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2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Princeton Tigers logo.png
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Ivy League
2011–12 record 20–12 (10–4 Ivy, 3rd)
Head coach Mitch Henderson (1st year)
Assistant coach Brian Earl
Assistant coach Dan Geriot
Assistant coach Marcus Jenkins
Captain Douglas Davis
Captain Patrick Saunders
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Harvard 12 – 2   .857     26 – 5   .839
Penn 11 – 3   .786     20 – 13   .606
Princeton 10 – 4   .714     20 – 12   .625
Yale 9 – 5   .643     19 – 10   .655
Cornell 7 – 7   .500     12 – 16   .429
Columbia 4 – 10   .286     15 – 15   .500
Brown 2 – 12   .143     8 – 23   .258
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071     5 – 25   .167
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 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 Men's Division I 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] With the move that resulted from Johnson taking a new coaching job, Princeton has six alumni who are active Division I head coaches, a total second only to eight by the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program.[3] The Ivy League media poll selected Princeton to be tied with Yale for second place behind Harvard.[4] Princeton had been the preseason favorite the year before.[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, Pennsylvania
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] The recovery enabled the team to qualify for its 32nd post season appearance (24 NCAA, 5 NIT and 2 CBI).[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] The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11, 1997,[3] which is when the 1997–98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena (now named Izod Center) in East Rutherford, NJ.[8][9] Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did[10][11] as well as 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 Men's Division I 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] Princeton's 62–52 victory enabled it to retain slim 26–25 and 24–23 leads in terms of Ivy League Championships and Ivy League team NCAA Tournament appearances, respectively.[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] Although Davis posted another 20 points in the subsequent quarterfinal game against Pittsburgh to surpass Kit Mueller for second place on the Princeton scoring list, Princeton lost 82–61 to end the season.[17][18] Davis' appearance in the March 19 contest also enabled him to surpass Ryan Wittman as the Ivy League's all-time leader in games played (122).[6] Pittsburgh eventually went on to win the tournament.[19]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
5:00 PM, FiOS1		 Wagner L 57–73  0–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,444)
Princeton, NJ
11/16/2011*
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 at NC State
Legends Classic		 L 58–60  0–2
 RBC Center (12,140)
Raleigh, NC
11/19/2011*
12:30 PM, FiOS1		 Buffalo W 61–53  1–2
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,715)
Princeton, NJ
11/22/2011*
7:00 PM, FiOS1		 Elon L 55–56  1–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498)
Princeton, NJ
11/25/2011*
6:00 PM		 at Bucknell
Legends Classic		 L 56–62  1–4
 Sojka Pavilion (2,488)
Lewisburg, PA
11/26/2011*
2:00 PM		 vs. Morehead State
Legends Classic		 L 56–68  1–5
 Sojka Pavilion (NA)
Lewisburg, PA
11/27/2011*
2:00 PM		 vs. West Alabama
Legends Classic		 W 66–42  2–5
 Sojka Pavilion (NA)
Lewisburg, PA
11/30/2011*
7:00 PM, FiOS1		 Lafayette W 69–54  3–5
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,542)
Princeton, NJ
12/07/2011*
7:30 PM		 at Rutgers W 59–57  4–5
 The RAC (3,406)
Piscataway, NJ
12/10/2011*
4:00 PM		 at Drexel L 60–64  4–6
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2011*
7:00 PM, TCN		 at Rider W 72–71 OT 5–6
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/18/2011*
1:00 PM		 at Northeastern W 71–62  6–6
 Matthews Arena (938)
Boston, MA
12/22/2011*
7:00 PM, TWCSN		 at Siena L 59–63  6–7
 Times Union Center (6,471)
Albany, NY
12/30/2011*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Florida State W 75–73 3OT 7–7
 Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670)
Tallahassee, FL
01/01/2012*
3:00 PM		 at Florida A&M W 76–61  8–7
 Teaching Gym (353)
Tallahassee, FL
01/08/2012*
2:00 PM		 The College of New Jersey W 79–68  9–7
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,246)
Princeton, NJ
01/13/2012
7:00 PM		 at Cornell L 59–67  9–8 (0–1)
 Newman Arena (1,843)
Ithaca, NY
01/14/2012
7:00 PM		 at Columbia W 62–58  10–8 (1–1)
 Levien Gymnasium (1,764)
New York, NY
01/30/2012
7:00 PM		 at Penn
Penn–Princeton Rivalry		 L 67–82  10–9 (1–2)
 The Palestra (6,835)
Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2012
7:00 PM		 at Brown W 77–63  11–9 (2–2)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (905)
Providence, RI
02/04/2012
7:00 PM		 at Yale L 54–58  11–10 (2–3)
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,175)
New Haven, CT
02/10/2012
7:00 PM		 Dartmouth W 59–47  12–10 (3–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,152)
Princeton, NJ
02/11/2012
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 #25 Harvard W 70–62  13–10 (4–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (5,266)
Princeton, NJ
02/17/2012
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 Columbia W 77–66  14–10 (5–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,751)
Princeton, NJ
02/18/2012
6:00 PM		 Cornell W 75–57  15–10 (6–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (3,147)
Princeton, NJ
02/24/2012
7:00 PM		 at Harvard L 64–67  15–11 (6–4)
 Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
02/25/2012
7:00 PM		 at Dartmouth W 85–61  16–11 (7–4)
 Leede Arena (1,008)
Hanover, NH
03/02/2012
7:00 PM		 Yale W 64–57  17–11 (8–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293)
Princeton, NJ
03/03/2012
7:30 PM		 Brown W 81–47  18–11 (9–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,219)
Princeton, NJ
03/06/2012
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 Penn
Penn–Princeton Rivalry		 W 62–52  19–11 (10–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590)
Princeton, NJ
2012 CBI
03/13/2012*
8:00 PM, HDNet		 at Evansville
First Roud		 W 95–86  20–11
 Ford Center (3,012)
Evansville, IN
03/19/2012*
7:00 PM		 at Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals		 L 61–82  20–12
 Peterson Events Center (2,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
*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]

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