Princeton Tigers

10/6 TigerCast: Tyler Lussi (WSoc), Patrick Barba (MSoc) & Henry Schlossberg (FB)

The latest edition of TigerCast features interviews with Tyler Lussi, the all-time leading scorer for Princeton women's soccer, men's soccer senior captain Patrick Barba, and All-Ivy defensive lineman Henry Schlossberg.

Interviews: Tyler Lussi 4:25; Patrick Barba 15:35; Henry Schlossberg 29:50.

Hoops Hour with Henderson - John McPhee '53

John McPhee '53, author of 30 books and a Ferris Professor at Princeton since 1974, grew up in Princeton and has followed Princeton athletics since before his days as a student. His first book, called A Sense of Where You Are, is about Bill Bradley '65.

0:57: On growing up in Princeton

3:49: On his writing influences

4:51: On the Princeton classes he teaches

7:10: On his connection to Princeton Athletics

10:11: On competing on “20 Questions” while at Princeton

12:43: On writing for the New Yorker

14:02: On playing basketball at Cambridge

15:00: On Pete Carril

18:21: On writing about Bill Bradley

31:31: On his writing career

36:47: On friend and former Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund

38:52: On his interviewing style

42:44: On teaching students today and Matt Henshon ‘91

49:23: On bicycling

50:18: On Bill Bradley’s 2000 presidential campaign

51:30: On his appreciation of great teams

53:34: On Princetonians he’s worked with, including Richard Stengel ’77 and Marvin Bressler

57:47: On Pete Carril and the building of Jadwin Gym

59:54: On Butch van Breda Kolff ‘45

1:02:44: On Arthur Ashe and his book Levels of the Game

Opening sequence courtesy bensounds.com & ESPN.

9/29 TigerCast: Brittany Ptak (WVB) & Charlie Volker (FB)

Brittany Ptak (women's volleyball) and Charlie Volker (FB) join the final TigerCast of September to talk about the early season and upcoming Ivy League matchups. Ptak is the reigning Ivy Player of the Week, while Volker is coming off a three-TD effort at Lehigh.

Interviews: Ptak 5:20; Volker 16:50.

9/22 TigerCast: Carla Tagliente (FH) & Luke Catarius (FB)

TigerCast looks at Saturday's field hockey opener with new head coach Carla Tagliente, as well as Week 2 for the football team, which tries to remain perfect when it heads to Lehigh Saturday at 12:30.

For specific interviews this week:
Carla Tagliente, 5:35
Luke Catarius, 19:35

Sept. 15, 2016 TigerCast: Scott Carpenter (FB) and Markus Phox (FB)

Saturday's 2016 football season opener is the focus of the Season 8 debut of TigerCast. All-Ivy tight end Scott Carpenter (5:30) and new starting cornerback Markus Phox (15:20) are the interviews for this show. Carpenter discusses some of the advances in the offense, especially in the second year with Chad Kanoff, while Phox talks about going from a rotation corner to the starter, as well as a special moment for his entire family minutes before Saturday's game.

You can now subscribe to TigerCast through iTunes, or your other favorite podcast app, and have new episodes downloaded every week. Search "Princeton Tigers" to become a TigerCast subscriber and get ready for another year of the best audio coverage of Princeton Athletics!

Hoops Hour with Henderson - Brian Taylor '84

Brian Taylor '84 scored 1,239 points in just two seasons at Princeton in the era before freshman eligibility and before departing for professional basketball. A two-time first-team All-Ivy Leaguer and the 1971 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Taylor was selected by both the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA and the New York Nets of the ABA. He joined the Nets and earned ABA Rookie of the Year honors in 1973 before helping the Nets to ABA titles in 1974 and 1976. He went on to play in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers, Kansas City Kings and Denver Nuggets as part of a 10-season ABA/NBA career.

1:05: On growing up in Perth Amboy, N.J.

12:07: On choosing Princeton

18:35: On acclimating to Princeton

26:10: On choosing to return to Princeton after his ABA/NBA career

31:17: On going to the ABA and post-college life

47:33: On today's NBA

49:07: On the 3-point shot

53:50: On his nickname "BT Express"

55:51: On Julius Erving

57:00: On the definition of Princeton basketball

59:35: On life after basketball

73:55: On Pete Carril's impact

Opening sequence courtesy bensounds.com & ESPN.

Hoops Hour with Henderson - Sean Gregory '98

Princeton men's basketball coach Mitch Henderson talks with classmate and Time Magazine writer Sean Gregory '98.

Hoops Hour with Henderson - Steve Mills '81

In the second installment of a new series, Hoops Hour with Henderson, Princeton men's basketball coach Mitch Henderson talks with New York Knicks GM Steve Mills '81. 

Hoops Hour with Henderson - Craig Robinson '83

In the first installment of a new series, Hoops Hour with Henderson, Princeton men's basketball coach Mitch Henderson talks with two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Craig Robinson '83. In 2000, Henderson and Robinson joined the staff at Northwestern when Bill Carmody became the Wildcats' head coach. After six years on staff in Evanston, Robinson spent eight years as a head coach, two at Brown and six at Oregon State, before moving on to a color commentator role with ESPN.