Happy New Year!
Dan Mavraides is the subject of a short profile in the San Mateo County Times.
Georgetown (10-1) opened conference play with a seven point win over St. John's.
Without the services of head coach Joe Scott, who was suspended one game per Sun Belt Conference rules after being ejected in the second half of the Pioneers' previous contest, Denver (10-4) defeated Arkansas State, 64-55.
Wake Forest held off Richmond (10-4) in overtime, 74-68.
Oregon State (6-6) lost a tight Pac-10 opener at Washington.
Here's the latest Eurocup blog post from birthday boy Judson Wallace.
Sean Gregory has a piece on the Time web site about Harvard senior guard Jeremy Lin.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (0-9) suffered the largest loss in school history at the hands of Duke, 114-55. Jeff Foote scored 22 as Cornell (11-2) took care of Penn State Erie, 73-49. Yale (4-9) lost by 22 at Colorado State.