1958–59 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1958–59 Princeton Tigers Basketball Princeton Tigers logo (1904–1964).png 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 19–5 13–2, 1st-t Franklin Cappon Carl Belz Dillon Gymnasium Ivy League Co-Champions Ivy League one-game playoff Lost The 1958–59 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Franklin Cappon and the team captain was Carl Belz. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium 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 Co-Champion of the Ivy League, ending the regular season tied with 1958 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth Big Green with a 13–1 record at the end of the regular conference schedule.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 30 IvyLeagueSports.com Following a 4–3 start the team won twelve consecutive games on its way to posting a 19–5 overall record and a 13–2 conference record. After ending the regular season tied for the conference lead, the team lost a one-game playoff against Dartmouth on March 7, 1959, at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut, by a 69–68 margin for the Ivy League championship and the automatic invitation to the 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.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.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason September 27, 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 Belz established the current school single-game rebounding record on January 31, 1959, against the 1958 men Rutgers Scarlett Knights Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlett Knights when he totaled 29. This surpassed the previous record of 27 set on February 1, 1956, against 1955 men Rutgers Scarlett Knights Rutgers University Rutgers and tied on March 3, 1956, against the 1955 men Cornell Big Red Cornell University Cornell Big Red, both by David "Whitey" Fulcomer.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717 Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records September 28, 2010 June 12, 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 Belz, who finished second to 1958 men Cornell Big Red Cornell University Cornell's Lou Jordan in the conference in scoring with a 20.1 points per game average, and Jim Brangan were both first team All-Ivy League selections, and Belz was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 9th Round of the 1959 NBA draft with the 62nd overall selection. Belz led the conference in field goal percentage with a 56.8%.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Prince Prince