Why is writer Jeff Pearlman's new favorite college basketball player Princeton freshman Brendan Connolly?
Oregon State's Craig Robinson met with the media on Tuesday.
This Philadelphia 76ers are learning the language of the Princeton offense. Interesting that many of the plays Pete Carril ran ("Chin" and "Forwards Out" specifically) haven't been given new names by other coaches using them in the past 10+ years.
The Tigers first opponent this season, Central Michigan, looks to start this year healthy and intact.
A transcript of what Northwestern coach Bill Carmody had to say to the media yesterday.
The Newark Advocate has more on the lessons Bill Bradley shared with Denison basketball players.
Pete Carril stopped by Sacramento Kings practice on Monday.
Is Chris Young the Padres' number one starter? Corey Brock from mlb.com gives his answer.
One of the people that Army AD Kevin Anderson reached out to while searching for the school's next basketball coach? Oregon State head man Craig Robinson.
Oregon State will hold its Media Day this afternoon.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson and his staff are ready to get back on the court.
ESPNU will feature Georgetown as part of their Midnight Madness coverage on Friday.
John Thompson III spoke to the Washington Post about the Hoyas' upcoming season. Hoya Hoops has more from yesterday's Georgetown Media Day.
Slam Magazine profiles Hoya sophomore center Greg Monroe.
Former Princeton great Brian Taylor is part of a new documentary called "Spirit of Champions: Memories of the 1968 State Basketball Championship Season" about his junior year at Perth Amboy High School.
The season came to a close for Will Venable and the San Diego Padres yesterday. Venable finished the year in a 1-22 slump, dropping his average from the mid-.270s down to .256. In 293 at bats over 95 games, Venable hit 14 home runs, drove in 38 runs, scored 38 runs and struck out 89 times.
TexasHoops has a story about new Princeton recruit Daniel Edwards.
Craig Robinson will preside over the Washington County Museum’s 20th annual fundraising gala on October 17th.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso have begun the qualifying rounds for Euroleague. After dropping their first game to BK Ventspils 78-73, Benetton won the return match 88-76 to advance on aggregate. Wallace had 12 points and nine rebounds. Their opponent in the next round is Entente Orleanaise Loirest.
It has been six weeks since Chris Young had shoulder surgery. He will resume a throwing program in November.
Enjoy the transcript of this 2005 interview with Pete Carril.
Princeton's first opponent in 2009-10, Central Michigan, has been named the favorite to win the MAC West by both Lindy's and Blue Ribbon.
Penn is the sixth Ivy school to release their men's basketball schedule. The Quakers open with games at Penn State and Villanova.
Former Cornell assistant Zach Spiker is the new head coach at Army.
SportsProf has some nice things to say about this site!
Video excerpts of Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson's conversation with The Oregonian about the upcoming season. Read a transcript of the full Q&A here.
Forward Konrad Wysocki has signed with the Polish team PGE Turow Zgorzelec of the Liga Koszykówki.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson spoke at Friday's Albany Beaver Huddle.
A decent weekend for Will Venable, who had two hits in the second inning on Friday night as the Padres scored six times versus Florida. Venable followed that up with a solo home run (video), his ninth of the season, in San Diego's 7-4 victory over the Marlins on Saturday. While his team was unable to pull of the sweep yesterday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium, Venable made another great diving catch (video) and raised his average to .274 with a pair of singles.
Cornell became the fifth Ivy League school to release their 2009-10 men's basketball schedule, joining Princeton, Brown, Harvard and Yale.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson was a guest on the radio show Wheels at Work. Listen to the interview here (.mp3).
I read on CAAZone that incoming Princeton freshman Ian Hummer was playing for the Clyde's team in the Kenner League at Georgetown with Hoyas Jason Clark and Henry Sims, so I asked some regulars on the HoyaTalk message board to share their impressions of Hummer's game. Click on Hummer's name to see what they have to say.
Kareem Maddox scored eight points on 4-8 shooting in the final Hank's Big Time game of the Say No Classic's season. The team finished with a 4-4 record.
Former Israeli team star / Rutgers player Steve Kaplan tells the Sacramento Bee how he regrets not going to Princeton to play for Pete Carril.
Chris Young may have missed 46 consecutive games due to his shoulder injury, but Padres manager Bud Black does not think surgery will be necessary.
The good fortune continued for another member of Venable's family, as his younger brother Winston, who was frequently at Jadwin when his older brother was playing basketball, transferred to Boise State, where he hopes to succeed as a safety/linebacker hybrid.
The Scott Greenman-coached USA Juniors Team remained undefeated at the Maccabiah Games with a 81-28 victory over Argentina. If the United States can defeat Azerbaijan today, they will advance to tomorrow's gold medal game. Greenman is interviewed about his return to Israel in today's Atlantic City Press.
A thorough interview with Georgetown product DaJuan Summers was on DC Sports Bog a few days ago. Summers speaks about his time as a Hoya and debunks a few myths about his experiences.
Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson has chosen an author for his book, "A Game of Character."
For those of you curious about potential recruiting targets, these brief Q&As with players at the Hoop Group Elite Camp and the Summer Classic East include several players who list Princeton as a school that is showing interest in them.
Dan Mavraides talks about his experiences this summer with The Athens Fellowship.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
