A conversation with Joe Scott.
Produced by the University of Denver Communications Department.
Tuesday News:
MCCC vs. Salem - 8:00 pm ET
Patrick Saunders earned a spot on the Honor Roll of the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had 12 points and seven assists in Catholic Memorial's win over Pius.
Denver coach Joe Scott is profiled in the Denver Post.
Pioneer senior guard Nate Rohnert was named Sun Belt Player of the Week.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (14-3) dismantled Clarkson, 82-37. St. Francis (NY) rallied past Columbia (6-8) in the second half, 59-53. Brown (6-11) fell 88-75 at Quinnipiac.
UConn/Georgetown finish.
That's ten "Hoyas win!" by Rich Chvotkin, for those of you keeping score at home...
Monday News:
St. Francis (NY) vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Clarkson vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Quinnipiac - 7:30 pm ET
Drew Crawford scored 25 points as Northwestern (12-3) came from behind to win at Michigan, 68-62.
Denver (12-5) defeated two-time defending Sun Belt Conference champion Western Kentucky, 72-67. The Pioneers shot 67% from the field on the way to their eleventh consecutive home win.
In the Civil War, Oregon State (7-8) stunned Oregon, 64-57. The final game at McArthur Court was the Beavers' first victory there since the 1992-93 season.
Mercer (7-9) won 73-59 at Massassoit. Paco Boussougou had 19 points and 13 boards.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan had 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks in Penn Charter's two point loss to Haverford School.
The Dartmouth adds details about the resignation of Big Green basketball coach Terry Dunn.
Sunday News:
MCCC vs. Massasoit - 1:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Michigan - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Western Kentucky vs. Denver - 3:00 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 10:30 pm ET - FSN
Austin Freeman scored 28 of his career best 33 in the second half as Georgetown rallied from 19 down to defeat UConn, 72-69. Hoya Hoops has streaming postgame audio.
Richmond (12-5) was tripped up at Saint Louis, 63-58.
Mercer (6-9) lost at CCRI, 71-65. Uros Kovacevic had 19 in defeat.
Northwestern travels to Michigan.
Denver hosts Western Kentucky.
The Valley News has more on Terry Dunn's departure from Dartmouth.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) opened conference play with a 76-47 win over Dartmouth (3-11 / 0-1). Yale (6-11) finished non conference play with a 79-48 win over NJIT.
Saturday News:
UConn vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
MCCC vs. CCRI - 3:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Saint Louis - 5:00 pm ET - FSN Midwest
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
NJIT vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Chris Wright (left) and Georgetown host #12 UConn today.
Richmond visits Saint Louis.
The Trentonian files an exam break report on Princeton.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (13-3) eked out a 71-65 win over South Dakota.
Dunn done: Dartmouth coach resigns.
Earlier today, the afternoon before Dartmouth kicks off Ivy League play at Harvard, head coach Terry Dunn suddenly resigned.
Sources tell Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports that Dunn was "forced to resign after his entire team threatened to boycott taking the court this weekend."
Assistant coaches Mark Graupe, Michael Brown and Tim Lane will "coach by committee" against the Crimson on Saturday.
An interim head coach is expected to be announced by the school next week.
Dunn departs Hanover with a 47-103 record. The Big Green is 3-10 this season and is coming off of a 49-43 win over Bucknell on Monday night.
Friday News:
Cornell vs. South Dakota - 8:30 pm ET
Bill Carmody wasn't happy with how his team played, but Northwestern (11-3) held off Texas-Pan American, 53-44.
Nate Rohnert had 27 points and seven assists as Denver (12-4) defeated New Orleans, 75-66.
WZBN has put together a solid video package of highlights from the Princeton/St. Joe's game.
The Daily Princetonian reports on the Tigers' victory over Marist.
The Trenton Times catches up with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson as his team enters their annual exam break.
A sophomore Neshaminy point guard is apparently being recruited by the Tigers (among others).
Around the Ivy League: Five players scored in double figures as Yale (5-11) routed Albertus Magnus, 92-71.
An exam break quiz.
I contributed some questions to the just-published PAW basketball quiz. Get them all right any you could win some prizes! Send your guesses here before January 21st to qualify.
Here are a few samples from the exam:
1. Princeton has won 13 NCAA tournament games, most recently in 1998. In what year did the Tigers pick up their first postseason victory?
6. and 7. Douglas Davis '12 hit seven 3-pointers against Lafayette in December. Name the only two Princeton players who have made more threes in one game.
9. This Princeton forward remains the only Ivy League basketball player to start NCAA tournament games in four consecutive seasons.
Pencils down.
Thursday News:
Texas-Pan American vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
New Orleans vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Albertus Magnus vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Marist on goprincetontigers.com, in the Poughkeepsie Journal and on goredfoxes.com.
Georgetown (11-2) lost by three at Marquette.
It was a successful Atlantic 10 kickoff for Richmond (12-4), 80-68 over Duquesne.
Oregon State (6-8) continues to confuse. The Beavers matched the worst loss in school history, crushed by Seattle 99-48.
Texas-Pan American visits Northwestern tonight.
Denver welcomes New Orleans to Magness Arena.
Tons of Princeton recruiting news! Ben Hazel had 11 for Good Counsel in a 54-52 loss to DeMatha. T.J. Bray contributed eight points, six assists and five rebounds for Catholic Memorial in their 17 point win over Waukesha South. Tom Noonan scored 18 for Penn Charter in a 49-45 loss to Peddie. Finally, a picture of Highland Park center Daniel Edwards wearing a sombrero.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (12-3) led by one in the final minute at #1 Kansas, but the Jayhawks held on for the 71-66 victory. Army became unofficial champions of the Ancient Eight with a 59-51 win over Brown (6-10). Columbia (6-7) lost by 17 to Lafayette. Penn (1-10) was an 82-71 winner at UMBC, ending the Quakers' 11 game losing streak.
