1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1969–70 Princeton Tigers Basketball 150 Ivy League Ivy 16–9 9–5, 3rd Pete Carril John Hummer Geoff Petrie Jadwin Gymnasium The 1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were John Hummer and Geoff Petrie. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team finished third in the Ivy League and did not participate in either the postseason 1970 National Invitation Tournament or the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team 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 During the regular season, the team played a few of the teams that would eventually participate in the 25-team NCAA tournament: 1969 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova and eventual champion UCLA as well as conference rival 1969 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn twice.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 deadhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/historical/1970/DI 1970 Men's College Basketball Bracket October 4, 2010 CBS Sports The team's schedule included victories over Maryland and Indiana. The team posted a 16–9 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. Although Hummer repeated as an All-Ivy League first team selection, Petrie failed to do so and was a second team selection. However, Petrie was a third team All-American selection by the Basketball News and repeated as an All-East selection.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749635 Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards March 28, 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 dead2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 33 IvyLeagueSports.com Petrie and Hummer were the only Tiger teammates to both be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft (in the same draft no less) when they were selected eighth and fifteenth overall in the 1970 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and the Buffalo Braves. The two were part of a trio of 1970 NBA first-round draftees from the Ivy League that included number thirteen selection Jim McMillian of Columbia. Hummer was the first NBA draft pick by the expansion Buffalo Braves.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1971.html 1971 NBA Draft October 7, 2010 Sports Reference LLC Basketball-Reference Petrie would share the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with Dave Cowens.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/roy.html NBA & ABA Rookie of the Year Award Winners October 7, 2010 Sports Reference LLC Basketball-Reference Brian Taylor was selected in the 1972 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 23rd overall selection in the second round while Reggie Bird was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 55th overall selection in the fourth round. Ted Manakas was also selected by the Hawks with the 36th overall selection in the third round of the 1973 NBA draft.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 34 IvyLeagueSports.com Players drafted into the NBA Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1970 1970 NBA Draft March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20081206184407/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1970 December 6, 2008 http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1972 1972 NBA Draft October 7, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121225542/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1972&lg=N November 21, 2010 http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973 1973 NBA Draft October 7, 2010 databaseSports.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121222738/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=N November 21, 2010 Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1970 1 8 Geoff Petrie Portland Trail Blazers 1970 1 15 John Hummer Buffalo Braves 1972 2 23 Brian Taylor Seattle SuperSonics 1972 4 55 Reggie Bird Atlanta Hawks 1973 3 36 Ted Manakas Atlanta Hawks References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers