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Princeton University Athletics
III-Peat
January 25, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2002
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PRINCETON vs. WESTERN MARYLAND
The site Jadwin Gym * Princeton, N.J.
The date Monday, Jan. 28, 2002 *7:37 p.m. EST
Radio/TV WHWH AM 1350, www.GoPrincetonTigers.com, WPRB FM 103.3/RCN
The records Princeton: 6-7 (2-0 Ivy League), Western Maryland: 6-11
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (second season, 22-18), Western Maryland: Jay Dull (first season, 6-11)
The series First meeting
Remember us? - Princeton returns from a 16-day break for first semester exams. The Tigers have not played since defeating Harvard and Dartmouth on Jan. 11-12.
The rest is history - Princeton has not played in 16 days and has played three games in 30 days. Beginning tonight, Princeton plays eight games in 20 days.
More rest - Princeton has played fewer games than any team in Division I.
Last rest - Princeton played its first 13 games in 74 days, it plays its final 13 games in 36 days
III-peat - Princeton is returning from its first semester exam break against a Division III team for the 17th straight year. Princeton is 16-0 in these games to date, with an average score of 78.8-48.7.
More III - Princeton's two closest games since it began playing Division III opponents in its return from exams have been nine points and 10 points, both against The College of New Jersey.
Injury update - Andre Logan suffered a torn ACL in his left knee against Harvard on Jan. 11. He underwent surgery on Jan. 24 and will miss the rest of the season. Logan's run - Andre Logan started 28 of 29 games prior to his injury, including the first 12 this season.
Rockin' Robins - Ray Robins started in place of Andre Logan against Dartmouth and scored 14 points. Robins has averaged 10.9 points per game in his career as a starter.
Dissed - Princeton is the only Ivy school not to have a Rookie of the Week or Player of the Week.
In case you forgot - Princeton won five of its last seven games prior to the exam break.
Spread it around - Princeton does not have a player averaging in double figures but has four players averaging at least eight points per game.
More spread - Western Maryland's Alan Hoyt is the only player in this game who averages in double figures (11.3 prior to the Muhlenburg game).
Just a minute - Ahmed El-Nokali has played 435 of a possible 520 minutes this season. El-Nokali has played 87 more minutes than the No. 2 man on the team, Kyle Wente.
I'd like to talk to you about your long distance - Mike Bechtold ranks 12th all-time at Princeton in three-pointers made (88). He needs five to tie Mitch Henderson '98 for 11th and 12 to become the ninth player to reach 100 for his career.
No place like home - Princeton has won 52 of its last 57 games at Jadwin Gym.
More home - Princeton has won 12 of its last 13 home games, with its only loss to No. 2 Kansas last month.
Last home - Princeton is shooting 51.9% as a team at home.
No place like road - Princeton swept its weekend at Harvard and Dartmouth after being 0-6 on the road for the season prior to that.
Easy, Ed - Ed Persia has made 11 of his last 25 three-pointers after making two of his first 16.
More Ed - Ed Persia is shooting 92.9% from the foul line this season (13 for 14) after shooting 63.6% (14 for 22) a year ago.
Swish - Princeton is shooting 74.1% as a team from the foul line.
More swish - Princeton shot 23 for 28 from the foul line (82%) against Harvard and Dartmouth.
Last swish - Ray Robins is shooting 49 for 55 from the foul line in his career (89.1%). The Princeton career record is 88.9%, held by Joe Heiser '68.
Inside outside - Princeton has attempted 287 three-pointers and 291 two-pointers.
Windex - Kyle Wente's career high in rebounds prior to the game against Harvard was six. He then had seven against Harvard and eight against Dartmouth.
Say Wente - Kyle Wente had 10 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in the two games against Harvard and Dartmouth.
More Wente - Kyle Wente had a career-highs of eight rebounds and six assists against Dartmouth.
Can you spare a dime? - Konrad Wysocki has 30 assists and 18 turnovers, he had 22 assists and 37 turnovers all of last season.
Run-away - Princeton had separate runs of 9-0 and 15-2 against Harvard and separate runs of 20-0 and 18-7 against Dartmouth.
Young guns - Princeton's freshmen and sophomores have outscored Princeton's juniors and seniors 389-381.
Fresh faces - Princeton's freshmen have scored 18 points in the last four games combined after scoring 89 combined in the three before that.
Ratio days - Kyle Wente has 31 assists and 15 turnovers, Ed Persia has 21 assists and 12 turnovers.
Three for all - Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted in 1986, a span of 426 games.
Moving up the charts - Ahmed El-Nokali has 549 career points, one away from tying Bill Ryan '84 for 70th all-time at Princeton. At his current average of 8.0 points per game, El-Nokali would finish the regular season with 654 points, 56th all-time at Princeton.
While we're on the subject - Mike Bechtold has 422 career points, 91st all-time at Princeton.
It's madness - Princeton is one of 22 teams in Division I to make six straight postseason appearances. Of the other 21 teams, all but one (Fresno State) are in either the SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12 or Pac-10.
More madness - Princeton ranks 14th all-time in NCAA tournament appearances with 22.
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.
Be true to your school - Monmouth's Rahsaan Johnson set a Jadwin Gym record with 40 points against Princeton on Dec. 8, breaking the old record of 39 set by Geoff Petrie against Fordham in 1970 and Brian Taylor against Rutgers in 1971. Johnson is a gradute of the same high school, Gonzaga Prep in Washington, D.C., as Princeton coach John Thompson.
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
Century city - Princeton has the longest current streak in Division I of consecutive games without allowing 100 points (900 games, dating to 1968 vs. North Carolina).