PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* Coach's Clinic >> Off 2-0 SWEEP!
(NCAAB) Saint Joseph's vs. Princeton,
Point Spread: -8.00 | -115.00 Princeton (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -8.00 | -115.00 Princeton (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: St Joe's won 28 games last season, including one in the "Big Dance" but checks in prior to its game at Princeton tonight with a 4-4 record. The Tigers were 12-2 in the Ivy League last season (2nd to 13-1 Yale) and won 22 games overall, before losing a first-round NIT game to Va. Tech. Princeton comes into this contest a modest 4-4, as well.
St. Joseph's:The Hawks lost a terrific forward duo from last year, Miles (18.1 & 8.1) and Bembry (17.4 & 7.8) and this year's best duo is the a pair of 6-0 guards, Newkirk (21.1 & 4.1) and Kimble (14.6 & 4.1). St Joe's opened 3-0 but lost four in a row before bouncing back with a 72-71 win at Drexel. The Hawks erased a four-point deficit at halftime and dug deep for the win. Junior guard Shavar Newkirk led the way with 27 points for Saint Joseph's on 10-of-16 shooting.
Princeton: The Tigers returned all five starters from last season plus the 6-9 Hase was coming back after missing all of last season with a torn ACL. He had been a double digit scorer in the previous two years but he was quickly lost for the season with another injury to his knee. Princeton was off to a 2-4 start but returns home (this will be just Princeton's second home game this season), after back-to-back victories over Hawaii (75-62 at Pearl Harbor) and 67-64 at Liberty. A trio of SFs in Cook (13.5 & 4.5), Weisz (9.9 & 4.2) and Caruso (9.5 & 4.4) are all seniors. The team's best backcourt player is sophomore guard Cannady (11.0).
The pick: Both of these teams will be better come conference play but the key here is, Princeton has recorded 16 consecutive home victories at Jadwin Gymnasium. Make it 17 wins in a row and make the Tigers a 10* play.
St. Joseph's:The Hawks lost a terrific forward duo from last year, Miles (18.1 & 8.1) and Bembry (17.4 & 7.8) and this year's best duo is the a pair of 6-0 guards, Newkirk (21.1 & 4.1) and Kimble (14.6 & 4.1). St Joe's opened 3-0 but lost four in a row before bouncing back with a 72-71 win at Drexel. The Hawks erased a four-point deficit at halftime and dug deep for the win. Junior guard Shavar Newkirk led the way with 27 points for Saint Joseph's on 10-of-16 shooting.
Princeton: The Tigers returned all five starters from last season plus the 6-9 Hase was coming back after missing all of last season with a torn ACL. He had been a double digit scorer in the previous two years but he was quickly lost for the season with another injury to his knee. Princeton was off to a 2-4 start but returns home (this will be just Princeton's second home game this season), after back-to-back victories over Hawaii (75-62 at Pearl Harbor) and 67-64 at Liberty. A trio of SFs in Cook (13.5 & 4.5), Weisz (9.9 & 4.2) and Caruso (9.5 & 4.4) are all seniors. The team's best backcourt player is sophomore guard Cannady (11.0).
The pick: Both of these teams will be better come conference play but the key here is, Princeton has recorded 16 consecutive home victories at Jadwin Gymnasium. Make it 17 wins in a row and make the Tigers a 10* play.
