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CollegeHoopsNet ranked Harvard at #114 in its top 144 teams and projected them to finish first in the league (Princeton was previously ranked at #135, projected to finish second). CHN concludes, regarding Harvard:

Harvard beat everybody they were supposed to be last year, going 10-0 against teams that finished below them in the standings. However, they got swept by both Princeton and Cornell. Coach Amaker has to get his young team mentally prepared to take on the big name teams in the conference or this a squad that could disappoint and let a less talented, but more experienced team take home the Ivy League title.

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DailyPennSports tweeted,

Sophomore Malcolm Washington (son of Denzel) no longer listed on men’s hoops roster.

The Daily Pennsylvanian Buzz Blog commented on Washington:

Washington struggled in the few minutes he accrued during his freshman year, seeing little playing time behind unanimous all-Ivy point guard Zack Rosen. Washington started one game in Rosen’s place when the Rosen was briefly benched for a violation of team rules.

Beyond his meager statistics (a .157 clip in shooting) Malcolm’s future role on the team became questionable with the announcement of a large incoming freshman class ripe with supposed guard talent.

The roster now sits at 20 players, still five above the League travel limit, but with injuries the Quakers will likely not have too much trouble making weight.

No word as to whether it was Washington’s choice or a team move.

Penn is at #58 on the Mid Majority’s TMM100 countdown, a ranking all the 263 teams of the non-BCS, based on their performance over the course of the six-year Mid-Majority era.

The Soft Pretzel Logic blog tweeted, “As we approach 8 years since it happened, there are people who genuinely don’t believe me when I tell them Penn once hosted College Gameday.”

GoPrincetontigers.com announced that the February 4 game between Princeton and Harvard would be televised on ESPN-U, in addition Princeton’s Nov 14 games against defending national champions Duke. The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Buzz Blog commented on this news:

In what we think may be a sign of the times, this year’s Princeton-Harvard basketball matchup will be televised on ESPN-U.

With the Penn-Princeton rivalry on the back burner right now (Penn has lost the last three contests), is this the new rivalry for the Ivy League?

The Daily Pennsylvanian ran a story about Penn’s high-profile Dec 4 matchup with Army.

“The style of play displayed in the Patriot League compares to the Ivy League play very well,” senior forward Jack Eggleston said. “[It’s] a similar type of basketball [and has] a similar talent level, so I think playing Army is going to prepare us well for the Ivy League schedule.”

HoopsatHarvard announced via twitter that 2010 Harvard grad Dan McGreary took a job with the Cleveland Cavaliers head office.

Brown announced its five newcomers.

The Cornell Daily Sun interviewed the founders of the popular twitter feed @wittmanfacts.

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The Ithaca Journal spoke to former Cornell coach Steve Donahue about the pro placements of recent grads Wittman, Foote, Dale, and Jaques. Says Donahue,

“In a lot of ways, all four made really good decisions,” Donahue said by phone Thursday. “In terms of where they’re at, the type of coaches they’re playing for, the cities they’re living in, the style of play. It fits every one of them. The guys did the right thing, took their time, had good representation, and in the long run it helps — those three in particular: Louis and Jeff and Ryan — to keep improving.

“Eventually, their hope is they can compete and improve their game to get to their goal of playing in the NBA or at the highest of levels and make this a really successful career.”

Princetonbasketball.com reports that Tiger alum Marcus Schroeder will be attending open D-League tryouts in Oakland on Saturday.

Harvard released its 2010-2011 roster yesterday.  It includes five incoming freshmen.  Current  sophomore Spencer de Mars is no longer listed on the roster.

Harvard also officially released the schedule that was inadvertently released by the Ivy League office last week.

Brown has also released its 2010-2011 roster, which includes four new freshmen and a transfer.  Current junior Marques Coleman is no longer listed on the roster.

The University of Kentucky released an official schedule that includes a matchup with Penn on January 3.

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Buzz blog comments on the UK match-up.

Last year Penn men’s basketball suffered one of its the program’s worst defeat ever at Duke.

This year, the Quakers are headed to perennial powerhouse Kentucky. But it’s okay, right? All their players left for the NBA draft…

Toledo transfer Stephen Albrecht, now playing at Brown, has been added to the Twitter directory.

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The Ivy League office has posted Harvard’s 2010-11 basketball schedule.

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• Brown releases men’s basketball schedule – Projo College Hoops | The Providence Journal | http://ow.ly/2poMs #
• Magic of Numbers: Pros from Harvard Beat the Odds | The Harvard Crimson http://ow.ly/2pp9T #

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Sportswriter Martin Kessler faces off against Harvard men’s basketball forward Andrew Van Nest.

CRIMSON FACEOFF is a new one-on-one video series brought to you by The Harvard Crimson: Sports.

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Rush The Court reviews the Ivy League’s summer — including coaching changes, Lin’s pro signing, and Harvard’s recruiting violation — and presents its predicted ivy standings for next year, which are as follows:

1. Harvard (12-2): Yes, they lose Jeremy Lin, but they return three ultra-talented sophomores, including Freshman of the Year Kyle Casey. The 6’7 forward began last season as the 6th man but started the last ten games, averaging ten points and five rebounds per game. They also boast a sophomore backcourt that we see as a potential top-10 duo in the country in Brandyn Curry and Christian Webster. The latter scored 24 points in only 28 minutes in Harvard’s postseason loss to Appalachian St. Sprinkle in another prized recruiting class that includes a few players in the top 150 and you have all the ingredients for an Ivy Championship.
2. Princeton (11-3): They were six points away from hoisting the conference championship trophy last season, as two heartbreaking three-point losses to eventual champion Cornell did them in. Most publications project the Tigers as 2010-11 champs, as this is another team that returns a talented trio in top scorer Doug Davis, leading rebounder Dan Mavraides and late-blooming freshman Ian Hummer. We see a nip and tuck race with the depth of the Crimson being the deciding factor.
3. Penn (10-4): Don’t be surprised if Penn projects itself into the Ivy race this season. And if they do, it will be most assuredly on the back of last year’s RTC Ivy POY Zack Rosen. The 6’1 junior was at or near the top in five key stats, including leading the league in scoring. If he continues to mature as a player, he very well could receive a lot of national recognition, a la Jeremy Lin and Ryan Wittman last season. Now, if only the rest of the roster can remain healthy — a difficult task the past two years — the Quakers can take aim at what they consider their rightful place at the top of the league.
4. Cornell (9-5): How the mighty have fallen; Is the reign of the Big Red over? Maybe not, despite huge losses via graduation. They return four players who saw considerable action during last year’s championship run (Chris Wroblewski, Errick Peck, Adam Wire, and Mark Coury), and thus have enjoyed and expect success. While this year’s freshman class was recruited by Steve Donahue, who is no longer with the program, they come with promising credentials. Should our projections hold true, the future in Ithaca should be bright. Remember, it was new leader Bill Courtney who recruited most of the George Mason NCAA Final Four team in 2006.
5. Brown (5-9): The bad news: the graduation of All-Ivy Matt Mullery, who led the Bears last season in several offensive stats. The good news: the next six scorers all return, led by Peter Sullivan and All-Ivy freshman Tucker Halperin. Brown could improve by leaps and bounds; They went 4-4 over their final eight league games, which included an almost unheard of weekend road sweep of Penn and Princeton. We would not be surprised to see the Bears make a run.
6. Columbia (4-10): One would have to consider the now-concluded Joe Jones era a disappointment. At times showing promise during his seven-year tenure (one top four finish), the bottom line is that the Lions were 20 games below .500 in Ivy play during that period. Enter Kyle Smith, the former associate head coach at St. Mary’s of California. He was responsible for running the offense and coordinating all recruiting activities. And lest you forget, St. Mary’s reached the Sweet 16 in last year’s tournament. Admittedly, it is not easy to build a program and win at Columbia — one has to go back to the Jim Macmillan/Heyward Dotson days. Maybe Smith, a master recruiter, is exactly what the Lions need.
7. Yale (3-11): There is still one Jones left in the Ivy League: James at Yale. And to offset the loss of All-Ivy swingman Alex Zampier, Jones brought in a national recruiting class, with players from California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts and New York, all of whom were 1000-point scorers in their high school careers. Additionally, the Elis return six players who averaged more than ten minutes of playing time per game, led by second-leading scorer Michael Sands. If the class of 2014 can contribute immediately, Yale could be one of the deepest teams in the league.
8. Dartmouth (2-12): Hope in Hanover? Paul Cormier, who returns for his second tour of duty at Dartmouth, must think there’s some. The basis for such optimism lies in the fact that the Big Green, who amazingly had no player average in double figures last year, returns five of their top six scorers and eight players who averaged double figures in minutes played. This group is led by 6’1 Ronnie Dixon, the best shooter on the team. If the rest of the returnees can show some improvement, perhaps Cormier can lead his team out of the cellar.

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