Tuesday News:

March 13, 2012 at 8:50 am
Filed under Basketball, Craig Robinson, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

Today's Game: Princeton (19-11 / 10-4) vs. Evansville (16-15 / 9-9)
Location: Ford Center - Evansville, IN
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: HDNet
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Evansville leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Evansville 53 Princeton 32 - 12/6/07

Tuesday, March 13th:
Akron (5) vs. Northwestern (4) - 9:00 pm ET - NIT - ESPN2

Wednesday, March 14th:
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET - CIT
Quinnipiac vs. Penn - 7:30 pm ET - CBI
Western Illinois vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET - CBI - HDNet

Thursday, March 15th:
Harvard (12) vs. Vanderbilt (5) - 4:20 pm ET - NCAA - TNT

Friday, March 16th:
Belmont (14) vs. Georgetown (3) - 3:00 pm ET - NCAA - truTV

The Trentonian and the Courier Press preview tonight's game.

This evening Northwestern begins what the Wildcats hope will be a historic run to the NIT title.

Former NU guard and briefly tenured Princeton assistant Craig Moore made 10 three pointers in a game for his Romanian team.

The name Craig Robinson has been mentioned in connection with the open Illinois coaching job.

Basketball was the reason Pete Hegseth chose Princeton over West Point.

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Tuesday News:

March 6, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Penn (19-11 / 11-2) vs. Princeton (18-11 / 9-4)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: ESPN3
Series History: Penn leads 123-102.
Last meeting: Penn 82 Princeton 67 - 1/30/12

The Princeton senior class of 2012 as freshmen.

Tuesday, March 6th
Richmond (10) vs. La Salle (7) – Atlantic 10 Tournament – 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Princeton – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN3

Wednesday, March 7th
Pitt (13) / St John’s (12) vs. Georgetown (5) – 2:00 pm ET – Big East Tournament – ESPN
Washington State (9) vs. Oregon State (8) – 3:00 pm ET – Pac-12 Tournament – FSN

Thursday, March 8th
Minnesota (10) vs. Northwestern (7) – 5:30 pm ET – Big 10 Tournament – ESPN2

The Daily Princetonian, the Daily News and Ivy Hoops Online preview tonight's game.

The final Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release of the season includes Ian Hummer on the Honor Roll.

It was looking decent for Fairfield (19-14) in the championship game of the MAAC Tournament at halftime. The Stags were up four and playing well. The second half however was a brutal defensive struggle where Sydney Johnson's team missed their first 13 attempts from the floor. Three tying shots in the final 1:08 went off the mark and it was Loyola (Md.) advancing to the NCAAs, 48-44. A postseason bid of some fashion is expected.

How about Fairfield against Yale in the CBI or CIT?

Denver (22-9) was knocked out of the Sun Belt semifinals by Western Kentucky, 67-63. Senior guard Brian Stafford had a look for three behind a screen down two with five seconds to go and Royce O'Neale's putback was then blocked. The Hilltoppers sealed the result at the line.

Richmond plays at La Salle tonight to open defense of their conference tournament title. Spiders guard Kendall Anthony is the Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Year.

Bill Carmody talks about Northwestern's NCAA chances.

The Wildcats' John Shurna was named first team All-Big Ten, finishing the season as the conference's leading scorer.

For Georgetown, a brawl in China forged their team's unity. Hoya senior Jason Clark was honored with the Big East's Sportsmanship Award.

The Ivy League is still growing.

Congratulations to Marcus Schroeder, who is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time as Saint Mary's graduate assistant. The Gaels won the West Coast Conference tournament in overtime, knocking off Gonzaga. It was good to see a smiling Schroeder celebrating on the floor after the final buzzer.

While at Princeton, Pete Hegseth was a polarizing figure.

There are great eBay auctions full of rare memorabilia, and then there is this.

Jesse Agel is out at Brown. A decision was made to not renew his contract.

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YouTube potpourri LXIV.

March 4, 2012 at 11:58 am
Filed under Bob Scrabis, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Video

While it may drive me nuts when Princeton players call me "Mr. Solomon," I accept that am an adult.

Yet on Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of the Northwestern/Iowa game from which you can watch highlights above, I found myself lying face down on my living room floor at the base of my television like a petulant child throwing a tantrum, fists pounding on the ground unable to take the emotional torture that the Wildcats have pulled me through this season anymore.

...and this was after they won.

From what my inbox tells me, I'm not alone in my suffering. Here’s the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family.

Five more clips after the jump.

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Tuesday News:

February 21, 2012 at 9:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

Georgetown vs. Seton Hall - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Michigan vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network

Douglas Davis (left) reps Princeton in the 16th Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release of the season.

Glad to see Ian Hummer's dunk made Ballin' Is A Habit's POSTERIZED: Weekend Recap.

Fairfield (17-11) built a 28-12 halftime lead and shut down Marist, 60-49.

Straddling the bubble once more, Northwestern hosts #11 Michigan. Like many Wildcat alums, Michael Wilbon is too nervous to watch.

Closer to home, Hollis Thompson and Georgetown play at Seton Hall. Given that the Pirates are adjacent to NU in Bracketology's "Last Four In," it would be kind of the Hoyas to win this game.

Former Tiger Pete Hegseth is close to challenging Amy Klobuchar for her Senate seat in Minnesota.

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Monday News:

December 19, 2011 at 8:08 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Northwestern, Oregon State, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News

Wyoming vs. Denver - 8:00 pm ET - Root Sports

Cornell vs. Illinois - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Dartmouth vs. Colgate - 7:00 pm ET

In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fifth win in six games on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald and on gonu.com.

John Shurna hit nine three pointers on his way to a career high 32 points as Northwestern (10-1) won for the third time in three days, 87-72 over Eastern Illinois.

Also hot from outside, Oregon State (9-2) made 13 shots behind the arc in their 101-68 pasting of Portland State.

There's a grass roots campaign to get Pete Hegseth to run for the senate in Minnesota next year.

Hans Brase and the Hill School fell in the finals of the Mercer Invitational Tournament.

Denver takes on Wyoming at Magness Arena tonight.

Around the Ivy League: An extremely rare five point play in the final :18 boosted Yale (8-2) to a 68-65 win at Rhode Island.

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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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Monday News:

August 15, 2011 at 9:58 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Fairfield, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News

Georgetown has arrived in China and Fairfield leaves for Italy today.

Northwestern freshman guard Tre Demps has ligament damage in his left shoulder and may need surgery.

Don't forget that Wildcats head coach Bill Carmody will be on ESPNU with Andy Katz today at 5:00 pm ET.

A guard from upstate New York picked Buffalo over "The Citadel, Princeton, Cornell, Rhode Island and Colgate."

Richmond received a commitment from a forward out of Texas.

Former Tiger Pete Hegseth now has a web site where you can sign up to receive his updates from Afghanistan. A recent piece of his can be viewed here.

Highlights of various players in the Kenner League.

Denver hosts The Citadel right before Christmas.

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Monday News:

February 14, 2011 at 9:35 am
Filed under Basketball, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News

The Daily Princetonian reviews the Tigers' weekend.

SportsProf wonders if this could be Princeton's year.

Austin Freeman returned from an ankle injury and Georgetown (20-5) used a 25-10 second half run to defeat Marquette, 69-60.

A miserable Northwestern (14-10) effort resulted in a 65-41 loss at Penn State, leaving John Templon of Chicago College Basketball extremely frustrated.

Former Princeton guard Pete Hegseth was a guest on CNN's Parker|Spitzer.

For the first time, princetonbasketball.com exceeded 200 site members over the weekend. Thanks to those of you who have subscribed this season. Your support keeps us on the road! If you want to join our family and receive consistent, knowledgeable, comprehensive coverage of Princeton Tigers men's basketball & the Carril Cradle of coaches, you can sign up here. Current students (regardless of school) are always eligible for a 50% discount on membership. Just ask!

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Friday News:

November 12, 2010 at 9:17 am
Filed under Basketball, Denver, Georgetown, Mason Rocca, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Richmond, Today's News

Today's Game: Rutgers (0-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 72-44.
Last meeting: Rutgers 58 Princeton 44 - 12/3/09.

Team stats are from last season.

Player stats include returning players only.

Georgetown vs. Old Dominion - 7:00 pm ET - Comcast SportsNet Plus
The Citadel vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. UC Santa Barbara - 7:30 pm ET - BTI Invitational
Northwestern vs. Northern Illinois - 9:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com

Columbia vs. La Salle - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Albany - 7:30 pm ET
Brown vs. Fordham - 8:00 pm ET

Previews of tonight's game can be found in the Trentonian, the Star Ledger, the Princeton Packet and the Daily Princetonian.

I don't think any of these pieces have correctly guessed the Tigers' starting lineup.

The 14-Game Tournament has great analysis as to why Princeton will trump Harvard for this season's Ivy crown.

The Home News Tribune says this could be the last season for Rutgers/Princeton. Didn't they run the same article last year? There's also a game preview and three keys to victory as part of their coverage.

Former Princeton guard Pete Hegseth wrote an essay for Veteran's Day.

The Washington Post discusses how a guard-heavy Georgetown squad means the Hoyas are no longer "Big Man U."

One of the toughest non-conference schedules in Division I starts with a season-opening trip to Old Dominion for Georgetown.

Floor general Michael "Juice" Thompson and Northwestern begin on the road at Northern Illinois.

Richmond hosts The Citadel.

UC Santa Barbara and Denver open up day one of the BTI Invitational in Eugene, Oregon.

Mason Rocca scored three points off the bench as A.J. Milano won a Group D Euroleague match against Power Electronics Valencia.

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Reunions 2003 montage.

October 25, 2010 at 9:58 am
Filed under Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis, Jamie Mastaglio, Jimmy Lane, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Rich Simkus, Sean Gregory, Steve Goodrich, Video

I completely forgot that I shot and edited this montage for the Friends of Princeton Basketball from Reunions 2003 of the alumni basketball games at Jadwin Gym.

Pictured at different junctures: John Thompson III, Kyle Wente, Ray Robins, Pete Hegseth, Steve Goodrich (with platinum blonde hair!), Jerry Price, Ahmed El-Nokali, Chris Doyal, Jim Lane, Frank Sowinski, Nate Walton, Stu Orefice, Jason Osier, Stan Adleston, Sean Gregory, Gabe Lewullis, Rich Simkus, John Trubee, Christopher Kilburn-Peterson, Jamie Mastaglio, Brian Earl and many others I can't as easily ID.

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YouTube potpourri IV.

July 5, 2010 at 10:00 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Brian Earl, Chris Young, Mason Rocca, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Video, Will Venable

A handful of videos I haven't had found the right moment to post that have been collected over this week, starting with one of 30+ brief clips from Princeton's 1998 win over UAB. Brian Earl receives a nifty left-handed Chris Young backdoor bounce pass and scores between two defenders.

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Thursday News:

July 9, 2009 at 10:38 am
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Northwestern, Pete Hegseth, Princeton, Today's News, Will Venable

Will Venable was 2-3 with a double yesterday afternoon in Arizona. Venable is profiled in the latest Marin Independent Journal.

It looks like Chris Young may not be coming off the disabled list until August.

Georgetown will host Old Dominion on December 19th.

Northwestern sophomore John Shurna scored nine points for Team USA versus Lithuania in the FIBA U19 World Championships.

I haven't read the piece, and you need to be a subscriber to view the full article on-line, but Pete Hegseth is apparently quoted repeatedly in this week's New Yorker.

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