Saturday News:

March 17, 2012 at 10:48 am
Filed under Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Video

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.

The Trentonian and Cardiac Hill preview Monday's College Basketball Invitational game.

Here is an interesting report on how Penn was able to quickly raise the funds to host a pair of CBI matchups.

Fairfield hosts Manhattan on campus later today tomorrow in the CIT.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. won a trip to the DECA national convention in Salt Lake City.

I missed until now that Dan Mavraides scored 12 points for Aris in a Greek Championship win over Kavala.

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Friday News:

March 16, 2012 at 9:38 am
Filed under Fairfield, Georgetown, Kit Mueller, Northwestern, Photos, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

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.

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Thursday News:

March 15, 2012 at 7:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Fairfield, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Today's News

Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT

Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 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

It is official: The Tigers will visit Pittsburgh on Monday night in the next round of the CBI. The Panthers made 14 three pointers and defeated Wofford at home 81-63.

Ian Hummer was named second-team NABC All-District 13. The Princeton junior made ESPN's Top Plays, but not for a reason I expect he's happy with.

The Town Topics writes about Senior Night at Jadwin Gym.

Fairfield (20-14) was playing lackadaisically against Yale (19-10) in the first half of their first round CIT matchup. Trailing by 13 at the break, Stags assistant coach Tony Newsom lit into his team in the locker room and the final 20 minutes were a total energy flip. Scoring 23 of the first 26 points out of intermission, Sydney Johnson's squad advanced 68-56.

On the other side of the CBI bracket, Oregon State (20-14) raced past Western Illinois, 80-59. You can see a full update of the tournament pairings here.

Craig Robinson guested on Colin Cowherd's unlistenable radio program.

There is a brief Pete Carril quote in a piece about Bill Raftery.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (20-12) earned a 74-63 CBI decision over Quinnipiac. The Quakers will host Butler on Monday night at The Palestra.

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Wednesday News:

March 14, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

Wednesday, March 14th:
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Quinnipiac vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CBI
Western Illinois vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT

Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV
Northwestern (4) vs. Washington (1) - 10:00 pm ET - NIT - TBA

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's crazy postseason win over Evansville on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Courier Press, on Ivy Hoops Online and on gopurpleaces.com.

The Tigers have seven NCAA/NIT/CBI wins the last 15 years, more than three times as many as any other Ivy school.

They arrived too late for yesterday's news but these pieces on heading to the CBI and Douglas Davis are both worth reading.

A game-winning look at the buzzer instead hit the rim and Northwestern (19-13) moved on in the NIT with a 76-74 win over Akron.

Oh no! Jack the Georgetown bulldog has torn his ACL!

Will Venable is working to be more positive.

On the other side of the CBI bracket, Oregon State hosts Western Illinois.

Fairfield and Yale do battle in the CIT.

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Tuesday News:

March 13, 2012 at 8:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (19-11 / 10-4) vs. Evansville (16-15 / 9-9)
Location: Ford Center - Evansville, IN
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: HDNet
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Evansville leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Evansville 53 Princeton 32 - 12/6/07

Tuesday, March 13th:
Akron (5) vs. Northwestern (4) - 9:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN2

Wednesday, March 14th:
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Quinnipiac vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CBI
Western Illinois vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT

Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV

The Trentonian and the Courier Press preview tonight's game.

This evening Northwestern begins what the Wildcats hope will be a historic run to the NIT title.

Former NU guard and briefly tenured Princeton assistant Craig Moore made 10 three pointers in a game for his Romanian team.

The name Craig Robinson has been mentioned in connection with the open Illinois coaching job.

Basketball was the reason Pete Hegseth chose Princeton over West Point.

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Monday News:

March 12, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Tuesday, March 13th:
Princeton vs. Evansville - 8:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet
Akron (5) vs. Northwestern (4) - 9:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN2

Wednesday, March 14th:
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Quinnipiac vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CBI
Western Illinois vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT

Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV

Princeton and Evansville both issued press releases trumpeting their teams' inclusion in the CBI.

There are already previews of this game in the Courier Press and on Ivy Hoops Online.

As Spring Break ends, the Yale Daily News and the Daily Pennsylvanian catch up on Princeton's victories over their respective schools.

Third seed Georgetown drew Belmont in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament bracket.

12th-seeded Harvard will play Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores have an ace up their sleeve when they scout the Crimson for an East region pairing: The best friend of senior Lance Goulbourne is Doug Davis.

On the same day the Crimson's postseason pairing was announced, an elite big man declared he would be going to Harvard after a post grad year.

Northwestern fell short of the NCAAs and will instead host an NIT game.

For the third time in four years, Oregon State is playing in the CBI.

Denver was snubbed by the NIT and concluded their season at 22 victories without a postseason trip.

The year is also over for Richmond.

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Selection Sunday News:

March 11, 2012 at 10:28 am
Filed under Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

Welcome to Selection Sunday, where Northwestern is playing the waiting game.

Georgetown is hosting a free party today where you can watch the bracket's reveal with the team.

Based on a pair of late night results I've made some additional adjustments to my second round of NIT projections that were posted yesterday evening. If Princeton is heading to the CBI or CIT instead, you'll want to keep a constant eye here for opponents and potential matchups.

Will Venable is making his case.

We'll be back tonight with information on where all the Carril Cradle and Ivy League teams are headed. I hope you remembered to set your clocks ahead one hour!

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Saturday News:

March 10, 2012 at 10:28 am
Filed under Denver, Fairfield, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News, Video

Oregon State (19-14) fell 72-61 to Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.

I called it! Fairfield will host Yale in the CIT on Wednesday night. Stags head coach Sydney Johnson is a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award.

Denver's Joe Scott is under consideration for the 2012 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award. Scott makes a compelling argument for the Pioneers' inclusion in the NIT.

Should Northwestern keep Bill Carmody? The debate begins.

Big Apple Buckets updates their NIT projections. I'll do a second (and probably final) run at the numbers tonight.

A reunion between Chris Young and the New York Mets continues to look likely.

Gary Walters is no fan of one-and-done players in the NCAA Tournament.

The New Orleans Hornets signed former Cornell center Jeff Foote to a 10 day contract. Foote had four points and four rebounds in his first game off the bench.

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Friday News:

March 9, 2012 at 10:18 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Craig Robinson, Denver, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Video, Will Venable

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.

Georgetown (23-8) dropped a double OT thriller to Cincinnati, 72-70. Five missed free throws were costly to the Hoyas. Our friends at Hoya Prospectus crunch the numbers.

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.

Big Apple Buckets has updated their NIT projections. This coverage even made the Wall Street Journal. Nicely done, mister.

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.

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Thursday News:

March 8, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Georgetown, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Thursday, March 8th
Georgetown (5) vs. Cincinnati (4) - 2:00 pm ET - Big East Tournament - ESPN
Oregon State (8) vs. Washington (1) - 3:00 pm ET - Pac-12 Tournament - FSN
Minnesota (10) vs. Northwestern (7) - 5:30 pm ET - Big 10 Tournament - ESPN2

What did Patrick Saunders text Keith Wright the day after Princeton beat Penn to send Harvard into the NCAA Tournament?

Mitch Henderson reflects on a regular season where the Tigers started slow and finished strong.

The Town Topics writes about the emergence of Jimmy Sherburne.

Here is the Princeton press release on Ian Hummer and Doug Davis earning All-Ivy status.

Georgetown (23-7) shut down Pitt 64-52 to advance in the Big East Tournament. The Hoyas are back at it this afternoon against Cincinnati in the tourney quarterfinals.

It was Oregon State (18-13) taking down Washington State in Pac-12 Tournament play, 69-64. The Beavers get top seed Washington later today.

Stock up on New Jersey Transit tickets and Metrocards. Craig Robinson's team will come to New York City in November for the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. John Thompson III's squad visits Brooklyn a few days later for the last two rounds of the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center, where Princeton will face Fordham the following month.

Minnesota and Northwestern meet in the Big 10 Tournament's first round.

To follow up on last night's post about Princeton making the NIT, add Savannah State to the list of bid thieves.

This lengthy feature on the rise of Harvard basketball is essential, well-researched reading.

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Wednesday News:

March 7, 2012 at 10:32 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

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

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Penn to close the regular season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Boston Globe, in the New York Times, in the Trentonian, in the Daily Pennsylvanian, in the Daily News, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, on Soft Pretzel Logic, courtesy of the Associated Press and on pennathletics.com.

ESPN's Dana O'Neil and SportsProf also have pieces on the game.

Princeton recruit Steven Cook and New Trier lost to Evanston in the sectional semis.

Will Venable discusses his choice of at bat music.

So caught up in the game I was watching, I didn't realize Richmond (16-16) lost to La Salle 80-72 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Georgetown plays Pitt in the second round of the Big East Tournament.

At the Pac-12 Tournament it will be Oregon State versus Washington State.

Like so many teams, Denver is now playing the waiting game.

The Beavers' Doug Stewart is apparently a candidate for the Brown job.

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Tuesday News:

March 6, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Penn (19-11 / 11-2) vs. Princeton (18-11 / 9-4)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3
Series History: Penn leads 123-102.
Last meeting: Penn 82 Princeton 67 - 1/30/12

The Princeton senior class of 2012 as freshmen.

Tuesday, March 6th
Richmond (10) vs. La Salle (7) – Atlantic 10 Tournament – 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Princeton – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN3

Wednesday, March 7th
Pitt (13) / St John’s (12) 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

The Daily Princetonian, the Daily News and Ivy Hoops Online preview tonight's game.

The final Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release of the season includes Ian Hummer on the Honor Roll.

It was looking decent for Fairfield (19-14) in the championship game of the MAAC Tournament at halftime. The Stags were up four and playing well. The second half however was a brutal defensive struggle where Sydney Johnson's team missed their first 13 attempts from the floor. Three tying shots in the final 1:08 went off the mark and it was Loyola (Md.) advancing to the NCAAs, 48-44. A postseason bid of some fashion is expected.

How about Fairfield against Yale in the CBI or CIT?

Denver (22-9) was knocked out of the Sun Belt semifinals by Western Kentucky, 67-63. Senior guard Brian Stafford had a look for three behind a screen down two with five seconds to go and Royce O'Neale's putback was then blocked. The Hilltoppers sealed the result at the line.

Richmond plays at La Salle tonight to open defense of their conference tournament title. Spiders guard Kendall Anthony is the Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Year.

Bill Carmody talks about Northwestern's NCAA chances.

The Wildcats' John Shurna was named first team All-Big Ten, finishing the season as the conference's leading scorer.

For Georgetown, a brawl in China forged their team's unity. Hoya senior Jason Clark was honored with the Big East's Sportsmanship Award.

The Ivy League is still growing.

Congratulations to Marcus Schroeder, who is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time as Saint Mary's graduate assistant. The Gaels won the West Coast Conference tournament in overtime, knocking off Gonzaga. It was good to see a smiling Schroeder celebrating on the floor after the final buzzer.

While at Princeton, Pete Hegseth was a polarizing figure.

There are great eBay auctions full of rare memorabilia, and then there is this.

Jesse Agel is out at Brown. A decision was made to not renew his contract.

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