Tuesday News:

December 4, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Texas - 7:00 pm ET - Jimmy V Classic - ESPN
Richmond vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET - NBCSN
MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Baylor - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2

Harvard vs. Boston College - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Dartmouth vs. Elon - 7:30 pm ET

T.J. Bray represents Princeton in the latest Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

Michael Goldberg writes about broadcasting Saturday's game after 20 years away from play by play.

There's some compelling action tonight as Georgetown plays Texas at Madison Square Garden, Richmond visits ODU and Northwestern travels to Baylor.

The Hoyas' Otto Porter has traveled an uncommon path.

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Seven and the Ragged Tigers.

December 3, 2012 at 10:28 pm
Filed under Basketball, Photos, Princeton

Seven games in with a week off between contests seems like a decent juncture to pause, step back and examine some bigger picture facts and figures about the 2012-13 Princeton Tigers.

Mitch Henderson's 3-4 team is now halfway through their non-conference slate and some interesting trends are developing. After the jump find lengthy analysis and projections as conversation starters and add your thoughts in the comments.

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YouTube potpourri LXXXIV.

December 3, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Bart Kalkstein and Michael Goldberg return to broadcasting after a two decade break.

Six additional videos follow after the jump.

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Monday News:

December 3, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Princeton recruit Steven Cook had 12 points as New Trier routed Julian.

Kareem Maddox dropped a team-high 27 in Newcastle's victory over the Cheshire Phoenix.

The Daily Princetonian talked to T.J. Bray about the Tigers' victory at Kent State.

Where does the Ivy League really stand this season?

Denver (1-5) was defeated 71-58 at Stanford.

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Sunday News:

December 2, 2012 at 8:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Denver vs. Stanford - 6:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's very pleasant surprise at Kent State on goprincetontigers.com, in the Plain Dealer, in the Beacon Journal and on kentstatesports.com.

It is behind a paywall but there's an interview with Tiger recruit Steven Cook here. Cook scored 16 in New Trier's loss to Warren.

How about a second Mid-Majority write-up of Princeton's win at Lafayette?

Just 10-20 at the free throw line, Northwestern (6-2) was surprised 50-44 by UIC as the Flames scored the game's final six points.

Richmond (6-2) won their third straight over Wake Forest.

Eight games away from home to start the season concluded for Fairfield (4-4) with a 74-55 victory at Austin Peay.

Mercer (3-2) was topped by Del Tech Stanton, 53-46.

Sunday's only game of note sees Denver visiting Stanford.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-4) fell 63-50 at New Hampshire. It was Harvard (3-3) by nine over Fordham. Dartmouth (2-3) rallied past Longwood, 61-53. Penn State knocked off Penn (2-6) by a 58-47 final. Cornell (4-5) bested Colgate in 70-63 Ithaca. Mike Muscala had 29 points and 19 rebounds as Bucknell got past Columbia (4-4) in the final five minutes.

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Princeton 62 Kent State 50.

December 1, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Filed under 12-13, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Box Score : HD Box Score

Every time you might pause for a second and think you've got this year's Princeton team figured out, something like tonight happens.

The Tigers built a 16-2 lead in the first nine minutes despite only one bucket from leading scorer Ian Hummer and undeterred by a pair of rough patches at the end of the first half and the middle of the second were able to record a convincing road result at Kent State.

Contributions were numerous up and down the Princeton roster, from Clay Wilson's three first half three pointers off the bench to Denton Koon's 5-5 shooting the final 20 minutes including a pair of emphatic dunks to T.J. Bray's steady team-best 15 points and six assists versus one turnover. That doesn't even include Brendan Connolly continuing to perform nicely in the post with 11.

Also surprising was a 33-27 advantage on the glass for the Tigers, who shot 11-20 from the field on either side of intermission.

“I thought the rebounding was great and the execution was great too,” said Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson.

The Golden Flashes' star senior Chris Evans did score 18 points but he needed 16 shots to get there, was 0-3 from three point range and had five turnovers.

Postgame audio and the rest of this recap can be found after the jump.

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Saturday News:

December 1, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-4 / 0-0) vs. Kent State (5-2 / 0-0)
Location: M.A.C. Center - Kent, OH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

UIC vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET - BTN.com
MCCC vs. Del Tech Stanton - 3:00 pm ET
Wake Forest vs. Richmond - 6:00 pm ET
Fairfield vs. Austin Peay - 8:30 pm ET

Brown vs. New Hampshire - 1:00 pm ET - Fox College Sports
Fordham vs. Harvard - 1:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Longwood - 2:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Penn State - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Colgate vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Bucknell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

In lieu of a Know! Your! Foe! (several reporters contacted, none responded): Kent State is the anti-Wagner in many ways. They're rather solid offensively yet weaker defensively. The Golden Flashes hold onto the basketball very nicely and are dominant on the offensive glass but seem to have their troubles defending inside the arc and forcing turnovers.

Chris Evans is their Ian Hummer, a 6'8" senior forward who leads his team in almost all available statistical categories but Evans gets serious support from classmate Randal Holt out of the backcourt. You'll see them both on the floor for most of the night and they're good for 34.1 combined points.

KSU has defeated Drexel at home and won in Nebraska's gym. Both their losses were versus KenPom Top 100 teams, Temple by 14 and Valpo in OT.

Start your own conversation about the game in the forum.

Ian Hummer is keeping his family's legacy alive at Princeton.

The Full-Court Press previews tonight's game.

Georgetown (5-1) defeated Tennessee 37-36 in a game that saw neither team score during the final 4:10.

Kansas held off Oregon State (4-2) by six.

Northwestern hosts UIC, Richmond welcomes Wake Forest and Fairfield hits up Austin Peay today.

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Friday News:

November 30, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Tennessee vs. Georgetown - 6:30 pm ET - SEC/Big East Challenge - ESPN
Oregon State vs. Kansas - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN+

Will Barrett is profiled by the Daily Princetonian.

A HD box score has been added to our Wagner recap. Brian from Hoya Prospectus wrote that the Seahawks' opening 20 minutes "may have been the worst offensive half of basketball I've ever looked at."

The Full-Court Press runs back Wednesday's game.

Oregon State plays Kansas in Kansas City.

Jayhawks coach Bill Self and Craig Robinson have some history. They faced off in 1983 when Princeton beat Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament.

Earlier in the evening Georgetown will match up with Tennessee.

Around the Ivy League: Rafael Maia had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Brown (3-3) defeated Sacred Heart. Yale (2-6) lost 60-51 at home to Hartford.

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Thursday News:

November 29, 2012 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Video

Hartford vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's bitter loss at Wagner on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Staten Island Advance, in the Daily Princetonian and on wagnerathletics.com.

Needless to say the Seahawks have been winning ugly.

A guard from western Pennsylvania will attend Princeton...as a quarterback.

Here's a letter to the editor about Pete Carril attending last Saturday's game in Easton.

That Georgetown/Florida game which was called at halftime? It will not be resumed after all.

Overtime was kinder to Richmond (5-2), who needed two extra frames to defeat William & Mary.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (4-3) lost a cross-county matchup versus LIU, 70-61. Stony Brook trumped Cornell (3-5) by a 76-53 count in Ithaca. Penn (2-5) ended a five game losing streak at the expense of Binghamton.

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Wagner 48 Princeton 42 (OT).

November 28, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Filed under 12-13, Audio, Basketball, Princeton

Box Score : HD Box Score

There's a lot to digest and unfortunately what happened on Staten Island this evening is not going to taste very good for Princeton fans.

Wagner won a game they never led in regulation. Wagner won a game where they scored 14 points in the first half and Wagner won a game where they committed 21 turnovers.

Leading 38-31 with 5:10 left in a turgid contest, the Tigers were uncharacteristically unsettled against extended Seahawk pressure and when Princeton could get into offensive sets they were unable to work out what were once clean looks versus a dwindling shot clock.

A duo of backcourt turnovers by T.J. Bray resulted in four quick Wagner points and while Mack Darrow responded with two conversions at the line the Tigers would go scoreless until the final horn as Jonathon Williams' extended layup off the glass to his left was the only score on either side during the last two minutes.

Ian Hummer missed a pair of free throws with the game tied and :56.2 remaining.

Hummer admitted he tried to do too much to pull the result out for his team, scoring 11 points on an inefficient 5-20 shooting.

While Bray's scoop shot got Princeton back up early into the extra frame, Wagner scored the final eight points starting with an Orlando Parker layup and the rest coming off the line.

Down one with :49.3 remaining after the Seahawks took their long-delayed first lead of the night, Princeton went two-for-one with the ball and the results were an appropriate conclusion to the undoing.

Hummer traveled on a spin in traffic and following a second Wagner free throw an excellent, strong move by Hummer to separate from the defense concluded with an open, potentially-tying layup being left short at the rim.

The Seahawks closed out their home opener with four consecutive free throws.

“We talk a lot about making winning plays and we just couldn’t do it tonight,” said Tiger head coach Mitch Henderson. “I thought there were several moments where either a free throw or a made three – our defense was good enough – would have put us over the top.”

Princeton shot 7-29 from the field in the second half and OT (24.1%), 0-8 from three point range. A 6-13 performance at the free throw line was exceptionally costly.

Williams' 20 led all scorers.

Postgame audio and a full recap can be found after the jump.

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Wednesday News:

November 28, 2012 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Denver, Fairfield, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (2-3 / 0-0) vs. Wagner (1-3 / 0-0)
Location: Spiro Sports Center - Staten Island, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-1.
Last meeting: Wagner 73 Princeton 57 - 11/12/11.

William & Mary vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. LIU - 7:00 pm ET
Stony Brook vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Binghamton vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET

There's an open thread for the Wagner game in the forum if you want to discuss this contest before/during/after. Fire up the forums!

Kudos to the Full-Court Press, who continues to regularly turn out the only other game previews this season.

Growing pains have hurt Wagner through four games.

The story of how UConn stole victory from Bill Bradley and Princeton in the 1964 NCAA Tournament.

Sean Gregory discusses the idea of allowing college athletes to major in sports.

How do you lose a basketball game by 20 while committing only four turnovers? Ask Northwestern (6-1) who lost 77-57 to Maryland in part because they were outrebounded 47-19.

Despite 29 from Derek Needham, Fairfield (3-4) dropped an 85-78 decision on the road at DePaul.

Denver (1-4) fell 61-50 at Southern Miss.

The Mercer game scheduled for yesterday evening was postponed.

Tonight Richmond hosts William & Mary.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (2-3) lost 85-78 at home to Vermont. Dartmouth (1-3) connected on 11 three pointers but it wasn't enough versus Bucknell.

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New Recruit - Henry Caruso.

November 27, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Filed under Basketball, Pete Carril, Princeton, Recruiting, Video

It was October 31st when word first broke that 6'5" Serra High School senior Henry Caruso had verbally committed to Princeton, becoming the fifth member of Mitch Henderson's 2013 recruiting class.

Since then I've been stuck in an endless loop of phone tag with Caruso's high school coach Chuck Rapp. I was able to finally get Coach Rapp on the phone this afternoon and the conversation was well worth the wait. Rapp compared Caruso to another future Tiger he coached several years back who developed into an All-Ivy performer and shared a story about a key champion in Caruso's recruitment.

Quotes from our conversation plus links and videos featuring Caruso can all be found after the jump.

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