2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceIvy League
Record20–12 (10–4 Ivy, 3rd)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Douglas Davis
  • Patrick Saunders
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Harvard12–2 .85726–5  .839
Penn11–3 .78620–13  .606
Princeton10–4 .71420–12  .625
Yale9–5 .64319–10  .655
Cornell7–7 .50012–16  .429
Columbia4–10 .28615–15  .500
Brown2–12 .1438–23  .258
Dartmouth1–13 .0715–25  .167
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] The Ivy League media poll selected Princeton to be tied with Yale for second place behind Harvard.[4] Princeton had been the preseason favorite the year before.[5]

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.[3] The recovery enabled the team to qualify for its 32nd post season appearance (24 NCAA, 5 NIT and 2 CBI).[6]

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.[7] The win was also its first against a ranked opponent on any court since November 11, 1997,[3] 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.[8][9] Princeton also defeated eventual 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament champion Florida State five weeks after Harvard did[10][11] as well as Big East Conference member and New Jersey rival 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.[3]

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.[12] 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.[13][14]

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.[15][16] 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.[17][18] 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).[6] Pittsburgh eventually went on to win the tournament.[19]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
5:00 pm, FiOS1		 Wagner L 57–73  0–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,444)
Princeton, New Jersey
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at NC State
Legends Classic		 L 58–60  0–2
 RBC Center (12,140)
Raleigh, North Carolina
11/19/2011*
12:30 pm, FiOS1		 Buffalo W 61–53  1–2
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,715)
Princeton, New Jersey
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, FiOS1		 Elon L 55–56  1–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498)
Princeton, New Jersey
11/25/2011*
6:00 pm		 at Bucknell
Legends Classic		 L 56–62  1–4
 Sojka Pavilion (2,488)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/26/2011*
2:00 pm		 vs. Morehead State
Legends Classic		 L 56–68  1–5
 Sojka Pavilion (NA)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/27/2011*
2:00 pm		 vs. West Alabama
Legends Classic		 W 66–42  2–5
 Sojka Pavilion (NA)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm, FiOS1		 Lafayette W 69–54  3–5
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,542)
Princeton, New Jersey
12/07/2011*
7:30 pm		 at Rutgers
Rivalry		 W 59–57  4–5
 The RAC (3,406)
Piscataway, New Jersey
12/10/2011*
4:00 pm		 at Drexel L 60–64  4–6
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
Philadelphia
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm, TCN		 at Rider W 72–71 OT 5–6
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
12/18/2011*
1:00 pm		 at Northeastern W 71–62  6–6
 Matthews Arena (938)
Boston
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm, TWCSN		 at Siena L 59–63  6–7
 Times Union Center (6,471)
Albany, New York
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida State W 75–73 3OT 7–7
 Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670)
Tallahassee, Florida
01/01/2012*
3:00 pm		 at Florida A&M W 76–61  8–7
 Teaching Gym (353)
Tallahassee, Florida
01/08/2012*
2:00 pm		 The College of New Jersey W 79–68  9–7
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,246)
Princeton, New Jersey
01/13/2012
7:00 pm		 at Cornell L 59–67  9–8 (0–1)
 Newman Arena (1,843)
Ithaca, New York
01/14/2012
7:00 pm		 at Columbia W 62–58  10–8 (1–1)
 Levien Gymnasium (1,764)
New York
01/30/2012
7:00 pm		 at Penn
Penn–Princeton Rivalry		 L 67–82  10–9 (1–2)
 The Palestra (6,835)
Philadelphia
02/03/2012
7:00 pm		 at Brown W 77–63  11–9 (2–2)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (905)
Providence, Rhode Island
02/04/2012
7:00 pm		 at Yale L 54–58  11–10 (2–3)
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,175)
New Haven, Connecticut
02/10/2012
7:00 pm		 Dartmouth W 59–47  12–10 (3–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,152)
Princeton, New Jersey
02/11/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 25 Harvard W 70–62  13–10 (4–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (5,266)
Princeton, New Jersey
02/17/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Columbia W 77–66  14–10 (5–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,751)
Princeton, New Jersey
02/18/2012
6:00 pm		 Cornell W 75–57  15–10 (6–3)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (3,147)
Princeton, New Jersey
02/24/2012
7:00 pm		 at Harvard L 64–67  15–11 (6–4)
 Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02/25/2012
7:00 pm		 at Dartmouth W 85–61  16–11 (7–4)
 Leede Arena (1,008)
Hanover, New Hampshire
03/02/2012
7:00 pm		 Yale W 64–57  17–11 (8–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,293)
Princeton, New Jersey
03/03/2012
7:30 pm		 Brown W 81–47  18–11 (9–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,219)
Princeton, New Jersey
03/06/2012
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 Penn
Penn–Princeton Rivalry		 W 62–52  19–11 (10–4)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590)
Princeton, New Jersey
2012 CBI
03/13/2012*
8:00 pm, HDNet		 at Evansville
First Roud		 W 95–86  20–11
 Ford Center (3,012)
Evansville, Indiana
03/19/2012*
7:00 pm		 at Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals		 L 61–82  20–12
 Peterson Events Center (2,001)
Pittsburgh
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:[20]

First Team All-Ivy
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.[21]

References
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