The Tigers certainly have their work cut out for them if they want to claw their way to the top of the Ivy League.
It was an up and down weekend for the Princeton men’s basketball team as it split a pair of games in this weekend’s homestand.
As the season hits full swing, the Princeton men’s basketball team return home after a trip through New York State to defend Jadwin Gymnasium against the animals from New England. The Tigers (10-11, 3-2 Ivy League) hope to build on what has been a fantastic home record, where they have accumulated a record of 8-2 on the year.
Lions and Tigers and Red, oh my! Alas, the Princeton Tigers (10-11 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) received no easy stroll down the yellow brick road but rather two games this weekend in hostile environments, travelling through the state of New York to face Columbia (11-9, 3-3) and Cornell (11-11, 3-3). Princeton came into this weekend climbing to the top of the Ivy League standings, ranked third in the conference and beginning to nip at the heels of Harvard and Yale, the leaders in the Ivy League. In their pursuit of the number one spot in the league, the Tigers’ weekend could not have started out better.
Fresh off of a homestand against two strong opponents, the Princeton men’s basketball team travels through the state of New York to battle Ivy League foes.
You certainly can’t say Princeton men’s basketball team didn’t have its fair share of excitement this weekend. The Tigers (9-10 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) completed their first full weekend of league play, falling to Harvard on Friday and taking down Dartmouth on Saturday.
If you see sophomore wing Henry Caruso around in the next few days, give him a hug and buy him a drink. Caruso scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to boost the Tigers to a victory over rivals Penn Quakers.
Harvard Crimson: The league title is theirs for the taking. Following a thrilling 2013-14 campaign that culminated in a trip to the Big Dance, the Crimson has re-established itself as the team to beat.
The crowd was mostly silent throughout the men's basketball team's ghastly loss to the No.
Men’s basketball (5-9 overall) split a quartet of non-conference matchups over winter break. Pairs of away losses bracketed a couple of home wins against opponents relatively unfamiliar to the program.
Following a disappointing 60-46 loss to St. Peter’s University (4-6 overall), men’s basketball (3-7) will turn to a full slate of winter break contests.
Last year was hailed as the Ivy League’s best-ever postseason.
Cook tallies season-high 28 points in comeback win over Stony Brook In the first meeting between the two schools, men’s basketball (3-6 overall) put together a late second half rally to earn a 77-64 victory over Stony Brook (5-6). This home win Saturday night comes on the heels of 89-85 shootout loss at Fairleigh Dickson (3-4). In the second meeting between the schools – Princeton won last year’s matchup 77-55 – the Tigers established an eight-point lead over Fairleigh Dickinson through twenty minutes of play.
Men’s basketball has not started the season on the right foot. Princeton has already had a five-game losing streak, its worst in six years.
Men’s basketball (2-5 overall) spent Thanksgiving weekend competing in sunny Southern California.
Women's basketball receives presidential treatment during Washington, D.C., visit When your aunt resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and you're in the neighborhood, it's worth stopping by.
Princeton dropped its second straight game on the road at Lafayette college Wednesday night, losing by a score of 83-66.
Princeton men’s basketball’s 2013-14 campaign will be remembered for what it could have been.
Princeton saved its worst for last in a season-ending loss at Fresno State Monday night.
Princeton scored its third postseason opening round win in as many tries in the College Basketball Invitational last Wednesday over Tulane in New Orleans.
