2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Princeton Tigers
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:23–7
Conf Record:14–0
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Brett MacConnell
Asst Coach3:Skye Ettin
Champion:Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Honors and accomplishments

Mitch Henderson was a unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year selection.

Senior forward Spencer Weisz was selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, despite only ranking fourth on Princeton in scoring average.[2] He became the 8th player in Ivy League history to win both the league's Rookie of the Year Award and Player of the Year Award. Weisz also earned honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America team, and was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2016-17 Men's College Basketball All-American First Team.[3] [4] [5] Weisz led Princeton in rebounds, assists (4.2 per game; 125; 2nd in the league), and steals (1.5 per game; 46; 2nd in the Ivy League), while coming in 2nd in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), 5th in 3-point field goals (61) and defensive rebounds (137), and 10th in total rebounds (161).[6] [7] [8] In December 2016, he tied the Princeton single-game record for assists in a game, with 13 against Liberty.[9] He posted his career high of 26 points in a February 3, 2017, 69–64 victory over Dartmouth.[10] He served again as a co-captain.[11]

Senior Steven Cook was also a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, and was named a third team Academic All-America selection.[2] [12] Cook was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 13 first-team. Weisz and Devin Cannady were second team selections.[13]

Myles Stephens was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Ivy League first team honoree. Stephens was the most outstanding player of the 2017 Ivy League men's basketball tournament, and Cook was also on the All-Tournament team. The tournament was the inaugural Ivy League men's basketball tournament.[14] By virtue of winning the tournament, the team earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced. March 14, 2017. March 8, 2017. IvyLeagueSports.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152452/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Men-s_Basketball_All-Ivy-_Postseason_Awards_Announced. March 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016–17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches. March 22, 2017. March 22, 2017. National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323053246/http://nabc.com/NABC_Releases/2017/PDF/2016-17_NABC-Division_I_ALL-DISTRICT_TEAMS_AND_COACHES.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Grant named to Jewish Sports Review All-American Team - Pratt Institute Athletics . 2017-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061810/http://www.goprattgo.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Grant-JSR . 2017-12-27 . dead .
  5. http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/28/college-hoops-3-nj-players-earn-all-america-citations/99730572/ College hoops: 3 NJ players earn All-America citations
  6. Web site: March Madness 2017: Meet the Jewish MVP leading Princeton to the NCAA Tournament. March 14, 2017. March 13, 2017. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Brodsky, Marc.
  7. http://www.nycbuckets.com/2017/03/big-apple-buckets-ivy-league-awards/ "NYC Buckets' Ivy League Awards"
  8. http://www.goprincetontigers.com/news/2017/3/7/mens-basketball-weisz-stephens-henderson-earn-major-awards-as-four-tigers-earn-all-ivy-honors.aspx "Weisz, Stephens, Henderson Earn Major Awards as Four Tigers Earn All-Ivy Honors"
  9. Web site: Men's basketball staves off Liberty but loses Brase for season .
  10. News: Princeton 4–0 in Ivy League, beats Dartmouth 69–64. March 15, 2017. February 3, 2017. Associated Press. ESPN.
  11. Web site: Tiger men are Ivy League favorites; women take aim at defending-champ Penn. March 15, 2017. November 3, 2016. Princeton Alumni Weekly. Schaefer, Beverly.
  12. Web site: Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Florida Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Basketball Teams. March 3, 2017. March 2, 2017. CoSIDA.com.
  13. Web site: National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016-17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches. March 22, 2017. March 22, 2017. National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323053246/http://nabc.com/NABC_Releases/2017/PDF/2016-17_NABC-Division_I_ALL-DISTRICT_TEAMS_AND_COACHES.pdf. dead.
  14. Web site: Princeton Claims Inaugural Ivy League Tournament Championship. March 15, 2017. March 12, 2017. IvyLeagueSports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174719/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Princeton_Claims_Inaugural_Ivy_League_Tourney_Championship. 2017-03-15. dead.
  15. Web site: Princeton to Take on Notre Dame in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship First Round. March 15, 2017. March 13, 2017. IvyLeagueSports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315180938/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/Princeton_to_Take_on_Notre_Dame_in_NCAA_Mens_Basketball_Championship_First_Round. 2017-03-15. dead.

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