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Friday, September 25, 2009

News and Notes: Around the Ivy League, Harvard Roster Released with Surprises

Below, some news and notes around the Ivy League.

-Penn has announced its policies for its "Line" for season men's basketball tickets. An annual ritual, some Penn students camp out for season tickets and build school spirit and camaraderie in the process. But still, "the Line" for Penn basketball season tickets is a bit of an oxymoron. As reported repeatedly in the Daily Pennsylvanian, there just is not enough demand for Penn basketball tickets to even warrant having a Line. Usually only a few hundred students show-up for Penn's "Line." And unlike Cornell hockey, where season tickets for the Big Red actually sell-out on an annual basis and students religiously camp out for the prized tickets out of necessity, Penn virtually never sells out the Palestra for basketball. In fact, last season, it was Cornell that led the Ivy League in attendance, while the Palestra usually remained half-empty.

-Harvard announced its coaching clinic led by Tommy Amaker.

-Harvard also announced its roster and it contains a pair of surprise freshmen additions--Spencer de Mars and Peter Edelson. But more significantly, the roster now totals 18 players with just three seniors. Certainly roster overcrowding issues facing the Crimson in Cambridge. Princeton's remains the league's lone roster hold out:

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