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1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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The 1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University. The head coach was Pete Carril. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League and champion of the 1975 National Invitation Tournament.

Regular season

The team posted a 22-8 (12-2 Ivy League) record.[1]

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

NCAA tournament

The team won the 1975 National Invitation Tournament.[2]

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[4][5]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1974-75 Ivy Men's Basketball". ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  3. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-12). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  4. ^ "1975 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. ^ "1976 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.