Men's Basketball

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins over Cornell and Columbia

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins over Cornell and Columbia

Hayk Yengibaryan

The win against Cornell marked the 200th career win for head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 with the Tigers, and the two-win weekend gave Princeton sole position of the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League with five games remaining.

SPORTS | 02/05/2023

Staff Picks: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell, Columbia

Diego Uribe and Hayk Yengibaryan

This weekend, the Tigers (14–6 overall, 4–3 Ivy League) will look to keep their first-place standing in the Ivy League after hosting back-to-back games this weekend in Jadwin Gymnasium against the Cornell Big Red (15–5, 5–2) on Friday, Feb. 3 and the Columbia Lions (6–16, 1–6) on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 02/02/2023

Men’s basketball suffers loss to Yale, 87–65

Men’s basketball suffers loss to Yale, 87–65

Matt Drapkin

“It’s key that we look at what happened, and then we need to move on with a big weekend ahead,” head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 said.

SPORTS | 01/29/2023

Men’s basketball prevails in overtime thriller against Dartmouth

Men’s basketball prevails in overtime thriller against Dartmouth

Diego Uribe

“It was a crazy end, there was a lot of energy all around,” said senior forward Keeshawn Kellman. “There were a bunch of turnovers and foul calls that could have gone either way, but it allowed us to just keep playing hard and build up some momentum going into overtime.”

SPORTS | 01/25/2023

Men’s basketball posts double-digit win over rival Penn

Men’s basketball posts double-digit win over rival Penn

Diego Uribe

The Tigers entered the second half down a point, but with a driving layup from senior forward Tosan Evbuomwan, the Tigers capped a 9–2 run that gave them a ten-point lead with 7:32 remaining in the game.

SPORTS | 01/18/2023

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins at Columbia, Cornell

Yousif Mohamed

Saturday’s win over Cornell also meant that head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 became the eighth men’s basketball coach ever to record 100 Ivy League regular-season wins.

SPORTS | 01/11/2023

Men’s basketball opens Ivy play with win over Harvard

Men’s basketball opens Ivy play with win over Harvard

Diego Uribe

“It’s clear that the league is very tough,” head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 said. “I don’t think anyone is going undefeated, but to get a home win when we’re going to be on the road a lot is crucial.”

SPORTS | 01/04/2023

Men’s basketball braves the storm, beats Kean 88–70

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Men’s basketball braves the storm, beats Kean 88–70

Yousif Mohamed

Despite recording 16 first-half turnovers, the Tigers held Kean at bay for much of the second half en route to a comfortable win.

SPORTS | 12/29/2022

Men’s basketball falls to Iona, 70–64

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Men’s basketball falls to Iona, 70–64

Matt Drapkin

From the charity stripe, the team’s struggles were evident. As a team, Princeton shot just above 50 percent from the free-throw line.

SPORTS | 12/18/2022

Men’s basketball defeats Lafayette for seventh straight win

Diego Uribe

Despite losing the lead in the second half, the Tigers persisted against the Leopards, and a late 12–0 Princeton run secured the 69–58 victory.

SPORTS | 12/07/2022

Men’s basketball crushes Drexel for sixth-straight win

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Men’s basketball crushes Drexel for sixth-straight win

Matt Drapkin

Leading all scorers was Princeton’s Matt Allocco, who dropped 19 points on an efficient 75 percent shooting from the field.

SPORTS | 12/05/2022

Men’s basketball demolishes Cairn for fifth straight win

Daniel Asika

Princeton’s vitality proved to be too much for Cairn early on, as the Tigers went on a 17–0 run to start the game.

SPORTS | 12/02/2022

Men’s basketball beats Northeastern to win London Classic

Men’s basketball beats Northeastern to win London Classic

Matt Drapkin

“Tosan came alive at the end, and the guys made some really tough plays to get the win,” said head coach Mitch Henderson ’98.

SPORTS | 11/27/2022

Men’s basketball defeats Marist after strong first half

Diego Uribe

At the game, the Tigers debuted a new bowtie-shaped patch, visible in the top-left corner of their jerseys, in honor of late coach Pete Carril’s signature court-side attire.

At the game, the Tigers debuted a new bowtie-shaped patch, visible in the top-left corner of the their jerseys, in honor of late coach Pete Carril’s signature court-side attire.

SPORTS | 11/21/2022