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Men's Basketball to Visit Fordham for Thanksgiving Eve Contest
November 25, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Game 4 ? Fordham ? Nov. 26, 2008 ? 7 p.m. ? Rose Hill Gym
Princeton (1-2, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Fordham (0-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Princeton Head Coach: Sydney Johnson (Second season, 7-25 at Princeton/Overall)
Radio: WPRB 103.3 (John Sadak, Play-by-Play)
All-Time Series: Princeton leads 16-11 overall, 3-4 at Fordham
It's a winner: Princeton picked up its first win of the season Sunday at Army, using a strong shooting and rebounding performance in the second half to pull away for a 55-43 win.
Streak over: Princeton's win at Army was its first on a floor other than Jadwin Gym's since Dec. 30, 2006 at Iona. The Tigers had lost 24 straight away from Jadwin, including 21 on an opponent's home floor.
Renewing acquaintances: Just a few days after brushing 30 years of dust off the Army rivalry, Princeton will end 20 years of not playing against Fordham. Princeton's last game against the Rams was Jan. 7, 1989, and the team's last visit to Rose Hill Gym was Jan. 9, 1988.
The city seven: Princeton has a 183-106 record against the seven current Division I programs based in New York City, including Columbia (136-83), Fordham (16-11), Long Island (1-0), Manhattan (15-2), St. Francis College (0-0), St. John's (6-10) and Wagner (1-0). Princeton will play two other NYC opponents this season with Columbia and Manhattan.
Princeton vs. the Atlantic 10: Counting only games in which the opponent was a member of the A-10 at the time, Princeton has a 14-17 record. Many of those games (19) were against Rutgers when it was a conference member from 1976-77 to 1994-95. The last time Princeton faced an A-10 team was Dec. 6, 2005, when Temple won at Jadwin Gym to sweep a home-and-home series started the season before.
Sydney Johnson vs. the A-10: Counting his time as a player at Princeton and assistant coach at Georgetown, Sydney Johnson has a 3-2 record against A-10 teams. He went 2-0 against Rutgers as a player, 1-1 against St. John's as a player, and Temple beat Georgetown in the 2004-05 season-opener.
We love New York: Wednesday's game is the second of four straight road games that will take place in New York state. The next two are Dec. 6 at St. Bonaventure and Dec. 14 at Manhattan.
Tough place to play: Since a three-year winning streak against Columbia and Cornell on the road from 2002-04, Princeton has a 5-8 record in the Empire State. That counts games at Cornell, Columbia, Colgate, Iona and a Syracuse-hosted tournament. Of course, the Tigers have the chance to turn that in their favor this season with six games in the state.
NCAA memories: Both Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and Fordham head coach Dereck Whittenburg were a part of oft-replayed NCAA Tournament memories during their playing careers. Whittenburg had the long pass to Lorenzo Charles to help North Carolina State win the 1983 NCAA title, and Johnson was part of the upset of defending champion UCLA in 1996.
Still double-digit Doug: Freshman Doug Davis has scored in double digits in his first three career games, putting in 25 against Central Michigan, 14 against Maine and 19 at Army. He is the first Princeton true freshman ever to do so.
He's No. 4: Through last weekend's games, Doug Davis' 19.3 points per game ranks fourth in the Ivy League. Dartmouth senior Alex Barnett is first at 23.3, Cornell junior Ryan Wittman is second at 21.3, and Penn sophomore Tyler Bernardini is third with 20.7.
More Ivy rankings: Here are Princeton's other top-five individual rankings in the Ivy League:
? Kareem Maddox, 4th, free-throw percentage, .875
? Kareem Maddox, 2nd, blocked shots per game, 1.7
? Patrick Saunders and Zach Finley, T-4th, blocks per game, 1.0
? Doug Davis, T-3rd, steals per game, 2.0
? Doug Davis, T-4th, three-pointers per game, 2.7
? Kareem Maddox, T-5th, offensive rebounds per game, 2.3
? Doug Davis, 2nd, minutes per game, 37.7
? Kareen Maddox, T-4th, minutes per game, 34.0
The Ivy leaders: Princeton leads in four categories in the Ivy League, including scoring defense (52.0), scoring margin (+2.3), free-throw percentage (.767) and field-goal percentage defense (.360).
We can drive 55: Princeton's been nothing if not consistent in their offensive output so far this season. The Tigers have scored 53, 55 and 55 in their three games.
Better every day: Princeton's field-goal percentage has gone up with every game, from .373 against Central Michigan to .440 against Maine and .452 at Army.
Turnovers down: Princeton's turnovers have decreased each game, from 21 in the opener, 19 against Maine and 15 at Army.
First appearance: Two Tigers, sophomore Bobby Foley and freshman John Comfort, made their first appearances of the season Sunday at Army. All 12 dressed Tigers played against the Black Knights.
10-plus: Doug Davis has three of Princeton's four double-digit scoring performances this season. Dan Mavraides has the other with 13 against Maine. On seven other occasions, however, four additional Tigers have come within a basket of joining Davis and Mavraides.
Youth movement: Last season, seniors scored 43.6% of Princeton's points. This season, the freshman class so far has 43.6% of the team's points.
Lake's swells: Junior Nick Lake had six points at Army, doubling the three he scored in his other appearance of the season against Central Michigan. Lake also had four rebounds against the Black Knights while grabbing one against the Chippewas.
Turnovers down, part II: Doug Davis has personally contributed to Princeton's turnovers decreasing. He had six against Central Michigan, four against Maine and none in 30 minutes against Army while also getting two steals.
Schroeder scores: Junior guard Marcus Schroeder scored seven points against Army, his most since Feb. 23 of last season when he had 10 at Dartmouth.
Buczak for three: Junior center Pawel Buczak hit his first caree three-pointer on his fourth-career attempt Sunday at Army. He scored a season-high six points against the Black Knights, tying his career best scored against Dominican on Jan. 27, 2008.
Comparing seasons: It's only three games into the new season, but the Tigers are shooting better from the free-throw line than they did in 2007-08. Princeton is hitting this season at a 76.7% clip, ahead of last year's 69.8%. From the field, the Tigers have been consistent compared to last year, shooting 42.5% overall this season and 42.0% last. In the three-point category, the Tigers are up slightly hitting at 33.9% this year compared to 32.9% a year ago.