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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Returns For Home Opener
November 18, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 18, 1999
Princeton vs. Monmouth
The site Jadwin Gym • Princeton, N.J. The date Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999 •?7:37 p.m. The web www.goprincetontigers.com • www.monmouth.edu The records Princeton: 0-2 Monmouth: 0-0 The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 73-16) Monmouth: Dave Calloway (third season, 8-31) The series Princeton leads 4-1 Last meeting Princeton defeated Monmouth 63-36 • Nov. 28, 1998 The storyline Princeton looks to bounce back in its home opener
Probable Starters
MONMOUTH* 32 Quin Hayes 6.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg Sr., 6-6, 205, Mt. Prospect, Ill. 11 Steve Bridgemohan 4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg So., 6-8, 220, North Brunswick, N.J. 24 Kevin Owens n/a ppg, n/a rpg Fr., 6-10, 225, Haddonfield, N.J. 13 Cameron Milton 1.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg So., 6-3, 185, Philadelphia, Pa. 5 Sean Collins 3.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg Sr., 6-2, 190, Pittsgrove, N.J.
1998-99 stats
PRINCETON 21 Eugene Baah 10.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg So., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y. 33 Nathan Walton 3.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg Jr., 6-7, 215, San Diego, Calif. 55 Chris Young 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas 22 C.J. Chapman 8.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg Jr., 6-1, 170, Aurora, Colo. 4 Spencer Gloger 3.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif. Tonight's Note of the Night
Basket weaving — Princeton has made one more basket than its two opponents (36-35). Princeton's two opponents have made 23 more foul shots than Princeton (28-5).
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Foul ball — Princeton's two opponents have made 28 foul shots, Princeton has attempted nine foul shots.
More fouls — Ray Robins is 3 for 4 from the foul line in five minutes of play. Chris Young, Eugene Baah, C.J. Chapman, Ahmed El-Nokali, Nate Walton and Spencer Gloger combined are 2 for 5 from the foul line in 392 minutes of play.
Injury update — Princeton may be without its two captains for the Monmouth game. Mason Rocca did not play in the two games at Syracuse due to a groin injury, and he is expected to miss the Monmouth game as well. Chris Young is suffering from a slight muscle pull in his back, though he has continued to improve and may be able to play.
Youth movement — Of the 27 players in the Princeton-Monmouth game, 19 are freshmen and sophomores.
More youth — Princeton did not play with a senior in either of its first two games. The last time Princeton played an entire game without a senior was Feb. 24, 1995, when it defeated Columbia. That is the only other time this decade Princeton played a game without a senior.
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The whammy — Princeton has not been 0-3 to start a season since an 0-5 start in 1979-80.
Sophomore jinx — After having 23 points and 10 rebounds his entire freshman year, Eugene Baah had 21 points and 10 rebounds in two games at Syracuse.
Bombs away — Princeton has taken 46 three-point shots and 39 two-point shots.
More bombs — All eight of Spencer Gloger's field goal attempts have been three-pointers.
Layup lines — Princeton is shooting 56.4% on two-point shots (22 for 39).
Class distinction — Princeton has one senior, three juniors, seven sophomores and three freshmen.
Forward thinking — Princeton's starting forwards (Nate Walton, Eugene Baah) have 14 assists. Princeton's starting guards (Spencer Gloger, C.J. Chapman) have four assists.
Minute man — Nate Walton played the first 39 minutes before fouling out in the final minute of each of Princeton's first two games.
More minutes — Princeton did not have a player play all 40 minutes in either of the first two games.
Still more minutes —Six players (the starting five plus Ahmed El-Nokali) played a combined 392 of 400 minutes in the tournament at Syracuse.
Career night — Nate Walton had a career-high nine rebounds in the Missouri game.
Role reversal — Princeton has 25 assists and 32 turnovers, its opponents have 25 assists and 18 turnovers. A year ago, Princeton had 449 assists and 362 turnovers, its opponents had 286 assists and 405 turnovers.
Size matters — The average height of the 1999-2000 Princeton basketball team is 6' 6.3”, its tallest ever.
Center of attention — Princeton has used five starting centers (Kit Mueller, Jesse Rosenfeld, Rick Hielscher, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young) in its last 12 seasons, a span of 330 games dating to the start of 1987-88.
More center — Chris Young is 13 for 26 from the field. Princeton's center has shot at least 50% from the field every year but one since 1980-81.
Still more center — Chris Young is shooting a team-best 37.5% from three-point range.
The play's the thing — Phil Jackman played the title role of Othello in a recent campus production of the Shakespeare play.
California dreamin' — Five of Princeton's 14 players are from California.
Fresh face — Spencer Gloger is the ninth Princeton player this decade to start the first game of his freshman year. The first eight: Chris Young, Chris Krug, Brian Earl, James Mastaglio, Steve Goodrich, Mitch Henderson, Chris Mooney, Rick Hielscher.
Guarded condition — Guards C.J. Chapman, Ahmed El-Nokali and Spencer Gloger are a combined 11 for 33 from the field.
Neu kid in town — Princeton has added junior varsity player Conor Neu to the varsity roster.
Trophy case — Chris Young made the all-tournament team at the NABC Classic.
Free throw defense — Princeton's first two opponents shot a combined 82.4% from the free throw line. Princeton's opponents shot 68.3% from the free throw line a year ago.
More free throws — No Princeton guard has attempted a foul shot this season.
Nothing for free — Princeton has made almost three times as many three-pointers as foul shots (14-5).
In case you forgot — Princeton led Monmouth 22-21 at the half before outscoring the Hawks 41-15 in the second half in last year's game between the two schools.
History lesson — Princeton and Monmouth, despite their proximity, did not meet until 1991.
Just in case — Chris Young has started each of the first 32 of his career.
Further — Should Chris Young be unable to start against Monmouth, then Spencer Gloger would become the only current Tiger to have started every game of his career.
Ah, Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 66.7% on two-point shots in his career.
Aw, shoot — Nate Walton has taken six shots in 78 minutes.
Oh, Canada — Princeton's next game after Monmouth is the Friday after Thanksgiving against Ohio in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Block party — Princeton has one more steal than blocked shot (8-7). A year ago, Princeton had more than twice as many steals as blocked shots (252-104).