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Princeton University Athletics
Charlotte Speedway
December 01, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 1, 1999
Princeton vs. UNLV
The site Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, N.C.
The date Friday, Dec. 3, 1999 •?7:00 p.m.
The records Princeton: 1-3, UNLV: 4-0
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 74-17), UNLV: Bill Bayno (fifth season, 72-52)
The series UNLV leads 2-1
Last meeting Princeton defeated UNLV 69-57 •?March 12, 1998
The storyline Princeton meets UNLV in the opening round of the Food Lion MVP Classic
Probable Starters
UNLV 10 Dalron Johnson 5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg Fr., 6-9, 205, Los Angeles, Calif. 14 Donovan Stewart 3.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg Jr., 6-4, 210, Rialto, Calif. 34 Kaspars Kampala 14.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg Jr., 6-9, 250, Riga, Latvia 3 Trevor Diggs 19.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg Jr., 6-3, 185, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11 Mark Dickel 14.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg Sr., 6-2, 175, Dunedin, New Zealand
PRINCETON 21 Eugene Baah 6.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg So., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y. 33 Nathan Walton 5.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg Jr., 6-7, 215, San Diego, Calif. 55 Chris Young 12.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas 15 Ahmed El-Nokali 6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4 Spencer Gloger 8.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif. Tonight's Note of the Night
Double take — Princeton averages 47.0 points per game, UNLV averages 93.5 points per game.
Five more notes no media person should be without
Point, counterpoint — UNLV averages 94 points per game. Only twice in the last 35 years has Princeton allowed an opponent to score at least 94 points in a game (96 by Kentucky in 1971, 103 by North Carolina in 1968).
More points — UNLV averages 94 points per game. A year ago, Princeton held four of its seven Ivy League opponents below 94 points in two games combined.
Nice to see you again — Princeton and UNLV last met in the opening round of the 1998 NCAA tournament in Hartford, where Princeton won 69-57. The only member of the current Princeton team to play in that game was Mason Rocca, who did not score and had one rebound in three minutes. Three UNLV starters this year (Kaspars Kampala, Mark Dickel and Donovan Stewart) all played significant roles in that game.
Foul ball — Princeton has attempted 26 foul shots in four games, Princeton's opponents have attempted 74 foul shots in four games.
More fouls — Princeton has been outscored by 10 points per game at the foul line.
Others receiving votes
Strength of schedule — The three teams to defeat Princeton were a combined 11-1 prior to Missouri's game Wednesday night against Southern Methodist.
Veteran's day — Princeton's five starters in the 1998 NCAA tournament game against UNLV had combined for 418 games started in their careers, Princeton's five starters in the game in Charlotte this weekend have combined for 55 games started in their careers.
Mason-ry — Mason Rocca, the only senior on the team, has not played yet due to a lingering groin injury. He has improved to the point where he was able to begin practicing lightly Tuesday, his status for the weekend is still uncertain.
Class struggle — Princeton's freshmen and sophomores have scored 151 points, Princeton's juniors and senior have scored 37 points.
Fresh face — Spencer Gloger scored no points in his first game, four points in his second game, 10 points in his third game and 16 points in his fourth game.
Block party — Chris Young set a Princeton single-game record with nine blocked shots in the loss to Ohio.
More blocks — Chris Young set a Princeton record with 55 blocked shots a year ago. At his current pace (3.75 per game), Young would block 109 shots this year.
Still more blocks — Princeton tied the school record with 11 blocked shots against Ohio.
Sold on Bechtold — Sophomore Mike Bechtold played a total of four minutes and scored three points in the first 32 games of his career, he has played 36 minutes and scored 16 points in the last two games.
Triple play — Chris Young had 14 points, nine blocked shtos, eight rebounds and six assists against Ohio. No Princeton player has ever had a triple double.
Lineup card — Ahmed El-Nokali replaced C.J. Chapman in the starting lineup for the game against Ohio.
Guarded optimism — When Spencer Gloger went to the foul line in the first half against Ohio, it marked the first time after 130:45 of the season that a Princeton guard had attempted a foul shot.
Line 'em up — C.J. Chapman has played181:46 since his last foul shot.
Points of comparison — Spencer Gloger had 16 points in his fourth collegiate game, Sydney Johnson, the 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year, had 16 points in his first four collegiate games combined.
Career night — Nate Walton had a career-high 14 points in the game against Ohio.
Building blocks — Chris Young picked up two fouls in the first seven minutes against Ohio. He then blocked seven shots in 25 minutes before picking up his third foul.
Doing dishes — Princeton's starting forwards and center have 42 assists, its top three guards (Ahmed El-Nokali, C.J. Chapman, Spencer Gloger) have 12 assists.
More dishes — Princeton has had an assist on every basket in a game each of the last two seasons, and both times the Tigers had 21 baskets on 21 assists. Princeton did not have an assist on the first basket against Ohio, but the Tigers then had 20 assists on their final 20 baskets to finish 20 for 21.
Still more dishes — Princeton has 57 assists on 71 baskets (80%).
Last dishes — Princeton's three leading assist men are its two starting forwards (Nate Walton, Eugene Baah) and its starting center (Chris Young).
D plus — Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense each of the last 11 years.
Long range thinking — Spencer Gloger's five three-pointers against Ohio tied the Princeton freshman record, held also by Brian Earl (five vs. Boise State, 1995).
More long range — Spencer Gloger and Mike Bechtold are a combined 13 for 27 (48%) from three-point range. Every other Tiger combined is 16 for 59 (27%) from three-point range.
California dreamin' — Five of Princeton's 14 players are from California.
Bombs away — After shooting 19 for 66 from three-point range in the first three games, Princeton was 10 for 20 against Ohio.
More bombs — Princeton has made 29 three-pointers and 17 foul shots.
Busy bodies — Princeton's trip to Charlotte begins a stretch of five games in 10 days.
Young gun — Chris Young was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in basketball and baseball a year ago. He is the only male athlete in league history to be Rookie of the Year in two sports.
Centers of attention — Princeton has had five starting centers since the start of the 1987-88 season (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young).
Size matters — The average height of the Princeton roster is 6' 6.3”, making this the tallest team in school history.
Ah, Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali is 6 for 7 on two-point shots.
More Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 72% (21 for 29) for his career from two-point range.
Tournament tested — The NABC Classic last month at Syracuse marked the first time in 36 in-season tournaments that Princeton had been swept.
In a zone — Princeton's game against Ohio was in the Atlantic time zone, the sixth different time zone in which Princeton has played in the last five years.