2009–10 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
2009–10 Princeton Tigers men's basketball | |
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2010 College Basketball Invitational, Semifinals | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 22–9 (11–3, 2nd Ivy) |
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Captains | |
Home arena | Jadwin Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 13 | - | 1 | .929 | 29 | - | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 11 | - | 3 | .786 | 22 | - | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 10 | - | 4 | .714 | 21 | - | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 6 | - | 8 | .429 | 12 | - | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | - | 9 | .357 | 11 | - | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 5 | - | 9 | .357 | 11 | - | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 5 | - | 9 | .357 | 6 | - | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 1 | - | 13 | .071 | 5 | - | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 21, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2009–10 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Sydney Johnson and the team captains were Nick Lake and Marcus Schroeder.[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, which earned them an invitation to the 16-team 2010 College Basketball Invitational single-elimination tournament where they were advanced to the third round to play in the semifinals.
The team posted a 22–9 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.[1] On January 6, 2010, against Marist Patrick Saunders had a perfect shooting night from the floor on eight field goals including five three-point shots.[2] These field goal percentages are both listed in the Princeton record books as tied for the second best perfect performances.[3] On January 24 against Goucher, the team established the school single-game record for steals with 20, surpassing the 17 set on five occasions between December 6, 1975, and January 28, 2002.[3][4] In the March 17, opening-round game of the College Basketball Invitational tournament at home, Princeton defeated the Duquesne Dukes 65–51.[5] The game was Princeton's first postseason appearance since the 2003–04 team went to the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the first postseason victory since the 1998–99 team won two games in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament.[6] On March 22, the team defeated IUPUI 74–68 in double overtime at IUPUI Gymnasium in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7] The Tigers had previously won in the postseason in Indianapolis when the 1995–96 team pulled off a first-round upset of the national defending champion in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[8] In the tournament semifinals the team was defeated by Saint Louis University 69–59 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 24. Princeton led 25–22 with 7:25 remaining in the first half but fell behind by a 38–29 halftime score.[9][10]
Head coach Johnson employs the Princeton offense.[11] The prior season the only two schools who had lower scoring averages also ran the Princeton offense: Oregon State and Denver.[12]
The team was led by second team All-Ivy League selections sophomore Douglas Davis and junior Dan Mavraides. It was the first time since 2004 that two Tigers had been on the first or second All-Ivy League teams.[13] Using the Princeton offense, Princeton led the nation in scoring defense for the twentieth time since 1976.[14][15] Following the season, Bill Bradley was awarded the Court of Honor Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton 77, Marist 58". ESPN. January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton 88, Goucher 35". ESPN. January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Duquesne 51 (16-16, 7-9 A 10); Princeton 65 (21-8, 11-3 Ivy)". ESPN. March 17, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Gets First Postseason Win Since '99 (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. March 17, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton 74 (22-8, 11-3 Ivy); IUPUI 68 (25-11, 15-3 Summit)". ESPN. March 22, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Outlasts IUPUI 74-68 in Double OT (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. March 22, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton 59 (22-9, 11-3 Ivy); Saint Louis 69 (23-11, 11-5 A 10)". ESPN. March 24, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Saint Louis Ends Men's Basketball's Postseason Run, 69-59 (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. March 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ Plutnicki, Ken (February 10, 2009). "The Quad Q.& A.: Princeton Coach Sydney Johnson". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Ben (December 14, 2010). "Princeton Moves Into the Fast(er) Lane: The Tigers Are Using the Same Intricate Half-Court Offense They Made Famous—They're Just Pushing the Tempo More". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Davis, Mavraides Tabbed as All-Ivy for Men's Basketball". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. March 10, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Ranking Summary". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Bill Bradley '65 to be Honored by the NABC Foundation". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. May 11, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.