1924–25 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1924–25
Prev Year:1923–24
Next Year:1925–26
Team:Princeton Tigers
Conference:Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Short Conf:EIBL
Record:21–2
Conf Record:9–1
Captain:Stephen Cleaves
Champion:EIBL Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions

The 1924–25 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Albert Wittmer and the team captain was Stephen Cleaves. The team played its home games in the University Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.[1] The team was the winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) and is considered the retroactive national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2] [3]

The team posted a 21–2 overall record and a 9–1 conference record. Its only two losses came in road games against Westminster College by a 25–23 margin in the third game of the season on December 27, 1924, and against the in the final game of the season on March 14, 1925, by a 29–28 score.[4]

Two-time All-American Arthur Loeb set numerous records, including the school record for career free throws made (342) that would stand until Harold Haabestad, Jr. totaled 376 during his career that ended with the 1954–55 season.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • Coaching Record & Program Facts. September 26, 2010. June 12, 2009. Princeton Athletic Communications. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University.
  2. Web site: Division I Records. September 26, 2010. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 84.
  3. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. ESPN Books. New York, NY. 2009. 537. 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results . June 12, 2009. September 26, 2010. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications.
  5. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records . September 28, 2010. June 12, 2009. Princeton Athletic Communications. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University.