1921–22 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1921–22 Princeton Tigers Basketball 150 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League EIBL 20–5 9–2 Hill Zahn Albert Wittmer University Gymnasium EIBL Champions EIBL one-game playoff Won The 1921–22 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Hill Zahn and the team captain was Albert Wittmer. The team played its home games in the University 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 26, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University The team was the winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL). The team posted a 20–5 overall record and a 9–2 conference record. The team lost three of its first six games, including two to 1921 men CCNY Beavers City College of New York City College of New York. After ending the regular season tied for the conference lead, the team won a one-game playoff against the 1921 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers on March 28, 1922, at home by a 28–23 margin for the EIBL championship.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results June 12, 2009 September 26, 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 the school's first conference championship. The team was led by All-American Arthur Loeb. who repeated as an All-American the following season. Loeb was the school's second two-time All-American (Cyril Haas, 1915–16 & 1916–17). Bill Bradley became the only other Princeton Tiger to equal (and later surpass) this accomplishment.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749635 Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards September 26, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University Loeb set numerous records, including the school record for single-season free throws made (203) that surpassed Hamilton Salmon total of 142 set during the 1912–13 season and that would stand until Bill Bradley totaled 258 during his 1962–63 season; the school record for single-game free throws made (16) on January 10, 1922, against the CCNY Beavers and rebroken with 18 on March 18 against the 1921 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers that would stand until Bradley made 21 on January 19, 1963, against the 1962 men Cornell Big Red Cornell University Cornell Big Red.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 References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers men's basketball Princeton Tigers men's basketball