YouTube potpourri XLVII.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, video game enthusiast Bill Carmody.
Five additional clips after the jump.
Friday News:
Fairfield vs. Quinnipiac - 5:30 pm ET - Connecticut Six
American vs. Richmond - 7:30 pm ET
Portland State vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET - Root Sports
Johnson & Wales vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. St. Bonaventure - 7:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. UConn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Dartmouth vs. Rutgers - 7:30 pm ET
Penn vs. UMBC - 7:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Central Connecticut State - 8:00 pm ET - Connecticut Six
The excellent Big Apple Buckets has named tomorrow's Wagner/Princeton season opener their Saturday Game of the Week. I answered some questions about the Tigers for the site.
Princeton Alumni Weekly profiles Mitch Henderson, then rattles off some quick facts on the 2011-12 Tigers.
Next up with a season preview, the Trentonian.
Georgetown head coach John Thompson III was warned about potentially being arrested while in China.
The Sydney Johnson era begins at Fairfield as the middle game of a Nutmeg State triple-header at Mohegan Sun. The Stags play Quinnipiac right before Yale concludes the evening against CCSU.
Chris Mooney coaches his 200th game at Richmond tonight when the new look Spiders host American.
Denver hosts Portland State.
San Diego Padre Will Venable was a guest at the Salute to Service Festival.
Thursday News:
An ancient rallying cry now appears above the doors to the court at Jadwin Gym.
The Town Topics reports from Princeton's Media Day.
Because yesterday began the November Signing Period, one recruiting site posted a piece about future Tiger Hans Brase.
A trio of prospects were expected to sign with Northwestern yesterday and a pair pledged to Richmond.
14 Fairfield games will be televised in 2011-12. I've added this information to our electronic team calendars.
The Stags have plenty of offensive options.
ESPN ranks the Ivy League as the 15th-best conference this season. They also look briefly at what to expect in the Ancient Eight.
Princeton shows up in the SB Nation Preseason Mid-Major Top 25.
Georgetown's Markel Starks is aware he's a question mark heading into the start of play for the Hoyas.
A long, well-constructed preview of the Denver Pioneers.
Wednesday News:
Douglas Davis shows up in a statistical review of New Jersey's Division I players.
There's no looking back as Mitch Henderson takes charge.
The Ivy League has published their first weekly release heading into the start of the season on Friday.
You can download audio for this week's Sit Down With Sydney.
ESPN provides five early thoughts on Northwestern.
An excellent Groupon is available for select Georgetown games.
Very excited that the counter on the right side of the site showing how many members have joined princetonbasketball.com is so close to 200. Thanks to all who have subscribed so far! If you want to read more about who we are and what we do, head here. Current students are always eligible for 50% off site subscriptions. Contact us directly for a discount code.
Saturday News:
CCRI vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET - Mercer/Burlington Classic
Princeton assistant coach Brian Earl shares a diary entry on the differences between Mitch Henderson and Sydney Johnson.
Pete Carril is part of an article about the 25th anniversary of the three point shot in college basketball.
The 14-Game Tournament unloads an epic 2011-12 Ivy League preview.
NYC Buckets asks three questions about Princeton's first foe of the season, Wagner. The NEC's preseason coaches' poll projects the Seahawks to finish fourth in their conference.
Oregon State won yesterday's exhibition versus Pacific by 31.
The Sydney Johnson era began at Fairfield with a 97-70 win over the University of Bridgeport. Johnson was mostly pleased with his team's effort.
Howie Levy's Mercer County Community College team kicks off their season this afternoon.
Someone (again not me! stop pointing fingers!) has created a Wikipedia page for Kit Mueller.
Finally, don't forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight everybody.
Friday News:
The Trentonian and the Trenton Times report from Princeton's Media Day.
Oregon State will knock out some cobwebs tonight with an exhibition versus Pacific University.
Sydney Johnson did not coach any exhibitions while at Georgetown or Princeton, so this evening's friendly versus University of Bridgeport will be a new experience.
Tuesday News:
Don't get too attached to the above design. Princeton will have new uniforms this season. Do you want to let Paul Lukas know or should I?
The Connecticut Post is offering a Sit Down with Sydney interview series talking to the new Fairfield head coach on a weekly basis.
Princeton's annual media day event is later this week. If you have questions for Mitch Henderson or select players, please let me know and I'll do my best to ask them on your behalf.
Eight teams, eight games to watch before Thanksgiving.
Remember this place?
Impressed by NYC Buckets' "Five Nights" series, finished with this year's epic data entry of schedules for the eight "Carril Cradle" teams and suffering from an mild early bout of snow madness, I opted to write a piece highlighting one non-conference game in the first three weeks of the season for each of the teams we cover.
My only rule was not picking match-ups that share the same date. Read on for sequential suggestions of contests to pay close(r) attention to as 2011-12 gets underway.
YouTube potpourri XLVI.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Bill Carmody at Big Ten media day.
Four additional clips after the jump, including a fantastic Chris Mooney interview.
2011-12 schedules.
The annual ordeal of tedious data entry finally behind me, I've completed color coded 2011-12 electronic calendars for each of the "Carril Cradle" teams. You can download any or all of the following to sync with your computer/PDA.
Each basketball schedule will be updated whenever a tip time changes or new TV information is revealed. These links will work best with iCal but are importable into Google Calendar.
If you notice any errors with games/dates/times/locations, please let me know.
Thursday News:
If you missed it, the 2011-12 Ivy League media poll was released yesterday.
The Trenton Times built a story out of Wednesday's Ivy League Preseason Media Teleconference.
TigerBlog penned a piece about Brian Earl, Mitch Henderson and squash.
Newcomer Ivy Hoops Online offers a detailed preview of Princeton.
The Tigers will play a closed scrimmage this Sunday.
Bill Bradley continues to stand his ground on New Jersey's sports betting ban.
Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan enjoyed his conversation with Pete Carril at the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
For the first time, Craig Robinson enters a season at Oregon State with all of his own players.
The road to the NCAA tournament starts with defense for Northwestern.
Fairfield was picked second in the MAAC preseason men's basketball poll.
Coming off the bench for Aris, Dan Mavraides scored seven points in 21 minutes of play as the regular season got underway for the Yellows.
Roy Williams explains why he once chose to schedule Princeton.
There's a full page piece on Harvard basketball's recruiting efforts in the new ESPN The Magazine. While the complete article is only available for those with ESPN Insider, I did find the following excerpt about the Crimson's recruiting strategy compared to other schools worth sharing:
"Historically, Ivy coaches have waited to make contact with a prospect until the summer before his senior year, when they have a clear read on his ability to qualify in the academically rigorous conference. But by that point in the cycle, most four- and five-star players have already decided or have chopped down their list of finalists. Amaker, on the other hand, has started identifying smart kids with big-time talent as early as the summer after their sophomore years and has gotten their attention."
Wednesday News:
Princeton's Blue Ribbon team preview has been posted on ESPN's web site. You need Insider status to read.
ESPN also previews the Ivy League in 60 seconds.
Fairfield has uploaded their 2011-12 prospectus.
There's a Groupon that NC State is offering which includes the Wolfpack's game against Princeton. If you're thinking about heading to Raleigh, perhaps go in on this deal with a friend from the Research Triangle?
