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Thursday News:

What teams from the past five seasons were most similar to the 2010-11 Princeton Tigers?

It shouldn't be a huge surprise that the 14-Game Tournament is already the first with an extensive draft preview of next season.

The Tigers opening with Rutgers at home and Drexel on the road? Not going to happen, but that's what the ScheduleMatic algorithm generated.

The Princeton Packet has more on Kareem Maddox's overseas signing.

A member of the 1952 EIBL champion Princeton team, Donald Marshall passed away Saturday at the age of 79.

Idriss Omboumbou, who played for Howie Levy at Mercer County Community College, died unexpectedly in his sleep a few days ago. A memorial service will be held this weekend. They're trying to raise money so Omboumbou can be buried in his native Gabon.

You can watch more of Douglas Davis and Kit Mueller in DelCo Pro-Am summer league action here and here.

Kevin "Moon" Mullin now has a blog.

A high school senior committed to Duquesne was "also recruited by Dartmouth and Princeton."

Sydney Johnson made a Yahoo! Sports list of Best Mid-Major Coaches. Richmond's Chris Mooney is also in this field of 16.

Elsewhere on Yahoo!, a contributor's Best NBA Players from Ivy League Colleges features four former Tigers in their top seven.

While I was on vacation the last week I updated the site's list of Princeton Tigers on Twitter, which now includes over 30 different current and former players to follow.

Finally, a Town Topics piece on Craig Robinson's son Avery, who is playing in the Princeton Summer League.



A conversation with Sydney Johnson.

Sydney Johnson is a man of his word.

Back in April, when the Fairfield basketball coach left Princeton after four seasons, he privately promised me that a time would eventually come where he would be willing to field my queries about his departure.

Yesterday at a coffee shop in Mercer County, Johnson and I met up to talk.

Thinking of the many email exhanges, site comments and off-Internet conversations I had with subscribers since Johnson joined the Stags, I tried to get answers to the questions you have asked me.

The audio from our 20:00+ conversation can be found after the jump.

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Tuesday News:

The official press release about Princeton's 2011 recruiting class is now available.

Kevin "Moon" Mullin is profiled by the Philadelphia Inquirer. If you have questions for Mullin, please send them along ASAP as our interview is later today.

The Fairfield Mirror catches up with Sydney Johnson.

Here's a photo of Pete Carril and Kemba Walker conversing after a workout in Sacramento.

It may be of interest that former Princeton commitment and fifth year senior Jeff Peterson, who subsequently signed with Iowa and later transferred to Arkansas has left the Razorbacks. It is unclear what he will do with his remaining year of eligibility.



Sunday News:

Photo: Nate Billings - The Oklahoman

Princeton recruit Clay Wilson made five three pointers and was Oklahoma's MVP at the Faith 7 Basketball Bowl.

Sydney Johnson got his wish and Fairfield will play UConn this December.

I'll be interviewing Kevin "Moon" Mullin next week for the site. If you have questions, please send them my way.



Friday News:

The demotion of Will Venable did not last long. Less than three weeks after being shipped to AAA Tucson, Venable was recalled by the San Diego Padres.

Alex Wolff will be honored by the Basketball Hall of Fame with the 2011 Curt Gowdy Media Award. Congratulations, Alex!

A book by Kevin "Moon" Mullin will hopefully help student-athletes find their way.

A South Jersey guard lists Princeton among the schools that are recruiting him.

This photo gallery of college coaches to visit prep school Northfield Mount Hermon includes several familiar faces. There are 11 NMH alums on tentative 2011-12 Ivy rosters.



YouTube potpourri XXXVII.

The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family is a long and varied one. Above, inside the huddle with David Blatt and Zeljko Obradovic at the 2011 Euroleague Final.

Seven additional clips after the jump.

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Monday News:

Judson Wallace saw his season end on Sunday. Gran Canaria 2014 lost 93-76 to Caja Laboral and fell out of the Liga ACB quarterfinals. Wallace had nine points and six rebounds in the game.

A right hand injury is hampering Will Venable. The former Princeton player is hitting .244 in 134 at bats for the Padres.

princetonbasketball.com readers were the first to read about Clay Wilson's acceptance to Princeton on Thursday night and now reporters in Wilson's home town of Tulsa are picking up the story we broke.

Wilson was named second team All-State in April by Tulsa World.

A sophomore big man from TCU will transfer to Northwestern.

The Wildcats are expected to play in the Charleston Classic this November.

Fairfield officially announced the additions of Tony Newsom and Martin Bahar to Sydney Johnson's coaching staff.

Those of you in Italy now have the option of attending the Mason Rocca Basketball Camp. The staff working this camp includes several familiar names for those who follow Princeton basketball.



Tuesday News:

The Robbinsville Lacrosse Association will dedicate a field in the memory of Christian "Crunch" Regulski tomorrow.

Congratulations Ian Hummer. According to Cracked Sidewalks you're the 252nd most valuable returning player in college basketball.

INC. interviews Craig Robinson.

Sydney Johnson sent a letter to friends of the Fairfield basketball program.

Here's the official press release on the hiring of Marcus Jenkins at Princeton.

Gary Walters continues to assert his touch on the athletic department.



Part two: The human element.

Here is the second part of Matt Norlander's inside look at Fairfield's search for a head coach.

This Stephen Goldsmith image is one of the pair of shots that now sits on Sydney Johnson's desk in Bridgeport.



A fascinating timeline.

An inside look at Fairfield's search for a head coach presents a detailed timeline for Sydney Johnson's departure from Princeton.

Additional insight to what was written:

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Wednesday News:

It is a big offseason for Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie. The Kings staying in California's capital for at least one more year also means Pete Carril is likely to return to the team.

David Blatt and Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the Euroleague semifinals. They'll face Real Madrid on Friday.

Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson will be a guest speaker on May 17th in Stratford. Four days prior you can catch Oregon State's Craig Robinson in a roundtable discussion at the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program in Washington, DC.

Princeton Alumni Weekly has a brief piece on the hiring of Mitch Henderson.



Monday News:

The normally optimistic Will Venable is struggling with a slow start in San Diego. Venable is hitting .177 through 18 games.

Sydney Johnson talked to the Connecticut Post about a variety of topics.

A guard who had interest in Princeton before committing to Gonzaga has transferred to Fairfield.

Georgetown's Hollis Thompson declared for the NBA Draft but did not hire an agent.

Chris Young will return from the disabled list tomorrow and start versus the Washington Nationals.

A senior from western Pennsylvania says his top two choices are William & Mary and Princeton.



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