Friday News:

February 5, 2010 at 9:11 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (11-5 / 2-0) vs. Harvard (14-4 / 3-1)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Allston, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 123-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 58 Harvard 55 - 2/20/09.

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

Mercer (14-11) won its fourth straight, 63-54 over Ocean. Paco Boussougou had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Vikings.

The Trentonian preview of tonight's game is focused on Marcus Schroeder.

The Daily Princetonian gets you ready for this weekend's action.

Comparing Ivy League basketball teams to different burritos? The Crimson may be on to something, though I question the judgement of anyone who ranks Qdoba above Chipotle.

Game-by-game stats for Princeton recruit Ben Hazel.

Former Princeton assistant Art Hyland has been named secretary-rules editor for the NCAA Men�s Basketball Rules Committee.

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Thursday News:

February 4, 2010 at 9:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Ocean - 7:00 pm ET

Judson Wallace is on top of Lega Basket A's Statistical Top 10.

It was a happy return to Philadelphia for Chris Mooney as Richmond (17-6) won on Hawk Hill for the first time, 68-58 over St. Joe's.

Georgetown (16-5) was in control of their game against South Florida going into halftime, but the Bulls came out of the locker room on a 26-9 run and stunned the Hoyas, 72-64.

The Daily Princetonian has a preview of Princeton's upcoming slate.

John Thompson III was named Princeton Alumni Weekly's "Tiger of the Week."

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored nine points in Penn Charter's loss to Malvern Prep.

Future Tiger T.J. Bray had, in the words of Catholic Memorial coach Dean Bellanti "a pretty good two point night."

The Town Topics spoke with Kathy Orton about her book "Outside The Limelight."

Princeton rises to sixth place in this week's Schuylkill 16.

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Wednesday News:

February 3, 2010 at 8:17 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. St. Joe's - 7:00 pm ET
USF vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Northwestern (15-7) went about their business, shutting down Michigan in the second half of a 67-52 win. The Wildcats had 21 assists on their 25 baskets.

Five players in double figures as Mercer (13-11) beat Salem, 93-78.

Greg Monroe and Georgetown try to avoid a trap game versus South Florida.

Richmond travels to St. Joseph's tonight.

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Tuesday News:

February 2, 2010 at 9:56 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Michigan vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Raritan - 7:00 pm ET

February is far less brutal schedule-wise for Northwestern than last month was. The Wildcats host Michigan tonight and play four of their next five at home.

News 8 Austin has a video feature on Princeton recruit Chris Clement.

Future Tiger T.J. Bray has been nominated for Wisconsin Sports Network's Boys Basketball Player of the Month. Click on the link to vote for him.

Bray, Daniel Edwards and Ben Hazel are three of the 1,260 high school basketball players nominated for 2010 McDonald's All-American high School Basketball Boys Team.

Chris Young has "graduated" from his rehab program.

Cornell is ranked 25th in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. If the Big Red win this weekend's games against Yale and Brown, they will become the first Top 25 team to visit Jadwin Gym since #4 Kansas played Princeton in 2001.

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Saturday News:

January 30, 2010 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (10-5 / 1-0) vs. Yale (8-12 / 2-1)
Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 139-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 62 Yale 54 - 2/28/09.

Duke vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
St. Louis vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Salem vs. Mercer - 3:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 9:00 pm ET

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

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's Ivy opener on goprincetontigers.com, in the Providence Journal and on brownbears.com.

Watch highlights of Princeton's win over Goucher on WZBN.

A busy Saturday kicks off with Greg Monroe and Georgetown hosting #7 Duke. The Washington Post has more on this marquee matchup.

Richmond welcomes St. Louis to the Robins Center.

Northwestern visits #5 Michigan State.

UCLA travels to Oregon State.

Denver looks to stop a recent slide at Arkansas State.

Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 21 as Good Counsel upended O'Connell, 63-59.

Future Tiger Tom Noonan had eight for Penn Charter, who defeated Haverford School by 10.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (17-3 / 3-0) shut down Dartmouth (4-13 / 0-3) to a 71-37 count. Harvard (14-3 / 3-0) kept pace, pushing aside Columbia (6-11 / 0-3) by 29. Yale (8-12 / 2-1) scored the first 11 points of a 61-48 win over Penn (1-14 / 0-1).

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Friday News:

January 29, 2010 at 9:15 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (9-5 / 0-0) vs. Brown (7-12 / 1-1)
Location: Pizzitola Center - Providence, RI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 91-24.
Last meeting: Princeton 56 Brown 48 - 2/27/09.

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

It has been 23 days since Princeton played a Division I opponent. In those three+ weeks, the Tigers' rankings in the three primary rating systems heading into these games have changed, some more significantly than others. On the left, before Marist. On the right, before Brown.

 
            Then           Now
RPI         138            141
Sagarin     173            160
Pomeroy     184            157

The Providence Journal has a capsule preview of tonight's game. The Brown Daily Herald also discusses this weekend's match-ups.

Yale Bulldogs Examiner and the Yale Daily News talk about this weekend's visit by Penn and Princeton.

The New York Post ranks Princeton's chances of making the NCAA Tournament compared to other area teams.

If you're in Wisconsin and listening to the radio on Saturday morning, Princeton recruit T.J. Bray and Central Catholic coach Dean Bellanti will be on 1250 WSSP.

Yesterday's victory by Oregon State (9-11) over USC felt a lot like the Beavers of a season ago. Calvin Haynes scored 25 points in a 51-45 comeback win.

A bad loss on the road for Denver (13-8), falling 69-57 at UALR after starting the night with a 14-1 lead. The Pioneers, who were second in the nation in team field goal percentage, shot a season low 32.8%.

Mercer (11-11) beat Lackawanna for the first time in nine years, 63-60. Quentin Lofton had a career high 17 points and Uros Kovacevic's twisting layup with two seconds left gave the Vikings their final lead.

Kyle Whelliston from the Mid-Majority slept in The Palestra. That's certainly worth a link.

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Wednesday News:

January 27, 2010 at 10:05 am
Filed under Basketball, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Benetton lost to undefeated Bizkaia Bilbao in the opener of Group K Eurocup play yesterday. Judson Wallace scored four points, handed out four assists and was held without a rebound.

Northwestern (14-6) rallied to go up one at Minnesota with under five minutes to play, before Blake Hoffarber's back-to-back three pointers helped the Gophers to the 65-61 final.

Mercer (10-11) lost 68-52 at Manor. Paco Boussougou had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings.

Princeton recruit Daniel Edwards scored 16 points as Highland Park beat Rockwall, 50-20.

In advance of this weekend's Harvard/Cornell game, the Wall Street Journal asks "how did the Ivy League get so good?"

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Sunday News:

January 24, 2010 at 10:02 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Goucher (5-11 / 3-3) vs. Princeton (8-5 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 3:00 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.

Greg Monroe had 21 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Georgetown (15-3) obliterated Rutgers, 88-63. Head to Hoya Hoops and listen to postgame audio.

Richmond (15-6) won 62-57 at George Washington. Ryan Butler's three point shot with 26 ticks left put the Spiders in front to stay.

Oregon State (8-11) cut a 15 point second half Cal lead down to two in the final 11 seconds, but the Golden Bears held on 65-61.

An impressive result for Denver (13-7), beating South Alabama 71-48. The Pioneers shot 14-28 from three point range.

A career high 22 points from Jeremy Nash pushed Northwestern (14-5) past Illinois, 73-68. The Wildcats trailed by seven with 7:25 to go before going on a game-changing 17-3 run.

Mercer (10-10) picked up a 76-71 win over Dean on Saturday night. Uros Kovacevic led the Vikings with 28 points. Paco Boussougou pulled down 17 rebounds.

The Trenton Times has a brief preview of today's game built around the Tiger freshmen.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 19 for Catholic Memorial in a Classic 8 Conference victory over Kettle Moraine.

Future Tiger Daniel Edwards scored 21 in Highland Park's 50-45 loss to Greenville. The Scots are 11-11 this season.

20 points by Ben Hazel weren't enough to get Good Counsel past St. Mary�s in double overtime.

Tom Noonan scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half of Penn Charter's win over Philadelphia Electrical.

Samford coach Jimmy Tillette, who has picked the brains and playbooks of many a Princeton coach and assistant to perfect his team's offense, suffered a seizure and collapsed on the sidelines yesterday during his team's win over UNC-Greensboro. Here's hoping he's feeling better soon.

Cornell (16-3 / 2-0) completed a season sweep of Columbia (6-10 / 0-2) with a 77-51 blowout of the Lions. Harvard (13-3 / 2-0) went up to Dartmouth (3-12 / 0-2) and pulled out the 62-58 decision.

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Mercer 76 Dean 71.

January 23, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Filed under 09-10, Basketball, Howie Levy, MCCC, Photos, Stephen Goldsmith

I didn't get a chance to attend tonight's Mercer game, but Stephen Goldsmith was on hand to take photographs. The Vikings evened their record at 10-10 with the five point win.

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Saturday News:

January 23, 2010 at 10:29 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Richmond vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Cal - 2:00 pm ET - CBS
South Alabama vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Dean vs. MCCC - 6:00 pm ET
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Did you know that the sister of Princeton senior center Zach Finley is engaged to marry a player on the Drake Bulldogs roster in April? I certainly did not. Good excuse to run the above picture, though.

Want to see how you did on the PAW Princeton basketball quiz? The results have been posted.

Lots of games today, starting with Georgetown welcoming Rutgers to DC at noon. The Associated Press discusses the Hoyas' lack of production from their bench.

The Hoya Paranoia breaks down a Georgetown inbounds play that takes advantage of Chris Wright's speed. Can any former Tigers comment on the similarity between this design and anything Coach Thompson was running at Princeton?

Richmond travels to George Washington.

Oregon State will be at Cal.

South Alabama visits Denver.

Northwestern hosts Illinois at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Bloomberg reports that the Ivy League wants to "negotiate national television agreements to show football, basketball and possibly lacrosse and soccer games."

Around the Ivy League: Alex Zampier scored 22 points as Yale (7-12 / 1-1) defeated Brown (7-12 / 1-1) in Providence, 71-63.

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Wednesday News:

January 20, 2010 at 10:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Charlotte vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

La Salle vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

Northwestern (13-5) was no match for Ohio State, falling 76-56 in Columbus.

A three game Mercer (9-10) winning streak came to an end with a 65-58 loss at home to Essex. Paco Boussougou had 19 points and 15 boards for the Vikings.

Greg Monroe and Georgetown head to Pitt.

Richmond finishes their homestand against Charlotte.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Athlete of the Week.

Future Tiger Tom Noonan was held to nine points in Penn Charter's loss to Germantown Academy. For those who watch the video connected to this story, Noonan is #33 in blue.

Persistence fosters success for Denver head coach Joe Scott.

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Sunday News:

January 17, 2010 at 8:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Villanova - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Michael "Juice" Thompson scored 20 points as Northwestern (13-4) outrebounded #6 Purdue 42-23 and defeated the Boilermakers 72-64.

Richmond (14-5) stayed perfect at home with a 67-64 win over La Salle.

Denver (12-7) was downed by Louisiana-Monroe, 64-53.

Oregon State (8-9) fell at home to Arizona State, 66-57.

Mercer (9-9) evened their record with a 73-65 win over Middlesex. The Vikings got 22 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds from Uros Kovacevic.

Georgetown will be tested at #4 Villanova this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Cornell (15-3 / 1-0) kicked off their quest for their a straight conference title with a 74-53 thumping of Columbia (6-9 / 0-1) in Ithaca.

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