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The 1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were Armond Hill and Michael Steuerer.^[1] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League and champion of the 16-team 1975 National Invitation Tournament.^[2]

The team won its last thirteen games and posted a 22-8 overall record and a 12-2 conference record.^[1] The team won the National Invitation Tournament held at New York City's Madison Square Garden by defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders 84–63 on March 16, 1975, the South Carolina Gamecocks 86–67 on March 20, the Oregon Ducks 58–57 on March 22 and the Providence Friars 80–69 on March 23.^[1]^[2]^[3] This was the school's first and only post season tournament championship.^[3]

During the season, the team spent the final two weeks of the seventeen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, peaking at number eight and ending the season ranked number twelve.^[4] The team also finished the season ranked number twelve in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.^[5]

Armond Hill was selected to the All-Ivy League first team. Tim van Blommesteyn was was selected in the 1975 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks with the 153rd overall selection in the 9th Round.^[2]

Regular season

The team posted a 22-8 (12-2 Ivy League) record.^[6]

FORDHAM	W	70-47
NAVY	W	66-55
Notre Dame	L	66-80
Villanova	W	79-70
DAVIDSON	W	72-56
Rutgers	L	67-73
South Carolina !	L	48-66
Duke !	L	57-66
PENNSYLVANIA	W	50-49
Lafayette	L	67-73
DARTMOUTH	W	82-68
HARVARD	W	67-57
Temple	W	59-48
Duke	L	73-90
Pennsylvania	L	57-75
Yale	W	62-50
Brown	L	61-62
CORNELL	W	59-29
COLUMBIA	W	86-67
Harvard	W	70-55
Dartmouth	W	70-58
Columbia	W	78-60
Cornell	W	80-53
Virginia	W	55-50
BROWN	W	61-57
YALE	W	76-68
Holy Cross @	W	84-63
South Carolina @	W	86-67
Oregon @	W	58-57
Providence @	W	80-69

! = South Carolina Classic at Columbia, S.C.

@ = NIT at New York

Home games in CAPS

NIT tournament

The team won the 1975 National Invitation Tournament.^[7]

National Invitation Tournament

3/16/75 at Madison Square Garden: Princeton 84, Holy Cross 63

3/20/75 at Madison Square Garden: Princeton 86, So. Carolina 67

3/22/75 at Madison Square Garden: Princeton 58, Oregon 57

NIT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

3/23/75 at Madison Square Garden: Princeton 80, Providence 69

Awards and honors

Armond Hill
- First Team All-Ivy League^[7]
- All-East^[8]

Barnes Hauptfuhrer
- Second Team All-Ivy League^[7]

Mickey Steuerer
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy League^[7]

Tim van Blommsteyn
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy League^[7]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.^[9]^[10]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1975	9	9	Tim van Blommsteyn	New York Knicks
1976	1	9	Armond Hill	Atlanta Hawks
1976	3	10	Barnes Hauptfuhrer	Houston Rockets

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton Athletic Communications. 2010-09-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 30. Cite error: The named reference "2010ILBMG" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-22). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "1974-75 Ivy Men's Basketball". ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
^ "1975 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
^ "1976 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[MBRBATR-1] "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton Athletic Communications. 2010-09-27.

[2010ILBMG-2] 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 30. Cite error: The named reference "2010ILBMG" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[MBitP-3] Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-22). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[DIR6883-4] "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[5] "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[6] Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[7475IMB-7] "1974-75 Ivy Men's Basketball". ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[IL&NA-8] Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[9] "1975 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[10] "1976 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

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+The team won its last thirteen games and posted a 22-8 overall record and a 12-2 conference record.<ref name=MBRBATR>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results |date=2009-06-12|date=2010-09-27|publisher=Princeton Athletic Communications}}</ref> The team won the National Invitation Tournament held at New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]] by defeating the {{cbb link|1974|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|school=College of the Holy Cross|title=Holy Cross Crusaders}} 84&ndash;63 on March 16, 1975, the {{cbb link|1974|sex=men|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|school=University of South Carolina|title=South Carolina Gamecocks}} 86&ndash;67 on March 20, the {{cbb link|1974|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|school=University of Oregon|title=Oregon Ducks}} 58&ndash;57 on March 22 and the {{cbb link|1974|sex=men|team=Providence Friars|school=Providence College|title=Providence Friars}} 80&ndash;69 on March 23.<ref name=MBRBATR/><ref name=2010ILBMG/><ref name=MBitP>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason|accessdate=2010-09-30|date=2009-06-22|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> This was the school's first and only post season tournament championship.<ref name=MBitP/>
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v t e Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)
Rivalries	Penn Rutgers
Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" 1989 Georgetown game
Menschen	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)
Rivalries	Penn Rutgers
Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" 1989 Georgetown game
Menschen	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics