Thursday News:

February 18, 2010 at 8:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Harcum vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Syracuse vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UALR vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Cal vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET - FSN

Richmond (21-6) nabbed its seventh straight to continue their NCAA Tournament push, 84-58 over Fordham.

Penn State won its first Big Ten game of the season, 81-70 at Northwestern (17-9). The Wildcats' only hope to make the NCAA tournament is to claim their conference's automatic bid. Doesn't look good.

Two Town Topics articles went live yesterday, one on the Cornell/Princeton game and the other profiling Tiger assistant Brian Earl.

The Daily Princetonian has an article on Ian Hummer .

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored his 1,000th point in Catholic Memorial's 84-57 win over Brookfield Academy.

Chris Wright and Georgetown host #5 Syracuse.

Denver welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to Magness Arena.

Cal visits Oregon State.

Mercer has clinched first place in the Garden State Athletic Conference. Tonight they have a make-up game against top-ranked and undefeated NJCAA Division I Juco powerhouse Harcum.

Former Tiger Mike Bechtold will participate in an all star game featuring Lancaster-Lebanon League greats on July 16th.

Princeton moves up to the fifth slot in this week's Schuylkill 16. Serves me right for voting Penn State last. Ugh.

The Harvard Crimson reports that Andrew Van Nest and Keith Wright will not play this weekend.

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Mercer footage.

February 17, 2010 at 9:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Howie Levy, MCCC, Video

A random section from early in the first half of Mercer's win over Del Tech Stanton.

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Tuesday News:

February 16, 2010 at 9:12 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (14-6 / 5-1) vs. Penn (4-16 / 3-3)
Location: The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Penn leads 122-98.
Last meeting: Princeton 59 Penn 56 - 3/10/09.

The Trentonian, the Trenton Times and the Daily Princetonian preview tonight's trip to Penn.

Soft Pretzel Logic writes about the Tigers and the Quakers.

Douglas Davis represents Princeton on the Honor Roll of the new Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

For the first time in 24 years, the Richmond men's basketball team has returned to the Top 25.

Mercer (17-11) rolled to their seventh straight, 80-53 over Morris. The Vikings were 17-31 from three point range. Next up, second-ranked powerhouse Harcum on Thursday night.

TigerBlog has a piece about the crowd at Jadwin Gym on Saturday night.

The New York Post places Princeton sixth in their rankings of area teams.

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Monday News:

February 15, 2010 at 9:46 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (18-6) suffered a confusing loss at Rutgers.

Hoya head coach John Thompson III was quoted saying he would be in favor of NCAA Tournament expansion. I don't disagree with you often John, but...

no.

No.

NO.

NO!

Northwestern (17-8) came from 13 down with eight minutes remaining to force overtime and defeated Minnesota, 77-74.

The Daily Princetonian and the Cornell Daily Sun have stories on Saturday night's clash.

There's a Cornell/Princeton video package on the News 10 Now site.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reminds that there are no down years in the Penn/Princeton rivalry.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel had 16 points in Good Counsel's 51-45 win over Ireton.

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Sunday News:

February 14, 2010 at 10:09 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's battle versus Cornell on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Cornell Daily Sun, in the Press & Sun-Bulletin and on cornellbigred.com.

A Bleacher Report writer calls last night "a game for the ages."

Richmond (20-6) outscored St. Bonaventure by 20 in the second half of a 68-49 decision.

Uros Kovacevic had 21 points and four assists as Mercer (16-11) won their sixth in a row, 73-62 over Del Tech Stanton.

Oregon State (11-13) was victorious at Arizona for the first time in 27 years.

Despite a New York Times report to the contrary, Beaver coach Craig Robinson denies that a representative of his has approached DePaul about their head coaching position.

Denver (14-11) played well on the road but fell 64-59 at North Texas.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 25 points as Catholic Memorial clipped Milwaukee Pius, 60-48.

Newman Smith won versus Highland Park, 46-39. Future Tiger Daniel Edwards had 18 points and eight rebounds in defeat.

The Reading Eagle has named Pete Carril one of Berks County's four most famous sports figures.

Georgetown visits a Rutgers team that has won three of four. Look for full coverage on the site after this game.

Minnesota plays at Northwestern.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-5 / 6-2) tied the school record for road wins in a season, winning 81-67 at Brown (8-17 / 2-6). Niko Scott scored a career high 29 as Columbia (9-13 / 3-5) won at Penn (4-16 / 3-3). Yale (10-15 / 4-4) held Dartmouth (4-18 / 0-8) to 18.8% shooting in the second half, rallying for the 69-56 triumph.

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Saturday News:

February 13, 2010 at 8:43 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Cornell (20-4 / 6-1) vs. Princeton (14-5 / 5-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: Verizon FiOS 1
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 134-76.
Last meeting: Cornell 60 Princeton 51 - 3/7/09.

Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - 2:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Del Tech Stanton vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona - 9:30 pm ET - FCS Pacific

Columbia vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Dartmouth vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's rally past Columbia on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on gocolumbialions.com.

Frank Sowinski is the subject of a Home News Tribune piece about his work with the Pingry School basketball team.

The Princeton Packet posted their article about the Tigers' sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Richmond looks for win number 20 at St. Bonaventure.

North Texas is where Denver can be found.

Oregon State visits Arizona.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-15 / 3-2) shocked #22 Cornell (20-4 / 6-1), 79-64. The Quakers started the second half on a 15-0 run. Harvard (16-5 / 5-2) escaped New Haven with a wild 82-79 overtime win versus Yale (9-15 / 3-4). Brown (8-16 / 2-5) shot 33-37 from the free throw line and defeated Dartmouth (4-17 / 0-7) by 15.

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Friday News:

February 12, 2010 at 9:51 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Columbia (8-12 / 2-4) vs. Princeton (13-5 / 4-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 137-84.
Last meeting: Columbia 58 Princeton 44 - 3/6/09.

Harvard vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Dartmouth vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

The Star Ledger visited Princeton practice.

The Trentonian talks with Zach Finley and Pawel Buczak.

The Trenton Times spoke with Sydney Johnson about his team's improvements on defense.

The Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator and the Cornell Daily Sun preview this weekend's games.

A second Spectator piece focuses on Dan Mavraides.

The Town Topics reports on Princeton's sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Andy Katz has a feature on Chris Mooney and Richmond.

Denver (14-10) fell on the road to Middle Tennessee, 57-50. The Pioneers are 1-9 away from home this season.

A late first half 12-0 run helped Arizona State get past Oregon State (10-13) by a 56-46 score.

Last night's Mercer game at Morris was postponed until Monday.

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Thursday News:

February 11, 2010 at 9:10 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Middle Tennessee - 8:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Arizona State - 9:30 pm ET

Richmond (19-6) moved into a tie for first in the Atlantic 10 with a 69-67 win at Rhode Island.

Pop. You might have heard the sound of the Northwestern (16-8) bubble bursting late Wednesday night, when the Wildcats lost 78-65 at Iowa.

Denver visits Middle Tennessee.

Arizona State hosts Oregon State.

Will Venable and Chris Young talk to the North County Times from offseason workouts at San Diego State.

Catholic News Agency has a piece on former JV Princeton player turned bishop John Barres.

Princeton sits in fifth place after this week's Schuylkill 16 votes were tabulated.

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Wednesday News:

February 10, 2010 at 9:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Julian Vaughn scored a career high 19 as Georgetown (18-5) pulled away from Providence, 79-70.

Five straight for Mercer (15-11), winners over Burlington, 57-48. Derek Williams led the way with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Northwestern travels to Iowa.

A challenging finish to Atlantic 10 play continues as Richmond visits Rhode Island.

Winning on the road has not come easy for Denver.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel was named one of the 10 best players in the WCAC by dcsportsfan.com.

Future Tiger Tom Noonan shot 3-12 from the floor in Penn Charter's loss to Chestnut Hill Academy.

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Tuesday News:

February 9, 2010 at 8:57 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Providence - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Burlington vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown looks to play well in a game with less hype, traveling to Providence.

Kareem Maddox was named to the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

It is official - Cornell is ranked #22 in this week's USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, making the Big Red the first nationally ranked team to visit Jadwin since Kansas came to town in 2001.

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Super Bowl Sunday News:

February 7, 2010 at 7:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Indiana vs. Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight Ivy win on goprincetontigers.com and on dartmouthsports.com.

Former high school teammates Patrick Saunders and Dartmouth reserve Kirk Crecco are the subject of a piece in the Concord Monitor.

Jason Clark was 6-7 from three point range on his way to a career high 24 and Georgetown (17-5) beat #2 Villanova, 103-90.

Richmond (18-6) made a statement with a 71-54 win over #17 Temple.

The game between Harcum and Mercer was snowed out and will be played on February 18th.

Denver (14-9) got back on track, besting Florida Atlantic by 10. The Pioneers have won 13 straight at home.

Oregon State (10-12) made it a perfect Saturday for the "Carril Cradle," sweeping the Civil War from Oregon by 20.

Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern host Indiana.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (20-3 / 6-0) needed to close on a 16-4 run to stop Brown (7-16 / 1-5), 74-60. Yale (9-14 / 3-3) took a 19 point halftime lead and coasted past Columbia (8-12 / 2-4). Harvard (15-5 / 4-2) mixed up their starting lineup and raced by Penn (3-15 / 2-2), 80-66.

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Saturday News:

February 6, 2010 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Brian Earl, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (12-5 / 3-0) vs. Dartmouth (4-15 / 0-5)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 136-61.
Last meeting: Dartmouth 66 Princeton 63 - 2/21/09.

Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Temple vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Harcum vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN NW

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

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson and on gocrimson.com.

Princeton assistant Brian Earl is interviewed by The Central Record.

College Hoops Net spoke with Sydney Johnson before yesterday's game.

Weather permitting, Georgetown looks to rebound against #2 Villanova. The Washington Post has more on this game.

Down the road, Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.

Oregon pays a visit to Oregon State.

Denver is back at home for a game against Florida Atlantic.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 23 as Catholic Memorial bested Waukesha West by six.

Here's a Princeton Packet article published prior to the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (19-3 / 5-0) stayed perfect in the conference, beating Yale (8-14 / 2-3) by a 90-71 score. Columbia (8-11 / 2-3) rallied for a 65-54 win over Brown (7-15 / 1-4). Penn (3-14 / 2-1) survived four shots by Dartmouth (3-15 / 0-5) in the final 15 seconds of a 53-51 Quaker win.

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