2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team American college basketball season
2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Tigers, led by first year head coach Mitch Henderson , played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League . The team captains were seniors Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders. They finished the season 20–12, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Evansville in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Pittsburgh . The season was highlighted by wins over a ranked Harvard team and the Florida State Seminoles . The team was led by unanimous first team All-Ivy League selection Ian Hummer and second team selection Douglas Davis.
Preview
Princeton entered the season having won the 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season championship and having earned the resulting 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament invitation. The team entered the season having lost senior captains Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox . Maddox was the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-Ivy selection. Mavraides had been a second team All-Ivy selection. The team returned second team All-Ivy selection Hummer.[ 1]
Entering the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season head coach Mitch Henderson began his tenure at Princeton , taking over for Sydney Johnson .[ 2] North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program.[ 3] Yale for second place behind Harvard .[ 4] [ 5]
Roster
Number
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
3
Jimmy Sherburne
Guard
6–3
197
Junior
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
4
Denton Koon
Forward
6–8
205
Freshman
Liberty, Missouri
5
T.J. Bray
Guard
6–5
205
Sophomore
New Berlin, Wisconsin
11
Brian Fabrizius
Forward
6–11
210
Freshman
Arlington Heights, Illinois
14
Chris Clement
Guard
6–2
190
Sophomore
Round Rock, Texas
15
John Comfort
Forward
6–7
197
Senior
La Grange, Illinois
20
Douglas Davis
Guard
5–11
157
Senior
Philadelphia
22
Patrick Saunders
Forward
6–8
205
Senior
Gilford, New Hampshire
23
Clay Wilson
Guard
6–3
176
Freshman
Tulsa, Oklahoma
25
Tom Noonan
Forward
6–8
235
Sophomore
Havertown, Pennsylvania
32
Mack Darrow
Forward
6–9
230
Junior
Lake Barrington, Illinois
34
Ian Hummer
Forward
6–7
230
Junior
Vienna, Virginia
40
Bobby Garbade
Center
6–11
245
Freshman
Binghamton, New York
41
Daniel Edwards
Forward
6–8
225
Sophomore
Dallas, Texas
44
Brendan Connolly
Center
6–11
255
Junior
Brentwood, Tennessee
Schedule
With a new first-time head coach, the team got off to slow starts. It started the season with a 1–5 record, but won 18 of its final 24 games and started its conference schedule with a 2–3 record, but won 8 of its final 9 games.[ 3] [ 6]
Princeton earned its first home win against a ranked opponent since the 1976–77 team 's January 3, 1977, victory over Notre Dame by defeating Harvard (No. 21 Coaches /25 AP ) on February 11, 2012.[ 7] [ 3] 1997–98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena (now named Izod Center) in East Rutherford, New Jersey .[ 8] [ 9] 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did[ 10] [ 11] Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival Rutgers . In addition, the team's schedule included the ACC 's NC State . Its results against Harvard, Florida State and NC State give the team a 2–2 record against teams in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament .[ 3]
For the 18th consecutive season, the Ivy League men's basketball schedule concluded with a Tuesday Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry game against the 2011–12 Quakers .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
In the first round of the 2012 CBI Tournament , senior Douglas Davis scored a career-high 31 points to lead Princeton to a 95–86 victory over Evansville .[ 15] [ 16] Pittsburgh to surpass Kit Mueller for second place on the Princeton scoring list, Princeton lost 82–61 to end the season.[ 17] [ 18] Ryan Wittman as the Ivy League's all-time leader in games played (122).[ 6] [ 19]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular Season
11/12/2011 *5:00 pm, FiOS1
Wagner L 57–73 0–1
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
11/16/2011 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at NC State Legends Classic L 58–60 0–2
RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
11/19/2011 *12:30 pm, FiOS1
Buffalo W 61–53 1–2
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,715)Princeton, New Jersey
11/22/2011 *7:00 pm, FiOS1
Elon L 55–56 1–3
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498)Princeton, New Jersey
11/25/2011 *6:00 pm
at Bucknell Legends Classic L 56–62 1–4
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/26/2011 *2:00 pm
vs. Morehead State Legends Classic L 56–68 1–5
Sojka Pavilion (NA)Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/27/2011 *2:00 pm
vs. West Alabama Legends Classic W 66–42 2–5
Sojka Pavilion (NA)Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/30/2011 *7:00 pm, FiOS1
Lafayette W 69–54 3–5
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,542)Princeton, New Jersey
12/07/2011 *7:30 pm
at Rutgers Rivalry W 59–57 4–5
The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
12/10/2011 *4:00 pm
at Drexel
L 60–64 4–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia
12/14/2011 *7:00 pm, TCN
at Rider
W 72–71 OT
5–6
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey
12/18/2011 *1:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 71–62 6–6
Matthews Arena Boston
12/22/2011 *7:00 pm, TWCSN
at Siena
L 59–63 6–7
Times Union Center Albany, New York
12/30/2011 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida State
W 75–73 3OT
7–7
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
01/01/2012 *3:00 pm
at Florida A&M
W 76–61 8–7
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
01/08/2012 *2:00 pm
The College of New Jersey W 79–68 9–7
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,246)Princeton, New Jersey
01/13/2012 7:00 pm
at Cornell
L 59–67 9–8 (0–1)
Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
01/14/2012 7:00 pm
at Columbia
W 62–58 10–8 (1–1)
Levien Gymnasium New York
01/30/2012 7:00 pm
at Penn Penn–Princeton Rivalry L 67–82 10–9 (1–2)
The Palestra Philadelphia
02/03/2012 7:00 pm
at Brown
W 77–63 11–9 (2–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
02/04/2012 7:00 pm
at Yale
L 54–58 11–10 (2–3)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
02/10/2012 7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 59–47 12–10 (3–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,152)Princeton, New Jersey
02/11/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Harvard
W 70–62 13–10 (4–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,266)Princeton, New Jersey
02/17/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Columbia W 77–66 14–10 (5–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,751)Princeton, New Jersey
02/18/2012 6:00 pm
Cornell W 75–57 15–10 (6–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,147)Princeton, New Jersey
02/24/2012 7:00 pm
at Harvard
L 64–67 15–11 (6–4)
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
02/25/2012 7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
W 85–61 16–11 (7–4)
Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
03/02/2012 7:00 pm
Yale W 64–57 17–11 (8–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293)Princeton, New Jersey
03/03/2012 7:30 pm
Brown W 81–47 18–11 (9–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,219)Princeton, New Jersey
03/06/2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3
Penn Penn–Princeton Rivalry W 62–52 19–11 (10–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590)Princeton, New Jersey
2012 CBI
03/13/2012 *8:00 pm, HDNet
at Evansville First Roud W 95–86 20–11
Ford Center Evansville, Indiana
03/19/2012 *7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh Quarterfinals L 61–82 20–12
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
All-Ivy
The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:[ 20]
First Team All-Ivy Second Team All-Ivy Douglas Davis, Princeton (Sr., G, Philadelphia)
^Unanimous Selection
Other
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District District 13 team on March 14, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes . Ian Hummer was a second team selection.[ 21]
References
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