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Ranking the Ivy League Coaching Positions

By on April 3, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League, Princeton

The Ivy League is different. At least it used to be. Two schools – Princeton and Penn – dominated the league for a long time. Times are changing though. The P’s have relinquished their control and schools like Harvard and Cornell have recently had extremely successful seasons.

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KenPom Weekly Movers: Northwestern Falling, Princeton Rising

By on February 25, 2013 in MAAC, Marist, Princeton

BracketBusters helped teams move up and down the rankings this week. Note: I’m using data Sunday through Sunday because I was a day late. (Put your spreadsheets in the cloud!)

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Hot-Shooting Princeton Downs Columbia

By on February 2, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League, Princeton

Another tough loss on the road in Ivy League play leaves Columbia behind schedule in the conference and way behind leader Princeton and Harvard.

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Sydney Johnson’s Journey to 100 Wins

By on February 1, 2013 in Fairfield, MAAC, Princeton

In his sixth season as a head coach and his ninth season in coaching after a prolific playing career at Princeton, Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson earned his 100th victory with a 61-54 win over St. Peter’s Sunday. Johnson is 100-78 over six seasons at two schools. He is 34-25 at Fairfield after going 66-53 [...]

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Princeton Confident In Home Win Over Bucknell

By on December 23, 2012 in Ivy League, Princeton

Note: With so many games in the area on Saturday I obviously couldn’t be everywhere. Here’s a guest post from my brother, Matt Templon, who was at Jadwin on Saturday evening to watch the Tigers take down Bucknell.

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MAAC Night In Review: Not All Losses Are Equal

By on December 21, 2012 in Iona, MAAC, Princeton, Rider

While both MAAC teams in action lost last night, the results had a bit of a different feel. Iona lost to La Salle 88-74, but Gaels fans are now excited by the excellent debut of David Laury. Rider struggled at Princeton, leaving the Broncs with even more questions.

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All-Conference Teams According to Value Add

By on December 17, 2012 in America East, Canisius, Columbia, Iona, Ivy League, Long Island, Loyola, MAAC, NEC, Niagara, Princeton, St. Francis (NY), Stony Brook

Now that John Pudner has given us a look at why Low-Major Value Add can be a useful way of comparing players at that level I wanted to take a look at the all-conference teams according to the metric thus far this season. There aren’t that many surprises, but using data through last Thursday’s games, [...]

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Fordham Takes Down Princeton At Barclays

By on December 15, 2012 in Atlantic 10, Fordham, Ivy League, Princeton

Fordham played smart, aggressive basketball down the stretch against Princeton and pulled out a 63-60 victory on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Preview: Princeton vs. Fordham

By on December 14, 2012 in Atlantic 10, Fordham, Ivy League, Princeton

The Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Festival on Saturday will feature three games at the Barclays Center. The first two will include schools from the New York City area, while the third is an ESPN2 showcase game between Michigan and West Virginia. Fordham and Princeton tip-off the action at 2:30 p.m. from Brooklyn.

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Ivy League Still Okay After Rough Night

By on November 28, 2012 in Columbia, Ivy League, Long Island, Princeton, Stony Brook, Wagner

The sky is not falling, the Ivy League isn’t terrible and the league champion isn’t heading to Dayton. Yes, going 1-3 on a night with the lone win being at home over Binghamton isn’t exactly special, but the league should be just fine in the long run.

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