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Tosan Evbuomwan declares for the 2023 NBA Draft

Diego Uribe

Despite being granted an additional year of eligibility following the cancelled COVID-19 season, Evbuomwan has decided to enter the 2023 NBA Draft.

SPORTS | March 30

Tosan Evbuomwan named to all-tournament team in NCAA South Regional

Tosan Evbuomwan named to all-tournament team in NCAA South Regional

Diego Uribe

Evbuomwan was the only Princeton player to earn the honor and the only player named to the team not from San Diego State or Creighton.

SPORTS | March 27

Princeton football hosts NFL Pro Day for select athletes

Princeton football hosts NFL Pro Day for select athletes

Hayk Yengibaryan

Princeton hosted a NFL Pro Day for the first time since 2019.

SPORTS | March 23

Senior Patrick Glory becomes first Princeton NCAA wrestling champion in 72 years

Senior Patrick Glory becomes first Princeton NCAA wrestling champion in 72 years

Nishka Bahl

“I just wanted to come out here and prove to everybody I could do it and that Pat Glory is a national champion,” Glory told ESPN.

SPORTS | March 19

First-year running back Ryan Butler to transfer to Stanford

First-year running back Ryan Butler to transfer to Stanford

Hayk Yengibaryan

The 5’11” running back from Plainfield, New Jersey set multiple records during his first season with Tigers. With 11 touchdowns on the season, he set the record for first-year rushing touchdowns. He also amassed 501 rushing yards on the season, and earned four Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards.

SPORTS | March 9

Ivy League schools facing federal lawsuit over lack of athletic scholarships

Ivy League schools facing federal lawsuit over lack of athletic scholarships

Wilson Conn and Annie Rupertus

The lawsuit could benefit all Ivy League varsity athletes who played since March 2019, including roughly 2,000 Princeton athletes.

SPORTS | March 9

Men’s basketball’s Caden Pierce wins Ivy Rookie of the Year as Evbuomwan, Allocco receive all-Ivy honors

Men’s basketball’s Caden Pierce wins Ivy Rookie of the Year as Evbuomwan, Allocco receive all-Ivy honors

Wilson Conn

Pierce is the first Tiger to win Rookie of the Year since 2014, while Evbuomwan was named to the First Team for the second-consecutive year. This is Allocco’s first All-Ivy honor.

SPORTS | March 7

Jesse Marsch ’96 deal with Southampton falls apart

Jesse Marsch ’96 deal with Southampton falls apart

Hayk Yengibaryan

“The club was only willing to offer him a short-term contract — Marsch was hoping for a longer one.”

SPORTS | February 15

Philadelphia Eagles hire football alum Adam Berry ’09 in executive role

Philadelphia Eagles hire football alum Adam Berry ’09 in executive role

Diego Uribe

Reports say Berry will begin work with the Eagles in May, so he won’t be with the organization in time for their Super Bowl matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 12.

SPORTS | February 9

Football standout Andrei Iosivas competes in Senior Bowl

Football standout Andrei Iosivas competes in Senior Bowl

Eric Lee

“I’m going to get drafted, it’s just a question of when and where,” Iosivas wrote to The Daily Princetonian. “I’ll be grateful to any team that wants to take a shot on me. I think I have all the potential in the world and can’t wait to just hone my craft by focusing on just football.”

SPORTS | February 7

‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

Isabel Rodrigues

“Though I will no longer be on the court, I look forward to this new period of my career as I explore opportunities on the business side of sports and the game I’ve always loved.”

SPORTS | February 7

Jesse Marsch ’96 sacked as Leeds United head coach after a string of bad results

Hayk Yengibaryan

Marsch was relieved of his duties as Leeds United manager Monday morning. The club had not won a Premier League game since November and currently sits at 17th place in the table.

SPORTS | February 6

Grant Wahl ’96 to receive Colin Jose award for ‘significant, long-term contribution’ to American soccer

Grant Wahl ’96 to receive Colin Jose award for ‘significant, long-term contribution’ to American soccer

Wilson Conn

Named after the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s historian emeritus, the honor is bestowed upon “journalists whose careers have made significant long-term contributions to soccer in the United States,” per the Hall’s press release.

SPORTS | January 31

Miles Smith Jr. appointed as new Associate Director of Athletics for DEI

Dana Serea

Prior to taking up this position, Smith served as Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Student Development at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Smith’s hiring comes about four months after the resignation of the former Associate Director of Athletics of DEI, Jordan “JT” Turner, who left the position in Sept. 2022.

SPORTS | January 18

Malik Pinto ’24 signs with FC Cincinnati

Brian Mhando

“The thing I am most excited about is that I got the ability to live my childhood dreams,” Pinto, who recently signed with FC Cincinnati of MLS, told The Daily Princetonian.

SPORTS | January 8

‘A force for good in both our sport and our society’: Remembering Grant Wahl ’96

‘A force for good in both our sport and our society’: Remembering Grant Wahl ’96

Wilson Conn

Wahl’s career spanned three decades, during which he covered eight FIFA Men’s World Cups and four FIFA Women’s World Cups. He died in Qatar on Dec. 10 at age 49.

SPORTS | December 27