1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1991–92
Prev Year:	1990–91
Next Year:	1992–93
Team:	Princeton Tigers
Conference:	Ivy League
Short Conf:	Ivy
Record:	22–6
Conf Record:	12–2, 1st
Hc Year:	25th
Champion:	Ivy League Champion
Bowl Result:	Eleven Seed, Round of 64

The 1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were Matt Eastwick, Sean Jackson and George Leftwich. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded eleventh in the East Region.^[1] This was the team's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament after having lost in the first round by a total of seven points in the prior three years. The season included a 15-game winning streak that supported a 26-game Ivy League winning streak (4 shy of the conference record) both of which ended on February 28, 1992, against .^[2]

Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 22–6 overall record, which included a fifteen-game winning streak, and a 12–2 conference record.^[3] In a March 19, 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first-round game at the Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts against the, they lost by a 51–43 margin.^{[3] [1] [4]} A streak of fourteen consecutive Syracuse points by Lawrence Moten sealed Princeton's fate in the second half.^[5] The team claims to have been the only team in the tournament that did not have any players that averaged at least 12 points per game.^[6]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Sean Jackson, who gave Princeton its fourth consecutive Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year awardee. Rick Hielscher earned Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year honors.^[1] The team won the fourth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 48.9 points allowed average.^[7]

Schedule and results

The team posted a 22–6 (12–2 Ivy League) record.^[8] |-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. 38. IvyLeagueSports.com.
2. Web site: COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP Yale Ends Princeton's 15-Game Win Streak, 47-46: [Home Edition]]. subscription. . Los Angeles Times. February 4, 2024. February 29, 1992. 10.
3. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results . June 12, 2009. September 27, 2010. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications.
4. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason. September 30, 2010. June 22, 2009. Princeton Athletic Communications. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University.
5. Web site: N.C.A.A. Tournament: East; UMass Flies Past Rams; Orange Not Ripe for an Upset. October 2, 2010. March 21, 1992. Moran, Malcolm. The New York Times.
6. Web site: COLLEGE BASKETBALL / TEAM-BY-TEAM LOOK AT NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL. February 5, 2024. March 16, 1992. Los Angeles Times.
7. Web site: Division I Records. October 2, 2010. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 48.
8. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx. April 19, 2018. February 4, 2024. June 12, 2009. Princeton Athletic Communications. GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University.