Men's Basketball Team to Return to Barclays in Brooklyn in December

For the third consecutive year, the Princeton men's basketball team will compete in an event hosted by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, this time at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Princeton will face Iona as part of the Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational tripleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 17, along with Providence against Florida, and Temple versus Miami (Fla.). Game times and TV arrangements have yet to be announced.

Tickets for the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational will go on sale to the general public on Fri., July 12 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Sat., July 13 at noon.

It'll be Princeton's second trip to the home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. The Tigers faced Fordham at the Barclays Center on Dec. 15, 2012, less than three months after the venue opened. Princeton competed in the HoopHall Miami Invitational two seasons ago against Miami (Fla.) at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, and last season, the Tigers visited Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the first time to face Iona as part of the HoopHall Boardwalk Classic. Princeton is 7-0 all-time against Iona with last year's 85-81 win in Atlantic City, in which Jaelin Llewellyn dropped in 22 points and added eight assists, as the only meeting between the teams since 2007.

"Playing at Barclays Center is just a very special opportunity," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "There's a feel in the arena that is unique, and we are appreciative to be able to provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to be a part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational and a night at Barclays Center."

The Tigers are able to return nearly two-thirds of their scoring from last season, a group that includes 2019 All-Ivy League honoree Richmond Aririguzoh, a rising senior who averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds as part of a breakout season that saw him raise those averages from 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds as a sophomore. Aririguzoh is one of four returners to start at least 10 games last season, along with rising sophomore guard Llewellyn (10.1 ppg last season) and rising juniors Ryan Schwieger (7.5 ppg last season) and Jerome Desrosiers (5.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg last season).

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