1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1951–52 Princeton Tigers Basketball Princeton Tigers logo (1904–1964).png 100 150 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League EIBL 16–11 10–2, 1st Franklin Cappon Chuck DeVoe Dillon Gymnasium EIBL Champions 1952 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Regional 4th place The 1951–52 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Franklin Cappon and the team captain was Chuck DeVoe. The team played its home games in the Dillon 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 27, 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 winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL). The team posted a 16–11 overall record and a 10–2 conference record. During the season, after winning the first three games the team lost six in a row and eight of ten before winning eleven consecutive games. The team then lost the conference finale against 1951 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers. The team earned an invitation to the sixteen-team 1952 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where it lost to the 1951 men Duquesne Dukes University of Duquesne Duquesne Dukes by a 60–49 margin on March 21, 1952, at the Chicago Stadium in the first round and then subsequently lost to the 1951 men Dayton Flyers University of Dayton Dayton Flyers by a 77–61 margin the next night in a consolation game.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 This was Princeton's first invitation to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.http://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 References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Princeton Prince Prince