Sunday News:

October 16, 2011 at 9:48 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Stephen Goldsmith, Today's News

The past met the present at Georgetown for Midnight Madness.

A guard from Indianapolis who ranks in the top 50 in the eyes of all three primary recruiting services will join the Hoyas next season.

Seton Hall recently watched a point guard one site expects to choose between Princeton and Harvard.

Sticking with recruiting, here are some quotes from Edo Lawrence on his decision to attend Princeton.

I'd like to read more about word association with Chris Mooney.

Denver returned to the basketball floor on Friday night and the 2011-12 Fairfield Stags debuted at Red Sea Madness.

Happy birthday to Stephen Goldsmith!

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YouTube potpourri XLV.

October 14, 2011 at 10:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Fairfield, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Oregon State, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Chris Mooney answers questions at Richmond's media day.

Seven additional clips after the jump.

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Monday News:

October 10, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Gabe Lewullis, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Gabe Lewullis has joined the staff of a hospital in Delaware.

Former Princeton player Harrison Schaen is the terminal point of a piece on recruiting service rankings and how they play out in the Ivy League.

A one-time NC State commitment has decided to play for Fairfield instead.

College Sports Madness has posted their preseason All-Ivy teams.

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Wednesday News:

October 5, 2011 at 10:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News

The Princeton Athletic Department has posted an interview with Mitch Henderson (.mp3).

Georgetown will have 28 of their games televised this season.

A late December trip to Drexel is a final addition to the Fairfield basketball schedule.

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Tuesday News:

October 4, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Judson Wallace, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

A new site covering Ivy League basketball reviews Princeton's championship season.

Tickets for Princeton's game at Harvard in February are already going fast. If you're planning on making the trip I'd secure admission ASAP.

Judson Wallace scored five points as FC Barcelona won their third straight Spanish Super Cup.

Northwestern's John Shurna was named to the John Wooden Award's Preseason Top 50. Keith Wright of Harvard is also on the list.

A player considered New York City's best big man by some has committed to Fairfield.

Congratulations Dan Mavraides, you now have your own Wikipedia page.

Landstede Basketbal lost a friendly to the Belgian team Verviers Pepinster. Kareem Maddox scored six points in defeat.

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Friday News:

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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YouTube potpourri XLIV.

September 23, 2011 at 6:00 am
Filed under Fairfield, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Pete Carril, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, an excerpt of a new Pete Carril coaching video.

Five additional clips after the jump.

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Saturday News:

September 17, 2011 at 9:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

At long last the 2011-12 Princeton men's basketball schedule will be announced on Monday afternoon.

The fifth JTIII Foundation Community Festival is going to be held this Sunday in Washington.

A prospect who would easily become the tallest player to ever suit up for the Tigers is making an official visit to Princeton this weekend.

There is an All-Met basketball player who has Princeton and Harvard as his primary collegiate options.

Jeff Goodman at CBS Sports writes about Sydney Johnson's first look at Fairfield.

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Monday News:

September 12, 2011 at 9:38 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Fairfield, Judson Wallace, Princeton, Today's News

Bill Bradley was one of the speakers at yesterday's public gathering in remembrance of 9/11 held at Princeton.

An eagle-eyed reader noticed Princeton's game at Rutgers slid up one date from what was previously announced.

It appears Kareem Maddox again performed quite well in a trio of Landstede Basketbal games at the John Murphy Challenge. Maddox and Brown alum Damon Huffman each had 14 points in yesterday's triumph over the Rhöndorf Dragons.

Judson Wallace made his FC Barcelona debut in an exhibition match versus Stanford University.

A freshman Fairfield recruit has decided to not attend the university.

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YouTube potpourri XLIII.

September 12, 2011 at 6:00 am
Filed under Fairfield, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Richmond, Video

Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above a newly-posted highlight package of the Tigers' 2011 NCAA Tournament game versus Kentucky.

Six additional clips after the jump.

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Wednesday News:

September 7, 2011 at 10:28 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, John Rogers, Judson Wallace, Northwestern, Oregon State, Recruiting, Today's News, Video, Will Venable

Will Venable has a good reason to cheer for the Chicago Bears this season. Above, Venable clears the bases with a triple on Sunday as San Diego ended their lengthy losing streak.

Georgetown slots in as number 39 in The Hoops Report's Top 68 Team Previews.

At the recommendation of Mitch Henderson, a British professional team has signed former Northwestern Wildcat Mike Capocci.

Sydney Johnson learned more about his new team during Fairfield's recent trip to Italy. Johnson is also the subject of a new piece up on Rivals.

The saga continues? Judson Wallace is trying to attain a Congolese passport so he can finalize his deal with Barcelona.

Video of a recent appearance by John Rogers on CNBC.

A small forward from Georgia has verbally committed to Oregon State.

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Thursday News:

September 1, 2011 at 8:28 am
Filed under Basketball, Bill Bradley, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton

Georgetown has announced their 2011-12 schedule, which includes 16 home games.

Back in April I had been told that Princeton would likely play St. Joe's again this season. The Hawks' schedule is out and the Tigers aren't on it.

Bill Bradley is among the speakers expected at Princeton's Gathering in Remembrance of 9/11 a week from Sunday on Cannon Green.

Sydney Johnson has his first commitment at Fairfield, an athletic forward from Philadelphia.

Northwestern alum Michael "Juice" Thompson is headed to Germany, where he'll suit up for the Fraport Skyliners.

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