Saturday News:

January 21, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Rutgers vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
UMass vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Steven Cook had 14 points in New Trier's win over Niles West. I've been playing extended phone tag with Cook's high school coach, but a full profile should follow soon.

Yesterday's Mercer game at the Columbia JV was postponed.

Georgetown hosts Rutgers this afternoon.

UMass returns to Richmond. The Spiders have had success without utilizing transfers.

Denver stays on the road at North Texas.

Looking for their first home sweep of the Pac-12's LA teams in seven seasons, Oregon State welcomes USC to Gill Coliseum.

The other seven Ivy teams are in action today. Lots of basketball to monitor.

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Wednesday News:

January 18, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, MCCC, Northwestern, Richmond, Today's News, Will Venable

Richmond vs. George Washington - 7:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin - 9:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with nine arbitration-eligible players, including Will Venable.

Judson Wallace has a new Euroleague blog post up.

Behind 31 points from Jason Clark, Georgetown defeated DePaul by eight. Hoya Prospectus runs the numbers.

Mercer (4-14) fell 61-47 against Essex. Before their game at the Verizon Center in December, the Vikings toured the Capitol and met with Congressman Rush Holt.

A new Sit Down With Sydney has been posted.

In our nation's capital, Richmond plays at George Washington.

The "opportunity of a lifetime" talk is starting to build again as Northwestern visits Wisconsin.

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Sunday News:

January 8, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond

Today's Game: TCNJ (6-7 / 1-3) vs. Princeton (8-7 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 73 TCNJ 40 - 1/23/11

Fairfield vs. Manhattan - 2:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. Elon - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joseph's (L.I.) vs. Yale - 4:00 pm ET

Today's opponent The College of New Jersey lost by three versus Rutgers-Newark yesterday.

The current Reading High School coach had a chance to speak with Pete Carril recently.

An 11 game Georgetown (13-2) winning streak ended 74-62 at West Virginia.

With five Pioneers in double figures, Denver (13-3) won 67-50 against South Alabama.

Richmond (10-7) never trailed in a 70-53 win at Rhode Island.

Elsewhere in the Ocean State, Mercer (3-13) fell 56-40 at CCRI. Brandin Youngblood scored 11 for the Vikings.

Oregon State (11-5) lost to Stanford 103-101 in quadruple overtime.

Manhattan hosts Fairfield.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (13-2 / 1-0) led Dartmouth (3-12 / 0-1) by one at halftime and trailed midway through the back frame, but the Crimson controlled the final 10 minutes on their way to a 63-47 victory. Cornell (5-9) defeated Division III Albright, 78-60.

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Saturday News:

January 7, 2012 at 10:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown vs. West Virginia - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN3
MCCC vs. CCRI - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. South Alabama - 4:30 pm ET - ESPN3
Richmond vs. Rhode Island - 7:00 pm ET - CBS Sports Network
Stanford vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Albright vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET

After Harvard's loss to Fordham, Big Apple Buckets re-ran 10,000 simulations of the race for the 2011-12 Ivy League title.

Rush The Court checks in on the eight Ivy teams, two of which open conference play today.

Still looking for more on Princeton recruit Edo Lawrence, I came across this Flickr series from a recent Canterbury game against Kent. Lawrence is wearing #33 in these pictures.

Siena surprised Fairfield (8-7) in Albany, 73-60. “I don’t know if they can play better given the situation they’re in," said Stags head coach Sydney Johnson of the Saints' performance.

Top-ranked Monroe beat Mercer (3-13) by an 81-47 final. Brandin Youngblood was one of three Vikings in double figures.

Having already won in several hostile settings this season, Georgetown travels to West Virginia.

Denver remains on the road at South Alabama.

Rhode Island pays host to Richmond.

Looking for a home sweep of the Bay Area's Pac-12 teams, Oregon State hosts Stanford.

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Wednesday News:

January 4, 2012 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Thomforde, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Marquette vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 7:30 pm ET

Columbia vs. Colgate - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Lafayette - 7:00 pm ET - LSN

Mercer (3-12) returned from an extended holiday break with a 79-65 win over Manor. The Vikings were led by Andre Wilburn and Brandin Youngblood, who each scored 25 points.

Pete Carril attended the Starters Moravian Winter Classic with Chris Thomforde.

Princeton's return to the NCAA Tournament is fourth on the Princeton Packet list of 2011's special sports moments.

There is a faculty and staff free ticket option for Sunday's game versus TCNJ. Take advantage if you're eligible!

Some Princeton/Siena highlights can be found here.

Georgetown hosts Marquette tonight.

Illinois visits Northwestern.

Richmond opens Atlantic 10 play at Charlotte.

Around the Ivy League: Yale (9-4) controlled the interior in an 82-67 win over Holy Cross. Harvard (12-2) was surprised on the road at Fordham, 60-54. Bucknell remained undefeated versus the Ancient Eight, defeating Dartmouth (3-12) by a 67-59 count. Cornell (4-9) fell on the road to Maryland by eight.

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Wednesday News:

December 21, 2011 at 10:18 am
Filed under Baseball, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Oregon State vs. Chicago State - 8:00 pm ET

Dartmouth vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Penn State - 7:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Darien Brothers scored 38 points as Richmond (7-5) topped Old Dominion in overtime, 90-82.

Salem defeated Mercer (2-12) by three. Brandin Youngblood had 15 in defeat for the Vikings.

Injured forward Trenity Burdine will not return for Siena's game tomorrow against Princeton.

sienasaintsblog.com posted a reciprocal Q&A to complement yesterday's Know! Your! Foe!.

Watch a video on the Saints' preparations for the Tigers.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had 19 for Oak Harbor in a win over Meadowdale.

Oregon State plays their final non-conference game of the season at winless Chicago State.

Non-basketball related, but always of interest to some this time of year: Site editor Jon Solomon was a guest on WNYC's national morning show The Takeaway yesterday. You can listen to the interview by clicking through.

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Sunday News:

December 18, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (5-6 / 0-0) vs. Northeastern (3-4 / 0-1)
Location: Matthews Arena - Boston, MA
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Northeastern leads 2-1.
Last meeting: Princeton 65 Northeastern 63 - 12/29/10

Eastern Illinois vs. Northwestern - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Portland State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Yale vs. Rhode Island - 2:00 pm ET - Cox

You should be able to stream free video of today's game here.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had a giant scoring performance in a double OT win for Oak Harbor.

Fellow future Tiger Hans Brase turned in his second good performance in as many days. The Hill School plays in the Mercer Invitational Tournament finals today.

Henry Sims led a big second half push as Georgetown (9-1) pulled away from American, 81-55.

Former Hoya Jeff Green requires heart surgery and is out for the season.

Richmond (6-5) fell 79-65 at Bucknell.

Reggie Hearn's career high 17 helped Northwestern (9-1) past Central Connecticut by six.

Scoring the game's first 11 points and shooting 57% from the floor, Denver (8-2) beat Boise State, 79-62.

Mercer (2-11) lost to Frederick in DC, 66-36.

A five game Oregon State homestand ends tonight versus Portland State.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-7) did what Princeton could not, beating Elon at home, 62-54. Chris Wroblewski's three point shot at the end of overtime gave Cornell (4-4) an 85-82 win over Albany.

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Saturday News:

December 17, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Scott Greenman, Today's News

American vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN/ESPN3
Central Connecticut vs. Northwestern - 2:00 pm ET
MCCC vs. Frederick (Md.) - 3:00 pm ET - Verizon Center
Boise State vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - Root Sports
Richmond vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET

Elon vs. Dartmouth - 12:00 pm ET
Albany vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET

Princeton recruit Hans Brase had a big game on the opening day of the Dave Mercer Invitational Tournament.

Fellow future Tiger Mike Washington, Jr. went for 21 in Oak Harbor's loss to Shorewood.

If you spent any time around the Princeton program in the mid-2000s, one constant was Scott Greenman's kid brother Mikey dribbling a basketball everywhere he went. Now a sophomore in high school, the younger Greenman is the centerpiece of a story on the psychological pressure young athletes face.

Georgetown looks to continue an early season roll today versus American.

Going the Verizon Center? Stick around after the game to watch Howie Levy's Mercer County Community College Vikings against Frederick (Md.) on the same floor.

Central Connecticut State visits Northwestern.

Denver hosts Boise State.

It will be interesting to see how Richmond performs at Bucknell.

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Sunday News:

December 11, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

New Hampshire vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's loss at Drexel on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian and on drexeldragons.com.

A late 18-4 run allowed Georgetown (8-1) to finally pull away from Howard for their sixth straight win. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

John Thompson III announced before the game that freshman forward Tyler Adams would be out indefinitely due to an issue with his heart.

Mercer (2-10) ended a nine game losing streak with a 66-61 win at Burlington. Marvin Champ paced four Vikings in double figures.

Fairfield hosts New Hampshire this afternoon.

Around the Ivy League: Sean McGonagill scored 27 as Brown (5-7) beat Central Connecticut State, 90-80. Columbia (7-4) heads into their exam break winners of seven straight. The Lions defeated LIU by 10. Harvard (9-1) responded from their only loss this season with a 76-52 win at Boston University. Penn (5-6) fell 77-73 at UCLA. Notre Dame scored 36 points in the paint as they bested Dartmouth (2-6) by 18.

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Friday News:

December 9, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, MCCC, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Richmond vs. VCU - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Fairfield vs. Old Dominion - 9:00 pm ET - Basketball Hall Of Fame - SNY
Idaho vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - Root Sports

The Princeton Packet, the Star Ledger and New Jersey Newsroom add more about the Rutgers game.

On the other hand the Daily Princetonian and CBS Philly are already looking ahead at tomorrow's trip to Drexel.

Princeton sits in 10th place in the latest Big Apple Buckets power poll. I had the Tigers slotted eighth on my ballot, ahead of Rutgers and behind St. John's.

A few super photos from the Tigers' win over Lafayette for you to review.

Mercer (1-10) dropped a 72-60 decision at Essex.

Three branches of the Carril Cradle are in action tonight, and all their games are on TV. Be prepared to flip channels frequently.

Richmond plays their annual Black & Blue Classic game at VCU. Chris Mooney passed on multiple opportunities to stay with the Spiders.

As part of a Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase quadrupleheader, Fairfield meets ODU.

Oregon State hosts Idaho.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (8-1) fell at #9 UConn, 67-53.

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Wednesday News:

December 7, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, MCCC, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (3-5 / 0-0) vs. Rutgers (4-4 / 0-0)
Location: The RAC - Piscataway, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 73-44.
Last meeting: Princeton 78 Rutgers 73 (OT) - 11/12/10

Iona vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Delaware vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Yale - 7:30 pm ET
New Hampshire vs. Brown - 7:30 pm ET

The Courier News, the Daily Targum and On The Banks preview tonight's game.

Jerry Carino shares some extra quotes from his interview with Mitch Henderson.

Denton Koon earns a profile in the Daily Princetonian, which also provides a piece on Princeton's uniform designs over the years.

Mercer (1-9) lost their eighth straight to Morris, 55-40.

Tonight Denver hosts Iona.

The Mets have interest in bringing Chris Young back for 2012 with a minor league deal.

Since I know there are some of you always asking about it come December, my Christmas marathon was profiled on the Northwestern Magazine web site.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (6-4) came all the way back from down 20 in the second half versus Holy Cross, taking their first lead in the final three seconds of a 46-45 Lions victory.

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Sunday News:

December 4, 2011 at 10:18 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Baylor vs. Northwestern - 4:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Fairfield vs. Canisius - 5:00 pm ET
Montana vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Seattle vs. Harvard - 2:00 pm ET
La Sierra vs. Columbia - 2:00 pm ET - Centennial Classic

Hollis Thompson hit six of his seven three point attempts and Georgetown (7-1) nearly doubled up NJIT. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.

Leading by as many as 23 in the second half, Richmond (6-2) won at Wake Forest.

Denver (6-1) downed Texas Southern, 62-46.

Mercer (1-8) lost 68-60 to Del Tech Stanton. Flip Seculic had 18 for the Vikings in defeat.

They're now subscription-only, but enough games have been played that Ken Pomeroy has added individual player stats for 2011-12. Ian Hummer is in the top 100 nationally in three statistical categories.

The highest-ranked non-conference opponent in 22 years visits Welsh-Ryan Arena this afternoon when Northwestern hosts #7 Baylor.

A two game swing in western New York concludes for Fairfield with a game at Canisius.

Oregon State opens a five game homestand versus Montana.

Around the Ivy League: Greg Mangano recorded his third double-double of the season as Yale (5-2) bested Vermont, 68-52. Brown (4-5) fell 75-53 at Iowa. Cornell (3-5) triumphed over Lehigh in overtime by two. Penn (4-5) could not climb all the way out of a deep halftime hole, losing to Villanova 73-65. Making 12 of their 17 three point attempts Columbia (4-4) won again out west, 72-57 against North Texas.

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