I had a chance to speak with American University assistant coach Mike Brennan earlier today, as the Eagles prepared for their first round NCAA Tournament game against Villanova. A transcript of our conversation follows. - JS
First things first, congratulations.
I appreciate it. Thank you.
Is the team already in Philadelphia?
Yeah. We are. We got up here last night.
Is there an open practice at the Wachovia Center later today?
Exactly. We're practicing at noon at another facility and then we have to go over there later on this afternoon for about an hour. Basically, it is just like a shootaround.
ESPN's Top 10 First Round NCAA Tournament Upsets - Princeton/UCLA comes in third on the countdown.
St. John's vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBI
Northwestern vs. Tulsa - 9:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPNU
Georgetown vs. Baylor - 9:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN2
Houston vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Wildcat guard Craig Moore has been invited to take part in the 21st Annual College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships, held Final Four weekend in Detroit.
Richmond welcomes St. John's to the Robins Center for the opening round of the CBI.
Houston travels to Oregon State in another CBI clash.
Don't forget about the first-ever princetonbasketball.com live chat, held tonight from the start of the Spiders' game through the end of the Beavers' tilt.
One more article to mark the 20th anniversary of Princeton/Georgetown in the first round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament: Here's what Princeton Alumni Weekly had to say after the game.
Chris Young was scratched from his latest spring training start as a precaution for tendinitis.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Princeton/Georgetown game.
With that fact in mind, I finally went into my old bedroom at my parents' house and opened up one of the many boxes I've collected over the years labeled "Princeton basketball."
Near the top of the first box I took out of the closet was a copy of the March 21, 1989 Princeton Packet. I've scanned the box score off the cover of the sports section. Click to enlarge.
These boxes are a treasure trove of old magazine articles, newspapers, game programs and photographs that I hope to share over the summer.
In the meantime, you can buy a DVD of this classic NCAA tournament contest here.
Feel free to share your memories of that game in the comments.
Thank you for your interest in princetonbasketball.com this season.
With four members of the extended Princeton family - Richmond, Northwestern, Georgetown and Oregon State - all playing in postseason games on Wednesday, I've decided to do something new on the site:
The first-ever princetonbasketball.com live chat!
You'll be able to ask me questions, talk about the games as they happen and interact with each other starting at 6:30 pm ET through the final buzzer in Corvallis.
The chat will be moderated.
I'll be providing updates on all four games and I might have a prize or two to give away during this marathon.
Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down on Monday afternoon at Jadwin Gym to review Princeton's final road trip to Columbia, Cornell and Penn in detail. The two also wrapped up the regular season, talked about the contributions of the Tigers' two man senior class and discussed some interesting statistics that came out of the year. The 14th and final interview of the season is 17:00+ in length.
An additional interview with Coach Johnson about the 2009 recruiting class, the 2009-10 schedule and other topics heading into the summer will be posted in early May.
From the Sports Illustrated vault, a 1996 piece by Alex Wolff about the retiring Pete Carril.
Speaking of Wolff, his Vermont Frost Heaves clinched a PBL wild-card playoff spot with a 120-94 win over the Buffalo Stampede.
Press releases about postseason appearances: Northwestern, Georgetown, Richmond and Oregon State. With all four schools playing on Wednesday night, there will most likely be an interactive live blog on the site that evening. Stay tuned.
A 19 point, 16 rebound game for Judson Wallace as Benetton Treviso defeated GMAC Bologna, 80-77.
Oregon State has accepted a bid to host a College Basketball Invitational first round game next week. It is the Beavers' first postseason trip since 2005.
There will be a Princeton representative in the 2009 NCAA Tournament after all.
Congratulations to former Tiger guard/coach Mike Brennan '94, who is heading to the big dance for the second straight season as an assistant coach at American University.
The Eagles, who were the regular season Patriot League champions, defeated Holy Cross 73-57 this afternoon in the finals of the Patriot League Tournament to grab the conference's automatic bid.
princetonbasketball.com was founded on April 28th, 1998 in an attempt to provide fans of the Princeton Tigers and Ivy League basketball with the best on-line source for up-to-date news and information. We have since expanded to launch a companion site, Georgetown Basketball News.
As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
