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Men's Basketball: 10 Things from the Season's First Half
January 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Princeton is midway through its two-week hiatus from games during first-semester exams, so we'll take a look back at 10 things from the first half of the season.
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1. Henry Caruso's emergence Caruso, a junior, hinted at a breakthrough last season after scoring 38 points in November and December 2014 and 138 points over the last 16 games of the season. He's kept that going this year, leading the team at 16.4 points per game and 230 points, 82 more than any other Tiger. His scoring average ranks him second in the league behind Cornell's Robert Hatter at 19.9 ppg. |
| 2. Cook-ing up some dunks Junior Steven Cook has shown off his hops, most loudly with this dunk at Hampton on Jan. 3. Officially, he's been credited with four dunks on the season. |
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3. Did we say dunks? Princeton has had 21 dunks this season, perhaps none drawing more reaction than rookie Devin Cannady's against Lafayette. |
| 4. Speaking of Cannady... The freshman from Indiana has made an impact right away, from scoring 17 points in his collegiate debut at Rider - the second-most ever in a season opener for a Princeton freshman - to entering the second half of the season as Princeton's second-leading scorer at 10.6 ppg. The last Princeton freshman to end the season averaging 10+ ppg was Douglas Davis '12 in 2009 (12.3 ppg). |
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5. Putting up the points Princeton reached triple digits in a game for the first time since 1971 with a 104-52 win over Lafayette on Nov. 25. The Tigers are averaging 76.8 points per game heading into the second half of the season, a number higher than any season-ending average for the Tigers since 1972 (79.7 ppg). |
| 6. Turn back the clock On Nov. 21, Princeton played a game in Dillon Gym for the first time since 1969, defeating Saint Peter's 75-72. |
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7. Dishing out the helpers Spencer Weisz has an assist-to-turnover ratio of better than 3 to 1 with 48 assists and 15 turnovers, the best ratio in the Ivy League by 0.7 assists per game. Amir Bell is second in the league in that stat with a 2.5:1 ratio. The pair have helped Princeton to a league-best ratio of 1.3:1. |
| 8. The rookies While Devin Cannady stands second on the team in scoring, other members of the Class of 2019 have already begun to make their mark. Myles Stephens (right) has scored 45 of his season's 59 points over the last seven games, including a 5-for-5, 11-point game at Norfolk State and going 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in Princeton's OT win at Penn. Noah Bramlage led Princeton with 14 points in his career debut against Lafayette. |
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9. The juniors They'll have another year and a half together, and they've played a big part in the first half of this season. The five-member Class of 2017, including Henry Caruso, Spencer Weisz, Steven Cook, Pete Miller (left) and Khyan Rayner has scored 600 of the team's 1075 points, or 55.8 percent. |
| 10. Home sweet home Princeton is perfect at home heading into the finals break for the second time in three years. Princeton is 46-11 at home under Mitch Henderson, and the team will head into the second half of the season with the chance at its first perfect home record since going 12-0 in 2010-11. |
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