1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

1998–1999 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Rainbow Classic Champions
1999 National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference Ivy League
1998–1999 record 22-8 (11-3, 2nd Ivy League)
Head coach Bill Carmody
Captain Brian Earl
Captain Gabe Lewullis
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
« 1997–98 1999–2000 »

The 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis.[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. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament.[2]

Using the Princeton offense, the team had a midseason eleven-game winning streak and posted a 22-8 overall record and a 11-3 conference record.[1] Although the team failed to secure an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team defeated several entrants in the tournament including the UAB Blazers and conference foe Penn Quakers as well as wins on back-to-back nights against Texas and Charlotte to win the 8-team Rainbow Classic held in Honolulu, Hawaii. As of 2010, the 27-point comeback from 13–40 with 15:11 remaining to win 50–49 over Penn on February 9, 1999 remains the fifth-largest comeback and fourth-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. That game's 9–33 half time deficit comeback remains the second-largest comeback.[3] In the National Invitation Tournament the team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 54–47 at home on March 10, 1998[4] and the NC State Wolfpack 61–58 on March 15 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina[5] before losing to the Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio on March 17 by a 65–58 score.[6][1][7]

The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selections Lewullis and Earl, who won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Chris Young.[2] The team won the eleventh of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 52.7 points allowed average.[8] Earl ended his Princeton career as the Ivy League's all-time three point field goal with 281, surpassing Matt Maloney's 244. The total continues to be the all time record.[9] He also achieved a 90.9% free throw percentage in conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.[10]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton Athletic Communications. 2010-09-27. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695. 
  2. ^ a b 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 40. 
  3. ^ "Division I Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 38. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-04. 
  4. ^ Popper, Steve (1999-03-11). "College Basketball: N.I.T. Roundup; Princeton Gains Date With the Wolfpack". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/sports/college-basketball-nit-roundup-princeton-gains-date-with-the-wolfpack.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  5. ^ "College Basketball: Men'sI.T.; Young's 24 Propel Princeton". The New York Times. 1999-03-16. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/16/sports/college-basketball-men-s-nit-young-s-24-propel-princeton.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  6. ^ "Colleges: National Invitation Tournament; Xavier Gains Semifinal At Princeton's Expense". The New York Times. 1999-03-18. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/18/sports/colleges-national-invitation-tournament-xavier-gains-semifinal-princeton-s.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  7. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (2009-06-22). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". Princeton University. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  8. ^ "Division I Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  9. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 49. 
  10. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 52. 
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