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Princeton University Athletics
Home Stand
February 08, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2000
The site Jadwin Gym * Princeton, N.J.
The date Friday, Feb. 11, 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)/DirecTV
The records Princeton: 11-8 (3-1 Ivy League) Dartmouth: 6-13 (2-4 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 84-22) Dartmouth: Dave Faucher (10th season, 105-122)
The series Princeton leads 122-55
Last year Princeton defeated Dartmouth 76-48 *?Feb. 9, 1999 Princeton defeated Dartmouth 65-51 * Feb. 19, 1999
Probable Starters
DARTMOUTH
35 Shaun Gee 18.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg Sr., 6-7, 220, Palmer, Neb.
42 Mark Kissling 4.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg So., 6-9, 200, Okemos, Mich.
32 Ian McGinnis 6.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg Jr., 6-8, 245, New York, N.Y.
12 Flinder Boyd 8.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg So., 5-11, 175, Los Angeles, Calif. 21 Greg Buth 16.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg Jr., 6-4, 200, Edina, Minn.
PRINCETON
23 Mike Bechtold 4.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg So., 6-6, 195, Lebanon, Pa.
31 Ray Robins 6.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg So., 6-7, 195, Paso Robeles, Calif.
55 Chris Young 13.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas
15 Ahmed El-Nokali 5.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa.
22 C.J. Chapman 7.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg Jr., 6-1, 170, Aurora, Colo.
Tonight's Note of the Night
Walking wounded -- Spencer Gloger (second degree ankle sprain Feb. 1) returned to light practicing this week. His status for the weekend is uncertain. Mason Rocca (ankle surgery Dec. 29) had his cast removed Monday, but he has not been cleared to resume practicing. He is likely to be out this weekend. Eugene Baah (thigh contusion) has not improved over last week, when he was limited to six minutes for the two games. Nate Walton (broken hand Jan. 19) returned last week, playing with a cast. Kyle Wente (ankle surgery early January) is still out. Chris Krug (illness) has missed the entire season.
Five more notes no media person should be without
The whammy -- Princeton has won 36 straight home games against Ivy League schools other than Penn, dating to a 1993 loss to Yale.
The other whammy -- Princeton is 30-1 against Dartmouth at home since 1969. Dartmouth's only win during that time was in 1987.
Hand-y man -- Nate Walton averaged one assist every six minutes prior to breaking his hand. Since returning with a cast on his right hand, Walton has two assists in 43 minutes.
Epidemic proportions -- Princeton has had seven players miss at least one game due to injury this year, before this year, Princeton had seven players miss a game due to injury in the last seven years.
Lineup card -- Princeton has had nine different players start at least one game.
Others receiving votes
No place like home -- Princeton and Penn are the last two Division I teams to play a home league game.
More home -- Since the league went to its current travel-partner format in 1956-57, Princeton and Penn have hosted 129 Ivy League weekends. In that time, Penn and Princeton have combined for: 0-4.......never 1-3.......never 2-2.......10 times 3-1.......36 times 4-0.......83 times
Still more home -- Princeton and Penn on home Ivy weekends have suffered one 0-2 weekend each (Princeton was swept by Cornell/Columbia in 1966, Penn was swept by Cornell/Columbia in 1968).
Even more home -- In the last 31 years, Penn and Princeton are a combined 342-30 at home against the other six Ivy schools.
How about another home -- One of the other six Ivy schools has swept Penn and Princeton at home on the?same weekend three times (Yale in 1958 and 1987, Harvard in 1985.
Last home -- Princeton and Penn, combined season home records vs. the other six schools since 1969: 8-4......once 9-3......three times 10-2.....five times 11-1.....seven times 12-0.....14 times No place like road -- Princeton will have played one home game in 34 days before it hosts Dartmouth.
More road -- Princeton has played six home games and 13 road games. A comparison: home away record 5-1 6-7 points scored per game 64.7 57.4 points allowed per game 51.3 57.0 shooting percentage 43.6% 46.9% three-point percentage 41.3% 34.9%
Class struggle -- Princeton has had 950 points scored by freshmen and sophomores and 184 points scored by juniors and seniors.
D-plus -- Princeton is ranked second this week in scoring defense behind Temple. Princeton has led the nation 11 straight years.
Baskin' with Robins -- Ray Robins averaged 1.3 minutes and 0.4 points for the first 14 games of the year. He has averaged 30.8 minutes and 13.8 points the last five games.
More Robins -- Ray Robins is shooting 55.6% from the field, 57.1% from three-point range and 86.7% from the foul line. All three lead the team.
Lineup card -- Bill Carmody used four starting lineups in his first 79 games as Princeton head coach. He has used seven starting lineups in the last 27 games.
More lineup -- Chris Young is the only Princeton player to start every game this year.
Swish -- Princeton has a higher shooting percentage from three-point range (.373) than its opponents have overall (.363).
Young and the restless -- Chris Young is first or second on Princeton in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks, steals and minutes.
Block party -- Chris Young has 59 blocked shots and is on pace for 90 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 325 career blocked shots. The school record is 159, held by Rick Hielscher, the Ivy League record is 252, held by Dartmouth's Brian Gilpin.
Still more blocks -- Chris Young ranks first and second on Princeton's single-season blocked shots list. He has 59 tthis year, he had 55 as a freshman. Last blocks -- Chris Young set a school record with nine blocked shots against Ohio.
Okay, one more blocks -- Princeton has 100 blocked shots as a team. The school record is 104, set a year ago.
Oh say can you C.J. -- C.J. Chapman has scored more points in the first 19 games of this season (141) than he did in 30 games last year (112).
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 has made at least 10 three-pointers in a game five times this season and at least eight three-pointers in a game 12 times.
Minute man -- Mike Bechtold has averaged 27 minutes per game in the first four Ivy League games after averaging 8.2 minutes for the first 15 games.
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.
Coach speak -- Bill Carmody has a career Ivy League record of 42-4.
Windex -- Princeton has 18 more defensive rebounds and 137 fewer offensive rebounds than its opponents.
More windex -- Princeton ranks 318th and last in Division I in total rebounds.
National pasttime -- Chris Young is Baseball America's 77th highest rated prospect for the upcoming June draft.
Ball control -- Princeton ranks seventh in Division I in fewest turnovers per game (13.5).