"No one plays Princeton unless you're a psycho or a drug addict...I'm not a drug addict, so I must be a psycho." - John Calipari, March 1995.
Sydney Johnson has not gone up against Kentucky’s John Calipari during his four seasons as Princeton head man, but the two met under different circumstances during Johnson’s sophomore year – when the Tigers (3-3) visited fifth-ranked, Calipari-coached UMass (3-1).
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, yet another angle of Douglas Davis versus Harvard. Was there anyone in the building not filming? More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN
NIT
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern – 8:00 pm ET – ESPN3
NIT
Thursday, March 17th
East region – Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky – 2:45 pm ET – CBS
NCAA Tournament
Southwest region – Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt – 4:10 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 18th
Southwest region – Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown – 9:50 pm ET – TBS
NCAA Tournament
goprincetontigers.com, the Daily Princetonian, the Trentonian, the Star Ledger, New Jersey Newsroom, the Associated Press and ukathletics.com provide more than enough information on what's to come this week in Tampa.
Steve Politi of the Star Ledger frames Princeton's first round game around the Tigers' 1996 NCAA win over UCLA - which happened 15 years ago today.
An unhappy Kentucky feels their seed is too low.
Richmond (27-7) defeated Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament. The 12th-seeded Spiders will play Vanderbilt on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.
Bob Ryan (video) reports from Yale on Saturday's Ivy playoff, as does Jeremy Schaap (video).
Princeton's victory is celebrated by SportsProf.
Jay Greenberg from the New York Post adds his thoughts from New Haven.
Princeton Alumni Weekly has four things to know about the Tigers' win over the Crimson and an outstanding feature by Zach Kwartler on the 1996 UCLA game.
A Harvard student writes up the game for College Hoops Journal.
Dime Magazine called the playoff "a fitting ending to a renewed rivalry."
Dr. Gabe Lewullis is profiled by the Express-Times for their Catching Up With series.
Be honest. How quickly can you complete this Princeton basketball quiz?
The winner of Wednesday's game between USC and VCU plays Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Northwestern gets a home NIT game on Wednesday night versus UW Milwaukee. Bill Carmody was in the shower when the call came there was more basketball to be played.
The contrarian bets of John Rogers beat most hedge funds in 2010.
Finally, if you're a Kentucky basketball writer visiting this site - I'd love to exchange Q&As with you in the next day or so!
11 minutes in New Haven shot from inside the Princeton band.
The view from Harvard's end of the floor, as filmed by the Crimson athletic department. Credit to them for not cutting out the game's final play.
2011 NCAA Tournament
East region - Thursday in Tampa, FL
(13) Princeton vs. (4) Kentucky - 2:45 pm ET - CBS
Southwest region - Thursday in Denver, CO
(12) Richmond vs. (5) Vanderbilt - 4:10 pm ET - TBS
Southwest region - Friday in Chicago, IL
(11) USC/VCU vs. (6) Georgetown - 9:50 pm ET - TBS
A printable NCAA Tournament bracket can be found here (.pdf).
2011 NIT Tournament
Tuesday, March 15th
(6) Harvard vs. (3) Oklahoma State - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN
Wednesday, March 16th
(5) UW Milwaukee vs. (4) Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN3
A printable NIT Tournament bracket can be found here (.pdf).
The Tigers drew a 13 seed in the East and will play fourth-seeded Kentucky on Thursday in Tampa, Florida. Princeton last played the Wildcats in the 1977 NCAA Tournament.
Tipoff time will be at roughly 2:45 pm ET and the game will air on CBS.
Interviews from Princeton's Selection Sunday event with Douglas Davis, Coach Sydney Johnson, Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox can all be found after the jump - along with video of the team's reaction when their name came up on the giant television at the Frist Campus Center.
I decided that win or lose, I'd film the final play of Saturday's playoff from my viewpoint behind the Princeton bench.
While I do remember involuntarily screaming "oh my god!" at the final buzzer, I don't recall yelping it 5X more times as the camera blacked out, strangers hugged strangers and people on Princeton's side of the gym ran up and down the aisles celebrating.
I'm not ashamed.
Stick through the darkness - a minute or so later I was able to hurdle a higher-than-I-realized barrier and get down on the floor to capture the scene. I'll most likely get this beautiful chaos up on YouTube in higher resolution later in the week but I wanted you to see the raw footage first - a lot of great moments can be found therein.
While you can't draw #tigerblood, who will Princeton draw in the 2011 NCAA Tournament? I've been purposely avoiding bracket projections this season, but now that the Tigers are in I've got no choice! An assortment of projections - some including venue and opponent - can be found after the jump.
Take all of these prognostications with a grain of salt but it should give you a decent idea of the 6-8 teams Princeton stands a solid chance of playing.
Alternate angles of Douglas Davis' shot keep showing up on the Internet. I can't stop watching them. The first is very nicely edited and produced. More after the jump.
Sunday, March 13th
(9) Dayton vs. (3) Richmond - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Atlantic 10 Tournament
In addition to our recap, read a ludicrous number of articles about Princeton's victory at the horn over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, on the Princeton Alumni Weekly web site, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the New York Times, in the New York Daily News, in the Washington Post, on Soft Pretzel Logic, on the Dagger, in the Boston Globe, in the Boston Herald, in the Crimson, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe (who calls Douglas Davis "stocky"?) writes about how "Princeton won, but nobody lost."
The Boston Herald chooses to profile Davis on top of their game story.
ESPN has more on Harvard/Princeton on their College Basketball Nation Blog.
Richmond (26-7) clipped Temple 58-54 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semis. The Spiders play Dayton in the championship game later today.
Chris Wright will be back for Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament.
The season for Princeton recruit Bobby Garabade and Seton CC came to an end with a loss to Westhill in the state regional championship.
As I was pulling in to New Haven, I heard Chris Young (.mp3) interviewed on WFAN.
One more video before we finally drive home from New Haven: Seniors Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox cutting down the nets.
That's a Nestle Crunch pillow Mavraides is holding, a tribute to the late Christian "Crunch" Regulski.
