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Princeton University Athletics
On The Rebound
February 17, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2000
Princeton vs. Columbia
The site Jadwin Gym * Princeton, N.J.
The date Friday, Feb. 18, 2000 *?7:37 p.m.
Radio/TV Princeton radio network (WHWH AM 1350, WJHR AM 1040, WHTG AM 1410, www.goprincetontigers.com), WPRB (103.3 FM)/RCN
The records Princeton: 13-9 (5-2 Ivy League) Columbia: 10-11 (4-4 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 86-23) Columbia: Armond Hill (fifth season, 44-81)
The series Princeton leads 123-79
Last meeting Princeton defeated Columbia 53-46 * Jan. 29, 2000
Probable Starters
Columbia 23 Craig Austin 10.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg So., 6-6, 210, Marilla, N.Y.
32 Joe Case 4.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg So., 6-7, 215, Sioux City, Iowa
44 Mike McBrien 8.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg So., 6-7, 200, Carmichael, Calif.
4 Victor Munoz 15.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg So., 6-0, 180, Los Angeles, Calif.
15 Treg Duerksen 11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg Jr., 6-3, 190, Hillsboro, Kansas PRINCETON
22 C.J. Chapman 7.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg Jr., 6-1, 170, Aurora, Colo.
45 Mason Rocca 12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg Sr., 6-9, 235, Evanston, Ill.
55 Chris Young 13.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas
15 Ahmed El-Nokali 6.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa.
4 Spencer Gloger 11.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg Fr., 6-6, 200, Santa Margarita, Calif.
Tonight's Note of the Night
The whammy - Princeton is 27-1 in its last 28 home games against Columbia and Cornell combined.
Five more notes no media person should be without
The other whammy - Princeton, which lost to Penn Tuesday night, has not lost consecutive games to Ivy League schools since losing to Penn and Brown in 1994-95, a span of 73 games.
Welcome home - Columbia is coached by Armond Hill, the first Princeton player ever to win the Ivy League Player of the Year award (1975-76).
Aw, shoot - Princeton has shot 53.1% in its five Ivy League wins and 32.3% in its two Ivy League losses.
More shoot - Chris Young was 11 for 17 (64.7%) from the field in the games at Cornell and Columbia.
Mason-ry - Mason Rocca had five offensive rebounds against Penn. Princeton had fewer than five offensive rebounds in six of the eight games that Rocca missed due to ankle surgery.
Others receiving votes
Minute man - Ahmed El-Nokali leads Princeton in minutes played and is averaging 6.3 points per game. The lowest point ever total by a player who led Princeton in minutes played for a full season is 8.7 by Sydney Johnson in 1996, when he was a first-team All-Ivy League selection.
More minutes - Ray Robins has played nine minutes or fewer or 30 minutes or more in 20 of 22 games this year.
D plus - Princeton ranks second nationally in scoring defense, one point behind Temple (54.8-53.8). Princeton has led the nation each of the last 11 years.
In case you missed it - Princeton defeated Cornell 59-44 and Columbia 53-46 in the first meetings between the schools this year.
Block party - Princeton, which has already set the school single-season record for blocked shots and averaged more than five per game for the first 21 games this season, did not have one against Penn Tuesday.
Windex - Mason Rocca is averaging 6.6 rebounds per game, the highest per-game average by a Princeton player since Bob Roma averaged 7.7 in 1978-79.
Piece of the Rocca - Mason Rocca scored all 16 of his points in the second half against Penn Tuesday night.
Ol' reliable Nathan - Nate Walton has a higher shooting percentage from the field than he does the foul line. The last Princeton player to do so for a full season (with double figure attempts in each) was Howard Levy, the current assistant coach who shot 47.3% from the foul line and 68.2% from the field in 1982-83.
Center of attention - Chris Young leads Princeton in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.
Point, counterpoint - Chris Young needs four points to move into a tie for 50th all-time at Princeton.
More points - Chris Young needs 68 points to tie Kit Mueller for more points by a Princeton player by the end of his sophomore year (756).
Oh say can you C.J. - C.J. Chapman has 36 three-pointers in 581 minutes this season. He had 37 three-pointers in 893 minutes his first two seasons combined.
Dee-fense, dee-fense - Princeton and Columbia rank 1-2 in the Ivy League in scoring defense.
Long range thinking - Eight of the top 15 three-point shooters in the Ivy League play for either Princeton, Cornell or Columbia.
Walking wounded - Princeton has had seven players miss at least one game due to injury. Princeton had seven players the previous seven years miss at least one game due to injury.
Just Jad-win, baby - Princeton is averaging 66.6 points per game at home and 57.4 points per game away.
Hand-y man - Nate Walton is shooting 14 for 20 (.700) while playing with a broken right hand the last six games. Walton shot 29 for 62 (.468) while playing the first 14 games of the season with two good hands.
Swish - Nate Walton is shooting 70% from the field in Ivy League games.
More swish - Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 52.8% in the Ivy League after shooting 36.6% in non-league games.
League mattters - Six of Princeton's top nine players have higher three-point shooting percentages in non-league games than league games.
Cy Young - Righthanded pitcher Chris Young, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in baseball and basketball last year, is the 77th-rated prospect in the upcoming Major League draft, according to Baseball America.
More Young - Chris Young has already set a Princeton school single-season record with 64 blocked shots. Princeton has already set a school single-season record with 108 blocked shots.
Coach speak - Bill Carmody is 44-5 in Ivy League games. Of those, he has won 35 by at least 10 points and 20 by at least 20.
Baskin' with Robins -- Ray Robins averaged 26.6 minutes and 11.2 points the seven games prior to Penn. He did not play against Penn.
More Robins -- Ray Robins has made 14 straight foul shots.
Lineup card -- Bill Carmody used four starting lineups in his first 79 games as Princeton head coach. He has used eight starting lineups in the last 30 games.
More lineup -- Chris Young is the only Princeton player to start every game.
Aw, shoot -- Princeton has the same shooting percentage from three-point range as its opponents have overall (.367).
Block party -- Chris Young has 64 blocked shots (already a Princeton record, breaking his own of 55 set last year) and is on pace for 85 for the season. The Ivy League record is 92, set by Dartmouth's Brian Gilpin in 1997.
More blocks -- Chris Young has is on pace for 321 career blocked shots. The school record is 159, held by Rick Hielscher, the Ivy League record is 252, held by Dartmouth's Brian Gilpin.
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 47 three-pointers, the Princeton freshman record is 55, set by Brian Earl.
Long range thinking -- Princeton has made at least 10 three-pointers in a game six times this season and at least eight three-pointers in a game 13 times.
Bombs away - After starting the season 8 for 37 from three-point range, Chris Young has made eight of his last 18.
Can you spare a dime? - Nate Walton averaged one assist every six minutes before breaking his hand. He has averaged one assist every 13.6 minutes since he began playing with a cast on his right hand five games ago.
More dime - Nate Walton had 69 assists and 29 turnovers in 425 minutes before he broke his hand. He has seven assists and eight turnovers in 97 minutes since.
Class struggle - Princeton's freshmen and sophomores have combined for 84 games started, Princeton's juniors and seniors have combined for 26.