Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reports on Princeton men’s basketball’s 100-59 win over Division III squad John Jay Thursday night at Jadwin Gym, from which Tigers coach Mitch Henderson departed early:
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Three Quakeaways from the Penn men’s 102-57 rout of John Jay
Chalk up Penn’s first game in the post-Jordan Dingle era as a success.
The Quakers raced out to a 30-9 lead in the first six-plus minutes against Division III John Jay on Monday at the Palestra and didn’t look back en route to a 102-57 win.
With the second-leading scorer in Division I gone to St. John’s, Penn (1-0) relied on offensive production by committee; five players scored in double figures.
Monday’s contest was, in all practicality, a preseason game. But the Quakers put enough on tape to have some meaningful Quakeaways ahead of Wednesday’s home game against Bucknell.
“Leper treatment” for top Ivy men’s teams needs to stop
What do Hofstra, Colgate, Siena, Loyola Chicago, UMass and Vermont all have in common? They are all solid mid-major men’s basketball programs and willing to travel to the home gym of a top Ivy team.
It doesn’t seem like a big deal on the surface, but it is.
Consider Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have one natural rival in their 153 years of playing college sports. Not Penn State. Not Syracuse.
Princeton.