1996–97 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1996–97 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 24–4 14–0, 1st Bill Carmody 1st Sydney Johnson Jadwin Gymnasium Undefeated Ivy League Champion 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Twelve Seed, Round of 64 The 1996–97 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team captain was Sydney Johnson. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the undefeated champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded twelfth in the East Region.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 39 IvyLeagueSports.com This was Carmody's first season taking over the coaching duties from Pete Carril who had been Princeton coach since 1967 and retired as the Ivy League's winningest coach in terms of victories and conference championships.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 55–56 IvyLeagueSports.com Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 24–4 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 On February 28 and March 1, 1997, Johnson established the current Ivy League record by making 11 consecutive three-point field goals against 1996 men Columbia Lions Columbia University Columbia Lions and 1996 men Cornell Big Red Cornell University Cornell Big Red, respectively.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 50 IvyLeagueSports.com The six for six performance against Columbia stands as the only Ivy League perfect three-point shot game of six attempts or more.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 51 IvyLeagueSports.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/01/sports/long-island-outshines-marist-and-the-crowd.html Long Island Outshines Marist and the Crowd October 5, 2010 March 1, 1997 The New York Times Mallozzi, Vincent M. The team ended the regular season on a nineteen-game winning streak, which tied a school record.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/05/sports/results-plus-935166.html Results Plus March 12, 2011 March 5, 1997 The New York Times Nonetheless, in a March 13, 1997, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first round game at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina against the fifth-seeded California Golden Bears, the team lost 55–52.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/two-upstarts-go-down-fighting.html Two Upstarts Go Down Fighting October 3, 2010 March 14, 1997 Araton, Harvey The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20101109003731/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/two-upstarts-go-down-fighting.html November 9, 2010 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 dead The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Steve Goodrich and Johnson. Johnson earned Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He earned the award for his defense and was the first winner with a single-digit scoring average.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/12/sports/princeton-is-pesky-as-ever.html? Princeton Is Pesky As Ever March 12, 2011 March 12, 1997 The New York Times Berkow, Irahttps://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/03/10/east-1604/ East March 12, 2011 March 10, 1997 The Baltimore Sun The team won the ninth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 53.4 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 Goodrich repeated as the Ivy League's field goal percentage statistical champion with a 64.8% average in conference games.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com Schedule and results The team posted a 24–4 (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 20, 1996 yes yes Indiana 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Preseason NIT 49–59 0–1 Dec 3, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 75–54 1–1 Dec 6, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Rice Owls Rice Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Bank Classic 59–54 2–1 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Bank Classic 66–62 3–1 Dec 10, 1996 yes 1996 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 62–74 OT 3–2 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey 48–46 4–2 Dec 19, 1996 yes 1996 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 73–42 5–2 Dec 22, 1996 yes North Carolina 12 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 60–69 5–3 Dec 27, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic 46–38 6–3 Dec 28, 1996 yes yes 1996 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic 76–64 7–3 Jan 3, 1997 yes yes 1996 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York 54–49 8–3 Jan 6, 1997 yes 1996 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 71–66 9–3 Jan 10, 1997 yes 1996 men Brown Bears Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 44–40 10–3 1–0 Jan 11, 1997 yes yes 1996 men Yale Bulldogs Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut 58–45 11–3 2–0 Jan 27, 1997 yes 1996 men Hamilton Continentals Hamilton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 90–48 12–3 Jan 31, 1997 yes yes 1996 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 66–42 13–3 3–0 Feb 1, 1997 yes yes 1996 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 65–53 14–3 4–0 Feb 7, 1997 yes 1996 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 57–55 15–3 5–0 Feb 8, 1997 1996 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 75–51 16–3 6–0 Feb 11, 1997 yes 1996 men Penn Quakers Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 74–59 17–3 7–0 Feb 14, 1997 Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 81–51 18–3 8–0 Feb 15, 1997 Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 63–34 19–3 9–0 Feb 21, 1997 yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 66–61 20–3 10–0 Feb 22, 1997 yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 60–53 21–3 11–0 Feb 28, 1997 Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 67–52 22–3 12–0 Mar 1, 1997 Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 70–47 23–3 13–0 Mar 4, 1997 Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 86–73 24–3 14–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1997 yes yes 12 E California 5 E Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina First round 52–55 24–4 AP Poll E East References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Prince Prince