2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball

CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Ivy League
2011–12 record	20–12 (10–4 Ivy, 3rd)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Brian Earl
Assistant coach	Dan Geriot
Assistant coach	Marcus Jenkins
Captain	Douglas Davis
Captain	Patrick Saunders
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium

2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Harvard	12	–	2	.857	26	–	5	.839
Penn	11	–	3	.786	20	–	13	.606
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
Yale	9	–	5	.643	19	–	10	.655
Cornell	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	15	–	15	.500
Brown	2	–	12	.143	8	–	23	.258
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	5	–	25	.167

As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League. The team captains were seniors Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders. They finished the season 20–12, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Evansville in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Pittsburgh. The season was highlighted by wins over a ranked Harvard team and the Florida State Seminoles. The team was led by unanimous first team All-Ivy League selection Ian Hummer and second team selection Douglas Davis.

Preview

Princeton entered the season having won the 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season championship and having earned the resulting 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament invitation. The team entered the season having lost senior captains Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox. Maddox was the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-Ivy selection. Mavraides had been a second team All-Ivy selection. The team returned second team All-Ivy selection Hummer.^[1]

Entering the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season head coach Mitch Henderson began his tenure at Princeton, taking over for Sydney Johnson.^[2] With the move that resulted from Johnson taking a new coaching job, Princeton has six alumni who are active Division I head coaches, a total second only to eight by the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program.^[3] The Ivy League media poll selected Princeton to be tied with Yale for second place behind Harvard.^[4] Princeton had been the preseason favorite the year before.^[5]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Jimmy Sherburne	Guard	6–3	197	Junior	Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
4	Denton Koon	Forward	6–8	205	Freshman	Liberty, Missouri
5	T.J. Bray	Guard	6–5	205	Sophomore	New Berlin, Wisconsin
11	Brian Fabrizius	Forward	6–11	210	Freshman	Arlington Heights, Illinois
14	Chris Clement	Guard	6–2	190	Sophomore	Round Rock, Texas
15	John Comfort	Forward	6–7	197	Senior	La Grange, Illinois
20	Douglas Davis	Guard	5–11	157	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22	Patrick Saunders	Forward	6–8	205	Senior	Gilford, New Hampshire
23	Clay Wilson	Guard	6–3	176	Freshman	Tulsa, Oklahoma
25	Tom Noonan	Forward	6–8	235	Sophomore	Havertown, Pennsylvania
32	Mack Darrow	Forward	6–9	230	Junior	Lake Barrington, Illinois
34	Ian Hummer	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	Vienna, Virginia
40	Bobby Garbade	Center	6–11	245	Freshman	Binghamton, New York
41	Daniel Edwards	Forward	6–8	225	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
44	Brendan Connolly	Center	6–11	255	Junior	Brentwood, Tennessee

Schedule

With a new first-time head coach, the team got off to slow starts. It started the season with a 1–5 record, but won 18 of its final 24 games and started its conference schedule with a 2–3 record, but won 8 of its final 9 games.^[3] The recovery enabled the team to qualify for its 32nd post season appearance (24 NCAA, 5 NIT and 2 CBI).^[6]

Princeton earned its first home win against a ranked opponent since the 1976–77 team's January 3, 1977 victory over Notre Dame by defeating Harvard (No. 21 Coaches/25 AP) on February 11, 2012.^[7] The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11, 1997,^[3] which is when the 1997–98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena (now named Izod Center) in East Rutherford, NJ.^[8]^[9] Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did^[10]^[11] as well as Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival Rutgers. In addition, the team's schedule included the ACC's NC State. Its results against Harvard, Florida State and NC State give the team a 2–2 record against teams in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[3]

For the 18th consecutive season, the Ivy League men's basketball schedule concluded with a Tuesday Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry game against the 2011–12 Quakers.^[12] Princeton's 62–52 victory enabled it to retain slim 26–25 and 24–23 leads in terms of Ivy League Championships and Ivy League team NCAA Tournament appearances, respectively.^[13]^[14]

In the first round of the 2012 CBI Tournament, senior Douglas Davis scored a career-high 31 points to lead Princeton to a 95–86 victory over Evansville.^[15]^[16] Although Davis posted another 20 points in the subsequent quarterfinal game against Pittsburgh to surpass Kit Mueller for second place on the Princeton scoring list, Princeton lost 82–61 to end the season.^[17]^[18] Davis' appearance in the March 19 contest also enabled him to surpass Ryan Wittman as the Ivy League's all-time leader in games played (122).^[6] Pittsburgh eventually went on to win the tournament.^[19]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/12/2011* 5:00 PM, FiOS1	Wagner	L 57–73	0–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,444) Princeton, NJ
11/16/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at NC State Legends Classic	L 58–60	0–2	RBC Center (12,140) Raleigh, NC
11/19/2011* 12:30 PM, FiOS1	Buffalo	W 61–53	1–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,715) Princeton, NJ
11/22/2011* 7:00 PM, FiOS1	Elon	L 55–56	1–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498) Princeton, NJ
11/25/2011* 6:00 PM	at Bucknell Legends Classic	L 56–62	1–4	Sojka Pavilion (2,488) Lewisburg, PA
11/26/2011* 2:00 PM	vs. Morehead State Legends Classic	L 56–68	1–5	Sojka Pavilion (NA) Lewisburg, PA
11/27/2011* 2:00 PM	vs. West Alabama Legends Classic	W 66–42	2–5	Sojka Pavilion (NA) Lewisburg, PA
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM, FiOS1	Lafayette	W 69–54	3–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,542) Princeton, NJ
12/07/2011* 7:30 PM	at Rutgers	W 59–57	4–5	The RAC (3,406) Piscataway, NJ
12/10/2011* 4:00 PM	at Drexel	L 60–64	4–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225) Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2011* 7:00 PM, TCN	at Rider	W 72–71 ^OT	5–6	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
12/18/2011* 1:00 PM	at Northeastern	W 71–62	6–6	Matthews Arena (938) Boston, MA
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM, TWCSN	at Siena	L 59–63	6–7	Times Union Center (6,471) Albany, NY
12/30/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Florida State	W 75–73 ^3OT	7–7	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670) Tallahassee, FL
01/01/2012* 3:00 PM	at Florida A&M	W 76–61	8–7	Teaching Gym (353) Tallahassee, FL
01/08/2012* 2:00 PM	The College of New Jersey	W 79–68	9–7	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,246) Princeton, NJ
01/13/2012 7:00 PM	at Cornell	L 59–67	9–8 (0–1)	Newman Arena (1,843) Ithaca, NY
01/14/2012 7:00 PM	at Columbia	W 62–58	10–8 (1–1)	Levien Gymnasium (1,764) New York, NY
01/30/2012 7:00 PM	at Penn Penn–Princeton Rivalry	L 67–82	10–9 (1–2)	The Palestra (6,835) Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2012 7:00 PM	at Brown	W 77–63	11–9 (2–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (905) Providence, RI
02/04/2012 7:00 PM	at Yale	L 54–58	11–10 (2–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,175) New Haven, CT
02/10/2012 7:00 PM	Dartmouth	W 59–47	12–10 (3–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,152) Princeton, NJ
02/11/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#25 Harvard	W 70–62	13–10 (4–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,266) Princeton, NJ
02/17/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Columbia	W 77–66	14–10 (5–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,751) Princeton, NJ
02/18/2012 6:00 PM	Cornell	W 75–57	15–10 (6–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,147) Princeton, NJ
02/24/2012 7:00 PM	at Harvard	L 64–67	15–11 (6–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
02/25/2012 7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	W 85–61	16–11 (7–4)	Leede Arena (1,008) Hanover, NH
03/02/2012 7:00 PM	Yale	W 64–57	17–11 (8–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293) Princeton, NJ
03/03/2012 7:30 PM	Brown	W 81–47	18–11 (9–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,219) Princeton, NJ
03/06/2012 7:30 PM, ESPN3	Penn Penn–Princeton Rivalry	W 62–52	19–11 (10–4)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590) Princeton, NJ
2012 CBI
03/13/2012* 8:00 PM, HDNet	at Evansville First Roud	W 95–86	20–11	Ford Center (3,012) Evansville, IN
03/19/2012* 7:00 PM	at Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	L 61–82	20–12	Peterson Events Center (2,001) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:^[20]

First Team All-Ivy

^Ian Hummer, Princeton (Jr., F, Vienna, Va.)

Second Team All-Ivy

Douglas Davis, Princeton (Sr., G, Philadelphia)

^Unanimous Selection

Other

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All‐District District 13 team on March 14, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Ian Hummer was a second team selection.^[21]

References

↑ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2010–11". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
↑ "Mitch Henderson Named Princeton Men's Basketball Coach". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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↑ "2011–12 Ivy League MEN’S BASKETBALL" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-05. p. 12. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
↑ "Ivy League Men's Basketball Abound with Preseason Honors Entering the 2010–11 Season". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
1 2 "Men's Basketball Postseason Release 2". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ "Princeton hands No. 21 Harvard first Ivy League loss". ESPN. 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
↑ "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 80. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
↑ TheACC.com (2012-03-11). "Florida State Wins the #ACCTRNY 85–82 over North Carolina: This is Florida State's first ACC Championship". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ "Florida State Seminoles Schedule – 2011–12". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
↑ "Princeton, Penn Meet Tuesday with Quakers Aiming for Title Share". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Men's Hoops Denies Penn Title Share, Finishes Perfect at Home in Ivy". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Princeton defeats Pennsylvania; Harvard clinches first Ivy League title". ESPN. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Princeton 95 (20–11, 10–4 Ivy); Evansville 86 (16–16, 9–9 MVC)". ESPN. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ "Davis's Career-High 31 Leads Princeton to First-Round CBI Win". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ "Princeton 61 (20-12, 10-4 Ivy); Pittsburgh 82 (19-16, 5-13 Big East)". ESPN. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ "Davis Becomes School's Second-Leading Scorer, but Tigers Lose to Pitt". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ "Pittsburgh rides hot shooting by Washington State for CBI crown". ESPN. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
↑ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

External links

Princeton Tigers @ ESPN.com
2011 stats @ ESPN.com

Princeton Tigers men's basketball

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Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song"

People	Head coaches

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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