Simple math: Exam break x snow = a morning spent scanning old Princeton programs.
Above, Chris Mooney, Laura Leacy and Mike Brennan. This game was played four days after the 25th anniversary of Jadwin Gym's opening.
Seven additional covers follow the jump, plus details about a few of these games.
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This afternoon's flash thunderstorm means less time spent weeding the front walk and more time spent scanning Princeton basketball programs from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Anyone know when Sean Jackson wore #31 during a game at Jadwin Gym? My guess was a JV game his "freshman" year, but the cheerleaders in the background poke holes in this theory.
Seven additional images after the jump.
Chris Young will throw a bullpen session before today's Padres game.
The Trentonian has a piece on tonight's Derek's Dreams event.
Georgetown assistant Mike Brennan was up in the Boston area to look at a 6'8" sophomore center/forward.
You must sign up to listen, but Craig Robinson was a guest on Jim Rome's radio show yesterday.
This just in: Former Princeton guard Mike Brennan has been lured away from American University by John Thompson III and hired as the Hoyas' new assistant coach, replacing the departing Robert Burke.
Brennan was an assistant at Princeton for seven seasons before joining the Eagles' staff the last two campaigns.
Been lax with the scans of Princeton basketball finds from my parents' place, but here's Mike Brennan on the front of a 15+ year old pocket schedule card.
Well before there was princetonbasketball.com, there was The 14 Club, one of this site's biggest influences. The 14 Club was a couple from Princeton who traveled to Princeton games from coast to coast (I remember seeing holding a banner on TV when the Tigers played at #1 UNLV), printed the original Seniors on a Stick, hoarded NCAA Tournament tickets for fellow fans and worked tirelessly to support the orange and black.
As if the above wasn't enough, starting in 1990 they self-published an annual bound "Recruiting Wrap-Up" full of photocopied articles about the incoming freshman class with additional pieces they had culled regarding the next season's Princeton schedule and other news of interest. Pre-Internet, this was the best/only way to know about the incoming freshman class.
I recently uncovered their first book, and wanted to share some bullet points based on stories that are almost two decades old.
I had a chance to speak with American University assistant coach Mike Brennan earlier today, as the Eagles prepared for their first round NCAA Tournament game against Villanova. A transcript of our conversation follows. - JS
First things first, congratulations.
I appreciate it. Thank you.
Is the team already in Philadelphia?
Yeah. We are. We got up here last night.
Is there an open practice at the Wachovia Center later today?
Exactly. We're practicing at noon at another facility and then we have to go over there later on this afternoon for about an hour. Basically, it is just like a shootaround.
There will be a Princeton representative in the 2009 NCAA Tournament after all.
Congratulations to former Tiger guard/coach Mike Brennan '94, who is heading to the big dance for the second straight season as an assistant coach at American University.
The Eagles, who were the regular season Patriot League champions, defeated Holy Cross 73-57 this afternoon in the finals of the Patriot League Tournament to grab the conference's automatic bid.
