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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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:

Princeton men’s basketball nips Iona in season-opening comeback win

Our George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 81-80 season-opening comeback win for Princeton men’s basketball (1-0) over Iona (0-1) at Jadwin Gym Monday night:

Princeton men’s basketball putting it all together heading into Ivy League play

Matt Allocco.
Senior guard Matt Allocco’s intangibles have keyed Princeton’s 12-1 start to the 2023-24 season. (Princeton Athletics)
Princeton men’s basketball is poised to enter what promises to be an eventful Ivy League campaign beginning Saturday against the Harvard Crimson at Jadwin Gym.
Skipper Mitch Henderson has compiled an enviable record of 208 wins against 116 losses, a winning percentage of 63%. Since he took the helm in 2011, he has won four Ivy titles and two Ivy tournament crowns. His record playing Ivy teams is a glittering 111-48. He joins Pete Carril, who recruited him as a player, as the only two Tiger coaches to have amassed more than 100 league wins. In 2017, after a 16-0 run through the league and the inaugural Ivy tourney, he was named Ivy League Coach of the Year.

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