LISTEN: Reflection on Princeton men’s basketball’s 77-69 win over Saint Joseph’s

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reflects on a 77-69 win for Princeton men’s basketball over Saint Joseph’s at Hagan Arena Tuesday night that yielded the first triple-double in program history, courtesy of junior guard Xaivian Lee:

LISTEN: Sizing up Princeton men’s basketball after a 6-3 start

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark takes stock of where Princeton men’s basketball stands after a 6-3 start replete with white-knuckle finishes and newly emerging linchpins:

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Princeton women’s basketball holds off Temple, 62-57, for third straight road win

The Princeton women’s basketball team won a third consecutive road game against a brand-name opponent with a 62-57 win over the Temple Owls at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

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Princeton men’s basketball awakens, pounds Portland at the Myrtle Beach Invitational

Princeton guard Xaivian Lee turns the corner on Portland guard Vukasin Masic in a consolation matchup at the Myrtle Beach Invitational at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. on Nov. 24, 2024. (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

CONWAY, S.C. – The Princeton men’s basketball team came alive on a bright Sunday morning in South Carolina to rout the University of Portland, 94-67, for seventh place at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

The win was a welcome relief for Princeton coach Mitch Henderson and his squad after the Tigers had dropped the two previous contests of the tournament to Wright State on Thursday night and Texas State on Friday night at the HBC Arena in Conway, S.C.

The Tigers had to set their alarm clocks for a consolation game that started at 10:30 a.m ET, but the early tip must have suited the three-time defending Ivy League champions (5-3), who exploded for 52 points in the first half and largely put the game away in the first 20 minutes.

Asked after the game what Princeton’s motivation was to win this game, Henderson dryly replied, “Seventh place is better than eighth place.  That’s what I told them.”

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Princeton women’s basketball routs Rutgers, 66-49

Princeton women’s basketball beat up Rutgers Sunday at Jersey Mike’s Arena, 66-49, before a crowd of 2,281.

The Tigers were tasked with having to take Rutgers senior guard Destiny Adams out of the game. Adams was averaging 21.7 points and 12 rebounds per game, the latter clip good for third in the country.

Princeton coach Carla Berube called Adams “a monster inside” to the Big Ten Plus announcers before the game.

The Tigers tamed the monster.

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Princeton men’s basketball’s Myrtle Beach Invitational woes persist in loss to Texas State

Junior forward Caden Pierce jumps ball against Texas State forward Tylan Pope in the Myrtle Beach Invitational at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. on Nov. 22, 2024. (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

CONWAY, S.C. – The woes continued on Friday night for the Princeton men’s basketball team as the three-time defending Ivy League champions dropped a hard-fought contest to the Texas State Bobcats, 83-80, in a consolation bracket matchup at the Myrtle Beach Invitational tournament in South Carolina.

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Princeton women’s basketball’s Madison St. Rose out for the season with ACL injury

Princeton’s Madison St. Rose launches a three-point shot over West Virginia’s Kyah Watson in NCAA Tournament first-round action at Hawkeye Carver Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on March 23, 2024. (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

Princeton Athletics announced Friday that standout junior shooting guard Madison St. Rose will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 basketball season due to an anterior cruciate ligament tear in her left knee.

St. Rose suffered the injury last week in the fourth quarter of a road contest against Quinnipiac, which the Tigers lost, 74-66.

The extent of the injury was not immediately known, and fans of St. Rose have been waiting with a sense of dread for several days for more definitive news on the junior’s status.

St. Rose did not play in Princeton’s stirring win at Seton Hall last night, an ominous hint that her injury might be serious.

Princeton coach Carla Berube released a statement Friday expressing optimism that St. Rose will make a full recovery:

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Princeton men’s basketball falls in Myrtle Beach Invitational to Wright State, 80-62

Princeton forward Caden Pierce shoots over Wright State forward Michael Imariagbe in the Myrtle Beach Invitational first-round action at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. on Nov. 21, 2024. (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

CONWAY, S.C. — The Princeton men’s basketball team got a dose of its own medicine in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational in South Carolina on Thursday night.

Facing the Wright State Raiders for the first time in program history, the Tigers lost by 18 points, 80-62, to a hot-shooting, energized team that moved the ball well, protected the defensive glass and converted open threes, all things the Tigers usually take pride in doing themselves.

Princeton coach Mitch Henderson didn’t mince words after the game.

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Princeton women’s basketball loses more than a game at Quinnipiac

Princeton women’s basketball lost more than a game today against  at the M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn.

The 74-66 loss to Quinnipiac might be an afterthought to Carla Berube, as star junior guard Madison St. Rose went down with 6:31 remaining with what appeared to be a painful left knee injury. She was taken off the court by Berube and a trainer and came back on the floor about 10 minutes later on crutches with an ice pack on her knee. Berube was uncertain as to the actual extent of the injury postgame.

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LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball falls to Loyola Chicago, 73-68

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps the first loss of the season for Princeton (3-1), a 73-68 win for Loyola Chicago at Jadwin Gym Friday night: