2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Ivy League
2016–17 record 23–7 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach Mitch Henderson (6th season)
Assistant coach Kerry Kittles
Assistant coach Brett MacConnell
Assistant coach Skye Ettin
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Princeton † 14 – 0   1.000     23 – 7   .767
Harvard 10 – 4   .714     18 – 10   .643
Yale 9 – 5   .643     18 – 11   .621
Penn 6 – 8   .429     13 – 15   .464
Columbia 5 – 9   .357     11 – 16   .407
Brown 4 – 10   .286     13 – 17   .433
Cornell 4 – 10   .286     8 – 21   .276
Dartmouth 4 – 10   .286     7 – 20   .259
† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mike Washington, Jr. 13 G 6'3" 190 Senior Oak Harbor, WA Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Gladson
#42 C		 St. Louis, MO Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Dec 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Vittorio Reynoso-Avila
#61 SF		 La Mirada, CA La Mirada High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Richmond Aririguzoh
#110 PF		 Trenton, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Jose Morales
PG		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Cardinal Gibbons High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:


Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Young, AaronAaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA
F 1 Reynoso-Avila, VittorioVittorio Reynoso-Avila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr La Mirada La Mirada, CA
G 2 Morales, JoseJose Morales 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hun School Miramar, FL
G 3 Cannady, DevinDevin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Marian Mishawaka, IN
G 5 Bell, AmirAmir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
F 10 Weisz, SpencerSpencer Weisz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ
G 11 Berbari, EliasElias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Harborfields Greenlawn, NY
G 12 Stephens, MylesMyles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ
F 13 Gladson, WillWill Gladson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Chaminade College Prep Chesterfield, MO
G 14 Rayner, KhyanKhyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 20 Forbes, JacksonJackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr John Paul II Plano, TX
F 21 Caruso, HenryHenry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Junípero Serra San Mateo, CA
F 23 LeBlanc, MikeMike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr New Hampton Dover, DE
F 25 Cook, StevenSteven Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Wauwatosa West Winnetka, IL
F 30 Brase, HansHans Brase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hill School Clover, SC
F 31 Miller, PetePete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA
C 34 Aririguzoh, RichmondRichmond Aririguzoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Trenton Catholic Ewing, NJ
F 35 Brennan, AlecAlec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Milton Academy Weston, MA
F 44 Bramlage, NoahNoah Bramlage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Season

11/14/2016*
10:00 PM, ESPN2		 at BYU
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon		 L 73–82  0–1
 Marriott Center (15,926)
Provo, UT

11/20/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Lehigh L 67–76  0–2
 Stabler Arena (1,388)
Bethlehem, PA

11/23/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Lafayette W 71–55  1–2
 Kirby Sports Center (1,077)
Easton, PA

11/25/2016*
7:00 PM		 Rowan W 108–46  2–2
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,559)
Princeton, NJ

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM, MASN		 at VCU L 70–81  2–3
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM, FS1		 vs. California
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational		 L 51–62  2–4
 Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI

12/07/2016*
9:30 PM, FS1		 vs. Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational		 W 75–62  3–4
 Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI

12/10/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Liberty W 67–64  4–4
 Vines Center (2,510)
Lynchburg, VA

12/14/2016*
5:00 PM, ESPNU		 Saint Joseph's L 68–76  4–5
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,360)
Princeton, NJ

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Monmouth L 90–96  4–6
 OceanFirst Bank Center (3,530)
West Long Branch, NJ

12/22/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Bucknell W 72–70  5–6
 Sojka Pavilion (3,216)
Lewisburg, PA

12/28/2016*
5:00 PM		 Hampton W 77–49  6–6
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,838)
Princeton, NJ

12/31/2016*
1:00 PM		 Cal Poly W 81–52  7–6
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,022)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League regular Season

01/07/2017
8:00 PM		 Penn
Rivalry		 W 61–52  8–6
(1–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,814)
Princeton, NJ

01/13/2017
8:00 PM		 Brown W 97–66  9–6
(2–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,735)
Princeton, NJ

01/14/2017
7:00 PM		 Yale W 66–58  10–6
(3–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262)
Princeton, NJ

02/03/2017
7:00 PM		 at Dartmouth W 69–64  11–6
(4–0)		 Leede Arena (862)
Hanover, NH

02/04/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Harvard W 57–56  12–6
(5–0)		 Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

02/07/2017
7:00 PM		 at Penn
Rivalry		 W 64–49  13–6
(6–0)		 Palestra (6,215)
Philadelphia, PA

02/10/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Cornell W 69–60  14–6
(7–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,012)
Princeton, NJ

02/11/2017
6:00 PM		 Columbia W 61–59  15–6
(8–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,803)
Princeton, NJ

02/17/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Yale W 71–52  16–6
(9–0)		 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,846)
New Haven, CT

02/18/2017
6:30 PM		 at Brown W 66–51  17–6
(10–0)		 Pizzitola Sports Center (1,498)
Providence, RI

02/24/2017
7:00 PM		 at Columbia W 64–45  18–6
(11–0)		 Levien Gymnasium 
New York City, NY

02/25/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Cornell W 75–60  19–6
(12–0)		 Newman Arena (1,381)
Ithaca, NY

03/03/2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU		 Harvard W 73–69  20–6
(13–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ

03/04/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Dartmouth W 85–48  21–6
(14–0)		 Jadwin Gymnasium (3,087)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Tournament

03/11/2017
1:30 PM, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (4) Penn
Semifinals		 W 72–64 OT 22–6
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

03/12/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 (1) vs. (3) Yale
Championship		 W 71–59  23–6
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament

03/16/2017*
12:15 PM, CBS		 (W 12) vs. (W 5) No. 14 Notre Dame
First Round		 L 58–60  23–7
 KeyBank Center (17,806)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Honors and accomplishments

Mitch Henderson was a unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year selection.

Senior forward Spencer Weisz was selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, despite only ranking fourth on Princeton in scoring average.[2] He became the 8th player in Ivy League history to win both the league's Rookie of the Year Award and Player of the Year Award.[3] Weisz also earned honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America team, and was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2016-17 Men's College Basketball All-American First Team.[4][5][6] Weisz led Princeton in rebounds, assists (4.2 per game; 125; 2nd in the league), and steals (1.5 per game; 46; 2nd in the Ivy League), while coming in 2nd in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), 5th in 3-point field goals (61) and defensive rebounds (137), and 10th in total rebounds (161).[7][8][3] In December 2016, he tied the Princeton single-game record for assists in a game, with 13 against Liberty.[9] He posted his career high of 26 points in a February 3, 2017, 69–64 victory over Dartmouth.[10] He served again as a co-captain.[11]

Senior Steven Cook was also a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, and was named a third team Academic All-America selection.[12][13] Cook was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 13 first-team. Weisz and Devin Cannady were second team selections.[14]

Myles Stephens was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a All-Ivy League first team honoree. Stephens was the most outstanding player of the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, and Cook was also on the All-Tournament team. The tournament was the inaugural Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament.[15] By virtue of winning the tournament, the team earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule
  2. ↑ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Weisz, Stephens, Henderson Earn Major Awards as Four Tigers Earn All-Ivy Honors", GoPrincetonTigers.com.
  4. ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016–17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Grant named to Jewish Sports Review All-American Team - Pratt Institute Athletics
  6. ↑ College hoops: 3 NJ players earn All-America citations
  7. ↑ Brodsky, Marc (March 13, 2017). "March Madness 2017: Meet the Jewish MVP leading Princeton to the NCAA Tournament". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "NYC Buckets’ Ivy League Awards"
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Princeton 4–0 in Ivy League, beats Dartmouth 69–64". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ Schaefer, Beverly (November 3, 2016). "Tiger men are Ivy League favorites; women take aim at defending-champ Penn". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Florida Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams" (PDF). CoSIDA.com. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  14. ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016-17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Princeton Claims Inaugural Ivy League Tournament Championship". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Princeton to Take on Notre Dame in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship First Round". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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