YouTube potpourri XCII.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, a few words from Will Venable.
10 additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.
Chris Young signs with Washington.
On the eve of the start of spring training action, Chris Young signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.
Young was 4-9 in 20 starts with a 4.15 ERA for the New York Mets in 2012, throwing 115 innings. Those 20 starts were the most made by the injury-addled Young since his 2007 All-Star season.
Thursday News:
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.
Monday News:
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.
Monday News:
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.
Wednesday News:
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.
Wednesday News:
Former Tiger Noah Savage is the subject of a lengthy feature focusing on the life of an aspiring stand-up comedian.
Georgetown's Henry Sims will join John Shurna at the New York Knicks' training camp.
Fairfield is set to open the Preseason NIT at Virginia, with a potential matchup versus Penn in the next round.
Chris Denorfia and Will Venable have formed a potent right field platoon for the Padres.
Chris Young was among the Mets who met with families from Tuesday’s Children prior to Tuesday's game.
The Boston Herald is reporting that Harvard point guard Brandyn Curry will also miss the 2012-13 season. Andy Katz has more on how the situation in Cambridge will effect the Crimson on the court.
Tuesday News:
Princeton is back on campus, and as you can see from the above video, very thankful to those who made their Spain trip possible.
Georgetown expects to be quite good this season.
Northwestern's John Shurna signed a one year deal with the Knicks.
A guard from New Jersey has selected Oregon State.
Will Venable drove in three for San Diego in yesterday's victory over St. Louis. The Padres have won 14 of their last 18 games.
The landscape of both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 Ivy League men's basketball seasons have potentially changed significantly with the news that Harvard co-captain and top returning scorer Kyle Casey will withdraw from school for a year after being embroiled in an academic cheating scandal. Fellow co-captain Brandyn Curry has also been implicated but has yet to make a decision on his future.
Monday News:
C. Young (4-7) - 6.0 IP 5 H 2 ER 4 BB 7 K 4.39 ERA. 97 pitches, 56 strikes.
Chris Young still hasn't won a game at Citi Field this season, but he pitched well versus Atlanta yesterday. However the Braves yet again trumped Young's Mets, this time in 10 innings.
Congratulations Mitch Henderson, you're the 152nd most-followed Division I head coach on Twitter.
The ESPN profile for Princeton recruit Steven Cook has been updated.
Craig Robinson discusses balancing basketball and politics.
I believe I missed this piece on Dave Blatt the first time through.
Labor Day News:
Princeton won their second game in Spain, 66-61 over C.B. Prat. You can see a full box score here. Ian Hummer again led the Tigers, this time with 20 points and seven rebounds. Brendan Connolly added 12 and Will Barrett tallied seven plus a game-best 13 boards.
As he has already done twice so far in games stateside, Mack Darrow's two free throws during the final seconds secured Princeton the victory.
Also of note, 10 points for Chris Clement starting a second straight time at guard and nine for sophomore big Bobby Garbade off the bench.
Princeton won despite shooting 1-9 from three point range and 11-22 on free throws. Turnovers were down considerably from game one against Manresa.
Next on the docket is Tuesday's contest versus LEB Oro squad CB Lucentum Alicante. I believe Darryl Middleton, who at 46 years of age is older than the combined age of any two current Tigers of your choosing, is on this team's roster.
Back home the Mets scored five runs before Chris Young (4-7) had thrown his first pitch versus Florida and the former two sport Princeton standout pitched five innings of five hit, one run baseball as New York won 5-1. Will Venable (video) also slugged his ninth home run of the season.
Finally, a forthcoming book on the Sacramento Kings touches upon Pete Carril and Princeton's 1996 NCAA victory over UCLA.
Wednesday News:
Before recording an out last night Chris Young surrendered two walks, hit a batter and then gave up a grand slam. Young would settle in, allowing five earned runs on four hits in 4.1 frames of work. The Mets rallied and bested Philadelphia 9-5 in 10 innings.
Will Venable continues to streak, hitting .389 in his last 10 games.
The Trenton Times has more on Princeton's trip to Spain.
Several returning Tigers will be wearing new uniform numbers in 2012-13.
There is a cute recap of Oregon State's journey overseas.
An old Butch van Breda Kolff quote shows up in an obituary of former Duke player Art Heyman.
Fairfield's Rakim Sanders signed a professional contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Harvard’s Institutional Master Plan presentation includes a new basketball gym.
YouTube potpourri LXXV.
Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, the first six minutes of Princeton's home win over Lafayette from last season.
Six additional videos follow after the jump.
