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Princeton University Athletics
Hey, Neighbor
November 27, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2001
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RIDER at PRINCETON
The site Jadwin Gym * Princeton, N.J.
The date Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 *7:37 p.m.
Radio/TV WHWH AM 1350, www.goprincetontigers.com, WPRB FM 103.3/none
The records Princeton: 0-3, Rider: 2-1
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (second season, 16-14), Rider: Don Harnum (fifth season, 64-43)
The series Princeton leads 7-2
Last meeting Princeton defeated Rider 59-37 *Dec. 11, 1946
History lesson - Princeton and Rider have not met since Dec. 11, 1946. Princeton won 59-37, as future Tiger coach Butch van Breda Kolff scored 12 points.
More history - The 1946 Princeton-Rider game was played at Baker Rink, due to a fire at Princeton's previous home, University Gymnasium. Dillon Gym opened a year later on the spot where University Gymnasium used to stand.
Still more history - Princeton and Rider met nine times between 1932 and 1946. Princeton won seven of the nine meetings.
Geography lesson - Rider is located closer to Princeton than any other college.
More geography - Princeton has played three games, two in California and one in Florida. Rider has played three games, all in New Jersey.
No place like home - Princeton plays four of its next six and five of its next eight games at home.
A league of their own - Princeton has won eight Ivy League championships in the last 13 years. It's madness - Princeton is one of 22 Division I teams to appear in the postseason each of the last six seasons.
More madness - Princeton ranks 14th in Division I history with 22 NCAA tournament appearances.
Strength of schedule - After the Rider game, two of Princeton's next four opponents (Maryland, Kansas) are ranked in the Top 10.
Jersey fresh - Princeton has played 75 games against other New Jersey colleges since it last played Rider.
Special K - Konrad Wysocki leads Princeton in scoring, rebounding and assists. Only three players in school history have ever done so for a full season, including Nate Walton last season.
All in the family - Rider coach Don Harnum is the brother of former Princeton point guard Mike Harnum '88.
More family - Both Rider coach Don Harnum and Princeton coach John Thompson are the sons of college coaches of the same name. Harnum's father Don was the coach at Delaware and Susquehanna, while Thompson's father John was a Hall-of-Fame coach at Georgetown.
I'd like to talk to you about your long distance - Princeton has attempted 74 three-pointers and 57 two-pointers.
More long distance - Mike Bechtold has attempted 22 three-point shots and four two-point shots.
Still more long distance - Princeton shot 21 for 48 from three-point range in its first two games and then shot 6 for 26 from three-point range against Florida International.
Last long distance - Of Princeton's 131 field goal attempts, 56% have been three-pointers. Of Rider's 174 field goal attempts, 39% have been three-pointers.
Logan's run - Andre Logan is shooting 66.7% from the field (12 for 18) and 50% from three-point range (4 for 8) through three games. Logan shot 46.9% from the field and 26.7% from three-point range a year ago.
Say Wente - Kyle Wente has seven rebounds, of which six are offensive rebounds.
Foul ball - Princeton's opponents have made more foul shots (47) than Princeton has attempted (36).
More foul - Princeton has been outscored by 27 points in three games at the foul line (47-20).
Can you spare a dime? - Konrad Wysocki has 12 assists in three games this season after having 22 assists all of last season.
The glass menagerie - Princeton is averaging 24.0 rebounds per game, Rider is averaing 37.7 rebounds per game.
Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali has a higher shooting percentage on three-point shots than two-point shots.
The whammy - Princeton has won eight straight games at Jadwin Gym.
Baskin Robins - Ray Robins played 32 minutes against Florida International Saturday after playing 32 minutes in the first two games combined.
Role reversal - Each of Princeton's starting guards (Kyle Wente, Ahmed El-Nokali) has more blocked shots than Princeton's starting center (Konrad Wysocki).
More Wente - Kyle Wente, a starting forward last year, has been moved to a starting guard spot this season.
Ouch - Senior co-captain Mike Bechtold has been slowed by leg injuries each of his three years at Princeton. His freshman and sophomore seasons ended with stress fractures, and he missed almost the entire Ivy League season last year with the same problem.
Century city - Princeton has the longest current streak in Division I of consecutive games without allowing 100 points (887 games, dating to 1968 vs. North Carolina).
Three for all - Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted in 1986, a span of 416 games.
D minus - Princeton had its run of 13 straight seasons leading the country in scoring defense snapped last year, when the Tigers finished second nationally.
What might have been - Princeton has been without All-America center Chris Young last season and now this season. Young, who scored 801 points his first two seasons and was on pace to finish his career second all-time at Princeton in scoring and rebounding, signed a professional baseball contract as a 6' 11" pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in September 2000. Under Ivy League rules, Young, who is still a Princeton undergraduate, was ineligible for all other sports when he became a professional in one.
Young and the rest - Chris Young had 801 points in two seasons at Princeton. Ahmed El-Nokali and Mike Bechtold, the two leading career scorers on the team, have 773 points between them.
Size matters - Princeton's starting five averaged 6' 4.6" a year ago, and the 12 plyers on the team averaged 6' 5". The five incoming Princeton freshman average 6' 7.2" and the average height for the entire roster is 6' 6.7".
The fab four - John Thompson is Princeton's fourth head coach in the last 40 years. He has followed Butch van Breda Kolff, Pete Carril and Bill Carmody.
Center of attention - Princeton centers have been named first-team All-Ivy League 11 times in the last 13 years, including last year, when Nate Walton was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection.
More center - Konrad Wysocki, the backup center last year, was the 2001 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. He became the third Princeton center in the last nine years to win the award.