2009–10 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2009–10 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
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
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
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 a 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Princeton 77, Marist 58". ESPN. 2010-01-06. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300062368. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  3. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". Princeton Athletic Communications. 2010-10-07. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717. 
  4. ^ "Princeton 88, Goucher 35". ESPN. 2010-01-06. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300240163. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  5. ^ "Duquesne 51 (16-16, 7-9 A 10); Princeton 65 (21-8, 11-3 Ivy)". ESPN. 2010-03-17. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300760163. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Gets First Postseason Win Since '99 (with video)". Princeton University. 2010-03-17. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46553&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204910872. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  7. ^ "Princeton 74 (22-8, 11-3 Ivy); IUPUI 68 (25-11, 15-3 Summit)". ESPN. 2010-03-22. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300810085. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Outlasts IUPUI 74-68 in Double OT (with video)". Princeton University. 2010-03-22. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46553&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204913960. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  9. ^ "Princeton 59 (22-9, 11-3 Ivy); Saint Louis 69 (23-11, 11-5 A 10)". ESPN. 2010-03-24. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300830139. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  10. ^ "Saint Louis Ends Men's Basketball's Postseason Run, 69-59 (with video)". Princeton University. 2010-03-25. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46553&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204915546. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  11. ^ Plutnicki, Ken (2009-02-10). "The Quad Q.& A.: Princeton Coach Sydney Johnson". The New York Times. http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/the-quad-q-a-princeton-coach-sydney-johnson/. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  12. ^ 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. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703380104576015680481303852.html?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_OEM_ID=10600. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 
  13. ^ "Davis, Mavraides Tabbed as All-Ivy for Men's Basketball". Princeton University. 2010-03-10. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46553&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204905433. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  14. ^ "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. 
  15. ^ "Men's Basketball Ranking Summary". National Collegiate Athletic Association. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  16. ^ "Bill Bradley '65 to be Honored by the NABC Foundation". Princeton University. 2010-05-11. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46553&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204944057. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
Team
Stadia
Head Coaches
Championships
NIT
NCAA (Regional)
EIBL (Season)
Ivy (Season)
1908–1925
1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925
1925–1950
1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950
1950–1975
1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975
1975–2000
1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000
2000–2024
2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
'Bold Italic' connotes national championship, Italic connotes NCAA appearance, underline connotes National Invitation Tournament appearance, italic underline connotes NIT championship