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2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record24–5 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrett MacConnell
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Gore
  • Lawrence Rowley
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 5   .828
Yale 11 3   .786 23 10   .697
Cornell 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Brown 8 6   .571 13 18   .419
Harvard 5 9   .357 14 13   .519
Columbia 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Penn 3 11   .214 11 18   .379
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 6 21   .222
2024 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–9, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish as Ivy League regular season co-champions.[1] In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Penn in the semifinals[2] and Yale in the championship game, earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[3] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the South Region.[4] In the first round, they upset #2 seed Arizona, earning the Tigers their first NCAA tournament win since 1998.[5] In the second round, they continued their winning ways, upsetting #7 seed Missouri, marking the 3rd consecutive tournament, and 4th overall, that a #15 seed advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[6] That's where their run would end, losing to Creighton.[7]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ryan Duncan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Xaivian Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Toronto, Canada
F 3 Caden Pierce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Glen Ellyn, Illinois
G 5 Jack Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Pelican Island, New Jersey
G/F 10 Derek Sangster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Sunnyvale, California
G 11 Darius Gakwasi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
F 12 Jacob Huggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oak Park, California
G 13 Deven Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Vernon, Connecticut
G 14 Matt Allocco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Hilliard, Ohio
G 21 Jackson Hicke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Radnor, Pennsylvania
G 22 Dalen Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Blake Peters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Evanston, Illinois
F 33 Vernon Collins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Chocowinity, North Carolina
F 43 Philip Byriel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Drums, Pennsylvania
F 54 Zach Martini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Warren, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, Peacock
vs. Rutgers
Rivalry
W 68–61  1–0
CURE Insurance Arena (6,103)
Trenton, NJ
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra W 74–67  2–0
Mack Sports Complex (3,217)
Hempstead, NY
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne W 70–67  3–0
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,877)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Monmouth W 82–57  4–0
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,656)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 22, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 76–56  5–0
Chartway Arena (4,651)
Norfolk, VA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern W 80–66  6–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,470)
Princeton, NJ
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 85–71  7–0
Sojka Pavilion (834)
Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 70–69  8–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,142)
Princeton, NJ
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drexel W 81–70  9–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,478)
Princeton, NJ
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 70–74  9–1
Hagan Arena (3,004)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryn Athyn W 92–40  10–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (995)
Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Delaware Valley W 84–53  11–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,331)
Princeton, NJ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware W 84–82  12–1
Bob Carpenter Center (3,340)
Newark, DE
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 89–58  13–1
(1–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,831)
Princeton, NJ
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 76–58  14–1
(2–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,872)
Princeton, NJ
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 70–62  15–1
(3–0)
Levien Gymnasium (2,307)
New York, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 68–83  15–2
(3–1)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Yale L 64–70  15–3
(3–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown W 70–60  16–3
(4–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,350)
Providence, RI
February 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
Rivalry
W 77–70  17–3
(5–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,290)
Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 72–63  18–3
(6–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,533)
Princeton, NJ
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+
Yale W 73–62  19–3
(7–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,358)
Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard W 66–53  20–3
(8–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 68–56  21–3
(9–2)
Leede Arena (937)
Hanover, NH
March 1, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 84–70  22–3
(10–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,712)
Princeton, NJ
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell W 79–77  23–3
(11–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,409)
Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
Rivalry
W 105–83  24–3
(12–2)
The Palestra (4,488)
Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League tournament
March 16, 2024
11:00 am, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Brown
Semifinals
L 81–90  24–4
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
NIT
March 20, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) UNLV
First Round - Seton Hall Bracket
L 77–84  24–5
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,708)
Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to Championship Sunday at Ivy Madness". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Princeton tops Yale 74-65 to win Ivy League championship". USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Henderson, Princeton stun Arizona 59-55 in NCAA Tournament". AP News. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "No. 15 seed Princeton stuns Missouri to reach Sweet 16". CBS News. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Creighton ends Princeton's March Madness run, faces San Diego State for Final Four spot". FOX Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Princeton Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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