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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Travels To Monmouth For Basketball
November 22, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 22, 2000
Princeton at Monmouth
The site * Boylan Gymnasium * West Long Branch, N.J.
The date * Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000 *?7:00 p.m.
Radio/TV * Princeton radio network (WHWH AM 1350, WHTG AM 1410, www.goprincetontigers.com), as well as WPRB FM 103.3/no TV
The records *?Princeton: 0-1, Monmouth: 0-0
The coaches *?Princeton: John Thompson (first season, 0-1), Monmouth: Dave Calloway (fourth season, 20-49)
The series * Princeton leads 5-1
Last meeting *?Princeton defeated Monmouth 37-35 * Nov. 20, 1999
Probable Princeton Starters
F 23 Mike Bechtold * 12.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, Jr., 6-6, 190, Lebanon, Pa.
F 21 Eugene Baah * 8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, Jr., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y.
C 33 Nate Walton * 6.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, Sr., 6-7, 205, San Diego, Calif.
G 10 Ed Persia *?5.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, Fr., 6-1, 180, Beaumont, Texas G 22 C.J. Chapman *?10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, Sr., 6-1, 170, Aurora, Colo.
Tonight's Note of the Night Basket weaving -- Princeton made 19 baskets in its opener against Duke. Of those, 18 were either three-pointers (seven) or layups (11). The only other basket was a jump shot from the foul line by Mike Bechtold.
Five More Notes No Media Person Should Be Without More basket -- All 11 of Princeton's layups against Duke came off an assist.
Krug update -- Chris Krug has decided to take a leave of absence from the Princeton basketball team for personal reasons. He will reevaluate his status in January.
Ahmed update -- Ahmed El-Nokali returned to practice this week for the first time after undergoing surgery to repair a tendon in his groin in October. His playing status for the Monmouth game is uncertain.
Say Wente -- Sophomore Kyle Wente had six points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 31 minutes at Duke. He had three points, three rebounds, one steal and two assists in 18 minutes his entire freshman season.
Starting over -- Princeton's five starters have combined for 62 career starts, C.J. Chapman has 42 of those.
Others receiving votes Where'd everybody go? -- Between Aug. 31 and the start of the season, Princeton basketball lost all of the following: name where now? note Bill Carmody Northwestern 92-25 in four years at Princeton Ahmed El-Nokali injured one turnover every 23.4 minutes last year Spencer Gloger UCLA Princeton freshman record 65 three's last year Chris Krug leave of absence started exhibition game at center Ray Robins taking year off averaged 10.5 points as starter last year Chris Young Pittsburgh Pirates honorable mention All-America center
Bench mark -- Princeton's coaching staff of 1999-2000 featured three men who are now Division I head coaches. Former Tiger head coach Bill Carmody is now head coach at Northwestern, former Tiger assistant coach Joe Scott is now head coach at Air Force and former Tiger assistant John Thompson is now head coach at Princeton.
What might have been -- Princeton started one freshman (Spencer Gloger), three sophomores (Ray Robins, Chris Young, Ahmed El-Nokali) and one junior (C.J. Chapman) in its last game of last year (NIT loss at Penn State). Of those five, only Chapman started the first game of this season.
Center of attention -- Nate Walton became the sixth player to start at center for Princeton since the start of the 1987-88 season, a span of 360 games. Walton followed Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich and Chris Young.
In case you didn't realize -- Chris Young, an honorable mention All-America last year, started every game the last two years. He was on pace to finish his career second in scoring at Princeton behind Bill Bradley, as well as first in blocked shots, second in assists and fourth in rebounds. Young, also an All-America in baseball as a pitcher (he led Division I with a 1.05 ERA last spring), was a third round pick of the Pirates. After negotiating most of the summer, he signed his contract Aug. 31, making him ineligible for any other sport by Ivy League rules.
Not to dwell on it or anything -- Every current Princeton player combined has 1,192 career points. Chris Young, Spencer Gloger and Ray Robins (the three Princeton starters eligible to return who did not) had 1,310 career points between them.
Size matters -- The average height of Princeton's starting five in the final game of last year was 6' 7". The average height of Princeton's starting five this season is 6' 4".
Career oriented -- Mike Bechtold tied his career high with 12 points against Duke.
Block party -- Mike Bechtold blocked three shots against Duke. He had four blocked shots for his career prior to that.
Homecoming -- Princeton senior Terence Rozier-Byrd went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, not far from Monmouth.
Passing fancy -- Nate Walton had nine assists on Princeton's 14 baskets in last year's 37-35 win over Monmouth.
More passing -- Princeton had 17 assists against Duke, nine by forwards and centers and eight by guards.
History lesson -- Princeton has won five straight against Monmouth. The last four have been by margins of two, 23, 27 and two points.
Bombs away -- Princeton attempted 23 three-point shots and 22 two-point shots against Duke.
More bombs -- Princeton attempted 38 three-point shots in its lone exhibition game, a 65-61 loss to the California All-Stars.
Fresh face -- When freshman Ed Persia started at guard against Duke, It marks the third straight year and ninth time in the last 11 years that Princeton has had a freshman start the first game of his career.
Windex -- Princeton had all eight of its offensive rebounds against Duke in the second half.
Moving up the charts -- C.J. Chapman is currently 11th all-time at Princeton in three-pointers made in a career. Chapman needs two to tie Mitch Henderson for 10th and seven to tie Dave Orlandini and Chris Doyal for eighth.
Senior citizen -- Nate Walton is the first Princeton player ever to appear in five different seasons. Walton played five games of the 1998-99 season before having surgery on his foot. He elected to withdraw from school for the year, and he returned last year as a junior.
More senior -- Nate Walton has played with 35 different teammates during his time at Princeton.
Take that -- Princeton had 20 turnovers in its opener against Duke. Princeton averaged 12.9 turnovers per game a year ago.
Opening statement -- Since the start of the 1993-94 season, Princeton is 2-6 in its season openers and 6-1 in its second game.
Streaking -- Princeton has had at least one player on its team who has started every game of his career at all times since the beginning of the 1987-88 season. Kit Mueller started every game for four years, followed by Chris Mooney for four years, Steve Goodrich for four years, Chris Young for two years and now Ed Persia for one game.
D-plus -- Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense each of the last 12 years.
A league of their own -- Princeton has won seven Ivy League championships in the last 12 years.
More league -- Either Princeton or Penn has won the Ivy League championship each of the last 12 years, as well as 30 of the last 32 and 35 of the last 38 years.
Three for all -- Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted for the 1986-87 season.
A march to madness -- Princeton has been to the postseason each of the last five years, the longest such streak in school history.
Young gun -- Princeton freshman Ed Persia made 310 three-pointers in high school.
Deck the Hall -- Princeton coach John Thompson's father (longtime Georgetown coach John Thompson) and college coach (Pete Carril) are both in the Hall of Fame.
The rest is history -- Princeton plays for the first time in 11 days. Princeton has three breaks in its schedule of at least 11 days.