West Virginia vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Oregon State vs. Cal - 10:30 pm ET
Northwestern (10-6) ended Michigan State's 28 game home winning streak, shocking the #7 ranked Spartans 70-63. The win could very well be the biggest of Bill Carmody's coaching career. Highlights are above. It was also the first time in school history the Wildcats won back-to-back games versus ranked teams.
Georgetown welcomes West Virginia to the MCI Center.
Operating on little sleep, Craig Robinson is back on the west coach with Oregon State, who visit Cal this evening.
The Princeton Athletic Department is counting down the Top 40 Moments In Jadwin Gym History this week. Here's 30 through 21 and 20 through 11. How many did you attend over the past four decades?
Noah Savage appears to be fully recovered from his injury and back on the floor, scoring 15 points for SAM Massagno Basket in a 93-76 loss to BBC Monthey.
Former Princeton standout and Delsea assistant women's basketball coach Dave Orlandini has been reinstated after serving a six day suspension for throwing two desks during halftime of a game on January 13th.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-9) fell to 0-3 in Big 5 play with a 79-70 loss to LaSalle.
Pete Carril is having mixed feelings about his new job.
The Princeton Athletic Department is counting down the Top 40 Moments In Jadwin Gym History this week. Here's 31 through 40.
Princeton recruiting news - Will Barrett scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half of Central Bucks South's win over Pennridge and Brendan Connolly went for 32 in a two point double overtime loss.
For this Inauguration Day, two articles on Oregon State coach Craig Robinson, who is in DC for the festivities - one in USA Today and the other from the Oregonian.
The 10th installment of the Schuylkill 16 has been released.
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Georgetown (12-4) fell 76-67 at Duke. Dad, if you're reading this, here's Exhibit A of why I don't want you yelling at officials from behind the bench!
St. Bonaventure outscored Richmond (9-8) 11-0 over the final three minutes of their 71-67 victory over the Spiders.
Oregon State (6-10) was no match for Washington in the second half. The Huskies pulled away from the pack for the 85-59 decision.
How many close games can one team lose? Denver dropped another one possession game, 59-57 at FIU.
Good news? Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for Barrington. Bad news? The rest of his team scored a total of 17 in a 53-39 loss to Conant in the High School Hoops Showdown.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-8) became the latest Ancient 8 team to beat still-winless NJIT, sending the Highlanders to their 51st straight loss, 59-40. Dartmouth (2-13) fell for the eighth straight time, 68-59 to New Hampshire. Cornell (11-6 / 1-0) began the defense of its conference crown with a 71-59 win at Columbia (5-10 / 0-1).
Georgetown vs. Duke - 1:30 pm ET - CBS
Manor vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. FIU - 7:30 pm ET
Washington vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Penn vs. NJIT - 2:00 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
The Seattle Times has the latest profile of Craig Robinson.
Alex Wolff wrote a feature called "The Audacity of Hoops" about President-elect Obama for this week's Sports Illustrated.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 16 and grabbed nine rebounds as Central Bucks South won its 10th straight.
The game of the afternoon may be Georgetown at Duke.
First there was the Northwestern (8-6) game. The Wildcats had a 13 point halftime lead against Purdue and an 11 point lead with under eight minutes remaining. That advantage was incrementally widdled away as Northwestern habitually split their trips to the foul line. The Boilermakers won 63-61 on two free throws with two seconds left. Argh.
Not to be outdone, Denver (7-10) could not hold a 21 point halftime lead at North Texas, as the Mean Green rallied for a 69-62 win. It tied the largest comeback in North Texas history.
The Ivy League has announced that starting in 2010 there will be conference tournaments for men's and women's lacrosse. These four team playoffs will determine the automatic NCAA tournament bid for each sport. Can basketball be far behind?
Craig Robinson is the subject of a feature by Chuck Klosterman in the new issue of Esquire.
John Thompson III will attend Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony, even if he has to walk there from Georgetown.
Princeton recruit Gus Gabel and two teammates are interviewed by the Arizona Republic.
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Middlesex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will take some time away from his team after this weekend's games to attend the inauguration.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-8) was humbled by former coach Fran Dunphy and Temple, 78-53.
...and with this post, I believe you're caught up on everything that happened while the site was on vacation.
Georgetown (11-3) came from behind to beat Providence, 82-75. Freshman Greg Monroe finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and two blocks for the Hoyas.
Richmond (9-6) started Atlantic 10 play with a 60-48 win at George Washington.
Craig Robinson was ejected at the end of a 64-47 Oregon State (6-8) loss at Arizona.
Denver (7-9) rallied past Louisiana-Monroe, 58-47.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (5-9) kept NJIT winless, 73-50. A third straight victory for Yale (5-9), 71-63 over Hartford. Brown (6-8) beat Bryant 69-56, two days before Cornell (10-6) did the same, 69-46. Conference play began on Saturday with Harvard (9-6 / 1-0) pulling one out in the final seconds at Dartmouth (2-11 / 0-1). The Big Green's 60-52 loss to Stony Brook was their seventh straight.
Mason Rocca scored 14 points in Armani Jeans Milano's 70-61 Euroliga victory over Real Madrid.
The Daily Princetonian has three pieces of note today - an article on the Lehigh game, the first half of a two-parter on the history of Princeton basketball and a Q&A with oft-injured senior forward Michael Strittmatter which contains the following excerpt:
Q:Most embarrassing song on your iPod?
A:A rap-diss by Jason Briggs ’09 and Noah Savage ’08 about me from freshman year.
Woah. Can anyone send me this, even if it is just for my own "enjoyment"...?
Oregon State (6-7) was overmatched against Arizona State, suffering through an 11 minute scoreless stretch that spanned the end of the first half and the start of the second half.
Denver (6-9) lost another close one, 75-73 against Arkansas State in overtime.
Oregon State plays at Arizona State this evening. Former Sun Devils recruit Jared Cunningham will instead join the Beavers, saying their win over USC fortified his decision.
Around the Ivy League: Three days after they beat top-ranked North Carolina on the road, Boston College returned home to face Harvard (8-6). The Crimson shocked the #17 Golden Eagles, the first win over a ranked team in school history. Soft Pretzel Logic has more on the 82-70 upset. Yale (4-9) kept NJIT winless, 80-51.
Video of Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson discussing the Beavers' forthcoming trip to Arizona.
Princeton recruit Gus Gabel took a hard fall in Chaparral's upset of Phoenix Shadow Mountain. Another future Tiger, Mack Darrow, had 19 points as Barrington lost by seven to Wheeling.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-8) lost 74-50 at Virginia. Cornell (9-6) won its fourth straight, 75-64 over Bucknell. Penn (3-7) beat Lafayette, 84-70.
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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
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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
