2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers logo.svg 100 Ivy League Ivy, 3rd 20–12 10–4 Mitch Henderson 1st Brian Earl Dan Geriot Marcus Jenkins Douglas Davis Patrick Saunders Jadwin Gymnasium CBI Quarterfinals The 2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League. The team captains were seniors Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders. They finished the season 20–12, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Evansville in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Pittsburgh. The season was highlighted by wins over a ranked Harvard team and the Florida State Seminoles. The team was led by unanimous first team All-Ivy League selection Ian Hummer and second team selection Douglas Davis. Preview Princeton entered the season having won the 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season championship and having earned the resulting 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament invitation. The team entered the season having lost senior captains Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox. Maddox was the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-Ivy selection. Mavraides had been a second team All-Ivy selection. The team returned second team All-Ivy selection Hummer.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2010-11 Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2010–11 2011-03-12 2011-03-09 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110313110640/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2010-11 2011-03-13 dead Entering the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season head coach Mitch Henderson began his tenure at Princeton, taking over for Sydney Johnson.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mitch_Henderson_Named_Princeton_Mens_Basketball_Coach Mitch Henderson Named Princeton Men's Basketball Coach 2012-03-12 2011-04-20 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120129143042/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mitch_Henderson_Named_Princeton_Mens_Basketball_Coach 2012-01-29 dead With the move that resulted from Johnson taking a new coaching job, Princeton has six alumni who are active Division I head coaches, a total second only to eight by the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program. The Ivy League media poll selected Princeton to be tied with Yale for second place behind Harvard.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_18.pdf 2011–12 Ivy League MEN'S BASKETBALL 2012-03-12 2012-03-05 IvyLeagueSports.com 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919060328/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_18.pdf 2015-09-19 dead Princeton had been the preseason favorite the year before.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_Abound_with_Preseason_Honors Ivy League Men's Basketball Abound with Preseason Honors Entering the 2010–11 Season 2011-03-06 2010-10-15 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101216235530/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_Abound_with_Preseason_Honors 2010-12-16 dead Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Jimmy Sherburne Guard 6–3 197 Junior Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 4 Denton Koon Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Liberty, Missouri 5 T.J. Bray Guard 6–5 205 Sophomore New Berlin, Wisconsin 11 Brian Fabrizius Forward 6–11 210 Freshman Arlington Heights, Illinois 14 Chris Clement Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Round Rock, Texas 15 John Comfort Forward 6–7 197 Senior La Grange, Illinois 20 Douglas Davis Guard 5–11 157 Senior Philadelphia 22 Patrick Saunders Forward 6–8 205 Senior Gilford, New Hampshire 23 Clay Wilson Guard 6–3 176 Freshman Tulsa, Oklahoma 25 Tom Noonan Forward 6–8 235 Sophomore Havertown, Pennsylvania 32 Mack Darrow Forward 6–9 230 Junior Lake Barrington, Illinois 34 Ian Hummer Forward 6–7 230 Junior Vienna, Virginia 40 Bobby Garbade Center 6–11 245 Freshman Binghamton, New York 41 Daniel Edwards Forward 6–8 225 Sophomore Dallas, Texas 44 Brendan Connolly Center 6–11 255 Junior Brentwood, Tennessee Schedule With a new first-time head coach, the team got off to slow starts. It started the season with a 1–5 record, but won 18 of its final 24 games and started its conference schedule with a 2–3 record, but won 8 of its final 9 games.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205396168 Game Notes: Men's Basketball to Open CBI with Evansville Tuesday 2012-03-13 2012-03-11 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com The recovery enabled the team to qualify for its 32nd post season appearance (24 NCAA, 5 NIT and 2 CBI). Princeton earned its first home win against a ranked opponent since the 1976–77 team's January 3, 1977, victory over Notre Dame by defeating Harvard (No. 21 Coaches/25 AP) on February 11, 2012.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163 https://web.archive.org/web/20171125062251/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163 dead November 25, 2017 Princeton hands No. 21 Harvard first Ivy League loss 2012-03-13 2012-02-11 ESPN The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11, 1997, which is when the 1997–98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena (now named Izod Center) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results 2012-03-13 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx deadhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 80 2010-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331132350/http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf dead Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard didhttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aaa.html Florida State Wins the #ACCTRNY 85–82 over North Carolina: This is Florida State's first ACC Championship 2012-03-14 2012-03-11 CBS Interactive TheACC.com https://web.archive.org/web/20121123050848/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aaa.html 2012-11-23 deadhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/52/year/2012/florida-state-seminoles Florida State Seminoles Schedule – 2011–12 2012-03-12 ESPN as well as Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival 2011 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers. In addition, the team's schedule included the ACC's NC State. Its results against Harvard, Florida State and NC State give the team a 2–2 record against teams in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. For the 18th consecutive season, the Ivy League men's basketball schedule concluded with a Tuesday Penn–Princeton basketball rivalry game against the 2011–12 Quakers.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205392062 Princeton, Penn Meet Tuesday with Quakers Aiming for Title Share 2013-03-13 2012-03-05 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com February 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222052956/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205392062 dead Princeton's 62–52 victory enabled it to retain slim 26–25 and 24–23 leads in terms of Ivy League Championships and Ivy League team NCAA Tournament appearances, respectively.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205393058 Men's Hoops Denies Penn Title Share, Finishes Perfect at Home in Ivy 2013-03-13 2012-03-06 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031123/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205393058 deadhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320660163 https://web.archive.org/web/20170719184742/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320660163 dead July 19, 2017 Princeton defeats Pennsylvania; Harvard clinches first Ivy League title 2013-03-13 2012-03-06 ESPN In the first round of the 2012 CBI Tournament, senior Douglas Davis scored a career-high 31 points to lead Princeton to a 95–86 victory over Evansville.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320730339 Princeton 95 (20–11, 10–4 Ivy); Evansville 86 (16–16, 9–9 MVC) 2012-03-14 2012-03-13 ESPNhttp://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=4231&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205397490 Davis's Career-High 31 Leads Princeton to First-Round CBI Win 2012-03-14 2012-03-13 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com Although Davis posted another 20 points in the subsequent quarterfinal game against Pittsburgh to surpass Kit Mueller for second place on the Princeton scoring list, Princeton lost 82–61 to end the season.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320790221 Princeton 61 (20-12, 10-4 Ivy); Pittsburgh 82 (19-16, 5-13 Big East) 2012-03-20 2012-03-19 ESPNhttp://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205400657 Davis Becomes School's Second-Leading Scorer, but Tigers Lose to Pitt 2012-03-20 2012-03-19 Princeton University GoPrincetonTigers.com Davis' appearance in the March 19 contest also enabled him to surpass Ryan Wittman as the Ivy League's all-time leader in games played (122).http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_Postseason_Release_2 Men's Basketball Postseason Release 2 2012-03-20 2012-03-18 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120730013427/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_Postseason_Release_2 2012-07-30 dead Pittsburgh eventually went on to win the tournament.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320900221 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111233822/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320900221 dead November 11, 2020 Pittsburgh rides hot shooting by Washington State for CBI crown 2012-03-31 2012-03-30 ESPN 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/12/2011 5:00 pm yes Wagner Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,444 FiOS1 57–73 0–1 11/16/2011 7:00 pm yes yes NC State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Legends Classic 12,140 ESPNU 58–60 0–2 11/19/2011 12:30 pm yes Buffalo Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 1,715 FiOS1 61–53 1–2 11/22/2011 7:00 pm yes Elon Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 1,498 FiOS1 55–56 1–3 11/25/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Legends Classic 2,488 56–62 1–4 11/26/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Morehead State Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Legends Classic NA 56–68 1–5 11/27/2011 2:00 pm yes yes West Alabama Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Legends Classic NA 66–42 2–5 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes Lafayette Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 1,542 FiOS1 69–54 3–5 12/07/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey Rivalry 3,406 59–57 4–5 12/10/2011 4:00 pm yes yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia 2,225 60–64 4–6 12/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey 1,650 TCN 72–71 OT 5–6 12/18/2011 1:00 pm yes yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston 938 71–62 6–6 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Siena Times Union Center Albany, New York 6,471 TWCSN 59–63 6–7 12/30/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 6,670 ESPN3 75–73 3OT 7–7 01/01/2012 3:00 pm yes yes Florida A&M Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida 353 76–61 8–7 01/08/2012 2:00 pm yes The College of New Jersey Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,246 79–68 9–7 01/13/2012 7:00 pm yes Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 1,843 59–67 9–8 (0–1) 01/14/2012 7:00 pm yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York 1,764 62–58 10–8 (1–1) 01/30/2012 7:00 pm yes Penn The Palestra Philadelphia Penn–Princeton Rivalry 6,835 67–82 10–9 (1–2) 02/03/2012 7:00 pm yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 905 77–63 11–9 (2–2) 02/04/2012 7:00 pm yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut 2,175 54–58 11–10 (2–3) 02/10/2012 7:00 pm Dartmouth Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,152 59–47 12–10 (3–3) 02/11/2012 7:00 pm Harvard 25 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 5,266 ESPNU 70–62 13–10 (4–3) 02/17/2012 7:00 pm Columbia Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,751 ESPNU 77–66 14–10 (5–3) 02/18/2012 6:00 pm Cornell Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 3,147 75–57 15–10 (6–3) 02/24/2012 7:00 pm yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 2,195 64–67 15–11 (6–4) 02/25/2012 7:00 pm yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 1,008 85–61 16–11 (7–4) 03/02/2012 7:00 pm Yale Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,293 64–57 17–11 (8–4) 03/03/2012 7:30 pm Brown Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 2,219 81–47 18–11 (9–4) 03/06/2012 7:30 pm Penn Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Penn–Princeton Rivalry 3,590 ESPN3 62–52 19–11 (10–4) |- !colspan=9| 2012 CBI 03/13/2012 8:00 pm yes yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, Indiana First Roud 3,012 HDNet 95–86 20–11 03/19/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh Quarterfinals 2,001 61–82 20–12 AP Poll Eastern Time All-Ivy The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2011-12 Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12 2012-03-12 2012-03-07 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120829033924/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2011-12 2012-08-29 dead First Team All-Ivy ^Ian Hummer, Princeton (Jr., F, Vienna, Virginia) Second Team All-Ivy Douglas Davis, Princeton (Sr., G, Philadelphia) ^Unanimous Selection Other The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District District 13 team on March 14, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Ian Hummer was a second team selection.http://www.nabc.com/NABC_Releases/releases/2011-12_NABC_Releases/2012_NABC_Division_I_All-District_teams.pdf PDF National Association of Basketball Coaches National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012 Division I All-District Teams 2012-03-14 2012-03-14 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171925/http://nabc.com/nabc_releases/releases/2011-12_nabc_releases/2012_nabc_division_i_all-district_teams.pdf dead References 30em External links Princeton Tigers @ ESPN.com 2011 stats @ ESPN.com Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Princeton Prince Prince