2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
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|year=2011–12
|team=Princeton Tigers
|image=Princeton Tigers logo.svg
|image_size=100
|conference=Ivy League
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|short_conf=Ivy, 3rd
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|APRank=
|record=20–12
|conf_record=10–4
|head_coach=Mitch Henderson
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Brian Earl
|asst_coach2=Dan Geriot
|asst_coach3=Marcus Jenkins
|asst_coach4=
|captain=Douglas Davis
|captain2=Patrick Saunders
|stadium=Jadwin Gymnasium
|champion=
|bowl=CBI
|bowl_result=Quarterfinals
}}
{{2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2010-11|title=Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2010–11|access-date=2011-03-12|date=2011-03-09|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313110640/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2010-11|archive-date=2011-03-13|url-status=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mitch_Henderson_Named_Princeton_Mens_Basketball_Coach|title=Mitch Henderson Named Princeton Men's Basketball Coach|access-date=2012-03-12|date=2011-04-20|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129143042/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mitch_Henderson_Named_Princeton_Mens_Basketball_Coach|archive-date=2012-01-29|url-status=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_18.pdf|title=2011–12 Ivy League MEN'S BASKETBALL|access-date=2012-03-12|date=2012-03-05|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|page=12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919060328/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_18.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-19|url-status=dead}} Princeton had been the preseason favorite the year before.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_Abound_with_Preseason_Honors|title=Ivy League Men's Basketball Abound with Preseason Honors Entering the 2010–11 Season|access-date=2011-03-06|date=2010-10-15|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216235530/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/Mens_Basketball_Abound_with_Preseason_Honors|archive-date=2010-12-16|url-status=dead}}
Roster
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Number ! Name ! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Hometown |
| 3
| Jimmy Sherburne | Guard | 6–3 | 197 | Junior |
| 4
| Denton Koon | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Freshman |
| 5
| Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 11
| Brian Fabrizius | Forward | 6–11 | 210 | Freshman |
| 14
| Chris Clement | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore |
| 15
| John Comfort | Forward | 6–7 | 197 | Senior |
| 20
| Douglas Davis | Guard | 5–11 | 157 | Senior |
| 22
| Patrick Saunders | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Senior |
| 23
| Clay Wilson | Guard | 6–3 | 176 | Freshman |
| 25
| Tom Noonan | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Sophomore |
| 32
| Mack Darrow | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Junior |
| 34
| Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior |
| 40
| Bobby Garbade | Center | 6–11 | 245 | Freshman |
| 41
| Daniel Edwards | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore |
| 44
| Brendan Connolly | Center | 6–11 | 255 | Junior |
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205396168|title=Game Notes: Men's Basketball to Open CBI with Evansville Tuesday|access-date=2012-03-13|date=2012-03-11|publisher=Princeton University|website=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125062251/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320420163|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2017|title=Princeton hands No. 21 Harvard first Ivy League loss|access-date=2012-03-13|date=2012-02-11|publisher=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results|access-date=2012-03-13|publisher=Princeton University|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}}{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=2010-08-28|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=80|archive-date=2010-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331132350/http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|url-status=dead}} Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did{{cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aaa.html|title=Florida State Wins the #ACCTRNY 85–82 over North Carolina: This is Florida State's first ACC Championship|access-date=2012-03-14|date=2012-03-11|publisher=CBS Interactive|author=TheACC.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123050848/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aaa.html|archive-date=2012-11-23|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/52/year/2012/florida-state-seminoles|title=Florida State Seminoles Schedule – 2011–12|access-date=2012-03-12|publisher=ESPN}} as well as Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival {{cbb link|2011|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|school=Rutgers University|title=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205392062|title=Princeton, Penn Meet Tuesday with Quakers Aiming for Title Share|access-date=2013-03-13|date=2012-03-05|publisher=Princeton University|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205393058|title=Men's Hoops Denies Penn Title Share, Finishes Perfect at Home in Ivy |access-date=2013-03-13|date=2012-03-06|publisher=Princeton University|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320660163|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719184742/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320660163|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2017|title=Princeton defeats Pennsylvania; Harvard clinches first Ivy League title|access-date=2013-03-13|date=2012-03-06|publisher=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320730339|title=Princeton 95 (20–11, 10–4 Ivy); Evansville 86 (16–16, 9–9 MVC)|access-date=2012-03-14|date=2012-03-13|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=4231&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205397490|title=Davis's Career-High 31 Leads Princeton to First-Round CBI Win|access-date=2012-03-14|date=2012-03-13|publisher=Princeton University|website=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320790221|title=Princeton 61 (20-12, 10-4 Ivy); Pittsburgh 82 (19-16, 5-13 Big East)|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2012-03-19|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46548&SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205400657|title=Davis Becomes School's Second-Leading Scorer, but Tigers Lose to Pitt|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2012-03-19|publisher=Princeton University|website=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).{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_Postseason_Release_2|title=Men's Basketball Postseason Release 2|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2012-03-18|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730013427/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_Postseason_Release_2|archive-date=2012-07-30|url-status=dead}} Pittsburgh eventually went on to win the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320900221|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111233822/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320900221|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2020|title=Pittsburgh rides hot shooting by Washington State for CBI crown|access-date=2012-03-31|date=2012-03-30|publisher=ESPN}}
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| tv = TCN
| score = 72–71
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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{{CBB schedule entry
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}}
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}}
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!colspan=9| 2012 CBI
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/13/2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Evansville, Indiana
| gamename = First Roud
| attend = 3,012
| tv = HDNet
| score = 95–86
| overtime =
| record = 20–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Peterson Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,001
| tv =
| score = 61–82
| overtime =
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
=All-Ivy=
The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2011-12|title=Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12|access-date=2012-03-12|date=2012-03-07|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829033924/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy_--_2011-12|archive-date=2012-08-29|url-status=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nabc.com/NABC_Releases/releases/2011-12_NABC_Releases/2012_NABC_Division_I_All-District_teams.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=National Association of Basketball Coaches|title=National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012 Division I All-District Teams|access-date=2012-03-14|date=2012-03-14|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171925/http://nabc.com/nabc_releases/releases/2011-12_nabc_releases/2012_nabc_division_i_all-district_teams.pdf|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/163/princeton-tigers Princeton Tigers] @ ESPN.com
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/163/year/2012/princeton-tigers 2011 stats] @ ESPN.com
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