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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton to Participate in 44th State Farm Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament
August 18, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Aug. 18, 2004
The Princeton men's basketball team will join host UTEP, Tulane and Alabama State in the field for the 44th State Farm Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament Dec. 27-28, 2004, at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The host Miners will meet Alabama State in the first semifinal on Mon., Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. MST (9 p.m. EST), while the Tigers and Tulane meet in the second game. The consolation/championship doubleheader on Tues., Dec. 28, begins at 5:30 p.m. MST (7:30 p.m. EST). The Tigers won the Sun Bowl Tournament in their only other appearance (1996) in the event. With new head coach Joe Scott as an assistant on the staff of then first-year head coach Bill Carmody, the Tigers defeated Texas A&M and host UTEP to win the championship. This year's tournament features three teams that reached the NCAA tournament last season. Alabama State won the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title in 2003-04, UTEP nearly upset Maryland in last year's NCAA first round and the Tigers won the Ivy League title to advance to their 23rd NCAA tournament. Tulane finished 11-17 overall and 4-12 in Conference USA last season, but returns four starters and eight letterwinners from a year ago. The Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament is the older continuous holiday championship tournament in the nation. For more information on the State Farm Sun Bowl Tournament, visit the official Sun Bowl website at www.sunbowl.org. The full Princeton men's basketball schedule for 2004-05 will be released in early September.