the first Denver practice of 2009-10.
October 16, 2009 at 10:37 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Practices officially get underway for Division I schools around the country today.
Northwestern and Denver will open their doors to reporters tonight while Princeton will hold a pep rally for students this evening. The most public kickoff is at Georgetown, where a portion of their "March Madness" festivities will be covered by ESPNU - but as Hoyas coach John Thompson III tells the Washington Times, he won't be dancing this year.
ESPN is offering the Georgetown team preview from Blue Ribbon for free.
The AP has a piece built about Hoya center Greg Monroe, who is expected to anchor his no-senior squad.
Mid-Major Madness lists Princeton as #156 in their Ultimate Rankings Countdown.
Northwestern senior forward Kevin Coble is ready for a big season.
Three reports from Oregon State's media day - The Oregonian writes about how coach Craig Robinson has his team dreaming big. The Gazette Times talks about the team's goal of making the NCAA tournament. Beaver Basketblog offers up additional quotes from the event.
This year Richmond is being seen as a championship contender by the rest of the Atlantic 10. Chris Mooney spoke to the Times-Dispatch.
Bill Bradley recently met with the basketball teams at Denison.
Gonzaga guard Malcolm Lemmons, who had shown interest in several Ivy programs, has verbally committed to Robert Morris.
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