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Princeton University Athletics
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December 14, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 14, 1999
Princeton vs. UAB
The site Jadwin Gym • Princeton, N.J.
The date Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999 •?7:37 p.m.
The records Princeton: 5-4 UAB: 5-2
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 78-18) UAB: Murry Bartow (third season, 44-28)
The series Princeton leads 1-0
Last meeting Princeton defeated UAB 69-57 • Dec. 15, 1998
The storyline Princeton goes for five straight
Probable Starters
UAB
3 Torrey Ward 12.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg Sr., 6-3, 210, Birmingham, Ala.
11 David Walker 8.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg Jr., 6-5, 205, Springfield, Tenn.
50 Igor Nikolic 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg Jr., 7-1, 240, Zemun, Yugoslavia
10 Eric Holmes 13.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg Sr., 6-3, 185, Pasadena, Calif.
4 LeAndrew Bass 10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg Jr., 6-3, 185, Birmingham, Ala.
PRINCETON
21 Eugene Baah 6.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg So., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y. 45 Mason Rocca 16.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg Sr., 6-9, 235, Evanston, Ill.
55 Chris Young 13.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas
15 Ahmed El-Nokali 5.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa.
4 Spencer Gloger 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif.
Tonight's Note of the Night
Strength of schedule — The combined record of Princeton's first 12 opponents is 60-25 (not including UNLV's Dec. 15 game against Austin Peay and Kansas' Dec. 16 game against Ohio State).
Five more notes no media person should be without
Minute men — Princeton has one player who averages between 20 and 30 minutes per game and five players who average more than 30. UAB has five players who average between 20 and 30 minutes per game and one player who averages more than 30.
Conference call — Bill Carmody 3-0 against teams from Conference USA in his career (1-0 against UAB, 1-0 against UNC Charlotte, 1-0 against Marquette).
Mason-ry — Princeton is averaging 64.2 points per game in the five games since Mason Rocca returned from his groin injury. Princeton averaged 47.0 points per game in its first four games, all of which Rocca missed.
More Mason-ry — Princeton is 4-1 with Mason Rocca and 1-3 without Mason Rocca.
Surging — Princeton has won four straight.
Others receiving votes
We're honored - Mason Rocca is this week's Ivy League Player of the Week. Spencer Gloger is this week's Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
Career day — Mason Rocca had a career-high 28 points against Rutgers.
Nice to see you again — Princeton defeated UAB 69-57 last year in Alabama in the only previous meeting between the teams. There were six players in double figures in that game, but only Mason Rocca of Princeton (12 points) and Eric Holmes of UAB (11 points) are still on the rosters.
Foul ball — After shooting 66 foul shots in its first eight games, Princeton shot 33 foul shots against Rutgers.
More fouls — Princeton has been outscored at the foul line by an average of 14.5 points per game in its four losses.
Still more fouls — Of the eight players with the most minutes for Princeton, four (Mason Rocca, Ahmed El-Nokali, C.J. Chapman, Mike Bechtold) have a higher shooting percentage from the field than they do from the foul line.
Working overtime — Each of Princeton's last two games have gone to overtime.
More overtime — C.J. Chapman has scored 21 points in three career overtime periods.
Still more overtime — C.J. Chapman is averaging 4.9 points in regulation and 4.5 points in overtime this season and 3.3 points in regulation and 7.0 points in overtime for his career.
Even more overtime — Spencer Gloger is 5 for 7 (71%) from the foul line in nine minutes played in overtime and 3 for 6 (50%) from the foul line in 306 minutes of regulation.
Getting around — Of Princeton's first 12 opponents, four will have been from the East, one will have been from the West, four will have been from the Midwest, two will have been from the South and one will have been from the Southwest.
Half grand — Chris Young has 504 career points. Bill Bradley, Brian Taylor and Kit Mueller are the only three Princeton players ever to reach 1,000 points as juniors.
Spencer for hire — Spencer Gloger is on pace to make 64 three-point shots. The school freshman record is 55, set by Brian Earl.
Fresh face — Spencer Gloger needs 10 points against UAB to become the third Princeton freshman ever to reach 100 points in his first 10 games (Brian Earl, Rick Hielscher).
A league of their own — Princeton has won seven Ivy League championships in the last 11 years.
We're No. 9, We're No. 9 — Princeton has the ninth-best winning percentage in Division I in the 1990s.
Forward thinking — Forward Mason Rocca has 18 assists in 173 minutes. Guard Ahmed El-Nokali has 11 assists in 283 minutes, and guard Spencer Gloger has 16 assists in 315 minutes.
More forwards — Forward Nate Walton has 44 assists in 274 minutes. Starting guards Ahmed El-Nokali and Spencer Gloger combined have 27 assists in 534 minutes.
Batter up — Chris Young has a higher assists per game average (2.8), blocks per game average (2.6) and rebounds per game average (5.8) than he had earned run average (2.37) last spring.
Three for all — C.J. Chapman has made 16 of his last 34 three-point attempts (dating to last year) after making one of his 24 attempts prior to that.
Block party — Chris Young set a Princeton single-game record with nine blocked shots in the loss to Ohio.
More blocks — Chris Young has 23 of Princeton's 42 blocked shots.
Last blocks — Chris Young is on pace to block 74 shots this year. The school record is 55, which he set last year.
Passing lane — Nate Walton is on pace for 142 assists, which would be second-best all-time at Princeton.
More passing — Nate Walton has had at least five assists in a game six times in Princeton's first nine games.
'Ol reliable Nathan — Nate Walton has 44 assists and 14 turnovers.
Young gun — At his current pace, Chris Young would finish his career first all-time at Princeton in blocked shots, second in points and steals, fourth in assists and sixth in rebounding.
D plus — Princeton, who has led the nation in scoring defense each of the last 11 years, ranked ninth this week.
Long range thinking — Spencer Gloger's five three-pointers against both Ohio and College of Charleston tied the Princeton freshman record, held also by Brian Earl (five vs. Boise State, 1995).
Bombs away — Princeton made 62 three-pointers in its first eight games and two against Rutgers.
Sold on Bechtold — Mike Bechtold has made his first three-point shot in every game in which he has attempted one this season.
More Bechtold — Mike Bechtold is shooting 67% from three-point range (6 for 9).
God save the Queen — Eugene Baah played for his native England in the World University Games last summer.
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).
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.
Money talks — Bill Carmody is 30-13 against schools that give athletic scholarships (which the Ivy League does not).
No place like road — The UAB game is Bill Carmody's 97th as Princeton head coach and 38th at home.
Clunk — Princeton is shooting 59.6% from the foul line.