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Honorary degree recipient and NBA legend Bill Russell passes away at 88

Wilson Conn

11-time NBA champion Bill Russell’s Twitter account announced Sunday that the former Boston Celtic and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient passed away at the age of 88. Russell received an honorary doctorate in humanities from the University in 2001.

SPORTS | 08/02/2022

Three men's basketball alumni ink pro deals in Europe

Matt Drapkin

All three players have graduated in the last four years.

SPORTS | 07/19/2022

Softball wins Ivy League regular-season crown, will face Harvard for spot in NCAA Tournament

Wilson Conn

The Tigers won nine straight games to close out the regular season en route to the program’s 20th Ivy title.

SPORTS | 05/11/2022

3 Princeton football seniors earn spots at NFL minicamps

3 Princeton football seniors earn spots at NFL minicamps

Wilson Conn

Two will stay close to Princeton, while one will travel to Seattle.

SPORTS | 05/05/2022

Women's lacrosse wins four Ivy awards as both lacrosse teams dominate conference honoree selections

Wilson Conn

The teams each saw eight players named as All-Ivy selections.

SPORTS | 05/05/2022

Men’s basketball senior Jaelin Llewellyn commits to Michigan following decommitment from Clemson

Men’s basketball senior Jaelin Llewellyn commits to Michigan following decommitment from Clemson

Wilson Conn

Llewellyn visited Michigan for three days last week before making the decision.

SPORTS | 05/05/2022

Max Véronneau ’19 signs one-year deal with the San Jose Sharks

Ben Burns

Véronneau is coming off a highly productive season with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player.

SPORTS | 04/19/2022

Men’s basketball guard Ethan Wright to transfer to Colorado

Wilson Conn

Wright averaged 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season.

SPORTS | 04/18/2022

Women's basketball star Abby Meyers to transfer to Maryland

Wilson Conn

Meyers was the Ivy League Player of the Year this past season.

SPORTS | 04/17/2022

Devin Cannady ’20 agrees to multi-year deal with Orlando Magic

Kameron Wolters

Cannady was just the 11th Princetonian to appear in an NBA game when he first suited up for the Magic in 2021.

SPORTS | 04/12/2022

Head Coach Mitch Henderson ’98 and three players earn NABC All-District honors for men’s basketball

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Head Coach Mitch Henderson ’98 and three players earn NABC All-District honors for men’s basketball

Akshay Swani

On March 15, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) awarded four Tigers with All-District titles.

SPORTS | 03/17/2022

Declan Farmer ’20, Team USA make history in Paralympic sled hockey gold medal win

Declan Farmer ’20, Team USA make history in Paralympic sled hockey gold medal win

Ben Burns

Farmer earns his third gold medal with the team as he leads the tournament in points.

SPORTS | 03/16/2022

Princeton tennis player Daria Frayman ’23 ranked No. 1 in Division I

Vedant Shah

The Moscow, Russia native was unranked entering the season, and had only managed to reach No. 103 at her highest point in the rankings before this year.

SPORTS | 03/16/2022

Men’s basketball to face VCU in first round of NIT

Men’s basketball to face VCU in first round of NIT

Wilson Conn

The Tigers will be competing in the tournament for the first time since 2016.

SPORTS | 03/14/2022

Corey Andonovski ’22 signs with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Corey Andonovski ’22 signs with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Ben Burns

Senior Corey Andonovski has signed an ELC with the Pittsburgh Penguins and an ATO with the AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

SPORTS | 03/13/2022

Meyers selected Ivy Player of the Year as women's basketball collects seven conference awards

Meyers selected Ivy Player of the Year as women's basketball collects seven conference awards

Wilson Conn

A Tiger has won Ivy League Player of the Year each of the last four seasons, and Head Coach Carla Berube has won Ivy League Coach of the Year in both of her seasons at the program.

SPORTS | 03/10/2022