1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 Basketball 1967–68 Princeton Tigers 150 Ivy League Ivy 15 unranked (peaked at #8) 20–6 12–3, 1st-t Pete Carril Joe Heiser Dillon Gymnasium Ivy League Co-Champions Ivy League one-game playoff Lost The 1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Pete Carril served as head coach and the team captain was Joe Heiser. 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 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, but lost a one-game playoff for an invitation to the 23-team 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 30 IvyLeagueSports.com The team posted a 20–6 overall record and a 12–3 conference record.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 After finishing the regular season tied for the league championship, the team lost the March 5, 1968, one-game Ivy League playoff game at St. John's University's Alumni Hall in Jamaica, Queens in New York City against the 1967 men Columbia Lions Columbia University Columbia Lions by a 92–74 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 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 During the season, the team spent two weeks of the sixteen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, peaking at number eight and ending the season unranked.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records September 30, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 However, the team also finished the season ranked number fifteen in the final UPI Coaches' Poll, which included twenty teams.https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records September 30, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 The entire All-Ivy League conference first team was composed of members of Columbia and Princeton with two Lions accompanying the three Tigers: Heiser, Geoff Petrie and Chris Thomforde. This was the second time that one team had three first team selections and the second season in a row that Princeton did so.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 43 IvyLeagueSports.com However, none of the three All-Ivy Princeton players were among the league's top five scorers. Nonetheless, Heiser was the national statistical champion in free throw percentage by making 90.0% of his free throws (117 of 130).https://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records September 29, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 35 His career 88.8% free throw percentage surpassed Bill Bradley's 1965 87.6% mark as the Ivy League record until it was eclipsed by Jim Barton in 1989.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 52 IvyLeagueSports.com Following the season, two players were selected in the 1968 NBA draft: Heiser by the Baltimore Bullets with the 68th overall selection in the 6th round and John Haarlow by the New York Knicks with the 177th overall selection in the 13th round.2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 32 IvyLeagueSports.com 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 Final AP Top 10 Poll 8 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers