Life after Hummer
The men’s basketball team is doing better now that Ian Hummer ’13 is gone.
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The men’s basketball team is doing better now that Ian Hummer ’13 is gone.
The men’s basketball team stormed past Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, continuing its best start since the 1997-98 season. The Tigers (6-1) have not lost since they fell to Butler by three on Nov. 16.
Men’s basketball hosts Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday at 7 p.m. in Jadwin Gymnasium. The Tigers (5-1) are off to their best start in 16 years and look to continue a four game win streak against the Knights (3-7). Princeton is ranked 70th in the country in Jeff Sagarin’s college basketball computer rankings, which are based on which teams have beaten which teams and by how much. These rankings go back to the 1999-2000 season and have never seen the Tigers ranked this high at the end of the season.
The Ivies are off to a great start this basketball season, and most of the teams look like they will be boasting excellent records when they start Ivy play. Here's how the Ancient Eight breaks down after the first few weeks of competition against non-league opponents:
Watching Blake Dietrick shoot the ball is fun. In the women’s basketball game against Oregon on Sunday, the junior guard hit every single shot she took in the first half — eight buckets on eight shots, accounting for 21 of the Tigers’ 55 points going into halftime. Did I mention she sunk every one of the five three-pointers that she attempted in those 20 minutes?
With 71-66 and 66-53 wins over George Mason and Bucknell, respectively, overThanksgiving break, the men’s basketball team has opened their season with a 5-1 mark for the first time since current head coach Mitch Henderson ’98's team did so duringHenderson’s senior season.
The men’s basketball team defeated George Mason 71-66 Tuesday night at Jadwin Gym in a rollercoaster ride of a game.
Men’s basketball: Princeton looking to extend winning streak
The men’s basketball team went on several long runs and showed off its three-point shooting ability to defeat Rice 70-56 in Houston on Saturday afternoon.
The men’s basketball team heads to Houston on Saturday to take on Rice in its fourth game of the season. The Tigers (2-1), fresh off Wednesday night’s thrilling overtime win against Lafayette, are off to their best start since 2009, when they also went 2-1.Should they win Saturday, it would be the team’s first 3-1 start in seven years.
For the second-straight week, the men’s basketball team (1-1) took the court without its emotional leader and captain, senior guard T.J. Bray. Following last weekend’s 67-50 shellacking of Florida A&M, Princeton headed to Indianapolis to face a tougher squad in Butler (2-0), which has reached two NCAA Finals games in the past four years. Stellar offensive performances by sophomore forward Hans Brase and junior forward Denton Koon helped Princeton net exactly 67 points again, but a last-second chance to force overtime rimmed out and gave Butler a three-point victory.
After opening the 2013-14 season with a convincing 67-50 win over Florida A&M last weekend, the men’s basketball team will look to start 2-0 for the first time in four years when it tips off against Butler on Saturday night in Indianapolis. The Tigers (1-0) will also look to beat the Bulldogs (1-0) for the first time, as both of the previous meetings have resulted in Butler victories.Princeton will hope to maintain its offensive momentum from last week for its first road game of the season. Facing a larger and more physical defense, the Tigers will especially look to continued success from behind the arc. Last Sunday saw the Tigers make 12 three-pointers on 31 attempts, the most three-pointers made since last February against Dartmouth and the most threes attempted in a D-I game since 2009.The Tigers’ more experienced players are expected to step up on the road, particularly senior forward Will Barrett and junior forward Denton Koon. Barrett made four of his six three-point attempts last Sunday for 12 points. Koon will likely come off the bench again to add major force in the paint, as he made 50 percent of his field goal attempts last Sunday to lead the Tigers with 17 points.The Tigers also hope for major contributions from team members who were not on last year’s roster. In particular, the team looks to continue reaping the benefits of senior guard Jimmy Sherburne’s return, as Sherburne missed the entirety of the 2012-13 season due to injury. The 6-foot-3-inch Wisconsin native put up a career-best 13 points for the Tigers last Sunday in his first collegiate start. In addition, Princeton will look to some of its rookies to help out in the first career road game. Freshman forward Spencer Weisz became the first freshman to start a season opener for the Tigers in five years last Sunday, grabbing six rebounds and adding four assists in addition to his five points in an impressive start against FAMU.The Tigers will face a Butler lineup that is not only acclimated to first-class competition, but also has leaders who have gone to the deepest stages of the NCAA Tournament. Senior Khyle Marshall poses one of the biggest threats to the Tigers’ defense, a powerful 6’6” forward who put up 19 points and 13 rebounds in Butler’s opener last Saturday. The Florida native started 35 of 36 games for the Bulldogs last season and led the team in field goal shooting (.566).Marshall led the NCAA Tournament with 23 offensive rebounds back in 2011, but he is not the only threat in a well-established offense. Senior forward Erik Fromm, sophomore guard Kellen Dunham and junior forward Kameron Woods all reached double digits in scoring in last Saturday’s 89-58 trouncing of Lamar. Butler outscored Lamar 62-22 in the paint, a clear indicator of the threat it poses to Princeton within the arc.Tip-off is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m. from the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Since Jadwin Gymnasium opened in 1969, the men’s basketball team has won 17 of its 26 Ivy League Championships. The Tigers boast a 408-114 record on Carril Court, going 260-53 over league opponents.
The long-awaited Ivy League basketball season finally got underway last weekend, with most teams winning their opening-day matchups. Here’s how the Ancient Eight stacks up as the action begins again:1. Harvard, 136 points (17 first-place votes) (1-0) This year’s loaded Crimson team is sitting at the cusp of being ranked in the AP preseason poll. Siyani Chambers, last year’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year with a nasty three-point shot, is just getting started under the mentorship of last season’s Ivy League Coach of the Year, Tommy Amaker. Don’t forget about Wesley Saunders either.Back for his final season, it’s no surprise that the sharp shooter got six preseason votes for Ivy Player of the Year.2. Penn, 100 points (0-1) The Quakers will be throwing their weight behind guard Tony Hicks this season —the sophomore co-Ivy League Player of the Week put up an impressive 28 points against Temple in Penn’s narrow 78-73 loss. Penn is bringing back the majority of its players that had a major role in key wins late last year, making the team possibly the biggest threat to Harvard’s probable dominance this season.3. Yale, 96 points (1-1) Sophomore forward Justin Sears was on fire in the second half of the Bulldogs’ opener against Central Connecticut State. The co-Ivy League Player of the Week pulled Yale out of a 17-point second-half deficit as he scored 16 points and snagged 10 rebounds in the last 20 minutes to earn his team the 93-77 win. The Bulldogs led the league in rebounds last season, and with the 13 players on their roster listed as 6-foot-5 or taller, Yale will be looking to control the boards again this time around to be a menace on both offense and defense.4. Princeton, 93 points (1-0) The Tigers can let out a sigh of relief knowing that they were able to pick up an easy victory over a fast-paced team like Florida A&M without last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year Ian Hummer ’13. Princeton was still able to produce a solid 67 points to the Rattlers’ 50, but they will need to prove that their returning players as well as new faces can pick up the scoring where Hummer left off. Junior forward Denton Koon stepped up in a big way in Princeton’s season-opener, adding 20 points and recording his first career double-double.5. Brown, 74 points (1-0) Like many Ivies, the Bears dominated a much weaker opponent to begin their season, downing Binghamton 74-57. Though the Bears are by no means a powerhouse, they piled on the offense on Sunday. Guard Sean McGonagill put up 22 points, going 4-6 from beyond the arc while forward Rafael Maia added 14. Brown will now face five straight road games before returning to Providence Nov. 30.6. Cornell, 38 points (0-2) It’s been a rough start for the Big Red, which has faced serious competition in its first two games and come up short each time. Cornell opened its season against Syracuse, another inhabitant of the frigid upstate New York region, losing 82-60. The Big Red returned to Ithaca and played a much closer game against Loyola, leading throughout before falling to 93-89 in overtime. Rookie guard Robert Hatter put up a maddening 32 points in his second collegiate game.7. Dartmouth, 38 points (1-0) The Big Green went a long way toward building its self-esteem this weekend, putting up 100 points and winning by 39 over Lyndon State in Hanover. Everyone on Dartmouth’s roster had at least one point, and five players went over double digits in the blowout, and the Big Green out-rebounded the Hornets 48-29.8. Columbia, 37 points (1-0) The Lions forgot about last year’s terrible 4-10 Ivy season when they put up 73 points to Maryland Eastern Shore’s 54 on Saturday. Columbia’s performance in the second half especially gives it hope for the upcoming weeks—the Lions sunk seven of 12 three-point balls and hit 63 percent of their shots. If Columbia can turn this kind of an offensive performance into a regular show and shore up its defense, the Lions may very well end up much higher in the standings this year.
The men's basketball team opens their season against Florida A&M in Jadwin Gym. The game is indicative in seeing how Princeton will play without star Ian Hummer '13, who led the team last here in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and offensive rebounds. Hummer also led last year's Ivy League in points per game.
The men’s basketball team opened its season Sunday at Jadwin Gym with a comfortable 67-50 win against Florida A&M. Despite a lackluster second half, Princeton largely dominated the Rattlers (0-2 overall), holding them to 32.7 percent shooting and just 1-11 from beyond the arc.
“The nature of collegiate athletics, not to be cliche, is that you have turnover,” women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart said at her team’s preseason press conference.
Following a heartbreaking end to its 2012-13 season, the men’s basketball team will soon begin a new quest for the Ivy League title that eluded it by one game last spring. Nursing the loss of Ian Hummer '13, the second-most prolific scorer in school history, the squad has reloaded by adding six freshmen and three veterans returning from time off.Senior guard Jimmy Sherburne, junior guard Ben Hazel and junior forward Dan Edwards will all be stepping onto the court for the first time since early 2012, following the one-year hiatus each took for separate reasons. In his Media Day teleconference, head coach Mitch Henderson '98 made it clear that Sherburne and Hazel will be thrust immediately back into the spotlight, resuming their roles as the team’s primary ball-handlers along with senior guard and captain T.J. Bray.Sherburne and Hazel will have plenty of backup along the perimeter, coming in the form of six freshman guard/forwards. In the backcourt, junior guard Clay Wilson and senior guard Chris Clement should continue to provide significant ballhandling and three-point shooting assistance from the bench.Henderson asserts that the addition of seven perimeter weapons will provide added flexibility for his primary scorers. Junior forward Denton Koon, for instance, who was second on the team in scoring behind Hummer last year with 10.5 points per game, will be relieved of his backcourt duties in order to operate more freely off the ball.More importantly, Henderson feels the additional support at the guard positions will help his team overcome a problem it suffered for much of last season: losing close games. Last year, seven of the Tigers’ 11 losses were decided by six points or fewer. Henderson attributes some of Princeton’s late-game struggles to his team’s inconsistent guard play, which he feels has improved during this offseason.“Where ... last year we lost a lot of close games, a good heady guard takes you out of those situations,” he said. “At the end of the game where you just needed somebody to get open, I think we have that ability now.”While the program’s concerted effort to stock its backcourt will pay dividends in some areas, it may come at a cost to others. Resources in the paint, for instance, will be somewhat less abundant.With the loss of the 6-foot-7-inch Hummer, 6-foot-9-inch forward Mack Darrow '13 and 6-foot-11-inch center Brendan Connolly '13, who contributed a combined 65.2 minutes per game last season, the 2013-14 version of the team is a markedly smaller one. Of the nine players added to this year’s roster, seven are 6-foot-5-inches or shorter.The size concern translates to a rebounding one. Even with the team’s height last year, they averaged just 31.0 boards per game —the second-worst in the Ivy League. Still less encouraging is the fact that Hummer, Darrow and Connolly provided more than a third of those rebounds, averaging 10.7 together. Henderson recognizes the issue but is hopeful about his team’s chances to resolve it collectively.“We weren’t particularly a great rebounding team last year,” he conceded. “But I think [sophomore forward] Hans Brase is gonna make a huge step. I see Denton Koon filling up the void there. T.J. got almost five a game, so I see that continuing.He added that he expects help on the boards from his guards as well as from 6-foot-10-inch freshman forward Pete Miller, who he anticipates will play significant minutes during his rookie season.Henderson has taken tangible steps to improve his team’s rebounding numbers this year. Every day before practice, a new tally is posted in the Tigers’ locker room noting how many times each player should have boxed out during the previous practice and how many times he actually did. The tallies, which Henderson calculates daily by reviewing practice film, also include statistics on how many times players succeeded or failed at hustling back on defense.For Clement, physically tracking these two facets of the game has provided special motivation.“It’s good to have that accountability,” he said. “You’re seeing it, but your teammates are seeing it, too.”While the team will certainly miss Hummer’s dominant post presence, Clement feels that his absence has forced the Tigers to establish a heightened focus on fundamentals.“We don’t have that one person —just by pure athleticism —that can really just bail us out,” he said. “We’re gonna have to talk a lot more on defense ... continuously move around, screen away and get our teammates open ... [the personnel change] can either be a blessing or a curse.”Hazel adds that no single player —even the 2013 Ivy League Player of the Year —can make or break Princeton’s ability to score.“[Our offense] adjusts really easily to the personnel that you have,” he said. “Each person has a specific skill set that they can take advantage of ... and you can use the offense to play to your suit.”Henderson stated that many of the points replacing Hummer’s 16.3 per game will come from three-point shooting. Last year, the team boasted a downtown percentage of 39.5, thanks in large part to current senior forward Will Barrett. Barrett led the nation in three-point accuracy, hitting a blistering 51.6 percent of his 93 attempts. Barrett and the rest of Princeton’s sharpshooters will help to compensate for the diminished role of the team’s inside presence.What Princeton lacks in body size it makes up for in roster size. With 18 players, the squad is deeper than it has been in over eight years. In Clement’s eyes, the added cast members have radically improved the team’s pace and efficiency at practice.“Every single drill, every single time we have a chance to scrimmage —you know that you’re competing for a chance just to be on the practice floor,” he said. “People are coming for each other’s throats.”With lots of new faces, added finesse and an increased emphasis on rebounding even among its smallest players, this year’s rejuvenated squad will put its hard work to the test Sunday in Jadwin Gymnasium, where the Tigers will host Florida A&M in their season opener.