Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reports on Princeton men’s basketball’s 100-59 win over Division III squad John Jay Thursday night at Jadwin Gym, from which Tigers coach Mitch Henderson departed early:
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Déjà vu for Princeton women’s basketball as it rallies in fourth quarter to top Villanova
The Princeton women’s basketball team must have enjoyed coming back in the fourth quarter so much on Sunday at Georgia Tech that it decided to do it all over again on Wednesday night at Villanova.
Trailing the Wildcats 57-50 at the end of the third quarter, the Tigers once again turned the screws on their hosts, outscoring Villanova 23-11 in the fourth quarter to steal a 73-68 win at Finneran Pavilion.
LISTEN: Press conference and recap after Princeton men’s basketball’s home-opening win vs. Bucknell
Princeton men’s basketball coach Mitch Henderson, junior guard Dalen Davis and junior forward Jacob Huggins reflect at their postgame press conference on Tuesday night’s 73-63 win for the Tigers (1-1) over Bucknell (2-1) at Jadwin Gym:
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps the action that resulted in Princeton’s home-opening win over the Bison:
Princeton women’s basketball overcomes flight delay to net season-opening win at Georgia Tech
While politicians in Washington blame each other for the government shutdown, the Princeton women’s basketball team refused to let flight delays likely caused by the shutdown spoil their season opener against Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon.
Despite a 12-hour flight delay that resulted in a 3 a.m. arrival at the team hotel last night, the Tigers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 67-61, at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
The game was a triumphant homecoming for junior Olivia Hutcherson, a native of Johns Creek, Ga., who told the ACC Extra announcers before the game, “I have all of Johns Creek here.” The defensive star didn’t disappoint her fan base, tallying a career-high 15 points and grabbing six rebounds.
Hutcherson also played her usual lockdown defense, helping the Tigers claw 26 turnovers from Georgia Tech, including 10 in the fourth quarter.
“Olivia was amazing,” coach Carla Berube told Ivy Hoops Online. “What she was able to do on both ends kept us in the game in the first half when our shots weren’t falling.”
Princeton men’s basketball zapped by Zips in season opener at Akron
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps Princeton men’s basketball’s season-opening 104-69 loss at Akron Saturday afternoon:
2025-26 Ivy League women’s basketball preview
The release of the Ivy League preseason media poll and 2025-26 Media Day revealed Princeton as the favorite heading into the 2025-26 season, followed by three-time defending champion Columbia, 2025 Ivy Madness title-holder Harvard in third and Penn rounding out the upper half of the conference.
Brown, which has tied the Quakers for fourth place the last two years, is the clear choice for the fifth slot. Dartmouth, Cornell and Yale are pegged for the last three spots, with the Big Green one point ahead of the Big Red and seven points in front of the Bulldogs.
Orange & Black Report: Previewing the Princeton men’s and women’s basketball teams
In less than a week, the Princeton men’s and women’s basketball teams will tip off their new seasons, and for the first time since 2016, neither program will enter the campaign as the defending Ivy League champion.
What are the prospects for the Orange and Black returning to the top of the Ivy League standings in 2025-26? Let’s investigate the probabilities for both programs, starting with the women:
2025-26 IHO Women’s Preseason Poll
The 2025-26 Ivy women’s basketball season tips off Friday, so it’s time for Ivy Hoops Online’s preseason poll – not to be confused with the Ivy League-released media preseason poll. Here’s how our contributors collectively predict the league will shake out, with select observations from some of them:
Q&A with Princeton women’s basketball coach Carla Berube
Princeton women’s basketball coach Carla Berube joins Ivy Hoops Online contributor Steve Silverman for an in-depth reflection on her program heading into the 2025-26 campaign, going over how Madison St. Rose looks coming back from injury, the Tigers’ standout Class of 2027, how the team’s offensive attack will be different this season, Princeton’s difficulty of mining the transfer portal, the team’s loaded nonconference schedule and much more:
A conversation with former Princeton coach and Dartmouth guard Courtney Banghart
Princeton coaching and Dartmouth playing legend Courtney Banghart spent 45 minutes in conversation with Ivy Hoops Online contributor Steve Silverman.