1990–91 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1990–91 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 150 Ivy League Ivy 20 18 24–3 14–0 Pete Carril 24th Kit Mueller Bill Carmody Jan van Breda Kolffhttps://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1990-1991 November 14, 1990 February 8, 2024 Wright State University Jadwin Gymnasium Ivy League champion NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1990–91 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in NCAA Division I men's college basketball during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Pete Carril, and the team captain was Kit Mueller.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 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 automatic invitation to the 64-team 1991 NCAA tournament, where they were seeded eighth in the East Region.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 38 IvyLeagueSports.com In December, undefeated Princeton handed Rutgers their first loss.https://www.proquest.com/docview/422652164 subscription 422652164 Minnesota (6–0) drops Oregon St. to 2–3: [1,2 Edition] The San Diego Union February 3, 2024 December 16, 1990 H-9 The team posted a 24–3 overall record and a 14–0 conference record using the Princeton offense.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2018/10/24//1819_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf?id=3197 2018–19 Ivy League Men's Basketball Media Guide February 2, 2024 October 24, 2018 Ivy League When the team beat 1990 men Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale 55–27 on January 11, 1991, it established a new National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I record for fewest points allowed (since 1986), breaking its own record set the prior year. The record would last until March 2, 1992.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 39 On February 8, 1991, against 1990 men Cornell Big Red Cornell University Cornell, Sean Jackson made all five of his three-point field goal attempts, which tied the Ivy League single-game record for most made without a miss set three years earlier by Princeton Tigers Dave Orlandini and Bob Scrabis.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 51 IvyLeagueSports.com These stood as unsurpassed as the Ivy League record until future Princeton Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson made all six for Princeton on February 28, 1997. In a March 15, 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first-round game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, against the Villanova Wildcats, they lost by a 50–48 margin.http://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 Tigers led 30–25 at halftime, but lost on a shot in the final second of regulation play.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/16/sports/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-east-regional-nittany-lions-villanova-north.html College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament/East Regional; Nittany Lions, Villanova and North Carolina Advance October 2, 2010 March 16, 1991 Smith, Timothy W. The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/17/sports/college-basketball-east-regional-smith-gets-a-kick-as-a-fan-and-scout.html College Basketball: East Regional; Smith Gets a Kick as a Fan and Scout October 2, 2010 March 17, 1991 Smith, Timothy W. The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/17/sports/sports-of-the-times-these-tigers-were-definitely-burning-bright.html Sports Of The Times; These Tigers Were Definitely Burning Bright October 2, 2010 March 16, 1991 Vecsey, George The New York Times Princeton's number eight seed was a record for the highest seed by an Ivy League school at the time.https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/03/11/buckeyes-have-it-a-top-seed/ Buckeyes Have It-a Top Seed: Ohio St. Gets Midwest Nod Over Indiana November 6, 2011 March 11, 1991 Chicago Tribune Myslenski, Skip During the undefeated conference game season, Jackson established the Ivy League single-season conference games record with 56 three-point field goals made, which stood at least 25 seasons.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/media_guide/1516bbguide-MensRecords.pdf 2015–16 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide February 2, 2024 81 & 88 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160917092837/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/media_guide/1516bbguide-MensRecords.pdf September 17, 2016 dead During the season, the team spent six weeks (one week in mid December and the final five weeks of the season) of the seventeen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-five Poll, peaking at number eighteen where it ended the season.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 The team finished the season ranked twentieth in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records October 2, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 The team completed the first undefeated Ivy season by any team since the 1975–76 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.https://www.proquest.com/docview/281391790 subscription 281391790 COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP Mississippi State Happy to Share SEC Title: [Home Edition] Los Angeles Times February 4, 2024 March 3, 1991 8 The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Jackson and Mueller, who repeated as the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year while earning first team Academic All-America recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America. Mueller shot 62.5% on his field goals to earn the third of three Ivy League statistical championships for field goal percentage.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 49 IvyLeagueSports.com Jackson led the Ivy League in three point shooting percentage in conference games with a 55.4% average and established the Ivy League single-season record for conference games with 56 made. The team won the third of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 48.9 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 Schedule and results The team posted a 24–3 (14–0 Ivy League) record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx April 19, 2018 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results February 4, 2024 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| Regular season Nov 24, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio North Coast Tournament 70–57 1–0 Nov 25, 1990 yes yes Coastal Carolina Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio North Coast Tournament 42–39 2–0 Nov 27, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 45–36 3–0 Dec 4, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 57–40 4–0 Dec 7, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York Manufacturers Hanover Classic 63–45 5–0 Dec 8, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Iona Gaels Iona John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York Manufacturers Hanover Classic 58–50 6–0 Dec 15, 1990 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 58–45 7–0 Dec 19, 1990 yes yes 25 UNLV 1 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 35–69 17,778 7–1 Dec 28, 1990 yes yes 1990 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Cable Car Classic 67–51 8–1 Dec 29, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California Cable Car Classic 53–59 8–2 Jan 11, 1991 1990 men Yale Bulldogs Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 55–27 9–2 1–0 Jan 12, 1991 1990 men Brown Bears Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 67–42 10–2 2–0 Jan 28, 1991 yes 1990 men Elizabethtown Blue Jays Elizabethtown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 82–45 11–2 Feb 1, 1991 1990 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 64–52 12–2 3–0 Feb 2, 1991 1990 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 75–59 13–2 4–0 Feb 5, 1991 yes 1990 men Penn Quakers Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–47 14–2 5–0 Feb 8, 1991 yes 1990 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 84–40 15–2 6–0 Feb 9, 1991 yes 1990 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 65–47 16–2 7–0 Feb 15, 1991 yes 25 Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 79–63 17–2 8–0 Feb 16, 1991 yes 25 Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut 59–54 18–2 9–0 Feb 22, 1991 23 Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 56–33 19–2 10–0 Feb 23, 1991 23 Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 68–53 20–2 11–0 Feb 26, 1991 21 Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 63–56 21–2 12–0 Mar 1, 1991 yes 21 Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 79–64 22–2 13–0 Mar 2, 1991 yes 21 Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 56–49 23–2 14–0 Mar 10, 1991 yes 19 1990 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 76–48 24–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Princeton Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 18 8 E Villanova 9 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 48–50 24–3 AP Poll E East Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Final AP Poll – – – – 25 – – – – – – – 25 23 21 19 18 NCAA tournament The team was seeded eighth in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb9091.asp 1990–91 Ivy Men's Basketball March 27, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090131142112/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbb9091.asp January 31, 2009 deadhttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1991 1991 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket March 28, 2010 databaseSports.com NCAA Tournament 3/15/91 in Syracuse, N.Y.: (9) Villanova 50, (8) Princeton 48 Awards and honors Kit Mueller Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year First Team All-Ivy League Academic All-America Sean Jackson First Team All-Ivy League Chris Marquardt Honorable Mention All-Ivy League References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Prince Prince