Denver vs. Florida Atlantic - 7:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Morris - 7:00 pm ET
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 9:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Oregon State vs. Washington - 11:00 pm ET - FSN NW
The Town Topics story on last weekend's Princeton games is up.
Denver tries to end their 42 game road losing streak at Florida Atlantic.
The Ivy League has named Robin Harris the Executive Director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents, effective July 1. Harris replaces the retiring Jeff Orleans.
Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is interviewed by The Quad, the New York Times' college basketball blog.
Pete Carril wasn't at the ceremony last night to induct he and Gary Walters into the Berks Basketball Hall of Fame, but his presence was still felt.
The remarkably wonky Trenton Times web site finally spit out the article on Saturday night's Columbia/Princeton game.
In a surprise to no one, Will Venable and Chris Young are both on the San Diego Padres' spring training roster. Young reports to Arizona on Friday, Venable on Monday.
Mercer (12-12) fell by three at home to Burlington.
Andy Katz mentions Princeton's 4-0 Ivy start in his Weekly Watch on espn.com.
SportsProf checks in after the second full Ivy weekend.
Yesterday I noted that Will Barrett was one of 1,500 national finalists for McDonalds All-American status. Well, three other Princeton recruits are also on the list (.pdf) - Gus Gabel, Jimmy Sherburne and Ian Hummer. Congratulations, all.
Following up on a story from Saturday, more on Barrett's Central Bucks South team winning the Suburban One Continental Conference.
While we're talking about recruiting, here's mention of a stocky 6'2" Brazilian who says Princeton is "at the top of his list."
Richmond (11-12) lost in triple overtime to St. Louis. Lack of offensive and defensive execution at the end of each period hurt the Spiders.
An interview with Denver Pioneer Nate Rohnert, who leads his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
In addition to our recap, there are pieces on Princeton's victory over Columbia on goprincetontigers.com and on gocolumbialions.com. Stories from the local newspapers are not on-line.A link to the Trentonian story can be found in the comments below.
Congratulations to Princeton recruit Will Barrett (above), who is one of 1,500 national nominees for McDonald’s All-American status.
Georgetown (13-9) fell to Cincinnati in overtime. The Hoyas had one field goal in the final 12 minutes of play.
Northwestern (13-8) was up one with a minute to go at Iowa, but Devan Bawinkel hit a three pointer to give the Hawkeyes their final lead. To make the Wildcats' loss slightly more painful, Jeff Peterson scored 16 to pace the home team.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson is a presenter at tonight's 57th annual Oregon Sports Awards.
Mercer (12-11) lost 74-64 at Harcum.
Denver (10-13) dropped a nine point decision at UALR, 66-57.
Richmond goes for the season sweep against St. Louis this afternoon.
Around the Ivy League: Jeremy Lin made a free throw with no time left, as Harvard (10-10 / 2-4) rallied to defeat Brown (6-14 / 0-6) by one. Cornell (15-7 / 5-1) got back on track with an 88-73 win over Penn (5-13 / 1-3). Don't look now, but Dartmouth (6-14 / 4-2) has won three straight. The Big Green bested Yale (8-13 / 2-3) in Hanover, 57-54.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Pawel Buczak, Dan Mavraides & Marcus Schroeder:
On Friday night, Princeton finished their decisive victory over Cornell by not permitting the Big Red to score a field goal in the final 7:05 of the second half.
The Tigers picked right up where they left off on the defensive end Saturday against Columbia, as the Lions went the first 9:05 of the game without a point.
A decisive defensive effort by Princeton's big men shut down Columbia in the post and the Tigers cruised to a surprisingly easy 63-35 win, the team's seventh straight.
It was Princeton's largest margin of victory over a D-I opponent since 2003, when the Tigers defeated UMBC, 76-43.
The combined lockdown of Cornell and Columbia (76 combined points) totalled the fewest points allowed over an Ivy weekend versus Princeton since 1984, also against the Big Red and Lions (71 combined points).
"We were very attentive [on defense]," said Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "We really knew that we were going to have to lock in. We were emotionally up for the game and that was important, especially following last night."
Backup center Zach Finley scored 11 points in 14 minutes to lead the Tigers, reaching double figures for the first time this season.
No Columbia player finished with more than two field goals.
As this site has inched closer and closer to its 1,000th post, I've wanted to find something special to share to mark the occasion. And here it is! From the March 17, 1989 WPRB broadcast of the Princeton/Georgetown NCAA Tournament game, interviews with senior captain Bob Scrabis and head coach Pete Carril. Both were taped between Selection Sunday and the Tigers' trip to Providence. I do not believe either has been re-aired since the original transmission.
Bob Scrabis interview:
Coach Pete Carril interview:
With 20 years of hindsight, it is fascinating to hear the discussion with both men of the Ivy League's chance of losing its automatic tournament bid, or the possibility that Carril would leave Princeton after the 1988-89 season was over.
Also from the same tape, enjoy a detailed, well-researched review of Princeton's prior NCAA tournament appearances (starts a few sentences in).
"The Most Significant Princeton Tigers NCAA Contests":
In addition to the above archived audio, I wanted to take a moment and share 10 posts out of the previous 999 on princetonbasketball.com that are worth highlighting, especially if you are new to the site or are a member that hasn't taken the time to explore our archives.
Audio of the entire 1965 NCAA consolation game against Wichita State in which Bill Bradley scored a tournament-record 58 points.
42 years later, I had the chance to sit down with Senator Bradley for a one-on-one interview.
Two buzzer beaters, five years apart. Video of Kyle Wente (2001) and Noah Savage (2006) hitting game-winners at Cambridge.
The story about how Georgetown coach John Thompson III drew up "forward/center" to beat Vanderbilt in the 2007 NCAA Tournament is one of my favorite pieces I've written for the site.
More uncovered audio - 17 seconds from the end of the Princeton/UCLA game, as Steve Goodrich finds a cutting Gabe Lewullis.
Having the opportunity to interview Chris Young after his first major league win at Fenway Park and then again after he made his Yankee Stadium debut remains a personal highlight.
Bringing back Seniors on a Stick in March 2008 was something I wish I had done sooner.
This one isn't Princeton-related, but I am proud of the photo essay I shot of a trip to the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn to see LIU play before that unique gym was closed.
Want to see/hear finds like the above? Want to be the best-informed fan in the stands? Become a member and give us the opportunity to continue to archive images, sounds and footage that might have otherwise been unavailable.
Click around, and I hope to see you tonight at Jadwin!
Today's Game:Columbia (8-11 / 3-2) vs. Princeton (8-8 / 3-0) Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ Time: 6:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 136-83. Last meeting:Princeton 75 Columbia 64 - 3/7/08.
Columbia
Princeton
5-5
Home Record
4-4
2-5
Away Record
4-4
1-1
Neutral Record
0-0
282
RPI
260
297
Sagarin
243
259
Pomeroy
215
62.4
Points / Game
59.9
64.1
Points Allowed / Game
58.1
.404
FG%
.432
.651
FT%
.725
.299
3PT FG%
.369
36.2
Rebounds / Game
32.1
11.8
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.4
12.0
Assists / Game
11.5
15.0
Turnovers / Game
13.2
2.1
Blocks / Game
2.8
Foley: 11.8
Points
Davis: 13.0
Miller: 7.0
Rebounds
Buczak: 4.6
Bulger: 2.6
Assists
Buczak: 2.3
Agho: 1.4
Steals
Davis: 1.2
Miller: 0.8
Blocks
Maddox: 0.8
Miller: .545
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Schroeder: .621
Foley: .846
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Mavraides: .789
Scott: .420
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Schroeder: .625
Cincinnati vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - MASN/SNY
MCCC vs. Harcum - 3:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Iowa - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Denver vs. UALR - 8:00 pm ET
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN NW/AZ
Brown vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Will Venable is vying for a spot in the San Diego Padres' outfield.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 23 as Central Bucks South clinched the Suburban One Continental league title. Mack Darrow had 17, but Barrington fell to Schaumburg.
Northwestern plays at Iowa. The Wildcats have been receiving contributions during their three game winning streak from more than just Kevin Coble and Craig Moore.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (5-14 / 2-3) won its second straight conference game, a 63-61 overtime devision versus Brown (6-13 / 0-5). Columbia (8-11 / 3-2) was victorious at The Palestra for the first time since 2002, defeating Penn (5-12 / 1-2) by 11. Yale (8-11 / 3-2) routed Harvard (9-10 / 1-4), 87-66.
It wasn't just that they won, though the fact that they won is remarkable unto itself.
It was how they won.
Princeton never trailed on Friday night against Cornell, defeating the defending Ivy League champions 61-41 and ending the Big Red's 19 game conference winning streak.
They won despite getting just two points from their leading scorer, Doug Davis.
They won holding Cornell to four points in the final eight minutes of the game, and not allowing a field goal in the final 7:05.
They won scoring the game's last 10 points.
They won with four players in double figures, starting with center Pawel Buczak, who was on target all three times he rose up from outside, connecting from the top of the arc and both wings. Buczak poured in 15 points on 6-7 shooting. Dan Mavraides added 12 and Kareem Maddox had his most complete game in months, scoring 11, grabbing a game-best seven boards and working with the Tiger frontcourt to limit Cornell to minimal second chances. Marcus Schroeder chipped in 10.
Louis Dale was the only Cornell player in double figures with 12.
"I don't know if we envisioned it quite this way in terms of how the game played out and starting the year 3-0 [in the Ivy League]," said victorious Princeton coach Sydney Johnson, "but we do have a blueprint that was started by a man named Pete Carril and we've all tweaked it in different ways. These young men have embraced the system and they have great chemistry amongst them selves. It is really starting to pay dividends."
While the Tigers improved to 3-0 in conference, Cornell dropped to 4-1.
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As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
