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Princeton University Athletics
No Place Like Home
December 06, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2001
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PRINCETON vs. MONMOUTH
The site Jadwin Gym * Princeton, N.J.
The date Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001 *7:37 p.m.
Radio/TV WHWH AM 1350, www.goprincetontigers.com, WPRB FM 103.3/NO TV
The records Princeton: 1-5, Monmouth: 4-2
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (second season, 17-16), Monmouth: Dave Calloway (fifth season, 45-61)
The series Princeton leads 5-2
Last meeting Monmouth defeated Princeton 70-59 * Nov. 25, 2000
Strength of schedule - Five of Princeton's first eight opponents, including Monmouth, played in the NCAA tournament last March.
More schedule - Princeton has already played St. Joe's (No. 9 at the time, No. 24 this week) and Maryland (No. 4 at the time, No. 2 this week) and still has a game next week against No. 5 Kansas.
No place like home - Princeton plays four of its next five games at home.
More home - Princeton is 1-0 at home and 0-5 away from home.
On the bright side - Princeton has lost twice to Monmouth, and both times the Tigers have gone on to win the Ivy League.
The whammy - Monmouth, who defeated Princeton 70-59 in West Long Branch a year ago, has never defeated Princeton two years in a row.
Logan's run - Andre Logan has 28 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in two games against ranked teams this season (St. Joe's, Maryland). Can you spare a dime? - Konrad Wysocki has 22 assists in six games this season after having 22 assists in 27 games a year ago.
I'd like to talk to you about your long distance - Princeton attempted 38 three-pointers against George Washington, breaking the BB&T Classic record for three-point attempts in a game by 14 and missing the school record by one.
More long distance - Princeton has attempted 139 three-pointers and 129 two-pointers.
Swish - Pete Hegseth made his first appearance of the season in the final minute of the George Washington game and hit a three-pointer the first time he touched the ball.
Special K - Konrad Wysocki leads Princeton in scoring and assists and is tied for the team lead in rebounding.
Our favorite Martin - Dominick Martin (pronounced mahr-TEEN) had seven points and five rebounds in 27 minutes at the BB&T Classic. Martin had two points and two rebounds in eight minutes in the four games prior to that.
D plus - Princeton had 18 steals and seven blocked shots in the BB&T Classic.
What might have been - Princeton led No. 2 Maryland for 35:06 of the 40 minutes of the 61-53 loss in the opening round of the BB&T Classic.
Foul ball - Princeton shot 20 for 23 (87%) from the line at the BB&T Classic after shooting 42 for 69 (61%) for the season prior to that.
Follow the leaders - Konrad Wysocki leads Princeton in scoring with 72 points, Andre Logan has 71 points. Wysocki and Logan are tied for the team lead in rebounds with 29.
Windex - Mike Bechtold is averaging 4.7 rebounds per game, he averaged fewer than half (2.3 per game) for the first three seasons of his career.
Say Wente - Kyle Wente has more than twice as many assists as turnovers (13-6).
Three for all - Mike Bechtold has attempted 42 three-pointers and 17 two-pointers.
More three - Ed Persia has attempted 11 three-pointers and two two-pointers.
Minute men - Konrad Wysocki and Dominick Martin have combined for 223 minutes (of a possible 240). Until the final minute against George Washington, the two had not been on the court at the same time.
More minutes - Ahmed El-Nokali has played 217 of 240 minutes (90%).
Last minutes - Ahmed El-Nokali played all 40 minutes nine times a year ago. He has not played all 40 minutes in any game this season, but he has played at least 37 minutes in each of the last five.
Stop, thief - Kyle Wente leads the team with nine steals.
Giveaway day - Princeton is averaging 16.3 turnovers per game, four more than a year ago.
A league of their own - Princeton has won eight Ivy League championships in the last 13 years.
It's madness - Princeton ranks 14th in Division I history with 22 NCAA tournament appearances.
More madness - Princeton is one of 22 Division I teams to have played in the postseason each of the last six years. Of the other 21 teams, all but one (Fresno State) are from either the Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, ACC or SEC.
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 (890 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 419 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.
Size matters - Princeton's starting five averaged 6' 4.6" a year ago, and the 12 players 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.