1966–67 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1966–67 Princeton Tigers Basketball 150 Ivy League Ivy League 5 5 25–3 13–1, 1st Butch van Breda Kolff Ed Hummer Dillon Gymnasium Ivy League Champion 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Regional 3rd place The 1966–67 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Butch van Breda Kolff served as head coach and the team captain was Ed Hummer. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749706 Men's Basketball Record Book • Coaching Record & Program Facts September 28, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University February 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229182956/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749706 dead The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 23-team 1967 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 30 IvyLeagueSports.com This was van Breda Kolff's final year as head coach at Princeton. Upon his retirement to go coach the Los Angeles Lakers, he eclipsed R. B. Smith's fifty-eight-year-old Ivy League winning percentage record with a 76.9% mark (103–31). The record stood until Bill Carmody stepped down in 2000.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 56 IvyLeagueSports.com His team's helped Princeton end the decade with a 72.6 winning percentage (188–71), which was the tenth best in the nation.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 1, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 57 The team posted a 25–3 overall record and a 13–1 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 earned national ranking following its January 2, 1967 91–81 victory over number three ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The team's January 14, 1967 116–42 victory over 1966 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth established the Ivy League record for margin of victory. The 116 points continues to be the Ivy League record for points scored in a conference game.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 55 IvyLeagueSports.com During the season, the team spent nine weeks of the fifteen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, peaking at number three and ending the season ranked number five.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records September 30, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 The team also finished the season ranked number five in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records September 30, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 Point guard Gary Walters and center Chris Thomforde were featured on the cover of the February 27, 1967, issue of Sports Illustrated.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079591/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120302230745/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079591/index.htm dead March 2, 2012 Tiger In The House Of Ivy September 30, 2010 February 27, 1967 Sports Illustrated Jares, Joehttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/8013/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120302230744/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/8013/index.htm dead March 2, 2012 Princeton Builds A Basketball Dynasty September 30, 2010 February 27, 1967 Sports Illustrated The team won its March 11, 1967 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first-round game against the 1966 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University West Virginia Mountaineers by a 68–57 margin at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. Then on March 17 in the second round it lost its rematch against a North Carolina team that was ranked in the top 10 all season (no lower than fifth after the third week of the season) by a 78–70 margin in overtime at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, before winning the regional consolation game against 1966 men St. John's Red Storm St. John's University St. John's 78–70 the next night.http://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 Three of the five members of the All-Ivy League first team were Princeton players: Joe Heiser, Chris Thomforde and Gary Walters. This was the first time that one team had three first team selections.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 43 IvyLeagueSports.com However, none of the three All-Ivy Princeton players were among the league's top five scorers. Nonetheless, Thomforde was a second team All-American selection by Converse. Walters was named first team U.P.I. "Small All-American;" "Honorable Mention All-America" by the A.P.; and was the winner of the B.F. Bunn Trophy, which is "awarded to that member of the varsity basketball team who through sportsmanship, play, and influence has contributed the most to the sport at Princeton." Following the season, Hummer was selected in the 1967 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics with the 64th overall selection in the 6th round.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 32 IvyLeagueSports.com Regular season The team posted a 25-3 (13-1 Ivy League) record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results March 28, 2010 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 LAFAYETTE W 108-59 Army W 67-63 Villanova W 48-37 COLGATE W 110-72 Davidson ! W 91-68 NAVY W 85-57 Bowling Green @ W 87-73 Villanova @ W 55-52 Louisville @ L 63-72 North Carolina W 91-81 BROWN W 94-50 YALE W 77-75 Harvard W 90-46 Dartmouth W 116-42 Pennsylvania W 70-66 Rutgers W 97-74 DARTMOUTH W 30-16 HARVARD W 66-59 Yale W 81-80 Brown W 57-54 Columbia W 55-41 Cornell L 56-62 COLUMBIA W 97-45 CORNELL W 81-66 PENNSYLVANIA W 25-16 West Virginia # W 68-57 North Carolina $ L *70-78 St. John’s $ W 78-58 ! = at Charlotte, N.C. @ = Quaker City Tournament at Philadelphia # = NCAA first round at Blacksburg, Va. $ = NCAA East Regional at College Park, Md. Home games in CAPS 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 Final AP Top 10 Poll - - - - - - 7 5 5 5 4 3 6 5 6 NCAA tournament The team played in the 1967 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1967 1967 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket March 27, 2010 databaseSports.comhttp://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb6667.asp 1966-67 Ivy Men's Basketball March 28, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com January 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131141910/http://ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb6667.asp 3/11/67 in Blacksburg, Va.: Princeton 68, West Virginia 57 3/17/67 in College Park, Md.: North Carolina 78, Princeton 70 (OT) 3/18/67 in College Park, Md.: Princeton 78, St. John’s 58 Awards and honors Joe Heiser First Team All-Ivy League All-Easthttp://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 Chris Thomforde First Team All-Ivy League Gary Walters First Team All-Ivy League First Team U.P.I. "Small All-American" Honorable Mention A.P. All-America B.F. Bunn Trophy Winner "awarded to that member of the varsity basketball team who though sportsmanship, play, and influence has contributed the most to the sport at Princeton." John Haarlow Second Team All-Ivy League Ed Hummer Honorable Mention All-Ivy League Team players drafted into the NBA Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1967 1967 NBA Draft March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317225205/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1967&lg=N March 17, 2010 http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1968 1968 NBA Draft March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140630084147/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1968&lg=N June 30, 2014 http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1969 1969 NBA Draft March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318001935/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1969&lg=N March 18, 2010 Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1967 6 17 Ed Hummer Boston Celtics 1968 6 4 Joe Heiser Baltimore Bullets 1968 14 6 John Haarlow New York Knicks 1969 7 11 Chris Thomforde New York Knicks References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Princeton Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers