May 29, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Kevin Mullin, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
You may be seeing new variations of the above image rather soon. Building off a successful six+ inning start for St. Lucie, Chris Young has been transferred to AAA Buffalo and will pitch for them Thursday morning.
Incoming Princeton freshman Michael Washington, Jr. and his Oak Harbor High School DECA team won their second straight national title.
Kevin "Moon" Mullin will speak at the Courier-Post/Kiwanis Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on June 13th.
Here's an article on how John Thompson III has developed big men at Georgetown.
In praise of Will Venable who hit his fourth home run of the season (video) at Wrigley Field yesterday.
The Harvard Crimson's Dennis Zheng was one of my favorite student reporters the past four years. His final column can be found here.
May 24, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Bill Bradley, Craig Robinson, Marvin Bressler, Oregon State, Today's News, Will Venable
Less than two years after he was hired, Princeton Director of Basketball Operations Kendrick Saunders is leaving the program to accept an assistant coach position at Navy. I'm sorry to see him go but I wish him the best of luck with this hands-on opportunity. The job description for the now-open DOBO position can be found here.
The Princeton Varsity Club will honor Stu Orefice with the Marvin Bressler Award at their annual banquet.
Batting well over .400 for his career versus St. Louis coming into last night, Will Venable was a triple short of San Diego's first cycle against the Cardinals.
Bill Bradley talks about his new book as well as his days with the Knicks.
Craig Robinson is taking Oregon State to Spain and France this August.
There was a report yesterday that Brown was hiring Penn assistant and former Bears standout Mike Martin as their next head coach but a different report paints the situation as more up in the air.
May 22, 2012 at 10:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
A top 2013 small forward is going to Georgetown. His "short list" of 10 schools had included Princeton.
The Hoya wrapped up 2011-12 with John Thompson III.
Chris Young delayed his next rehab start for worthwhile non-injury-related reasons.
Over the weekend Will Venable hit his second home run of the season.
A guard from Seton Hall will transfer to Fairfield.
There's a now-local power forward who is debating going to the Ivy League.
One more recruiting tidbit: A 2013 shooting guard listed Princeton among his suitors when asked.
Trenton TV station WZBN has been sold, which means no more highlight packages of random basketball games.
May 17, 2012 at 10:18 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Luke Owings, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Tonight is Luke Owings' charity bout. Read our interview with Owings about his training and motivation to step in the ring here and consider making a donation to support Haymakers For Hope.
Chris Young pitched into the sixth inning during yesterday's second rehab start down in Florida. Young's next stop is likely AAA Buffalo.
Georgetown's Jeff Green will graduate this weekend, five years after leaving school for the NBA. A great story.
Will Venable had four hits (video) in a San Diego victory at Washington. Venable is third on the Padres with a .278 batting average.
On the recruiting front a guard from New Jersey lists Princeton as one of his four Ivy League suitors.
May 11, 2012 at 8:38 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Bill Bradley, Chris Young, Georgetown, Judson Wallace, Princeton
Bill Bradley spoke at Princeton on Wednesday. The Daily Princetonian engaged the former Senator for a Q&A.
Tiger head coach Mitch Henderson is scheduled to participate in the New York Yankees/New Era Pinstripe Bowl Charity Golf Tournament on Tuesday.
It was a successful minor league start for Chris Young down in Florida. The former Princeton two sport standout pitched five shutout innings for the St. Lucie Mets.
Judson Wallace is interviewed as FC Barcelona arrived in Turkey for their Eurocup Final Four matchup with Olympiacos. The game takes place at 2:00 pm ET today and can be streamed on ESPN3.
A big man from Florida is a late signee for Georgetown's 2012 recruiting class.
April 14, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Martin Bahar was promoted from Director of Basketball Operations to assistant coach at Fairfield.
A while ago there was some discussion about a big man from South Dakota who apparently was getting a look from Princeton. You can see where he eventually signed here.
Following nine consecutive San Diego strikeouts, Will Venable hit his first home run of the season.
Georgetown's Jason Clark and Henry Sims plus Ivy Leaguers Keith Wright and Greg Mangano were all in the starting lineup of a Portsmouth Invitational semifinal game.
March 29, 2012 at 8:58 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
What gym provides the biggest home court advantage in the Ivy League? The answer, as they say, may surprise you.
Cracking the upper portion of Big Apple Buckets' look at the Top 25 players in the New York metro area, Ian Hummer.
Chris Young hopes to be the same pitcher he once was.
A guard from Florida claims an offer from the Princeton staff.
You might be curious to know the CBI finals between Pitt and Washington State will come down to a winner take all game three on Friday night in Allegheny County.
March 27, 2012 at 9:48 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News
The New York Mets have signed Chris Young to a minor league deal.
Atlanta apparently inquired with San Diego about the availability of outfielder Will Venable and were told he was unavailable.
A Princeton representative appears on Big Apple Buckets' second installment of the Top 25 players in the New York metro area.
Northwestern's John Shurna was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.
John Thompson III joined GameTime to talk about the improvements of Greg Monroe and Roy Hibbert.
Hoya senior Henry Sims will play in the 2012 Reese's Division I College All-Star Game this weekend. Also on his team: The aforementioned Shurna and Keith Wright from Harvard.
March 26, 2012 at 9:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable
The Daily Princetonian is the latest to file a year end piece on the 2011-12 season.
The spring training of Will Venable continues to be a strong one.
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.
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.
September 30, 2011 at 10:08 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Will Venable capped 2011 with his first career grand slam (video) as San Diego beat the Cubs 9-2. Venable hit .154 over his final 10 games of the year, lovering his season average to .246 with an on base percentage of .310. The former two sport Princeton star had 91 hits, nine home runs, 44 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases across 121 games. He dropped his strikeout total from 128 in 392 at bats last year to 92 strikeouts in 370 at bats for 2010.
Princeton is viewed as the fourth-strongest team in the New York area by Big Apple Buckets.
John Thompson III attended the Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural & Minority Medicine's annual gala. Thompson's wife Monica was honorary chair of this event.
A Minnesota point guard verbally committed to Harvard. Penn also added a big man to compliment their guard-heavy roster.
Former Princeton assistant and current Fairfield Director of Basketball Operations Martin Bahar is raising money for the 2011 Light The Night walk, which supports the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Bahar's sister Madeleine suffered from plasma cell leukemia and passed away in 2009 at the age of 25. You can show your support for Maddie's Team by following this link.
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