Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Douglas Davis, Kareem Maddox & Dan Mavraides:
As I stood on the floor in disbelief, unable to properly take in what had transpired, I found myself drifting next to Roger Gordon '73 - the unofficial Princeton assistant coach who has sat on the bench - or perhaps more properly stood next to it - at different times over the years alongside Pete Carril, Bill Carmody, John Thompson III, Joe Scott and now Sydney Johnson.
Gordon has been a constant through decades of change, always on the periphery of the frame.
"This is for all of Pete's shots that didn't go in," he said quietly watching the 2010-11 Ivy League champions start to cut down the nets at Payne Whitney Gym.
His team trailing by one with :02.8 on the clock and senior tri-captain Dan Mavraides inbounding under the Tiger basket, Douglas Davis was able to take the ball in the left corner, dribble twice to his right, use a pump fake to create a sliver of space underneath Harvard's Oliver McNally and lean in for a true jumper as time expired to send Princeton to their first NCAA Tournament since 2004.
This one did go in.
"I got a good screen from Will Barrett," a still-stunned Davis said. "Originally I thought they were going to deny me the ball but I was able to get open. I took a couple dribbles and was able to fade. It felt good, went in and I fell on the ground."
"That was the worst decision I ever made because everybody just jumped on me."
While watching these on loop is making writing a game story exceedingly difficult, I can't imagine most site visitors are tiring of these alternate views.
I don't traditionally post pictures ripped from other sites, but above is a great Associated Press image of Douglas Davis as his winning shot sailed through the net that I had to share.
Before Princeton and Harvard's Ivy League playoff on Saturday - starting at 2:00 pm ET - we're bringing back the live chat while we're already courtside in New Haven.
Check above to ask questions about the Tigers, get exclusive tidbits from Payne Whitney and temper your nervous energy with discussion of the Ivy League and the other teams in the Carril Cradle.
This chat is moderated, so it may take a moment or two for your comments and questions to appear.
Thanks in advance for taking part! You can check out an archive of our chat before Harvard/Princeton I between now and then.
Looking for something unrelated, I came across the fact that the Tigers' radio announcer John Sadak swept the Delaware Press Association's radio and TV broadcasting honors. Congratulations!
Don't forget about our live chat on the site today at 2:00 pm ET.
I sent my favorite writers who cover the Ivy League and past in-conference Know! Your! Foe! participants four words via email asking for their answers to the question everyone's considering prior to tomorrow's tipoff between Harvard and Princeton.
On the eve of Princeton's Ivy playoff versus Harvard, Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met at Jadwin Gym to tape their weekly interview.
The pair reviewed Princeton's final three regular season games on the road versus Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn before breaking down Saturday's battle for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson and Solomon also discussed the All-Ivy honors received earlier in the week by Kareem Maddox, Dan Mavraides and Ian Hummer.
This Q&A is 27:00+ in length.
Interviews with Coach Johnson will appear on this site every week during the 2010-11 season.
Michael "Juice" Thompson scored a Big 10 Tournament record 35 points as Northwestern (18-12) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 75-65 win over Minnesota. Next up, the top-ranked Buckeyes.
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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
