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1924–25 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1924–25
team	Princeton Tigers
sport	Basketball
logo	Princeton Tigers logo (1904–1964).png
logo_size	100
image_size	150
conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
short_conf	EIBL
record	21–2
conf_record	9–1
head_coach	Albert Wittmer
captain	Stephen Cleaves
stadium	University Gymnasium
champion	EIBL Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions

Helms Foundation 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 was the winner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) and is considered the retroactive national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation. In addition, the team was retroactivley listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.

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.

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

References

Princeton Athletic Communications. (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Coaching Record & Program Facts". Princeton University.
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". ESPN Books.
(June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball All-Time Results 1920-1929". Princeton Athletic Communications.
Princeton Athletic Communications. (June 20, 2019). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". Princeton University.

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