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 |
2009–10 record | 22-9 (11-3, 2nd Ivy League) |
Head coach | Sydney Johnson (3rd year) |
Captain | Nick Lake |
Captain | Marcus Schroeder |
Home arena | Jadwin Gymnasium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 different 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 Men's Division I 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 Men's Division I 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
- 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "Princeton 77, Marist 58". ESPN. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Princeton 88, Goucher 35". ESPN. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Duquesne 51 (16-16, 7-9 A 10); Princeton 65 (21-8, 11-3 Ivy)". ESPN. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Gets First Postseason Win Since '99 (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Princeton 74 (22-8, 11-3 Ivy); IUPUI 68 (25-11, 15-3 Summit)". ESPN. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Outlasts IUPUI 74-68 in Double OT (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Princeton 59 (22-9, 11-3 Ivy); Saint Louis 69 (23-11, 11-5 A 10)". ESPN. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Saint Louis Ends Men's Basketball's Postseason Run, 69-59 (with video)". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ Plutnicki, Ken (2009-02-10). "The Quad Q.& A.: Princeton Coach Sydney Johnson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Cohen, Ben (2010-12-14). "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 2011-03-14.
- ↑ "Davis, Mavraides Tabbed as All-Ivy for Men's Basketball". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Ranking Summary". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Bill Bradley '65 to be Honored by the NABC Foundation". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-10-07.