Hoop Scoop's 2013 College Coach Rankings.
Hoop Scoop's annual College Coach Rankings are in the latest issue of Basketball Times. Familiar names of note from various categories after the jump.
Wednesday News:
Big Apple Buckets ranks the desirability of the eight Ivy League coaching jobs.
A stroll down NCAA Tournament memory lane stops to talk with Bill Bradley.
Not a shock given the size of Princeton's 2013 recruiting class, but a west coast big man who had once seen interest from the Tigers will officially walk on at Stanford.
Fairfield forward Keith Matthews is transferring.
Thursday News:
Thursday, March 21
(3) Denver vs. (2) Maryland
NIT - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
NCAA - 9:50 pm ET - TNT
Friday, March 22
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
NCAA - 6:50 pm ET - TBS
Monday, March 24
Richmond vs. Wright State
CBI - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond (19-14) will play on, winning 76-71 at Bryant in the first round of the CBI. The Spiders will stay on the road, next facing Wright State.
A well-defended driving layup by Randal Holt rolled in with three seconds left as Kent State ended the Fairfield (19-16) season 73-71 in the opening round of the CIT.
Denver faces Maryland in the second round of the NIT tonight.
Despite another Kareem Maddox double-double, Newcastle fell to Leicester Riders.
You can vote for Bill Bradley to make the NCAA's 75th anniversary team.
Over at Sippin' On Purple they've been reviewing every possible replacement for Bill Carmody. Today, the pros and cons of Mitch Henderson as the Wildcats' next head man.
Wednesday News:
Wednesday, March 20
Fairfield vs. Kent State
CIT - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Bryant
CBI - 7:00 pm ET
Thursday, March 21
(3) Denver vs. (2) Maryland
NIT - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
NCAA - 9:50 pm ET - TNT
Friday, March 22
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
NCAA - 6:50 pm ET - TBS
The first-ever postseason victory for Denver (22-9) sure was exciting. Ohio's Reggie Kelly missed a potentially-tying jump hook in the lane with seven seconds left and with the Bobcats looking to foul senior Chase Hallem chucked a long outlet to Jalen Love who immediately offered a touch pass back to Royce O'Neale for the game-clinching dunk with one tick remaining. The Pioneers advance to play at Maryland tomorrow night in the NIT's second round.
Richmond plays at Bryant in the CBI and Fairfield visits Kent State for a first round CIT contest tonight.
John Thompson III says Georgetown plans on "being around for a while" in the NCAA Tournament.
Craig Robinson is banking on a turnaround at Oregon State.
A new "Sit Down With Sydney" is embedded below.
Tuesday News:
Tuesday, March 19
(6) Ohio vs. (3) Denver
NIT - 9:15 pm ET - ESPN3
Wednesday, March 20
Fairfield vs. Kent State
CIT - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Bryant
CBI - 7:00 pm ET
Thursday, March 21
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
NCAA - 9:50 pm ET - TNT
Friday, March 22
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
NCAA - 6:50 pm ET - TBS
Fairfield and Kent State had their CIT game pushed back from tonight to tomorrow due to weather.
This means Ohio at Denver in the NIT is the only contest on the docket.
Princeton recruit Spencer Weisz performed well at the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association All Star Game. The South topped the North, 103-99.
Over at TigerBlog, Jerry Price shares some personal anecdotes about Bill Carmody.
Northwestern let Jaren Sina out of his LOI, so he is free to pursue other schools. Sina will still keep the Wildcats in mind (depending on who their new head coach is).
There's a piece up on how Noah Savage traded jump shots for jokes.
Monday News:
Tuesday, March 19
Fairfield vs. Kent State
CIT - 7:00 pm ET
(6) Ohio vs. (3) Denver
NIT - 9:15 pm ET - ESPN3
Wednesday, March 20
Richmond vs. Bryant
CBI - 7:00 pm ET
Thursday, March 21
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico
NCAA - 9:50 pm ET - TNT
Friday, March 22
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown
NCAA - 6:50 pm ET - TBS
Hey Gabe Lewullis, how do you feel about being named one of the Top 25 Most Obscure March Madness Heroes Ever?
Georgetown received a #2 seed in the South Region and will play in Philadelphia on Friday.
In the interest of transparency, the NCAA released their full seed list for this year's bracket. Interesting to see the s-curve is no longer in use and also to learn what teams were bumped up/down one line to make the matchups work.
Three other "Carril Cradle" teams will participate in the postseason as Denver got a very favorable seed and a NIT home game against Ohio, Richmond plays at Bryant in the CBI's first round and Fairfield visits Kent State for the CIT.
Scoring 11 points off the bench, Dan Mavraides helped Juve Caserta surprise Montepaschi Siena. There's video highlights here.
Brackets.
2013 NCAA Tournament
South region - Friday in Philadelphia, PA
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown - 6:50 pm ET - TBS
West region - Thursday in Salt Lake City, UT
(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico - 9:50 pm ET - TNT
A full tournament bracket can be printed here.
2013 NIT Tournament
Tuesday, March 19
(6) Ohio vs. (3) Denver - 9:15 pm ET - ESPN3
A full tournament bracket can be printed here.
2013 College Basketball Invitational
Wednesday, March 20
Richmond vs. Bryant - 7:00 pm ET
A full tournament bracket can be printed here.
2013 College Insiders Tournament
Tue. March 19 - Fairfield vs. Kent State - 7:00 pm ET
This post will be updated as further pairings and tip times are announced.
Selection Sunday News:
Fairfield will head to a gym Princeton already visited in December for their first round CIT matchup.
What sort of fallout could Northwestern face from Bill Carmody's departure?
One columnist is already calling for an AD to pursue Carmody for an open coaching position in the midwest.
An Internet Prime Directive is DON'T READ THE COMMENTS but these words from a Wildcats season ticket holder hold food for thought.
Newcastle lost their fourth straight home game, but you have to see this wild shot from Kareem Maddox.
A pair of Princeton games made a countdown of the 75 greatest games in NCAA Tournament history.
Back tonight with some brackets!
Thursday News:
Thursday, March 14
(9) Cincinnati vs. (1) Georgetown
Big East Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
(9) Charlotte vs. (8) Richmond
Atlantic 10 Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - NBCSN
(7) Texas State vs. (2) Denver
WAC Tournament - 5:30 pm ET
(11) Northwestern vs. (6) Iowa
Big 10 Tournament - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
This is one of the better Thursdays of the year, basketball-wise. Georgetown looks for a springboard to NCAA Tournament success in the Big East quarterfinals.
At the same time Richmond and Charlotte are tipping at the A-10 Tournament one borough over.
21 win Denver opens WAC Tourney play versus Texas State. Joe Scott is a finalist for the 2013 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award
Northwestern goes up against Iowa at the Big 10 Tournament. The Wildcats could lose their top recruit if Bill Carmody is fired after the season.
The CIT has invited Fairfield to participate and the Stags have accepted this bid.
The Trenton Times has more on Ian Hummer being named Ivy League player of the year and also writes about the lost weekend that cost the Tigers the Ivy title.
As of today Will Barrett still leads the nation in three point percentage.
What allowed Steven Cook and New Trier to hang with Simeon in their Class 4A supersectional?
Oregon State (14-18) was knocked out of the Pac-12 Tournament by Colorado, 74-68.
YouTube potpourri XCIV.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, some Penn plays from last night's game at The Palestra.
18 (!!!) additional clips of varying lengths and sources can be found after the jump.
Monday News:
Tuesday, March 12
Princeton vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET
Wednesday, March 13
(12) Oregon State vs. (5) Colorado
Pac-12 Tournament - 5:30 pm ET - Pac-12 Network
Thursday, March 14
(9) Cincinnati / (8) Providence vs. (1) Georgetown
Big East Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
(9) Charlotte vs. (8) Richmond
Atlantic 10 Tournament - 12:00 pm ET - NBCSN
(10) Seattle / (7) Texas State vs. (2) Denver
WAC Tournament - 5:30 pm ET
(11) Northwestern vs. (6) Iowa
Big 10 Tournament - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
The Daily Princetonian, the Brown Daily Herald and GoLocalProv report on the weekend.
Fairfield (19-15) led Manhattan 16-5 over 11 minutes into the first half of yesterday's MAAC semifinal but could not hold that lead until halftime and were outscored 37-20 by the Jaspers in the back stanza of a 60-42 loss.
Michigan State and valiant Northwestern (13-18) were even with 5:44 left in East Lansing before a 10-0 Spartans run did the Wildcats in.
Sunday News:
(7) Fairfield vs. (6) Manhattan - MAAC Tournament - 4:30 pm ET - ESPN3
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's crushing loss to Brown on goprincetontigers.com and on brownbears.com.
It was a wonderful Saturday for all other branches of the Carril coaching tree. Georgetown (24-5) took the regular season Big East title with a rivalry-concluding 61-39 triumph over Syracuse. Hoya Prospectus looks at the numbers.
By coming out ahead 64-58 at Colorado, Oregon State (14-17) gets to play the Buffaloes again on Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Richmond (18-13) decimated Duquesne in the home regular season finale for the Spiders, 79-55.
You know Denver (21-8) has won 17 of 18 since New Year's Eve, right? The Pioneers routed Louisiana Tech at home 78-54, giving Joe Scott's team a share of the WAC regular season title. There are some great photos of the game here.
It hasn't been pretty but it doesn't need to be. Fairfield (19-14) advanced to the MAAC semifinals with a 43-42 win over second seed Rider.
The regular season ends for Northwestern at Michigan State.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (18-9 / 10-3) took the conference title with a 65-56 decision over Cornell (13-18 / 5-9). Yale (14-17 / 8-6) earned third place in the Ancient Eight, topping Penn (9-21 / 6-7) by 14. The Dartmouth (9-19 / 5-9) campaign concluded with a 64-58 victory over last place Columbia (12-16 / 4-10).
