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Princeton University Athletics
On The Road Again
February 01, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2000
The site Pizzitola Center * Providence, R.I.
The date Friday, Feb. 4, 2000 *?7:00 p.m.
Radio/TV Princeton radio network (WHWH AM 1350, WJHR AM 1040, WHTG AM 1410, www.goprincetontigers.com), WPRB (103.3 FM)/no TV
The records Princeton: 10-7 (2-0 Ivy League) Brown: 6-10 (3-1 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 83-21) Brown: Glen Miller (seventh season, 101-68)
The series Princeton leads 80-14
Last year Princeton defeated Brown 67-45 *?Jan. 8, 1999 Princeton defeated Brown 67-45 * Feb. 13, 1999
The storyline Princeton takes to the road for the second straight weekend
Probable Starters
BROWN
33 Earl Hunt 17.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg Fr., 6-5, 200, Rockville, Md.
45 Josh Meyer 8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg So., 6-6, 200, Omaha, Neb.
34 Alai Nuualiitia 13.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg Fr., 6-6, 200, Lower Merion, Pa. 3 Corey Vandiver 2.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg Sr., 6-0, 195, Greenburgh, N.Y.
22 Travis Brown 4.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg So., 6-4, 195, Pittsburgh, Pa.
PRINCETON
22 C.J. Chapman 7.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg Jr., 6-1, 170, Aurora, Colo.
31 Ray Robins 4.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg So., 6-7, 195, Paso Robeles, Calif.
55 Chris Young 13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas
15 Ahmed El-Nokali 5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa.
4 Spencer Gloger 12.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif.
Tonight's Note of the Night
Deja Vu -- Princeton defeated Brown by the same score (67-45) in both games last year. It is the only time in the history of the program that Princeton has beaten a team by the same score twice in the same season.
Five more notes no media person should be without
Fresh faces -- Brown freshman Earl Hunt has the highest single-game point total in the Ivy League this season (39). Princeton freshman Spencer Gloger has the second highest (34, tied with Dartmouth's Shaun Gee).
More fresh -- Princeton's Spencer Gloger and Brown's Earl Hunt are the only two freshmen since 1994 to win the Ivy League Player of the Week award.
Walking wounded -- Mason Rocca (ankle surgery Dec. 29) will miss both games this weekend, and his return date is uncertain at this time. Nate Walton (broken hand Jan. 19) has been cleared to resume practicing and playing. In addition, Kyle Wente (ankle surgery early January) is still out.
The whammy -- Princeton has defeated Brown nine straight times.
D-plus -- Princeton was ranked 11th nationally last week in scoring defense, Princeton is ranked second this week in scoring defense. Princeton has led the nation 11 straight years.
Others receiving votes
Mad bombers -- Spencer Gloger, Mike Bechtold and C.J. Chapman rank 1-2-5 in three-point shooting percentage in the Ivy League.
RPI-ing -- Princeton ranks 52nd this week in the RPI ratings. Princeton's strength of schedule is ranked seventh.
Swish -- Princeton has a higher shooting percentage from three-point range (.376) than its opponents have overall (.361).
More swish -- Princeton is shooting 51.9% (70 for 135) as a team since returning from first-semester exam break three games ago.
Baskin' with Robins -- Ray Robins has played 88 minutes the last three games after playing 61 minutes for his career prior to that.
Teeth-ing -- Ray Robins had two teeth knocked out in the game against Columbia last weekend.
Sweep dreams -- Princeton has swept 25 of its last 29 Ivy League weekends.
Lineup card -- Bill Carmody used four starting lineups in his first 79 games as Princeton head coach. He has used six starting lineups in the last 25 games.
More lineup -- Princeton has used four starting lineups this season, and eight players have started at least one game.
Last lineup -- Chris Young and Spencer Gloger are the only two Princeton players to start every game this season.
Young and the restless -- Chris Young is first or second on Princeton in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks, steals and minutes.
Free birds -- Princeton is averaging 16.5 free throw attempts per game in its last 10 games after averaging 7.3 free throw attempts in its first seven games.
Oh say can you C.J. -- C.J. Chapman scored 26 points while shooting 6 for 12 from three-point range in the first two Ivy League games this year. C.J. Chapman scored 21 points while shooting 2 for 23 from three-point range in 14 Ivy League games a year ago.
More C.J. -- C.J. Chapman has scored more points in the first 17 games of this season (128) than he did in 30 games last year (112).
A league of his own -- Chris Young is a career 53.3% shooter in Ivy League games.
Youth movement -- Of the 11 healthy Princeton players, eight are sophomores or freshmen and none are seniors.
Block party -- Chris Young has 105 blocked shots in 47 career games.
More blocks -- Chris Young ranks first and second on Princeton's single-season blocked shots list. He had 55 as a freshman, he has 50 this season.
Still more blocks -- Princeton has blocked 85 shots, Princeton has had 33 shots blocked.
Last blocks -- Chris Young set a school record with nine blocked shots against Ohio.
Spencer for hire -- Spencer Gloger's 10 three-pointers against UAB tied the all-time Ivy League record (with Matt Maloney) and are tied for the most in a Division I game this season (Jason Harris, Fordham vs. Quinnipiac Dec. 21, Marc Polite, Eastern Ill. vs. Arkansas St. Dec. 23).
More Spencer -- Spencer Gloger has 46 three-pointers, the Princeton freshman record is 55, set by Brian Earl.
Long range thinking -- Princeton tied the school record with 17 three-pointers against UAB.
More long range -- Princeton has made at least 10 three-pointers in a game five times this season and at least eight three-pointers in a game 11 times.
Foul ball -- Princeton has attempted one more foul shot (216) than its opponents have made (215).
Minute men -- Princeton has had a player play the entire game 16 times.
More minutes -- Mike Bechtold averaged 18 minutes in the first two Ivy League games after averaging 8.2 minutes for the first 15 games.
Batter up -- Chris Young has a higher assists per game average (3.4), blocks per game average (2.9) and rebounds per game average (5.8) than he had earned run average (2.37) last spring.
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.
Centers of attention -- Princeton has used five starting centers since the start of the 1987-88 season (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young).
Coach speak -- Bill Carmody has a career Ivy League record of 41-3.
Windex -- Princeton has eight more defensive rebounds and 122 fewer offensive rebounds than its opponents.
Point, counterpoint -- Mason Rocca has 91 points in 228 minutes. Ahmed El-Nokali has 91 points in 578 minutes.
More counterpoint -- Mike Bechtold has 17 three-pointers in 158 minutes. Ahmed El-Nokali has 15 three-pointers in 578 minutes.
No. 1, sort of -- Ray Robins' three-point shooting percentage of .615 would be leading Division I if he had enough attempts to qualify.
Going downtown -- Spencer Gloger, Ray Robins and Mike Bechtold all have a higher shooting percentage from three-point range than two-point range.
Phil it up -- Phil Jackman has nine assists in 21 minutes of playing time.
Ah, Ahmed -- Ahmed El-Nokali has more assists (38) than field goals (33).
The glass menagerie -- Princeton was outrebounded by an average of 1.3 rebounds per game in the first four games ofthe season, which Mason Rocca missed with a groin injury. Princeton has been outrebounded by an average of 9.8 rebounds per game in the games he has missed with his ankle injury.