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Princeton University Athletics
Men's Basketball Visits Colgate, Concludes Patriot League Stretch
December 01, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 1, 2005
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The Princeton men's basketball team visits Colgate Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. to begin a day filled with action between the Tigers and the Raiders in both Hamilton, N.Y., and in Princeton.
Princeton and Colgate will also play in men's and women's hockey and women's basketball on Saturday. The men's hockey game is Saturday night in Hamilton, while the women's hockey and women's basketball games are in Princeton.
The Tigers' trip to Hamilton in men's basketball marks the team's first visit to Colgate since the 1981-82 season. The teams did play in Princeton two years ago in the season opener, with the Tigers taking a big lead early in the second half before holding on for a 73-64 victory.
Sophomore Noah Savage has had a strong start to the 2005-06 season for the Tigers, shooting 14-for-22 from the field and 10-for-15 from three-point range and averaging nearly 17 points per game in the first three games. Savage scored all of his game-high 17 points in the second half in Princeton's loss to Lafayette Sunday.
Colgate improved to 3-3 with a double overtime victory against Dartmouth Tuesday night. Junior guard Jon Simon won the game for the Raiders with a short jumper with less than a second remaining on the clock.
The Tigers are concluding a three-game stretch against Patriot League opponents Saturday, having defeated Lehigh Nov. 20 before falling to Lafayette Sunday. Princeton is 10-4 against Patriot opponents in the past six seasons and 4-1 under head coach Joe Scott. Princeton enters Saturday's game having lost just once to Colgate in 17 games since 1949.
FACT OF THE DAY
On the Rebound Princeton has won its next game after a loss (in the same season) four consecutive times dating back to last season. The Tigers have shot better than 50% from the field and won by at least 10 points in each of those four games.
EIGHT MORE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
By the Numbers Noah Savage is shooting 64% from the field and 67% from three-point range. The remainder of the Tigers have combined to shoot 36% from the field and 30% from behind the arc.
Deep Depth All 10 Princeton players who have played in a game this season are averaging at least 12 minutes per game.
Patriot Games Princeton is concluding a three-game stretch against Patriot League opponents Saturday. The Tigers defeated Lehigh Nov. 20 and lost to Lafayette Nov. 27.
More Patriot Games Princeton has a 10-4 record against Patriot League opponents since the beginning of the 2000-01 season and a 4-1 record against Patriot opponents in two seasons under head coach Joe Scott.
Been a Long Time Princeton is playing at Colgate for the first time since Jan. 26, 1982, more than two years before any of the current Tiger players were born.
Seems Like Yesterday Princeton defeated Colgate 73-64 at Jadwin Gym two seasons ago. Only one Princeton player who scored a basket in that game (Scott Greenman) is still on the roster.
An Orange & Red Day Princeton is also playing Colgate in women's basketball, men's hockey and women's hockey today. The men's hockey game is in Hamilton; the other two are in Princeton.
Sweet 16 Princeton has lost just once to Colgate in 17 games between the teams since 1949.
MORE THINGS TO KNOW
Taking It Downtown The Tigers have attempted 68 three-point shots and 61 two-point shots in their first three games. Princeton has made nearly as many threes (26) as twos (27) this season.
It's A Game of Runs Lafayette had a 12-0 run against the Tigers Sunday. Princeton had a 15-1 run in the first half against Lehigh Nov. 20. Drexel had a 17-0 run in the first half against the Tigers Nov. 14.
No In-Betweens Princeton has shot 50% or better twice and 33.3% or worse three times in six halves this season.
More From Deep Scott Greenman has 108 career three-pointers. He needs just two more to move past Spencer Gloger and into the top 10 all-time at Princeton in that category.
It's About Time Princeton has had at least five days in between each of its last three games. After today, the Tigers will have no more than three days between each of their next five games.
TEAM NOTES & ANECDOTES
Conference Call The Tigers play four of their next five games after today against teams from the Atlantic 10 (Temple), Mountain West (Wyoming), Atlantic Coast (Wake Forest) and Pacific 10 (Stanford) Conferences.
Ivy Talk Princeton (83 points) was chosen third in the Ivy League's Preseason Media Poll behind Penn (128) and Harvard (96) (see poll to left).
525 & Counting Princeton is one of only three Division I teams (Vanderbilt and UNLV) that has made at least one three-point shot in every game since the rule took effect in 1986-87. The Tigers have now made at least one three-pointer in 525 straight games.
More From Downtown The Tigers have made at least eight three-pointers in each of their three games this season. Princeton made seven or more threes in a game 19 times last season.
The 60's The Tigers have a 26-1 record in their last 27 games in which they have scored 60 or more points. Princeton was 9-1 last year and 17-0 two years ago when reaching the 60-point barrier.
Shutdown Mode Princeton led the nation in scoring defense in 2004-05, allowing opponents to score just 54.3 points per game. The Tigers are allowing 55 points per game through three games this year.
Happy Returns Princeton returns 10 letterwinners from last year's team as well as sophomore Harrison Schaen, who was a freshman in 2003-04 before taking the year off from school last season.
Numbers Game The Tigers return just 44% of their scoring and 43% of their rebounding from the 2004-05 season.
Non-Conference Call Princeton finished 9-5 in non-conference play a year ago. Seven of those 14 games came against teams that reached postseason play.
Coach Speak Joe Scott is in his second season as Princeton's head coach and his 10th season overall as a Princeton coach. He was an assistant for eight seasons before spending four years at Air Force.
Helping Out Princeton has assists on 65% of its baskets overall this season (34 of 53) and had assists on 66% of its baskets a year ago.
More Ivy Talk Princeton has won or shared 25 Ivy League titles since official league play began in 1955-56, while Penn has won or shared 23. The other six schools have a combined total of nine titles.
Paradise Found Princeton is scheduled to play in the Maui Invitational in 2007 along with Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, LSU, Marquette and host Chaminade.
Winning Numbers Princeton became the 14th Division I team to record 1,500 all-time victories early last season. The Tigers currently rank 15th on the all-time list with 1,511 victories in 106 seasons of varsity basketball.
PLAYER NOTES & ANECDOTES
Ahoy, Captain Scott Greenman is Princeton's team captain and its only senior in 2005-06.
Long-Range Predictions 287 of Scott Greenman's 423 career field-goal attempts (68%) have come from three-point range.
Taking Care of It Scott Greenman has 117 assists and 65 turnovers in 59 starts the past three seasons.
Filling It Up Scott Greenman has scored in double figures in 21 of his 59 starts the last three seasons.
Dialing Long Distance Noah Savage is shooting 10 for 15 (67%) from three-point range and 4 for 7 (57%) from two-point range this season.
Accepting Charity Noah Savage is shooting 48 for 56 (85.7%) from the free-throw line for his career. Savage has made 12 of 14 free throws this season.
In the Neighborhood Noah Savage is a Princeton resident and attended The Hun School, about a mile down U.S. Route 206 from the Princeton campus.
Taking His Shots Luke Owings is a 52% career shooter from the field overall and a 43% career shooter from beyond the three-point arc.
Bombs Away Luke Owings led the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage in league games in 2004-05. Owings made 17 of 28 three-point shots (60.7%) in 14 games.
Head of the Class Luke Owings was the valedictorian of his high-school class at Gonzaga College Prep in Washington, D.C.
Welcome Back Harrison Schaen has started Princeton's first three games in 2005-06. Schaen took the 2004-05 season off from school before returning in September.
When We Saw You Last Harrison Schaen played in 25 of Princeton's 28 games during the 2003-04 season, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
Not Standing Pat Patrick Ekeruo scored a career-best nine points in 21 minutes off the bench against Lehigh. Ekeruo entered the game with five points for his career at Princeton.
Steel City Guy Geoff Kestler is the all-time leading single-season scorer at Mt. Lebanon High School and led his team to the Pennsylvania AAAA district title game in 2005.
Alexander Was Great Alex Okafor was an All-Bay Area selection by the San Francisco Chronicle in both his senior and junior years of high school. Okafor has averaged 18 minutes in two games this year.
Sargeant-At-Arms Matt Sargeant had a career-high four assists in 17 minutes at Lehigh. Sargeant started nine games as a freshman and led Princeton in scoring with 14 points against Loyola.
Court Time Max Schafer averaged better than 18 minutes per game last season, the most among Princeton's reserve players. Schafer played 22 minutes off the bench at Lehigh.
Stepping Out Sophomore Kyle Koncz had a career-high five points at Lehigh. 13 of Koncz's 15 career field-goal attempts have come from three-point range.
In the Buff Edwin Buffmire averaged 18 minutes per game in Princeton's last three games of 2004-05. Buffmire entered those games having played 25 minutes the entire season.