YouTube potpourri LXXI.
Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Craig Robinson is interviewed before Oregon State's graduation.
A diverse eight additional videos follow after the jump.
Monday News:
Judson Wallace knocked down a championship-sealing pair of free throws with a just over a second remaining as FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 73-69 in the deciding game of the ACB championship series.
Chris Young (1-1) likely deserved a better fate on Father's Day, taking a loss despite throwing seven innings versus the Reds during which he only allowed two earned runs. Young also drove in his team's first tally with a bases loaded walk (video). The Mets fell to Cincinnati 3-1.
Siena won the Lega A championship series in five games, perhaps ending the career of Mason Rocca with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
He says he won't make a decision until March of next year, but a big man from the Los Angeles area mentions Princeton as one of five like-minded schools showing interest in him.
The Tigers are one of over 40 schools inquiring about a small forward from Georgia.
Another Georgian has a comparatively shorter (but still lengthy) school list that includes Princeton.
Georgetown will open its season on November 9th against Florida on an aircraft carrier near Jacksonville.
A formidable 2012-13 schedule for Richmond is nearly complete.
Northwestern's Bill Carmody is one of the coaches quoted in a piece about a recent rule change that allows unlimited texting between recruits and those seeking their services.
A 7'1" Sudanese center will (pending NCAA approval) apparently suit up for Carmody's squad this season, adding much-needed interior size.
Craig Robinson's sister was the graduation speaker at Oregon State yesterday.
Kevin "Moon" Mullin was a special guest at last week's Courier-Post/Kiwanis Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet.
Will Venable is improving in matchups versus lefties.
Did you hear the Patriot League is adding Boston University as its ninth member?
Thursday News:
Judson Wallace scored 16 points off the bench and grabbed six rebounds as FC Barcelona forced a decisive game five in the ACB championship series versus rival Real Madrid.
Princeton is but one of a slew of schools on the trail of a forward taking a PG year at a popular pre-Ivy destination.
Something Cappy Cappon once said to him has always stayed with Frank Deford.
Oregon State picked up a commitment from a 7'1" big man.
Yale unveiled a tentative 2012-13 basketball schedule which means you can pencil in dates for four of Princeton's conference games this season. Also of note, a significant home "get" for the Bulldogs.
Thursday News:
Less than two years after he was hired, Princeton Director of Basketball Operations Kendrick Saunders is leaving the program to accept an assistant coach position at Navy. I'm sorry to see him go but I wish him the best of luck with this hands-on opportunity. The job description for the now-open DOBO position can be found here.
The Princeton Varsity Club will honor Stu Orefice with the Marvin Bressler Award at their annual banquet.
Batting well over .400 for his career versus St. Louis coming into last night, Will Venable was a triple short of San Diego's first cycle against the Cardinals.
Bill Bradley talks about his new book as well as his days with the Knicks.
Craig Robinson is taking Oregon State to Spain and France this August.
There was a report yesterday that Brown was hiring Penn assistant and former Bears standout Mike Martin as their next head coach but a different report paints the situation as more up in the air.
YouTube potpourri LXVII.
Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a belated news piece on Princeton's regular season finale.
18 (!!!) more clips after the jump.
Saturday News:
Saturday, March 24th:
Mercer vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
A real quiet Saturday, save for Fairfield hosting Mercer in the CIT semifinals.
Oregon State has room for optimism.
This story about the increase of ball screens in college basketball talks with Bill Carmody and is a nice companion article to conversations I've had with Princeton coach Mitch Henderson about the same subject during the season.
Thursday News:
Saturday, March 24th:
Mercer vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Northwestern is officially bringing back Bill Carmody for a 13th season.
Fairfield (22-14) will play on into the CIT semifinals after a 67-61 win over Robert Morris. The Stags host Mercer University on Saturday night.
In the CBI, Oregon State (21-15) fell to conference foe Washington State by 17. The Cougars will play Pitt in the tournament's best-of-three finals beginning in Pullman, WA.
Prior to this game there was an article on how the Beavers hoped to make this postseason experience pay off financially.
The Town Topics wraps up Princeton's tilts versus Evansville and Pittsburgh.
Former Tiger John Smyth makes a list of best Westport-area players in the history of March Madness.
Wednesday News:
Wednesday, March 21st:
Robert Morris vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Fairfield hosts Robert Morris in the CIT quarterfinals tonight.
After a brief hiatus, Sit Down With Sydney is back.
Still playing as well is Oregon State who host Washington State in the CBI semis.
Second on Princeton's scoring list is more than enough for Douglas Davis.
Here is a junior from California who says he has been contacted by the Tigers' coaching staff.
Stephen Bardo says Bill Carmody deserves another year at Northwestern.
A lengthy piece titled The Last Wallflower follows NU during the past two months. It is a compelling read.
The Wildcats' John Shurna will take part in the Hampton Hotels Men's Three Point Contest at the Final Four.
Tuesday News:
Wednesday, March 21st:
Robert Morris vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's last game of the season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Tribune-Review, in the Post-Gazette, on CBS Pittsburgh and on pittsburghpanthers.com.
Scoring 101, Oregon State (21-14) advanced to the College Basketball Invitational semifinals with a 20 point win over TCU.
Tim Doyle says that the plug should not be pulled on Bill Carmody.
Around the Ivy League: The season also ended for Penn (20-13), who lost to Butler 63-53 in the CBI.
Monday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (20-11 / 10-4) vs. Pitt (18-16 / 5-13)
Location: Petersen Events Center - Pittsburgh, PA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Pitt leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Pitt 71 Princeton 62 - 12/31/62
| Princeton | Pitt | |
| 10-2 | Home Record | 12-7 |
| 9-8 | Away Record | 3-8 |
| 1-1 | Neutral Record | 3-1 |
| 79 | RPI | 97 |
| 99 | Sagarin | 73 |
| 76 | Pomeroy | 73 |
| 67.1 | Points / Game | 69.1 |
| 61.8 | Points Allowed / Game | 66.1 |
| .463 | FG% | .453 |
| .677 | FT% | .700 |
| .376 | 3PT FG% | .347 |
| 33.0 | Rebounds / Game | 36.5 |
| 8.4 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 13.9 |
| +0.4 | Rebounding Margin | +6.7 |
| 14.5 | Assists / Game | 15.1 |
| 12.2 | Turnovers / Game | 13.3 |
| 3.9 | Blocks / Game | 2.8 |
| Hummer: 16.2 | Points | Gibbs: 15.4 |
| Hummer: 7.3 | Rebounds | Robinson: 6.7 |
| Bray: 3.7 | Assists | Woodall: 6.0 |
| Bray: 1.6 | Steals | Patterson: 1.1 |
| Hummer: 1.2 | Blocks | Taylor: 0.8 |
| Connolly: .563 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Taylor: .572 |
| Saunders: .826 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Gibbs: .861 |
| Davis: .412 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Patterson: .407 |
Monday, March 19th:
Butler vs. Penn – 8:00 pm ET – CBI – HDNet
TCU vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Wednesday, March 21st:
Robert Morris vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
A three point try by senior Jason Clark was off the mark at the horn and Georgetown (24-9) saw their season end with a 66-63 loss to NC State. Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers.
Next year it appears the Hoyas will play a game on an aircraft carrier. Neat.
The campaign continues for Fairfield (21-14), who used a late second half push to defeat Manhattan 69-57 in the CIT. This sets up a "Penn vs. Princeton" meeting between Andy Toole's Robert Morris team and Sydney Johnson's Stags on Wednesday.
Ivy Hoops Online and the Pitt News preview tonight's postseason game. Plus there are apparently three keys to ending Princeton's season.
I took part in a cultural exchange with the site Pitt Blather, answering their questions about Princeton's team.
Should fans of the Panthers care about the College Basketball Invitational?
On the other side of the CBI bracket, Oregon State hosts TCU.
Thursday News:
Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT
Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV
Northwestern (4) vs. Washington (1) - 10:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPNU
Saturday, March 17th:
Manhattan vs. Fairfield - 4:00 pm ET - CIT
Monday, March 19th:
Princeton vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - CBI
Butler vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
It is official: The Tigers will visit Pittsburgh on Monday night in the next round of the CBI. The Panthers made 14 three pointers and defeated Wofford at home 81-63.
Ian Hummer was named second-team NABC All-District 13. The Princeton junior made ESPN's Top Plays, but not for a reason I expect he's happy with.
The Town Topics writes about Senior Night at Jadwin Gym.
Fairfield (20-14) was playing lackadaisically against Yale (19-10) in the first half of their first round CIT matchup. Trailing by 13 at the break, Stags assistant coach Tony Newsom lit into his team in the locker room and the final 20 minutes were a total energy flip. Scoring 23 of the first 26 points out of intermission, Sydney Johnson's squad advanced 68-56.
On the other side of the CBI bracket, Oregon State (20-14) raced past Western Illinois, 80-59. You can see a full update of the tournament pairings here.
Craig Robinson guested on Colin Cowherd's unlistenable radio program.
There is a brief Pete Carril quote in a piece about Bill Raftery.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (20-12) earned a 74-63 CBI decision over Quinnipiac. The Quakers will host Butler on Monday night at The Palestra.
Wednesday News:
Wednesday, March 14th:
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Quinnipiac vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CBI
Western Illinois vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT
Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV
Northwestern (4) vs. Washington (1) - 10:00 pm ET - NIT - TBA
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's crazy postseason win over Evansville on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Courier Press, on Ivy Hoops Online and on gopurpleaces.com.
The Tigers have seven NCAA/NIT/CBI wins the last 15 years, more than three times as many as any other Ivy school.
They arrived too late for yesterday's news but these pieces on heading to the CBI and Douglas Davis are both worth reading.
A game-winning look at the buzzer instead hit the rim and Northwestern (19-13) moved on in the NIT with a 76-74 win over Akron.
Oh no! Jack the Georgetown bulldog has torn his ACL!
Will Venable is working to be more positive.
On the other side of the CBI bracket, Oregon State hosts Western Illinois.
Fairfield and Yale do battle in the CIT.
