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Second Swing for Men's Basketball Begins Friday Night with Cornell
February 15, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Princeton's second swing through the Ivy League begins Friday night as Cornell visits Jadwin Gym for a game televised live by ESPNU. Tip time is 7:02 p.m., and the game can also be heard live on WBUD-AM 1260 and at GoPrincetonTigers.com.
The Tigers (10-11, 1-6), who will play five of their last seven games at home, will look to end a two-game losing streak to the Big Red (13-9, 6-2) on the Jadwin floor. Princeton is 4-2 at home this season and has won nine of its last 11 home games dating back to last season.
Princeton fell at Penn 48-35 Tuesday night as the Quakers used a 12-0 run late in the second half to take control. The Big Red defeated Brown by two and Yale by one at home last weekend and are tied with Yale in second place in the Ivy League, one-half game behind the first-place Quakers.
Cornell defeated Princeton 55-35 at Newman Arena in Ithaca Jan. 13. Ryan Wittman led the Big Red with 17 points.
ESPNU will also televise Princeton's season finale against Penn at Jadwin Gym March 6.
NOTE: Saturday's game against Columbia will be broadcast on WPRB-FM 103.3, not WBUD-AM 1260 as originally scheduled. The game will be televised live by Patriot 8 and will also be available on the TigerZone at GoPrincetonTigers.com.
FACT OF THE DAY
Second Time Around Princeton begins the second half of its Ivy League season Friday night against Cornell. The Tigers will play five of their last seven Ivy League games at home after playing five of their first seven league games on the road.
EIGHT MORE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
A Familiar Place Princeton is 4-2 at home this season and has limited those six opponents to 45 points per game in regulation time.
On The Defensive Princeton has limited its opponents to 37 assists and forced 87 turnovers in its six games at Jadwin Gym this season.
Home, Sweet Home Princeton has won nine of its last 11 home games dating back to last season. The Tigers won their final five Ivy League home games a year ago.
Not Too Deep Princeton has limited its seven Ivy League opponents to 21 combined three-point shots. The Tigers' last three opponents have combined to shoot 4 for 29 from three-point range.
Numbers Game The Tigers are 9-0 this season when they have a better field goal percentage than their opponent and 1-11 when their opponent has a better field goal percentage.
A Step Beyond Princeton is shooting 38% from three-point range in its 10 victories this season and 31% from three-point range in its 11 defeats this season.
The New Guys Princeton has started three freshmen (Marcus Schroeder, Lincoln Gunn, Zach Finley) in each of its last seven games.
Chances Are... Princeton has been in a one-possession game with fewer than 10 minutes left in each of its six Ivy League defeats this season.
BACK TO THE IVY LEAGUE..
Injury Report Kyle Koncz, Princeton's leading scorer, has not started since Jan. 12 due to a foot injury. Edwin Buffmire has an ankle sprain and has not played in the last three games.
Outside the Lines Princeton has taken 473 three-point shots (22.5 per game) and 400 two-point shots (19.0 per game) this season.
Arc Madness Luke Owings now has 104 three-point shots, 12th all-time at Princeton. Noah Savage has 102 career three-point shots, 13th all-time at Princeton.
Minute Man Freshman guard Marcus Schroeder leads NCAA Division I in minutes played per game (39.0). Schroeder has played 819 of a possible 840 minutes this season.
Redirect Princeton defeated Cornell at Jadwin Gym 19 consecutive seasons (1986-2004) before the Big Red earned wins in Princeton each of the last two seasons.
P's & Q's Princeton head coach Joe Scott was an assistant coach for eight seasons at Princeton. Cornell head coach Steve Donahue was an assistant coach for 10 seasons at Penn.
MORE NOTES & ANECDOTES
570 & Counting Princeton is one of only three Division I teams (Vanderbilt and UNLV are the others) to have made at least one three-point shot in every one of its games since the rule took effect for the 1986-87 season. The Tigers have now made at least one three-pointer in 570 straight games.
The 60's Princeton has won 36 of its last 38 games (2003-04 to present) in which it has scored 60 or more points in regulation time.
Wait 'Til Next Year! Princeton will play in the Maui Invitational in November 2007 along with Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, LSU, Marquette and host Chaminade.
Us Or Them Either Princeton (nine times) or Penn (nine times) has been the Ivy League's NCAA tournament representative in each of the last 18 seasons (1989-2006).
Us Or Them 2 Princeton has won 25 Ivy League titles; Penn has won 24 Ivy championships. The other six Ivy League schools have combined to win 10 league crowns.
Shining Moments Princeton has made 23 NCAA tournament appearances. Only 21 Division I schools have made more appearances than the Tigers.
Quite A Streak Princeton finished with a .500 or better record for 20 consecutive seasons before finishing 12-15 a season ago.
Accepting Charity Princeton finished fourth in the nation last season in free-throw percentage as a team, connecting on 77.3% of its free-throw attempts (266 of 344). Saint Joseph's, New Hampshire and Gonzaga finished ahead of the Tigers.
Coach Speak Joe Scott is in his third season as Princeton's head coach and his 11th season overall as a coach for the Tigers. He was an assistant for eight seasons at Princeton from 1992-2000.
More Coach Speak Joe Scott played point guard for the Tigers from 1983-87 and still ranks tied for fifth all-time at Princeton with 144 steals.
Even More Coach Speak Joe Scott was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2004 (at Air Force) and finished fourth in the balloting for Associated Press National Coach of the Year.
Final Coach Speak Assistant coaches Mike Brennan and Howard Levy also played basketball at Princeton for former coach Pete Carril, who was also Scott's head coach.
Branching Out Five Princeton graduates or former Princeton assistant coaches are currently Division I head coaches. (Bill Carmody, Northwestern; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Craig Robinson, Brown; Joe Scott, Princeton; John Thompson, Georgetown).
PLAYER NOTES & ANECDOTES
Captain, My Captain Senior Justin Conway is Princeton's team captain in 2006-07. Conway is a former walk-on to the program who had played one career minute prior to Jan. 29 of last season.
Numbers Game Justin Conway has averaged 7.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 31 games as a starter beginning last January.
More Honors Justin Conway earned honorable mention All-Ivy honors in 2005-06 despite not playing in Princeton's first two Ivy League games.
Bombs Away Kyle Koncz has made at least three three-point shots in 18 of his last 40 games.
Buckets & Buckets Kyle Koncz made at least three three-point shots in each of Princeton's first six games this season and 10 times in 19 games overall.
More Bombs Away 231 of Kyle Koncz's 275 field-goal attempts (84%) the last two seasons have come from three-point range.
Experience Luke Owings has played in 98 career games entering today's game, 22 more than any other Princeton player (Noah Savage with 76).
Conference Call Luke Owings earned honorable-mention All-Ivy honors as a junior. He averaged almost 11 points and five rebounds in conference play.
Milestones Luke Owings and Noah Savage have each passed the 100 three-pointer mark this season. Kyle Koncz has 93 career three-pointers entering Friday's game.
Point Man Noah Savage is Princeton's leading returning scorer from a year ago. He averaged exactly 10 points per game as a sophomore.
Iron Man Marcus Schroeder has played every minute in 14 of Princeton's 21 games. He had played all 40 minutes in four straight games before coming out for three minutes in the first half at Brown.
Helping Out Marcus Schroeder's seven assists against VMI Nov. 11 were the most by a Princeton player since Will Venable had seven assists against Harvard in March 2005.
Gunn-Er Lincoln Gunn has made five three-pointers twice this season, against Harvard Feb. 9 and at South Carolina Dec. 20.
Handling It Lincoln Gunn and Marcus Schroeder have combined for 98 assists and 71 turnovers this season.
Old School Marcus Schroeder and Lincoln Gunn have known each other and played basketball together since elementary school.
Stritt Talk 6-8 Michael Strittmatter has made 19 of his 42 three-point attempts in Princeton's first 21 games this season.
Mr. Reliable Edwin Buffmire had played in every game off the bench this season before a sprained ankle kept him out of the Harvard and Dartmouth games.
History Lesson Kevin Steuerer's father Mickey was a team captain for the 1975 Princeton team that won the NIT, the only Ivy League team to have won a postseason national tournament.