FOX Sports: Pennsylvania Getting Inside When Penn lost three seniors who key played roles for three straight Ivy League championship teams, second-year Quakers coach Glen Miller knew it would be difficult to live up to the program's history as one of the Ivy League's two perennial powers. Should a 13-18 overall record and an 8-6 mark in the Ivy League be considered a disappointing season? By som ... FOX Sports: Pennsylvania Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 13-18, 8-6, third place in the Ivy League. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Despite injuries, youth, inexperience and a rough first two months of the season, the Quakers still came back to win five of their last eight games and showed plenty of potential to be a better team in 2008-09. FOX Sports: Pennsylvania Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: The Quakers return all but one starter and will build with three freshmen -- F Tyler Bernardini, G Harrison Gaines and F Jack Eggleston -- who combined to win nine Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards. They're also expecting the return of sophomore G Darren Smith and junior FTommy McMahon, who were expected to start or play significant minutes ... FOX Sports: Princeton Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 6-23, 3-11, tied fir sixth place in the Ivy League. WHAT WENT RIGHT: First-year coach Sydney Johnson was able to play a lot of players and work with a wide variety of combinations as he looked toward the future. WHAT WENT WRONG: The Tigers were rarely able to sustain any consistency or momentum from half to half, let alone game to game, and ... FOX Sports: Princeton Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: First-year Princeton coach Sydney Johnson was able to play a lot of second- and first-year players in an attempt to look toward the future and there appear to be some capable young players on the roster. THE BAD NEWS: The Tigers weren't very good with the players they had the past two seasons and now five seniors, including three seniors, ar ... FOX Sports: Princeton Getting Inside Over the course of Ivy League history, Princeton and Penn have been the league's two most dominating programs, teaming up to win at least a share of 49 league titles since 1956. All that success seems like ancient history for a Princeton team that has finished with a losing Ivy record in three of the past four seasons and finished last in the league the pa ... FOX Sports: Yale Getting Inside The finish doesn't make up for everything that went wrong in a season that fell far short of Yale's expectations, but at least the Bulldogs didn't give up. After losing four straight games, the Bulldogs closed out the season with three wins, including a 50-48 road victory over Dartmouth and an 81-65 home victory over Harvard in the final weekend of the sea ... FOX Sports: Yale Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 13-15, 7-7 overall, tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Junior Fs Ross Morin and Travis Pinick finished strong and gave Yale hope for more next season as the Bulldogs finished strong with three straight wins. WHAT WENT WRONG: Those three straight wins came after four straight losses. The Bulldogs entered the season exp ... FOX Sports: Yale Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Yale found its foundation for the 2008-09 season when junior Fs Ross Morin and Travis Pinick stepped up late in the season. THE BAD NEWS: The Bulldogs will need a lot more than Ross Morin and Travis Pinick, especially with the loss of four seniors, including leading scorer Eric Flato. The Bulldogs are desperate for scoring help in the backco ... Yahoo!: Pennsylvania Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) When Penn lost three seniors who key played roles for three straight Ivy League championship teams, second-year Quakers coach Glen Miller knew it would be difficult to live up to the program's history as one of the Ivy League's two perennial powers.Should a 13-18 overall record and an 8-6 mark in the Ivy League be considered a disappointing season? By some I ... Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Brown Bears News FOXSports.com News for Harvard Ameer Brown: NJ Guard Has Terrific Camp FOXSports.com News for Dartmouth Ameer Brown: Finishes Up Some Visits FOXSports.com News for Yale Ameer Brown: Takes An Unofficial Visit Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Pennsylvania Quakers News FOXSports.com News for Pennsylvania Scott Machado: Headed To Iona Next page-->

FOXSports.com News for Brown FOXSports.com News for Brown View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Brown Notes, Quotes --Brown is hoping to play in the postseason for the first time since 2003, when it played in the NIT and lost at Virginia in the first round. The Bears played in the 1939 NCAA Tournament and lost to Villanova in the first round, and then played in the 1986 NCAA Tournament andlost to Syracuse in the first round. --By finishing 19-9 overall, the Bears set school records for the most wins and the fewest losses in a se ... ·Brown Strategy and Personnel Brown senior G Damon Huffman finished his final regular season on a roll and did his part to help the Bears remain a candidate for a postseason bid. Huffman was the leading scorer in wins over Harvard and Dartmouth, with 37 points in two games while shooting 70 percent from the floor (14 of 20) and 77 percent from 3-point range (7-for-9). In the process, Huffman set a school record for career 3-pointers (223), also g ... ·Brown Getting Inside The Bears have a new man at the top. Jesse Agel, an assistant coach at Brown for the last two years and a 17-year assistant coach at Vermont, has been named the head men's basketball coach at Brown by Brown athletic director Michael Goldberger. "I am absolutely delighted to have Jesse Agel as our head coach," said Goldberger. "Jesse brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and years of experience to the position. ·LeBron gives more than just his name to his camp LeBron isn't the only NBA star with his name attached to a developmental camp. Jeff Goodman says he's just the most involved one. ·DeRozan hoping long road still ends at USC Demar DeRozan's future depends on the results of his final SAT. USC's Tim Floyd must be crossing his fingers, Jeff Goodman says. ·Mullens, Griffin top 2009 mock draft When Tyler Hansbrough turns pro next year, will he be a lottery pick? Jeff Goodman offers an early version of a 2009 mock draft. ·What teams can use the draft for immediate success? Some teams use the draft to rebuild. Others, though, use it to find the missing piece to a title. Randy Hill says these guys could be it. ·Who's going pro? Who's staying in school? For early entrants, Monday, June 16, was the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft. Many did, but many stayed and gave up their amateur eligibility. Here's the list... ·Tar Heels stand as national title favorite in '09 We now know who's staying and going. And with all 5 UNC starters back, it's no wonder the Tar Heels rule Jeff Goodman's Top 25.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Brown Bears News Latest news and information about the Brown Bears. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Brown Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) The Bears have a new man at the top.Jesse Agel, an assistant coach at Brown for the last two years and a 17-year assistant coach at Vermont, has been named the head men's basketball coach at Brown by Brown athletic director Michael Goldberger. "I am absolutely delighted to have Jesse Agel as our head coach," said Goldberger. "Jesse brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and years of experience to the position. He ha ...

FOXSports.com News for Columbia FOXSports.com News for Columbia View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Columbia Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: The Lions return three of their top six scorers. Freshman F Ampim Asenso showed some promise and LaSalle transfer Brian Grimes should be able to help immediately. THE BAD NEWS: The Lions lose their only all-league caliber player, John Baumann, and no one else scored more than 7.7 points per game. Coach Joe Jones is 53-75 and 27-43 in the Ivy League after five seasons at Columbia. KEY RETURNEES: Gs ... ·Columbia Getting Inside Columbia entered the season believing it had a serious chance to contend for an Ivy League title. The problem was the Lions never really got serious about playing the kind of consistent defense it would take to actually win the championship. While Cornell ran away with the Ivy League title at 14-0, the Lions (14-15) finished 7-7 in the Ivy despite running off six victories in seven games midway through the league ... ·Columbia Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 14-15, 7-7, fourth place (tied) Ivy League. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Columbia won six of seven games midway through the Ivy League season. WHAT WENT WRONG: They also got off to an 0-2 start in Ivy League play against eventual champion Cornell and closed the season with three straight losses. Along the way, they hurt themselves time and time again with inconsistent defense. QUOTE TO NOTE: "Obviously, I'm f ...

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Columbia Lions News Latest news and information about the Columbia Lions. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Columbia Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Columbia entered the season believing it had a serious chance to contend for an Ivy League title.The problem was the Lions never really got serious about playing the kind of consistent defense it would take to actually win the championship.While Cornell ran away with the Ivy League title at 14-0, the Lions (14-15) finished 7-7 in the Ivy despite running off six victories in seven games midway through the league seaso ...

FOXSports.com News for Cornell FOXSports.com News for Cornell View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Cornell Getting Inside One blowout loss to a No. 3 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament shouldn't be enough to discourage Cornell from returning to the tournament next season. After the Big Red suffered a 77-53 loss to Stanford in Cornell's first NCAA Tournament game since 1988, Big Red coach Steve Donahue put the experience in perspective. "We'll play better the next time we're here," he said. Donahue's faith is well-founded. ·Cornell Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 22-6, 14-0, first place in conference. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Despite a young roster with only one seniors and four second-year players in the starting lineup, the Big Red grew through the course of the season, became a better defensive team, learned how to win close games and win on the road and won its first Ivy League title since 1988. ·Cornell Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: The Big Red returns all but one player, including four starters and a total of six players with two years of eligibility remaining. THE BAD NEWS: That one departing player, senior forward Jason Hartford, brought size, defense and rebounding to the roster. Those three areas looked like significant shortcomings in the NCAA Tournament loss to Stanford. To take the next step, the Big Red must improve inside.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Cornell Big Red News Latest news and information about the Cornell Big Red. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Cornell Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) One blowout loss to a No. 3 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament shouldn't be enough to discourage Cornell from returning to the tournament next season.After the Big Red suffered a 77-53 loss to Stanford in Cornell's first NCAA Tournament game since 1988, Big Red coach Steve Donahue put the experience in perspective."We'll play better the next time we're here," he said. Donahue's faith is well-founded. Corn ...

FOXSports.com News for Dartmouth FOXSports.com News for Dartmouth View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Dartmouth Getting Inside The final weekend of the Ivy League season looked a lot like the rest of the season for Dartmouth. With a 50-48 home loss to Yale and a 75-71 home loss to Brown, the Big Green continued its pattern of playing close and losing. Dartmouth (10-18 overall) suffered its share of blowout losses on the way to a ninth consecutive losing season, but the Big Green also sustained eight losses by 10 points or fewer, with six ... ·Dartmouth Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 10-18, 3-11, sixth place (tied) in Ivy League. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Dartmouth's 7-7 nonconference record was its best in four seasons under coach Terry Dunn. Junior F Alex Barnett emerged as one of the Ivy's best scorers and rebounders, and sophomore Elgin Fitzgerald showed some potential late in the season. WHAT WENT WRONG: Injuries took their toll along the way, but more than anything, the Big Green h ... ·Dartmouth Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Dartmouth returns its two best players, F Alex Barnett and G DeVon Mosley, and all but two seniors. THE BAD NEWS: Those two seniors, F Jonathan Ball and G Michael Giovacchini, were solid role players and leaders, and the Big Green needs more dependable players.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Dartmouth Big Green News Latest news and information about the Dartmouth Big Green. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Dartmouth Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) The final weekend of the Ivy League season looked a lot like the rest of the season for Dartmouth.With a 50-48 home loss to Yale and a 75-71 home loss to Brown, the Big Green continued its pattern of playing close and losing.Dartmouth (10-18 overall) suffered its share of blowout losses on the way to a ninth consecutive losing season, but the Big Green also sustained eight losses by 10 points or fewer, with six of th ...

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Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Harvard Crimson News Latest news and information about the Harvard Crimson. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Harvard Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Harvard beat Michigan 62-51 on Dec. 1, giving the Crimson and first-year coach Tommy Amaker a reason to be encouraged about the season.Then reality set in and Harvard lost its next seven games. Except for brief flirtations with success along the way, including a rare weekend home sweep of Penn and Princeton, the Crimson never gained any real momentum.Harvard could score (68.5 points per game) but it rarely did enough ...

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