audio - maui press conference
audio - coach sydney johnson (sorry about all the wind)
The eight head coaches for the schools participating in the 2007 Maui Invitational met the media just after sunrise on Saturday morning. Following brief statements and some group photos, the coaches paired with local grade school kids for a free throw shooting contest.
We're safe. We're sound. We're exhausted.
We're in Hawaii. This is a photo of our pool.
Miss the Iona game and want to see a surprisingly long highlight package? WZBN is on the case.
Yahoo! Sports lists the best Ivy League recruits position-by-position. Patrick Saunders is their choice for small forward.
Northwestern (0-2) fell in the final seconds to DePaul 54-53. Richmond (2-3) also dropped a close decision in the final ticks. UMBC dunked home the winning bucket with three seconds to play. Denver (2-2) lost by 18 on the road at Northern Colorado.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-2) bested Mercer by 18 at home on Friday night. Five time zones east of here today, Columbia (1-3) shot 2-21 from three in a 70-38 loss to Albany, Cornell (1-1) saw the Ohio Bobcats race past the century mark in a 102-89 loss, Penn (0-3) dropped their third straight to start the season, this time 80-65 against Howard and Dartmouth (1-2) rounded out a winless day for the league with a 72-57 loss in their home opener versus James Madison.
There aren't many college basketball road trips longer than the one from Mercer County to the Maui Invitational, but these opportunities don't come around often. We're off before sunrise to Hawaii, where princetonbasketball.com will be live courtside and beachside as the Tigers face three formidable basketball challenges in as many days. Because of transit, there will be no news updates until late Saturday night. Look for daily "postcards" on this site before and after each game. If you're making your way out as well, please get in touch.
Mercer vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
The Princeton Packet files their report on the Iona game, focusing on the contributions of senior guard Matt Sargeant.
Northwestern (0-1) rallied in the second half to tie their season opener with Stanford before the Cardinal pulled away late for the 71-60 victory. The Wildcats were outrebounded by 21.
Georgetown (2-0) raced out to 12-0 and 28-7 leads against Michigan, coasting to a 74-52 win.
We're working on a full story about the fifth member of next year's Princeton recruiting class, but you can learn on your own about this new name here.
In their second interview of the campaign, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym to discuss the Tigers' 2-0 start and to preview the Maui Invitational. This interview is 12:00+ in length. New interviews with Coach Johnson will be available every week during the 2007-08 basketball season.
Michigan vs. Georgetown - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN360
Stanford vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Want to learn more about the Tigers' victory over Iona? goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian and the Associated Press were all on the scene.
Here's how the Iona web site saw the game.
The Town Topics has their take on the Tigers' season opener.
Congratulations, Zach Finley! You've been named to Mid-Majority's All-6-9-White-Guy Team.
Northwestern opens its season tonight at home versus Stanford. Georgetown hosts Michigan at the Verizon Center.
Here's video of ESPN's All Access feature on the Hoyas.
Looking ahead to March, the Gazelle Group announced plans for a third postseason NCAA tournament, one that ends with a best-of-three championship series.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (1-2) had a 14-3 lead on Rhode Island, but it was all Rams from that point forward as the Bears fell by 14. Yale (1-1) dropped an 89-80 decision at UMass.
box score
audio - coach sydney johnson, matt sargeant & lincoln gunn
Ask Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson about the Tigers and he'll explain it as simply as possible - "We pass, dribble, shoot. That's what we do."
With the shot clock ticking down, seventy seconds to play and Princeton clinging to a 59-55 lead, a tightly guarded Lincoln Gunn didn't have much time to choose from those options.
We'd been looking across the Internet for confirmation on this name for several weeks, but didn't turn up an article until this afternoon. An August 2007 story from the Orange County Register mentions in passing that 6'4" Chris O'Brien of Northwood High School in Irvine, California has announced he plans to attend Princeton next year to play basketball.
Today's Game: Iona (0-1) vs. Princeton (1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 5-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 57 Iona 46 - 12/30/06.
The Tigers look to go 2-0 in their final tune-up before heading across the globe for next week's daunting Maui Invitational.
Rhode Island vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. UMass - 8:00 pm ET
The Daily Princetonian previews tonight's action versus the Gaels and summarizes Sydney Johnson's lecture about the legacy of Princeton basketball.
Coach Johnson is also the focus of a piece in today's New York Times.
On the heels of his outstanding sophomore debut, The Star Ledger profiles Princeton center Zach Finley.
The Central Connecticut State student paper files a report about the Blue Devils' loss to Princeton.
Richmond (2-1) pulled out a two point win over East Carolina in overtime last night.
The home opener for Denver (2-1) went well. The Pioneers built a 21 point lead and pushed aside a couple late Wyoming runs on the way to a 76-65 victory. I caught the last seven+ minutes of this game on TV late last night and while the Pioneers had too many turnovers while trying to run out the clock, Joe Scott's new team did not look as devoid of talent as I expected them to be. The Associated Press reporter was similarly surprised.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-2) gave a game effort at Ohio State before falling 68-54.
Richmond vs. East Carolina - 8:00 pm ET
Wyoming vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Columbia vs. Ohio State - 9:00 pm ET - NIT Tip-Off - ESPN2
Today's must-read is Jerry Price's feature about new Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson.
One more report on the CCSU game, this from the Princeton Packet.
From the most recent Princeton Alumni Weekly, a short preview of the Tigers focusing on Kyle Koncz and his family.
Basketball Prospectus previews the Ivy League.
Both Denver and Richmond are in action tonight.
The Washington Post profiles Georgetown center Roy Hibbert.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (1-1) picked up a 47-41 victory over Delaware State on a neutral court in Columbus, Ohio in the opening night of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.
Reading the following in last week's Daily Princetonian got me curious:
Over the summer, [Coach Sydney] Johnson sent the team an email with a link to a motivational youtube.com video: a Charles Barkley highlight reel set to '80s rock that featured the tagline, "Who says pros can't compete?"
So, I tracked this video down. Here it is...
