Congratulations to Coach Levy for picking up his first win as head coach at Mercer. The Vikings (1-1) defeated CCBC-Essex 83-71 in the consolation game of the Harford Invitational.
An article about Northwestern freshman guard Nick Fruendt, with quotes from assistant coach Mitch Henderson.
A slideshow from Georgetown's open practice on Friday afternoon for Hoya Hoop Club members. Notice Coach Carril in the background of several of the shots, taking everything in.
MCCC vs. CCBC-Essex - 4:00 pm ET - Harford Classic
The New York Times blog The Quad conducted a long Q&A with Craig Robinson. That interview provides the majority of the quotes in an article about Robinson from today's paper.
Robinson is also the subject of lengthy post-election day pieces in the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune. The latter link has quotes from Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody.
On the court, Oregon State defeated Concordia (Ore.) in the Beavers' second exhibition of the season.
Mercer (0-1) dropped Howie Levy's first game as head coach, 81-62 to Erie at the Hartford Invitational.
MCCC vs. Erie - 4:00 pm ET - Harford Classic
Oregon State has an exhibition against Concordia (Ore.) tonight.
On this slow news day, take some time to learn up on Princeton's first opponent, Central Michigan. The Chippewas were picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference West Division by the MAC News Media Association. Here's a practice report from last week. CMU will play Marygrove in an exhibition later today.
Media Day reports from Harvey Yavener at the Trenton Times and the Trentonian. If you missed it yesterday evening, our comprehensive multimedia 2008 Media Day coverage can be found here.
Northwestern lost their exhibition to NAIA power Robert Morris, 69-62.
Princeton's first opponent, Central Michigan, has reinstated suspended senior Marcus Van. The Chippewas return four starters from last season.
Former Princeton captain John Rogers '80 was on Fox Business yesterday morning talking about playing basketball with Barack Obama, the economy and his friendship with Tiger teammate Craig Robinson.
Coach Sydney Johnson interview:
Kareem Maddox interview:
Zach Finley interview:
Nick Lake & Jason Briggs interview:
Princeton held its 2008 Media Day on Thursday afternoon. Coach Sydney Johnson and select Tigers spoke to princetonbasketball.com about the upcoming season. These interviews are exclusive to our site. If you're interested in inside access like this all season long, please consider becoming a donor.
Photos from today by Stephen Goldsmith can be seen after the jump.
Northwestern plays an exhibition against Robert Morris tonight at 8:00 pm ET.
The Daily Princetonian writes about last month's Bradley/Kazmaier retirement ceremony.
Georgetown senior guard Jesse Saap is profiled by Five Boro Sports.
Articles about Craig Robinson's whirlwind day and night in Chicago on Tuesday can be found in the Corvallis Gazette Times, the Oregonian and on espn.com.
Scott Soshnick at Bloomberg writes that Barack Obama's election is a boon for Oregon State.
According to The Oregonian, Craig Robinson is having recruiting successes by working a certain part of his body off.
The Beavers defeated Saint Martin's 80-76 in an exhibition on Sunday night, a game that The Oregonian called "nothing pretty."
Interview Basketball spoke to former Princeton star Bob Scrabis.
The Sports Network has released their Ivy League preview.
Penn grad Steve Danley writes for the New York Times about playing alongside a former Princeton JV point guard at Oxford.
The Georgetown Media Guide is available on-line.
What's happening with Tiger alums in Europe? Noah Savage scored 17 points as SAM Massagno Basket lost 89-80 to the Lugano Tigers. Judson Wallace with 10 points and five rebounds for Benetton Treviso in a 84-65 victory against Eldo Caserta.
After being teased as a possibility on sites such as i95Ballerz since early August, Gonzaga high school senior standout Ian Hummer made his commitment to Princeton official last week.
The 6'7", 225 lb forward is the son of former Princeton star Ed Hummer '67 and the nephew of another Tiger legend - John Hummer '70.
We had a chance to speak with Gonzaga head coach Steve Turner on Friday and he gave us the scoop on this highly regarded prospect who passed up high major opportunities for the chance to play for the Tigers. Quotes, video highlights, player evaluations and articles can be found after the jump.
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon caught up at Jadwin Gym on Monday morning to talk in detail about the 2008-09 season. Included in this discussion are questions about the new banners hanging in the rafters, meeting Bill Bradley for the first time, this year's team captains, information on player injuries, the freshman class, how practices have gone so far and a variety of other topics. This interview is 25:00+ in length, our longest interview with Coach Johnson to date.
Weekly interviews with Coach Johnson appear on this site every Thursday during the season.
