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:
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:
Princeton men’s basketball awakens, pounds Portland at the Myrtle Beach Invitational
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.”
Princeton men’s basketball’s Myrtle Beach Invitational woes persist in loss to Texas State
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.
Princeton men’s basketball falls in Myrtle Beach Invitational to Wright State, 80-62
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.
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 learning lessons while stacking wins
BOSTON – Uneasy is the head that wears the crown.
Angry, however, is the head that had their crown taken from them in an unexpected March upset.
LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball squeaks past Northeastern, 79-76
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a third second-half comeback win in as many games for Princeton (3-0) in a 79-76 win at Northeastern (1-1) Sunday afternoon:
LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball blows by Duquesne, 75-68
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps another furious second-half rally in a 75-68 win for Princeton (2-0) over Duquesne (0-2) at the Jersey Jam in Trenton, N.J. Friday night:
Tiger Takeaways from Princeton’s comeback win over Iona
The Princeton men’s basketball team staged a comeback for the ages in the Tigers’ thrilling, 81-80 triumph over the Iona Gaels at Jadwin Gym on Monday night.
Here are three thoughts about how the Tigers managed to claw their way back from a 16-point deficit to win their opening game of the season: