YouTube potpourri LXXXVII.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a brief hype video for tomorrow's game at Jadwin Gym.
Five additional videos follow after the jump.
Thursday News:
Burlington vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Penn State - 8:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Denver vs. Idaho - 10:00 pm ET
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 11:30 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Freshman Hans Brase earns a brief profile in the Daily Princetonian.
The Trentonian gets to their preview of this weekend's Ivy opener early.
Ivy Hoops Online has posted a Midseason Power Poll.
Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz is in the Top 10 of several different statistical categories for Essex County. The Star Ledger recently called Weisz "one of the state's most complete players."
According to a report Geoff Petrie is unlikely to return as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings. Then again, separate reports have the Sacramento Kings unlikely to return to Sacramento!
Richmond (11-5) defeated Rhode Island 64-61 in the Spiders' A-10 opener.
Tonight Northwestern visits Penn State, Denver travels to Idaho and Oregon State hosts Arizona State.
YouTube potpourri LXXXVI.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Elon's highlights from Saturday's loss to the Tigers.
Eight additional videos - including footage of three different Princeton recruits - follow after the jump.
Thursday News:
Michigan vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Fairfield vs. Canisius - 7:00 pm ET
Texas State vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
The Town Topics recaps Princeton's win over Bucknell.
UCLA big man Josh Smith will transfer to Georgetown.
Future Tiger Henry Caruso and Serra were tripped up in their first WCAL game of the season.
Richmond (10-5) made 16 three pointers in a 91-68 victory over Air Force.
A great week in Northwestern sports history could become an incredible one if the Wildcats can beat #2 Michigan tonight in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Fairfield visits conference leader Canisius and Denver hosts Texas State.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (2-10) kept it close at #17 Butler before falling 70-57. Columbia (7-5) held off Colgate, 66-59. Bucknell bested Cornell (6-9) by 16 in Ithaca.
Wednesday News:
Air Force vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Butler - 7:00 pm ET - TCN
Colgate vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Bucknell vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Princeton recruit Henry Caruso was named MVP of the American High School tournament.
Ken Pomeroy ran 10,000 simulations of the Ivy League based on offensive and defensive data through December 31 of last year.
Going 9-9 from the floor with 15 rebounds easily places Kareem Maddox on the BBL Team of the Week.
Richmond hosts Air Force tonight.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (4-10) was within one possession in the final five minutes at Iowa State, but the Bulldogs eventually fell 80-70.
Sunday News:
Today's Game: Princeton (5-6 / 0-0) vs. Akron (7-4 / 0-0)
Location: James A. Rhodes Arena - Akron, 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.
| Princeton | Akron | |
| 2-3 | Home Record | 5-0 |
| 3-2 | Away Record | 0-3 |
| 0-1 | Neutral Record | 2-1 |
| 169 | RPI | 104 |
| 132 | Sagarin | 51 |
| 91 | Pomeroy | 49 |
| 60.2 | Points / Game | 78.3 |
| 58.3 | Points Allowed / Game | 65.8 |
| .446 | FG% | .473 |
| .698 | FT% | .693 |
| .337 | 3PT FG% | .364 |
| 30.1 | Rebounds / Game | 37.0 |
| 7.8 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 12.8 |
| -0.8 | Rebounding Margin | +4.5 |
| 14.6 | Assists / Game | 15.6 |
| 13.3 | Turnovers / Game | 14.5 |
| 2.4 | Blocks / Game | 6.6 |
| Hummer: 15.5 | Points | Marshall: 13.0 |
| Hummer: 6.5 | Rebounds | Marshall: 6.6 |
| Hummer: 4.6 | Assists | Abreu: 5.7 |
| Bray: 2.0 | Steals | Walsh: 1.5 |
| Hummer: 1.1 | Blocks | Marshall: 4.0 |
| Brase: .576 | FG% (Min: 10 FGA) | Treadwell: .639 |
| Koon: .905 | FT% (Min: 10 FTA) | Kretzer: .900 |
| Barrett: .500 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTA) | Walsh: .429 |
Cornell vs. Binghamton - 2:00 pm ET - Time Warner Sports
Yale vs. St. Mary's - 5:30 pm ET
There was good conversation in the forum for the Rider game (21 comments) and great conversation for the Bucknell game (36 posts). I'll be providing live updates and commentary here for tonight's contest at Akron. You must be subscribed and logged in to participate. See you there!
You should be able to simultaneously stream video of tonight's tilt for free here.
A few things you should know about the Zips in advance of the opening tip:
1. They're an impressive 109-17 at home the previous nine seasons, including a perfect 5-0 mark this year.
2. In addition to a Top 100 defense, Akron also has the 26th most efficient offense. They shoot the ball very well inside the arc (53.4%) and grab 38.0% of all available offensive rebounds.
3. A lot of that has to do with two players - 7'0" senior center Zeke Marshall and junior forward Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell. Marshall - who averages 13.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 blocks - is in the Top 10 nationally in three categories: Block Percentage (15.8 - 8th), Fouls Drawn (7.7 - 7th) and FT Rate (122.7 - 2nd). In Treadwell's last two games he had 15/8 in 23 minutes versus Cleveland State and 18/10 in 22 minutes versus Texas Southern.
4. Akron's best win is over #40 Middle Tennessee in OT at home. Three of their four losses are against Top 100 teams - #96 Detroit, #15 Creighton and to #17 Oklahoma State in OT, a game they let get away at the end of regulation.
5. This game poses a significantly more difficult challenge than Princeton's visits to fellow MAC East foes Buffalo (#166) and Kent State (#137).
I don't believe I've run this piece on Princeton recruit Henry Caruso before.
Future Tiger Steven Cook had another double-double at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament.
A jumper by Towson's Marcus Damas with less than a second remaining in overtime gave the Tigers a one point victory at Oregon State (9-3). The Beavers' apparent game-winning layup at the buzzer was waved off due to an offensive foul.
Down 23 at halftime, Richmond (9-5) rallied to even their game with Davidson but were outscored 9-3 in the contest's final two minutes.
Trailing by 10 with eight minutes left, Fairfield (9-5) closed on a 15-4 run to win their fifth straight. The final was 55-54 Stags at Old Dominion.
Denver (4-7) lost 68-60 in the WAC opener at Louisiana Tech.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (6-5) made 12 threes in a 69-58 win over Manhattan. Penn (2-9) dropped a 68-63 overtime decision at Wagner. Harvard (7-4) pulled off a 67-62 victory at Cal behind 19 points from Laurent Rivard.
Sunday News:
Brown vs. Northwestern - 1:30 pm ET - BTN.com
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight win on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Patriot-News and on bucknellbison.com.
Otto Porter had a double-double as Georgetown (10-1) beat American, 65-48.
A fourth consecutive Fairfield (8-5) victory was an impressive one. The Stags pulled off a 60-57 win at St. Joe's. Derek Needham hit a late three pointer to put Sydney Johnson's team in front to stay with :16 left.
Mercer (11-3) kept rolling with an 81-58 win over Bronx. Mustafa El-Amin scored 19 for the Vikings, who won their sixth straight.
Sherrod Wright hit a three pointer as time expired to give George Mason a 67-64 victory over Richmond (9-4). The Spiders held a lead until the game's final 1:33.
Oregon State (9-2) won their fifth straight, topping San Diego in Las Vegas by seven.
Before action pauses across the board for Christmas, Northwestern still has to host Brown.
Not even vomiting at halftime could slow Princeton recruit Steven Cook.
Future Tiger Amir Bell was named the GMC Hoops Player of the Week.
A junior from upstate New York says he has interest from the Tigers among other programs.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-8) lost 79-66 at Bryant. A late 11-0 run got Boston University past Cornell (4-8). Harvard (6-4) defeated Holy Cross, 72-65. A late three pointer provided Elon a two point margin of victory at Columbia (5-5).
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Bucknell (11-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (4-6 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 10-4.
Last meeting: Bucknell 62 Princeton 56 - 11/25/11.
| Bucknell | Princeton | |
| 5-0 | Home Record | 1-3 |
| 4-1 | Away Record | 3-2 |
| 2-0 | Neutral Record | 0-1 |
| 30 | RPI | 223 |
| 40 | Sagarin | 157 |
| 42 | Pomeroy | 101 |
| 69.2 | Points / Game | 58.3 |
| 58.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.4 |
| .459 | FG% | .439 |
| .758 | FT% | .678 |
| .369 | 3PT FG% | .322 |
| 36.8 | Rebounds / Game | 30.0 |
| 8.5 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 7.9 |
| +5.9 | Rebounding Margin | -1.3 |
| 12.6 | Assists / Game | 14.4 |
| 9.8 | Turnovers / Game | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | Blocks / Game | 2.4 |
| Muscala: 18.8 | Points | Hummer: 15.3 |
| Muscala: 10.8 | Rebounds | Hummer: 6.3 |
| Muscala: 2.8 | Assists | Hummer: 4.9 |
| Willman: 0.8 | Steals | Bray: 2.2 |
| Muscala: 2.5 | Blocks | Hummer: 1.0 |
| Muscala: .535 | FG% (Min: 10 FGA) | Brase: .583 |
| Fitzpatrick: .857 | FT% (Min: 10 FTA) | Koon: .882 |
| Johnson: .429 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTA) | Barrett: .500 |
American vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Fairfield vs. St. Joe's - 2:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Bronx - 3:00 pm ET
George Mason vs. Richmond - 3:00 pm ET - Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic
San Diego vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Dartmouth vs. Bryant - 1:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Boston University - 1:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
Elon vs. Columbia - 4:00 pm ET
There was some great conversation in the forum for the Rider game. Keep it going tonight when the Tigers face Bucknell!
Four notes on the Bison in lieu of a proper preview:
1. 6'11" senior center Mike Muscala is a special player who shoots the ball well both inside and out, plus draws 6.8 fouls/40 minutes. He's going to be a difficult assignment for all three (four?) Princeton big men who might check him defensively.
2. Bucknell may be the worst team in the nation in forcing turnovers and second-worst in creating steals but teams are shooting a very poor 41.5% from the floor against them. The Bison also protect the offensive glass exceptionally well. Their opponents' possessions usually end with a miss more than any other outcome.
3. As a team, Bucknell rarely turns the ball over and is very good at the line (76.6%). Too much attention to Muscala then opens the floor for a squad shooting 37.0% from deep. There's a reason the Bison are 11-1.
4. Notable victories include triumphs over #65 Purdue on the road, #91 George Mason at home, #103 New Mexico State on a neutral floor and #66 La Salle at home. I still don't understand how Bucknell lost to #192 Penn State in State College after the Nittany Lions lost guard Tim Frazier for the season.
The Hans Brase gamble paid off for Princeton in the Tigers' last contest.
There's a piece on the Rider game on the Mid-Majority.
Rush The Court checks in on the Ivy League.
Stanford edged Northwestern (8-4) by two in Evanston. After falling down 18 the Wildcats rallied on more than one occasion but both times they pulled even in the second half the Cardinal hit a three. A potentially tying runner and tip follow in the waning seconds did not drop for Bill Carmody's team.
Denver (4-6) easily handled Southern Utah, 72-47.
Games throughout the day begin with Georgetown hosting American, Fairfield visiting St. Joe's, Richmond and George Mason meeting at the Richmond Coliseum and finally Oregon State testing out the new home of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas by playing San Diego.
Around the Ivy League: Playing without three starters and five players total who were all suspended for a violation of team rules, Penn (2-8) lost for a second time this season to Delaware. On this occasion the final was 83-60.
Wednesday News:
Howard vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Cornell vs. Duke - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
With three Vikings in double figures, Mercer (9-3) defeated Salem 71-64.
Undefeated Wyoming was too much for Denver (3-6).
Richmond (9-3) lost 87-59 at Kansas. To Chris Mooney the Jayhawks were every bit as good as advertised.
The Chicago Tribune has a piece about Princeton recruit Steven Cook and the versatile New Trier Trevians.
The latest Sit Down With Sydney is embedded below.
Oregon State hosts Howard this evening.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (4-7) destroyed Albertus Magnus, 112-63.
Tuesday News:
Salem vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Kansas - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Denver vs. Wyoming - 9:00 pm ET
Albertus Magnus vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
I'll be a guest on the Rider Basketball Radio Show tonight at 7:00 pm ET taking about this week's intra-county matchup. You can listen live at 107.7 WRRC or come to the broadcast at Killarney's Publick House in Hamilton.
Northwestern (8-3) scored the final 12 points of their 74-68 victory over Texas Southern.
Who is first team All-Ivy so far based on Value Add?
Tonight Richmond travels out to Kansas and Denver visits Wyoming.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (4-6) fell 66-55 at Vanderbilt.
YouTube potpourri LXXXV.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights from Fordham's win over the Tigers.
Seven additional videos follow after the jump.
Sunday News:
Drexel vs. Fairfield - 4:00 pm ET - SNY
Chicago State vs. Oregon State - 7:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's stunning loss to Fordham on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, on Big Apple Buckets, in the New York Post, on the Ram, courtesy the Associated Press and on fordhamsports.com.
Future Tiger Spencer Weisz had a double-double in Seton Hall Prep's season opener. Weisz followed that up with 23 points and seven steals last night against Columbia High School.
If you want to watch Amir Bell and East Brunswick defeat St. Joseph the entire game is archived here.
Mercer (8-3) won their annual early morning game at the Verizon Center, 71-66 over CCBC. Mustafa El-Amin had 22 once again for the Vikings.
A few hours later on the same floor Georgetown (9-1) bested Western Carolina, 81-68. Greg Whittington had a career high 25 for the Hoyas.
With a 76-57 win over Stetson, Richmond (9-2) is off to the school's best start in 25 years.
Denver (3-5) used a 25-0 run to rout Nebraska-Omaha, 82-47.
Today sees Fairfield host Drexel and Oregon State welcome Chicago State.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-7) lost 61-42 at Arizona State.
