Mitch Henderson

{{Short description|American college basketball coach (born 1975)}}

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| name = Mitch Henderson

| image = Mitch Henderson, Princeton men's basketball coach.jpg

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Princeton

| current_conference = Ivy

| current_record = {{winpct|251|133|record=y}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|14}}

| birth_place = Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date =

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| player_years1 = 1994–1998

| player_team1 = Princeton

| player_years2 = 1998–1999

| player_team2 = Sligo

| coach_years1 = 2000–2011

| coach_team1 = Northwestern (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2011–present

| coach_team2 = Princeton

| overall_record = {{winpct|251|133|record=y}}

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 2–2 (NCAA Division I)
0–3 (NIT)
2–2 (CBI)

| championships = *4 Ivy League regular season (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)

| awards = *Second-team All-Ivy (1998)

  • 2x Ivy League Coach of the Year (2017, 2024)

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Mitchell Gordon Henderson (born August 14, 1975) is an American college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team. Before taking the Princeton job in 2011, he served as an assistant for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team for 11 seasons under Bill Carmody.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6404067|title=Princeton introduces Mitch Henderson|access-date=March 24, 2023|date=April 21, 2011|publisher=ESPN}} Henderson was a member of three consecutive Ivy League championship Princeton teams as a player (two of which went undefeated in conference, the first tying the school record with 19 consecutive wins and the second achieving 20). He was a co-captain of the second of these undefeated league champions along with Steve Goodrich.

Early life

Born in Vincennes, Indiana, Henderson later lived in Lexington, Kentucky as a teenager and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana for high school.{{cite web|author=Keefer, Zak|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/butler/2013/11/15/butler-basketball-bulldogs-face-princeton-forerunner-of-the-modern-ncaa-tourneys-cinderella/3577387/|title=Butler basketball: Bulldogs face Princeton, forerunner of the modern NCAA tourney's Cinderella|work=Indianapolis Star|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Rallo, Curt|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2006-02-01/news/26967517_1_northwestern-bench-hoosier-hysteria-division-i-head-coach|title='Cats, Henderson dreaming big|work=South Bend Tribune|date=February 1, 2006|access-date=November 2, 2016}} Henderson was a twelve-time varsity letter winner at Culver in football, basketball and baseball. In 1994, he was drafted by the New York Yankees with the 24th pick of the 29th round, 815th overall in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=http://goprincetontigers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2865&path=mbball|title=Mitch Henderson|access-date=October 29, 2016|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}} In baseball, he was a pitcher,{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jy1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bkUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1373,611093&dq=mitch-henderson+culver&hl=en|title=Vikes rally, Rochester falls short|access-date=November 6, 2011|date=June 8, 1994|work=The Rochester Sentinel (Compass Edition)}} and in football, a quarterback.{{cite news |last1=Thamel |first1=Pete |title='Mitch is Princeton': A coach, a university and the 1,000,000 connections |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35927631/ncaa-tournament-mitch-henderson-princeton-coach-university-one-million-connections-march-madness |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=ESPN.com |date=March 24, 2023}} He was named the 1994 South Bend Tribune high school Male Athlete of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2011-07-03/news/29734706_1_athlete-football-season-culver-community-high-school|title=High school: Top athlete measures up to greatness|access-date=November 6, 2011|date=July 3, 2011|work=South Bend Tribune|author=Lesar, Al}} He did not sign with the Yankees and retained his amateur status although he chose to pursue basketball rather than baseball in college.

As a basketball player, he was a four-year starter at Princeton University, where he was captain of the Ivy League champion 1997–98 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx|archivedate=April 19, 2018|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results|accessdate=February 4, 2024|date=June 12, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}} as well as a member of the 1995–96 and 1996–97 conference champions, coached by Pete Carril and Carmody, respectively. His two final teams were undefeated in conference play. The 1995–96 team was notable for its upset of the defending national champion UCLA Bruins in the 1996 NCAA tournament.

The 1996–97 team finished the regular season on a school record 19-game winning streak.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/05/sports/results-plus-935166.html|title=Results Plus|access-date=March 12, 2011|date=March 5, 1997|work=The New York Times}} In the 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, against the fifth-seeded California Golden Bears, the team lost 55–52.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/two-upstarts-go-down-fighting.html|title=Two Upstarts Go Down Fighting|access-date=October 3, 2010|date=March 14, 1997|author=Araton, Harvey|work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason|access-date=September 30, 2010|date=June 22, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}} Henderson had tied the score at 50 with 1:37 to play.{{cite news |author=Moran |first=Malcolm |authorlink=Malcolm Moran |date=March 14, 1997 |title=L.I.U. Takes Its Shots but Is Silenced by Villanova |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/liu-takes-its-shots-but-is-silenced-by-villanova.html |access-date=October 3, 2010}} Henderson was a 1997 honorable mention All-Ivy League selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205140226|title=Mitch Henderson '98 Returns to Princeton as Head Men's Basketball Coach |access-date=April 28, 2011|date=April 20, 2011|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}

The 1997–98 team posted a 27–2 overall record, reached the top 10 in the national polls, and achieved a 14–0 conference record.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 |title= Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results |date= June 12, 2009 |access-date= September 25, 2016 |website= GoPrincetonTigers.com |publisher= Princeton Athletic Communications}} The Tigers entered the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on a 19-game winning streak and finished the season ranked eighth in the final USAToday/NABC Coaches Poll.{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=October 3, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=85}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/09/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-seedings-are-sown-and-64-dreams-born.html|title=1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament; Seedings Are Sown, And 64 Dreams Born|access-date=October 3, 2010|date=March 9, 1998|author=Curry, Jack|work=The New York Times}} He was a 1998 2nd team All-Ivy League selection.{{cite book|title=2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide|page=43|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}} In the 1998 tournament opening game for the fifth-seeded Tigers, he scored 19 points to help them defeat the {{cbb link|1997|sex=men|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|school=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|title=UNLV Runnin' Rebels}} 69–57, which marked the team's 20th consecutive win—a school record.{{cite news |author=Curry |first=Jack |authorlink=Jack Curry |date=March 13, 1998 |title=1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament: First Round – East; A Fluke No More: Princeton Shuts Down U.N.L.V. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/13/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-first-round-east-a-fluke-no-more-princeton-shuts-down-unlv.html |access-date=October 3, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records |access-date=May 4, 2011|date=June 22, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}

He was briefly a member of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1998–99 NBA season, but he did not appear in any regular season games.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/22/sports/nba-transactions.html|title=N.B.A. Transactions|access-date=April 27, 2011|date=January 22, 1999|work=The New York Times}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/26/sports/transactions-095710.html|title=Transactions|access-date=April 27, 2011|date=January 26, 1999|work=The New York Times}} He also played professional basketball in Sligo, Ireland, from August 1998 to January 1999.{{cite web|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/henderson_mitch00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619221108/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/henderson_mitch00.html|archivedate=June 19, 2015|title=Mitch Henderson|access-date=April 27, 2011|publisher=CBS Interactive}}

Coaching career

Henderson served as an assistant to his former coach Carmody during Carmody's first eleven seasons as the coach at Northwestern University. Carmody used Henderson, who commonly scrimmaged with the players, as part of a joke for a Sports Illustrated: "I don't mind that Mitch is cagier and smarter than all those guys on the court. The thing that bothers me is that he's faster than all of them."{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1164552/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116052036/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1164552/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2010|title=The Seven-decade Itch|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=January 11, 2010|author=Ballard, Chris|work=CNN}} During Henderson's final three seasons at Northwestern, the team qualified for the National Invitation Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031709aab.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612020352/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031709aab.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2012|title=Big Ten Men's Basketball Prepares for Postseason: Record-tying seven Big Ten teams selected to participate in NCAA Championship|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=March 17, 2009|publisher=CBS Interactive}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031810aaa.html|title=Men's Basketball Release: Week 19: Five teams earn NCAA Tournament berths|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=March 18, 2010|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606141751/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031810aaa.html|archive-date=June 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031411aab.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319034341/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031411aab.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2011|title=Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Release – March 14, 2011: Big Ten ties conference record with seven teams selected for NCAA Tournament|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=March 14, 2011|publisher=CBS Interactive}}

Henderson was selected to replace outgoing Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. He inherited a 2010–11 team that narrowly lost to Kentucky in its opening game of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6395818|title=Mitch Henderson new Princeton coach|access-date=March 24, 2023|date=April 20, 2011|publisher=ESPN}} The team returned its 2nd leading scorer and rebounder,{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/163/year/2011/princeton-tigers|title=Princeton Tigers Stats – 2010–11|access-date=March 24, 2023|publisher=ESPN}} Ian Hummer, who as a sophomore was a 2nd team All-Ivy selection.{{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=March 12, 2011|date=March 9, 2011|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=March 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}

With a new head coach who was also a first-time head coach, the 2011–12 Tigers got off to a slow start 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=March 13, 2012|date=March 11, 2012|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}} Eventually, 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=March 24, 2023|date=February 11, 2012|publisher=ESPN}} The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11, 1997, when the 1997–98 team opened its season with a victory over a ranked Texas team at Meadowlands Arena 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=March 13, 2012|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=August 28, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=80}} 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=March 14, 2012|date=March 11, 2012|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=November 23, 2012|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=March 24, 2023|publisher=ESPN}} The team qualified for the 2012 CBI tournament and posted a first-round 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=March 24, 2023|date=March 13, 2012|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=March 14, 2012|date=March 13, 2012|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}} In the subsequent game against Pittsburgh, Princeton lost 82–61 to end its 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=March 20, 2012|date=March 19, 2012|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=March 20, 2012|date=March 19, 2012|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}

The 2012–13 Tigers finished with a 17–11 (10–4) record on the season.

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The 2013–14 team lost in the second round of the 2nd Round CBI to finish with a 21–9 (8–6) record.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/weeklyreleases/2013-14_MBB_Release_Postseason_5.pdf|title=2013–14 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Postseason 5: April 2, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014|date=April 2, 2014|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}} In his sixth season, he earned unanimous recognition as Ivy League Coach of the Year for the 2016–17 Tigers.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Men-s_Basketball_All-Ivy-_Postseason_Awards_Announced|title=Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced|access-date=March 14, 2017|date=March 8, 2017|website=IvyLeagueSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152452/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Men-s_Basketball_All-Ivy-_Postseason_Awards_Announced|archive-date=March 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}

On December 29, 2018, the 2018–19 Princeton Tigers team defeated the number 17-ranked Arizona State 67–66.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401087040|title=Princeton stuns No. 17 Arizona State 67–66|access-date=December 31, 2018|date=December 29, 2018|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}} It was Princeton's first win over a ranked opponent since defeating the 25th-ranked 2011–12 Harvard Crimson on February 11, 2012, and the school's first win over a top-20 opponent since Henderson was a player on the 1995–96 Princeton team that upset the UCLA Bruins in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.{{cite web|url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/29/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-at-asu.aspx|title=Princeton Stuns No. 17 Arizona State, 67–66|access-date=December 31, 2018|date=December 29, 2018|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com}} In the 2021–22 campaign, Princeton resumed its success in the Ivy League, winning the regular-season title. It was Henderson's second league title in his tenure at Princeton. The 23-win campaign tied for the winningest season during his time at Princeton. The season saw junior forward Tosan Evbuomwan win Ivy League Player of the Year honors. Evbuomwan was surrounded by a supporting cast of All-Ivy League honorees, including first-teamer Jaelin Llewellyn, and second-team Ethan Wright.{{cite web | url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/3/8/mens-basketball-evbuomwan-honored-as-ivy-player-of-the-year-three-named-all-ivy.aspx | title=Evbuomwan Honored as Ivy Player of the Year, Three Named All-Ivy }}

File:Mitch Henderson, Princeton men's basketball coach, confers with the team.jpg

To start the 2022–23 season, the Tigers traveled across the pond to London, England, where they competed in the London Basketball Classic. The pool of teams there included Army, Northeastern, Manhattan, and Princeton. Princeton defeated Army in the semifinals and Northeastern in the finals to win the championship. Senior and returning Ivy League Player of the Year, Tosan Evbuomwan, garnered MVP honors in his home country.{{cite web | url=https://www.trentonian.com/2022/11/26/princeton-mens-basketball-rallies-past-northeastern-to-win-london-basketball-classic/ | title=Princeton men's basketball rallies past Northeastern to win London Basketball Classic | date=November 26, 2022 }}

On January 7, 2023, Henderson won his 100th Ivy League game as head coach at Princeton, beating the Cornell Big Red, 75–68, in Ithaca, NY. Henderson is only the eighth all-time Ivy League coach to win 100 league games. He is the second head coach in the history of Princeton men's basketball to win 100 league games; Carril was other to reach that threshold.{{cite web | url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/1/7/henderson-earns-100th-ivy-win-as-mens-basketball-outlasts-cornell-75-68.aspx | title=Henderson Earns 100th Ivy Win as Men's Basketball Outlasts Cornell, 75-68 }}

In March 2023, Henderson guided the 2022–23 Princeton Tigers into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA D1 men's basketball tournament with wins over #2 seed, Arizona, and #7 Missouri.{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Scott |date=2023-03-19 |title=Princeton Follows Up Its N.C.A.A. Surprise With a Stroll to the Round of 16 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/sports/ncaabasketball/princeton-sweet-16.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0362-4331}}

Personal

Henderson earned his A.B. from Princeton in 1998 in economics. He and his wife Ashley reside in Princeton with their three children.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/10/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-swaggering-through-the-backdoor.html|title=1998 N.C.A.A. Tournament; Swaggering Through the Backdoor|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=March 10, 1998|work=The New York Times|author=Curry, Jack}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/node/15299|title=COLUMN: Not so fast, Princeton's still competitive|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=November 16, 1998|work=Daily Pennsylvanian|author=Tenenblatt, Daniel}}

Head coaching record

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| confstanding = 3rd

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}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2021–22

| name = Princeton

| overall = 23–7

| conference = 11–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NIT first round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2022–23

| name = Princeton

| overall = 23–9

| conference = 10–4

| confstanding = T–1st

| postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2023–24

| name = Princeton

| overall = 24–5

| conference = 12–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NIT First Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2024–25

| name = Princeton

| overall = 19–11

| conference = 8–6

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Princeton

| overall = {{winpct|251|133|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|125|55|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = {{winpct|251|133|record=y}}

}}

References

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