Tuesday News:

March 5, 2013 at 9:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Averaging an 18 point and 10 rebound double-double on the weekend, Ian Hummer retained Ivy League Player of the Week status.

One writer's take on Harvard's five most painful losses to Princeton.

Future Tiger Amir Bell battled through foul trouble as East Brunswick topped Trenton for the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 championship. The Bears advance to the state semis tomorrow vs. Atlantic City.

More on Princeton recruit Henry Caruso and Serra falling to Mitty in the Central Coast Section Open Division title game.

Chris Young is playing catch-up in the Washington Nationals' camp.

I don't believe I'd ever seen this picture of Princeton's bench celebrating after beating UCLA in the 1996 NCAA Tournament before.

Speaking of photos, the Associated Press has 10 of them in a collection from last Friday's game.

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YouTube potpourri XCIII.

March 4, 2013 at 9:17 pm
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. While I haven't found any videos posted from last weekend's games, here are select plays from the Tigers' wins at Columbia and Cornell.

11 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

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Sunday News:

March 3, 2013 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Seniors On A Stick, Today's News

Fairfield vs. Marist - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN3

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win versus Dartmouth on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on dartmouthsports.com.

The Daily Princetonian has more on the Tigers victory over Harvard. You can stream the entire game on demand by clicking here.

Seton Hall Prep rode a career high from Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz into the NJSIAA Non-Public, North A tournament final. The championship will be played Wednesday night at Rutgers.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso and Serra went down to Mitty in the Central Coast Section Open Division title game.

Richmond (17-12) fell 78-74 at Dayton.

Tied with 2:55 left in the Region XIX tournament final, Mercer (21-10) was outscored 10-4 the rest of the way by Essex. Mustafa El-Amin had 24 for the Vikings as their season came to a close.

An eighth straight Denver (19-8) victory gave the Pioneers second place in the WAC to themselves, topping New Mexico State by six.

Otto Porter had 28 points as Georgetown (23-4) took down Rutgers, 64-51.

Today Fairfield closes MAAC regular season play at Marist.

Oh! If you're interested in Seniors on a Stick for any of the five Tigers honored yesterday, please let me know. Demand exceeded supply and I'd be happy to run off a few more on request.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (8-20 / 5-6) led the entire way versus Harvard (17-9 / 9-3) but a landscape-altering result was not secure until Christian Webster's three point shot came up short of the rim at the horn with the Crimson trailing by three. Yale (12-17 / 6-6) won 79-70 at beguiling Cornell (13-16 / 5-7). A Tucker Halpern three point shot at the buzzer gave Brown (12-14 / 6-6) the 61-58 decision against Columbia (11-14 / 3-8).

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Saturday News:

March 2, 2013 at 10:19 am
Filed under Audio, Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Dartmouth (7-18 / 3-8) vs. Princeton (15-9 / 8-2)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 143-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 73 Dartmouth 55 - 2/15/13.

Richmond vs. Dayton - 4:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Essex - 5:00 pm ET - Region XIX final
New Mexico State vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 9:00 pm ET - ESPNU

Harvard vs. Penn - 6:00 pm ET - NBCSN
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Join fellow site members in the forum before/during/after tonight's game, whether you're in the stands for Senior Night or listening at home. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate.

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson, on CBS Sports, on Ivy Hoops Online and on gocrimson.com.

The Trentonian also has a piece on Ian Hummer passing Doug Davis for second all-time in scoring at Princeton.

There's a story about future Tiger Steven Cook in Wilmette Life. Cook's New Trier squad were victorious in Illinois' Class 4A regional final.

Cook also received All-Area honorable mention honors.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell and East Brunswick advanced to the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament finals, where they will host Trenton.

Khyan Rayner and Jesuit made it out of the OSAA Class 6A state playoff's second round unscathed.

Another double-double for Kareem Maddox at Newcastle.

In the lowest-scoring game in MAAC history, Manhattan topped Fairfield (17-13) by a 34-31 final.

Richmond plays at Dayton, Mercer's in the Region XIX finals (which you can stream live video of here for free), Denver hosts New Mexico State and Georgetown welcomes Rutgers late.

Below, Rich Chvotkin has the call for the conclusion of the Hoyas' double OT win at UConn.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (11-14 / 5-6) made 13 three pointers in a 84-65 win at Shonn Miller-less Cornell (13-15 / 5-6). Maodo Lo had a career high 20 as Columbia (12-13 / 4-7) stopped Yale (11-17 / 5-6) by 13. Dartmouth (7-18 / 3-8) heads to Jadwin Gym on the heels of just their sixth win at The Palestra, 69-64 over Penn (7-20 / 4-6).

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Thursday News:

February 28, 2013 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Video

Lackawanna vs. MCCC - 5:30 pm ET - Region XIX playoffs
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 11:00 pm ET - ESPNU

First Georgetown (22-4) gave up a five point lead with :11 left in regulation, then the Hoyas came from down seven in a second overtime with two minutes remaining and won their 10th straight 79-78 via an Otto Porter drive. Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers.

Richmond (17-11) topped GW on Senior Night in less dramatic fashion, 73-64.

The Spiders and Fairfield will both take part in the 2013 Tip-Off Tournament and it is possible Chris Mooney and Sydney Johnson will coach against one another in the Naismith Bracket.

A reverse dunk by Princeton recruit Steven Cook triggered a New Trier victory in the St. Patrick Regional semifinals.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso went 14-15 at the free throw line in Serra's Central Coast Section Open Division semis win over Sacred Heart Cathedral. This sets up a fourth game between the Padres and Archbishop Mitty.

Northwestern hosts Ohio State and Oregon State visits Oregon.

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Wednesday News:

February 27, 2013 at 9:58 am
Filed under Audio, Chris Young, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
George Washington vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Khyan Rayner was named 2012-13 Metro League Player of the Year.

There's a March 24 opt out in Chris Young's deal with the Nationals.

Kareem Maddox is happy to put his team first.

A trap game if there ever was one awaits Georgetown when they travel to UConn tonight. No matter what happens, John Thompson III held the Hoyas together when things could have fallen apart.

Richmond hosts GW.

The latest "Sit Down With Sydney" is embedded below.

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YouTube potpourri XCII.

February 26, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video, Will Venable

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a few words from Will Venable.

10 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.

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Tuesday News:

February 26, 2013 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Ian Hummer shares Ivy League Player of the Week honors with Harvard's Wesley Saunders for the third time. It is the sixth occasion Hummer has claimed either all or half of the POW honor this season.

One of the top five biggest positive movers in KenPom rankings this week was Princeton.

Here's some more on Mercer's crazy comeback against Burlington.

Georgetown's Otto Porter and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera are respectively your Big East Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell and East Brunswick rolled past Monroe in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 3 state tournament.

Kareem Maddox is the BBL's Player of the Month for February.

Finally, there's one article I missed when compiling stories about last weekend's Empire State sweep.

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Monday News:

February 25, 2013 at 10:14 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Burlington vs. MCCC - 6:00 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs

The Daily Princetonian, the Columbia Spectator and the Cornell Daily Sun all offer pieces on the weekend's games.

There's a piece on Ian Hummer (with a great photo) in the new Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Do you know what player currently leads the nation in three point percentage?

Princeton recruit Steven Cook was named to the Central Suburban League All-Conference team. Cook's New Trier squad has won 24 games heading into the Illinois state playoffs.

Future Tiger Spencer Weisz is one of 10 New Jersey players worth the price of admission.

Was the Middlesex County/GMC final the best ever?

Kareem Maddox put up 26 points and 20 rebounds (!) in Newcastle's win over Surrey.

The case can be made for Georgetown as a #1 seed.

Scoring points was again an issue for Northwestern (13-15), who went down 74-43 at Purdue.

If you need a basketball fix tonight, Mercer hosts Burlington in the Region XIX playoffs. I'll be heading over as soon as my daughter's gymnastics class concludes.

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Sunday News:

February 24, 2013 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Northwestern vs. Purdue - 5:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win at Cornell on goprincetontigers.com and on cornellbigred.com.

Big Apple Buckets has five thoughts from the Tigers' victory over Columbia.

Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz and Seton Hall Prep came out on top in the Essex County Tournament finals.

Otto Porter was sensational for Georgetown (21-4), scoring a career high 33 points and silencing a crowd of 35,012 as the Hoyas won their final trip to the Carrier Dome as a member of the Big East 57-46 over Syracuse. Hoya Prospectus is happy to crunch numbers that equalled an end to the Orange's 38 game home winning streak.

Albany topped Fairfield (17-12) by eight.

Richmond (16-11) came out on top 72-55 at Fordham.

A shot from Ahmad Starks did not drop at the buzzer as Cal escaped 60-59 at Oregon State (13-15).

Denver (18-8) made it seven straight, 63-57 at Northern Iowa.

Purdue hosts Northwestern in the day's only game involving a Carril Cradle squad.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (17-7 / 9-1) outscored Yale (11-16 / 5-5) by nine in the final eight minutes of a 72-66 Crimson victory. Check this out: Columbia (11-13 / 3-7) went without a field goal the final 15:17 of the second half and still beat Penn (7-19 / 4-5) by a 58-41 final. The Lions were 2-20 from the field, 19-22 at the line as the Quakers made 16.7% of their own attempts. Brown (10-14 / 4-6) topped Dartmouth (6-18 / 2-8) in Providence, 59-50.

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Saturday News:

February 23, 2013 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (13-9 / 5-3) vs. Cornell (13-13 / 5-4)
Location: Newman Arena - Ithaca, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-79.
Last meeting: Princeton 76 Cornell 59 - 2/1/13.

Albany vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 4:00 pm ET - CBS
Oregon State vs. Cal - 6:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Denver vs. Northern Iowa - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN3

Dartmouth vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Yale - 8:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network

Join fellow site members in the forum during the action up in Ithaca, whether you're in the stands or listening at home. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate.

In addition to our recap read about Princeton's return to the win column on goprincetontigers.com in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, in the Columbia Spectator and on gocolumbialions.com.

Bill Bradley, Princeton/Georgetown and Princeton/UCLA all made ESPN's list of the top 75 moments in NCAA Tournament history.

While the Tigers were handling the Lions, Princeton recruit Amir Bell and East Brunswick were playing an apparent classic. St. Joseph topped the Bears in double overtime to claim the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament title.

Future Tiger Henry Caruso had a big night for Serra in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals.

Lots of games to choose from on this action packed Saturday! Fairfield hosts Albany and Denver plays at Northern Iowa to bookend the day with BrackBuster contests. In-between Richmond visits Fordham, Georgetown has a huge one at #8 Syracuse and Oregon State holds a Senior Night tilt versus Cal.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (16-7 / 8-1) topped Brown (9-14 / 3-6) in Providence, 65-47. Behind a career high 29 from freshman guard Tony Hicks, Penn (7-18 / 4-4) trumped Cornell (13-13 / 5-4) with a 79-71 final. Yale (11-15 / 5-4) won 78-67 over Dartmouth (6-17 / 2-7).

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Thursday News:

February 21, 2013 at 10:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Stanford vs. Oregon State - 11:00 pm ET - ESPNU

33 points from D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was the highest scoring output by a Hoya freshman under John Thompson III as Georgetown (20-4) won their eighth straight 90-66 over DePaul. DSR shot 10-12 from the field, 5-6 behind the arc and 8-10 at the line.

Scoring remained an issue for Northwestern (13-14), who went down 69-41 against #19 Wisconsin.

Princeton recruit Amir Bell and East Brunswick advanced to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final.

Tomorrow night Columbia must account for the versatility of Ian Hummer.

Sydney Johnson wanted Malcolm Gilbert to play for him at Princeton and will get that chance at Fairfield now that Gilbert has transferred in from Pitt.

For the first time since their four overtime affair, Oregon State plays Stanford.

Looking for something to do on Monday night? Two seed Mercer will host Burlington at 6:00 pm ET in the first round of the Region XIX playoffs.

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