2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Princeton Tigers
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:22–7
Conf Record:12–2
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Brett MacConnell
Asst Coach3:Donovan Williams
Captain:Mike Washington Jr.
Captain3:Steven Cook
Bowl Result:First round

The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.

Awards and accomplishments

Spencer Weisz earned second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2016.[1] [2] As a junior, he served as a tri-captain (along with Mike Washington, Jr. and Steven Cook) of the 2015–16 team, led the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8), and was 2nd in the league in assists-per-game (3.9), 4th in assists (113), 6th in 3-point field goals (63), and 8th in defensive rebounds (129).[3]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Clay Wilson 3 G 6'3" 170 Senior Graduated
Denton Koon 4 F 6'8" 210 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Hofstra
Ben Hazel 12 G/F 6'5" 191 Senior Graduated
Daniel Edwards 32 F 6'8" 225 Senior Graduated
Bobby Garbade 40 C 6'11" 234 Senior Graduated

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2016

Schedule

|-!colspan=8 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6F00;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6F00;"| National Invitation Tournament[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced. March 14, 2017. March 11, 2015. IvyLeagueSports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315000845/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy-Postseason_Awards_Announced. 2017-03-15. dead.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced. March 14, 2017. March 9, 2016. IvyLeagueSports.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508013101/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/Mens_Basketball_All-Ivy-Postseason_Awards_Announced. May 8, 2017.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball All-Time Results. March 15, 2017. Princeton University. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174930/http://princeton.sidearmsports.com/sports/2016/6/16/mens-basketball-all-time-results.aspx. March 15, 2017. dead.
  4. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&SPID=4231&SPSID=46550&DB_OEM_ID=10600 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule