1997–98 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1997–98 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 16 8 27–2 14–0, 1st Bill Carmody 2nd Steve Goodrich Mitch Henderson Jadwin Gymnasium Undefeated Ivy League ChampionCoaches vs. Cancer Classic Champion 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Five Seed, Regional quarterfinals The 1997–98 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Steve Goodrich and Mitch Henderson. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the repeat undefeated champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fifth in the East Region and advanced to the second round.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 39 IvyLeagueSports.com Over the course of the season, the team achieved the highest winning percentage in the nation (93.1%, 27–2).https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 47 It also established the current school record of 20 consecutive wins surpassing the 19-game streak achieved twice, including the prior season.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717 Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records May 4, 2011 June 22, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711112933/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717 dead Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 27–2 overall record and a 14–0 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 dead The team entered the tournament on a 19-game winning streak.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/09/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-seedings-are-sown-and-64-dreams-born.html 1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament; Seedings Are Sown, And 64 Dreams Born October 3, 2010 March 9, 1998 Curry, Jack The New York Times In a March 12, 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first round game at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, the fifth-seeded Tigers defeated 1997 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels University of Nevada, Las Vegas UNLV Runnin' Rebels 69–57.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/13/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-first-round-east-a-fluke-no-more-princeton-shuts-down-unlv.html 1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament: First Round -- East; A Fluke No More: Princeton Shuts Down U.N.L.V. October 3, 2010 March 13, 1998 Curry, Jack The New York Timeshttp://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 dead Then two days later in the second round the team lost to the Michigan State Spartans 63–56.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-second-round-east-michigan-state-brings-princeton-s-magical.html 1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament: Second Round -- East; Michigan State Brings Princeton's Magical Ride to a Jarring Halt October 3, 2010 March 15, 1998 Curry, Jack The New York Times The team's season-opening 62–56 win against Texas in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on November 11, 1997, was the team's last win against a ranked opponent until the 2011–12 team defeated Harvard on February 11, 2012.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205396168 Game Notes: Men's Basketball to Open CBI with Evansville Tuesday March 13, 2012 March 11, 2012 GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton Universityhttp://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results March 13, 2012 GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx deadhttps://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 80 During the season, the team entered the fourth Associated Press Top Twenty-five Poll (for the week of December 2) ranked twenty-fifth and climbed steadily each week until it ended the season ranked eighth. The team also finished the season ranked eighth in the final USAToday/NABC Coaches Poll.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Goodrich and Gabe Lewullis. Goodrich, who finished second in the conference in scoring with a 16.1 average in conference games, earned the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as well as second team Academic All-American recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America. Goodrich was also a 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American honorable mention selection by the Associated Press.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1998/mar/11/ap-all-america-basketball-team/ AP All-America Basketball Team October 3, 2010 March 11, 1998 Las Vegas Sun With two first team selections and two second team selections (Brian Earl & Mitch Henderson), this was the fourth team (and third Princeton team) to have four first and second team selections.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 43 IvyLeagueSports.com The team won the tenth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 51.4 points allowed average.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 48 The team also led the nation in assist-turnover ratio (1.63)https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 50 and fewest turnovers per game (10.14).https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 51 The assist-to-turnover ration was a national record that lasted until 2005.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 44 The team continues to be a contributor to the national record for combined single-game three-point field goal shooting percentage (72.4%, minimum 20 made) stemming from a February 20, 1998, contest in which they made 12 of 15 attempts, while 1997 men Brown Bears Brown University Brown made 9 of 14 attempts.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 3, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 14 Two-time defending Ivy League field goal percentage statistical champion Goodrich was unable to repeat a third time, but instead he won the three-point field goal shooting percentage title with a 51.4% average.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 51 IvyLeagueSports.com Schedule and results The team posted a 27–2 (14–0 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 dead |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| Regular season Nov 11, 1997 yes yes Texas 22 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 62–56 1–0 Nov 12, 1997 yes yes 1997 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 38–36 2–0 Nov 22, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 64–52 3–0 Nov 25, 1997 yes 1997 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 61–38 4–0 Dec 3, 1997 yes 25 1997 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 63–50 5–0 Dec 6, 1997 yes 25 1997 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 73–48 6–0 Dec 9, 1997 yes yes 22 1997 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 64–52 7–0 Dec 13, 1997 yes yes 22 North Carolina 2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 42–50 7–1 Dec 19, 1997 yes yes 19 1997 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 23 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Jimmy V Classic 69–64 8–1 Dec 26, 1997 yes yes 18 Drexel Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 58–56 9–1 Dec 27, 1997 yes yes 18 1997 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 61–52 10–1 Jan 3, 1998 yes 17 1997 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 77–48 11–1 Jan 9, 1998 yes 15 1997 men Yale Bulldogs Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut 69–58 12–1 1–0 Jan 10, 1998 yes 15 1997 men Brown Bears Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 69–38 13–1 2–0 Jan 16, 1998 yes 11 1997 men TCNJ Lions College of New Jersey Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 59–50 14–1 Jan 30, 1998 yes 11 1997 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 86–61 15–1 3–0 Jan 31, 1998 11 1997 men Columbia Lions Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 58–45 16–1 4–0 Feb 6, 1998 yes 11 1997 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 71–39 17–1 5–0 Feb 7, 1998 yes 11 1997 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 76–48 18–1 6–0 Feb 13, 1998 10 Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 82–58 19–1 7–0 Feb 14, 1998 10 Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 78–48 20–1 8–0 Feb 17, 1998 9 1997 men Penn Quakers Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 71–52 21–1 9–0 Feb 20, 1998 9 Harvard Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 77–55 22–1 10–0 Feb 21, 1998 9 Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 74–53 23–1 11–0 Feb 27, 1998 yes 9 Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 51–37 24–1 12–0 Feb 28, 1998 yes 9 Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 72–59 25–1 13–0 Mar 3, 1998 yes 8 Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 78–72 OT 26–1 14–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 8 5 E UNLV 12 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First round 69–57 27–1 Mar 14, 1998 yes yes 8 5 E Michigan State 16 4 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Second round 56–63 27–2 AP Poll Rankings 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final AP - - - 25 22 19 18 17 15 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 NCAA tournament The team was seeded fifth and advanced to the second round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb9798.asp 1997-98 Ivy Men's Basketball March 27, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090303155641/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb9798.asp March 3, 2009 deadhttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1998 1998 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110521080601/http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1998 May 21, 2011 live NCAA Tournament March 12, 1998, in Hartford, Conn.: (5) Princeton 69, (12) UNLV 57 March 14, 1998, in Hartford, Conn.: (4) Michigan State 63, (5) Princeton 56 Awards and honors Steve Goodrich Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year First Team All-Ivy League Academic All Ivy Academic All-America, second team 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, Associated Press honorable mentionhttp://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749635 Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards March 27, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University July 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083315/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749635 dead All-East Gabe Lewullis First Team All-Ivy League Mitch Henderson Second Team All-Ivy League James Mastaglio Honorable Mention All-Ivy League References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Prince Prince Princeton