Saturday News:

January 16, 2010 at 9:33 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 2:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain (tape delay)
MCCC vs. Middlesex - 2:00 pm ET
La Salle vs. Richmond - 4:00 pm ET - CSN
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 5:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 6:30 pm ET - FSN NW

Columbia vs. Cornell - 4:00 pm ET - Time Warner

Congratulations to the radio voice of Princeton basketball, John Sadak, who was named 2009 Delaware Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Basketball U. stole a bit of my thunder from what I was planning to write next week with a "Trendspotting" piece on Princeton that looks at the 2009-10 Tigers from a few different statistical perspectives.

Denver travels to Louisiana-Monroe.

Richmond hosts La Salle.

#6 Purdue visits Northwestern.

Oregon State welcomes Arizona State to Corvallis.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 29, including a tie-breaking three with 80 seconds left as Catholic Memorial won 67-61 at Arrowhead.

Future Tiger Ben Hazel had 20, including five three pointers, in Good Counsel's WCAC victory over St. John's.

Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (7-11 / 1-0) opened conference play with a win over Yale (6-12 / 0-1) in New Haven, 75-66.

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Wednesday News:

January 13, 2010 at 9:55 am
Filed under Basketball, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

UMass vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern - 8:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Temple vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

Mercer (8-9) won 82-70 at Salem. Paco Boussougou had 20 points and 13 boards. Derrick Williams added 11 points 10 assists.

Drew Crawford and Northwestern host #13 Wisconsin.

A three game Richmond homestand begins with a visit from UMass.

When Bill Bradley broke the Princeton record for points in a game, whose record did he break? TigerBlog knows.

Denver senior guard Nate Rohnert is the esteemed winner of Mid Majority Baller Of the Week.

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored 17 points before fouling out in overtime as Penn Charter lost at the horn to Episcopal Academy.

Craig Haley of Hamilton Space writes about the connection between Ivy League programs and Mercer County prep schools.

The archive kicked out this March 1998 George Vecsey column following Princeton's NCAA Tournament win over UNLV.

USA Today has published their new Ivy League conference report.

Seventh place is where the Tigers sit in this week's Schuylkill 16.

Penn freshman guard Carson Sullivan has left the program.

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Wednesday News:

January 6, 2010 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Gabe Lewullis, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (7-5 / 0-0) vs. Marist (1-12 / 1-3)
Location: McCann Center - Poughkeepsie, NY
Time: 7:30 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.

Richmond vs. Dusquesne - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Marquette - 8:00 pm ET - MASN
Seattle vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN NW

Brown vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Lafayette - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. UMBC - 7:30 pm ET
Cornell vs. Kansas - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN360

Mercer (6-8) shut down Manor, 56-35. Uros Kovacevic had 15 for the Vikings.

The Poughkeepsie Journal previews tonight's matchup.

The Princeton Packet ran a story on the Princeton/St. Joe's game.

There's a Daily Princetonian article about the Tigers' last three games that has a pair of inexplicably incorrect descriptions of how the Maine and Wagner matchups concluded.

On this date in 1995, Gabe Lewullis scored 37 points for Central Catholic.

#12 Georgetown heads up I-94 to Marquette.

Richmond opens Atlantic 10 play at Duquesne.

Seattle visits Oregon State.

Princeton moves up two spots to seventh in the new Schuylkill 16.

Around the Ivy League: Without Alex Zampier, Yale (4-11) fell by six at Lehigh.

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Tuesday News:

January 5, 2010 at 10:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Manor vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Yale vs. Lehigh - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss at Maine on goprincetontigers.com, in the Bangor Daily News, on Black Bears Pit and on goblackbears.com.

WABI has a video package from the Princeton/Maine game.

Dan Mavraides made the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

Northwestern's John Shurna is the Big Ten Player of the Week.

Congratulations to Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson and his family. Robinson's wife delivered a baby boy named Austin Lucas on Monday morning.

Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 27 in Catholic Memorial's five point win over Menomonee Falls.

Future Tiger Daniel Edwards had 17 as Highland Park improved to 8-9 with a victory over R.L. Turner.

Around the Ivy League: Matt Mullery scored in the waning seconds of overtime to help Brown (6-9) get past Wagner, 72-71. Dartmouth (3-10) led wire to wire in a six point win over Bucknell. Columbia (6-6) lost two starters to injury in the first half but still had enough to top American, 56-51. Harvard (11-3) won at Santa Clara, 74-66. Freshman Kyle Casey scored 27 for the Crimson.

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Saturday News:

December 19, 2009 at 9:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Stanford vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Florida - 6:30 pm ET - Orange Bowl Classic - Sun Sports
Old Dominion vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - MASN
Mississippi Valley State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET

FIT gave Mercer (5-8) fits on Thursday. The Vikings fell 83-75 despite 19 points and 14 rebounds from Paco Boussougou.

Northwestern hosts Stanford at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Looking for the best start of the John Thompson III era, #11 Georgetown welcomes Old Dominion.

Richmond and #13 Florida square off in the Orange Bowl Classic.

Mississippi Valley State visits Oregon State.

Denver is home for UL-M.

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored 19 in Penn Charter's 55-43 loss to The Hill School.

USA Today has a mid-December team-by-team update on the Ivy League.

The archive has pulled up a 1996 New York Times piece about Bill Carmody written before the start of his first season as a head coach.

If there are any weather updates for tomorrow's Princeton/Maine game, we'll be sure to post them on our Twitter feed.

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Princeton JV 84 Mercer 79.

December 14, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Filed under 09-10, Basketball, Brian Earl, Howie Levy, MCCC, Photos, Princeton, Scott Greenman, Stephen Goldsmith

For the second straight year, Mercer County Community College scrimmaged the Princeton JV at Jadwin Gym. It was a great opportunity to watch two teams who run similar offenses face off and also a chance to observe several Tigers in action that have seen very limited playing time this season.

While the scrimmage was scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm ET, the two teams started early. Mercer had opened with a 10-0 and Princeton had answered with 10 straight by the time I arrived.

Someone I had not seen play previously was freshman forward Mack Darrow - who showed a quick first step to the basket and scored 17 points. Darrow wore #34 on Monday night instead of his varsity jersey number of #41. The Tiger JV was outfitted with Princeton's 2008-09 uniforms, complete with VBK memorial patches.

Scott Greenman is coaching the Princeton JV this year. Greenman sported a shirt from a Princeton summer camp with the mantra "One Goal. Make Shots" printed on the chest.

Greenman's offensive strategy was to put four players around the perimeter and repeatedly lob the ball inside to Brendan Connolly (#45). The Tigers' freshman center showed why he scored so many points back in Tennessee, finishing well when surrounded and making all three of his free throw tries.

Connolly ended the exhibition with 20 points.

Junior guard Bobby Foley, who hit seven three pointers the last time these two teams met, scored 11 for the Tigers. Foley was a surprising 1-5 at the free throw line.

Mercer coach Howie Levy. The Vikings have won three straight since their trip to the Verizon Center earlier this month.

John Comfort (#15, shooting) scored 13 points in the first half and 16 points in the second half, including six three pointers. His 29 led all scorers.

Comfort also had...

...an explosive breakaway dunk.

Back-to-back Comfort triples made it a 73-57 Tiger lead late in the second half.

Coach Levy joked that Greenman's strategy to play man on defense after missed Tiger shots and zone on defense after made Princeton baskets threw his team off.

The Vikings went on a 22-6 run to close within two in the final minute.

Javis Williams had a pair of impressive dunks during the run...

...plus a ridiculous 360 move to score inside.

Two Darrow free throws iced the win for the Princeton JV.

Greenman, assistant coach/shot clock operator Brian Earl, Levy and Roger Gordon talk after the scrimmage's conclusion.

Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.

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Sunday News:

December 13, 2009 at 10:11 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (3-4 / 0-0) vs. UNC Greensboro (2-5 / 1-1)
Location: Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 UNC Greensboro 55 - 1/3/09.

North Carolina A&T vs. Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com

Lyndon State vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

UNCG Basketball Fan previews this afternoon's game.

An impressive win for Georgetown (8-0), starting the second half on a 21-2 run and dispatching #17 Washington with surprising ease. The Hoyas swept their back-to-back games against Top 25 foes, growing up in the process.

Bragging rights in Virginia's capitol went to VCU, who defeated Richmond (7-2) at the Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic, 65-57.

Denver (6-3) lost by 10 at Portland.

Mental mistakes plagued Oregon State (4-4) in a 50-44 defeat at Nebraska.

Mercer (5-7) beat Burlington 66-65 in overtime. Quincy Hendryx had the game-winner with sixteen seconds left in the extra frame.

Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Penn Charter's victory over Del-Val Charter.

Enthusiastic announcer Gus Johnson writes about the Princeton/UCLA game in the book "Being There: 100 Sports Pros Talk About the Best Sporting Events They Ever Witnessed Firsthand."

Northwestern returns to action after their exam break, taking on North Carolina A&T.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-7) continued to struggle, losing by five at Monmouth. Columbia (5-4) defeated a different winless squad, besting Bryant, 69-57. Army picked up its fourth win over its fourth Ivy opponent this season, defeating Dartmouth (1-6) in Hanover, 59-46.

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Friday News:

December 11, 2009 at 9:25 am
Filed under Basketball, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

Mercer County Community College (4-7) defeated Essex 72-57. Two Vikings picked up double doubles - Isaiah Andrews had 10 points and 10 boards while Paco Boussougou scored 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds.

A 21 point, six rebound Eurocup game for Judson Wallace as Benetton bested Dynamo Moscow, 86-74.

The Daily Princetonian previews this weekend's game at Greensboro.

"Outside The Limelight" author Kathy Orton is interviewed by Talking with Tim, where she briefly mentions what Princeton assistant Scott Greenman thought of her book.

Dana O'Neil from espn.com profiles Harvard senior standout Jeremy Lin.

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Tuesday News:

December 8, 2009 at 9:53 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Butler - 7:00 pm ET - Jimmy V Classic - ESPN
Morris vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Cal State Northridge vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. Wagner - 7:00 pm ET
Albany vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown and Butler meet at Madison Square Garden tonight in the first half of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader. I'll be on press row with Twitter reports during the game and player/coach audio available afterwards.

Denver hosts Cal State Northridge at Magness Arena.

Pioneers coach Joe Scott talks to the Denver Post about going to school with future first lady Michelle Obama.

Northwestern freshman guard Drew Crawford has entered the blogging world.

To the surprise of no one, Douglas Davis represents Princeton on the Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

The Frederick News Post reports on the Frederick/Mercer game at the Verizon Center.

Around the Ivy League: Vermont scored the game's last 10 points and beat Yale (3-6) in New Haven. 72-60. Brown (4-7) lost their cross-town meeting with Providence College, 78-62.

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Frederick 80 Mercer 74.

December 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Filed under 09-10, Audio, Basketball, Howie Levy, MCCC, Photos, Stephen Goldsmith

Postgame audio - Coach Howie Levy (with an unexpected cameo from John Thompson III):

Early in the second half of Mercer County Community College's visit to the Verizon Center, a switch flipped.

Trailing 51-26 after falling behind by 20 at the break, the Vikings began to believe in the validity of their man offense sets, and pulled off an incredible comeback that would eventually knot the score with 2:15 to go at 70.

"The effort, the energy, the enthusiasm. I told them afterwards it was the first time that they acted like a team and played like a team," said Mercer coach Howie Levy. "It was nice to watch."

While MCCC was unable to get over that final hurdle, falling by six at the free throw line, it was a rally that appeared to unify the team behind their coach's vision.

"We just had to make a couple more foul shots and a couple more layups," said Levy wistfully after his team's surge came up short.

Photos from today's game courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.

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Tuesday News:

December 1, 2009 at 9:27 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News

Northwestern vs. NC State - 7:00 pm ET - ACC/Big Ten Challenge - ESPNU
Raritan vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET

Vermont vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET

Georgetown (5-0) had little trouble with Mount Saint Mary, dispatching the Mountaineers 83-62.

Northwestern visits undefeated NC State this evening. The Wildcats' John Shurna was honored as Big Ten Player of the Week.

Mercer County Community College will play at the Verizon Center on Saturday, opening up for the American/Georgetown game.

Patrick Saunders represents Princeton in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (2-3) let one get away versus Sacred Heart, falling 60-55.

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Cyber Monday News:

November 30, 2009 at 9:00 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

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On to the news...

Mount Saint Mary vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - MASN

Columbia vs. Sacred Heart - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss to Cal on goprincetontigers.com courtesy the Associated Press, in the Cal Bears Examiner, in the Mercury News, in the San Francisco Chronicle, and on calbears.com

Georgetown looks for its fifth straight against Mount Saint Mary.

You can now follow Mercer County Community College basketball on Twitter.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (5-1) closed on an 18-6 run and won at Boston University for the first time since 1975. Cornell (5-2) finished Legends Classic play undefeated with a 61-54 win versus Drexel.

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