One more from the archives, before I settle down on the couch for today's games.
I grabbed this off the wall outside of the Wawa on University Place in early 1989.
Scrabis had joined Princeton's 1,000 point club earlier in the year - on a free throw, pausing to look to his left before shooting as he always did - and would lead his team to the 1989 Ivy League title, clinching the championship with a victory at Harvard in the final game of the season.
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Georgetown/Baylor clips.
Northwestern/Tulsa footage.
Videos from Richmond's win and Oregon State's victory in the CBI were not embeddable, unfortunately. You can watch postgame analysis, interviews and clips out of Corvallis by clicking here.
Craig Robinson responds to his brother-in-law's NCAA Tournament picks.
American vs. Villanova - 7:20 pm ET - NCAA - CBS
Oregon State (14-17) will play on in the CBI. The Beavers rallied to defeat Houston 49-44.
Richmond (19-15) came from 14 down to defeat St. John's 75-69 in another CBI matchup.
Northwestern (17-14) fell at Tulsa. Senior guard Craig Moore had an open three point shot with 26 seconds left that just missed the mark.
Georgetown (16-15) saw its year end with a 74-72 loss at Baylor that was a microcosm of their season - strong start, confusion after the midway point and then a missed chance to win at the very end.
Want to see what people were saying during last night's games? You can replay our live chat here.
The Town Topics talks to Sydney Johnson about the end of Princeton's season.
Halfway between DC and Pittsburgh and uninterested in the NCAA tournament? You can always check out Princeton recruit Ian Hummer and Gonzaga playing in the 49th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament.
The first-ever princetonbasketball.com chat can be found above.
Doors open around 6:30 pm ET.
This chat is moderated, so it may take a moment or two for your comments/questions to appear.
Thanks for taking part!
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
Northwestern plays its first postseason game in 10 years tonight at Tulsa in the first round of the NIT.
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.
Georgetown and Baylor, two teams headed in opposite directions at the end of the season, meet this evening in NIT action.
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.
TigerBlog supplements the above with additional thoughts on the 20th anniversary of Princeton/Georgetown.
For interviews with Pete Carril and Tiger captain Bob Scrabis recorded in the days leading up to this game, see this post.
Someday I hope to write up my memories of that bus trip to Providence.
In the second half, there's a sweet George Leftwich screen to set up a Matt Lapin three point shot I had never noticed before.
Want to see this game in a far-higher resolution? You can buy it on DVD here.
Hello, everyone.
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.
I hope you'll check it out.
Best,
Jon Solomon
princetonbasketball.com
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.
Richmond will host St. John's on Wednesday at 7:00 pm ET in the East Regional of the CBI.
Oregon State will host Houston on Wednesday at 10:00 pm ET in the West Regional of the CBI.
The Beavers' game can be seen on HDNet.
Full bracket is here.
