FC Barcelona fell to eventual champion Olympiacos in the Euroleague Final Four on Friday. In the game Judson Wallace scored three points off the bench.
Wallace received extended playing time during his team's subsequent third place game victory versus Panathinaikos, tallying 12 and grabbing four rebounds. Highlights are streaming here.
He might not have made it into a varsity game last season, but Princeton's Tom Noonan is succeeding off the court writing about music and culture, including this thoughtful piece on Tom Gabel from the band Against Me!.
See how Jadwin Gym and other Ivy venues stand up in the NCAA's 2012 Men's Basketball Attendance report.
A few recruiting tidbits for today...
There's a wing from Florida who has interest from Princeton as well as other Ivy programs.
Following up on the Harvard Crimson report from before the weekend, the Daily Princetonian polled several current and former Princeton players (as well as select luminaries from other Ivy programs) about a possible conference tournament.
Perhaps more importantly, Soft Pretzel Logic uncovered a serious error in the initial article. The current proposal would eliminate one non-conference game, not one of the 14 meetings between Ivy foes as was originally stated.
Jonathan Tannenwald also has added a quote from Penn AD Steve Bilsky since this piece was originally published.
Mason Rocca spoke on behalf of Olimpia Milano during the National Day to Combat Thrombosis.
Seems like a long shot given the sheer volume of other schools interested but a forward from Newark has the Tigers on his extensive list of suitors.
A sixth freshman-to-be has committed to play for Sydney Johnson at Fairfield.
Martin Bahar was promoted from Director of Basketball Operations to assistant coach at Fairfield.
A while ago there was some discussion about a big man from South Dakota who apparently was getting a look from Princeton. You can see where he eventually signed here.
Following nine consecutive San Diego strikeouts, Will Venable hit his first home run of the season.
Georgetown's Jason Clark and Henry Sims plus Ivy Leaguers Keith Wright and Greg Mangano were all in the starting lineup of a Portsmouth Invitational semifinal game.
While members of this site have already been well-briefed on the three members of Princeton's 2012 recruiting class thanks to our in-depth profiles of Hans Brase, Edo Lawrence and Mike Washington Jr. those articles were all penned last October before the beginning of their respective senior seasons.
With that in mind I reached out to the coaches of Brase, Lawrence and Washington Jr. for updates on how each's final year in high school went. Their responses can be found after the jump.
You might be curious to know the CBI finals between Pitt and Washington State will come down to a winner take all game three on Friday night in Allegheny County.
Sunday, March 18th:
NC State (11) vs. Georgetown (3) - 12:15 pm ET - NCAA - CBS
Manhattan vs. Fairfield - 4:00 pm ET - CIT
Monday, March 19th:
Princeton vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - CBI
Butler vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Georgetown (24-8) was solid defensively and executed well offensively in their first round NCAA Tournament game versus Belmont. The result was a 74-59 win as the Hoyas advanced to face NC State tomorrow afternoon. You can watch the full postgame press conference here. Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers.
Late last night in the NIT, Northwestern (19-14) was unable to slow down Washington, the Wildcats' season ending 76-55.
Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:10 pm ET - NCAA - truTV
Northwestern (4) vs. Washington (1) - 10:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPNU
Saturday, March 17th:
Manhattan vs. Fairfield - 4:00 pm ET - CIT
Monday, March 19th:
Princeton vs. Pitt - 7:00 pm ET - CBI
Butler vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Syracuse's officials-assisted escape yesterday afternoon versus 16 seed UNC-Ashville caused one writer to dig up his original piece on Princeton's 1989 close call versus Georgetown.
On a related note, Sports Illustrated has posted a great photo of Kit Mueller's final field goal attempt. Alex Wolff, is that you in the background on press row?
There's good news and bad news about Monday's CBI game. The bad news is that it will not be televised and as of yesterday afternoon Pittsburgh had no intention to offer video streaming on-line. The good news is that it is a breezy 336 miles from one campus to the other if you want to see the contest in person!
I did not realize it had been 16 years since the defending national champion lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. I have a vague recollection of that prior outcome...
John Thompson III's Georgetown team looks to avoid a third straight early exit from the NCAA Tournament, meeting Belmont this afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Here's a terrific profile on the voice of the Hoyas, Rich Chvotkin.
Top recruit Nerlens Noel writes about his official visit to the Hilltop.
Don't overlook that Northwestern is also playing at Washington in the NIT's second round.
The Princeton Packet reviews the Tigers' trip to Evansville with Mack Darrow and the Daily Princetonian previews the orange and black's next outing at Pitt with Ian Hummer.
A familiar foe awaits Fairfield in the next round of the CIT.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (26-5) saw their season end with a 79-70 loss to Vanderbilt. Even at 20 with 4:28 left in the first half, a needless second foul by Kyle Casey sent him to the bench and the Commodores went to intermission on a 13-3 run. While the Crimson cut an 18 point deficit down to seven late, they were unable to get closer.
Friday, March 9th
Oregon State (9) vs. Arizona (4) - 9:10 pm ET - Pac-12 Tournament - FSN
Up four with the ball twice in the final three minutes, Northwestern (18-13) went scoreless the rest of regulation and in an agonizing overtime were doubled up by Minnesota at the Big 10 Tournament. The 75-68 defeat likely ruins the Wildcats' hopes for an NCAA Tournament at-large entry.
If you had Oregon State (19-13) as the last member of the Carril Cradle still playing come Friday, please raise your hand. The Beavers built a 13 point halftime lead and then had to come from eight back to stun top seed Washington by a pair at the Pac-12 Tournament. Robinson said this result might be the biggest win he's had, including his playing days.
The career of Doug Davis and Princeton's season are both on hold, but the Tigers certainly finished strong.
It appears Judson Wallace is suffering from gastroenteritis.
Wallace's college teammate Will Venable doubled off of the Rangers' Yu Darvish in his first major league outing. After the game Venable - who is striving for more consistency from his swing this year - and Darvish had decidedly different views of this hit.
The senior season of Princeton recruit Edo Lawrence concluded with Canterbury's loss in the New England Tournament's quarterfinal round.
Future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. ended the year as WESCO 3A's second leading scorer.
After initially being placed on paid administrative leave, former Princeton and Georgetown assistant Robert Burke officially resigned as head coach of Mount St. Mary's.
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
While it may drive me nuts when Princeton players call me "Mr. Solomon," I accept that am an adult.
Yet on Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of the Northwestern/Iowa game from which you can watch highlights above, I found myself lying face down on my living room floor at the base of my television like a petulant child throwing a tantrum, fists pounding on the ground unable to take the emotional torture that the Wildcats have pulled me through this season anymore.
...and this was after they won.
From what my inbox tells me, I'm not alone in my suffering. Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family.
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As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
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
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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
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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
