1988–89 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1988–89 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 19–8 11–3, 1st Pete Carril 22nd Bob Scrabis Jadwin Gymnasium Ivy League Champion NCAA tournament First Round The 1988–89 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captains was Bob Scrabis. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded sixteenth in the East Region.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 37 IvyLeagueSports.com The team posted a 19–8 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 dead When the team defeated 1988 men Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate 43–33 on November 30, 1988, it established a new National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I record for fewest combined points (since 1986), using the Princeton offense. The record would stand until December 16, 1989.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 39 In an East regional first-round game of the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament against the Georgetown Hoyas, they lost by a 50–49 margin.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 The game matched the unheralded sixteenth-seeded Princeton Tigers against the number one seeded Hoyas who featured freshman Alonzo Mourning and senior guard Charles Smith. Mourning blocked shots by Scrabis and Kit Mueller in the final six seconds to save the one-point victory for the Hoyas.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/18/sports/ncaa-tournament-east-georgetown-survives-princeton-scare.html N.C.A.A. Tournament: East; Georgetown Survives Princeton Scare October 2, 2010 March 18, 1989 Moran, Malcolm The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/19/sports/college-basketball-tenacious-princeton-defies-expectations.html College Basketball; Tenacious Princeton Defies Expectations October 2, 2010 March 18, 1989 Moran, Malcolm The New York Times The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Scrabis and Mueller. Scrabis earned the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award. Mueller shot 70.9% on his field goals to earn the second of three Ivy League statistical championships for field goal percentage.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com The team won the first of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 53.0 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 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style="Princeton Tigers white"| Non-conference regular season Nov, 1988 yes Franklin & Marshall College Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 68–60 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 43–33 2–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes 1988 men Iona Gaels Iona Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 49–46 3–0 Dec 7, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 54–47 4–0 Dec 10, 1988 yes 1988 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 59–53 5–0 Dec 17, 1988 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 63–69 5–1 Dec 22, 1988 yes yes Seton Hall 15 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ 46–64 5–2 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Cotton States Classic 54–58 5–3 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes South Carolina 16 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Cotton States Classic 69–58Princeton Upsets South Carolina https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/31/sports/basketball-princeton-upsets-south-carolina.html The New York Times December 31, 1988 February 16, 2020 6–3 Jan 4, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Delaware Field House Newark, DE 45–52 6–4 Jan 7, 1989 yes 1988 men Fordham Rams Fordham Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 57–53 7–4 Jan 23, 1989 yes Muhlenberg Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 49–46 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style="Princeton Tigers white"| Ivy League Jan 27, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Brown Bears Brown Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI 61–55 9–4 1–0 Jan 28, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Yale Bulldogs Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT 51–48 10–4 2–0 Feb 3, 1989 yes 1988 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 57–63 10–5 2–1 Feb 4, 1989 yes 1988 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 63–53 11–5 3–1 Feb 7, 1989 yes 1988 men Penn Quakers Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 53–43 12–5 4–1 Feb 10, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, NY 72–54 13–5 5–1 Feb 11, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Barton Hall Ithaca, NY 60–49 14–5 6–1 Feb 17, 1989 yes Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 70–60 15–5 7–1 Feb 18, 1989 yes Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 57–33 16–5 8–1 Feb 24, 1989 yes Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 65–46 17–5 9–1 Feb 25, 1989 yes Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 78–62 18–5 10–1 Feb 28, 1989 yes yes Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA 42–43 18–6 10–2 Mar 3, 1989 yes yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, NH 43–53 18–7 10–3 Mar 4, 1989 yes yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA 73–64 19–7 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style="Princeton Tigers white"| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 16 E Georgetown 2 1 E Providence Civic Center Providence, RI First Round 49–50PRINCETON NOT AWED, KNOWS ODDS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/03/16/princeton-not-awed-knows-odds/2bc0bdab-51c3-4d61-b13f-ffbfd19c43a6/ The Washington Post March 16, 1989 February 16, 2020The Game That Saved March Madness https://www.si.com/longform/princeton-georgetown/index.html Sports Illustrated February 16, 2020 19–8 AP Poll Eastern Time E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/princeton/men/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 Princeton Tigers Men's Schedule and Results sports-reference.com July 20, 2024 References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Princeton Princeton