Preview: men’s basketball seeks Elite Eight appearance in showdown with Creighton
The men’s basketball team is in uncharted territory.
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The men’s basketball team is in uncharted territory.
“Anything is possible,” sophomore guard Blake Peters screamed in his post-game interview, after pouring in 17 second-half points to help keep the Tiger’s Cinderella run alive.
Just one year after losing in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the men’s basketball team (22–8 overall, 10–4 Ivy League) finds themselves in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, having sent the Pac-12 champions packing in the opening round.
It was a dream weekend for Princeton basketball fans.
On Saturday, March 11, the men’s basketball team (20–8 overall, 10–4 Ivy League) advanced to the Ivy Madness championship game with a 77–70 win over the Penn Quakers (17–13, 9–5) with over 4,500 in attendance at Jadwin Gymnasium. The win extends the Tigers’ winning streak against the Quakers to nine games, and means they’ll have a chance to advance to the NCAA Tournament with a win Sunday against the Yale Bulldogs (21–7, 10–4) in the title game.
For most of the season, the Princeton men’s basketball team (19–8 overall, 10–4 Ivy League) has been at or near the top of the Ivy League standings, but recent performances may cause onlookers to question whether or not the team can pull off back-to-back wins to capture their second Ivy Madness title.
On Saturday afternoon, men’s basketball (19–8 overall, 10–4 Ivy League) earned their second-straight Ivy League regular-season title thanks to a ferocious second-half comeback against rival Penn Quakers (17–12, 9–5). After trailing by as many as 19 points, the Tigers forced overtime and eventually won, 77–69.
In their last regular season game, men’s basketball (18–8 overall, 9–4 Ivy League) will look to defeat the Penn Quakers (17–11, 9–4) at home, in Jadwin Gymnasium this Saturday, March 4. Prior to tip-off, the team will celebrate senior night and honor five seniors.
The Princeton men’s basketball team (18–8 overall, 9–4 Ivy League) completed the season sweep of the Harvard Crimson (14–13, 5–8) on Friday afternoon, prevailing 58–56 in a lower-scoring matchup than many had anticipated.
With only two matchups left in the regular season, men’s basketball (17–8 overall, 8–4 Ivy League) will look to produce a win against the Harvard Crimson (14–12, 5–7) in Cambridge, Mass. this Saturday, Feb. 25.
Super Bowl LVII is finally here, and the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. this Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Ahead of the most anticipated game of the NFL season, five members of The Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their picks.
Former Princeton football player Adam Berry ’09, will be joining the recently-crowned NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in an executive role.
Coming off a tough 87–65 loss to Yale (14–6 overall, 4–3 Ivy League), the Princeton men’s basketball team (14–6, 5–2) currently sits atop the league, tied with Cornell (15–5, 5–2). This weekend, the Tigers will look to keep their first-place standing after matchups against the Cornell Big Red on Friday, Feb. 3 and the Columbia Lions (6–16, 1–6) on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Jadwin Gymnasium.
On Saturday afternoon, the Princeton men’s basketball team (14–5 overall, 5–1 Ivy League) recorded a thrilling 93–90 overtime victory over the Dartmouth Big Green (7–13, 3–3).
The men’s basketball team (13–5 overall, 4–1 Ivy League) took down the Penn Quakers (9–10, 2–3) 72–60 on Monday night in a matchup featuring two Ivy League Player of the Year candidates: senior forward Tosan Evbuomwan and Penn guard Jordan Dingle.
On Saturday, Dec. 31, the men’s basketball team (10–4 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) hosted the Harvard Crimson (9–6 overall, 0–1 Ivy League), on the first day of Ivy League play. The Tigers prevailed 69–66 in a back-and-forth matchup that featured 11 lead changes.
On Tuesday night, the men’s basketball team (7–2 overall, 0–0 Ivy) prevailed in a back-and-forth matchup with the Lafayette Leopards (1–9 overall, 0–0 Patriot), winning 69–58.
The Princeton University men’s basketball team (2–2 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) picked up their second win of the year on Saturday evening against the Marist Red Foxes (1–3, 0–0 Metro Atlantic Athletic), winning 62–55.
On Friday evening, the men’s basketball team (0–2 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) failed to pick up their first win of the season after a controversial no-call on the final shot of their Veterans Classic matchup with the Navy Midshipmen (2–0, 0–0 Patriot League).
Within the last week, senior football captain and wide receiver Andrei Iosivas ’23 has received invitations to play at the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Reese’s Senior Bowl.