"Rebounding ace" Mason Rocca has signed with Armani Jeans Milano.
The Princeton Packet talks to Armond Hill about the Celtics' NBA championship.
In Rico's Get Better League action, Zane Ma had four points and seven rebounds as Team Future defeated Rico’s Young Franchise Boys 62-60.
The Eurobasket All-Italian SerieA Awards are out and Judson Wallace received Honorary Mention recognition while Mason Rocca is on the All-Domestic Players Team.
Konrad Wysocki will suit up for Germany at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament later this month.
Will Venable had two hits and two walks as Portland defeated Sacramento 6-1.
Chris Young has been cleared to start playing catch again.
Jeff Goodman at Fox Sports reports that Brown will hire Jesse Agel as their new head coach.
Ohio State vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
There's no shortage of Princeton / Penn articles. Let's start with the local links - goprincetontigers.com, the Trenton Times, the Trentonian, the Trentonian Basketball Blog, the Associated Press and the Daily Princetonian.
From parts south - pennathletics.com, the Inquirer, the Daily News and the Chester Local.
The Daily Pennsylvanian has three stories - focusing on the Princeton / Penn rivalry, the Quakers' success at the free throw line and the game's many whistles.
Mason Rocca has turned down an offer from Lottomatica and will stay in Naples.
Northwestern hosts Ohio State in Evanston.
Troy vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
...and we're back.
The Princeton Packet talks to Jason Briggs about his new role this season.
The Town Topics reviews Princeton's opening Ivy weekend.
The Daily Princetonian profiles two former Tigers playing overseas - Mason Rocca and Konrad Wysocki.
There are also capsule write-ups about all eight Ivy teams in today's Prince.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored a team-high 16 points as Fenwick won its ninth straight.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly blog has a nice blurb about the job I've done covering Princeton’s last 101 consecutive Ivy League games.
Someone should let John Trubee know that his VBK hat has shown up on eBay.
Georgetown (19-2) overcame a sluggish start on Tuesday night versus South Florida, eventually coming away with a 63-53 victory.
Richmond (12-9) has quietly put together a nice season. Last night the Spiders defeated Temple 64-58. Chris Mooney's hybrid defense continues to evolve.
Northwestern (7-13) lost to Minnesota by 20. The Wildcats remain winless in Big Ten play.
Denver hosts Troy tonight at Magness Arena.
Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire - 7:00 pm ET
LaSalle vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. NJIT - 8:00 pm ET
Kyle Koncz was named to the Honor Roll in the latest Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
Georgetown (13-2) suffered its first Big East loss of the season, falling 69-60 at Pitt. The Hoyas were 3-20 from three point range in the defeat.
Video of Judson Wallace with a one-handed dunk. Wallace had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Capo d'Orlando defeated Eldo Napoli 110-107 in overtime. Mason Rocca scored seven for his squad.
Rototimes makes the case for Chris Young as a top fantasy baseball pick.
With the college basketball season underway, I've been negligent in providing readers with some European updates on former Tigers playing overseas. Let's get caught up!
Mason Rocca is averaging 10.7 points per-game and 7.1 rebounds in his fourth season for the 3-8 Eldo Napoli squad. Napoli is in 16th place in Lega A.
Judson Wallace is averaging 14.6 points per-game and 10.5 rebounds through 11 games for Capo d'Orlando, who sit in 7th place with a 6-5 record. Wallace is shooting 50% from the three point line (20-40).
Wallace was recently profiled in an Italian periodical titled "Beautiful Mind." Click on the image above for a full .pdf. Anyone care to translate?
It was Princeton vs. Princeton in Lega Basket Series A, as Mason Rocca's SS Napoli team was sunk by Judson Wallace's Capo D'Orlando 75-62. Rocca scored five points and grabbed 10 rebounds in defeat while Wallace tallied 14 and snagged eight boards.
Georgetown will hold their Midnight Madness event on Friday, October 12th. The festivities will be broadcast by ESPNU.
Chris Young's season came to an end late last night as the Padres lost a painful 9-8 game to Colorado in 13 innings. The Rockies advance to play Philadelphia.
In Italy, Mason Rocca's season began as Naples fell to Milan 69-60. Rocca had six points and eight rebounds.
Mason Rocca - 20 min 7-8 fg 1-4 ft 15 points 8 rebounds 2 turnovers.
Mason Rocca - 15 min 4-5 fg 2-3 ft 10 points 4 rebounds 1 assist 1 steal 1 turnover.
Mason Rocca - 14 min 0-1 fg 0-2 ft 0 points 4 rebounds 1 assist.
Mason Rocca - 19 min 2-3 fg 0-3 ft 4 points 7 rebounds 1 assist 1 steal.
Mason Rocca - 14 min 1-3 fg 2-6 ft 4 points 1 rebound 1 assist 2 steals.
Mason Rocca - 22 min 2-4 fg 1-2 ft 5 points 6 rebounds 4 assists 3 steals.
Now, I've never been to Italy (I've been to Luxembourg though, which is another story entirely) but Mike McDonnell and Gabe Lewullis took a vacation to Naples earlier this year to visit their friend and former Tiger battler Mason Rocca. They were kind enough to send the following photos along.
The above, explained:
"Once we arrived at the gym, we entered through the West gate, not knowing this was the Avellino section. Everyone was wearing black or blue trash bags and there was a huge curtain in front of us shielding our view of the court. Neither Gabe nor I had any idea what was going, but I thought, "Welcome to Italy." After realizing you can't get from the West section to the North section of the arena while inside the arena (this is apparently to keep home and visiting team fans, & season ticket holders/families and the guys drinking beer heavily away from each other as emotions run high before & during the games), Gabe and I made our way outside to enter through the North gate, found our seats, and began to chant "Rocca" as loud as we could as the teams warmed up. A few minutes before the opening tip, the large curtain in front of the West section came down, revealing a 30 ft by 25 ft Noah's-Ark-looking structure with pictures of the Avellino players riding on the boat. I wish I were making this up. The blue trash bags were to simulate the ocean as the fans jumped/danced and the black to simulate the night sky."
The international language of cheerleaders.
Mason Rocca talks to the princetonbasketball.com Italian bureau.
Gabe Lewullis, Mason Rocca and Jerome Allen taking a brief respit from a heated post-game arguement over who beat Dartmouth more times.
Autographia!
Mason Rocca, sharp Napoli jersey, excited Gabe Lewullis.
"2 meters?"
