Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Henry Sims & Jason Clark:
As they had done one day previous against Pitt, Georgetown (23-8) was able to slowly pull away from Cincinnati (23-9) in the second half of this afternoon's Big East Tournament quarterfinal, leading 48-37 following a pair of Jason Clark free throws with 9:11 left.
However, unlike their last time out, the Hoyas were unable to counteract a final run for their opposition. Disrupting the day’s ebb and flow, a nine point lead went down to four rapidly and emphatically on a fantastic play where Yancy Gates stole the ball, passed backwards to Cashmere Wright on a break and still heading forward Wright lofted a diagonal pass for the alley oop dunk.
The Bearcats moved ahead late in regulation on a Gates tip follow for the first time since the 8:54 point of the first frame.
I’m not sure the Georgetown coaches and players would agree, but from a sheer entertainment standpoint this is where the tense, dramatic fun ramped up exponentially.
Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights from Oregon State's Pac-12 Tournament win over Washington State.
Thursday, March 8th
Georgetown (5) vs. Cincinnati (4) - 2:00 pm ET - Big East Tournament - ESPN
Oregon State (8) vs. Washington (1) - 3:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Tournament - FSN
Minnesota (10) vs. Northwestern (7) - 5:30 pm ET - Big 10 Tournament - ESPN2
What did Patrick Saunders text Keith Wright the day after Princeton beat Penn to send Harvard into the NCAA Tournament?
Mitch Henderson reflects on a regular season where the Tigers started slow and finished strong.
The Town Topics writes about the emergence of Jimmy Sherburne.
Here is the Princeton press release on Ian Hummer and Doug Davis earning All-Ivy status.
Georgetown (23-7) shut down Pitt 64-52 to advance in the Big East Tournament. The Hoyas are back at it this afternoon against Cincinnati in the tourney quarterfinals.
It was Oregon State (18-13) taking down Washington State in Pac-12 Tournament play, 69-64. The Beavers get top seed Washington later today.
Stock up on New Jersey Transit tickets and Metrocards. Craig Robinson's team will come to New York City in November for the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. John Thompson III's squad visits Brooklyn a few days later for the last two rounds of the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center, where Princeton will face Fordham the following month.
Minnesota and Northwestern meet in the Big 10 Tournament's first round.
Does Princeton have an honest chance of making it into the 2012 NIT? A popular question around these parts to be sure. The Tigers would certainly like to play in this postseason tournament but I’m unsure at how legitimate that dream is.
So, I did some extensive work after I got home from the Big East Tournament tonight. For this step-by-step exercise I’ll be using Ken Pomeroy’s rankings.
Before you click through, realize that Princeton is ranked 84th in Pomeroy as of this morning. I'll try and update these numbers as we work up to Selection Sunday.
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Otto Porter & Henry Sims:
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III one on one interview:
For whatever reason, a quote from Joe Scott relayed in the upper balcony of Jadwin Gym ages ago has stayed with me all these years.
Players get better from their freshman year to their sophomore year.
They can improve from their sophomore season to when they are juniors.
Once they hit their fourth and final campaign however, they aren’t going to be more than what they already are.
The exception to Scott’s rule may be a late leap by Georgetown center Henry Sims.
Averaging 3.2 points per game three years in, Sims more than tripled his output in 2011-12, putting up 11.1 points along with 5.6 rebounds as an All-Big East third team member.
Sims was downright dominant at times in a Wednesday afternoon Big East Tournament second round matchup versus Pitt with both his scoring and his distributing as the Hoyas were able to build, cultivate and expand a lead that they took for the first time late in the first half on a three point play by freshman Greg Whittington. This was only part of a 16-2 run that closed a frame which ended with Georgetown up by eight as Sims bodied inside for the closing bucket.
The Ivy League announced its 2011-12 All-Ivy team moments ago. Princeton's Ian Hummer (introducing himself to Cornell's Johnathan Gray above) was unanimously named First Team All-Ivy.
Senior Tiger guard Douglas Davis was rewarded as Second Team All-Ivy.
Zack Rosen of Penn is the unanimous Player of the Year. Cornell's Shonn Miller is Rookie of the Year and Yale's Reggie Willhite takes home Defensive Player of the Year.
2011-12 All-Ivy Men's Basketball
Ivy League Player of the Year:
*Zack Rosen, Penn (Sr., G, Colonia, N.J.)
Ivy League Rookie of the Year:
Shonn Miller, Cornell (Fr., F, Euclid, Ohio)
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year:
Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)
First Team All-Ivy^:
Brian Barbour, Columbia (Jr., G, Alamo, Calif.)
Chris Wroblewski, Cornell (Sr., G, Highland Park, Ill.)
Kyle Casey, Harvard (Jr., F, Medway, Mass.)
*Zack Rosen, Penn (Sr., G, Colonia, N.J.)
*Ian Hummer, Princeton (Jr., F, Vienna, Va.)
Greg Mangano, Yale (Sr., C, Orange, Conn.)
Second Team All-Ivy:
Sean McGonagill, Brown (So., G, Brookfield, Ill.)
Brandyn Curry, Harvard (Jr., G, Huntersville, N.C.)
Keith Wright, Harvard (Sr., F, Suffolk, Va.)
Douglas Davis, Princeton (Sr., G, Philadelphia)
Reggie Willhite, Yale (Sr., G/F, Elk Grove, Calif.)
Honorable Mention All-Ivy:
Johnathan Gray, Cornell (Jr., G, Tampa, Fla.)
Rob Belcore, Penn (Sr., G, Lake Forest, Ill.)
* Unanimous selection
^ Expanded to six players due to tie in voting
Wednesday, March 7th
Pitt (13) vs. Georgetown (5) - 2:00 pm ET - Big East Tournament - ESPN
Washington State (9) vs. Oregon State (8) - 3:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Tournament - FSN
Thursday, March 8th
Minnesota (10) vs. Northwestern (7) - 5:30 pm ET - Big 10 Tournament - ESPN2
Tried something we've never done before on the site. Both Stephen Goldsmith *and* Robert Solomon shot tonight's game. I've split these images into two batches and SG is up first. Enjoy!
Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson, John Comfort, Douglas Davis & Patrick Saunders:
As someone who has slugged through Princeton vs. Penn repeatedly as both a player and as a coach, Jerome Allen’s statement after his team had been withheld a share of the 2011-12 Ivy League title by losing to the Tigers at Jadwin Gym was a surprise.
“How can a team that’s playing for nothing play harder than the team that is supposedly playing for something?” he asked himself.
It was not the circumstance that Princeton wanted to find itself in at the regular season’s close, but when the Quakers come to town there’s always substance on the line.
Tigers senior guard Douglas Davis didn’t see Tuesday’s competition as Allen did, nearly channeling Pete Carril in the process. “Not at all,” he said when questioned if Princeton had nothing to play for. “Every time you step on the floor you’re trying to win. We don’t know what our future holds so we’re just going to play.”
Play they did. Play to win. Especially on defense.
Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, John Thompson III is Fox News' "Power Player Of The Week." Kyle Wente cameo!
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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
