Adam Ryan Legacy Part II [Archive]

CincyFan

November 21st, 2007, 02:13 PM

Adam Ryan returns to the ranks of College Basketball at the age of 25. Rumors had it that he was either going to go to Texas Southern or going to a school closer to him home state of Ohio where he coached at Saint X for the last seven years (really was at Xavier for 7 years in last game just moved it to the high school ha ha).

Adam Ryan was a gifted shooter in high school where he was primary a shooting guard until his senior year where he had to switch over to point. His strong points are working with guards and as a team on offense. While he only stands in at 6'1" he looks to be the spark that is needed for the Princeton Tigers. With that we take to live to the Press Conference at Princeton as the new Head Coach shows up.

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Reporter: So you are expected to take Texas Southern, or an Ohio School. Most people thought one school would be close to Ohio was Morehead State. Was it hurtful that not one team from Ohio had you on the top five list of candidates?

Adam Ryan: Well most of Ohio schools are good. Maybe not Cincinnati, but they are a big time school from a big time conference so they are going to want a big time coach. Don’t get me wrong it would be nice to coach where I grew up and played at, but at the same time this is a new chance to experience life outside of Ohio and learn as much as I can from these strong supporters, players, and coaches. Same goes for me learning from all of them. No matter what our record this year I will say it will be a very fun and exciting ride.

Reporter: Most say you can turn this program around and do good in the Ivy League. With three starting sophomores, and two veteran seniors leading the way do you think its actually them covering up your inexperience? We know what you done on the high school level of winning three back-to-back championships in Ohio in 9 years, but college is a lot different than high school. What do you see is the biggest adjustment since you are just a C- in every category other than Teaching (C+) and Charisma (B-).

Adam Ryan: Biggest adjustment is that now getting incoming freshman actually have a chance to play a lot for us, and not sit on the bench for the first two years. Anyone can come in and anyone can play if they are good enough and are ready to learn. Trust me right now in saying that the starters from last year won’t start if they aren’t able to adjust to my style.

Reporter: So what exactly is your style?

Adam Ryan: I want it to be an up-tempo offense. Not so much a run-and-gun which a lot of people confused the two. With only 9 players this year it might actually be a year or so before I can actually begin to use that style. Right now we aren’t up for it and it is fine. Some games it will be a very up-tempo game while others will be a slow pace. It all depends on what day the game falls and who we play against.

Reporter: Will you continue to run the Princeton or will you bring in some of your plays?

Adam Ryan: Basically its up to the players right now. Princeton is famous and will continue to be run. Its not my type, but with these players it’s a good fit. I will say I do have some new plays that I came up with for this personal, but that is as far as I am going to get in on that issue.

Reporter: Who are you looking at in AAU ball right now? Any four stars or are you just trying to get a solid three star and then your above average two stars?

Adam Ryan: Recruitment is between the school, player and me. I will not be telling the media about any player unless he commits to our team. Other than that it will be total blackout on our end. Sorry for the mystery, but some things are sacred and this is one on them in a world where everyone wants to know everything about everyone right now.

Reporter: So who are your two assistants, and have you decided to change any games on the schedule for this year.

Adam Ryan: I was thinking about adding a game, but I decided to keep the schedule the way it was. It was made up from last year, and I have no will to mess with it. As for our coaches I would love to introduce them, but as you see I’m the only one up here. Which is a good point to end this press conference so I can finally find my two assistants for the upcoming season. Thanks everyone for coming.

CincyFan

November 21st, 2007, 02:15 PM

PRINCETON‘S 2007-2008 ROSTERS

STARTERS
PG SO Marcus Schroeder (6'2" 185) 63 ovr

SG SO Lincoln Gunn (6'3" 180) 59 ovr

SF SR Kyle Koncz (6'7" 200) 64 ovr

PF(SF) SR Noah Savage (6'5" 220) 65 ovr

C SO Zach Finley (6'9" 215) 55 ovr

RESERVES
SG SR Matt Sargeant (6'3" 190) 58 ovr

SG SR Kevin Steuerer (6'5" 200) 56 ovr

SF JR Michael Strittmatter (6'8" 205) 54 ovr

SG SO Chris Petrie (6'3" 190) 53 ovr

chestnutz6

November 21st, 2007, 03:55 PM

Princeton, eh? Good luck with taht horrible roster haha.

Chances, choices, same thing. Surprised we weren't friends earlier, but send me a request. chestnutz05

CincyFan

November 21st, 2007, 08:01 PM

2007-2008 Schedule

((KEY: BLACK=non-conference BLUE=tournament game RED DATE=conf. game))

11/11 vs. C. Connecticut
11/14 vs. Iona
11/19 vs. #9 Duke
11/20 vs. Round 2 Hawaiian Classic
11/20 vs. Final Round Hawaiian Classic
11/28 vs. Seton Hall
12/1 @ Rutgers
12/5 @ Evansville
12/12 @ Penn State
12/16 vs. Manhattan
12/22 @ Marshall
1/6 @ Lehigh
1/9 Lafayette
2/1 vs. Dartmouth
2/2 vs. Harvard
2/8 @ Cornell
2/9 @ Columbia
2/12 @ Penn
2/15 vs. Yale
2/16 vs. Brown
2/22 @ Howard
2/23 @ Dartmouth
2/29 @ Brown
3/1 @ Yale
3/7 vs. Columbia
3/8 vs. Cornell
3/11 vs. Penn

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 10:06 AM

quick note before i start my first game.

Difficulty: H.O.F.
Half Length: 13 minutes (10 for ABL League)
Sim Length: 20 minutes
Sliders: Right now just bumped up energy fatigue rate (75) and Energy Recover Rate (60). Right be some other changes, but for now everything else is the same..

IBBALLIN33

November 22nd, 2007, 12:21 PM

Well, it is technically the Hawaiian Classic,lol.

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 02:57 PM

-November 11, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Central Connecticut State (0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0)

Welcome Coach Ryan to the 2008 Season

First half would be a scoring affair for both teams as they ran up 75 combine points in the first half. Princeton did lead for the first six minutes of the game, but then their shooters got cold and the opposing players would light it up from outside to give C. Connecticut a 41-34 lead at half.

“You have to remember we are all new here so it might take some time. We did a lot of great things in the first half, but then again we also did some bonehead things as well. Right now our team is feeding off of each other as you can tell. When we are hot we do well, and when we get bottled down its not a pretty site.” said new coach of Princeton Adam Ryan at half.

Second half it looked as if Coach Ryan just ran out of players as his team looked like they were dragging at the end. Still they only lost by single digits in which Coach Ryan was pleased about. “Don’t get me wrong I don’t like to lose, but I think we can look at this game and see where we are at and where I want us to be at. We can always use this as a focal point later on in the year.”

Tristan Blackwood (C. Connecticut) was Player of the Game with 23 points and 9 assists in the game. He had seven assists at half, and needed just one more the last five minutes of the game to make a double-double. The guards did step up on Princeton’s team to close it down. While Central Connecticut had two players in double digits it would be Princeton who had three people (Koncz, Savage, Woolridge) who were in double figures. Right now the guard play looks to be the bad apple on this team as they were a combined 4 points (0-5 from field) 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and a steal. Central Connecticut won easily to open the year in a 74-65 contest.

Key Performers:
Central Connecticut State:
SO SG Joe Seymore 12 points (4-10, 2-6), 2 assists, steal
JR PF Marcus Palmer 4 points (1-3), 6 rebounds, assist, 2 steals

Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 18 points (9-12), 8 rebounds, 1 block
SR SF Noah Savage 14 points (6-9, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, block

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 04:46 PM

-November 14, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (0-1) vs. Iona (1-0)

Who said playing at home was easy?

Rumor has it that Coach Ryan screamed at his team at half when they were down 33-26. We can’t confirm it, but Princeton was winning at first 14-5. Then the cold shooting came, and the bench gave up a lot of easy transition points. Iona would get things going as Camper would dish out five straight assists to help Iona take the lead and hold on to it. Dexter Grey had a great half for Iona has he scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Again in the second half the Princeton Tigers were cold as they let the Iona Gaels expand the lead to double figures. Dexter Gray would be too much for the Tigers as he was the Player of the Game with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks in the game. In the second half he calmed down shooting, but did most of his damage on the defensive side of the ball. Iona would slow the tempo down on offense while the Tigers would start to jack up shots left and right which got them in a hole they couldn’t dig themselves back out of as they lost 71-56.

Key Performers:
Central Connecticut State:
JR PG Kyle Camper 11 points (4-10, 1-3), 2 assists
SR C John Kelly 5 points (2-3), 8 rebounds, assist, 4 steals, 2 blocks

Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 16 points (7-9), 2 rebounds, 3 assists
SR SF Noah Savage 16 points (7-12, 0-1), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 05:42 PM

Top 25 (11-30-15)

1.(1) Kansas 2-0
2.(5) Louisville 2-0
3.(2) North Carolina 1-1
4.(8) Tennessee 2-0
5.(3) Memphis 1-1
6.(12) Kentucky 4-0
7.(14) Pittsburgh 3-0
8.(4) Michigan State 1-1
9.(6) Georgetown 1-1
10.(19) Florida State 5-0
11.(18) Texas 2-0
12.(9) Marquette 1-1
13.(7) UCLA 1-2
14.(11) Wisconsin 2-2
15.(16) Texas A&M 2-1
16.(--) Southern Illinois 1-0
17.(--) Mississippi State 3-0
18.(17) Arkansas 3-1
19.(--) West Virginia 1-0
20.(--) Georgia Tech 3-1
21.(--) Georgia 2-0
22.(15) Oregon 3-1
23.(--) Stanford 4-1
24.(21) Illinois 1-1
25.(--) Virginia 3-0

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 06:00 PM

-November 20, 2007
-Round 1 of Hawaiian Invitational
- Duke (1-1) vs. Princeton (0-2)

If you can win at Home how bad of a loss on the Road?

First thing you look at in this game is Duke’s shooting performance over a loss last week that knocked them out of the top 25. At half they are lights out as they are 13/20 from the field for a 65 % from the floor. Add in the fact that they have 3 blocks and 3 steals and you would assume they are blowing out Princeton who hasn’t won a game all year.

You would be wrong though. Princeton is shooting 57 % in the first half, but have twice as many points in the paint and are 4/4 from three-point land (Duke is 5/6). Plus Princeton has won the rebound battle so far 12-4 in this game. While Adam Ryan has slowed his offensive tempo down it has paid off in dividends. Right now Princeton has a four point lead at half with the score 40-36. Problem is can they continue this high scoring affair to win their first game of the year?

Biggest lead in the second half would be four by the Tigers from the lead at half. Duke would take over the lead with just 4:13 left in the game where we will pick up from. Blue Devils would drain a three-pointer (seventh on the day) to take the lead by one. After using up all the time on the shot clock the Tigers took a three to regain the lead by one. Duke would continue to shoot lights out for the half (61% for the game), but couldn’t get off a lot of shots since the Tigers man-to-man and back to a 2-3 zone confused the Blue Devils. Still the Blue Devils wouldn’t lay down as they attacked the rim. After two miss shots Duke would get sent to the line. They would only make one of the two, and on the other end Princeton had their way with Duke down low to push the lead back to three with just 1:44 left. After a good defensive stop by Princeton they would give it away as they foolishly gave up the ball for an easy layup by Paulus to cut the lead to one with just 1:13 left. After three shots by the Tigers in 20 seconds which were all blocked, it was freshman Singler would took back the lead with :47 seconds left. Duke would start to rejoice but it would be short lived as they left Koncz wide open for a three as he hit his fourth three-pointer on the day to give his team the lead by two. After the Tigers got their first block shot in the game Duke had to resort to fouling. It wouldn’t matter as Princeton held on and got their first win of the year with a 79-76 win. It would be the first time all year that they out rebounded their opponents with a 26-13 edge. Senior Kyle Koncz was the Player of the Game with 26 points (11-17, 4-4) and had 5 rebounds in the game.

Key Performers:
Duke:
FR SF Kyle Singler 15 points (6-9, 2-2), 3 assists, steal, 2 blocks
JR PG Greg Paulus 13 points (5-10, 1-2), 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals

Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 19 points (5-8), 6 rebounds, 4 assists
SR SF Noah Savage 11 points (5-8, 1-1), 4 rebounds, assist, block

chestnutz6

November 22nd, 2007, 06:31 PM

Tough start to the year, but way to put your team on the map with an upset over Duke.

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 06:35 PM

tell u the truth one of the strangest games i played. They couldn't miss, and when i did i always seemed to get the offensive rebound to score. either way i will take it. would of been better if they were ranked but ohh well

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 07:09 PM

Some FUN Facts:

Team Unity moves from a 2 start to a 3 star

average attendance is 2,739 or 40.0 percent (beginning of the year was 31 percent)

four of the five starters have confidence levels above 80. The only one who doesn't is SG Gunn and his is at 73.

Next game against Illinois is the first game of the year, and probably the last game that Princeton has to play a ranked opponent.

Right now only Harvard (3-1) and Dartmouth (2-1) are the only teams in the conference that has above a .500 record.

Fresh

November 22nd, 2007, 07:29 PM

Following...I gotta wait until atleast mid-dec before i get to play...someone stole my 360....but good job so far....seems like a pretty good challenging sim much last past installations of the game

HravatskiIgrač

November 22nd, 2007, 07:34 PM

i heard that penn gets in no matter what according to the bug thread on the OS forum... i dont know if thats true... i guess u'll let us know cincy

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 08:08 PM

i heard that penn gets in no matter what according to the bug thread on the OS forum... i dont know if thats true... i guess u'll let us know cincy

Very true. I didn't even hear that, but then I haven't been on OS much lately. I been trying to get in a lot of games today since i have work the next two days. Plus add in the effect that I didn't play any legacy games the first two days I had the game. That is the reason why there have been a lot of games posted, but I will slow down here shortly.

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 08:10 PM

-November 21, 2007
-Second Round of Hawaiian Invitational
- Princeton (1-2) vs. #24 Illinois (2-1)

Can someone say OVERRATED!!!

So we know how Coach Ryan can win. Do the little things, and crash the offensive boards and you can beat anyone. This time its #24 Illinois in round two, and this game would be a very slow and defensive game. So much that the Tigers are shooting just 42.9 percent from the field. The Fighting Illini had a harder time over in Hawaii as they just shot 38.9 percent and it looks as if another upset is at hand as the Tigers hold the lead at half at a very low 24-16 game.

Again Tigers have turned the ball over more and had more shots blocked, but in the rebounding category they are dominating them in the 16-6 battle. So far also they have been to the line four times and hitting all four shots while the Fight Illini have been eight times and only connected on two.

With a eight point lead at half coach Ryan told his team to just play smart and do what they did in the first half. They did and won for the first time with a double digit victory and second straight win of the year to knot them up at 2-2. The Fighting Illini grabbed five rebounds on their last possession, and while that isn’t the best stat to know this is the more important one. They lost the rebounding war 24-13. Illinois did shoot a lot better in the second half to get up to 43 percent for the game, but not behind the arc where they were one for seven for 14.3 percent.

The Tigers did have nine turnovers in the game, but it really didn’t matter as they won this game easy with all defense in this low scoring affair. Zack Woolridge was Player of the Game as he had 15 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, and a steal in the 48-35 win. Coach Ryan was extremely happy with the win and had this to say, “If we go out and win the boards like we did the last two games we might do very well for ourselves this year. Barring any injuries and struggles this team is far beyond where I thought they would be right now. I know its been a roster coaster ride, but all I have to say is hold on and enjoy the ride.”

Key Performers:
Illinois:
FR PG Demetri McCamey 10 points (4-9, 1-2), 2 rebounds. assist, steal,
SR SF Brain Randle 8 points (4-6, 0-1), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Princeton:
SR SF Kyle Koncz 13 points (6-9, 1-2), 3 rebounds, assist
JR SF Michael Strittmatter 8 points (4-5), 4 rebounds, assist

chestnutz6

November 22nd, 2007, 09:04 PM

Holy crap, I thought my game was low scoring.

CincyFan

November 22nd, 2007, 09:19 PM

-November 22, 2007
-Final Round of Hawaiian Invitational
- # 12 Marquette (3-1) vs. Princeton (2-2)

Can Princeton really win it all?

Marquette would show its muscle early on to jump out to a 16-4 lead. Things were looking ugly for Princeton. They couldn’t rebound the ball, beat the press, or make open jump shots. Coach Ryan called a time out and brought in some new faces and made sure there was three passes on offense and that they would find open shots if they would rotate the ball fast.

That was a sure thing for the Tigers as they rallied to take over the lead and would hold on to it in half with the score 34-28. Princeton hasn’t won the rebounding battle but they are trailing by 3 right now. The only good thing that is going on is that Princeton has had the hot hand at the end of the quarter and are dominating at the line on 7/8 from the line in a hostel environment.

Second half the Tigers would start to get cold and would lose the lead with just six minutes left to go. Marquette would take the lead and would never look back in this game. Princeton did try to rally back, but with three games in three days they just looked tired at the end as they lost 68-59. Junior Wesley Matthews of Marquette would be the Player of the Game after a dominating performance where he scored 31 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, and a block.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 19 points (7-18), 7 rebounds
SR SF Kyle Koncz 17 points (7-13, 3-3), 4 rebounds

Marquette:
JR PG Dominic James 20 points (7-11, 3-4), 2 rebounds, 7 assists
SR PF Ousmane Barro 4 points (2-7), 11 rebounds, assist, steal, 3 blocks

CincyFan

November 23rd, 2007, 12:48 PM

Top 25 (11-26-07)

1.(1) Kansas 5-0
2.(3) North Carolina 5-1
3.(6) Kentucky 7-0
4.(5) Memphis 3-1
5.(4) Tennessee 5-1
6.(7) Pittsburgh 5-0
7.(12) Marquette 4-1 (68-59 W over Princeton)
8.(10) Florida State 8-0
9.(9) Georgetown 2-2
10.(2) Louisville 3-2
11.(8) Michigan State 2-1
12.(21) Georgia 4-0
13.(18) Arkansas 5-1
14.(--) Duke 4-2 (79-76 L to Princeton)
15.(--) Indiana 4-1
16.(--) Virginia 1-1
17.(--) Texas A&M 3-0
18.(17) Davidson 3-1
19.(--) Villanova 1-1
20.(--) UCLA 3-2
21.(--) Vanderbilt 2-1
22.(15) Ohio State 3-2
23.(--) Notre Dame 4-1
24.(21) Wisconsin 1-4
25.(--) Illinois 3-3 (48-35 L to Princeton)

CincyFan

November 23rd, 2007, 01:05 PM

-November 28, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Seton Hall (4-1) vs. Princeton (2-3)

Princeton puts up 41 points in first half

“I am very happy about how our team played in the first half. We started to go a little cold at the end, but luckily the half is over and we can rest up and get really to go out and seal this game up.” is what Coach Ryan had to say at half with the score 41-34. Princeton again got back on winning the rebounding war which gives them a seven point lead at half.

When the Tigers came out in the second half it would be the same way the ended the half. Ryan said, “We could of build a two story house with all those misses. I don’t know if we are just still fatigue after last weeks three games, but for some reason we could never get back on track.” Apparently thirty-two points is being cold, but when you allow Seton Hall to score forty-six in the second half it could be viewed as going cold.

Coach Ryan has figured out how to get the most out of his club, but not where it matters the most. Right now he is 0-3 at home, and 2-1 on neutral courts. The next game against Rutgers is the first away game for Coach Ryan which looks to be promising since we can’t win at home. Seton Hall pulls out the victory to move them to 5-1 on the year with a 80-73 victory. PG Eugene Harvey (SO) was P.O.T.G. with 26 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal in the victory.

Key Performers:
Seton Hall:
SR SF Brian Laing 15 points (6-8, 1-1), 8 rebounds, 2 assists
FR PF Michael Glover 12 points (3-7), 8 rebounds, assist

Princeton:
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 12 points (4-11, 2-4), rebound, assist, steal
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (3-12, 1-3), 2 assists

IVODEM

November 23rd, 2007, 01:52 PM

They already made a section for College Hoops http://www.2ksports.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=112

CincyFan

November 23rd, 2007, 03:24 PM

CincyFan

November 23rd, 2007, 04:36 PM

-December 1, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (2-4) vs. Rutgers (3-2)

Princeton loves close games, but would this end up in their favor?

Coach Ryan left the court in a hurry at half with just a two point lead. Maybe it was from last game having a lead and then losing it in the second half or maybe he had something on his mind that he had to get out quick. Either the case we didn’t get a chance to interview him at half in a 27-25 game.

This game became another close and intense battle for both teams. There were around 16 lead changes and at least a half dozen ties in this game before the dust settled. After it was all said and done only Fred Hill’s team was standing and like half Coach Ryan was no where to be found for an interview.

This seemed to be a bad blow to Adam Ryan’s legacy as he is just 2-5 now and has lost three straight games with this one coming in a 52-50 defeat. While Rutgers spread the wealth around it would be Junior PF J.R. Inman who won Player of the Game with 12 points (only person to score double figures on his team), 7 rebounds, an assist, and a block in the come from behind victory where we scored six straight and the final basket to give Rutgers the lead and the win.

Key Performers:
Rutgers:
JR SF Jaron Griffin 12 points (5-11, 1-2), 7 rebounds, assist, block
SRC Byron Joynes 6 points (2-5), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

Princeton:
SO SG Lincoln Gunn 15 points (5-12, 5-10), rebound, assist, steal
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (4-6, 1-2), rebound, assist, steal

tmac123465

November 23rd, 2007, 08:29 PM

CincyFan

November 24th, 2007, 03:51 AM

Hey wuts up i just found your dynasty. I used to go on dynastycentral all the time b4 it closed up. Pretty good work so far beating 2 ranked teams. Sucks that your team always cant shoot in the 2nd half. I will probably start one up once i get my xbox back from microsoft.

Ohh the whole 360 three lights of death brings back good memories (happened 3 times to me last year) so i feel your pain. Yeah my team is horrible its just a matter of streaks, but my team gets tired easily with only 9 men on the team and with only 1 big man so i have a problem shutting teams down in the paint. Ohh well its a good learning experience. I will say it starts to get exciting (getting ready to actually start league play when I get home from work today) but didn't feel like posting 5 games a day so I am going to let them spread out so people don't get tired of this legacy in a short time. What team are you going to be in your legacy? I will follow just tell me when you start it up

tmac123465

November 24th, 2007, 07:37 AM

alright cool. Im not sure what team i want to start it with yet. I live next to Stetson so i might do it with them but once i get back my xbox i will choose. ill let u guys know when i start it

CincyFan

November 24th, 2007, 01:09 PM

Top 25 (12-03-08)

1.(1) Kansas 6-0
2.(2) North Carolina 6-1
3.(6) Pittsburgh 6-0
4.(5) Tennessee 6-1
5.(4) Memphis 3-1
6.(8) Florida State 10-0
7.(3) Kentucky 7-1
8.(11) Michigan State 3-1
9.(10) Louisville 4-2
10.(7) Marquette 4-2 (68-59 W over Princeton)
11.(12) Georgia 5-0
12.(16) Virginia 7-0
13.(17) Texas A&M 4-1
14.(14) Duke 5-2 (79-76 L to Princeton)
15.(15) Indiana 6-1
16.(13) Arkansas 7-1
17.(9) Georgetown 3-2
18.(21) Vanderbilt 6-1
19.(23) Notre Dame 6-1
20.(19) Villanova 4-1
21.(--) Providence 5-1
22.(--) West Virginia 4-1
23.(--) Stanford 7-2
24.(--) Clemson 4-2
25.(--) Washington 4-1

CincyFan

November 24th, 2007, 01:11 PM

Coach Adam Ryan’s Press Release 12/03

Most people here think I am going to take about our record or the three game skid we are on. I assure you it has nothing to do with that or about me losing my job. In fact it is just the opposite. I might be securing my place here at Princeton as I introduce you to our new starting Power Forward next year. His ABL stats were:

3.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.1 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.9 tpg, 0.9 fpg in just 8.5 minutes
30 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 7 turnovers, 7 fouls, 68 Totals
FG 11/23 (47.8%), FT 8/14 (57.1%)

Despite just playing 8.5 minutes a game in ABL he is automatically our starter at power forward since we don’t have one. Also he has some height we need down low to help out in rebounding. He is Princeton’s first signing of the year.

Name: Kristof Neskovic
Hometown: New York, NY
Position: Power Foward
Position Rank: NR
Overall Rank: NR
Rating: **
Height: 6’10”
Weight: 234
All-American: No
Mr. Basketball: No
ABL: Northeast (Harlem Heat)
Potential: C
Attributes: A- in Size
Attributes: B- in Rebounding
Attributes: C in defense, athleticism, intelligence
Attributes: C- in shooting, intelligence
Attributes: D in Skills

chestnutz6

November 24th, 2007, 02:48 PM

Wow he should help you out rebounding, tough skid tho

OSUBuckfan07

November 24th, 2007, 02:54 PM

Very Nice, I love the wins over Duke and the Illini

CincyFan

November 24th, 2007, 05:11 PM

-December 1, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Evansville (2-3) vs. Princeton (2-5)

Can Princeton win anywhere than a neutral site?

Again the first half would come to a close and guess what? Princeton had a two point lead in a 34-32 battle as they go into the half with another lead. Would that lead vanish again with this time one of their leading scorers going down with an injury.

Center Zack Woolridge went down a couple minutes into a game with a twisted ankle and could come back if needed this game. He had six points and one rebound in just three minutes of play, and since he came out Princeton as been running its small lineup out there.

Point Guard Jason Holsinger from Evansville would try his hardest to get his team the comeback, but it wasn’t in the cards this game as Princeton would acutally hold on to their lead, without their center, and win this game in a low scoring 58-46 game. Woolridge opens up a lot of looks on the outside, but with him sideline to be healthy for the next game it was harder for the Tigers to have their normal open looks from mid range. Sophomore Lincoln Gunn was P.O.T.G. with team high 16 points, 6 rebounds, and a steal to end their three game losing streak.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 10 points (2-10, 1-1), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, block
SR SF Kyle Koncz 13 points (5-11, 2-6), 8 rebounds

Evansville:
JR SF Shy Ely 4 points (2-8), 4 rebounds, 5 assists
JR PG Jason Holsinger 13 points (6-14, 1-7), 7 assists, block

Top 25 (12-10-08)

1.(1) Kansas 8-0
2.(2) North Carolina 7-1
3.(4) Tennessee 7-1
4.(5) Memphis 4-1
5.(8) Michigan State 5-1
6.(6) Florida State 11-0
7.(7) Kentucky 8-1
8.(3) Pittsburgh 7-1
9.(9) Louisville 5-2
10.(16) Arkansas 7-1
11.(11) Georgia 6-0
12.(17) Georgetown 5-2
13.(13) Texas A&M 5-1
14.(10) Marquette 5-2 (68-59 W over Princeton)
15.(19) Notre Dame 8-1
16.(18) Vanderbilt 8-1
17.(22) West Virginia 6-1
18.(12) Virginia 8-1
19.(15) Indiana 6-2
20.(14) Duke 5-3 (79-76 L to Princeton)
21.(21) Providence 8-1
22.(25) Washington 5-1
23.(23) Stanford 7-2
24.(--) Mississippi State 7-1
25.(--) Xavier 6-2

tmac123465

November 24th, 2007, 07:27 PM

Sweet nice game against evansville. Your gonna have that Pg for 2 more years that should be good. That PF will be pretty good for rebounding but your gonna have to watch out for turnovers if he gets doubled down low cause hes only a 2 star.

artichokes

November 24th, 2007, 08:40 PM

These legacies are fun to read. Mind if I start one when I get the game?

CincyFan

November 24th, 2007, 09:20 PM

These legacies are fun to read. Mind if I start one when I get the game?

The more the better. I will most likely follow since I do like to read up about other teams.

chestnutz6

November 25th, 2007, 08:39 AM

Now that more and more people are doing them, it's becoming apparent we need a seperate SUBforum for Legacies like in 2k7. I'm searching through like 5 pages just to read different legacies.

EDIT: Cincy, your reply to my post will be your 1000th! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I feel so special!!!! Don't forget to thank me.

BTW, I had well over 1000 posts but then I deleted my other legacy so it brought me back under.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:36 AM

-December 12, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (3-5) vs. Penn State (4-3)

Woolridge still not 100 %, but would that matter?

Zack Woolridge went down with an ankle injury last game. Although he was all healed up he still wasn’t 100 % at tip-off. He didn’t have that good of a game despite he still did his damage on the offensive side without scoring. He ended up with just 4 points and 3 rebounds, but most of his teams points came from the double teams he was getting throughout the game.

The Tigers seemed to stutter on offense without Woolridge points who is second on the team in scoring. Lincoln Gunn who has turned in on the last couple of games from mid range (been practicing hard in the gym last couple of weeks) picked up Woolridge work load and had eight points in the first half to help Priceton take a two point lead at half with the score 29-27.

Second half it would be all Marcus Schroeder, point guard, for the Tigers. He scored five of his seven points in the second half, had four rebounds, and dished out all ten assists as he was the Player of the Game as the Tigers just ran all over Penn State who had trouble with the 2-3 zone with a small forward playing in the middle. Koncz in the middle caused a lot of turnovers which shut down Penn State’s scoring chances as they let this game get away late in a 64-52 win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO SG Lincoln Gunn 13 points (5-9, 3-4), 2 rebounds, 2 steals
SR SF Kyle Koncz 15 points (6-9, 3-6), 2 rebounds, steal

Penn State:
JR PG Stanley Pringle 17 points (5-9, 1-1), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
FR PG Taylor Battle 7 points (3-8, 0-4), 4 rebounds, assist

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 11:40 AM

-December 16, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Manhattan (3-6) vs. Princeton (4-5)

Princeton finally gets to .500

Everyone who started found out that it was easy to score against the Jaspers. First half would come to an end and the Tigers would be up by ten in a 40-30 game. Woolridge looked to be getting back to normal form where he had a dunk late in the first half after making a nice spin move in the paint.

“Today seemed to all come together. Even Schroeder who I’ve asked to mostly just be our floor general has scored in double figures for the first time all year. I am very proud of the team. Especially after the win last week against Penn State and how well they came out today. Hopefully we can carry this over in the second half.” said Coach Ryan at half as he again started to talk to the press.

Second half seemed the same as the first also. Manhattan couldn’t even match their first half total, while the Tigers still outscored them as they ran off with their biggest victory all year in a 73-59 win. Player of the game was Marcus Schroeder who ended up with 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

Key Performers:
Manhattan:
SO SG Patrick Bouli 14 points (4-9, 1-3), 3 rebounds, assist, 3 steals
JR SG Devon Austin 10 points (2-9, 2-5), 4 rebounds, assist, steal

Princeton:
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (4-8), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SR SF Kyle Koncz 14 points (4-10, 2-4), 7 rebounds, 2 assists

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 01:03 PM

-December 22, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (5-5) vs. Marshall (4-2)

Can Princeton go about .500 this game?

Despite starting out in a 14-3 hole, the Tigers came roaring back to end the half on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 30-30. Starters who were red hot last game came out really cold, and in turn it would be the bench that got them back in this game. Chris Petrie had eight of the nine points to end the run at the end of the half.

Second half, despite not playing a game in a week, it looked as if Princeton’s guards were running out of gas on defense and started to give up some outside shots. All four of their three-pointers for the Herd came in the second half (0-3 in first half) as it would be enough to lift the Herd to their fifth win of the year. Princeton falls again under .500 on a close 65-61 loss today. Player of the Game was senior PG Pierre-Marie Altidor Cespede who had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and a steal in the win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 10 points (3-6), 8 rebounds, steal, 2 blocks
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 8 points (3-12, 2-4), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals

Marshall:
SR SG Mark Dorris 17 points (5-9, 3-5), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
JR SF Markel Humphrey 11 points (4-6), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

vols21

November 25th, 2007, 01:40 PM

Good start to the season -- huge upset wins can only help the team's confidence as the season progresses. Look forward to seeing how the conference schedule plays out.

and even tho you are mum on who you are recruiting - maybe share some insights as to players at different star levels interest in the program. (which 4 or 3 star players have shown interest, are in their top 10, or something....maybe a rival.com report)

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 02:01 PM

-December 30, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (5-6) vs. Monmouth (4-9)

Princeton loses their grip on away courts

Noah Savage scored ten of his teams first fifteen points. Lincoln Gunn finished off the half scoring two straight three-pointers for a total of ten points to end the half on a 7-0 run. Problem was that Monmouth still had the lead at half by three in a 32-29 game.

“We came out looking to run a fast pace game against this team. We though we had the upper hand and all, but then we realized that their team is just as fast if not faster than ours in transition. It was too late in the game after I realized to slow things down and run our offense. Hopefully we found their weakness and can attack it even more in the second half.”

Second half Monmouth would match every basket that Princeton made. The closest the Tigers got was one point with just 7:23 left in the game, but after a three-pointer with just 5:14 left by Jhamar Youngblood it would seal the deal for Monmouth as they walked away with a six point win. Youngblood was the P.O.T.G. with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Every time Princeton came knocking at the door he was there to make a big stop on defense to swing the momentum back in his teams favor as they won 73-67.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 10 points (3-6), 8 rebounds, steal, 2 blocks
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 8 points (3-12, 2-4), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals

Marshall:
SO SG Yaniv Simpson 12 points (5-7, 2-4), steal
JR PG Whitney Coleman 9 points (3-6, 1-2), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

tmac123465

November 25th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Dang i thought u had this game in the bag. Shroeder didnt shoot good at all that sucks. How did savage do?

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 02:20 PM

tmac123465

November 25th, 2007, 02:23 PM

sweet savage sounds like a beast for your team.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 03:14 PM

-January 6, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (5-7) vs. Lehigh (6-6)

Princeton looks to end 2 game skid

Princeton comes in with a two game losing streak, but is favored in this game against an evenly match Lehigh club. Things didn’t go well from the very tip. In the first minute Lehigh was up 11-0 with the help of three turnovers by Princeton. Tigers would try to get back on track, but they would have their worst performance shooting the ball with just 28 percent from the field which put them in a huge hole at half with a 31-14 game.

Not only was it their worst shooting performance in a half, but it was their lowest point total. After half Coach Ryan got some fire in his team as they came out and jumped out to a 10-0 run. They finished the second half with 27 points, and while they stormed back Lehigh only had to play conservative, which is what they did as they only scored 20 points to end up winning by ten in another low game, 51-41.

“Your not going to win a lot of games if your starters shoot 8-37 from the floor. If I could find a positive from this poorly played game is that we still have the fire and never give up or think we are out of a game. At least we can hold our heads up high after this game.” Coach Ryan said. Sophomore SF Zahir Carrington was player of the game with 11 points, 9 rebounds, a steal, and 2 blocks.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR SG Matt Sargeant 11 points (4-6, 1-1), rebound, 2 steals
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 15 points (6-17, 1-2), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Marshall:
FR PG Prentice Small 11 points (4-10, 0-3), assist, 2 steals, block
SO PG Marquis Hall 5 points (1-3, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 03:36 PM

-January 9, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Lafayette (6-8) vs. Princeton (5-8)

Last non-conference game for the Tigers

This is there last non-conference game of the year. Their next game isn’t until about 3 weeks so the Tigers are looking for a win to make practices easier for the next couple of weeks. Lafayette knew who the two leading scores were for the Tigers and put the clamps on them. Usually its Woolridge who sees the double teams, but it was mostly out on the perimeter this time on Kyle Koncz. This surprised him and it completely took him out of the game as he was just 1-3 from the floor with two points.

The other man Woolridge had trouble also, but only got to score after grabbing offensive rebounds for the put backs. He had all of his eight points in the first half. Lafayette caught Princeton completely off guard and went into half with the lead 30-23 which is the other way around.

Second half would be a different story though. Woolridge and Koncz were glad to play decoy as the bench players saw a lot of free shots. The two people who made most of this were starters in Gunn and Savage who scored a combined twenty-one points in the second half and help lead Princeton to their first win in about three weeks. Senior SF Noah Savage was Player of the Game with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal.

Key Performers:
Lafayette:
SR C Everest Schmidt 15 points (7-12), rebound, assist
SR SG Bilal Abdullah 12 points (5-9, 0-2), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, steal

Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 8 points (3-9), 12 rebounds, block
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 5 points (1-6, 1-3), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, steal

jukeday

November 25th, 2007, 04:00 PM

Nice work, I'm thinking about turning down CPU blocking on the sliders, its really unrealistic when I have a wide open lane and their center comes out of nowhere and blocks my shot

vols21

November 25th, 2007, 04:27 PM

glad to see u get back on the winning track buddy.
what are ur prospects in the conference (how u stack up / where u think u'll be in the standings)

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 04:34 PM

glad to see u get back on the winning track buddy.
what are ur prospects in the conference (how u stack up / where u think u'll be in the standings)

ohh I have it, but after looking back (i pretty much played my whole first season in 3 days) quite honestly I am a little bummed out by my teams performance. Which is why I am going back to changing things around so I can just post my games and cut out all the stuff that makes my team look less crappy. I pretty much gave up how my season goes...there are some surprises, but right now I am a little down.

Also I am realizing that maybe I need to play all my ABL games cause I was running out of recruiting points late in the year.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 05:49 PM

-February 1, 2007
-Conference Game
- Dartmouth (11-4, 2-0) vs. Princeton (6-8, 0-0)

Conference Play is finally here

While Princeton had some hard non-conference games this year they don’t get a break when their conference games start up as they go against the number one team in the conference, Dartmouth who is tied with Cornell at 2-0 league play, and looks to add their winning streak to two.

This wouldn’t get an easy game from the start as Princeton found themselves in a hole early and couldn’t ever recover. Their starters would be able to shoot the ball, but turned the ball over way to much. Plus they had some trouble playing defense. Their bench seemed to play a lot better defense, but with all that work trying to stop Dartmouth from scoring they didn’t have that much energy for the offense side as they fell short in a 68-59 game. Junior SG Devon Mosley scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal in the game to win Player of the Game.

Key Performers:
Dartmouth:
SR PF Jonathan Ball 15 points (5-8), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, steal
JR SF Alex Barnett 6 points (3-5, 0-1), 7 rebounds, 4 steals

Princeton:
SR SF Kyle Koncz 9 points (3-9, 3-6), 5 rebounds
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 17 points (5-11, 4-6), 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals

-February 2, 2007
-Conference Game
- Harvard (3-16, 0-2) vs. Princeton (6-9, 0-1)

Should be able to beat the worst team in conference, unless that’s us!

Princeton looks to get back on track against the worst team in conference in Harvard. Princeton took a hard hit in the first half as they lost Lincoln Gunn within the first four minutes of a game with a knee problem as he missed the rest of the game. That would hurt Princeton as they fell into a 32-27 hole at half.

Second half the Tigers got back on track and started to cut into the lead. The clock was against them as they started their comback with seven minutes left and down by eleven, and in the end it was the clock that would be their worst enemy. Princeton was one possession away from tying this game up with a three. Harvard makes a huge step in league play while Princeton falls to the waste barrel with a 75-72 defeat. Bench player Jeremy Lin (SO PG) was player of the game with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in the close victory.

Key Performers:
Harvard:
JR PG Drew Housman 15 points (3-10, 2-4), rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals
FR SG T.J. Carey 10 points (1-6, 1-3), 7 rebounds

Princeton:
SR SF Kyle Koncz 16 points (6-7, 4-4), 5 rebounds, assist, steal
JR SF Michael Strittmatter 14 points (5-9, 2-5), 3 rebounds, assist

-February 8, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (6-10, 0-2) vs. Cornell (11-4, 3-1)

Going up against #2. This could be bad, very bad.

Princeton lost Gunn last game and he will be out for another week and a half. Going up against Cornell without him looks not so promising. Which is exactly what happened in the first half as Princeton went into half down by fourteen in a 38-24 game.

Second half it was all about Adam Ryan making lineup changes until something work. Someone had to step up for the Tigers. Ryan didn’t get anyone to step up instead he got two in Chris Petrie and Kevin Steuerer. These two dominated the second half after going 0-1 combined in the first half. From their performaces they both got Player of the Game as they combined had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists as they stormed Princeton back for a comeback one point victory over Cornell. The 68-67 game with a buzzer beater by Petrie boost this teams confidence through the roof.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR SG Kevin Steuerer 15 points (6-7, 2-3), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
SO SG Chris Petrie 13 points (5-8, 2-4), 2 rebounds, assist

Cornell:
SO PF Andre Wilkins 14 points (5-11)
SO SG Ryan Wittman 14 points (4-9, 2-7), 5 rebounds, steal

-February 9, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (7-10, 1-2) vs. Columbia (9-10, 2-3)

Going up against #2. This could be bad, very bad.

Princeton started out the game on a hot streak from last night. They even went into half with a 31-27 game, and looked poised to win their eight game of the year. Either Coach Ryan kept them in the locker room too long, or they didn’t stretch well enough cause the second half wasn’t as good as the first.

Princeton missed their first nine shots from the field and when they did hit one they were still up by three. Columbia ended the second half on a hot streak as they hit their last 4 of 6 shots in the game while the Tigers couldn’t hit anything to save themselves. Princeton scored as much as Columbia did in the first half, and Columbia scored the same as Princeton in the first half plus one more to win the game by one, 59-58. Senior Justin Armstrong, small forward, didn’t do much scoring for Columbia, but did get the last three rebounds and the basket to seal the game. From that he was our P.O.T.G. with 4 points, 11 rebounds, and a steal.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR SF Noah Savage 11 points (3-12, 2-5), 7 rebounds, 3 assists
SO C Zach Woolridge 8 points (4-11), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks

Cornell:
SR PG Brett Loscal 10 points (3-5, 1-3), 2 rebounds, 2 assists
SR C Ben Nwachukwu 8 points (3-17), 2 rebounds, assist

-February 12, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (7-10, 2-3) vs. Penn (6-15, 1-3)

Princeton comes to play against Penn

Most people had Penn picked to win the Ivy league, or if anything to win the conference championship to get into the Big Dance. This has been a disappointing year and they can try to make a push for the run in the tournament starting against Princeton who many think can be the top dog come tourney time. Penn would make a statement in the first half as they lead by four at half in a 32-28 game.

Second half the statement was made by Princeton who came out and dominated the whole half. Penn lost their four point lead in a matter of 34 seconds and could never regain it. Coach Ryan would be seen riding his players the whole game even when there was a time out. In turn his team played with a fire in their eyes all the way to the finish as they won 66-59. Point Guard Marcus Schroeder ended up winning Player of the Game with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal as his team cruised to the victory.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR SF Noah Savage 17 points (7-11, 1-2), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
SR SF Kyle Koncz 9 points (3-7, 2-4), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Penn:
FR PG Harrison Gaines 11 points (4-11, 1-4), 5 assists, block
JR SF Brian Grandieri 10 points (4-8, 1-2), rebound, assist, 2 steals, block

-February 15, 2007
-Conference Game
- Yale (12-6, 5-1) vs. Princeton (8-11, 2-3)

Can Yale really be this good?

Yale is fighting for first place in the league wile Princeton is just fighting to get to .500 in the league. Both teams started out shooting cold to start this game. At the end both started to warm up but it was still a low scoring game at half with a 25-23 lead by the Tigers.

Second half it would be all Princeton as they again would tighten down the screws and gave Yale little room to breathe. After it was all said and done Princeton walked off the court with a twelve point win and held Yale to just fifty points. Noah Savage was a scoring machine with 17 points and 3 rebounds as he earned P.O.T.G. as the Tigers won 62-50.

Key Performers:
Penn:
FR PG Harrison Gaines 11 points (4-11, 1-4), 5 assists, block
JR SF Brian Grandieri 10 points (4-8, 1-2), rebound, assist, 2 steals, block

Princeton:
JR SF Michael Strittmatter 9 points (3-5, 1-2), 5 rebounds, assist
SR SF Kyle Koncz 9 points (3-4, 2-2), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 07:29 PM

-February 16, 2007
-Conference Game
- Brown (12-9, 4-3) vs. Princeton (9-11, 3-3)

All things must come to an end!

First half was probable one of the most exciting Ivy league games to watch this year. There were five ties and nine lead changes in the first half that would end up being tied at half 28-28. Coach Ryan was determined going in the half and was looking for his first three game winning streak of the year.

Even though coach Ryan was determined it was up to his players. The only players who were determined to win was Brown as they came out and edged out Princeton by the score of 61-58. Coach Ryan didn’t seem that upset other than saying, “I am just getting tired of all these close games. I am only 25, but I swear if this continues I will have a heart attack by the age of 27.” Despite being on the losing team Marcus Schroeder was Player of the Game with 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals in the loss.

Key Performers:
Brown:
SO PG Steve Grueber 10 points (4-6, 2-3), 2 assists
SR PF Mark MacDonald 9 points (3-10, 1-6), 2 rebounds,2 assists, block

Princeton:
SR SG Kevin Steuerer 4 points (2-4), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal
SR SF Noah Savage 17 points (6-12, 1-3), 4 rebounds, steal

-February 22, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (9-12, 3-4) vs. Harvard (4-20, 1-7)

Princeton losing to the worst Ivy school?

Harvard has on conference win all season. That win was against Princeton on their home court by three. Key word in that sentence is three. This game got underway and Princeton took an early lead 3-0 on Schroeder’s three-pointer (1-3 all game). As the half wound down it would be Princeton up by three at half with a 37-34 score.

Second half it be who could get out of the dessert first since both teams were on cold droughts the whole half. Princeton held onto the lead for 12:55 seconds of the game. With just 14 seconds left and down by two Harvard was looking to get off a good shot and try to draw a foul. They took a mid-range shot, but Woolridge was their to make his third block of the game. It would be the downfall since Unger (center) would pick the ball up and with just two seconds on the shot clock heaved a three-pointer that went in and gave Harvard and the win by one in a wild 57-56 finish. Senior power forward Unger was player of the game with 13 points, a rebound, 2 assists, and a steal.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 14 points (5-11, 1-4), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (4-7, 1-2), 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Brown:
JR PG Drew Housman 12 points (4-8, 0-1), 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals
FR SG T.J. Carey 6 points (1-9, 1-4), 5 rebounds, 3 steals

-February 23, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (9-13, 3-5) vs. Dartmouth (16-6, 7-2)

Princeton losses to the worst team yesterday now plays the best today

Princeton looked a little down from last nights game as they started off sluggish and cold. Coach Ryan called a timeout and tried to rally his troops, but nothing seemed to work. The first half dragged on like it seemed forever and when it did end Dartmouth was winning 32-24.

Second half we saw a spark from the Tigers, but it was too late and didn’t matter as Dartmouth put this game away before Princeton came out of the tunnel at half. Chalk up another loss for Princeton as they drop this one 67-55 and Coach Ryan had this to say, “I promise you this type of game will never happen again. I apologize for the parents, school, and fans who had to sit though and watch that.” Junior Alex Barnett easily won Player of the Game with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals in the win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 19 points (7-16, 3-5), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (3-9, 1-3), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

Brown:
JR PG Marlon Sanders 11 points (5-7, 1-2), 2 rebounds, assist
SR PF Jonathan Ball 14 points (4-11), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, steal

-February 29, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (9-14, 3-6) vs. Brown (14-10, 6-4)

Princeton trying not to be the worst team in the Ivy League

Princeton looked fired up in the first half and showed they are capable of fighting through adversity. Problem was that they played against Brown who was just the better team on this night to start off the game. Princeton did come out and score 34 points in the first half, but Brown would just score 41 to lead the half by seven.

Princeton would outscore Brown in the second half, but it was only by three which wasn’t good enough to threaten Brown who had a commanding lead at half as Princeton loses its fourth straight game 70-66. Coach Ryan was happy of the effort, but doesn’t make excuses for the loss. Four of Brown’s players scored in double figures and it was senior Mark MacDonald who won P.O.T.G. with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO SG Lincoln Gunn 11 points (3-8, 3-5), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SR SF Kyle Koncz 11 points (4-8, 0-2), 5 rebounds

Brown:
SR SG Damon Huffman 14 points (5-11, 2-7),32 rebounds, assist, 2 steals
SO C Aaron Jimenez 10 points (2-4), 7 rebounds, assist

tmac123465

November 25th, 2007, 07:39 PM

OMG wut is going on man... that sucks sorry to hear about your 4 game skid.. well do you have any good recruits comin in??

chestnutz6

November 25th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Yeah really your team needs some help bro.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 08:54 PM

stop making fun of my team. Just hoping i can sign some recruits for this season and hopefully they are all above 60 so i can do some damage. This under 60 is bad news.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 08:55 PM

-March 1, 2007
-Conference Game
- Princeton (9-15, 3-7) vs. Yale (13-10, 6-5)

Princeton doesn’t lay down in the first half, second half is a different story

Princeton pretty much matched Yale point for point in the first half. So much that there was only one tie all half and that was when the game was 2-2. From that moment on we had 15 lead changes with the last one coming at 44 seconds at half when Yale hit a three-pointer to go into half with a 27-26 lead.

Second half Yale would still continue the pace they had in the first half. Actually it was even more so since they scored 34 points in the second half. Coach Ryan didn’t yell at his guys when they could only manage 19 points, but in the end nothing seemed to fall for them. Yale blew this game out in the second half as they walk away happy on their home court with a 61-45 victory. Junior small forward Travis Pinick was player of the game with 7 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal in the easy win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR SF Kyle Koncz 9 points (3-11, 1-3), 5 rebounds, assist, 3 steals
SO C Zach Woolridge 10 points (4-11), 9 rebounds, assist, 2 steals

Yale:
SR PG Eric Flato 10 points (5-13), 3 rebounds, 7 assists, steal
JR PF Ross Morin 13 points (5-10)

-March 1, 2007
-Conference Game
- Columbia (14-12, 7-5) vs. Princeton (9-16, 3-8)

Princeton lost means bottom of Ivy, Win means tie for last

Either way this season has been disappointing for new coach Adam Ryan. Either way this game they would be at the bottom of the Ivy league conference playing against the #2 team in conference in Columbia. First half wouldn’t be the prettiest site to watch as Columbia just ran Princeton in the ground until the buzzer blew at half. After the smoke cleared it was 40-27.

Second half wasn’t much better. Princeton outscored Columbia by one in the second half but still again fell short. So now the last place team in Ivy league is outright owned by Princeton. Not the first year coach Ryan was looking to have as his team lost 69-57. Senior Ben Nwacghukwu was player of the game with 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Key Performers:
Yale:
SR SG Mack Montgomery 15 points (5-7, 1-2), rebound, assist, 3 steals, 2 blocks
SR PG Brett Loscal 12 points (3-8, 3-5), rebound, 4 assists, steal, 2 blocks

Princeton:
SR SF Kyle Koncz 20 points (7-10, 3-4), 2 rebounds, 2 assists
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 12 points (4-7, 2-3), 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals

-March 8, 2007
-Conference Game
- Cornell (16-10, 7-6) vs. Princeton (9-17, 3-9)

Can we make it 7 losses in a row?

What a shocker! Princeton down at half, and again in another close game. This one was 37-36 at half with Cornell winning. Princeton did have an early lead of 18-7, but late in the first half lost it and couldn’t get it back before the buzzer.

Second half has been the killer for the Tigers all year. So down by one we can’t win right. Think again cause Princeton came out like the beginning of the year and had a lot of juice in the legs as they grinded their tenth win of the year out in a 68-61 battle. Marcus Schroeder was player of the game as he had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals as one of his best performances all year to carry this team to the win.

Key Performers:
Cornell:
SO PG Louis Dale 15 points (4-7, 0-1), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SO SG Collin Robinson 9 points (4-7, 1-2), rebound, 3 assists, 3 steals

Princeton:
SR SF Noah Savage 16 points (7-11, 2-4), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SO C Zach Woolridge 10 points (5-6), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, block

-March 11, 2007
-Conference Game
- Penn (9-20, 4-9) vs. Princeton (10-17, 4-9)

Last game decides who gets last place in Ivy League

Even when they are out of contention for first place Princeton’s last game of the year still very important. Penn comes in with one loss while Princeton is coming off a huge upset over Cornell. Coach Ryan didn’t even huddle up in the locker room before the game. He didn’t have to say anything to his team since they knew what was at stake. From the tip-off to halftime there was only one lead change and that was at the beginning when Princeton took a 2-0 lead. Once they had that they never looked back in the half as they are up by seven at half, 33-26.

Second half Penn would come out firing. They would make most of their shots too. Problem was that Princeton matched every shot they took. Princeton would win this game by the exact amount they lead at half as they won 69-62. With this victory ties Harvard with 5-9 in the conference for sixth place (out of seven teams). Klye Koncz was P.O.T.G. with 14 points, 2 rebounds, and one assist in the game.

Key Performers:
Penn:
SO PF Justin Reilly 16 points (7-9), 7 rebounds, assist
JR SF Brian Grandieri 11 points (4-8), 6 rebounds, 4 assists

Princeton:
SR SF Noah Savage 12 points (5-11), rebound, assist, 2 steals
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 8 points (3-7, 2-3), 2 rebounds, 4 assists, steal

IBBALLIN33

November 25th, 2007, 08:57 PM

Are you going to look for another coaching job?

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:01 PM

and i checked no one made it to the Big Dance from the Ivy league. Looks like one team only got into the NIT.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:03 PM

probably not unless its a team i really like then I will leave.

jukeday

November 25th, 2007, 09:03 PM

Are you going to get offered a coaching job...?

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:10 PM

Are you going to get offered a coaching job...?

you have to stay 2 years on a team before you can leave a job. so not this year.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:21 PM

Quick Recap:

NCAA Champions: North Carolina
Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough
Mid-Major Player of the Year: Jason Thompson (Rider)
Coach: Roy Williams
Defensive Player: Mickell Gladness
Big Man: Tyler Hansbrough
Freshman: Michael Beasley

Ivy League Champs: Dartmouth
Conference Coach: Glen Miller (Penn) maybe this is your glitch
Player of the Year: Ben Nwachukwu (he was a beast from Columbia)
Freshman: SF Tyler Bernardini (Penn)

Marcus Schroeder and Zach Woolridge made second team all conference.

Players Leaving:
SF Kyle Koncz 65 overall
SF Noah Savage 66 overall
SG Matt Sargeant 58 overall
SG Kevin Steuerer 57 overall

finished up the year 11-17.

3 attributes so i moved up teaching to a B- (1) and Charisma to a B+ (2)

Oregon State is the only team that hired first sheet (fired J. John)
they hired C. Lowery from Southern Illinois. S. Illinois then hired B. Braswell from CS Northridge who hired G. Edwards who was an assistant coach at Nevada.

know this is really short and horrible for people like chestnutz and vols, but i promise year two will be better. Seriously 11-17 is not what i wanted the first season so i was a little upset.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 09:30 PM

...................Breaking News Report.............

Princeton is thinking about firing Adam Ryan after first year with team. He didn't meet expections, and the only thing that will save him is actually bringing in some recruits so it looks as if this team can only rise instead of stalling or falling.

artichokes

November 25th, 2007, 10:00 PM

I applaude the fact that you accept losses. Most of my friends restart the game when they lose, and it annoys the hell out of me.

Did you play all of the games, or did you simulate?

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 10:54 PM

I played all but 2. I simmed a non-conference game and the first harvard game.

CincyFan

November 25th, 2007, 11:47 PM

will be posting year two starting tomorrow. Will get back to the way the legacy was last year and with a lot more info about conference and stuff. Until then I will say that I did keep my job, but just barely.

tmac123465

November 26th, 2007, 03:33 AM

sweet. that sucks that you lost savage and stargeant. Well good luck on year 2

chestnutz6

November 26th, 2007, 04:29 AM

Tough luck man, but good luck to ya next year.

vikingfan1

November 26th, 2007, 07:48 AM

Good Luck, I will be following!

rjsuperfly66

November 26th, 2007, 08:32 AM

CincyFan

November 26th, 2007, 09:08 AM

Top 10 recruiting classes:

UCLA 3 ***** (2 AA and 1 MR.B)
Utah State 1 *****, 1 ****, 2 *** (1 AA and 2 MR.B)
Kansas 1 *****, 2 **** (1 AA and 2 MR.B)
Georgetown 2 *****, 1 ****, 2 *** (2 AA and 2 Mr. B)
Ohio State 3 *****, 2 *** (2 AA and 2 Mr. B)
Duke 1 *****, 1 ****, 1 *** (1 AA and 2 MR. B)
Alabama 1 *****, 2 **** (1 AA)
Washington State 4 ****
Louisville 1 *****, 2 **** (1 Mr. B)
Xavier 2 ****, 2 *** (1 Mr. B)
#100 Yale 2 ***, 2 **
#158 Princeton 1 *****, 2 ***, 4 **
#211 Cornell 1 ***, 1 **
#215 Columbia 1 ***, 3 **
#237 Brown 4 **
#260 Dartmouth 1 ***, 1 **
#275 Harvard 1 ***, 1 **
#298 Penn 1 ***

chestnutz6

November 26th, 2007, 02:35 PM

You got a 5 star recruit at Princeton!?

OSUBuckfan07

November 26th, 2007, 05:09 PM

You got a 5 star recruit at Princeton!?

Nice!!Way to hang on to your job!!

OSUBuckfan07

November 26th, 2007, 05:11 PM

How is your recruiting class #158 while yale is #100 even though you brought in more players and got a 5*?

tmac123465

November 26th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Yo cincy when are u gonna post from your 2nd year??
have you already finished it?

CincyFan

November 26th, 2007, 09:15 PM

Pre-Season Press Conference

Reporter: People want to know how come you got so bad of a recruiting class when Princeton was the only team to recruit a five star player?

Adam Ryan: Remember most teams didn’t have to recruit seven players last year. We did though. I will tell you how our class went. The five star player you are talking about? That is PG Timmy Slaughter who was a JUCO freshman transfer and is only a 69 overall which is the best player on our team. Next was one of two three star players in Markus Massie, small forward, who is rated a 66 and is our second best player on the team. Both of these guys will be starting also with the first recruit I signed in Kristof Neskovic who is rated just a 53 overall. The second three star player is speedster PG Jevon Waller who is a 64 and will be our sixth man. Rounding out the rest who are on the bench were all two stars in center Glen Fryan (55), small forward Pape Maldonado (54), and small forward M.C. Torbert (51).

Reporter: Do you see cutting anyone this year since you have twelve people on the team?

Adam Ryan: Right now no. Last year we had only nine players and you saw how much it took a toll on us at the end of last year. It will be nice to rest up some bodies, and if someone gets injured we still have enough guys to go around. Someone or two might be red-shirted next year so when that class leaves in four years we won’t have to recruit six players again.

Reporter: Do you see more of an up-tempo year with this team and how many bodies you have?

Adam Ryan: You might. I know we will still have gas in the tank at the end of the year. Plus with Markus Massie who can jump pretty high should be exciting to watch so we will try to get a lot of fast breaks so he can please the crowd.

Reporter: Rumor as it that you almost lost your job at the end of the season? Are you still in hot water after this recruiting class or did they loosen the reigns a little?

Adam Ryan: I was in hot water there was no rumor there. That was the flat out truth. Now for the rumors this year or anything like that. I don’t know nor do I care. I have two things to worry about. Making sure these young men turn into great men on and off the court, and to teach them the game of basketball. That’s it, if you really want to know talk to the school.

Reporter: Who are you going after this year? Any more five stars or JUCO kids?

Adam Ryan: Right now we are still piecing together our team and how it will run smoothly with all the new additions. Remember I can’t go into detail, but once in-season recruiting I might give a little bit more information out.

Reporter: Predictions on this years team?

Adam Ryan: That’s not my department. That’s yours, and if you excuse me I need to get back in the gym since our practice is about to get underway. Thanks everyone for coming out.

CincyFan

November 26th, 2007, 09:47 PM

2008-2009 Schedule

((KEY: BLACK=non-conference BLUE=tournament game RED DATE=conf. game))

11/09 @ Loyola (MD)
11/15 vs. Morgan St.
11/18 vs. UNC Greensboro
11/21 vs. Wake Forest
11/22 vs. Final of Liberty Bell Classic B
11/26 @ Army
11/29 @ South Florida
12/2 vs. NC State
12/6 @ Mount St. Mary’s
12/18 vs. Davidson
12/27 @ Stetson
12/31 @ Virginia
1/3 vs. Longwood
1/13 vs. Xavier
1/17 vs. Richmond
1/21 @ St. Bonaventure
1/30 vs. Cornell
1/31 vs. Brown
2/6 @ Columbia
2/7 @ Yale
2/10 vs. Harvard
2/13 vs. Dartmouth
2/14 vs. Penn
2/20 @ Brown
2/21 @ Cornell
2/27 @ Penn
2/28 @ Dartmouth
3/6 vs. Yale
3/7 vs. Columbia
3/10 @ Havard

CincyFan

November 26th, 2007, 10:03 PM

PRINCETON‘S 2008-2009 ROSTERS

STARTERS
PG JR Marcus Schroeder (6'2" 192) 66 ovr
He is the floor general of this team. This is his team to command and to do with as he pleased. He is a very streaky shooter which is alright since he won‘t be asked to do that much scoring this year. He has a knack to know where to be around the ball on defense, and always try’s to get his teammates involved in the game. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 11 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2 steals

SG(PG) SO Timmy Slaughter (6'3" 182) 69 ovr
Is a Junior transfer freshman this year. He was the best recruit Adam Ryan brought in this year as a five star player. He should play point, but since this is his first year and is a best outside shooter on the team he moves over to shooting guard. He is also the fastest player on the team. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

SF FR Markus Massie (6'7" 205) 66 ovr
Best freshman recruit on the team. He was signed in the last week, and what sold him to Princeton was that he would get to start all four years. Pretty bold move on Ryan’s part, but he was a three star recuit and was in the top 500 of his class. Can’t really shoot from outside, but he will do most of his damage up close, and hopes to bring in a bigger crowd with some monster dunks. He is what we can your “popcorn ticket” when you come watch Princeton. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

PF SR Kristof Neskovic
(6'10" 234) 53 ovr
Coach Ryan’s first recruit signing which was in-season last year. Proves to be the worst signing of the class as he is barely over a 50 rating. Only thing he can do is shoot the ball decently well. Other than that he really can’t do anything very well. He is the slowest starter, and maybe the slowest player on the team. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

C JR Zach Woolridge (6'9" 221) 58 ovr
While everyone might laugh how play the front court is for this team. Remember that Woolridge was only rated a 55 last year and made second-team all conference with Schroeder. He will look to play a bigger role this year on the defense side of the ball, but don’t be surprised if he is the leading scorer this year. He has been working hard all last year on his close range and it shows since he improved 3 points. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 6.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.7 steals, 1.4 blocks

RESERVES
PG FR Jevon Waller (6'1" 176) 64 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

SG JR Lincoln Gunn (6'3" 184) 62 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.1 blocks

SF SR Michael Strittmatter (6'8" 215) 56 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.6 steals

C FR Glen Fray (6'9" 244) 55 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

SF JR Chris Petrie (6'3" 196) 55 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 3.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.1 steals, 0.1 blocks

SF FR Pape Maldonado (6'8" 199) 54 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

SF FR M.C> Torbert (6'5" 204) 51 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

tmac123465

November 27th, 2007, 03:29 AM

Nice freshman. Slaughter and schroeder are gonna be awesome for you. The team lost a lot of talent but i think you will have a better year this year than last

ThePhoenixSun

November 27th, 2007, 10:37 AM

tmac123465

November 27th, 2007, 11:02 AM

pheonix what level do u play on?

ThePhoenixSun

November 27th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Difficulty: MOP
Game length: 20 minutes (10 minute halves)
Sim length: 26 minutes (13 minute halves)
All sliders are default.

I found that by switching my defense a lot I can really mess with teams in the Ivy League. I probably run 4-5 defensive sets per game and sometimes 2 or 3 per possesion. I've also started to use the double team more but only in logical situations.

IVODEM

November 27th, 2007, 12:41 PM

good deal i will move it over there then. thanks for the tip

EDIT: nevermind i am going to stay over here for now. I went over there and that looks mostly like EA NCAA Football and such, and looks like hardly no one goes to check it for College Hoops (heck i been on these boards forever and never saw that lol). Since everyone posts theirs in NBA one I think it will be fine if I post it here for now. I might switch IVODEM, but for now I am fine where i am at.
lol it's cool this is actually nice to follow I'm used to looking at pics and stuff but I must say this has to be one of the best reads I have read in a while on this site.

And that section is new and if we post our chises in the NBa section they move them so we have no choice lol

Superjames1992

November 27th, 2007, 01:55 PM

I didn't even check here. I've been posting my legacy over in the 2k7 legacy forum.

I'll post mine over here too.

Goody luck, Cincyfan! I enjoyed yours last year!

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 05:52 PM

I love following this since I have also started a closed legacy with Princeton, so I appologize in advance for going off about my own team for a few lines here...:dance:

I am currently 15-11 (9-3) with conference losses vs. Dartmouth, @ Columbia, and @ Yale. I have 2 games left to play (Cornell & Penn @ home) and I am 2nd in Ivy League play behind Columbia, who's posted an 11-3 conference record.

I played all but the first 2 weeks of ABL games mostly because I had never played college hoops before this year so I thought it would help my skill level in general. I'll probably keep playing them in the future but just reduce the minutes. However, I still haven't signed any recruits, but I do have a few 3* that look promising. Hopefully, I can get at least 2 of them to help replace Koncz and Savage, who are my leading scorers.

Cincy-
Did you have any players make the All-Conference team?
Did you earn any extra points toward your coaching attributes?
Do you think you'll be able to make the tournament this year?

Congrations first off on how well you are doing. For some reason I can't do anything with Princeton at the end of the year. At the beginning I had everything so well. I do run a 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 sometimes, but mostly man to man. I never press its it never works.

I did have 2 people make the All-Conference team (can't remember sorry), and I did earn 3 extrea points which I think I talked about (if not I will post it later) and I have no doubt in my mind that this year I won't make the NCAA tournament. Unless my freshman do awesome in the non-conference part but I doubt it.

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 05:55 PM

lol it's cool this is actually nice to follow I'm used to looking at pics and stuff but I must say this has to be one of the best reads I have read in a while on this site.

And that section is new and if we post our chises in the NBa section they move them so we have no choice lol

Thanks for your comment. I always wanted to start a NBA one, but I will admit some people are crazy good with photo shop and using pictures. Plus I am more into NCAA (can't really play all 82 games) plus I would like to see the recruiting classes so I never got around to it. Sorry for the pictures, but some times I fly through my seasons, so by the time I realize its already past 4 years and I don't like to post not real pictures or people. I apologize for not having pictures and the glamour, but I try to make up for it with all the little stuff (like whats coming up next).

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 05:58 PM

Ivy League Starting Lineups

Brown
SO PG Adrian Williams (6‘2“ 187) 63 OVR
SO SG Garrett Leffelman (6‘4“ 203) 58 OVR
SR SF Scott Friske (6‘7“ 234) 61 OVR
JR PF Matt Mullery (6‘8“ 235) 60 OVR
JR C Aaron Jimenez (6‘7“ 226) 59 OVR

Columbia
FR PG Femi Cantrell (5‘11“ 173) 68 OVR
JR SG Niko Scott (6‘3“ 202) 65 OVR
SR SF Joe Bova (6‘7“ 208) 58 OVR
SR PF John Baumann (6‘8“ 227) 68 OVR
SO C Zach Cremmins (7‘0“ 224) 57 OVR

Cornell
JR PG Louis Dale (6‘0“ 177) 74 OVR
JR SG Adam Gore (6‘0“ 174) 69 OVR
FR SF Ira Gastel (6‘6“ 211) 66 OVR
JR PF Andre Wilkins (6‘5“ 214) 64 OVR
SR C Jeff Foote (7‘0“ 218) 57 OVR

Dartmouth
SR PG Marlon Sanders (6‘1“ 189) 59 OVR
SR SG Devon Mosley (6‘1“ 179) 72 OVR
SR SF Alex Barnett (6‘6“ 211) 70 OVR
SR PF Adam Powers (6‘7“ 242) 57 OVR
JR C Elgin Fitzgerald (6‘9“ 252) 57 OVR

Harvard
SR PG Drew Housman (6‘0“ 194) 69 OVR
SO SG T.J. Carey (6‘3“ 190) 63 OVR
SO SF Kyle Fitzgerald (6‘7“ 206) 60 OVR
SR PF Evan Harris (6‘8“ 210) 66 OVR
FR C Lelan Bowden (7‘2“ 236) 69 OVR

Penn
SO PG Harrison Gaines (6‘1“ 175) 63 OVR
JR SG Darren Smith (6‘4“ 210) 61 OVR
SR SF Brian Grandieri (6‘4“ 196) 73 OVR
JR PF Justin Reilly (6‘9“ 236) 63 OVR
FR C Dedrick Morgan (7‘0“ 258) 66 OVR

Yale
SO PG Porter Braswell (6‘1“ 194) 60 OVR
FR SG Simon Avery (6‘2“ 182) 67 OVR
SR SF Travis Pinick (6‘6“ 196) 71 OVR
SR PF Ross Morin (6‘7“ 215) 66 OVR
JR C Dpaul Nelson (6‘10“ 231) 58 OVR

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 05:59 PM

Ivy League Breakdown (In Order from last years Conference Standings)

Dartmouth:
Coach: Brian Gregory (A)
Coaches Record: 12 years 289-117 (2 N.C.)
Last Year’s Record: 30-7, 13-3
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 2-0
Key Wins: @ Rutgers
Key Losses: N. Colorado, James Madison, @ New Hampshire
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class:
Overall: 69
Projection: 25-11, 6th place The defending champions of the Ivy league look to be in the bottom half of the standings this year. They didn’t bring in that good of a talent this year and lost some good guys which hurts this team very badly. They have one of the worst offensives (68) in the Ivy league, which goes hand in hand with shooting (69). However they have one of the best defenses in the league, but it is not that high as it is only at a merger 70. Rebounding is their highest quality and that is at 74.

Columbia:
Coach: John Giannini (A-)
Coaches Record: 11 years 306-267
Last Year’s Record: 23-8, 11-5
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 2-0
Key Wins: @ Albany, American
Key Losses: @ Sacred Heart, Wagner, NJIT
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: SG Dean Fuller (73), SF Damond McCarthy (71)
Overall: 72
Projection: 18-9 (7-7), 4th place Boston University is the best team they have to play on their non-conference. Their next best team they play is South Florida. Other than that its all different small schools so they should be able to win out the rest of non-conference games against them. Like the Ivy teams they have low defense (65), but has very good shooting (81), average offense (76) and rebounding (74). They should finish third in conference, but opening up against Yale twice and playing against the new Coach Ryan squad they might fall out of the top three in Ivy league.

Brown:
Coach: Craig Robinson (B-)
Coaches Record: 2 years 27-30
Last Year’s Record: 16-12, 8-6
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 2-0
Key Wins: @ Michigan, Rhode Island, @ Providence
Key Losses: American, @ Baylor, Army
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: SG Ike Kent (79), PF Tarick Deane (78), SF Ricky Lucas (75)
Overall: 67
Projection: 10-16 (5-9), 7th place They are the worst team overall team in the conference. Which by all means they should finish last in the conference. They have a average offense (70), rebounding (70), and a good shooting rating (74). Problem that is going to hurt them in every game is the lack of defense with the rating of 63. Still they have a good chance to not finish last, but won’t be too far from it.

Yale:

Coach: James Jones (B)
Coaches Record: 119-230
Last Year’s Record: 15-11, 8-6
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 1-1
Key Wins: Sacred Heart, Wagner, Boston Univ.
Key Losses: @ Holy Cross, Portland
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: SG Calvin McClinton (70), PF Sidney Soson (69), SG Atila Hess (67), PF Devonne Heard (63), PF Dan English (56)
Overall: 72
Projection: 18-9 (9-5), 2nd place Yale has kind of an easy non-conference schedule as their hardest game is against Notre Dame. They open up conference play against Columbia in back-to-back games. If they can take both of those it should make the road a lot easier for Yale to try to their name in the talks for the Big Dance. Problem is most people don’t think they can out win the Ivy league which might put a damper on things.

Cornell:

Coach: Steve Donahue (B-)
Coaches Record: 90-128
Last Year’s Record: 16-11, 7-7
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 0-2
Key Wins: @ Bucknell, @ Ohio
Key Losses: @ The Citadel
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: SG Calvin McClinton (70), PF Sidney Soson (69), SG Atila Hess (67), PF Devonne Heard (63), PF Dan English (56)
Overall: 73
Projection: 20-11 (10-4), 1st place On paper they have the best team in the conference by one point. Many things can happen in the season, but right now they look to be solid throughout the whole team. They have a tough non-schedule this year, and if they can come out on a positive note they should have enough confidence for their conference which many believe will have them dominate the conference this year.

Harvard:

Coach: Tommy Amaker (B)
Coaches Record: 184-161
Last Year’s Record: 8-22, 5-9
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 2-0
Key Wins: @ Sacred Heart, UC Irvine
Key Losses: Vermont, Holy Cross, @ Long Island
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: N/A
Overall: 71
Projection: 24-13 (3-11), 8th place Last year they tied with Princeton for 6th place in the conference. This year they have an offense to do some damage. The problem is that their worst enemy is the lack of defense which will get them in trouble for their majority of games. Look for them to have a Penn year (last year) as they don’t even break single digits throughout the season and will be lucky to win five games in conference play.

Princeton:

Coach: Adam Ryan (C+)
Coaches Record: 1 year 11-17
Last Year’s Record: 11-17, 5-9
Key Wins: Duke, Illinois
Key Losses: Coastal Carolina
Player’s leaving: SF Noah Savage (66), SF Kyle Koncz (66), SG Matt Sargeant (58)
Overall: 69
Projection: 15-14 (8-6), 3rd place So they lost two starters from last years team, and have three new faces in the starting lineup (2 Frosh, 1 JUCO SO). Who cares that they finished tied for second from last LAST season. New year and new expections. This team is the sleeper team in the Ivy league.

Penn:

Coach: Glenn Miller (B)
Coaches Record: 219-287
Last Year’s Record: 9-21, 4-10
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 0-2
Key Wins: Virginia, Saint Joseph’s
Key Losses: @ Monmouth, Howard
Player’s leaving: N/A
Recruiting Class: N/A
Overall: 72
Projection: 13-14 (6-8), 4th place Penn took a 180 turn last year as they were the worst team in the Ivy league, and probably the NCAA. Look for Coach Miller to again do a 180 and get this team back where it was the last couple of years. Despite the good fortunes ahead they are probably going to finish mid pack.

ThePhoenixSun

November 27th, 2007, 06:13 PM

I almost always set up in a 2-3 zone but once the other team hits a couple of 3's I'll come out in a 2-3 but then switch it to usually a man-to-man right as the PG is crossing half court or shortly after. On a sideline inbound I always set up in man-to-man to best defend the inbound pass but I've found that switching to a 3-2 after a few seconds is effective. Just make sure you're ready to charge the shooters in the corners.

Sometimes I'll set up my defense so one player is double-teamed whenever they touch the ball, but that can get tricky. If you can get one of the good CPU players to turnover the ball or miss a few shots in a row it could really determine the difference between a possible loss and a blowout. On the other hand, you could really get burned, which can take the game from a nail biter to a snoozer that's not in your favor.

About 3-4 possessions a game I'll throw in a little 1-1-3 or triangle and 2 usually to try to stop a run, all depending what personnel I'm up against.

tmac123465

November 27th, 2007, 07:35 PM

Yeah that sounds good. i like using the man to man defence. i also like to press sometimes after made baskets. whenever i use the 2-3 zone i get burned in the corners. thats also how i burn the computer when they use the 2-3 zone.

Superjames1992

November 27th, 2007, 07:47 PM

I didn't even realize the Ivy League didn't have a postseason tournament to determine the conference champion. I knew they didn't participate in the 1-AA (or FCS) playoffs n football, but I didn't know this. I learned something new today! :)

chestnutz6

November 27th, 2007, 07:57 PM

Yep only conference in NCAA B (at least DI) that has the downright regular season champ go to the tourney

IBBALLIN33

November 27th, 2007, 07:59 PM

Yea, that is why the teams from that conference play so more intensely, lol.

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 08:04 PM

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
PG D.J. Augustin Texas
SG Wayne Ellington North Carolina
SF Terrence Williams Louisville
PF Darrell Arthus Kansas
C Kevin Love UCLA

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
PG Sherron Collins Kansas
SG Josh Shipp UCLA
SF Tyler Smith Tennessee
PF Michael Beasley Kansas State
C Luke Nevill Utah

tmac123465

November 27th, 2007, 08:06 PM

Augustin is a beast!

chestnutz6

November 27th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Is that the preseason picks or last years?

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 08:29 PM

Is that the preseason picks or last years?

Pre-Season Picks sorry. Playing my first game of year two as I speak.

CincyFan

November 27th, 2007, 09:24 PM

-November 9, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (0-0) vs. Loyola (MD) (1-0)

Season Opener for Princeton

Princeton opens up the new year against Loyola College. On paper it looks as if Loyola (MD) has the better stats overall. 77 overall rating to 69 for the Tigers. Princeton dominated in the first half as they held Loyola to just 42 percent while the Tigers were shooting 51 percent. Still Princeton held a five point lead at half in a 27-22.

“I think we came out very aggressive in the first half. We had too. We had to see how good we are with all our young guys. Right now no one is sticking out, and I think we need someone to come out and be a leader since we lost both our leaders from last year.” said Coach Ryan at half. As he walked away he still was very impressed about his team despite the lack of leadership.

Second half that leadership would come in the form of freshman small forward Markus Massie. While Princeton didn’t look like they knew where to be completely on defense he would come through on the offensive side when this game got close. With a one point lead with just 2:41 left he would take it over and score eight straight points with one coming on a monster jam. The crowd from Boise State were on their feet as they didn’t see a lot of that last year. So much that there was four dunks in the game which almost totals the five Princeton had last year. Princeton would pull out a win to open up the season to make the mark for Coach Ryan in his second year. Massie was the Player of the Game with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block in the 63-56 win. One thing that Coach Ryan wants to work on his team is causing turnovers since they didn’t have one in the whole game, “It’s a long season, and we have a lot of time to work on it.”

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO C Zack Woolridge 12 points (6-10), 5 rebounds
SO PG Marcus Schroeder 8 points (2-2), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, block

Loyola (MD):
JR PG Brett Harvey 11 points (4-6, 2-3), 4 assists
SR PG Joe Miles 10 points (4-12, 2-6), rebound, 4 assists

jukeday

November 27th, 2007, 09:51 PM

Always a good showing by the Princeton Tigers!

I'm all pumped for my 2nd season, Ryan Williams and Mitch Rueter will be coming back. The last 2 games Rueter has averaged 23 points and has made tons of threes, I didn't realize how good he was.

Sorry, I'm hijacking your thread, haha

CincyFan

November 28th, 2007, 01:48 PM

Pre-Season Top 25

1. Connecticut
2. North Carolina
3. Louisville
4. Michigan State
5. Texas
6. Memphis
7. UCLA
8. Syracuse
9. Tennessee
10. Duke
11. Arizona
12. Washington
13. Stanford
14. Villanova
15. Providence
16. LSU
17. Gonzaga
18. Kansas
19. Alabama
20. Oklahoma State
21. Texas A&M
22. West Virginia
23. Kentucky
24. Georgetown
25. Pittsburgh

tmac123465

November 28th, 2007, 01:55 PM

fsu isnt in the top 25???

Superjames1992

November 28th, 2007, 02:05 PM

It's nice to see that Bob Huggins has gotten West Virginia ranked again in the videogame. I hope that happens in real life!

chestnutz6

November 28th, 2007, 02:14 PM

Can you tell me who Syracuse has on the team (who left for the NBA)?

CincyFan

November 28th, 2007, 02:51 PM

Syracuse team:
SR SG Eric Devendorg 89 overall
JR SF Pail Harris 88
SO PG Jonny Flynn 84
SO SG Scoop Jardine 80
FR C Wesley Butch 80
SO SF Donte Green 80
JR SG And Rautins 77
SO PF Rick Jackson 75
JR C Arinze Onuaku 74
FR PG Stevan Legge 74
SR PF Kristof Onguetou 72
SO C Sean Williams 68
JR C Devin Brennan-McBride 64

CincyFan

November 28th, 2007, 02:53 PM

-November 15, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Morgan State (1-1) vs. Princeton (1-0)

Princeton loses their grip on away courts

On paper these teams are tied at 69 overall apiece. Bozeman (84) is a way better coach than Ryan (68) which looks to give Morgan State the upper hand. Also Morgan State also scored more points per game with 68 to 63. Thing that will hurt Morgan State is that they are averaging 18 turnovers, but Princeton failed to even cause a turnover once last game.

Woolridge and Massie teamed up together in the first half to yield 12 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, and a steal in the first half. Despite all that work Princeton is just tied at half in a 20-20 game. Morgan State had an early three point lead that vanished and then it would be Princeton would have a three point lead to end the half until Morgan State dominated on the offensive glass.

“We need to just box out better. When they have ten rebounds, and only three are on the defense side there are some issues. We do a great job or forcing shots we just need to focus until we actually have the ball in our hands. Too much effort to let them get a rebound and a cheap put back.” Coach Ryan had to say at half.

Morgan State got five offensive rebounds in the second half which is still pretty bad, and Coach Ryan visibility upset. Still he had lots to be happy about. Especially with his team shooting perfect from the foul line on all seventeen visits. Massie came out dominating in the second half to earn him P.O.T.G. award with 21 points and 2 rebounds in the 50-42 win. Coach Ryan declined to comment who to start at point guard for the next game. JUCO sophomore transfer Schroeder only had 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal in just 13 minutes. Freshman Waller had exact same stats except for he didn’t get a steal in just 11 minutes.

Key Performers:
Morgan State:
FR SG Cal Heard 9 points (4-13, 1-7), 2 rebounds, 3 assists
SO PF Kevin Thompson 10 points (4-7), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

Princeton:
JR C Zack Woolridge 8 points (4-6), 4 rebounds, assist, steal
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 9 points (3-4), 3 rebounds, assist, block

chestnutz6

November 28th, 2007, 04:06 PM

Yes that's awesome, that means next year I'll have the three who could leave in real life back (most likely), Paul Harris, Johnny Flynn and DOnte Greene.

IBBALLIN33

November 28th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Bob huggins is a very, very solid coach, he is a very disciplinary coach, and a great teacher, plus a great recruiter.

CincyFan

November 29th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Bob huggins is a very, very solid coach, he is a very disciplinary coach, and a great teacher, plus a great recruiter.

I was born in cincinnati, raised in cincinnati and I can't tell you how much I hate Bob Huggins as a coach. Before you question why I do have a back story about him which is why I hate him and I am so glad they fired him at UC. Sucks that UC isn't that good, but we will get back up there soon enough hopefully.

Superjames1992

November 29th, 2007, 02:13 PM

I was born in cincinnati, raised in cincinnati and I can't tell you how much I hate Bob Huggins as a coach. Before you question why I do have a back story about him which is why I hate him and I am so glad they fired him at UC. Sucks that UC isn't that good, but we will get back up there soon enough hopefully.
Haha, I'remember your story about it over in the College Hoops 2K7 forum. I suppose you hate West Virginia now???:)

CincyFan

November 29th, 2007, 02:15 PM

Top 25 (11-17-08)

1.(1) Connecticut 3-0
2.(4) Michigan State 3-0
3.(2) North Carolina 3-0
4.(5) Texas 1-0
5.(6) Memphis 0-0
6.(7) UCLA 3-0
7.(9) Tennessee 3-0
8.(3) Louisville 3-1
9.(11) Arizona 2-1
10.(13) Stanford 2-0
11.(12) Washington 0-1
12.(14) Villanova 3-0
13.(18) Kansas 4-0
14.(15) Providence 4-1
15.(21) Texas A&M 3-0
16.(19) Alabama 2-0
17.(8) Syracuse 1-1
18.(22) West Virginia 2-0
19.(16) LSU 3-1
20.(--) Seton Hall 4-0
21.(--) Indiana 1-0
22.(--) Miami (FL) 4-1
23.(25) Pittsburgh 2-0
24.(--) Baylor 3-0
25.(--) Clemson 2-0

CincyFan

November 29th, 2007, 03:19 PM

-November 18, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- UNC Greensboro (0-2) vs. Princeton (2-0)

Coach Ryan tries to start his first 3 game winning streak tonight

Princeton’s bench isn’t helping carrying their weight as they are 0-5 in the first half shooting wise. Massie again scores six points in the first half so watch out this half since he usually scores double figures. Princeton had the lead for the majority of the half, but when the buzzer sounded and a three-pointer with just five seconds left gave UNC Greensboro a 24-22 lead going into half. London Clement (SG) started the game hot for UNC Greensboro scoring the teams first five points, but since then hasn’t made a shot.

The Spartans would hold onto the lead like it was life and death. Closest the Tigers could get to for the longest time was just one point, but could never take the lead. With just 31 seconds left and down by five it looked over for the Tigers and would snap their two game win streak. Schroeder would hit his only bucket with 24 seconds left to cut the lead to three. Massie would take over after the two made foul shots and would drive the lane after a pick to cut the lead to three with 11 seconds to go. Spartans went to the line to seal up the game, but on the one-and-one they missed giving the Tigers one more chance to tie up the game. Slaughter was covered tightly at the three point line, but when he did get the ball he was doubled leaving Massie alone in the corner to sink the three-pointer as time expired to send us into overtime at 56 apiece.

Markus Massie would be Player of the Game for the third time in a row. Despite only scoring 13 points in regulation he would dominate overtime as he scored eight points (six straight) to give his team an early lead in overtime. On the day he would have 21 points, a rebound, and 3 assists as the Tigers would never look back until the buzzer sounded, and they won by seven in a 76-69 game.

Key Performers:
UNC Greensboro:
JR SG Kendall Toney 17 points (7-13, 3-7), 2 assists
FR PG W.C. Anthony 13 points (4-9, 3-6), 6 assists, 2 steals

Princeton:
JR C Zack Woolridge 16 points (8-12), 9 rebounds, assist
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 17 points (8-9), 3 rebounds, assist

tmac123465

November 29th, 2007, 08:02 PM

wow what a game. sweet win man good luck next game

jyjck5

November 29th, 2007, 10:09 PM

im following Ill have to catch up tomorrow though

CincyFan

November 30th, 2007, 02:46 AM

-November 21, 2007
-First Round of Liberty Bell Classic B
- Wake Forest (3-1) vs. Princeton (3-0)

Coach Ryan tries to improve on his 2-1 season tournament record

Princeton chances of winning this game went from: maybe and upset to slim when Massie came off the floor for the final ten minutes in the first half after picking up two fouls. So while Wake Forest lit it up from the floor in the first half with 55.6 percent from the field and only 36.4 percent for the Tigers it looked bad. That’s not the number that counts in winning a game as it is the score. While the Tigers are down at half its less than what most people expected in a 27-22 game.

“I don’t even know if Massie would help, but he isn’t the whole offense. Our team is more of a defensive team and although Massie is a big part of our offense we do have a couple of veterans who can step up and make some shots. That is what happened in the first half to keep this game pretty close.” is what Coach Ryan had to say at half.

Second half would be the complete opposite of the first half. Princeton would shot overall 56.3 percent to 45 percent by the Demon Deacons. The Tigers would also steal the ball seven times in the second half to have their first game in double figures in steals. Massie would score all ten of his points in the second half, but it would be Marcus Schroeder who would win Player of the Game with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 6 steals in the 65-46 blowout.

Key Performers:
Wake Forest:
SR SG Harvey Hale 16 points (7-9, 2-4), rebound, assist, steal
JR PG Ishael Smith 12 points (5-15, 1-8), rebound, 4 assists, steal

Princeton:
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 12 points (5-9, 1-3), rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals, block
FR SF Markus Massie 10 points (4-7, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal

CincyFan

November 30th, 2007, 03:40 PM

11-22-08 Press Conference

Reporter: What record right now is more important, four game win streak or starting out the year 4-0?

Adam Ryan: Personally I think it’s a little bit of both. Yes it is nice to actually have a winning streak since it brings confidence for our team when they play good games. Prime example was yesterday when we upset Wake Forest and played lights out in the second half of that game. As for the season starting out 4-0 I think that will go a long way to helping our cause to getting to the Big Dance. Don’t get me wrong we have a lot more games, and some hard ones like #23 Pittsburgh coming up later tonight.

Reporter: Right now your team is 223 in the nation in scoring points a game (63.5). Do you feel you need to put more points on the board or that your top 25 defensive club right now will hold out for the rest of the year.

Adam Ryan: Last year we got hammered on defense. It seemed we could always score and at the end of the game we were always on the losing end of the scoreboard. This year I preached defense, and while we do spend the majority of our energy on that side it does pay dividends and gives our team a lot better chance to win ball games since we are undefeated on the year.

Reporter: How good would you say it is to have Markus Massie on your team?

Adam Ryan: Guess it’s the same way big schools have their top 10 recruit that they get. He is averaging 17.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks in the first four games. Anything he was a very big surprised and I’m just glad he doesn’t have a big head about it.

Reporter: On to the rumor report. Rumor has it that if you didn’t produce a good year you would be fired as Head Coach of Princeton. Now your record has caught the eye on some mid major schools that might look to upgrade you to a bigger conference, and Princeton is afraid to lose you. Is their any truth in that or the rumor that Princeton is offering a 3 year contract worth 750 thousand restructure to keep you?

Adam Ryan: Well I hope I can keep my job. For other jobs no one is stupid enough to fire their coach right now only two weeks into the season. Last year only one official job was open, but remember I was almost firer. No way a higher university would hirer me unless I made the NIT or Big Dance. Right now I am the coach of Princeton and this is all that matters. Press needs to stop worrying about this and contact talks until it actually matter. Sorry for cutting this short, but we do need to get ready for the game tonight.
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vols21

November 30th, 2007, 05:05 PM

your freshmen seem to be making a big impact this year already! Hope that helps our your recruiting and you're able to land some even better players next year

vols21

November 30th, 2007, 05:19 PM

I read through the whole thing, great job, and I have to say, theres nothing better then reading about a team that took some bumps rather then you taking princeton to the national championship in your first year.

Great job!!

Just wanted to say I totally agree with this comment and others like it. I respect the way your first season played out. Looking the way you're playing so far in year 2, you should be in the upper echelon of the Ivy league this year.

IBBALLIN33

November 30th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Congrats on yo big upset, and yo 4-0 start.

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 05:22 AM

-November 22, 2007
-Final Round of Liberty Bell Classic B
- Princeton (4-0) vs. #23 Pittsburgh (4-0)

Coach Ryan could win a seasonal tournament in his second year

Princeton was suppose to be one of the best defensive teams in the nation. Maybe its cause they really haven’t played anyone really good yet cause Pittsburgh has had their way with them in the first half as they hit basically everything. Despite the Panthers shooting 68.2 percent in the first half the Tigers also did very well shooting 65.2 percent to only be down by two at half in a 36-35 shootout game.

“Right now it seems we can score at will in the paint. They are so worried about Massie (3-6, 6 points) that Woolridge and Fray are basically unguarded in the paint. Only reason why we are in that is cause they have 17 points combined, and we are going to have to be able to keep pace or play a lot better defense in the second half to have a chance at winning this one, but right now it looks like it is very capable that we could pull up the upset.”

Princeton made some changes at half that cold off Pittsburgh as they went down to 56.5 percent shooting for the game. Princeton only dropped from 65.2 to 63 percent and still just hammered down low where Pittsburgh couldn’t do anything to stop them. So much that Princeton biggest lead in the second half was eight points when they started the second half on a 11-4 run and wouldn’t ever look back. Zach Woolridge was the Player of the Game as he had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and assist in the 68-61 upset over #23 Pittsburgh.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR C Glen Fray 18 points (8-10), block
FR SF Markus Massie 13 points (6-9, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Pittsburgh:
FR PG Coleman Skrocki 13 points (5-8, 1-2), 2 rebounds, assist
SR SF Sam Young 17 points (8-11, 1-4), 2 rebounds, 3 assists

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 05:57 AM

CHANGING OF THE GUARDS

ADAM RYAN: Junior Marcus Schroeder gets demoted after the Pittsburgh game for Freshman Jevon Waller. Schroeder (3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpb, 2.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.2 bpg, 17.2 minutes) has a little better stats than Waller (2.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.6 spg, 11 minutes) on the year. Schroeder was in foul trouble most of last game against Pittsburgh and Waller has been more than average at filling the role. He has the grasp on the offense, while only a freshman, has gotten respect and become a leader for this team. Schroeder will be moved to the sixth man spot, and will still see ample amount of time at point and also shooting. I feel right now we have a better lineup in with Waller at starting point guard. I know its not the best move to make, but Waller did start against Pittsburgh and had to play a good amount of minutes since Schroeder got in foul trouble when we came in.

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 06:07 AM

Top 25 (11-24-08)

1.(1) Connecticut 4-1
2.(2) Michigan State 5-0
3.(4) Texas 4-0
4.(5) Memphis 2-0
5.(6) UCLA 4-0
6.(7) Tennessee 4-0
7.(9) Arizona 5-0
8.(10) Stanford 3-0
9.(12) Villanova 4-0
10.(8) Louisville 5-1
11.(3) North Carolina 3-1
12.(13) Kansas 5-0
13.(15) Texas A&M 4-0
14.(14) Providence 5-1
15.(20) Seton Hall 6-0
16.(17) Syracuse 2-1
17.(24) Baylor 6-0
18.(19) LSU 4-1
19.(--) Utah 6-0
20.(16) Alabama 3-1
21.(--) Auburn 3-0
22.(--) Kentucky 3-1
23.(--) Duke 2-2
24.(--) Florida 5-1
25.(22) Miami (FL) 4-1

bockaemonkae

December 1st, 2007, 06:20 AM

clap clap clap

may i ask the team chant?

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 08:41 AM

clap clap clap

may i ask the team chant?

Haven't created a chant yet for Princeton. The first year there was nothing to clap for. If I continue this success there might be though.

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 08:42 AM

-November 26, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (5-0) vs. Army (3-2)

Princeton makes it now six in a row

It took almost two and a half months last year for Princeton to get six wins. It took them less than one month and only six games this year to make that mark. Army seemed to be a little better than Princeton and with the guard change at point guard most people though that would have been a problem for the Tigers. In the first half it seemed to go well as Waller and Schroeder did well in their new roles to combine for seven points at half and three assists. Still Army had the lead at break with a 34-30 due to another high shooting percentage (57.1 percent) allowed by the Tigers.

Second half would be all Princeton. While Massie and Woolridge their two leading scorers going cold in the second half on a combined 3-12 shooting they still managed to take the lead and only hold Army to 19 points in the half. Still Massie was the player of the game with 12 points and 7 rebounds in the 60-53 win. The key adjustment for the Tigers in the second half was going to 1-3-1 zone, 1-1-3, and man-to-man to confuse and rush shots by Army.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 12 points (4-11), 5 rebounds
FR PG Jevon Waller 7 points (2-4, 1-1), 6 steals, 4 steals

Army:
JR PG Marcus Nelson 11 points (4-14, 1-4), 4 rebounds, 4 assists
SO C Charlie Clement 5 points (2-3), 9 rebounds, assist, 2 steals, block

vikingfan1

December 1st, 2007, 08:54 AM

Nice win! Congrats on being 6-0 so far.

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 09:40 AM

-November 29, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (6-0) vs. South Florida (1-3)

Princeton takes on a fallen South Florida team

Rated a 77 on paper it looks as if South Florida has the better advantage to the Tigers 69 overall. Still Princeton is 6-0 and #1 in RPI while South Florida is 1-3 and #272 in RPI. With that Princeton has the upper hand especially since they are hot coming into this game undefeated.

At half it would be Princeton who would be dominating this game with the score 40-28. Massie would be 2-2 on the field and would have five points with one foul shot. Their wasn’t much need for his scoring, and the bench came with a statement as they had twenty of the forty points at half.

Second half would be a totally different story. Massie would get injured at the start of the second half (right now just listed as day-to-day). Still with a 12 point lead at half Princeton was sitting comfortable. Still with just 1:13 left and a five point lead the Tigers still didn’t feel threaten as they had the ball and a full shot clock. Schroeder would be in for leadership role and experience would turn over the ball with 55 seconds to give South Florida and easy layup. After a miss shot by Schroeder, South Florida would tie up the game with 18 seconds left. After Schroeder’s second turnover, which were his only turnovers for the game, gave South Florida the lead with just 9.2 seconds left. After a timeout at half court freshman Waller came back in for Schroeder. He would be cutch since Woolridge would be double teamed and kicked it out to Waller with just 3.1 seconds where he shot the three-pointer and hit it to win the game 63-62. From that he was the P.O.T.G. with 13 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and four steals.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
JR C Zach Woolridge 6 points (2-7), 4 rebounds, steal, 2 blocks
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 15 points (6-11, 3-4), 9 rebounds, 5 assists

South Florida:
SR PF Mobolaji Ajayi 10 points (3-4), 5 rebounds
JR PG Chris Howard 12 points (3-4, 1-1), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

Top 25 (12-01-09)

1.(4) Memphis 4-0
2.(1) Connecticut 5-1
3.(5) UCLA 6-0
4.(7) Arizona 7-0
5.(6) Tennessee 6-0
6.(8) Stanford 5-0
7.(2) Michigan State 6-1
8.(9) Villanova 6-0
9.(10) Louisville 6-1
10.(3) Texas 4-1
11.(12) Kansas 6-0
12.(14) Providence 6-1
13.(11) North Carolina 4-2
14.(16) Syracuse 3-1
15.(13) Texas A&M 5-1
16.(19) Utah 7-0
17.(--) Ohio State 8-1
18.(20) Alabama 4-1
19.(--) Washington 4-2
20.(15) Seton Hall 6-1
21.(--) Clemson 6-1
22.(--) Georgia Tech 5-1
23.(24) Florida 7-1
24.(--) Pittsburgh 6-1
25.(--) Indiana 5-1

Coach Adam Ryan’s Press Release 12/01

Starting out 7-0 I think has kept the dogs at bay from tearing out my throat from how my team performed last year. While most of the hardest non-conference games are coming up I know this undefeated streak isn’t going to last much longer. Anyways I am hear to proudly announce one new face. Who again like last year looks to be starting next year. Despite having JR Zach Woolridge (second leading scorer), and freshman Glen Fray. We will be moving Woolridge to power forward next year and gave more time for Kristof Neskovic (last years in-season signing) to get better since we will red shirt him. However lets introduce our new center of next year Franck Lovelace.

6.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.1 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 0.4 tpg, 1.1 fpg in just 8.3 minutes
56 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steal, 0 blocks, 4 turnovers, 10 fouls, 75 Totals
FG 22/29 (75.8%), FT 12/24 (50.0%)

Despite just playing 8.3 minutes a game in ABL he looks to be one of the leading scorers next year since we love to get it inside. Have to work on his shot blocking skills, but he might be the guy we need to push us as the clear favorites to win the Ivy League.

Name: Franck Lovelace
Hometown: Hartford, CT
Position: Center
Position Rank: NR
Overall Rank: NR
Rating: **
Height: 7’1”
Weight: 219
All-American: No
Mr. Basketball: No
ABL: Northeast (Drop Dimes)
Potential: C-
Attributes: A+ in Size
Attributes: B- in Rebounding
Attributes: C in skills
Attributes: C- in shooting, athleticism, intelligence
Attributes: D in Defense

vols21

December 1st, 2007, 11:12 AM

what a game!!!! The team could have quit after blowing the big lead, but they kept their wits and it was South Florida who had a letdown after their comeback.

And more help on the way - Lovelace looks like a beast who will dominate in the Ivy league - plus he'll be a big help against the big teams you'll be facing next year.

IBBALLIN33

December 1st, 2007, 11:27 AM

Good comebak, baby!

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 12:44 PM

Monthly Report:

Ivy League Conference: Conference play again doesn’t start up for more than 2 months so right now here are the current records of the teams.
1. Princeton (7-0)
2. Columbia (8-2)
3. Yale (4-2)
4. Penn (3-2)
5. Brown (3-5)
5. Cornell (3-5)
7. Harvard (2-5)
7. Dartmouth (2-5)

Recruiting: Brown signs a three star JUCO freshman center in Demon Morgan (6’7” 210 lbs) to help sure up their big men. While he does lose some height to up comer freshman on Princetons squad (7’1”) he might just be more athletic enough to breakdown that height difference.

Columbia who has started the year out in a bang signs a two star shooting guard in Jaaron Merrit (6’3”) to help out on their outside game. While he wasn’t even rated he is a steal for Columbia who averaged 11.5 points in 16.9 minutes of ABL ball.

Cornell tries to help out their case by recuiting #574 overall (#77 position) two star center in Kerwin Felton (6‘8“ 229 lbs). While he is the second best recruit overall in the Ivy league this in-season most people don’t know if he is any good since he sat the bench all ABL season. Will he be a bust for the lack of playing time or will he be what his overall ranking was. Time will tell on this story.

Dartmouth trying to do the same approach as Columbia and go recruit some shooters. They too only got one guy, but it was a #765 overall (#176 position) shooting guard in Pat Walls (6’5” 199 lbs). He seems to be more trouble for opposing guards for his height and on rebounding more than scoring. In ABL he had 5.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists in just 14.8 minutes.

Harvard has the most signings this season and on paper the best. Both of them are two stars, but both are rated. First one is small forward Franklin Stewart (6’8” 229 lbs) who is #501 overall and #106 for his position. Second one is #575 overall (#118 position) and Jamaicus McClinton (6’8” 222 lbs) is a power forward. Again, both players are like Felton from Cornell in which they haven’t played in any ABL games this year.

Penn grabs Fab Worthy (6’3” 179 lbs) who is a two star player. Is he worthy enough to be ranked #783 overall (#187 position) for another guy who hasn’t played in the ABL all season. Penn thinks Worthy is quite worthy, but next year Penn will see if they crash and burn or cash out in gold with this stock pick.

Yale like every other team in the Ivy league signed a player this in-season. It was just a middle of the pack recruit for the conference in another two star athlete. Surprising enough it’s a small forward in Damon Fields (6’5” 199 lbs). He is kind of small, but he does have some quick moment and might cause fits for the bigger small forwards to guard. In just 9.8 minutes in ABL he scored 5.8 points and grabbed 1.1 rebounds a game.

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 14.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.1 bpg, 18.9 mpg, 7 GS, 7 GS
Kristof Neskovic: 9.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.3 bpg, 15.0 mpg, 7 GS, 7 GS
Zach Woolridge: 9.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.6 bpg, 19.9 mpg, 7 GS, 7 GS
Timmy Slaughter: 7.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.1 bpg, 17.3 mpg, 7 GS, 7 GS
Glen Fray: 6.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.3 bpg, 8.9 mpg, 7 GS, 0 GS
Jevon Waller: 4.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.0 bpg, 14.7 mpg, 7 GS, 2 GS
Marcus Schroeder: 4.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.1 bpg, 13.6 mpg, 7 GS, 5 GS
Pape Maldonado: 2.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.7 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.5 bpg, 13.0 mpg, 7 GS, 0 GS
Chris Petrie: 2.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 6.7 mpg, 7 GS, 0 GS
Lincoln Gunn: 1.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 5.6 mpg, 7 GS, 0 GS
Michael Strittmatter: 1.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.1 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 4.4 mpg, 5 GS, 0 GS
M.C. Torbert: 0.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 2.3 mpg, 3 GS, 0 GS

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 01:53 PM

-December 2, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- NC State (5-2) vs. Princeton (7-0)

Princeton tries to continue its winning steak to 8

Everyone in the nation was watching this game. Princeton is making so noise for the Top 25 big being undefeated, and NC State is from the ACC who is always good. Massie who was listed day-to-day tried to play through the pain and early on you could tell he wasn’t fully healthy. When he came out for a rest it was apparent that the offense fed off of him as they stuttered. At break it looked as if Coach Ryan was happy that it was finally over as his team was in a big hole with the score 41-28.

“Its not good that two of your top three leading scorers are combined for two points in the first half. Its good that our bench has been reliable this game, but we need our starters to start playing. I don’t know if they are getting a big head from the news or feeling on cloud 9 from the great start, but they need to snap out of it and start playing ball the way I know they can.” is what a determined Coach Ryan said at half.

For how they answer in the second half is like a mix bag of treats you get at Halloween. Some are the good candy that you love and then there are others that you don’t like or just cheap. That’s how this half went for the Tigers. They started out on a 8-0 run to bring the lead to five points, but then they just kind of disappeared and the half seemed to last longer than it should as the Tigers fall for the first time all in a crushing 78-49 defeat. Sophomore center JJ Hickson was player of the game with 17 points, 5 rebounds, an assist, and 2 steals.

Key Performers:
NC State:
JR PF Brandon Costner 18 points (7-10), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
SR PF Ben McCauley 18 points (8-10), rebound, steal

Princeton:
FR PG Jevon Waller 11 points (4-8, 2-2), rebound, 3 assists, steal
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 10 points (4-6), 3 rebounds

-December 6, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (7-1) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2-6)

Welcome back to 90 % Mr. Massie

Massie had a horrible half in which again he sat on the bench for the majority of. Apparently the injury was more than what the doctors said it was when he was 1-7 from the floor and just 0-3 from deep. Still the bench for Princeton showed up for the lack of Massie and kept Princeton in the lead most of the half as they lead 34-31 at half.

Woolridge wouldn’t be able to score as he was 0-6 in the game so he decided to stop shooting and just work on the other two aspects of the game. He came up with eight rebounds and four huge blocks in game. Massie would sit at the start of half, but when he came in he took over which is why he won Player of the Game with 12 points, 9 rebounds, an assist, and 2 steals in the 56-51 win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 10 points (3-4, 2-2), 2 assists, steal
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 14 points (5-15), 6 rebounds, assist

Mount St. Mary‘s:
FR C Dinky Dudley 12 points (4-8), 4 rebounds, assist, steal, block
JR PG Jeremy Goode 6 points (3-3), 3 rebounds, 4 assist, 2 steal, block

Top 25 (12-15-09)

1.(1) Memphis 5-0
2.(3) UCLA 8-0
3.(2) Connecticut 8-1
4.(4) Arizona 9-0
5.(5) Villanova 9-0
6.(7) Louisville 8-1
7.(6) Stanford 7-0
8.(8) Texas 8-1
9.(9) Kansas 7-0
10.(10) North Carolina 7-2
11.(11) Tennessee 8-1
12.(13) Providence 8-1
13.(14) Michigan State 7-2
14.(15) Indiana 8-1
15.(23) California 9-0
16.(17) Gonzaga 9-2
17.(12) Syracuse 6-2
18.(20) Clemson 8-1
19.(19) Pittsburgh 8-1
20.(21) Georgia Tech 6-1
21.(25) Auburn 7-0
22.(22) Alabama 5-1
23.(--) Kentucky 6-1
24.(--) Utah 9-1
25.(18) Ohio State 10-2

vikingfan1

December 1st, 2007, 02:07 PM

That stinks you got beat badly by NC State but they are a good team. You will do just fine and it looks like you have some steady competition when you get to conference play as I see that Columbia is 8-2.

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 02:51 PM

-December 18, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Davidson (6-2) vs. Princeton (8-1)

Battle between two rising stars

Zach Woolridge for the second straight game goes without scoring a point. What is the more pressing matter for Coach Ryan is that he got injured in the first half and didn‘t return from the locker room. Still without him they had a fast start, but it wasn’t as fast as Davidson since they lead 41-34 at half.

“Right now all the doctors told me is that he isn’t cleared to play and that he will be out. For how long we are not sure, and they took him to a hospital to get checked out. All I know is that his ankle and knee were hurting, so right now our thoughts are with him.” Coach Ryan said as the second half was about to beginning.

Second half without Woolridge made things harder for the rest of the teams outside shots. Plus missing his leadership on defense didn’t work out as planned since Davidson scored 43 points in the second half. Massie without Woolridge was shut down in the second half by lots of double teams in the post wasn’t good enough to get them out of the hole. Davidson ran all around Princeton in a 84-65 beat down on the Tigers. The P.O.T.G. was junior Stephen Curry who had 30 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in the easy win.

Key Performers:
Davidson:
FR PG Korey Gogerty 10 points (3-7, 1-3), 6 rebounds, 9 assists
FR SF Sherman Fellows 12 points (5-5, 1-1), rebound, steal

Princeton:
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 12 points (4-7, 3-5), 4 rebounds, assist, steal
FR SF Markus Massie 15 points (5-6, 1-2), 4 rebounds

Coach Adam Ryan’s Press Release 12/18

Let me first off say that Zach Woolridge ankle is fine. Nothing is wrong with his ankle another than being a little sore. As for his knee is a different story. It’s sad for a player that was playing so well this season has to be lost for almost a whole year for tearing his ACL. Right now he is projected to miss 292 days which hopefully we can have him back before the start of next season where he left off before getting injured. All we can do is hope for the best of surgery and a speedy and healthy recovery. He will sorely be missed and that is all. Thank you.

Top 25 (12-15-09)

1.(1) Memphis 7-0
2.(3) Connecticut 9-1
3.(4) Arizona 9-0
4.(5) Villanova 11-0
5.(6) Louisville 9-1
6.(9) Kansas 9-0
7.(8) Texas 8-1
8.(10) North Carolina 8-2
9.(7) Stanford 9-0
10.(2) UCLA 9-1
11.(13) Michigan State 9-2
12.(12) Providence 9-1
13.(14) Indiana 9-1
14.(23) Kentucky 8-1
15.(15) California 11-0
16.(18) Clemson 9-1
17.(11) Tennessee 10-2
18.(19) Pittsburgh 9-1
19.(16) Gonzaga 10-3
20.(24) Utah 9-1
21.(--) LSU 9-3
22.(--) Texas A&M 9-3
23.(20) Georgia Tech 7-2
24.(--) W. Michigan 10-1
25.(25) Ohio State 10-2

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 05:38 PM

-December 18, 2007
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (8-2) vs. Stetson (4-9)

Injury bug strikes again at the Heart of Princeton

Princeton again in the first half would allow their opponents to score over thirty points. Without their best big man in Woolridge it looked to make things hard on this defense. After five minutes that saying of “bend but don’t break” saying went to the waste side as new starting center freshman Glen Fray went down with an injury. Still at halftime with no true centers and only one power forward in the game the Tigers are only down 39-31.

“Its hard when a two year starter goes down. Its gets a little harder when the backup goes out too. Surprising we didn’t have a very serious injury last year with only nine players. Good thing we have 12 people on the roster this year. Hopefully we can regroup at half and win this one for those two.” said a sadden Ryan at half.

With Massie moving to power forward for the majority of the second half it was no surprised that he got shut down in the paint. While Princeton did outscore Stetson in the half it wasn’t enough to come back and win the game. While the loss hurt Coach Ryan is hurting more missing his two centers. Junior point guard Brandon Williams earned P.O.T.G. with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal as Stetson stole a 67-60 victory from Princeton.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
JR SG Lincoln Gunn 13 points (4-9, 2-6), assist
FR SF Pape Maldonado 12 points (5-6, 1-2), rebound, steal

Stetson:
SR C Tim Lang 6 points (1-6), 11 rebounds, assist, steal
SR SF Garfield Blair 18 points (5-14, 1-2), assist

Coach Adam Ryan’s Press Release 12/28

Just a week earlier I was up here talking about how we lost Woolridge for the year. Glen Fray’s injury isn’t as severe as him, but he is still going to miss the next four games (2 1/2 weeks) with a strained abdomen. While this puts us with a much smaller lineup I am very confidant that the bench people at the beginning of the year can fill in, and our roster woes won’t be that big of a deal. Hopefully Fray will heal in time and will be ready to come back before the conference opener. Other than that that’s all I have on the injury report other than Woolridge surgery went without any problems.

Top 25 (12-29-08)

1.(1) Memphis 9-0
2.(2) Connecticut 10-1
3.(3) Arizona 10-0
4.(4) Villanova 12-0
5.(5) Louisville 10-1
6.(6) Kansas 11-0
7.(7) Texas 9-1
8.(8) North Carolina 9-2
9.(11) Michigan State 11-2
10.(10) UCLA 10-1
11.(9) Stanford 11-0
12.(12) Providence 11-1
13.(17) Tennessee 11-2
14.(13) Indiana 10-1
15.(15) California 12-0
16.(14) Kentucky 9-1
17.(16) Clemson 9-1
18.(18) Pittsburgh 11-1
19.(19) Gonzaga 10-3
20.(21) LSU 10-3
21.(25) Ohio State 11-2
22.(--) Syracuse 8-4
23.(24) W. Michigan 11-1
24.(--) Wisconsin 11-1
25.(--) Auburn 10-1

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 05:53 PM

Monthly Report:

Ivy League Conference: Conference play starts up at the end of this month so again we will look at the overall ratings:
1. Columbia (10-3)
2. Princeton (8-3)
3. Cornell (7-8)
4. Penn (5-4)
5. Yale (4-6)
6. Harvard (4-8)
7. Brown (3-8)
7. Dartmouth (3-8)

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 12.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.0 bpg, 19.3 mpg, 11 GS, 11 GS
Kristof Neskovic: 9.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.2 bpg, 17.5 mpg, 11 GS, 11 GS
Timmy Slaughter: 7.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.0 bpg, 19.2 mpg, 11 GS, 11 GS
Zach Woolridge: 6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.7 spg, 1.0 bpg, 18.4 mpg, 10 GS, 8 GS
Jevon Waller: 5.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 18.4 mpg, 11 GS, 6 GS
Glen Fray: 5.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.5 bpg, 9.5 mpg, 11 GS, 1 GS
Marcus Schroeder: 4.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.3 bpg, 14.8 mpg, 8 GS, 5 GS
Lincoln Gunn: 3.7 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 9.4 mpg, 10 GS, 0 GS
Pape Maldonado: 3.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.2 spg, 0.0 bpg, 7.8 mpg, 8 GS, 0 GS
Michael Strittmatter: 2.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.0 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 7.4 mpg, 7 GS, 0 GS
Chris Petrie: 1.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 7.8 mpg, 8 GS, 0 GS
M.C. Torbert: 0.7 ppg, 0.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 2.3 mpg, 4 GS, 0 GS

CincyFan

December 1st, 2007, 09:27 PM

-December 31, 2008
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (8-3) vs. Virginia (8-3)

Princeton gets to the meat of Non-Conference without two players

Princeton wouldn’t play like they lost both centers in the game. It looked as if they were playing at the beginning of the year during the seven game win streak as they had a five point lead at half in a 39-34 game. Coach Ryan would start three guards, a small forward, and a power forward. This game they came out with very high energy and coach Ryan wants to see that carry through out the rest of the game.

That energy did dip a little in the second half, but Virginia seemed not to be denied this game as they still had the fire. While Virginia started to finally shut down the outside game the Tigers found little success inside without their centers. It seemed as if the Tigers didn’t make the right adjustments or didn’t have the right players to pull it off as they let Virginia walk all over them in the second half to blow past them. Freshman power forward Lonny Luna crushed the Tigers with a double-double to win player of the game with 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR SF Markus Massie 19 points (7-13, 1-1), 5 rebounds, 3 steals, block
JR PG Marcus Schroeder 13 points (3-5, 2-2), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks

Virginia:
SO SG Jeff Jones 17 points (5-11. 3-6), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, steal
SR SF Mamadi Diane 18 points (5-9, 1-3), 2 rebounds

-January 3, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Longwood (2-14) vs. Princeton (8-4)

Princeton looks to snap three game losing skid against 2-14 team

Longwood looked like a team with a mission or at least the team with a better record than the Tigers for how they just embarrassed the Tigers on their own court. It was so bad that Coach Ryan didn’t even make his team go to the locker room at half and stayed on the court to have their discussion. How bad was it you say? Tigers trail 37-19 at half.

Second half was a lot better for the Tigers offensive as they scored thirty-one points. Problem was that they let Longwood outscore them to bring that 18 point blowout at half to a laughable win against the Tigers with the final score of 81-50. Freshman center Edward Moore was Player of the Game with 16 points, a rebound, an assist, and 2 blocks.

“I was thinking that after this game that I was going to run the team the next couple of practices to nail it home that they have to be ready on any night. If we are the underdogs or the favors we have to come out and play. Then I remember after a loss I just hated practice like that, and the only bad losses that I remember to this date is only two. Both of them were my freshman year. Coach told us after the game to go home and forget about the game. Its over and done. The next day he cancelled practice. Following that day we come in and see the schedule in the locker room had all the game scores erased on it except for that lost. Never again did he write up a score on that schedule. He even had the cheerleaders make banners of the score and hang them up at the next home game. That was worst than any practice we got run into the ground. The other one was that he told our parents to not come to the next game since we were just a disappointment and that feeling at playing at home without fans was a dagger to the heart. I might have to come up with something like that.” coach Ryan said after the huge lost to Longwood.

Key Performers:
Longwood:
JR SG Kevin Swecker 12 points (4-6. 2-3), rebound, assist, 2 steals
SR SG Ryan Bogan 11 points (3-7, 2-3), 4 rebounds

Princeton:
FR SF Markus Massie 19 points (7-13, 1-1), 5 rebounds, 3 steals, block
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 15 points (3-5, 2-2), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks

Top 25 (1-12-09)

1.(2) Memphis 12-0
2.(1) Connecticut 13-2
3.(6) Texas 11-1
4.(7) Villanova 15-1
5.(3) Arizona 13-1
6.(9) Michigan State 14-3
7.(5) North Carolina 12-3
8.(4) Louisville 13-2
9.(8) UCLA 13-2
10.(10) Tennessee 12-3
11.(12) Indiana 14-2
12.(11) Kansas 12-2
13.(13) Providence 12-3
14.(19) LSU 13-3
15.(18) Stanford 12-3
16.(21) W. Virginia 11-4
17.(14) Clemson 11-2
18.(20) W. Michigan 13-1
19.(15) California 14-2
20.(27) Pittsburgh 13-3
21.(24) Miami (FL) 11-3
22.(--) San Diego State 14-1
23.(16) Kentucky 11-3
24.(22) Auburn 12-2
25.(--) Wisconsin 13-2

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 08:30 AM

-January 13, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Xavier (8-5) vs. Princeton (8-5)

Coach Ryan plays against his “dream job” school

Coach Ryan did what he said they were going to do, and coming in the gymnasium tonight there were banners all around with writings about the lost to Longwood. In the first half Princeton didn’t look as if they were missing any of their big men as they kept up with the Musketeers. At the break though it would be Xavier who had a short lead by five in a 33-28 ball game.

“I am really proud of my team. This Xavier team is a lot better than their record said. Its not a good sign to get beat like you did last game and then have to face off against a great team like Xavier. I give my boys credit and hopefully we can come out and sneak out a win on our home court.” was what was said at half by Coach Ryan.

Second half would be all about trading baskets, but with just fourteen seconds left Princeton finally tied up the ball game at 56 apiece. Sean Miller would use a time out and would try to win the game off of an inside shot. Coach Ryan knew better and double team Derrick Brown who got the ball inside at seven seconds. The double team forced a loose ball which was saved from out of bounds with just 3 seconds left in the hands of Deon Sterley the freshman point guard. Having been 0-8 on the night and just 0-3 from deep he would shoot a three and would make his first basket of the night to give the Musketeers the win in a close 59-56 battle. Senior small forward C.J. Anderson was the player of the game with a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

Key Performers:
Xavier:
JR PF Derrick Brown 16 points (5-6), 6 rebounds
SO SG Dante Jackson 7 points (2-10, 1-7), 2 rebounds,2 assists

Princeton:
FR SF Markus Massie 8 points (2-6, 0-2), 11 rebounds, 5 steals
FR PG Jevon Waller 12 points (4-7, 2-4), assist, steal

-January 17, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Richmond (8-6) vs. Princeton (8-6)

Princeton takes on second A-10 school in one week

The banners on the walls come down from the Longwood lost after a strong performance but fell short at the end against Xavier. Four days later they take on Richmond and maybe coach Ryan wanted to keep the banners up since they got beat up to a pulp in a 52-31 halftime score.

Coach Ryan let his team go into half this game, but him and the rest of the coaches just stayed on the floor. They were seen talking to the fans and having a good time. We caught up to Ryan at the break, but he said he didn’t have time for an comment and he was enjoying mingling with the crowd.

After half it the light switch would be on for the Tigers as they came back tearing through the lead. Problem was the lead was too much to overcome as they ran short of time of actually winning this game. Still was a nice comeback from half as they lost 70-64. Sophomore point guard Kevin Smith received Player of the Game award as he had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals in the win.

Key Performers:
Richmond:
FR SF Hesse Newby 11 points (3-5, 2-2), 5 rebounds, assist, steal
JR PF Dan Geriot 10 points (3-6), 4 rebounds, assist, steal, block

Princeton:
JR SG Lincoln Gunn 16 points (7-10, 1-3), 3 rebounds, steal
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 6 points (2-6, 2-4), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, steal

Top 25 (1-12-09)

1.(1) Memphis 14-0
2.(2) Connecticut 15-2
3.(4) Villanova 16-1
4.(5) Arizona 14-1
5.(6) Michigan State 16-3
6.(3) Texas 12-2
7.(15) Stanford 14-3
8.(8) Louisville 13-4
9.(9) UCLA 13-4
10.(13) Providence 13-4
11.(10) Tennessee 16-3
12.(11) Indiana 13-3
13.(18) W. Michigan 15-1
14.(17) Clemson 13-2
15.(21) Miami (FL) 13-3
16.(22) Sam Diego State 15-1
17.(12) Kansas 13-3
18.(14) LSU 14-4
19.(20) Pittsburgh 15-3
20.(25) Wisconsin 14-3
21.(--) UAB 14-3
22.(--) Michigan 13-3
23.(7) North Carolina 13-4
24.(16) West Virginia 11-6
25.(19) California 15-3

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 08:32 AM

IBBALLIN33

December 2nd, 2007, 08:58 AM

O, u know that u gotta get first place in Ivy League, with no tourney, to go to big dance, rite?

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 09:05 AM

yeah which it is going to be hard for my starting two centers out, at least I get one back before conference play.

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 09:10 AM

Couple nice games against some tough teams.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 09:55 AM

-January 21, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (8-7) vs. St. Bonaventure (6-10)

Last non-conference game and looking to end 0-2 streak against A-10

Coach Ryan started of the year 7-0 and looked to be one of the biggest surprises in NCAA this year. The next eight games they got 1-7 and lose both centers on the team which proved to be disastrous. Winning this game would be a big boost going into conference play too instead of a seven game losing streak. At break it looked as if the streak might be on its way out the door as Princeton had a slim margin as the score was 33-31.

Second half the Tigers would pound away inside and would score thirty-eight points in that half, but the non-existence presence of a true center came back to haunt this team as the Bonnies out scored they and won by five in a close 76-71 game. Freshman point guard Channing Pilgrim was player of the game with 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR PF Kristof Neskovic 25 points (7-10, 1-3), 7 rebounds, steal
FR PG Javon Waller 5 points (0-6, 0-1), 3 rebounds, 8 assists, steal

St. Bonaventure:
JR PF Maurice Thomas 8 points (4-7), 9 rebounds, assist, steal, block
FR PG Ed Muurinen 10 points (3-5, 1-1), 2 rebounds, 4 assists, steal

Top 25 (1-12-09)

1.(1) Memphis 15-1
2.(2) Connecticut 15-3
3.(3) Villanova 17-2
4.(4) Arizona 15-2
5.(5) Michigan State 18-3
6.(6) Texas 13-2
7.(12) Indiana 15-3
8.(7) Stanford 15-3
9.(10) Providence 14-4
10.(15) Miami (FL) 15-3
11.(17) Kansas 15-3
12.(8) Louisville 15-5
13.(13) W. Michigan 17-1
14.(11) Tennessee 17-3
15.(9) UCLA 14-5
16.(21) UAB 16-3
17.(18) LSU 15-4
18.(14) Clemson 14-3
19.(--) Notre Dame 17-4
20.(20) Wisconsin 15-4
21.(19) Pittsburgh 15-5
22.(--) Brigham Young 17-3
23.(16) Sam Diego State 15-3
24.(22) Michigan 13-4
25.(--) Syracuse 13-6

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 11:35 AM

-January 30, 2009
-Conference Game
- Cornell (9-9, 2-0) vs. Princeton (8-8, 0-0)

Coach Ryan is happy Conference Play is here!

Coming in with the best RPI in the league at 185 they start off conference play against the best team in the Ivy league which is Cornell who has two wins already. Although they are not the Xavier, NC State teams they played, but they have a shot now and Coach Ryan is hungry of breaking is seven game losing streak. One positive note is that Glen Fray has been cleared to play now for the Tigers which should help them out down low.

First half it showed that Fray was a little rusty and out of shape. He only played five minutes (all in the first half) and he did look good with four points and two rebounds. Without him out there for the majority of the first half Cornell held a five point lead going into in a 32-27 game.

Massie would move down to power forward in the second half to give a three guard look for Princeton since Fray didn’t return. He would do a lot better at power forward as he started to dominate the low post, and from that it started to open up a lot of outside shots. On the other side Cornell seemed to be a little off for the majority of the half and just couldn’t get anything to fall as Princeton snaps its seven game losing streak as they pull off a 60-57 squeaker. Player of the game goes back to Massie who had 13 points and 8 rebounds in the win.

Key Performers:
Cornell:
FR SF Ira Gastel 14 points (4-14, 3-5), 2 rebounds
JR SG Ryan Wittman 13 points (5-13, 2-8), 2 rebounds

Princeton:
SO PG Timmy Slaughter 5 points (2-8, 1-3), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, block
FR PG Javon Waller 4 points (2-11, 0-1), 5 rebounds, 7 assists, steal

-January 31, 2009
-Conference Game
- Brown (5-11, 0-3) vs. Princeton (9-8, 1-0)

Glen Fray goes down with an injury again, and will miss rest of the year

Fray who after coming back from an injury just last game was 3-3 in the last two games before going down with an ankle injury that will sideline him for the rest of the year. Still Princeton didn’t lose a beat in the first half as they would just push the ball on both ends to wear down Brown as they took a 42-36 lead at break.

Second half coach Ryan would slow things down to keep his guys in shape, but the tempo was still fast pace. Brown tried to keep up, but in the end it was just too much for them as Princeton wins their second conference game without a true center on the team. Marcus Schroeder was the hero today as he came off the bench to spark this offense with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block to win the P.O.T.G. award.

Key Performers:
Brown:
JR C Aaron Jimenez 11 points (5-11), 10 rebounds
SR SF Scott Friske 12 points (3-12, 1-3), 5 rebounds, steal

Princeton:
JR SG Lincoln Gunn 10 points (4-6, 2-3), 7 rebounds, steal
FR PG Javon Waller 10 points (3-7, 1-3), rebound, 4 assists, steal, block

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 11:38 AM

Monthly Report:

Ivy League Conference: Conference play as started at the end of the month and after the first week in February Cornell is the top team in conference play. While they are the top team at 4-1 only one team is still undefeated in conference play and that is Princeton who has just played just two games. While it is still young on conference play we can already cross of some teams for the title of the Ivy League. First two are Penn and Brown. Brown just played a game against Princeton and got beat which moves them to 0-4 in conference play, and Penn is a little worst at 0-5 right now. Harvard is the only other team in the league that has played just two games and they are split right now. Dartmouth needs to get back on track after losing its last two games to have a chance to be in the running for it, but right now it’s a close race between Cornell, Yale, Columbia (all 3 teams have one loss) and Princeton who is undefeated. Lets take a look to see how the standings look right now :

1. Cornell (11-10, 4-1)
2. Columbia (14-6, 3-1)
2. Yale (7-10, 3-1)
4. Princeton (10-8, 2-0)
5. Dartmouth (6-12, 2-2)
6. Harvard (7-9, 1-1)
7. Penn (7-10, 0-5)
8. Brown (5-12, 0-4)

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 11.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.1 bpg, 19.3 mpg
Kristof Neskovic: 9.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.2 spg, 0.2 bpg, 19.1 mpg
Zach Woolridge: 6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.7 spg, 1.0 bpg, 18.4 mpg
Timmy Slaughter: 6.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.2 bpg, 18.8 mpg
Lincoln Gunn: 5.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 13.4 mpg
Jevon Waller: 5.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.2 bpg, 18.9 mpg
Marcus Schroeder: 5.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.4 bpg, 17.1 mpg
Glen Fray: 4.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.5 bpg, 8.8 mpg
Michael Strittmatter: 3.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.2 spg, 0.0 bpg, 8.7 mpg
Pape Maldonado: 2.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 8.7 mpg
Chris Petrie: 2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.0 spg, 0.0 bpg, 7.2 mpg
M.C. Torbert: 2.0 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 3.7 mpg

vikingfan1

December 2nd, 2007, 11:52 AM

Nice win! You should do better now that your in your conference play.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 12:25 PM

i think everytime someone saids "you should do better now" i never do. I will say I am going to post the end of this year. I kind of cheated at one point in the end of the year, but luckly I saved it before I cheated (will tell more when I get to that point), but I have just about to finish up everything for my second year so I better start posting.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 12:35 PM

-February 6, 2009
-Conference Game
- Princeton (10-8, 2-0) vs. Columbia (14-6, 3-1)

Battle for First Place in the Ivy League

Princeton you can tell is already waiting for next year. This year they were suppose to be the sleepers to win the Ivy league, but after losing both centers for the majority of league play and a new freshman coming in next year they know next year they will win the league. But right now is apparently not on there minds as they let Columbia do whatever they wanted in the first half as they started to creep away with the game at half in a 38-26 score.

Second half wasn’t that much better than you could tell that Coach Ryan really misses his centers since Columbia just dominated the boards and shut down the post play of the Tigers. Princeton had to resort to using their outside game, and when they have pressure they are one of the bottom half teams in the nation in shooting. When they have a post game that works they are very reliable from the outside. This game was the no fly zone since the paint was shut down so Columbia knocked Princeton back a peg with a 72-56 loss. Freshman Femi Cantrell (PG) was player of the game with 17 points, 3 assists, and a steal in the game.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR SF Markus Massie 15 points (6-10, 1-2), 3 rebounds, 2 steals
JR SG Lincoln Gunn 10 points (3-8, 2-4), 2 rebounds, steal, block

Columbia:
SR SG K.J. Matsui 11 points (4-9), rebound, steal
SR PF John Baumann 6 points (1-4), 7 rebounds, assist, steal

-February 7, 2009
-Conference Game
- Princeton (10-9, 2-1) vs. Yale (7-11, 3-2)

Princeton wins the game, but lost afterwards

Massie in the first half was just dominating the boards. Waller and Slaughter were passing the ball instead of looking for the shot, and the bench played their role to a tee in the first seven minutes of the game. Then Massie goes down with an ankle injury and doesn’t return for the rest of the half. Still Princeton was playing team ball and was winning after the half with the score 34-27.

“All we know is that Massie twisted his ankle and will be out for the rest of the game. He will have further testing on it while the second half is going on. As soon as I know the extent of it I will let you guys know.” said a coach who was saw to see three main people go down with an injury this year.

Second half Princeton couldn’t make a shot and couldn’t even break twenty points in the second half. Most teams would be worried after both leading scorers are missing, but coach Ryan just made his team a defensive unit as they held Yale to just twelve points in the second half to come away winners in a 53-39 win without their best lineup out there. Timmy Slaughter was player of the game with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals in the win. After the game coach Ryan was upset when he stated that Massie would be missing 29 days with two broken toes. Which means he will come back with just two games remaining on the year.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
JR SG Chris Petrie 9 points (3-7, 1-2), rebound
FR PG Javon Waller 7 points (3-9, 1-3), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals

Yale:
JR SF Jordan Davis 5 points (2-3, 1-1), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
SR SF Travis Pinick 11 points (1-7, 1-3), 11 rebounds, assist, 4 steals

Top 25 (2-12-09)

1.(1) Memphis 19-1
2.(2) Arizona 18-3
3.(3) Villanova 20-3
4.(8) Stanford 19-3
5.(5) Michigan State 20-4
6.(12) Louisville 17-6
7.(4) Connecticut 16-6
8.(7) Texas 15-4
9.(6) Indiana 18-4
10.(13) W. Michigan 21-1
11.(15) UCLA 16-6
12.(11) Providence 16-6
13.(18) LSU 17-5
14.(14) Wisconsin 17-5
15.(9) Tennessee 19-5
16.(25) North Carolina 17-5
17.(10) Miami (FL) 16-5
18.(22) San Diego State 18-4
19.(17) Clemson 16-5
20.(24) Brigham Young 19-4
21.(19) Baylor 18-6
22.(--) Michigan 15-6
23.(16) UAB 16-6
24.(23) Syracuse 15-8
25.(--) Georgetown 16-8

boomosby50

December 2nd, 2007, 12:41 PM

I've been following and i just got a new user name, but what you;re doing there at princeton is pretty good, I could never imgaine princeton being that versatile and you've really gotten alot out fo them, good job

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 01:00 PM

Wow I think your players don't want to play for Princeton, they're just fakin some injuries.

IBBALLIN33

December 2nd, 2007, 01:02 PM

Haha, lol.

boomosby50

December 2nd, 2007, 01:05 PM

wow, they have basketbal scholarships at princeton on this game, how realistic, ya know, i think the whole game should be dedicated to the ivy league and all thgeir little rules and regulations cuz theyre just such a great conference

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 01:24 PM

This is where I sort of cheated. I played the next seven games and was very disappointed how my team played without 3 key people. So I went back to when Massie got hurt and reloaded it and lowered the difficultly since I really didn’t have the recorded I wanted or should say that I expected to have. So I played a couple of games and had the record. I knew some people might be upset that I was winning some games and everything trying to take the easy way out which I was one of them so I reloaded up the one before and just simmed the rest of the year (3 games) to see how I did. I don’t have stats for the games cause I wrote over them the ones that I played on the easier level since I though I was going to use that. I felt like I was cheating myself so I decided to load the first one up and take my lumps. Sorry for the no posts (10 total games) but this is how I finished up the year.

Ivy League Conference
1. Harvard (16-12, 10-4) beat them in the last game of the year
1. Columbia (21-9, 10-4)
3. Cornell (15-15, 8-6)
4. Dartmouth (11-17, 7-7)
5. Yale (10-17, 6-8)
5. Princeton (14-16, 6-8)
7. Brown (10-17, 5-9)
8. Penn (11-15, 4-10)

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 11.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.2 bpg, 16.9 mpg
Kristof Neskovic: 10.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.1 bpg, 19.1 mpg
Lincoln Gunn: 7.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.2 bpg, 16.2 mpg
Zach Woolridge: 6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.7 spg, 1.0 bpg, 18.4 mpg
Jevon Waller: 6.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.5 spg, 0.2 bpg, 18.4 mpg
Timmy Slaughter: 5.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.2 bpg, 19.4 mpg
Marcus Schroeder: 5.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg, 17.3 mpg
Glen Fray: 4.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.5 bpg, 8.8 mpg
Michael Strittmatter: 3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 11.0 mpg
Chris Petrie: 3.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 9.6 mpg
Pape Maldonado: 2.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.2 spg, 0.1 bpg, 9.4 mpg
M.C. Torbert: 2.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.2 spg, 0.0 bpg, 4.1 mpg

boomosby50

December 2nd, 2007, 01:42 PM

Massie looks like a really good polayer for his sophomroe year, and with both centers back and a good c alss, you should be really good

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 01:46 PM

National Champions: #4 Duke (27-9, 12-4)
Player of the Year: JR C Luke Harangody Notre Dame
Mid-Major Player of the Year: SR PF Carlos Monroe FAU
Coach of the Year: Lute Olson Arizona (826-304, 1 N.C., 75 years old)
Defensive Player of the Year: JR C Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut
Big Man of the Year: JR C Luke Harangody Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year: PG Jerrold Pardon Wisconsin

First Team All-American:
PG SR A.J. Abrams Texas
SG JR Stephen Curry Davidson
SF SO Bill Walker Kansas
PF SR Carlos Monroe FAU
C JR Luke Harangody Notre Dame

Second Team All-American:
PG JR Deonta Vaughn Cincinnati
SG SR Chris Douglas-Roberts Memphis
SF JR Jonathan Rodriguez CAM?
PF JR Brook Lopez Stanford
C SR Luke Nevill Utah

Freshman All-American:
PG Jerrold Pardon Wisconsin
SG Lionel Dalida Wisconsin
SF Emmitt Rollins Alabama
PF Taylor Worthy Western Michigan
C Wesley Butch Syracuse

Ivy Awards:
Conference Champs: Columbia (21-10, 10-4)
Coach of the Year: Joe Jones (86-82, 44 years old) Columbia
Player of the Year: PF SR Evan Harris Harvard
Freshman of the Year: C Lelan Bowden Harvard

First Team:
PG JR Louis Dale Cornell
SG JR Ryan Wittman Cornell
SF SR Brian Grandieri Penn
PF SR Evan Harris Harvard
C FR Lelan Bowden Harvard

Second Team:
PG JR Patrick Foley Columbia
SG SR Devon Mosley Dartmouth
SF SR Alex Barnett Dartmouth
PF SR John Baumann Columbia
C JR Aaron Jimenez Brown

Freshman:
PG Femi Cantrell Columbia
SG Alaivaa Jacobson Yale
SF Markus Massie Princeton
PF Kristof Neskovic Princeton
C Lelan Bowden Harvard

vols21

December 2nd, 2007, 02:25 PM

Harvard may be tough again next year with thier top Frosh center, but you'll have two super sophs and another good recruiting class. Stay healthy and have a banner year!

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 02:28 PM

CHEATER!!!!!

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 02:46 PM

i know for you bro you wouldn't of wanted to me to cheat which is why i went back. The other one I did finish up in like 3 place in the conference though. Hey I am going to try to post something new. If you don't like it please tell me or if its too long or whatnot. Just testing this out to see what people think.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 02:48 PM

Coach Carousel:

TEAM ….. NEW COACH ….. PREVIOUS
Vanderbilt S. Hawkins WMU Head Coach
Ole Miss B. Williams UCSB Head Coach
Wake Forest D. Horn WKY Head Coach
Virginia Tech J. Flint DREX Head Coach
Purdue A. Grant VCU Head Coach
Texas Tech R. Hunter IUPUI Head Coach
St. John’s K. Bromley CP Head Coach
Iowa S. Shields UALR Head Coach
South Florida M. Deane WAG Head Coach
Northwestern J. Jones CLMB Head Coach
George Washington D. Wolff BU Head Coach
Colorado State R. Byrd BEL Head Coach
Fordham S. Roccaforto Lam Head Coach
UTEP B. Lundy HP Head Coach
Tulsa S. Sutton ORU Head Coach
Air Force B. Kennedy MURR Head Coach
St. Bonaventure C. Bohl NDSU Head Coach
SMU W. Brown ALB Head Coach
W. Michigan B. Lange NAVY Head Coach
VCU H. Francher APP Head Coach
Drexel L. Jackson ALST Head Coach
W. Kentucky S. Cross UTA Head Coach
Valparaiso W. Tinkle MONT Head Coach
UALR B. Huse MTST Head Coach
Wichita State M. Brown MSM Head Coach
Hawaii D. Calloway MONM Head Coach
Northeastern M. Painter Unemployed
Eastern Michigan S. Heath Unemployed
Evansville D. Lelbovitz HART Head Coach
Buffalo K. Hobbs Unemployed
UW Milwaukee G. Marshall Unemployed
Manhattan C. Toussaint IND Assistant
Portland B. Carter SLU Assistant
Drake T. Temple FLA Assistant
Canisius E. Pattrick UL Assistant
Florida International B. Thompson UTSA Head Coach
Troy Q. Carmichael SYR Assistant
Cal Poly K. Stallings Unemployed
UC Santa Barbara J. Okafor MINN Assistant
Boston University A. Vargas WIS Assistant
Belmont R. Cable CONN Assistant
Lamar T. Lickliter Unemployed
Columbia A. Kennedy Unemployed
Albany S. Greenberg Unemployed
IUPUI D. Almond JOES Assistant
Murray State S. Gary MSST Assistant
Nvy D. Roccaforte Unemployed
ND State E. Mims CHAR Assistant
Wagner B. Marlin Unemployed
Oral Roberts R. Moreno USA Assistant
Appalachian State D. Maestri Unemployed
Mount St. Mary’s D. Lloyd CCU Assistant
UT-Arlington D. Winter USM Assistant
High Point J. Felton CCU Assistant
San Houston State D. Barnhill SHSU Assistant
Monmouth S. George ECU Assistant
Penn J. Luber SDSU Assistant
Alabama State C. Modica APSU Assistant
UC Davis D. Whittenburg Unemployed
Montana S. Coles XAV Assistant
Hartford J. Price Unemployed
Georgia Southern D. McClinton GASO Assistant
McNeese State A. Gomes DAV Assistant
Montana State R. Alvarado XAV Assistant
UTSA D. Riddle ODU Assistant
Morehead State Q. Marigney LAS Assistant
NC AT S. McDade DAV Assistant
Coppin State L. Outlaw Unemployed
Jacksonville B. Carmody Unemployed
The Citadel E. Jelenic MTSU Assistant
Eastern Washington T. Barbee Unemployed
Charleston Southern D. Rothbart PAC Assistant
Stony Brook N. Murry SFA Assistant
Florida Gulf Coast S. Hendry MTSU Assistant
SC Upstate S. Valsin UCF Assistant
Sacramento State T. McIntosh ETSU Assistant
Liberty P. Cornette LIB Assistant
UNC Asheville B. Nash Unemployed
Longwood J. Warsaw BRAD Assistant
NJIT G. Miller Unemployed
Savannah State S. Carlisle Unemployed
Texas-Pan American A. Mbyiruklra TNST Assistant
Centenary D. Greenleaf Unemployed
Western Illinois I. Peterson M-OH Assistant
Howard L. Wilder UCI Assistant
Norfolk State B. Noel CofC Assistant
Texas State J. Reynolds Unemployed
Arkansas Pine Bluff B. O’Brien UCF Assistant
Grambling E. Bennett OHIO Assistant
Prairie View R. Bean HC Assistant

vikingfan1

December 2nd, 2007, 02:49 PM

Thats a lot of coaching changes.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 03:05 PM

yes it is. do you like it? should i try to space it is since it is kind of hard to read or what? any ideas will be helpful

vikingfan1

December 2nd, 2007, 03:12 PM

yes it is. do you like it? should i try to space it is since it is kind of hard to read or what? any ideas will be helpful

I would either space it out or just concentrate on listing the coaching changes from the bigger schools and power conferences.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 03:33 PM

Coaches Attributes: (4 points this year)
C+ overall
C offense (1 point)
C defense (1 point)
B team (1 point)
C- scouting
A- charisma (1 point)
C- discipline

Coach Ryan finishes his second year with a win in the last game. Still for his career he has a losing record of 25-33. With that record and a ton of job offers the only teams he can leave Princeton for is another small school. Coach Ryan said even though the Columbia job was out there that he was staying at Princeton cause this year his team is not going to be the sleeper team in the Ivy league they are going to win it all with everyone returning except for one bench player. “This is our year. Injures or not we have the right pieces to easily win the Ivy league and go to the NCAA tournament for the first time under me.”

vikingfan1

December 2nd, 2007, 03:43 PM

Good Luck on your third year!

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 03:49 PM

Top 10 recruiting classes:

North Carolina 6 *****, 2 **** (3 AA and 4 MR.B)
Villanova 3 *****, 2 **** (3 AA and 1 MR.B)
Kansas 4 *****, 1 **** (2 AA and 2 MR.B)
Pittsburgh 1 *****, 2 ****, 1 *** (1 AA and 1 Mr. B)
Michigan State 1 *****, 2 ****, 1 *** (1 AA and 1 Mr. B)
UCLA 2 *****, 1 ****, 1 *** (1 AA)
Syracuse 1 *****, 2 ****, 1 *** (1 AA and 1 Mr. B)
Washington 1 *****, 1 ****, 2 *** (1 AA and 2 Mr. B)
Arizona 1 *****, 2 **** (1 AA 1 Mr. B)
Duke 1 ****, 2 **** (1 AA)
#118 Harvard 1 ***, 3 **
#123 Dartmouth 2 ***, 2 **
#150 Cornell 4 **
#210 Penn 3 **
#246 Columbia 1 ***, 1 **
#253 Yale 2 **
#260 Princeton 1 ***, 1 **
#320 Brown 1 ***

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 03:56 PM

Oh my god North Carolina. That's just not fair!

I would concentrate on just doing the more important coaching changes, like viking said.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 04:04 PM

2009-2010 Schedule

((KEY: BLACK=non-conference BLUE=tournament game RED DATE=conf. game))

11/8 vs. F. Dickinson
11/11 vs. Marist
11/16 vs. Miami (FL)
11/17 vs. Round 2 Hawaiian Classic
11/18 vs. Final Round Hawaiian Classic
11/25 vs. Notre Dame
11/28 @ Cincinnati
12/2 @ Bradley
12/9 @ Iowa
12/13 vs. Fairfield
12/19 @ UAB
12/27 @ Monmouth
1/3 @ Colgate
1/6 vs Lehigh
1/29 vs. Columbia
1/30 vs. Cornell
2/5 @ Penn
2/6 @ Harvard
2/9 @ Brown
2/12 vs. Yale
2/13 vs. Dartmouth
2/19 @ Cornell
2/20 @ Columbia
2/26 @ Dartmouth
2/27 @ Yale
3/5 vs. Harvard
3/6 vs. Penn
3/9 vs. Brown

vikingfan1

December 2nd, 2007, 04:07 PM

Oh my god North Carolina. That's just not fair!

I would concentrate on just doing the more important coaching changes, like viking said.

Sad thing is for UNC, that happens almost every single year in reality.

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 04:46 PM

But 6 5*?!

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 04:47 PM

Ivy League Breakdown (In Order from last years Conference Standings)

Columbia:
Coach: Andy Kennedy (B+)
Coaches Record: 63-66
Last Year’s Record: 21-9, 10-4
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 0-2
Key Wins: Saint Louis, @ Boston University, @ Colorado State
Key Losses: Longwood, Lafayette, @ SMU
Player’s leaving: PF John Baumann (70), SG K.J. Matsui (65), SF Joe Bova (60), SG Daniel Trepanier (59), C Jason Miller (57)
Recruiting Class: SF Errick Snowden (68), SG Jaaron Merrit (52)
Overall: 74
Projection: 13-13 (7-7), 4th place

Harvard:

Coach: Tommy Amaker (B+)
Coaches Record: 200-173
Last Year’s Record: 16-12, 10-4
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 1-1
Key Wins: Washington, Fairfield
Key Losses: @ Purdue, Marist
Player’s leaving: PG Drew Housman (71), PF Evan Harris (68), PF Cem Dinc (64), SG Andrew Pusar (61)
Recruiting Class: SG Joey Bruce (66), Jamaicus McClinton (65), SF Franklin Stewart (64), SF Rudolph Webster (52)
Overall: 73
Projection: 17-13 (8-6), 3rd place

Cornell:

Coach: Steve Donahue (B-)
Coaches Record: 105-143
Last Year’s Record: 15-15, 8-6
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 1-1
Key Wins: @ Wagner
Key Losses: @ UC Davis, @ Delaware
Player’s leaving: PF Brian Kreefer (63), SF Conor Mullen (60), C Jeff Foote (58), SG Jason Battle (58)
Recruiting Class: C Bradley Hammond (65), C Max Mason (65), C Kerwin Felton (64), C Cavadas Towe (56)
Overall: 77
Projection: 21-11 (8-6), 2nd place

Dartmouth:
Coach: Terry Dunn (B-)
Coaches Record: 55-82
Last Year’s Record: 11-17, 7-7
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 0-2
Key Wins: Rhode Island
Key Losses: @ Central Michigan
Player’s leaving: SG Devon Mosley (74), SF Alex Barnett (71), PG Marlon Sanders (61), PF Adam Powers (59), C Kurt Graeber (53)
Recruiting Class: PF Brandin Jennings(72), PG Chuck Rothbart (66), SG Pat Walls (55), SG Gerald Luber (51)
Overall: 70
Projection: 14-15 (6-8), 5th place

Yale:

Coach: James Jones (B)
Coaches Record: 129-247
Last Year’s Record: 10-17, 6-8
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 1-1
Key Wins: none
Key Losses: @ Northern Illinois, @ Stony Brook, @ Longwood
Player’s leaving: SF Travis Pinick (73)
Recruiting Class: SG Trevor Queen (59), SF Damond Fields (54)
Overall: 73
Projection: 11-15 (5-9), 6th place

Princeton:

Coach: Adam Ryan (C+)
Coaches Record: 1 year 25-33
Last Year’s Record: 14-16, 6-8
Key Wins: Wake Forest, Pittsburgh
Key Losses: Longwood, Richmond, @ St. Bonaventure
Player’s leaving: SF Michael Strittmatter (57)
Recruiting Class: SF Devon Videnov, C Franck Lovelace
Overall: 73
Projection: 18-10 (9-5), 1st place

Brown:
Coach: Craig Robinson (B-)
Coaches Record: 2 years 37-47
Last Year’s Record: 10-17, 5-9
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 1-1
Key Wins: Old Dominion
Key Losses: @ Bucknell, @ Manhattan
Player’s leaving: SF Scott Friske (62), SF Chris Skrelja (61)
Recruiting Class: JUCO SO Demon Morgan (67)
Overall: 71
Projection: 10-19 (3-11), 7th place

Penn:

Coach: Joel Luber (B)
Coaches Record: 0-0
Last Year’s Record: 11-15, 4-10
Last Year’s Record Against Princeton: 2-0
Key Wins: @ Lehigh, @ New Hampshire
Key Losses: @ Colorado, Pepperdine
Player’s leaving: SF Brian Grandieri (74), PF Cameron Lewis (63), PG Aron Cohen (61), SF Brennan Votel (59), SF Tommy McMahon (59), SG Kevin Egee (59)
Recruiting Class: PG Dawan Fauteuil (53), JUCO SO Vidal Jelenic (53), SG Fab Worthy (53)
Overall: 73
Projection: 12-17 (2-12), 8th place

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 04:58 PM

PRE-SEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
PG Edgar Sosa Louisville
SG Jerome Dyson Connecticut
SF Jamelle Horne Arizona
PF Darrell Arthur Kansas
C Kevin Love UCLA

PRE-SEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
PG Grievis Vasquez Maryland
SG Jerry Smith Louisville
SF Tyler Smith Tennessee
PF Trevor Booker Clemson
C Alex Stepheson North Carolina

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 07:17 PM

PRINCETON‘S 2008-2009 ROSTERS

STARTERS
PG SO Jevon Waller (6'1" 178) 66 ovr
Became the starter after a month of coming off the bench. Was the glue of this team when people were dropping like flies. He can shoot the ball decently if he isn’t pressure, but does his damage by slashing to the hole and dishing it off for the assist. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 6.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.2 blocks

SG(PG) JR Timmy Slaughter (6'3" 187) 73 ovr
Most people though he would be a bust since he was a JUCO transfer. While Massie was the lighting out of the newcomers last year he was the thunder. Look for him to have a bigger offensive role this year on the outside since he is the best shooter on the team. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 5.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.2 blocks

SF FR Devon Videnov (6'5" 197) 69 ovr
Massie did so good that at first he was going to be the sixth man, but after march madness tip-off he got the started nod when freshman Lovelace didn’t perform as expected. He might be the new scorer on the team, but right now he looks to be the new face for Princeton. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

PF(SF) SO Markus Massie (6'7" 213) 68 ovr
Lead the team in scoring and was the high flyer last year. When all the big men starting to get injured he moved over to power forward and started to do most of his damage there once the conference started. Lets see if he can dominate non-conference as he did in the conference. If he does look for all the outside shooters to get a lot of open looks. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks

C SR Zach Woolridge (6'9" 228) 60 ovr
As long as he stays healthy and plays like he did before tearing his ACL opposing teams will be in trouble. Woolrige is the lone senior in the starting spot, and while the bench is full of 3 seniors he is looking to dominate again like he did last two seasons. Don’t be surprised if he becomes first-team All American for the Ivy league after this year. [/COLOR]
LAST YEARS STATS: 6.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.0 blocks

BENCH
PG SR Marcus Schroeder (6'2" 192) 69 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 5.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.2 blocks

SG SR Lincoln Gunn (6'3" 186) 66 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 7.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.2 blocks

SG SR Chris Petrie (6'3" 202) 58 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.1 steals, 0.0 blocks

C FR Franck Lovelace (7'1" 219) 49 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

RED SHIRTS
C SO Glen Fray (6'10" 254) 56 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.5 blocks

SF SO Pape Maldonado (6'8" 203) 56 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 2.5 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.1 blocks

SF SO Kristof Neskovic (6'10" 227) 54 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 10.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.1 blocks

SF SO M.C. Torbert (6'6" 204) 53 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: 2.0 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.0 blocks

PF FR Blaine Vignale (6'9" 231) 53 ovr
LAST YEARS STATS: n/a

IBBALLIN33

December 2nd, 2007, 07:22 PM

4 Mr. Basketballs? Wow!

chestnutz6

December 2nd, 2007, 07:28 PM

Surprised you're only rolling with 9 men on your roster, considering your team was so injured last year.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 07:32 PM

2010 Press Conference with ADAM RYAN

Reporter: Most people though you were going to leave after this year. What made you stay?

Adam Ryan: First off I didn‘t think I did the greatest job here. Secondly the offers that were out there didn‘t please me at all. Next I haven‘t completed all my goals here which was probably one of the major reasons I stayed.

Reporter: What were your goals? Do you think you will leave after this year?

Adam Ryan: Win the Ivy league was one. Get to the Big Dance or at least NIT was another one. There are two more, but I can’t go into that. Right now this is my team and no one is looking for a coach so I haven’t even though about that.

Reporter: Your expected to win the Ivy League this year outright? Do you think if something like last years injuries come again that you will fall short of your goal?

Adam Ryan: I think its great they list us as the team to beat. Last year we were the sleeper and had some unfortunate setbacks that derailed us. We have a lot of depth on our team this year and if something like that happens again I think we will be able to handle it a lot better than last year.

Reporter: This is your first time you red shirted anyone and you sat five players? Now only down to nine active which you had your first year. Only two active centers, and you benched your second leading scorer last year and a solid backup center too. Whats the logic behind all of that.

Adam Ryan: Fray was red shirted to save up a year and to get him in the weight room so he doesn’t have an injury prone season again. Neskovic (second leading scorer) was red shirted cause we are losing some good players this year which one is our starting center Woolridge. This give him another year to work on his game and to come out next year as one of the leaders on this team. The other three players aren’t going to see much playing time so we decided to let them sit a year and continue to work on their game.

Reporter: Do you think you will have a winning record for the first time in a season?

Adam Ryan: I see no reason why we can‘t have a winning season this year. I don‘t see how we can‘t have a winning season with this team. I started to recruit these players and if my gameplan doesn’t work out then I guess I am not a good fit at this school. I know people want me gone for not having a winning season, but I told them it would be three years for this program to start coming around and this is the third year so we shall see how it goes.

Reporter: Do you think you will be fired if you don’t have a successful season?

Adam Ryan: I hope not. I know my fan base is low. It was really low last year and when we were on that 7 game winning streak everyone loved me. Lost some players and some games and then everyone jumped off the bandwagon. It comes with the territory I guess. That’s all the time I have and thank you for coming out.

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 08:02 PM

Pre-Season Top 25

1. Louisville
2. Duke
3. Maryland
4. Arizona
5. Tennessee
6. Texas
7. Florida
8. Kentucky
9. Syracuse
10. UCLA
11. Ohio State
12. Kansas
13. Michigan State
14. Connecticut
15. Georgetown
16. Villanova
17. West Virginia
18. Wisconsin
19. USC
20. Mississippi State
21. California
22. NC State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Indiana
25. Washington

CincyFan

December 2nd, 2007, 09:17 PM

-November 8, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- F. Dickinson (0-0) vs. Princeton (0-0)

New Year brings new Hope to Princeton

Princeton is breaking out of the mold of a defensive team. They did give up thirty-five points in the first half, but they weren’t even worry since the Tigers were just having fun as they dominated the whole first half. Halftime would break records as the Tiger would break 45 points in a half for the first time under Coach Ryan’s career. At half they have a 47-35 lead.

Princeton continue its scoring ways into the second half as they cruised to a 82-66 game. It would be the first time that a squad under Adam Ryan scored over 80 points. Three of the starters had double figures, but it would be the lowest overall player on the team, freshman center Franck Lovelace, who would dominate with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal in the blowout opener.

“Some people might not say this isn’t a quality opponent, but I promise you they are a very good ball club. Finally all the pieces under my system are falling in place and everyone finally knows their roles. I was really happy how our freshman played, and how people say that having only nine people on the active roster was going to be a bad sign after last year. This year is probably going to be a very exciting and fun year. I promise you that.” said an ecstatic Coach Ryan.

Key Performers:
F. Dickinson:
SR PG Rob Sisca 19 points (8-15, 2-6), 5 assists, 2 steals
JR SG Anthony Jeune 11 points (4-6, 1-1), 3 rebounds, assist, 2 steals

Princeton:
FR SF Devon Videnov 13 points (5-8, 1-1), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, steal
FR SF Markus Massie 15 points (6-13), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, block

Twist of Lemon

December 2nd, 2007, 09:28 PM

Ill be following this forsure man, I loved your legacy last year lol

skarface2k1

December 3rd, 2007, 07:21 AM

vikingfan1

December 3rd, 2007, 08:05 AM

Cincyfan,Chestnut,Vol21,and all others from 2k7.COACH SANDERS of Indiana is back.I will start posting my new 2k8 legecy tommorrow.I am happy to see all my buddies are back.Plus,i have upgraded my game system to the 360 now.no more old xbox.So let the fun begin.Legecy goes up on 12-04-07.

Welcome back! Don't forget about my Illinois Legacy from last year.;)

CincyFan

December 3rd, 2007, 10:19 AM

Cincyfan,Chestnut,Vol21,and all others from 2k7.COACH SANDERS of Indiana is back.I will start posting my new 2k8 legecy tommorrow.I am happy to see all my buddies are back.Plus,i have upgraded my game system to the 360 now.no more old xbox.So let the fun begin.Legecy goes up on 12-04-07.

Glad to hear you are back. For a while I though you were done with this board. Didn't know if it was cause Indiana lost to Xavier or not.

CincyFan

December 3rd, 2007, 11:25 AM

-November 11, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Marist (1-0) vs. Princeton (1-0)

After a fast game one things slow down in game two

As Three Days Grace song of “Lets start a riot” almost came true at Princeton as they started off the game 1-11 shooting and was down 18-2 to start the game. The fans started to boo and was getting ready to start a riot until Massie and company got things settled down as they chipped away at the lead to only be down by four at half in a 35-31 game.

“I think we were on a little high off of last game. Once we came down from that and realized what we needed to do we got back in the groove. Right now Lovelace was our spark as he came off the bench to score four points and seven rebounds. We need to work on passing the ball around to get more than just eight assists in a half.” said Coach Ryan at half.

Second half the Tigers would be red hot as they would go on a 14-2 run to give them a 6 point lead. Then at the end of the game they would get cold and would lose to the lead with just 18 seconds left. Massie who had the hot hand in the second half got the ball down low. He made a nice post move to free up for a nice jumper and instead of shooting it he passed it to Woolridge cutting to the lane who then kicked it out to Slaughter who shot a three-pointer and won the game as time expired. Massie was Player of the Game with 29 points and 6 rebounds in the comeback 70-69 win.

Key Performers:
Marist:
JR PF Korey Bauer 18 points (7-8), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks
JR SG Kirby Hogan 19 points (7-11, 3-6), rebound, assist, steal

Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 9 points (4-6), 8 rebounds, 2 steals
SR C Zach Woolridge 14 points (6-9), 6 rebounds, assist, block

Top 25 (12-15-09)

1.(1) Louisville 4-0
2.(2) Duke 1-0
3.(4) Arizona 5-0
4.(5) Tennessee 3-0
5.(6) Texas 3-0
6.(7) Florida 2-0
7.(3) Maryland 2-1
8.(9) Syracuse 3-0
9.(10) UCLA 3-0
10.(8) Kentucky 3-1
11.(15) Georgetown 1-0
12.(16) Villanova 2-0
13.(17) West Virginia 4-0
14.(18) Wisconsin 4-0
15.(12) Kansas 3-0
16.(14) Connecticut 4-1
17.(22) NC State 5-0
18.(11) Ohio State 2-1
19.(19) USC 1-0
20.(13) Michigan State 2-1
21.(--) Seton Hall 4-0
22.(--) Memphis 3-0
23.(--) Oregon 3-0
24.(23) Oklahoma State 2-0
25.(--) Michigan 1-0

vikingfan1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:21 PM

Nice come from behind win!

vols21

December 3rd, 2007, 12:42 PM

Dartmouth could be the sleeper in the Ivy this year. That 72 rated PF is as good as almost everyone on your team. But I'm sure you'll be able to tie him up when the time comes - this is a team sport after all. Good luck on signing a 4* player this year to help elevate your team.

We expect big things this year!! The schedule is favorable - a few cupcakes to warm up with, and then some quality teams to see what you're made of....but no one that just cannot be beaten on a good night.

As for the long post on the coaching changes - maybe the highlights are enough. big name teams, teams we all know and care about (Like Morehead State). It's interesting to see, but info overload.:eek:

skarface2k1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:44 PM

Welcome back! Don't forget about my Illinois Legacy from last year.;)
I know vikingfan1 i cann't forget about you either.In the next couple of days i will be posting and reading to catch up with everything.I hope all will follow.

skarface2k1

December 3rd, 2007, 12:45 PM

Glad to hear you are back. For a while I though you were done with this board. Didn't know if it was cause Indiana lost to Xavier or not.
no it was not because of that lost.It was because i didn't feel the love anymore,but it has returned.

chestnutz6

December 3rd, 2007, 02:41 PM

I know vikingfan1 i cann't forget about you either.In the next couple of days i will be posting and reading to catch up with everything.I hope all will follow.

whats up skar! glad to see you back, and make sure to read up on the old gangs legacies

vikingfan1

December 3rd, 2007, 03:03 PM

I know vikingfan1 i cann't forget about you either.In the next couple of days i will be posting and reading to catch up with everything.I hope all will follow.

Sweet deal!

vols21

December 3rd, 2007, 03:41 PM

whats up skar! glad to see you back, and make sure to read up on the old gangs legacies

lol, yeah mine is still stuck on the old board.....that is until I get a PS3 (early christmas present - even if I have to get it for myself. :lol: )

CincyFan

December 3rd, 2007, 05:09 PM

-November 11, 2010
-Round One of Hawaiian Invitational
- Miami (FL) (1-0) vs. Princeton (2-0)

After a fast game one things slow down in game two

Miami looks to be the dominate team, but the team right now that is playing complete team ball is Princeton. Both teams are shooting an eerie 57.7 percent (both 15-26), but the Hurricanes are 4-7 from deep while Princeton is 1-2. Hurricanes still have more assists, rebounds, and blocks (7 in the first half), but still the Tigers have a two point lead at break with a 38-36 score.

“They are getting by right now on skill. They are that good where they don’t need to play perfect team ball were on the other hand we do need to.” said Coach Ryan who looks to go into half and make hardly any changes.

Second half showed that the Tigers wanted it more as they just kept hammering it down low against the Hurricanes. Both teams still shot over 50 percent for the game, and it was Miami who actually shot a better percentage from the field, but the Tigers outrebounded and went to the line three more times than the Hurricanes. Once again Massie was the Player of the Game as he scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists in the 78-70 win.

Key Performers:
Miami (FL):
JR PG Eddie Rios 13 points (5-8, 1-1), 2 rebounds, 5 assists, steal
SR SG James Dews 11 points (4-7, 1-2), 3 rebounds, 2 assists

Princeton:
FR SF Devon Videnov 15 points (5-12. 1-2), 3 rebounds, 3 assists
SR C Zach Woolridge 15 points (6-13), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, block

CincyFan

December 4th, 2007, 05:52 AM

-November 17, 2010
-Round Two of Hawaiian Invitational
- Northwestern (1-2) vs. Princeton (3-0)

Can the upset send Princeton to the finals?

Northwestern has had a bad start, but is still a very good ball club as they are an 83 overall. Tigers are just a solid 73 overall, but as the first half ended you couldn’t tell who was the better team. Northwestern has a two point lead at half that saw pretty much one of the most back and forth games. Every time a team scored the other team would score four points. There was so many lead changes in the first half that we lost count, but the only thing that matters is the score which is 35-33.

Second half was pretty much the same as the first half until the final four minutes when Northwestern finally got on track and broke away to win by eight. They had the lead at ten once which was the highest after thirty minutes of play when it was just three points. In the end it was decided on who shot better. Both teams were hot shooting over 50 percent but it was Northwestern who shot 58 to just 54 by the Tigers.

“We had a good effort we just ran out of gas at the end. I am a little disappointed that we didn’t come out on top, but I think this was a good learning experience for this team. Remember we are still young overall with ten people who are sophomores or under.” said Coach Ryan after the disappointing lost. Junior point guard Michael Thompson was Player of the Game with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, and a steal.

Key Performers:
Northwestern:
SR SF Kevin Coble 14 points (4-7, 2-3), rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals, block
FR SF Willis McCurry 12 points (6-10, 0-1), 6 rebounds, assist

Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 23 points (10-14), 6 rebounds, 2 assists
SR C Zach Woolridge 17 points (8-12), 4 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks

vols21

December 4th, 2007, 07:07 AM

tough loss. Looks like your freshman Lovelace had a break-out game! Woolridge has been a steady performer so far. that's a lot of points from the 5 spot

skarface2k1

December 4th, 2007, 10:31 AM

whats up skar! glad to see you back, and make sure to read up on the old gangs legacies
Chestnut you know you don't have to tell me.i been working hard to catch up with everyones legacy.

skarface2k1

December 4th, 2007, 10:46 AM

Cincyfan,why are you only carring 9 players?What if someone gets hurt?

CincyFan

December 4th, 2007, 03:32 PM

Cincyfan,why are you only carring 9 players?What if someone gets hurt?

My luck the last 3 years in this game is that I never have anyone get injured (at least serious) after a year where I had someone get injured. First year had some injuries where people miss like a game or two, and then second year lose 3 people. If it stays true I should have no one. Reason why I redshirted some people is that I don't want to get in trouble in recruiting again where I have to sign like 8 people in one year again.

CincyFan

December 4th, 2007, 05:24 PM

-November 18, 2010
-Game for Third Place of Hawaiian Invitational
- Princeton (2-1) vs. #12 Villanova (3-1)

Massie has worst performance ever for Princeton

Princeton has one thing going for them this game. Right now they average more points a game (76.3) than Villanova (73.5), but Villanova is one of a few teams in the nation who has a rating of 100 in shooting. Plus they are a 92 overall to just the 73 by Princeton, but the Tigers have a better RPI rank with #2 than the number twelve team in the nation who just has #61.

Again Princeton lets the opposing team shoot better in the first half but still the Tigers hold the lead at the buzzer in a 32-26 game. Massie is tied for third on his team in scoring with four points but is just a lousy 1-6 from the field. He is cleaning up the glass on defense, but is no where to be found on the offensive side. Lucky for him that both centers have his back as they score nine points each, but have done little on the rebounding side.

Both sides just pounded inside the whole second half as either team was able to stop the post play. The thing in the game that decided it was that Villanova shot and connected on more three-pointers (6-12) to just two from Princeton. That and throw in that Princeton had a hard time at the foul line with the heavy favorite Villanova crowd that made them go 15-24 from the line while they were 12-13. In the end it would be just one point that separated this game as Villanova sneaks out of the gym with a 76-75 win. Junior Corey Fisher was player of the game with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and a block.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 21 points (8-14), 7 rebounds, steal, block
SR C Zach Woolridge 27 points (12-18), 3 rebounds, block

Villanova:
JR PG Malcolm Grant 17 points (7-10, 3-5), 2 assists, steal
JR SF Corey Stokes 15 points (5-12, 1-3), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

Top 25 (12-23-09)

1.(1) Louisville 6-0
2.(2) Duke 3-0
3.(3) Arizona 7-0
4.(4) Tennessee 4-0
5.(6) Florida 5-0
6.(8) Syracuse 4-0
7.(7) Maryland 3-1
8.(5) Texas 5-1
9.(9) UCLA 5-0
10.(11) Georgetown 3-0
11.(10) Kentucky 5-1
12.(13) West Virginia 6-0
13.(14) Wisconsin 5-0
14.(17) NC State 7-0
15.(20) Michigan State 5-1
16.(21) Seton Hall 6-0
17.(16) Connecticut 6-1
18.(18) Ohio State 3-1
19.(12) Villanova 4-1
20.(25) Michigan 3-0
21.(15) Kansas 5-1
22.(--) North Carolina 4-0
23.(--) Cincinnati 5-0
24.(--) Illinois 6-1
25.(23) Oregon 5-0

vols21

December 4th, 2007, 06:52 PM

ouch! You'd think the Maui crowd would pull for the underdog Tigers. Tough loss after having the lead at half-time, but then again with their talent they should have blown you out of the state. SO overall, an excellent game by your young and improving squad.

Lovelace is going to feast on some of the lesser teams you face this year! I bet he's licking his chops for the Ivy League play to open,

CincyFan

December 4th, 2007, 07:42 PM

Lovelace pretty much dominates if he can back people in and make layups, which he usually gets like 3 offensive rebounds a game so thats an easy 6 points. Make him shoot a jump shot and he makes maybe 1 out of 10. So anything outside of a layup he isn't good at. Good thing he is a 7'1 guy so he has a lot of chances for layups.

Last thing Vols I thought you were getting a 360 for christmas not a ps3?

vols21

December 4th, 2007, 10:09 PM

well......the salesman seems to think the PS3 is better ( more reliable - the circles of death worry me.). He said it costs him more to outfit his 360 to where it was the same as the PS3. lastly, he said if you already have a library of PS 2 games ( I have a few), then the 3 is the best way to go. I've never played online, but the added bonus was free online with ps3.

with that said, I dont have either yet - and both are in-stock. The bad part is if I wait until Christmas, I'd have trouble getting it back here on the plane (Which is why I'm thinking of just getting the upgraded system and game myself beforehand).

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 10:06 AM

-November 25, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Notre Dame (3-2) vs. Princeton (3-2)

Princeton tries to stay a game over .500 on the year

Notre Dame loves to press. Princeton loves to pound it inside with their centers. Right now if Princeton doesn’t get rattled by the press, first time all year someone always presses after a made basket, they would be blowing out Notre Dame. Still they aren’t so at half the score is 38-36. Princeton is staying alive right now from their 8 offensive rebounds in the game which is helped them shoot 55.6 percent why Notre Dame has gotten 7 offensive rebounds, but can’t make the second shot so they are just at 42.9 percent.

Second half would be a wild one. Princeton would get the lead up to eight within the first two minutes while the Fighting Irish couldn’t make a shot. After they got the eight point lead Notre Dame very slowly chipped away that lead until 1:13 left when they finally took the lead for the first time in the second half by one. It was short lived since everyone started to cheer for the Irish as they left Slaughter wide open for a three (only one all game for the Tigers) as the regained the lead. Still the Irish found a way to tie it at 69 with just 18 seconds left. The Tigers would work it around and would try to get it to their senior center Woolridge. He in turn would fake the shot and pass it to freshman center Lovelace to win the game with 1.2 seconds left. He went up and shot a four foot jumper and missed it as it clanked off the rim. Still the Tigers were happy since their was a foul on the play and with just 0.5 seconds left they could win the game at the line. Which worried Adam Ryan has his team was just 66.7 percent up to that point on 16/24 shooting. Lovelace was 2-4 in the game and only one shot would seal the win. He however would hit both to win the game 71-69 and from that would be player of the game with 14 points, 5 rebounds, and have 2 assists. Massie would have a field day at the foul line as he was 12-15 as both teams combined for 32 points from the foul line.

Key Performers:
Notre Dame:
SR PG Troy Jackson 15 points (5-13, 2-6), 8 assists, steal, block
JR PF Carleton Scott 10 points (4-5, 1-1), 9 rebounds, 2 steal

Princeton:
FR SF Devon Videnov 11 points (5-11), 6 rebounds, 3 steals
SO SF Markus Massie 26 points (7-10, 0-1), 2 rebounds, 2 assists

vols21

December 5th, 2007, 11:47 AM

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 12:38 PM

wow! That reminded me of the rivalry game against Niagra when I coached TCU (Hubbard hitting the pressure packed free throws to send the game to overtime). Nice to see another freshmen step up and deliver under pressure like that.

That was a lot free throws dude! Does this year's game have the AI fouling more? or was it just that you were driving at the basket and pounding the ball inside?

I would say 5 or so were from offensive rebounds. I just pump fake if no one goes then i shot it. Most of the time they jump and i will then shoot it and will get the foul. Other than that its mostly from backing people down or the kick out jump shot and people run out and foul the shooter. I feel there are a lot more fouls this year. Some games I only go to the line like 8 times and others I can get up to the mid 20's. Depends on what style of play I'm running that game.

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 12:44 PM

-November 28, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (4-2) vs. #23 Cincinnati (5-0)

Princeton tries to knock off one top 25 team this year

Cincinnati can flat out shoot the deep ball which has propelled them to a #23 ranking this year. Again both teams have shot the same (14-27 for 51.9 percent), but Cincinnati has a one point lead at half due to five three’s while Princeton hasn’t connected on its one attempt. Still Princeton is making its shots at the foul line this game with four out of five as the Bearcats are just zero out of three in the first half.

“Right now we just need to play our game and to defend the perimeter better. Right now we are working around our shots and apparently we can just make the harder shots than the easier shots. Hopefully our team can keep the turnovers low in the second half and still work it around for the best looking shot.” said coach Ryan at half.

The Bearcats just dominated the second half shooting wise, but it was their lack of shooting from the foul line that untimely cost them the game. The Bearcats would tie the game up with just 48 seconds left, but it would be Massie to give them the lead 75-73 with just 31 seconds left. Bearcats would tie it up at 75 with just 13, but a three straight fouls and the Tigers going 3-6 from the line (3 offensive rebounds) won a close 78-75 game. While Jevon Waller was the third leading scorer for his team it was his four steals in the second half that gave his team the upset and earned him the P.O.T.G. award with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SR C Zach Woolridge 20 points (8-15), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, steal, block
SO SF Markus Massie 11 points (5-7), 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Cincinnati:
JR SF Alvin Mitchell 22 points (5-13, 2-6), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SR PG Deonta Vaughn 13 points (5-13, 2-6), rebound, 12 assists

Top 25 (12-23-09)

1.(2) Duke 5-0
2.(1) Louisville 7-0
3.(3) Arizona 9-0
4.(4) Tennessee 5-0
5.(5) Florida 7-0
6.(6) Syracuse 6-0
7.(7) Maryland 5-1
8.(12) West Virginia 7-0
9.(13) Wisconsin 7-0
10.(11) Kentucky 7-1
11.(8) Texas 6-2
12.(15) Michigan State 7-1
13.(16) Seton Hall 7-0
14.(17) Connecticut 7-1
15.(9) UCLA 5-1
16.(21) Kansas 7-1
17.(22) North Carolina 5-0
18.(19) Villanova 5-1
19.(10) Georgetown 4-1
20.(25) Oregon 7-0
21.(--) California 5-1
22.(14) NC State 9-1
23.(--) Washington 6-1
24.(--) Virginia 5-0
25.(18) Ohio State 5-2

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 01:28 PM

Monthly Report:

Ivy League Conference:

Princeton was trying to change the way people though about the Ivy League conference by trying to sign a four star recruit. Apparently power forward Hans Schille is the guy who Princeton was 100 percent going into recruiting week but signed with the Saint Peter‘s since they are a mid major conference. Even though he didn’t come he has put the Ivy League on the map since he was #56 overall and #10 for position. Even though all it does is bump Coach Ryan’s rep up and now some people think he has a shot at some better schools this off-season.

Brown signed two players so far. One is a junior college freshman transfer who is point guard Andrew Popoola (6‘0“ 182 lbs) who is a two star. While he has more experience in the college level people think he will get more playing time next year. Next is two star point guard Garry Sokolov (6’1” 176 lbs) who is actually rated as the #700 overall and #200 best at his position. In ABL this year he scored 7.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals in just 22.6 minutes.

Columbia still thinks the way to the top of the Ivy league is through shooting so they bring in a two star recruit in James Proffitt (6’3” 192 lbs) who is a shooting guard. In just 11.6 minutes of ABL he scored 7.0 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.1 blocks.

Cornell does Columbia better by signing a better two star shooting guard in Will Hobbs (6’3” 179 lbs) but he is ranked #643 overall and #140 for his position. While he wasn’t that much more impressive than Columbia’s signing he did score 8.6 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, and 0.8 steals in just 17.6 minutes of ABL play.

Dartmouth loves big guys so they signed #527 overall and #114 position in power forward Dee Norwood (6’8” 215 lbs) was the only signing but is a power forward. In the past season of ABL he scored 8.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.0 steals in 21.1 minutes. He is one of the few people that Ivy league has signed that has played more than 20 minutes in the ABL.

Harvard seeing how good Lovelace is doing for Princeton this year is trying to take a recruiting tip from them and grab a center. Robin Mulholland (6’8” 203) is just a two star player, but doesn’t have the same height as Lovelace. Plus he didn’t even attend ABL leagues so the only people who know how he plays is his high school and Harvard’s coaching staff.

Penn who has had disappointing last two seasons by finishing in the bottom half of the Ivy league think they need offense more than defense to survive in this league. One spot they think that is hurting them the most is shooting guards since they did sign two players for that position. First one is Shema Luz (6’2” 175 lbs) who is #790 overall and #188 for his position. Next one is T.J. Plummer (6’4” 189 lbs). Both didn’t attend ABL leagues and both are two star recruits.

Yale doesn’t want to take Princeton’s path of not signing anyone in season so they signed a two star power forward Lowell Granger (6’8” 229 lbs). He does have some height to do some damage in the Ivy league, but what might be more impressive is that in ABL is 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.3 blocks in 23.5 minutes.

1. Princeton (5-2)
2. Columbia (5-3)
2. Dartmouth (4-3)
4. Harvard (3-5)
4. Brown (3-5)
6. Cornell (4-5)
7. Penn (2-4)
8. Yale (2-4)

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 18.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.1 bpg, 18.4 mpg
Franck Lovelace: 16.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.1 bpg, 11.9 mpg
Zach Woolridge: 15.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.9 bpg, 15.1 mpg
Devon Videnov: 8.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.4 bpg, 17.6 mpg
Timmy Slaughter: 6.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.1 bpg, 17.7 mpg
Jevon Waller: 4.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.3 bpg, 17.6 mpg
Marcus Schroeder: 2.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.0 bpg, 13.3 mpg
Lincoln Gunn: 1.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.7 spg, 0.1 bpg, 11.3 mpg
Chris Petrie: 1.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.0 bpg, 7.1 mpg

slackerb

December 5th, 2007, 01:34 PM

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 05:20 PM

I would try to keep Lovelace in the game more. I know the big guys tire more easily, but he is so effective for the time he is in-game and your backup is only so-so....I bet that even tired he's more effective than his backup.

Try keeping Lovelace in the game a minute longer than you usually do...I bet it pays off big!

actually Lovelace is the freshman who is not even a starter. He is actually my sixth man. At the beginning of the year I was going to start him at center and have Woolridge (SR) at power foward with Massie at his SF spot. Then realizing that Lovelace is just a 49 overall I was afraid it would hurt more and that my freshman small foward is a 69 overall (one point better than Massie) that I would start 2 small fowards and then have him off the bench. Only reason he is doing so good is his height which is sad to say. If he was under seven foot he wouldn't be nearly as dominate. Right now I am fine with him coming in off the bench since he can't make more than a 3 foot shot, so that is why he is coming off the bench and not starting. We shall see all I know is that he will be a starter the next 3 years for me.

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 05:21 PM

-December 2, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (5-2) vs. Bradley (2-3)

Princeton tries to stay a game over .500 on the year

“When a team opens up the game twelve-for-fifteen I don’t think who you are its going to be hard to come back from that.” is what coach Ryan had to say after the first game all year he has been trailing by double figures at half. It comes against a team that people though would lose since Princeton beat Notre Dame and #23 UC last week. Still at half it is Bradley who is up 44-29. They did cool off for the rest of the half but still are shooting 66.7 percent to just 42.3 percent from the Tigers.

Second half would be a crazy one. Bradley would have the lead up to 22 at one point in the first three minutes. With just nine minutes left and Bradley up by sixteen it looked like an easy win for Bradley. Then the tide started to recede for Bradley as they got one of their big man in foul trouble. With eight minutes the lead shrunk down to eleven. With seven minutes they got their other big man in trouble. Field day for the centers of Princeton as they had a feast down low. Next thing you know the Braves have gone cold and Princeton is making post moves as if it is practice to take the lead with 2:31 left. The Tigers would hold on for their third straight win of the season in a 74-67 game. Massie had ice in his veins has he turned it on and scored twelve of his 17 points in the second half to win P.O.T.G. award. He also had 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in the win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 16 points (6-11), 5 rebounds, assist, steal, block
FR SF Devon Videnov 13 points (4-7), 5 rebounds, assist, block

Bradley:
SR SG Andrew Warren 27 points (8-10, 1-1), 2 rebounds, 2 assists
JR PG Sam Maniscalco 12 points (5-13, 2-2), 9 assists

Top 25 (12-7-09)

1.(2) Louisville 8-0
2.(1) Duke 7-0
3.(3) Arizona 9-0
4.(4) Tennessee 6-0
5.(8) West Virginia 8-0
6.(5) Florida 7-1
7.(10) Kentucky 8-1
8.(6) Syracuse 7-1
9.(13) Seton Hall 9-0
10.(14) Connecticut 9-1
11.(7) Maryland 6-1
12.(15) UCLA 6-1
13.(18) Villanova 6-1
14.(9) Wisconsin 7-1
15.(11) Texas 6-3
16.(12) Michigan State 7-2
17.(19) Georgetown 4-1
18.(22) NC State 10-1
19.(21) California 6-1
20.(23) Washington 7-1
21.(25) Ohio State 6-2
22.(16) Kansas 7-2
23.(--) Vanderbilt 8-0
24.(--) Michigan 6-1
25.(--) Stanford 7-1

vikingfan1

December 5th, 2007, 05:31 PM

Stellar performance! You really got that program in the right direction and you may have one of those memorable seasons. Your really beating a lot of good teams lately, keep it going!

CincyFan

December 5th, 2007, 07:42 PM

-December 9, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (6-2) vs. Iowa (4-3)

Hawkeye’s find the Achilles Heel of the Tigers

Most people have been trying to shut down the outside game of the Tigers all year just holding them to about one made three-pointer a game. Then again they just shot around three shots a game so its not that bad of a ratio. Tigers have been killing people up front so the Hawkeye’s want the Tigers to win by the three. At half right now Princeton has failed the test going 3-13 from deep and just 9-25 from the field. Hawkeye’s are just a little bit better as they are 4-11 from deep and 17-30 from the field. Still they lead big at half 42-28.

“Right now no one is playing with passion. I don’t know if we are getting relaxed after beating some good teams or we are just having a off night. Something is off tonight and I need to find out what it is and fix it before we have another bad loss on our hands like last year, and everyone knows how that turned out.” said Coach Ryan at half.

Second half would scare Iowa as the Tigers would hit two straight wide open three’s (something they couldn’t do in the first half). Iowa switched up this gameplan to guard the three-pointers, but the Tigers would never go back since they didn’t need it. Again the opposing team would allow the Tigers to back down to get them back in the game. After all was said and done it would be Tigers with the last laugh as they won 69-63. Freshman Devon Videnov was the player of the game as he scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. One thing that did give Tigers a lot was that they stole the ball 11 times in the second half to help them with their comeback victory.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 11 points (5-6), 4 rebounds
SO SF Markus Massie 7 points (3-7, 0-1), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, steal

Iowa:
SO SG Len Watson 15 points (8-10, 1-1), 5 rebounds, block
SO C W.M. Byerson 11 points (5-6), 6 rebounds

OSUBuckfan07

December 7th, 2007, 03:18 PM

Nice Legacy, I just caught up on it. This must take a h*ll of a lot of time. Keep it up though!

CincyFan

December 7th, 2007, 09:21 PM

-December 13, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Fairfield (7-2) vs. Princeton (7-2)

Hawkeye’s find the Achilles Heel of the Tigers

First half would be a back and forth game. It would be only the second time that the Tigers got out rebounded in the half. Still the Tigers hold a five point lead in half due to some great passing that opened up a lot of easy shots for them. Princeton leads 37-32 at half in which they look to change nothing other than start to wear the other team out by pounding the ball inside in the second half.

Fairfield cut the lead to four with just two minutes in the game, but the bench for the Tigers would chip in as they would score then straight points to push the lead up to eight. Still Fairfield wouldn’t give up as they would close the gap to just two points with just under three minutes to go. Massie who was kept quiet for most of the game would then turn on the switch. He alone won the game today as he scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds, and a block in the final three minutes to make sure his team held on to win 73-69. With that performance he was the Player of the Game with 26 points, 7 assists, 2 assists, a steal, and a block.

Key Performers:
Fairfield:
FR PG Tommy Obasohan 15 points (5-8, 2-4), 2 rebounds, assist
JR PG Lyndon Jordan 15 points (6-14), 4 rebounds, 5 assists, steal

Princeton:
FR SF Devon Videnov 12 points (4-8, 1-3), rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals
SO PG Jevon Waller 4 points (2-3), 4 rebounds, 3 assists

Top 25 (12-14-09)

1.(1) Louisville 9-0
2.(3) Arizona 9-0
3.(2) Duke 8-0
4.(4) Tennessee 7-0
5.(5) West Virginia 9-0
6.(6) Florida 8-1
7.(7) Kentucky 9-1
8.(9) Seton Hall 9-0
9.(12) UCLA 8-1
10.(10) Connecticut 9-1
11.(14) Wisconsin 9-1
12.(11) Maryland 6-1
13.(13) Villanova 7-2
14.(8) Syracuse 7-2
15.(17) Georgetown 5-1
16.(18) NC State 11-1
17.(15) Texas 8-3
18.(19) California 7-1
19.(20) Washington 8-1
20.(22) Kansas 8-2
21.(23) Vanderbilt 10-0
22.(24) Michigan 8-1
23.(16) Michigan State 8-3
24.(25) Stanford 8-1
25.(--) North Carolina 6-1

CincyFan

December 8th, 2007, 04:04 PM

-December 19, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (8-2) vs. UAB (5-1)

Blazers do everything right in this game

Blazers play almost perfect half to start this game. Winning the rebounding war right now with 16-12 edge. They have fourteen points in the paint and to go along with that is six fast break points. The one area they didn’t play perfect in was holding onto the ball where they had nine turnovers which six were steals. Still on the offensive side they dominated as they are shooting 60.9 percent (14-23) from the field and 57.1 percent (4-7) from deep. They didn’t even make their first two pointer until four minutes in when they had a 14-6 lead. While Princeton is only shooting 43.8 (14-32) from the game and only connecting on one three-pointer somehow they are still tied with the Blazers at half 33-33.

Second half would be the Jevon Waller show. Starting off in the first half of 1-4 and just two points in the second half came most of his damage. He would score fifteen points with nine of them coming from the foul line. It would be the first time all year that Massie was held under ten points, but with the way Waller was taking over the game at the point guard spot which is really unusual under Coach Ryan in his early career. With that sudden outburst he was the Player of the Game has he ended up with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in a close 73-66 battle with the Blazers who in the end game the game up by turning the ball over seventeen times to only four by the Tigers.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR C Franck Lovelace 16 points (8-13), 2 rebounds, assist
SR C Zach Woolridge 14 points (7-13), 6 rebounds, steal, block

UAB:
JR PG Aaron Johnson 18 points (7-10, 4-5), 3 rebounds, 2 assists
JR SG Terrence Roderick 18 points (7-12, 2-3), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, steal

Top 25 (12-21-09)

1.(1) Louisville 10-0
2.(2) Arizona 11-0
3.(3) Duke 10-0
4.(4) Tennessee 9-0
5.(6) Florida 10-1
6.(8) Seton Hall 10-0
7.(12) Maryland 8-1
8.(7) Kentucky 11-1
9.(5) West Virginia 10-1
10.(17) Texas 9-3
11.(14) Syracuse 8-2
12.(18) California 9-1
13.(19) Washington 10-1
14.(9) UCLA 9-2
15.(10) Connecticut 10-2
16.(11) Wisconsin 9-2
17.(13) Villanova 8-2
18.(--) Oregon 10-2
19.(25) North Carolina 8-1
20.(22) Michigan 11-1
21.(--) Ohio State 7-2
22.(15) Georgetown 7-2
23.(24) Stanford 8-1
24.(16) NC State 12-2
25.(20) Kansas 8-3

vols21

December 8th, 2007, 06:50 PM

nice winning streak against some good teams,

I noticed Princeton is 2-3 so far in my first legacy season. UCR is doin ok too

CincyFan

December 8th, 2007, 07:31 PM

nice winning streak against some good teams,

I noticed Princeton is 2-3 so far in my first legacy season. UCR is doin ok too

That is pretty funny since I did start the year 2-3 also. But I bet they didn't beat Duke in the first round of the tournament though lol.

CincyFan

December 8th, 2007, 07:32 PM

-December 27, 2009
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (9-2) vs. Monmouth (6-7)

Welcome to .500 coach Ryan

From how the first half went it looked as if no one warmed up pre-game for all the misses there was in the first half. Both teams jacked up 27 shots in the half and both teams only made 11 of them for a percentage of 40.7 percent in the first half. Monmouth is down at half by one in a close 29-28 game. What is keeping them in the game is fast break points (6) while the Tigers haven’t even attempted to try to fast break in the first half.

“We are getting a lot of good looking shots its just that none of them are falling in. Luckily for us they are having the same problems. Our team has been playing well lately so for me to go into half and give them a speech of what needs to be done is going to be kind of pointless. We will just addressed what we need to work on, and just to try to calm everyone down and not think about winning the game right now but just winning each possession.” said an up tempo coach Ryan at half.

Both teams would still start off cold in the second half but the team that would start to warm up was Princeton as they finally got a hold on this game. It wasn’t until the last 42 seconds of the game and down by nine that Monmouth would hit two straight three’s to cut the lead to three. Waller would seal the game as he went to the line four times in the final 13 seconds to make all four shots after going 2-4 before the final minute. With this win it gives Coach Ryan a 35-35 mark in his young third season as a coach and a 10-2 record on the year with a 72-65 victory today. Franck Lovelace wasn’t cold today as he was 10-10 from the field as he ended with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks to win player of the game.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
SO PG Javon Waller 6 points (0-2), rebound, 12 assists, steal
SR C Zach Woolridge 15 points (6-13), 6 rebounds, 2 blocks

Monmouth:
JR PF Rickie Crews 12 points (6-9, 0-1), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, block
JR SG R.J. Rutledge 19 points (8-15, 2-8), rebound, 4 assists, steal

Top 25 (12-21-09)

1.(1) Louisville 11-0
2.(2) Arizona 12-0
3.(3) Duke 11-0
4.(4) Tennessee 10-0
5.(6) Seton Hall 12-0
6.(7) Maryland 9-1
7.(8) Kentucky 13-1
8.(9) West Virginia 11-1
9.(5) Florida 10-2
10.(11) Syracuse 9-2
11.(12) California 10-1
12.(13) Washington 12-1
13.(14) UCLA 10-2
14.(15) Connecticut 11-2
15.(10) Texas 10-4
16.(16) Wisconsin 10-2
17.(22) Georgetown 9-2
18.(17) Villanova 9-2
19.(18) Oregon 11-1
20.(20) Michigan 12-1
21.(23) Stanford 9-1
22.(21) Ohio State 7-2
23.(24) NC State 13-2
24.(25) Kansas 9-3
25.(--) Vanderbilt 12-1

CincyFan

December 8th, 2007, 08:32 PM

Monthly Report:

Ivy League Conference:

Two months are down in College Basketball and three teams in the Ivy league are above .500 which is really good since the best players they sign are two star recruits. Still early on with conference play getting ready to start for the majority of the conference next week, but had one conference game already. Cornell and Columbia played each other already and both of those teams are above .500 on the year with Columbia being 6-6 now. Still right now the best team playing is Princeton who can’t seem to even break in the top half of the league. Right now everyone is healthy and while some of the schools look to take a turn for the worst it is Cornell and Princeton to be heading in the right direction. Harvard who won the league last year has done an 180 in only winning four times in thirteen games which is the worst record in the Ivy League. Still if they win the conference they will be having the last laugh as they will be probably the only team (other than Princeton is they finish off the year as the way they started it) to be the team to get into the NCAA tournament. With that said lets look at how the rest of the conference is looking right now:

1. Cornell (10-6, 1-0)
2. Princeton (10-2)
2. Dartmouth (6-7)
4. Brown (6-7)
4. Yale (5-6)
6. Penn (5-7)
7. Harvard (4-9)
8. Columbia (6-6, 0-1)

PLAYER STATS:
Markus Massie: 16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.0 bpg, 18.8 mpg
Franck Lovelace: 15.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.4 bpg, 11.2 mpg
Zach Woolridge: 14.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.6 spg, 1.2 bpg, 15.4 mpg
Devon Videnov: 9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.4 bpg, 18.4 mpg
Timmy Slaughter: 6.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.0 bpg, 17.0 mpg
Jevon Waller: 5.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.2 bpg, 16.9 mpg
Marcus Schroeder: 3.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.0 bpg, 13.9 mpg
Lincoln Gunn: 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.2 bpg, 11.5 mpg
Chris Petrie: 1.8 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.0 bpg, 6.8 mpg

vols21

December 8th, 2007, 08:39 PM

That is pretty funny since I did start the year 2-3 also. But I bet they didn't beat Duke in the first round of the tournament though lol.

no, they lost that game 52-68.

Then won at Illinois (67-64), at LSU (59-49)
I'm a little further ahead now - next game lost to Seton Hall,
but then whipped Rutgers and beat Evansville in OT! (4-4 now). I'll keep you posted on their progress along the way (thought it was fun last year how we shadowed some of the other legacy teams in our own legacy).

CincyFan

December 9th, 2007, 03:49 PM

yeah I am getting ready to shadow people since there are legacies up and running, but not sure what ones (don't think I am going to do all since there are a lot) I want to incorporate yet.

CincyFan

December 9th, 2007, 04:48 PM

-January 3, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Princeton (10-2) Colgate (4-8)

Javon Waller might be the best player in the Ivy League now

Most people thought that Princeton was going to walk all over Colgate since they are on a hot streak right now. It looked very bad at first when the Tigers were down by five within the first four minutes. Once the Tigers found the groove it would be their half to give up despite being down as they raced out to a ten point lead on a 20-6 run in the middle of the half. Still as the buzzer sounded ended the 7-0 Colgate run to keep the lead still with the Tigers in a close 35-31 game.

Second half would be the Tiger team we all know from this year. Just pound it inside to wear out the other team and to take high percentage shoots. While the Raiders did make nine three-pointers in the game (23 attempts) they still lost by double digits to the Tigers. What was more important is that Jevon Waller was player of the game. Nothing special about POTG award since he has done it before, but he would be the first player ever under Coach Ryan to record a double-double as he scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals, and a block in the easy 79-67 win.

Key Performers:
Princeton:
FR SF Devon Videnov 15 points (6-7, 1-1), 3 assists, steal
SO SF Markus Massie 22 points (11-17, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 3 steals

Colgate:
JR SG Mike Venezia 24 points (8-17, 8-13), rebounds, 2 assists, block
JR C Alex English 14 points (6-9), 8 rebounds

Top 25 (12-21-09)

1.(3) Duke 11-0
2.(1) Louisville 13-0
3.(2) Arizona 14-0
4.(4) Tennessee 12-0
5.(6) Maryland 11-1
6.(7) Kentucky 14-1
7.(10) Syracuse 11-2
8.(9) Florida 12-2
9.(12) Washington 13-1
10.(13) UCLA 12-2
11.(17) Georgetown 11-2
12.(18) Villanova 11-2
13.(8) West Virginia 12-2
14.(20) Michigan 13-1
15.(15) Texas 10-4
16.(19) Oregon 12-2
17.(11) California 11-2
18.(5) Seton Hall 12-2
19.(14) Connecticut 12-3
20.(23) NC State 13-3
21.(25) Vanderbilt 13-1
22.(24) Kansas 11-3
23.(--) Texas A&M 11-2
24.(--) North Carolina 9-2
25.(21) Stanford 10-2

chestnutz6

December 9th, 2007, 05:29 PM

Wow I've never had 14 assists I don't think.

imahussla

December 9th, 2007, 06:32 PM

Man you deep this is good to

vols21

December 9th, 2007, 06:39 PM

CincyFan

December 9th, 2007, 08:11 PM

season is progressing nicely. still like to Lovelace try to get 15 minutes a game, to see if he start averaging 20 pts. Always fun to see the 1 star guys do so well. Even so, they'll never see the pros. :(

what's ur RPI these days?

Well he would play a lot but Woolridge is my leader and captain out there. Also he is a senior so that is why Lovelace doesn't get to play much. Next year he will start and get around 25 minutes or so.

Right now our RPI is 8th in the country. This upcoming game against #196 in RPI Lehigh is the last non-conference game we have.

Our confidence is high for the starters with Massie leading the way (and should be since he has been our MVP for the past year and a half) with a 90. Closely behind him is our new rising star in the Ivy league who had his first double-double ever for a player under Coach Ryan with Waller at a 89. Junior Slaughter (SG) is next up in line with 86 followed by the only senior starter (have four seniors on the team) in Woolridge who is an 85. Streaky freshman Videnov closes out for the starters with an 84. Only Schroeder on the bench is above a 60 in confidence and he is a 74. While most people think Lovelace should play more than his 11.4 minutes a game and scoring 14.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a night is struggling in confidence with a 57. Seniors Gunn (54) and Petrie (49) end out the rest on active roster.

With just three bars for team unity this team looks to be playing at a much higher level getting ready to go into conference play with either a 12-2 record or a 11-3 after Lehigh. Even still with the best record under Coach Ryan and finally over the .500 mark for his career coach path he still can’t bring in a lot of home fans as his average attendance is just 3,869 or just 56.5%.

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 05:25 AM

-January 6, 2010
-Non-Conference Game
- Lehigh (7-7) Princeton (11-2)

Double-Doubles are being handed out like candy

Princeton looked like their JV team took the floor to start this game instead of the varsity team. First three shots for the Tigers were blocked as they seemed to just have slow releases to give the defense time to adjust and block their shot. Even when they didn’t block shots it didn’t matter since everything was off base as they started 1-11 shooting. From that Lehigh would take a 18-2 run. Still while things looked down the Tigers club would turn things around. Lehigh would turn the ball over two straight times, and then after two offensive rebounds on the next drive game the Tigers an 8-0 run. Lehigh wouldn’t help their cause as they would go from warm to cold in the shooting department to end the half with just a one point lead in a 28-27 game.

“At first it didn’t look good and I don’t know if our team was just thinking about the two week break after this game. Or if they think they are 10-2 and playing against an even team in Lehigh it would be an easy game. Whatever it was took them out of the game for a while, but after seeing that Lehigh wasn’t going to let us off easy they started to claw their way back and I am proud of my team.” said Coach Ryan at the break.

Second half Lehigh would again come out on fire shooting as they went on a 8-0 run to take a seven point lead. However they wouldn’t have an answer for the tall freshman Lovelace as they would start to dominate down low. When they did start to double Lovelace in the paint it would be the surprised Waller who would start to turn it on. Not known for his shooting he would score all ten points in the second half as those two would take control of the game and give the Tigers a win behind both of their double-doubles. It would be Franck Lovelace to edge out Waller for the Player of the Game has he had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and a block in the 74-63 win.

Key Performers:
Lehigh:
SR SG Marquis Hall 24 points (7-15, 4-8), 2 rebounds, 6 assists, steal
FR C Nicholas Bailey 12 points (6-7), 9 rebounds, steal

Princeton:
SO PG Devon Waller 10 points (3-4, 1-1), rebound, 10 assists, steal
SO SF Markus Massie 17 points (8-17), 5 rebounds, assist, steal

Top 25 (12-21-09)

1.(1) Duke 13-0
2.(2) Louisville 15-0
3.(3) Arizona 16-0
4.(4) Tennessee 14-0
5.(5) Maryland 13-1
6.(6) Kentucky 15-1
7.(7) Syracuse 14-2
8.(12) Villanova 13-2
9.(8) Florida 13-3
10.(17) California 13-2
11.(10) UCLA 13-3
12.(14) Michigan 14-2
13.(15) Texas 11-5
14.(16) Oregon 13-3
15.(13) West Virginia 13-3
16.(22) Kansas 12-3
17.(9) Washington 13-3
18.(18) Seton Hall 12-3
19.(21) Vanderbilt 14-2
20.(19) Connecticut 13-4
21.(11) Georgetown 11-4
22.(--) South Carolina 12-2
23.(20) NC State 13-4
24.(--) La Salle 12-3
25.(--) Oklahoma 11-4

Another Coach in Attendence
Rumor has it that Coach Ryan and Princeton are losing ties with each other. There is an unoffical report that one of the players took money from a booster, and that he isn't one of the smartest kids to get into schoo. Reports have it that Coach Ryan has been giving him mentors and that in one of his classes he cheated on a test to keep him eligible to play still. Again these are just rumors right now.

On the other hand tonight Coach Dean made a visit over to Princeton to watch the game. While he is in his first year at UCR people said he is not in consideration for the Tiger job. However, it is said that after the game Coach Dean likes what he saw some Coach Ryan and that he asked him to come over to be an coach underneath him. Again these are rumors as of right now, but with a 36-35 record overall and hwo the season is going on right now (12-2) some people are questioning the Princeton team.

Stay tune to what happens since the NCAA has taken notice and is now doing an investigation?!

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Two weeks have passed and the NCAA is still in the search. All reports are that Princeton and the coaching staff haven't done anything wrong. While that was good news for the team to hear the report of Princeton school officals and Coach Ryan having a rift seems to be true. Also visiting campus before the game today was Nate Bell (USCU) and Jamar Simmons (WSSU) made their visit to Coach Ryan but it was behind closed doors.

Rumor had it that Coach Dean wanted him on his staff or had some advice. With two new head coaches making their visit to Princeton has now thrown a wrench in all ideas. While we tried to talk to Bell and Simmons after the meeting they had no comment. UCR school officals gave out a statement saying that Ryan and Dean have been friends for a couple of years and that it was a private matter and that Coach Dean was checking in on Ryan's team to see how they were in person.

What does this all mean? We have no idea, but with everyone being hushed hush about this from coaches to the schools the rumors are running wild, almost as wild as the game Princeton played in their conference opener.

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 02:22 PM

-January 29, 2010
-Conference Game
- Columbia (7-8, 0-2) Princeton (12-2, 0-0)

Welcome to Ivy League play Princeton!

Again another slow shooting night to start off the game as the Tigers seemed to find themselves down by double figures. This time it seemed as finally their lay back approach to games would finally nip them in the behind. Or that the team is having concerns for their coach and program that is being probed by the NCAA. This is one of a few games all year that Princeton wasn’t winning at half with the score 32-24.

Second half started out great for the Tigers as they ran off six straight points to tie the game. However Columbia would dig deep searching for their souls as they found it and started to close down the lane, and would start to make the Tigers shoot the three. It worked out great as they were only 2-10 in the second half as Columbia would then just eat the clock away once they got a five point lead again. At the end it would be sophomore Femi Cantrell with his 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals to help give Columbia their first conference win on the year as the Tigers fall 60-48.

Key Performers:
Columbia:
JR PF Asenso Ampim 10 points (5-6), 2 rebounds
SR PG Patrick Foley 8 points (3-18, 0-3), rebound, 4 assists, steal, block

Princeton:
JR SG Timmy Slaughter 5 points (1-2, 1-2), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, steal
SO SF Markus Massie 19 points (7-11, 2-4), 4 rebounds, steal

slackerb

December 10th, 2007, 02:36 PM

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 02:48 PM

Nice job so far, really. And a big LOL at the coaches visiting you and the potential scandal. I'm trying to keep things interesting my USCU legacy by adding little details like this...nice shoutout. :-)

Did Columbia go to the zone to shut down your inside game? That seems to be when you are most consistent...when you can go inside to Woolridge and Lovelace, am I right?

Acutally it was the only time I really couldn't tell and I am really good in real life and in video games to tell if it was a zone or not. I though it was a 1-1-3 they were running, but when Slaughter ran to the corner or opposite side the SG would follow him, but still would have 3 guys down low and the point at the top of the key.

I did adjust my shooting sliders since I have been on a impressive winning streak, but right now at 35 overall shooting from close to mid range might be more than what I am ready to handle right now.

As for the coaches I got ahead of my self since I am in my third year and didn't want to, but I think it adds a new element to my legacy. While I do like to have coaches in the same year I guess it doesn't matter as long as I don't screw up the backstory of it all lol.

If anyone doesn't want to be listed in this legacy just tell me and I will try to keep you out. Really don't think this is a big deal to anyone, but just trying to cover my bases.

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 02:49 PM

-January 29, 2010
-Conference Game
- Cornell (12-7, 3-0) Princeton (12-3, 0-1)

Outside the game of basketball affects Princeton Play

Cornell shuts down Princeton in every aspect of the game in the first half. Three-pointers? 0-6. Overall Shooting? 21 percent. Turnovers? Nine. While Cornell’s defense did well it was the offense that most people remember in the first half as they shot a blazing 78 percent in the first half put this game away before it started. At break Cornell is up 48-27.

“I will take the blame in the first half. There are some questions that are rising up about me, my players, and this program. I promise everything is done right by my staff and the school and there is no foul play. I think its unfair to blame the players and always have it in the newspaper where it is not only affecting these young men on the court by off. People are questioning their character, and its not like they broke the law, but just a rumor. I know their have been scandals and all lately in sports, but I Promise I run a clean ship.” said Coach Ryan who seemed to even be worn down by the rumors.

Second half the only good thing for Princeton was that they made six three-pointers in the half on nine attempts. Cornell still shot over fifty percent in the half which easily had them cruising in the driver seat. They blow out Princeton 85-59 for the second straight home and conference loss. Four Cornell players scored in double figures with two more missing it by at least three points. Senior shooting guard Adam Gore was P.O.T.G. with 21 points, 4 rebounds, assist, and a steal in the easy win.

Key Performers:
Cornell:
SR PG Louis Dale 16 points (5-7), 3 rebounds, 3 assists
SR PF Andre Wilkins 13 points (6-7), 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Princeton:
JR SG Timmy Slaughter 15 points (5-10, 4-7), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, steal
SO SF Markus Massie 15 points (6-11), 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Top 25 (2-1-10)

1.(2) Duke 17-1
2.(3) Arizona 20-1
3.(1) Louisville 20-3
4.(4) Maryland 16-3
5.(7) Syracuse 18-3
6.(5) Kentucky 19-2
7.(6) Tennessee 17-2
8.(9) Florida 17-4
9.(11) Vanderbilt 18-3
10.(10) Kansas 17-3
11.(8) Michigan 18-4
12.(16) Southern Miss 12-3
13.(12) Washington 17-5
14.(19) Villanova 17-4
15.(13) Oregon 16-5
16.(17) UCLA 16-5
17.(15) Connecticut 17-5
18.(--) Utah State 16-2
19.(23) California 15-6
20.(25) Miami (FL) 14-5
21.(--) Mississippi State 15-6
22.(20) La Salle 17-4
23.(18) Oklahoma 16-5
24.(--) Alabama 14-5
25.(14) Seton Hall 14-6

Deuce2223

December 10th, 2007, 02:55 PM

Nice details. I second the info on other coaches coming for visits and the scandal idea. That would be a nice transition into why you would accept a new job after your second season. I will continue to follow..

IBBALLIN33

December 10th, 2007, 03:02 PM

Have u got any big offers yet?

slackerb

December 10th, 2007, 03:08 PM

Ouch, tough loss man.

Maybe Columbia was running a matchup zone? That's what it sounds like.

chestnutz6

December 10th, 2007, 05:25 PM

Looks like the mighty tigers aren't so mighty after all.

vols21

December 10th, 2007, 07:46 PM

0-2 in the Ivy league! I really thought Lovelace would be even more dominant there, but we haven't heard much from him.

wonder if Columbia ran some kind of box & 1 or Triangle & 2 on you (since they had zone, but also played some guys man-to-man?

noticed at one time you had 4 undefeated teams in the top 25 - now there are NONE> some even tagged with 2 losses.

You'll turn it around - or else I'll fly back for a pep talk. :cool:

CincyFan

December 10th, 2007, 09:47 PM

PRINCETON PRESS CONFERNCE

President Shirley M. Tilghman: I am sorry to say that right now we feel its in the best interest in the school, the basketball, and Coach Ryan that we are here to inform that Coach Ryan is on a leave of abstence right now until all matters are solved. That is internally investigation by our people and also of the NCAA board. While I feel that Coach Ryan has done nothing wrong and I have the highest support of him that it is more of a damaging affect on this team and school so far than a positive note for young children.

The rest of the conference schedule will be played out under both of his assistants until, like I said before, both investigations are finished. While I don’t know how long it will be we hope that it is very soon and that everyone can get past these rumors and move on. Coach Ryan and I have already spoke and he is understanding of the matter and wants to say to people to relax since there is no truth behind these rumors and before years end he will be back on the bench.

Fresh

December 10th, 2007, 09:54 PM

well since you're on a leave of absence, you know what was discussed and u know u have my support, i have faith nothing will be found, but take this situation into consideration at years end on whether or not princeton is ur place...there are powers that be in that league....called ALUMNI!

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 04:28 AM

Princeton finishes the first week off without Coach Ryan 1-1

With the benching of Coach Ryan by Princeton the Tigers won their first game without him 62-57 against Penn. Party would be short lived as for the next day they lost by ten in a 69-59 game against last years champs Harvard. The Tigers seem to be more at peace now since the commotion about a scandal with Coach Ryan has died down. After the Harvard game though Princeton again had a Press Conference.

President Shirley M. Tilghman: As of the past three weeks we secretly had our own investigation going. As for the student who was failing a class we looked in behind to records and have seen a very steady improvement, but only since he has been going to the study groups and having extra study sessions with people. We also did a background check of funds by the booster and found that all the money is accounted for and is all in the trust fund still. As of right now we have found that all the myths about Coach Ryan are false and we have cleared him of all charges. Still the NCAA is investigating which means Coach Ryan is still on a leave of absence. While it is apparent that fans and other coaches respect coach Ryan and give him support it looks as if it’s a clear ride now until the NCAA returns with their verdict.

slackerb

December 11th, 2007, 06:58 AM

It will be interesting to see if this has any effect on recruiting...

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 02:10 PM

Everett Dearmon and Maris Maxiell dominate Ivy League

After the whirlwind of rumors and investigations leading to the benching of Coach Adam Ryan it would be his assistants Dearmon and Maxiell taking over. This lead to some heated arguments with people.

1. These are people that Coach Ryan brought to the Princeton team and if he can’t coach them for these “rumors” then why are you letting people who have had first hand or involvement in these matters still coach the team?

2. With these two on the squad still and visit Coach Ryan at home is he really sideline from the team?

3. If Coach Ryan can’t get them to higher than fourth place (when he left they were tied for sixth place this year) how is it that his two assistants can get this team to the top of the Ivy League?

4. Does this mean Coach Ryan is gone after the year and one of his assistants is now the head coach?

5. Who is doing recruiting, and what are the recruits thinking about this matter?

Both Assistants and Princeton officials commented that Ryan still had contact with the team, but he couldn’t officially talk to them about the game or be at practice. He is still a mentor and a leader for these young men so they have the respect for him since most of them were brought in by him. Still the Tigers who started out in conference 1-3 under Coach Ryan would go 8-0 under the two assistants to push them into first place for the Ivy League.

On March 6th the NCAA would release they would have a statement after the game about their findings on the matter, and in fact there was some truth behind the rumors. That game the team looked more worried about the matter after the game since they really didn’t show up and lost to Penn by two in a 67-65 defeat at home.

As of Recruiting Princeton Officials said it given to school officials and the assistants to do the recruiting until or if Coach Ryan came back with the team.

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 02:26 PM

NCAA Report on Princeton investigation of Coach Ryan and School

After the last month and a half of investigations we have found some evidence of foul play and tampering. While most people think Coach Ryan broke an rules of NCAA rules that is totally untrue. What we found out is that Coach Ryan‘s brother Michael Gary (CincyFan) was seeing James Boeheim wife’s (Ann) sister. That is where James Boeheim and Adam Ryan became friends and knew of each other’s coaching style and has been following each others success through high school and now College.

Apparently Michael Gary has been linked to Coach Dean’s cousin from UCR, but we are not hear to talk about personal relationships, but this is what is the reason why the rumors were spread. Katie went to Ann after seeing the reports that her ex was seeing someone else in the college ranks which made Katie very upset. Anne apparently wanted some revenge for this pain that was cause and since she couldn’t do anything to the guy what better way to hurt someone else in the family. That anger was taken out on Coach Ryan of Princeton as she was spreading lies of cheating and breaking of rules. This isn’t the prettiest day in College Basketball as we informed both Boeheim’s family and Ryan’s family about this matter. As of effect of now Coach Ryan is official cleared of all charges and will be allowed to coach Princeton’s team for the remaining last game of the year and then the NCAA tournament. The Law Firm of Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe have been representing Coach Ryan during this time (referred by Coach Dean) and as of right now no changes have been made. Right now Coach Ryan does have the right to press charges, but the Law Firm as said that they aren’t going to right now since Boeheim and Ryan are good friends and hopefully Coach Boeheim can talk to his wife and try to make peace between the two families.

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 03:38 PM

-March 18, 2010
-Round I of NCAA Tournament
- #10 Oklahoma State (21-11, 11-5) Princeton (22-6, 10-4)

Welcome back to NCAA Basketball Adam Ryan

Coach Ryan is back at the helm of Princeton Tigers. He takes over a team that went 9-1 when he was gone and they are now 22-6 on the year with the #38 RPI in college ball. However they are facing a tough opponent in Big 12 school Oklahoma State. Their RPI is #33 just a tad bit better than the Tigers. While Oklahoma State is better overall on paper with a 92 rating and scoring 80.5 points per game they are facing a tough #7 seed in Princeton who is just a 71 overall and scores just 69.3 points a game, but has their Head Coach back and they are a better shooting team percentage wise than the Cowboys.

First half it looked as if the Tigers had something to prove to the world that their coach was a great coach at a young age. The Tigers came out and played their game and it confused the Cowboys right out from the gate. Princeton would be known for pounding it inside a lot would actually push the ball the first few times up court and ended up with six fast break points and a three-pointer to give me a 12-5 lead. Once they got the Cowboys to run back to play defense they just slowed it down and pounded it inside for 28 points in the paint to give me a commanding 39-26 lead at half.

Second half the Cowboys would play like a 90 overall team and would shut down the passing lanes which left to a lot of bad choice shoots for the Tigers. On the flip side the Cowboys started to inch their way back into the game. They would pull within one point with just four seconds left, but Waller would be money at the foul line and would sink two shots to push the lead to three points. A half court shot would fail and it would be #7 seed Princeton who moves on to the second round with a 64-61 victory. Massie was Player of the Game with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 steals.

Key Performers:
Oklahoma State:
FR PG Louis Adler 18 points (7-13, 4-9), rebound, 6 assists, block
SR PF Andre Wilkins 17 points (6-13, 1-2), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, block

Princeton:
SR C Zach Woolridge 13 points (5-11), 2 rebounds, assist, 3 steals
SO PG Jevon Waller 4 points (1-6), 2 rebounds, 12 assists, steal

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 03:46 PM

5 Years More!!!

Coach Adam Ryan was given a five year contract to stay with Princeton after the win over the Cowboys. They head on to the second round to face #2 Duke.

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 03:56 PM

-March 20, 2010
-Round II of NCAA Tournament
- #2 Duke (27-4, 13-3) #7 Princeton (23-6, 10-4)

Revenge is sweet!

This game was almost hyped up as a title bout in boxing. Princeton who has had made headlines this year with rumors with their coach, and then finally making to the tournament after 3 years to now winning the their first post season game. This game looks to be a lot harder since Duke is rated a 98 overall to Princeton’s 71.

First half would be exactly what fans wanted to see. Would their be an upset? Would the game even be close? Well in the first half both teams were throwing haymakers at each other and were connecting. Problem was that no one was backing down and it seemed everything someone made a shot the other team answered. After the first half the score was an extremely high 43-40 game in favor of the Blue Devils.

Second half it would be like a fight without the ref seeing the corner throwing in the towel. Duke and Princeton meet one time before this match-up which was the first year where Princeton won the game in the first round of a pre-season tournament. This time around it would be all Duke in the second half. So much that Princeton only made just three shots in the second half. That was not a miss print. The Tigers only made three shots for a total of 11 points in the second half while Duke would actually score more in the second half than they did in the first. This went from an intense “who will win in round 15” to “what just happened” as Duke handed Coach Ryan his worst loss ever in a 91-51 game. All five starters for Duke were in double figures, but for P.O.T.G. award would go to senior shooting guard Jon Scheyer who had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists in the easy win.

Key Performers:
Duke:
SR C Brian Zoubek 17 points (5-11), 2 rebounds, 2 steals, block
JR SF Kyle Singler 11 points (3-9, 2-3), 7 rebounds, assist, 4 steals

Princeton:
SR C Zach Woolridge 11 points (4-6), 8 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks
FR C Franck Woolridge 10 points (3-9), 6 rebounds

CincyFan

December 11th, 2007, 04:20 PM

National Champions: #2 Kentucky (35-5, 12-4)
Player of the Year: JR C Kevin Love UCLA
Mid-Major Player of the Year: SR SF Jonathan Rodriguez Campbell
Coach of the Year: Billy Gillispie Kentucky (176-86, 1 N.C., 51 years old)
Defensive Player of the Year: SR C Vernon Goodridge La Salle
Big Man of the Year: JR C Kevin Love UCLA
Freshman of the Year: PG Darrall Delgado George Washington

First Team All-American:
PG SR Tajuan Porter Oregon
SG SR Jeremy Wise Southern Miss
SF SR Jonathan Rodriguez Campbell
PF JR Gani Lawal Georgia Tech
C JR Kevin Love UCLA

Second Team All-American:
PG JR Jeff Teague Wake Forest
SG SR Stephen Curry Davidson
SF JR Bill Walker Kansas State
PF JR Blake Griffin Oklahoma
C SR Luke Harangody Notre Dame

Freshman All-American:
PG Darrall Delgado George Washington
SG Jordi Geli Clarke North Carolina
SF Mitch Michaud Stanford
PF Cassiano Samabaly Washington
C Will Williamson North Carolina

Ivy Awards:
Conference Champs: Princeton (23-7, 10-4)
Coach of the Year: Adam Ryan (48-40, 28 years old) Princeton
Player of the Year: PF SR Ross Morin Yale
Freshman of the Year: SF Devon Videnov Princeton

First Team:
PG JR Harrison Gaines Penn
SG JR Timmy Slaughter Princeton
SF SO Markus Massie Princeton
PF SR Ross Morin Yale
C SO Lelan Bowden Harvard

Second Team:
PG SR Patrick Foley Columbia
SG SR Adam Gore Cornell
SF FR Devon Videnov Princeton
PF JR Michael Gately Columbia
C SR Zach Woolridge Princeton

Freshman:
PG Chuck Rothbart Dartmouth
SG Joey Bruce Dartmouth
SF Devon Videnov Princeton
PF Brandin Jennings Dartmouth
C Franck Lovelace Princeton