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Princeton University Athletics
Men's Hoops Opens December With Contest At Monmouth
December 02, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 2, 2002
The men's basketball team is ready to get back to the court after a disappointing overtime loss on Saturday. Princeton, 1-2 on the young season, owns a 6-2 all-time advantage against Monmouth, but the home team has won the last three games. A reversal of that trend will get the Tigers back to the .500 mark.
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The Facts
PRINCETON at MONMOUTH
The site Boylan Gym * West Long Branch, N.J.
The date Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 * 7 p.m.
Radio WCTC AM 1450, www.GoPrincetonTigers.com
The records Princeton: 1-2 (two losses in a row); Monmouth: 0-2 (two losses in a row)
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (third season, 33-25); Monmouth: Dave Calloway (sixth season, 59-71)
The series Princeton leads 6-2 (Princeton one in a row)
Game Notes
Home Sweet Home - The home team has won each of the last three Princeton-Monmouth contests. The last team to win on the road in this series was Princeton, which won in West Long Branch 63-36 during the 1998-99 season.
Ray Of Hope - Ray Robins came off the bench last year to lead Princeton to a 76-70 home victory over Monmouth. He was 4 for 6 from the field, including 1 for 1 from beyond the arc, and made 11 of 12 free throws en route to a 20-point game. Seeking Assist-ance - Princeton had twice as many assists (16) as Monmouth (eight) in last season's victory. Six players had at least one assist, led by a career-high six by Andre Logan.
Working Overtime - Princeton played its first overtime game in 54 contests on Saturday night. Between a 65-60 overtime win over Weber State in 2000 (John Thompson's first career win) and Saturday's loss to FIU, Princeton had played 10 games that were decided by three points or less, but none went to overtime.
Bouncing Back - Princeton has won its last 14 games following overtime losses. The last time the Tigers lost a game following an overtime defeat was during the 1978-79 season.
It's Been A While - Princeton's loss on Saturday was the first in a home opener since Bucknell earned a 74-62 overtime win in Jadwin Gym during the 1996-97 season.
All's Well That Ends Well - That 1996-97 season ended with Princeton winning the Ivy League championship with a 12-2 league record.
On A Roll - Junior Spencer Gloger was named to the All-Ivy Honor Roll on Monday after leading Princeton with 17.0 points per game in the Tigers' first three games. Gloger also averaged 5.3 rebounds over that stretch, second most on the team.
Happy Returns - Spencer Gloger, who transferred to UCLA, and then transferred back to Princeton, where he had to sit out last season, made a strong return to Jadwin Gym on Saturday night. He scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.
Three For All - Andre Logan is the only player to have more total field-goal attempts (30) than Spencer Gloger has three-point field-goal attempts (23). As a team, Princeton has attempted 83 two-point field goals and 72 three-point field goals this season.
Three For One - Princeton has made as many three-pointers (27) as free throws.
Will The Thrill - Sophomore guard Will Venable has started each game this season after coming off the bench in every game last season. Venable set a career high with seven assists against Florida International.
Wallace's Way - Sophomore center Judson Wallace made his first career start a memorable one by setting career highs with 11 rebounds and six assists to go along with nine points. Wallace's previous career high in rebounds was seven, while his previous high in assists was three.
Mason-ry - Judson Wallace's 14-rebound performance was the most by a Princeton player since Mason Rocca pulled down 18 rebounds in an NIT victory over Georgetown in 2000.
I'm Honored - Judson Wallace was named to the all-tournament team at the Sooner Invitational.
Minutemen - Both Spencer Gloger and Will Venable each played 42 minutes in Saturday's contest against Florida International. The two of them, along with Andre Logan, are all averaging more than 32 minutes per game.
Seventh Heaven - Princeton set a program record by reaching its seventh consecutive postseason (four NCAAs, three NITs). It is one of 19 programs to be involved in the last seven postseasons.
New Faces - Princeton welcomes two players in the Class of 2006. Scott Greenman is a 5-10 guard from New Jersey powerhouse St. Augustine Prep, where he was named South Jersey Player of the Year after averaging 17 points per game. He owns the school record for three-pointers and assists at the school. Michael Kawalek is a 6-5 guard from Flower Mound, Texas, where he averaged 12.5 points, 7.1 assists and 4.0 steals in leading Flower Mound to a conference title as a senior. He recorded 17 assists in one game.
Old Face - Senior Kyle Wente is serving as captain for the 2002-03 team. A two-time All-Ivy honorable mention, Wente has more than 400 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists for his career.
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Princeton played seven games in Spain during the summer of 2002, going 6-1. The team spent 12 days in Spain and toured five cities during the stretch, including Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia.
Poll Position - Princeton was picked to finish third in the annual preseason media poll. Penn picked up 11 first-place votes and 123 total points, while Yale picked up the remaining five first-place votes and 116 points. Princeton received 90 points, five more than Brown. Each of the top three teams in this year's poll shared the Ivy League championship last season. It was the first time in league history when there was a three-way tie for the championship.
D Plus - Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense in 14 of the last 16 seasons. One of the two seasons when Princeton wasn't first was last season, when the Tigers finished second by a total of 10 points to Columbia.
Three For All - Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted in the 1986-87 season (444 games).
On The One Hand ... - Princeton has the longest current streak in Division I of consecutive games without allowing at least 100 points (917 games, dating to 1968 vs. North Carolina).
... On The Other Hand - Princeton has not scored at least 100 points in a game in 853 games, dating to a 108-64 win over Yale in 1971.
Spanish Armada - Princeton did score more than 100 points in one of its victories in Spain last summer. Spencer Gloger scored 23 to lead the Tigers to a 113-102 victory over Rayet Guadalajara.
The Crystal Ball - Princeton will travel to Easton, Pa., on Saturday, Dec. 7, to play the Lafayette Leopards. Princeton won last year's matchup 67-61 and leads the all-time series 7-3.
Scouting Monmouth - Monmouth has lost a pair of five-point games to Rider and Drexel to start the season. Senior captain Kevin Owens is averaging a double-double with 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while Dwayne Byfield is averaging a team-best 18.5 points per game. The Hawks do not shot three-pointers particularly well (11 for 40/.275), although Byfield is 8 for 20 from beyond the arc. They average two more rebounds per game than their opponents, although they are also committing seven more turnovers per game as well.