Men's Basketball Returns to Jadwin to Host Dartmouth

Game 19: Princeton (13-5, 3-1) vs. Dartmouth (7-12, 3-2) – 1/21, 2:00 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team returns to Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday, January 21, at 2 p.m. when it hosts Dartmouth.

Last Time Out
Powered by four double digit scorers, the Princeton University men's basketball team earned a 72-60 victory over the University of Pennsylvania, Monday night inside the Palestra. The win marked the seventh-straight for the Tigers over the Quakers.

Senior Tosan Evbuomwan finished with a game and season-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the field, along with seven rebounds and a game-high three assists. Senior Ryan Langborg finished with 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field, while freshman Caden Pierce added 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting along with a game-high 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Junior Matt Allocco also finished with 10 points for the Tigers.

As a team, Princeton controlled the boards and held a 44-36 rebounding advantage. Defensively, the Tigers limited Penn to an 0-for-12 night from behind the three-point line.

Welcome To The Century Club
Princeton's victory over Cornell marked 100 regular-season Ivy League wins for Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green '40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson. He became the eighth Ivy League men's basketball coach to reach the milestone, and the second from Princeton as Pete Carril sits atop the list with 310 regular-season conference wins.

The Countdown To 200 Wins
With 198 wins as a Head Coach, Mitch Henderson is two wins away from 200 career wins. He is currently third all-time in wins at Princeton; Franklin (Cappy) Cappon is second with 250, and Pete Carril first with 514.

Crashing The Boards
The Tigers have been one of the best rebounding teams in the nation so far in 2022-23, with their 30.11 defensive rebounds per game ranking No. 3 in the nation. Princeton's rebound margin of 8.5 also ranks No. 5 nationally, and the Tigers rank No. 19 in the nation in rebounds per game, averaging 39.78.

Efficient Shooting
The Tigers' Effective field goal percentage of 54.4% ranks No. 43 in the country, and the Tigers' field goal percentage of 47.2% ranks No. 51 nationally

200 Assists For Evbuomwan
In the first half of Princeton's game against Iona on Tuesday, December 13, Evbuomwan found Caden Pierce for the 200th assist of his career, and ended the game with 206 total in his career. Evbuomwan's 142 assists in the 2021-22 season were No. 2 all-time at Princeton, trailing only William F. Ryan's 161 assists in the 1983-84 season.

The 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year
Evbuomwan has had a strong start to the 2022-23 season, ranking first on the team and sixth in the Ivy League in scoring with 13.2 points on 52.3% shooting. He also leads the team in rebounding and ranks fifth in the conference with 6.2 per game, leads the Ivy League in assists with 4.4 and is tied for third on the team in steals with 12. Evbuomwan's assist/turnover ratio of 1.4 also ranks fifth in the conference.

100 Made Threes For Langborg
With 126 made three-pointers in his career, Langborg ranks No. 15 all-time in school history for made three-pointers. This was accomplished in a shortened 2019-20 season and no 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 22 Tigers have exceeded 100 made three-pointers in their career. Langborg is also averaging 12.4 points per game, which ranks second on the team and 10^th in the Ivy League, and his 2.2 three-pointers per game rank fourth in the conference. Additionally, Langborg's 66 made three-pointers in the 2021-22 rank No. 13 all-time at Princeton for most made three-pointers in a season.

A Presence Inside
Kellman has provided the Tigers with a reliable presence inside in 2022-23, averaging 8.7 points (No. 4 on the team) on 62.9% shooting (No. 1 in the Ivy League) along with 4.8 rebounds. He has scored in double digits in eight games, and Kellman's 15 blocked shots rank seventh in the Ivy League.

Allocco Steps Up
Allocco has taken his game to another level this season, and ranks third on the team in scoring with 10.6 points on 49.0% shooting from the field and 41.7% shooting from three, which ranks No. 3 in the Ivy League. He also ranks third on the team in rebounding with 5.1, second in assists with 41 and second in steals with 13.

Ivy Rookie of the Week
Freshman Caden Pierce was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 9. He averaged 9.0 points and a team-high 10.5 rebounds per game in the Tigers' wins over Cornell and Columbia.

In Princeton's victory over the Big Red, Pierce recorded a double-double with a career-high 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting, a game and career-high 13 rebounds and one assist. Pierce's five made goals and his 11 defensive rebounds were also career-highs, while his 13 rebounds tied the Tigers' single-game high in 2022-23. Against Columbia, he finished with a game-high eight rebounds, one block, and one steal.

Additionally, Pierce ranks second on the team and seventh in the Ivy League in rebounding with 6.1 and has a team-high 14 steals.

Pierce is the second Tiger to be named Rookie of the Week, as freshman Xaivian Lee earned the conference's top weekly honor for newcomers on Monday, November 28, 2022.

Last Time Against The Big Green
A superb defensive performance along with a season-best rebounding effort helped the Princeton University men's basketball team overcome Dartmouth College, 85-40, on Saturday, February 12, 2022, inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

The victory moved the Tigers to 17-5 overall, 7-2 in Ivy League play, and 12-1 in Jadwin Gymnasium in 2021-22. Dartmouth's 40 points was the lowest point total a Division I opponent has scored against the Tigers this season.

Evbuomwan led all scorers with 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and also pulled down five rebounds. Langborg went 5-for-8 from the field and added 12 points, while seniors Jaelin Llewellyn and Ethan Wright each finished with nine. Zach Martini tied his career-high in points with seven, and also pulled down a career-high five rebounds.

The Tigers dominated the rebounding count, 50-25, with Princeton's 50 rebounds being a season-high. Along with handing out 18 assists, the Tigers went 33-for-68 (48.5%) from the field, and 12-for-26 (46.2%) from three.

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