Georgetown was picked to finish fifth in the Big East preseason poll and sophomore Otto Porter was named preseason first team All-Big East.
It looks like Kyle Koncz will be writing about the life of a Director of Basketball Operations this season.
Rant Sports previews the Ivy League.
Doc Rivers stayed in the locker room at halftime of Boston's exhibition versus Brooklyn last night and allowed Armond Hill to coach the team.
ESPN has the Blue Ribbon preview of Georgetown up today.
The Hoyas' versatility may be the best way to counteract their youth.
A senior guard from Arizona who had Princeton in his final four will instead play for Rice.
Craig Robinson is looking to turn the page in his fifth season at Oregon State.
Penn picked up a pair of recruits, including Dave Winfield's son.
Kareem Maddox has earned the backing of his head coach at Newcastle and was named to the BBL's Team of the Week.
With Midnight Madness over, Georgetown begins to focus on a tough early schedule.
The Chicago Tribune asks: Can Northwestern players make star turns off campus?
More detail has been revealed on the suspension of the Wildcats' JerShon Cobb.
Denver begins their sixth season with Joe Scott at the helm.
He was once Sydney Johnson's first recruit at Princeton and hasn't played a game since the 2010-11 season but hard luck Chris O'Brien is a senior at Cal Poly.
Did you know college basketball coaches can't use Instagram to recruit? #nofilter
The Boston Globe has more on plans for a new basketball arena at Harvard. I was surprised that the new gym's capacity would only be ~600 seats larger than Lavietes Pavilion.
The relationship between Ian Hummer and his father is the crux of a Yahoo! Sports profile on the Princeton senior forward.
Yahoo! also ran a full Ivy League preview yesterday.
It is unlikely you will make it all the way through this piece on the relationship between Richmond coach Chris Mooney and a former manager without getting teary-eyed.
Judson Wallace scored eight points on 2-10 shooting and grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds in 22 minutes of play off the bench as FC Barcelona defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 99-85.
While the visiting team played without star Dirk Nowitzi, it was the third straight victory for the top team in Spain over an NBA foe. Wallace did not see action in the first quarter but was a significant contributor the rest of the way with a team-high five assists including a pair of no look perimeter passes that set up three point shots for teammates.
The Princeton alum recorded a left wing three, a rebound follow tipping the ball away from the Mavs' Shawn Marion and a trio of free throws.
Elsewhere in Europe, Kareem Maddox is off to a "dream start" with Newcastle.
J. Richey Nash, who earned a varsity letter as a member of the Tigers in the 1986-87 season, is the writer, star and co-director of a new film titled "Hitting the Cycle" that is making its premiere this week.
La di da di. Georgetown's Midnight Madness will feature Doug E. Fresh.
A prospect from Nevada chose Harvard over Stanford, Princeton, Cal, UC Santa Barbara and Lehigh.
The Crimson have adjusted their roster for the upcoming season. Officially absent are Kyle Casey, Brandyn Curry and junior Matt Brown.
If you check the calendar today you'll notice that we're exactly one month from the start of the 2012-13 campaign! Since we began our membership drive for this season 150 subscribers have signed up/renewed for the upcoming year's coverage. You can learn more about who we are, what we do and why you should join the princetonbasketball.com family here.
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Data has been entered, models have been run and the exhaustive/exhausting 14-Game Tournament 2012-13 Ivy League preview has been posted.
Georgetown's John Thompson III says that the Hoya's new on-campus athletic facility will happen in the "near future."
Oregon State head man Craig Robinson popped up on the campaign trail again, this time in Ohio.
Kareem Maddox followed up a 14 point, nine rebound effort with his best game yet for the undefeated Newcastle Eagles.
The Princeton basketball team makes a very brief cameo at the 17:40 mark of Outside The Lines' piece on paralyzed Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand.
Jeremy Lin is reportedly in talks with Harvard on creating a co-licensed line of merchandise.
Finally, for those of you planning on traveling to Staten Island next month, I received the following email (which I have edited slightly for length and content):
My name is Whitney Jones and I am the Ticket Manager for Wagner Athletics. I just wanted to contact you and see if you would be able to inform your fans about purchasing tickets in advance for our game on November 28th. It is going to be a big game because we are also doing an earring giveaway to the first 300 fans as well. We have a limited number of reserved VIP seats that are located courtside that they can purchase ahead of time at $30.00 a seat. Our General Admission price for adults is $10 and for children is $6. I can be reached at 718-420-4039.
A direct link to buy tickets can be found here. See you at the Spiro Sports Center.
Find of the week goes to Brian Earl for this scouting report his father gave him of Rutgers' attempts to prepare for Bill Bradley and the rest of the 1964-1965 Princeton Tigers. Of course, Bradley scored 35 points in this game and the orange and black led by 27 at halftime. So much for scouting reports!
The Padres' season concluded last night with a 7-6 win at Milwaukee. For the year Will Venable hit .264 in 148 games (equalling his career high) with 26 doubles, eight triples, nine home runs and 24 stolen bases. His strikeout/game ratio also dropped for the third straight season.
A brief video of Armond Hill coaching the Celtics' rookies.
This is an interesting piece on recruitment battles between Georgetown and Maryland.
Mercer County Community College has posted their schedule for the upcoming season.
A Harvard basketball verbal commit will play elsewhere citing financial concerns.
Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown flew Joe Scott out for a tutorial session on running the "Princeton Offense."
Taking a similar approach but heading in the opposite direction, Atlanta Hawks head man Larry Drew visited Israel last month to meet with Dave Blatt.
Our friends at Big Apple Buckets have a great piece about returning possession minutes in the Ivy League up today.
Chris Young reportedly collected $350,000 in bonuses for making 20 starts and pitching over 110 innings.
The son of a Division I head coach will play for his father's team over options including the "strong appeal" of Princeton.
While Dan Mavraides (above, left) made it out of training camp and signed a deal with Sidigas Avellino of Italy's Lega A, his contract is for just one month and his status once teammate Dwight Hardy's passport situation is resolved remains uncertain.
It was likely the last start of the season for Chris Young (4-9) on Saturday and while Young pitched six innings of two run baseball he still took the loss as the Mets were shut out by Atlanta, 2-0. Young concluded 2012 with a 4.15 ERA (3.72 in his last 10 appearances), proving his worth across 115 innings.
Saturday also marked 15 years to the day since Pete Carril was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Please note that today is October 1st, so all 2011-12 accounts have expired. I owe you all a "State of the Site" address, which I fully expected to have posted this morning but due to some unexpected time at the emergency room over the weekend due to my daughter contracting asthmatic bronchitis, it is running late. Look for it shortly, along with several new bells and whistles based on your suggestions. Thanks for understanding. If you wish to renew or subscribe for the 2012-13 season you can do so here.
A January 27 home game versus The College of New Jersey completes Princeton's 2012-13 schedule. The Tigers and Lions will be facing off for the third straight season.
The tip time for the Tigers' matchup at Syracuse has been announced.
Is Rutgers' trip to Jadwin one of the five toughest true non-conference road contest for Big East teams? One writer thinks so.
Northwestern has revealed start times and television information for the Wildcats' schedule.
New Jersey's Reggie Cameron, one of the top shooters in the class of 2013 has committed to Georgetown.
ESPNU will visit McDonough Arena once again for the Hoyas' Midnight Madness on October 12.
Here's more on Craig Robinson surprising Obama campaign volunteers in Philadelphia over the weekend.
Alan Adler, who played basketball at Princeton in the 1960s, is behind a significant financial gift to the Princeton University Art Museum.
A guard from Minnesota who claims an offer from the Tigers has added an overture from Penn State.
They named the court at Mercer County Community College for former coach Howie Landa.
The full Penn basketball schedule for the upcoming season has been released.
Michelle Obama spoke at a fundraiser in Princeton yesterday and attendees included her brother Craig, Mitch Henderson and Steve Mills along with current players Chris Clement and Mack Darrow.
The previous day Craig Robinson visited an Obama campaign office in Philadelphia.
As each mentioned via Twitter, Tiger recruits Spencer Weisz and Pete Miller were both on campus this past weekend for their respective official visits.
It looks like paying for parking at Jadwin Gym for basketball games, which was cast off early into last season, is back for the entirety of the 2012-13 slate. The information published by Princeton's Transportation & Parking Services was in error. There's no charge for basketball parking this season, I'm happy to report.
Chris Young made perhaps his final home start at Citi Field yesterday and while Young will likely end his campaign winless in Queens, he again turned in a performance worthy of victory. Young threw six innings of five hit baseball, allowing one earned run while walking two and striking out five. With a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets would sweep Miami 3-2.
Northwestern guard JerShon Cobb was suspended from the Wildcats for a year "due to violations of team policy." He will remain enrolled in school.
Bill Carmody joined WGN Radio alongside Athletic Director Jim Phillips.
A forward from Nevada has trimmed his list of potential schools to six, including Princeton.
Princeton Day School product Davon Reed has committed to Miami.
As you've likely heard by now, Shirley Tilghman will step down as president of Princeton in June.
Before she concludes her term, Tilghman will meet with the Princeton Football Association about issues that could also impact basketball such as transfers, "likely" letters and academic standards for athletes.
Georgetown's John Thompson III delivered an encouraging message at Monday's Coaches 4 Character program.
The Daily Princetonian recaps the Tigers' trip to Spain, with quotes from Chris Clement.
In his most recent outing Chris Young (4-8) threw 6.2 innings of solid baseball, but included in his eight hits surrendered were three solo home runs as New York lost 3-0 at Milwaukee. Young, who is looking to stay healthy, received a significant financial bonus for exceeding 100 innings pitched on the season.
A center from Kentucky has selected William & Mary over apparent finalists Bucknell, Princeton and Rice.
Denver will show up on the ESPN family of networks at least three times in 2012-13.
A home game with Air Force has been added to the Richmond schedule.
The Daily Princetonian returns with articles on Dave Blatt and Doug Davis.
Craig Robinson has signed a one year extension at Oregon State.
A game that the just-retired Jim Calhoun coached at Princeton back in 1979 is referenced in a piece by Alexander Wolff.
