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Last 2006-07 Road Trip For Men's Basketball Begins at Dartmouth
February 22, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Princeton's final road swing of 2006-07 begins with a chance at redemption and ends with a chance at a season sweep. The Tigers have a good chance at both with the kind of performance that led to this past Saturday's win against Columbia.
Friday's game at Dartmouth (7 p.m., WPRB-FM 103.3, GoPrincetonTigers.com) will offer the Tigers another chance against a Big Green squad that squeaked out a 45-44 decision at Jadwin Gym two weeks ago. Princeton (11-12, 2-7 Ivy) led for most of that game, but was done in by a 10-for-21 performance from the foul line and some big plays from the Big Green (8-15, 3-7 Ivy) down the stretch.
The Tigers' defensive efforts have been stellar recently. Princeton has held each of its last four opponents to a streak of at least seven minutes without a field goal, including an eight-minute stretch in the second half of the win over Columbia.
Junior Kyle Koncz averaged 16 points and five rebounds last weekend despite a stress reaction in his foot that has kept him out of practice since early January. Classmate Kevin Steuerer averaged 11 points last weekend and earned a start against Columbia, his first since Dec. 2005.
Dartmouth lost on the road at Yale and Brown last weekend. Senior Leon Pattman, who didn't play against the Tigers Feb. 10 due to illness, leads the Big Green in scoring at 16 points per game.
FACT OF THE DAY
Locking It Down Princeton has forced each of its last four opponents into a streak of at least seven minutes without a field goal. The Tigers did not allow a field goal in an eight-minute span in the second half in this past Saturday's win against Columbia.
EIGHT MORE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
Stepping Up Junior Kevin Steuerer averaged 11 points and 32 minutes in two games last weekend. Steuerer entered the weekend having played 46 minutes in the team's first 21 games this season.
Stepping Up 2 Kyle Koncz averaged 16 points and five rebounds in two games last weekend. Koncz, who has not practiced since December, has a stress reaction in his left foot and wears a boot on the foot.
The New Guys Princeton has started three freshmen (Marcus Schroeder, Lincoln Gunn, Zach Finley) in each of its last nine games.
Seeing Green Princeton never trailed in the second half in a 45-44 loss to Dartmouth Feb. 10 at Jadwin Gym until the 2:24 mark. The Tigers led or were tied for the previous 32 minutes of the game.
Free Ones Princeton shot 10 for 21 from the free-throw line in its one-point loss to Dartmouth Feb. 10. The Big Green went to the line only 12 times but made nine of its attempts.
A Step Beyond Princeton is shooting 38% from three-point range in its 11 victories this season and 31% from three-point range in its 12 defeats this season.
Numbers Game The Tigers are 10-1 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.
Not Very Deep Princeton has allowed its last seven Ivy League opponents a combined total of 18 three-point shots and a 24% success rate from behind the three-point arc.
BACK TO THE IVY LEAGUE...
Injury Report Kyle Koncz has a stress reaction in his left foot but has played in the last three games. Edwin Buffmire is recovering from a sprained ankle but is probable to play Friday.
Injury Report 2 Kyle Koncz was averaging 11.5 points per game and shooting 50% from three-point range prior to his injury. Koncz is averaging 6.8 points and shooting 33% from the arc since the injury.
Outside the Lines Princeton has taken 515 three-point shots (22.4 per game) and 442 two-point shots (19.2 per game) this season.
Arc Madness Luke Owings now has 104 three-point shots, 12th all-time at Princeton. Noah Savage has 103 career three-point shots, 13th all-time at Princeton. Kyle Koncz needs three three-pointers to move into 14th place all-time with 102.
Minute Man Freshman guard Marcus Schroeder leads NCAA Division I in minutes played per game (38.7). Schroeder has played 889 of a possible 920 minutes this season.
Tight Ones Princeton is 3-1 in games decided by three points or less in 2006-07.
MORE NOTES & ANECDOTES
572 & 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 572 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 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 332 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 19 of his last 42 games.
Buckets & Buckets Kyle Koncz needs one three-pointer to become the 15th player in Princeton history to make at least 100 three-point shots.
More Bombs Away 244 of Kyle Koncz's 294 field-goal attempts (83%) the last two seasons have come from three-point range.
Experience Luke Owings has now played in 100 career games entering today's game, 22 more than any other Princeton player (Noah Savage with 78).
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 (now with 104 and 103 respectively)
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 15 of Princeton's 23 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 109 assists and 78 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 22 of his 46 three-point attempts in Princeton's first 23 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 the last three 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.