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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Saturday News:

December 10, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (4-5 / 0-0) vs. Drexel (2-4 / 0-1)
Location: The DAC - Philadelphia, PA
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: DUTV
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 8-1.
Last meeting: Drexel 54 Princeton 41 - 11/14/05

Georgetown vs. Howard - 12:00 pm ET - MASN
MCCC vs. Burlington - 2:00 pm ET

Central Connecticut State vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Long Island vs. Columbia - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Boston University - 4:00 pm ET - NESN
Penn vs. UCLA - 7:00 pm ET - Fox Sports West
Dartmouth vs. Notre Dame - 7:30 pm ET - ESPN3

The relationship between Ian Hummer and his father Ed is the subject of this lengthy profile. I love how the senior Hummer's wish for his son is that he "sort of be considered Butch's last player."

Despite going without a field goal for the game's final 12 minutes, Fairfield (6-4) held off Old Dominion, 59-51.

It was a three point game midway through the second half, but VCU finished on a 25-6 run to easily vanquish Richmond (6-3).

Oregon State (6-2) saw their home vandalized by Idaho, 74-60.

Returning to action after a week off, Georgetown hosts Howard.

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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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Tuesday News:

December 6, 2011 at 9:42 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Sean Gregory, Today's News

MCCC vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET

Holy Cross vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

Congratulations to Sean Gregory. His superb piece Princeton vs. UCLA: Reflections on a Historic Upset for Time Magazine won first place in the USBWA 2011 Best Writing Contest's Magazine Length Feature category.

Mike Rice has someone to rely on as Rutgers prepares for Princeton.

Ian Hummer made his fourth straight Ivy League Honor Roll.

Another good Ken Pomeroy factoid: Princeton has the sixth-greatest average height in Division I.

Georgetown's Hollis Thompson was named Big East Player of the Week.

Denver is the lead story for ESPN's Mid-Major Report. The Pioneers host MAAC favorite Iona on Wednesday.

This week's Sit Down With Sydney has been posted.

The latest Associated Press (#25) and ESPN/USA Today (#24) polls both include Harvard for the first time.

Around the Ivy League: Reggie Willhite scored 23 points as Yale (6-2) won their fourth straight, 73-71 over Sacred Heart. Brown (4-6) was outscored 42-12 in the paint as the Bears lost by 31 to Providence.

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Monday News:

December 5, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Northwestern, Today's News

Brown vs. Providence - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Yale vs. Sacred Heart - 7:00 pm ET

Oregon State (6-1) continued their strong start with a 71-46 win over Montana.

Derek Needham and Rakim Sanders equally split 38 points as Fairfield (5-4) won their second conference game in as many tries, 68-59 versus Canisius.

In the words of Bill Carmody, his Northwestern (7-1) team got "smacked pretty good." #7 Baylor blitzed the Wildcats 69-41, holding them to 24% shooting for the game.

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (8-0) remained undefeated with an 80-70 win over Seattle. Making 14 more three pointers, Columbia (5-4) wrapped up a successful West Coast trip 78-56 over La Sierra.

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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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Saturday News:

December 3, 2011 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Richmond

NJIT vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Richmond vs. Wake Forest - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Del Tech Stanton vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Texas Southern vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET

Vermont vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Iowa - 3:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET - Centennial Classic

Northwestern (7-0) tied a school record with 20 made three pointers and decimated Mississippi Valley State, 92-67. The Wildcats host #7 Baylor tomorrow afternoon. Should be fun.

MAAC play opened for Fairfield (4-4) with a 79-75 win at Niagara.

Georgetown hosts NJIT.

Texas Southern visits Denver. The Pioneers have quietly emerged as a team to watch.

Richmond plays at Wake Forest.

Unable to contribute until June at the earliest, Chris Young is now a free agent.

Around the Ivy League: Columbia (3-4) recorded a very nice victory, 69-61 at Loyola Marymount.

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Friday News:

December 2, 2011 at 8:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, John Rogers, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Today's News, Video

Fairfield vs. Niagara - 7:00 pm ET
Mississippi Valley State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET

Columbia vs. Loyola Marymount - 10:00 pm ET - Centennial Classic

Hollis Thompson knocked down a three point shot with :01.8 remaining as Georgetown (6-1) ended #12 Alabama's 24 game home winning streak with the 57-55 win.

Mercer (1-7) lost to Ocean, 50-48.

The Princeton Packet chimes in on the Tigers' win over Lafayette.

A prior panic button pusher now looks at progress for Princeton.

Northwestern hosts Mississippi Valley State.

The start of conference play comes on the second day of December for Fairfield.

Would you like some top stock picks from John Rogers?

Around the Ivy League: Harvard (7-0) stayed perfect with a 55-48 win at Vermont.

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Thursday News:

December 1, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

MCCC vs. Ocean - 2:00 pm ET
Georgetown vs. Alabama - 9:30 pm ET - ESPN2

Harvard vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win over Lafayette on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, in the Daily Princetonian, in the Express-Times and on goleopards.com.

Ian Hummer's second half dunk was captured quite nicely here.

There's a profile of Mitch Henderson in the Daily Princetonian as well.

Pete Carril will not return to the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach but could rejoin the team as an advisor.

Utah State's 33 game home winning streak is over. Denver (5-1) went into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and came away with the 67-54 victory.

Richmond (5-2) easily handled William & Mary, 92-61.

No deals yet for the Tigers' visit to Drexel, but there's a decent Groupon available for both when the Dragons host Fairfield and the Princeton women. Take advantage!

Dan Mavraides scored eight points off the bench in Aris' Eurocup victory over GasTerra Flames.

Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had 26 points in Oak Harbor's season opener.

Alabama hosts Georgetown tonight as part of the Big East/SEC Challenge.

Alex Wolff was speaking on the Princeton campus yesterday.

Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-5) fell by three to New Hampshire. Sean McGonagill scored 19 as Brown (4-4) surprised Rhode Island, 65-56.

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Wednesday News:

November 30, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, MCCC, Northwestern, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Lafayette (3-3 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (2-5 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 45-18.
Last meeting: Princeton 82 Lafayette 64 - 11/30/10

Richmond vs. William & Mary - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Utah State - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN3

Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire - 7:00 pm ET
Rhode Island vs. Brown - 7:30 pm ET

Senior forward John Shurna scored 25 points as Northwestern (6-0) defeated Georgia Tech, 76-60.

Raritan topped Mercer (1-6) by a 65-52 final.

Denver travels to Utah State.

William & Mary host Richmond.

The latest Sit Down With Sydney has been posted.

John Gasaway examines if Harvard could be the best Ivy team ever.

Around the Ivy League: Penn (4-4) halted a three game losing streak with a 75-72 win over Manhattan. Yale (4-2) came from behind to win at Hartford, 74-69.

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Cyber Monday News:

November 28, 2011 at 10:06 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

IUPUI vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - MASN

Swarthmore vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET

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On to the news...

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's victory over West Alabama on goprincetontigers.com and on uwaathletics.com.

The Daily Princetonian summarizes the Legends Classic weekend.

Fairfield (3-4) could not dig itself out of a 23 point second half hole, falling 72-66 to Indiana State in the Old Spice Classic's third place game.

Back on the mainland, Georgetown hosts IUPUI.

Around the Ivy League: Brown (3-4) lost to Sacred Heart, 77-64. Cornell (2-4) was unable to catch American, dropping a two point decision in Ithaca.

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Sunday News:

November 27, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Oregon State, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (1-5 / 0-0) vs. West Alabama (1-5 / 0-0)
Location: Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, PA
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Indiana State vs. Fairfield - 4:30 pm ET - ESPN2 - Old Spice Classic

Brown vs. Sacred Heart - 2:00 pm ET
American vs. Cornell - 3:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's defeat at the hands of Morehead State on goprincetontigers.com and on msueagles.com.

Denver (4-1) fell 80-59 at Cal.

An 66-46 win over Towson sent Oregon State (5-1) off to their best start since the 1980-81 season.

Fairfield and Indiana State meet in the third place game of the Old Spice Classic.

Around the Ivy League: The Battle 4 Atlantis went to Harvard (6-0) with a 59-49 win over Central Florida. Dartmouth (2-4) lost 65-48 to Central Michigan in the fourth place game of the Great Alaska Shootout. Leading wire to wire at Manhattan, Columbia (1-4) picked up their first victory of the season. Yale (3-2) defeated Army, 84-75. Mike Howlett's tying try was blocked at the buzzer as James Madison topped Penn (3-4) by a 60-58 final.

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