1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1998–1999 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 22–8 11–3, 2nd Bill Carmody 3rd Brian Earl Gabe Lewullis Jadwin Gymnasium Rainbow Classic Champions 1999 National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals The 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.Sports - February 25, 1998 https://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/10-0225/0225sptx.html 2024-12-13 www.princeton.edu July 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170706185716/http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epaw/archive_old/PAW97-98/10-0225/0225sptx.html live The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 40 IvyLeagueSports.com Using the Princeton offense, the team had a mid season eleven-game winning streak and posted a 22–8 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results June 12, 2009 September 27, 2010 GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton Athletic Communications April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx live On March 10, the team came back from a 23-point half time deficit and a 27-point deficit with 15:11 remaining against the Penn Quakers to win 50–49.http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_old/PAW98-99/11-0310/0310sptx.html Miracle at the Palestra September 1, 2016 March 10, 1999 Princeton Alumni Weekly Tooke, Wes September 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915002143/http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_old/PAW98-99/11-0310/0310sptx.html live Although the team failed to secure an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team defeated several entrants in the tournament including the UAB Blazers and conference foe Penn as well as wins on back-to-back nights against 1998 men Texas Longhorns49ers University of Texas Texas and 1998 men Charlotte 49ers University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte to win the 8-team Rainbow Classic held in Honolulu, Hawaii. 2010, the 27-point comeback from 13–40 with 15:11 remaining to win 50–49 over Penn on February 9, 1999, remains the fifth-largest comeback and fourth-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. That game's 9–33 half time deficit comeback remains the second-largest comeback.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 4, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 38 March 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331132350/http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf live In the National Invitation Tournament the team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 54–47 at home on March 10, 1998https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/sports/college-basketball-nit-roundup-princeton-gains-date-with-the-wolfpack.html College Basketball: N.I.T. Roundup; Princeton Gains Date With the Wolfpack October 5, 2010 March 11, 1999 The New York Times Popper, Steve May 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061013/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/sports/college-basketball-nit-roundup-princeton-gains-date-with-the-wolfpack.html live and the 1998 men NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Wolfpack 61–58 on March 15 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolinahttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/16/sports/college-basketball-men-s-nit-young-s-24-propel-princeton.html College Basketball: Men'sI.T.; Young's 24 Propel Princeton October 5, 2010 March 16, 1999 The New York Times November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129103633/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/16/sports/college-basketball-men-s-nit-young-s-24-propel-princeton.html live before losing to the 1998 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier University Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 17 by a 65–58 score.https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/18/sports/colleges-national-invitation-tournament-xavier-gains-semifinal-princeton-s.html Colleges: National Invitation Tournament; Xavier Gains Semifinal At Princeton's Expense October 5, 2010 March 18, 1999 The New York Times May 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061323/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/18/sports/colleges-national-invitation-tournament-xavier-gains-semifinal-princeton-s.html livehttp://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason September 30, 2010 June 22, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University March 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305185537/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 live The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selections Lewullis and Earl, who won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Chris Young. The team won the eleventh of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 52.7 points allowed average.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 48 March 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331132350/http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf live Earl ended his Princeton career as the Ivy League's all-time three-point field goal with 281, surpassing Matt Maloney's 244. The total continues to be the all-time record.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com He also achieved a 90.9% free throw percentage in conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 52 IvyLeagueSports.com Schedule and results The team posted a 22-8 (11-3 Ivy League) record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results February 5, 2024 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx live |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| Regular season Nov 18, 1998 yes yes Lafayette Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 47–63 0–1 Nov 21, 1998 yes yes 1998 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 61–54 OT 1–1 Nov 28, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey 63–36 2–1 Dec 4, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Cyclone Challenge 71–72 OT 2–2 Dec 5, 1998 yes yes 1998 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Cyclone Challenge 68–48 3–2 Dec 9, 1998 yes 1998 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 68–27 4–2 Dec 15, 1998 yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 69–57 5–2 Dec 19, 1998 yes yes Maryland 5 Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland 58–81 5–3 Dec 22, 1998 yes 1998 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 49–60 5–4 Dec 27, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 50–46 6–4 Dec 28, 1998 yes yes Texas Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 56–46 7–4 Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 47–43 8–4 Jan 8, 1999 1998 men Brown Bears Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 67–45 9–4 1–0 Jan 9, 1999 1998 men Yale Bulldogs Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 66–33 10–4 2–0 Jan 25, 1999 yes 1998 men Union Dutchmen Union (NY) Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 81–48 11–4 Jan 29, 1999 yes 1998 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 46–40 12–4 3–0 Jan 30, 1999 yes 1998 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 56–46 13–4 4–0 Feb 5, 1999 1998 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 66–60 14–4 5–0 Feb 6, 1999 1998 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 76–48 15–4 6–0 Feb 9, 1999 yes Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 50–49 16–4 7–0 Feb 12, 1999 yes Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut 58–60 2OT 16–5 7–1 Feb 13, 1999 yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 67–45 17–5 8–1 Feb 19, 1999 yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 65–51 18–5 9–1 Feb 20, 1999 yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 79–87 OT 18–6 9–2 Feb 26, 1999 Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 65–45 19–6 10–2 Feb 27, 1999 Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 88–52 20–6 11–2 Mar 2, 1999 Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 48–73 20–7 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| National Invitation Tournament Mar 10, 1999 yes Georgetown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey First round 54–47 21–7 Mar 15, 1999 yes yes 1998 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Second round 61–58 22–7 Mar 17, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio Quarterfinals 58–65 22–8 AP Poll References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Prince Prince