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1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1995–96
teamPrinceton Tigers
sportBasketball
logoPrinceton Tigers logo.svg
logo_size100
image_size150
conferenceIvy League
short_confIvy
record22–7
conf_record12–2, 1st-t
head_coachPete Carril
hc_year29th
captainSydney Johnson
stadiumJadwin Gymnasium
championIvy League Champion
tourneyOne-game Ivy League playoff, Won
[1996 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament](1996-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_resultThirteen Seed, Regional quarterfinal

1996 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament The 1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was Sydney Johnson. This was the final year that Carril coached the men's basketball team. By the end of the decade, Princeton achieved a 76.1% (210–66) winning percentage, which was the eighth best in the nation.

Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 22–7 overall record and a 13–2 conference record. Even after Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney who led the Penn Quakers to Ivy titles in the prior four seasons graduated, Princeton's only two losses were to . After losing the regular season finale at The Palestra against Penn to finish the regular season tied for the conference championship on March 5, the team won its March 9, 1996, one-game Ivy League playoff game against Penn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the Stabler Arena by a 63–56 margin in overtime for the Ivy League Championship and an invitation to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The win ended an eight-game losing streak to Penn. The win earned the team the conference automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament and following the game head coach Pete Carril announced his retirement. During the game, Sydney Johnson's leadership held the team together early when the UCLA team looked strong. It was the final upset the team produced in Carril's career, as two days later, the Tigers season ended with a 63–41 loss to Mississippi State in the second round.

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Steve Goodrich and Johnson. Goodrich led the Ivy League with a 60.3 field goal percentage.

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Ivy League Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Ivy League Playoff |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

References

References

  1. "2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide".
  2. "2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide".
  3. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  4. (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". Princeton Athletic Communications.
  5. Tomlinson, Brett. (November 21, 2007). "The Captain Returns: Basketball's Sydney Johnson '97 has been 'a coach all along'". [[Princeton Alumni Weekly]].
  6. Moran, Malcolm. (March 6, 1996). "College Basketball;Penn Forces One-Game Playoff". [[The New York Times]].
  7. Brown, Doug. (March 10, 1996). "Princeton takes Ivy title, 63-56, will lose coach Carril's announcement comes after OT victory". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
  8. (November 2, 2007). "Follow The Leader". [[Princeton University]].
  9. Smith, Claire. (March 10, 1996). "College Basketball;After Clinching Victory, Carril Says Goodbye". [[The New York Times]].
  10. Moran, Malcolm. (March 15, 1996). "N.C.A.A. Tournament: Southeast; Shock Waves: Carril and Princeton Stun U.C.L.A.". [[The New York Times]].
  11. Moran, Malcolm. (March 16, 1996). "NCAA Tournament;Princeton Finally Has a Good Answer". [[The New York Times]].
  12. Moran, Malcolm. (March 15, 1996). "NCAA Tournament: Southeast;Shock Waves: Carril and Princeton Stun U.C.L.A.". [[The New York Times]].
  13. Markus, Don. (March 15, 1996). "Princeton dethrones UCLA, 43-41 Retiring Carril again works magic: slowing Bruins to a halt: Tigers score last 9 points: Baltimore's Johnson scores 11 to lead victors". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
  14. Moran, Malcolm. (March 17, 1996). "N.C.A.A. Tournament: Southeast;Carril's Reign Ends With a Grimace". [[The New York Times]].
  15. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  16. "2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide".
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