Men's Basketball Set to Face Duquesne & Monmouth

Game Three: Princeton (2-0) vs. Duquesne (3-0) – 7 p.m., 15/11
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Game Four: Princeton (2-0) vs. Monmouth (1-1) – 2 p.m., 18/11
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team will look to move to 4-0 on the 2023-24 season with two more challenging non-conference contests first against Duquesne on Nov. 15 inside the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then against Monmouth in West Long Branch, New Jersey, on Nov. 18 inside the OceanFirst Bank Center.

Last Time Out
The Tigers moved to 2-0 on the season after taking down Hofstra, 74-67, inside the Mack Exhibition Center on Nov. 11. For the second-straight contest the Tigers out-rebounded their opponents, 33-30.

A Big Ten Victory
The Tigers opened the season with a 68-61 victory over Rutgers on Nov. 6 inside CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, in the Jersey Jam. The victory, in what was the first meeting between the two programs since 2013, improved Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green '40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson's all-time record against the Scarlet Knight to 3-1 and the Tigers' to 76-45.

Ivy Player of the Week
Sophomore Caden Pierce was honored as the Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 13 after averaging 17.0 points-per-game and 15.0 rebounds. He also recorded six assists, four steals and two blocks.

A Historic Performance
Pierce's 26 points and 15 rebounds against Hofstra marked the first time a Princeton player recorded at least 26 points and 15 rebounds since Bob Roma '79 on Dec. 6, 1978, in a 67-65 loss to Seton Hall inside Jadwin Gymnasium. In that game, Roma had 29 points and 18 rebounds.

Rebounding Machine
Pierce's 11.50 defensive rebounds-per-game currently ranks No. 2 in the nation and his 15.0 rebounds-per-game currently ranks No. 3. His 15 rebounds against both Hofstra and Rutgers are tied for 11th-most rebounds in a game so far this season. Per KenPom, Pierce's defensive rebound percentage of 37.6 ranks No. 17 nationally. In addition to opening back-to-back games of 15 rebounds, Pierce has now pulled down at least 15 rebounds in three out of his last four games.

Strong Start For Allocco
A Second Team All-Ivy honoree in 2022-23, senior Matt Allocco is averaging 17.0 points per game on 64% shooting from the field along with 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists through two games.

MVP Mush
Allocco was named MVP of the Jersey Jam after finishing with 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting and nine rebounds. His 21 points tied his career-high, which was set on Jan. 14, 2023, against Brown, as did his nine made field goals. Allocco also made nine field goals at Drexel on Dec. 3, 2022.

Mush Milestone Watch
With 67 made three-pointers in his career at Princeton, Allocco needs to make 33 to reach 100 makes from deep.

X-Factor
Through the Tigers' first two games, Lee is averaging 15.0 points per game, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds. Additionally, Lee is shooting 54.5% from behind the three-point line.

Blake The Driller
Blake Peters scored 15 points in the Tigers' win over Hofstra and connected on three three-pointers, marking the third fourth in his past five games he's made at least three three-pointers.

All-Time Series
The all-time series between the Tigers and the Dukes, which began in 1952, is 2-2. Princeton holds a 14-7 advantage in the all-time series against Monmouth.

Run It Back
The Tigers are coming off a historic 2022-23 season that saw the team become the fourth No. 15 seed to make the Sweet Sixteen and win the Ivy League Tournament and Regular Season Championships, along with the London Basketball Classic. The Tigers defeated a pair of nationally-ranked opponents (No. 8 Arizona & No. 23 Missouri), became the 11th No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed after taking down Arizona 58-55 in the in the NCAA Tournament Round 64, and earned the largest ever margin of victory for a No. 15 seed thanks to a 78-63 win over Mizzou in the Round of 32.

The Athletic Pierce Family
Greg Pierce, Caden's father, played football at Northwestern and Stephanie Pierce, his mother, played volleyball at Northwestern. Alec Pierce, his brother, is a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts and was a second round pick in the 2022 NFL draft who played at University of Cincinnati. Pierce's other brother, Justin Pierce (brother) played three years of college basketball at William and Mary, graduated in three years and transferred to University of North Carolina for final year and played under Roy Williams, now plays professional basketball overseas.

Lee Leads The Canadian U19 Team
Xaivian Lee represented Canada over the summer in Hungary at the FIBA U19 World Cup. He averaged 14.1 points-per-game from the field along with 3.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds. Overall, Lee ranked 14th in scoring at the FIBA U19 World Cup.

Welcome, Luke Gore
Luke Gore joins the Tigers' coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2023-24. Gore joins the Tigers from Wichita State, where he served as the Director of Basketball Operations since April 2023. Prior to that, he was on staff at Valparaiso for 21 years, rising to Associate Head Coach in 2016. Gore served as an assistant coach from 2003 – 2016 and an administrative assistant from 2002 – 2003. During his time with the Beacons, Gore helped guide the program to 387 victories including a school record 30 wins in 2016. He led them to three NCAA Tournament appearances and four NIT appearances along with seven conference championships and three conference tournament titles.

The Newcomers
The Tigers welcome five freshmen in 2023-24; Dalen Davis, Jackson Hicke, Jacob Huggins, Derek Sangster and Ryan Duncan.

Princeton Alumni
Five alums are doing grad years at other institutions due to an Ivy rule that does not allowed student-athletes to compete for a fifth year in the conference. Ryan Langborg '23 is at Northwestern, Keeshawn Kellman '23 at Florida Gulf Coast, Jacob O'Connell '23 at Merrimack, Konrad Kiszka '23 at NYU and Jaelin Llewellyn '22 at Michigan.

#PrincetonPros
10 Princeton men's basketball alumni are currently playing professional basketball. Tosan Evbuomwan '23 (Motor City Cruise), Devin Cannady '20 (Birmingham Squadron), Ethan Wright '22 (CSM Tárgu Jiu), Ryan Schwieger '21 (Rasta Vechta), Richmond Aririguzoh '20 (Rasta Vechta), Myles Stephens '19 (Dolomiti Energia Trento), Amir Bell '18 (Anwil Wloclawek), Spencer Weisz '17 (Hapoel Haifa), Henry Caruso '17 (Élan Chalon), and Ian Hummer '13 (Osaka Evessa).

From Tigers to Rangers
Two former members of the Princeton men's basketball team have played key roles in leading the Texas Rangers to becoming World Series Champions. Rangers GM Chris Young '02 had a dominant two seasons as a basketball player at Princeton; he was the first male athlete to be named Ivy Rookie of the Year in two sports (basketball and baseball) in 1999 and was named All-Ivy League in both his seasons. Will Venable '05, Associate Manager of the Rangers, was a two-time All-Ivy honoree, and became the second player in history to be named All-Ivy in both basketball and baseball.

From Crimson to Tiger
Ryan Duncan's father is Arne Duncan, a 1987 Harvard graduate who was a member of the men's basketball team. An Academic All-American, Duncan played professional basketball in Australia from 1988 through 1991.

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