Princeton pulled away late from Yale at Jadwin Gym, 66-58, in January and thumped the Elis, 71-52, in a dazzling display of defensive acumen in New Haven last month.
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2016-17 Ivy League Tournament Semifinals roundup
Everybody can take away from the inaugural Ivy League Tournament semifinals what they wish. Anti-tournament folks can point to the folly of a team that finished 6-8 in league play essentially hosting a squad that went 14-0. Pro-Palestra Ivy observers can point to what was a rollicking atmosphere with a mostly full arena during the first men’s semifinal. Pro-tournament, anti-Palestra fans can look to the dip in attendance following Penn-Princeton to make the case for a tourney at a neutral location more geographically equidistant for all the Ivies.
Ivy Madness: A tough path for Harvard
Two games will likely define Harvard’s season. The narrative surrounding this team — whether Harvard is back as a mainstay in the Big Dance as one of the top mid-major programs in the country, or if they were just too young — will be decided by two games. Two 40-minute games for all the marbles, because 14 is so “last year.” Like it or not, the Ivy League Tournament is here, it’s here to stay … and it’s going to be a lot of fun. Here’s what to watch for from Harvard’s perspective.
IHO 2016-17 All-Ivy Awards
The voting for this year’s IHO All-Ivy Awards was more varied and wide open than ever, as well as substantially different from the Ivy League’s awards announced Wednesday. Here’s what the site’s writers combined to come up with …
On the Vine program alert
Joining hosts Peter Andrews and Mike Tony tonight for a special, Ivy League Tournament preview edition of On the Vine will be Steven Tydings of CSNPhilly.com (and occasionally of Ivy Hoops Online), Ivy Hoops Online founder Ian Halpern and IHO writers Rob Browne and George Clark.
Listen live at 7:45 p.m. EST on Mixlr.
Ivy weekend roundup – Mar. 6, 2017
What a long, strange trip it’s been …
@IvyLeagueNet Thanks, Harvard was great in Shanghai
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) November 14, 2016
This has been a crazy season for Ivy League basketball, all 16 weeks of it. From Harvard’s starting the season 14 hours away in Shanghai to Penn’s regular season-ending triumph over the Crimson Saturday night, this season has been full of surprises and unusual trends.
Ivy women’s update – Mar. 2, 2017
On Friday night, Penn clinched a berth in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament with a 47-34 victory over Cornell at the Palestra. The Red battled back from Penn’s initial 7-0 start, but could not counter the Quakers’ 11-0 run at the start of the second quarter. Both teams shot poorly (Cornell 24 percent overall and 18 percent from three; Penn 37 percent overall and 29 percent from three), but Penn’s more dominant inside game proved to be the difference.
On the Vine – program alert
Joining us tonight On the Vine will be IHO contributor Ian Wenik and very special guest Noah Savage, a 2008 Princeton alum and ace Tigers commentator for radio and the Ivy League Digital Network.
Listen live at 7 p.m. EST: mixlr.com/on-the-vine
On the Vine program alert
Columbia Director of Basketball Operations Jonathan Safir and Mike James (@ivybball) are set to join IHO writer George Clark and hosts Peter Andrews and Mike Tony for this week’s podcast episode of On the Vine. Listen live Thursday at 8:15 p.m. EST and send questions for the panel at Mixlr here.
Ivy women’s update – Feb. 17, 2017
With three weeks left in the regular season, we’d like to update the readers on the women’s basketball results.