- Jeremy Lin: president, judge, NBA player | The National Newspaper http://ow.ly/2iL3f #
- Promising High School Players Keep Harvard on List | The Harvard Crimson http://ow.ly/2iL3W #
- Roger Montgomery Making a Name For Himself | Hoopsworld.com http://ow.ly/2iZmA #
- Lin wows 'em in Taiwan | San Jose Mercury News http://ow.ly/2j34K #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-30
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-29
- Ivy Leaguers in the NBA – Photo Gallery | Sports Illustrated http://ow.ly/2ieR4 #
News Update 7-29-2010
The Harvard Crimson’s Back Page blog writes,
In hoops news, the Cornell men’s basketball team’s “tentatively projected 2010-2011 non-conference schedule” was released by the Cornell Basketball Blog. The Big Red is expected to square off against such elite opponents as Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Minnesota. The Harvard men’s basketball team is expected to take on at least four opponents from the power six conferences. The Crimson will host Colorado and visit Connecticut, Michigan, and Boston College. Also on the schedule for Harvard are the Atlantic 10’s Fordham and George Washington and the Colonial Athletic Association’s George Mason.
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TheSouthern.com has a brief article on new Columbia assistant coach Koby Altman, who left a graduate assistant coach at Southern Illinois University to join Kyle Smith and assistants Mike Murphy and Carlin Hartman.
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The Stanford Daily profiles Harvard’s Jeremy Lin.
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Twitter Updates for 2010-07-28
- LEEInks list: Top NBA Ivy Leaguers http://ow.ly/2hG0f #
- Washington Post: Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin blazes unique trail to Golden State Warriors http://ow.ly/2hHC4 #
- Combining Love of Sports with NCAA Experience, Harris Enjoys First Year as Ivy League Commissioner| Town Topics http://ow.ly/2i0a9 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-27
- Contrary to Wikipedia, Jeremy Lin Will Not Represent Chinese Taipei | The Harvard Crimson http://ow.ly/2h6GB #
- Pros and Harvard Ballers Share Court | The Harvard Crimson http://ow.ly/2h6Tj #
- Andy Katz's Daily Word: Former Saint Mary's assistant coach Kyle Smith sees the potential at Columbia, Ivy League – ESPN http://ow.ly/2heQN #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-26
- The Ivy League Makes Rare Headway Into NBA | WSJ.com http://ow.ly/2gnqX #
- Will the Ivy League's banner season attract better recruits? – The Dagger – NCAAB – Yahoo! Sports http://ow.ly/2gF74 #
Did Matt Mullery sign with a Dutch team?
Several European sites suggest that Brown’s Matt Mullery might’ve signed with a Dutch team last week. Mullery is listed on the Lanstede Zwolle team roster at Eurobasket.com. A Google translation of the site de Basketballsite van nederland states,
Landstede knows a new season but also a few familiar names. Besides three American players, the club namely former player Nikki Hulzebos contracted to a year is going neighborhoods in Nijmegen.
The American players who are playing in Zwolle Matt Mullery, Harry Marshall and Lawrence Borha. The 2.04-meter Mullery comes from Brown University and was the last two years at the All Star team from the Ivy-league choice.
A Google translation of the Dutch paper deStentor says,
Three new Americans and two lost sons are on the list of players Landsted Basketball, that negotiations for next season has almost been completed.
Technical manager Adriaan van Bergen is also the commitment of three Americans. De nieuwe center is Matt Mullery, 23 jaar en afkomstig van Brown Athletics. The new center Matt Mullery, and 23 years from Brown Athletics.
Penn roster: news & reflections
Penn announced its eight-man incoming class yesterday.
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The Daily Pennsylvanian says Penn might need all the help it can get.
After a dismal 2009-10 season, in what area does the Penn men’s basketball team need the most help from next year’s newcomers?
“We were a 6-22 team last year,” forward Jack Eggleston said. “We need help everywhere.”
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One incoming freshman, Chris Hatfield, came as a surprise to the Daily Pennsylvanian, who briefly profile the Orina CA native.
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The Harvard Crimson had this comment on Penn’s large roster:
Penn announced today its eight-person freshman men’s basketball class, bringing its total roster size up to—gasp!—22 people. Did you know that the sky is now green, and grass blue? No, not really—that’s just what the Cornell Basketball Blog wants you to think with headlines like “Penn’s Overcrowded Roster Causes Player Discontent.” For the past few months, the Internet world has been abuzz news of the Quakers’ large roster size, as though there is no way Penn will be able to manage so many players. Perhaps there should be a new reality television show called “Jerome Allen Plus 22” tracking the drama that will surely ensue next season.
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The DP’s Calder Silcox discusses the pros and cons of Penn’s large roster, including the following:
PROS —
Cast a wide net. With no worrying about roster size or scholarship dollars, the program has no excuse not to get as much talent on the roster as possible. If you can secure eight recruits, maybe four or five will turn out alright over their four-year careers. That’s better than two good players coming out of a four-man recruiting class.
The Cornell effect. How did Cornell play its way to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen this year? With a lot of players — 19 to be exact. And during that run, the media couldn’t get enough of the Cinderella’s seniors, all nine of them, who lived together in one house (think The Real World: Ithaca). That team and class chemistry is vital. “It’s a built-in group of friends that you’re gonna have for your whole four years,” Class of 2011 member Jack Eggleston said of recruiting classes.
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Quality over quantity. I’m a foodie. I’d much rather have a nice 8 oz. cut of sirloin than a pound and a half of chuck meat. Instead of filling roster spots with potential talent, go out and find some recruits who are guaranteed to make a difference on the team from day one. I guess it depends on how hungry Penn is.
Playing time. No matter how much they tell you that it’s great just to be a part of the team, every college basketball player needs minutes like Penn grads need jobs. College sports are a huge time commitment, if you don’t get to play a few minutes here and there, you start to wonder whether you ever will. I remember chatting with rising senior Dan Monckton after his first opportunity to start last season, and that was just what he told me.
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Penn’s Dan Monckton, who averaged 7.9 ppg last year, might be out for months due to microfracture surgery on his knee, the Buzz Blog reports:
Dan Monckton had a microfracture surgery on his knee, according to a post on his facebook, which says that instead of sitting out a few weeks as he had planned, the recovery time will be a matter of months.
This is a considerable hit for Penn as the senior had a breakout season last year, and was looking primed to shine in his fourth year on the team.
Monckton started five games last season, racking up the third most total minutes, averaging 23.2 per game.
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Jeremy Lin signing news, mostly.
The Oakland Tribune says Jeremy Lin perhaps became the most popular player on the Warriors roster the moment he signed a contract.
Lin drew more media than the draft and the news conference introducing the No. 6 overall pick, Ekpe Udoh, illustrating Lin’s pull in the Bay Area.
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The Harvard Crimson says Jeremy Lin might land a shoe deal and other endorsements.
Since news leaked Tuesday night that Lin would sign with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, Lin has been approached with a number of endorsement opportunities, including a shoe deal, his agent Roger Montgomery told The Crimson today morning.
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NESN.com says Lin is making history as a rare Asian-American and Ivy Leaguer in the NBA. Excerpt:
His last name, Lin, tells us that he is of Asian descent. His first name, more importantly, tells us that he is not just Asian, but Asian-American. Asians in the NBA, though few in number, are nothing new. We all know about Houston Rockets center Yao Ming. There’s also Yi Jianlian, the sixth pick in the 2007 NBA draft, now with the Washington Wizards. And Sun Yue was drafted in ‘07 by the Lakers. However, what these players all have in common is that they are from China. They were born in China, played in China and then came to the NBA.
Lin, on the other hand, is Asian-American. He was born in California. His parents are originally from Jiaxing, China, and emigrated from Taiwan. Lin making it to the NBA is truly a milestone. Should he make the Warriors’ final roster, he will become the first Asian-American to play in the NBA since Wataru Misaka, whose career consisted of a mere three games with the New York Knicks in 1947.
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You can also read about Lin’s signing with the Warriors in the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Harvard Crimson, and the San Jose Mercury News.
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The Harvard Crimson updates readers on League sports, including basketball:
Let’s begin with a healthy dose of Ivy League basketball. In case you live under a rock, Harvard’s Jeremy Lin ’10 is on the verge of signing with the Golden State Warriors. 2010 has been a golden year for Ivy League basketball: With Cornell’s run to the sweet 16, four Ancient Eight graduates playing in the NBA summer league, and Lin’s impending induction as a Warrior, fans of Ivy League basketball have certainly been spoiled. Now we’re all set up for a major let down next season when Princeton will likely get pummeled in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Intro by Bill Bradley.