Men's Basketball to Host Cornell & Columbia, Honor '96-'98 Teams

Friday, February 3

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Cornell

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Men's Basketball to Host Cornell & Columbia, Honor '96-'98 Teams

February 01, 2023 | Men's Basketball

Game 21: Princeton (14-6, 5-2) vs. Cornell (15-5, 5-3) – 2/3, 7:00 p.m.
Game 22: Princeton (14-6, 5-2) vs. Columbia (6-16, 1-6) – 2/4, 6:00 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team returns to Jadwin Gymnasium for a pair of Ivy League contests, first hosting Cornell on Friday, February 3, then Columbia on Saturday, February 4.

25^th Anniversary Celebration
As part of Friday's match-up with Cornell, Princeton Athletics will be celebrating the "25-year anniversary" of the men's basketball teams from 1996, 1997 and 1998. This incredible era of Princeton Basketball consisted of back-to-back-to-back Ivy League championships, a 73-13 record highlighted by an astounding 40-2 league mark, NCAA Tournament victories over UCLA and UNLV, and a No. 8 National Ranking at the conclusion of the 1997-98 campaign. Coaches and alumni representing those 1996-1998 teams (including current Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson '98 and Cornell head coach Brian Earl '99) will be on hand and honored on-court shortly before the 7:00 p.m. tip between the Tigers and Big Red. We encourage you to arrive early and help honor this storied era of Princeton Basketball!

Last Time Out
The Tigers to Yale, 87-65, on Saturday, January 28, inside the John J. Lee Amphitheatre.

Senior Tosan Evbuomwan led the Tigers with 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting and handed out a team-high six assists. Evbuomwan would also tie the team-high in rebounds with freshman Caden Pierce. Sophomore Blake Peters tied the team-high with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting from three, with his 15 points and five made three-pointers tying career-highs. Senior Ryan Langborg also scored 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting from the field

The Countdown To 200 Wins
With 199 wins as a Head Coach, Mitch Henderson is one win 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.

Welcome To The Century Club
Princeton's victory over Cornell on Friday, February 3, 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.

Crashing The Boards
The Tigers have been one of the best rebounding teams in the nation so far in 2022-23, with their 29.45 defensive rebounds per game ranking No. 4 in the nation. Princeton's rebound margin of 7.8 also ranks No. 10 nationally, and the Tigers rank No. 21 in the nation in rebounds per game, averaging 39.25.

Efficient Shooting
The Tigers' Effective field goal percentage of 54.3% ranks No. 43 in the country, and the Tigers' field goal percentage of 47.0% ranks No. 53 nationally.

200 Assists For Evbuomwan
In the first half of Princeton's game against Iona on Tuesday, December 13, Evbuomwan found Pierce for the 200th assist of 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.

His 256 career assists rank No. 14 in school history, as he passed Texas Rangers Associate Manager Will Venable '05 on the Tigers' all-time list against Yale.

The 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year
Evbuomwan has continued his stellar play in the 2022-23 season, ranking first on the team and sixth in the Ivy League in scoring with 13.7 points on 52.7% shooting, which ranks sixth in the conference. He also ranks second on the team in rebounding and seventh in the Ivy League with 6.0 per game, leads the conference in assists with 4.6 and is tied for third on the team in steals with 13. Evbuomwan's assist/turnover ratio of 1.4 also ranks fifth in the Ivy League.

100 Made Threes For Langborg
With 129 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 12.3 points per game, which ranks second on the team and 13^th in the Ivy League, and his 2.1 three-pointers per game rank fifth 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.

Ivy Rookie of the Week
Pierce was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 23, for the second time this season. Against Dartmouth, Pierce had a second-straight double-double and his third in the last four games, finishing with a career-high 17 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field and 7-for-10 shooting from the free throw line. His seven made free throws were a career-high and Pierce also tied his career-high in rebounds, leading the game with 13. Additionally, he tied the game-high in steals with two.

Pierce leads the team and ranks seventh in the Ivy League in rebounding with 6.4 and has a team-high 16 steals. He 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.

A Presence Inside
Kellman has provided the Tigers with a reliable presence inside in 2022-23, averaging 9.1 points (No. 4 on the team) on 62.7% shooting (No. 1 in the Ivy League) along with 4.7 rebounds. He has scored in double digits in nine games, and Kellman's 15 blocked shots rank eighth 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 10.7 points on 49.1% shooting from the field and 42.5% shooting from three, which ranks No. 4 in the Ivy League. He also ranks third on the team in rebounding with 5.1, second in assists with 45 and second in steals with 15.

Last Time Against The Big Red
In the 100^th career Ivy League victory of Henderson's career, the Tigers took down the Big Red in Ithaca, New York, 75-68, on Saturday, January 7.

Last Time Against The Lions
Princeton earned a 68-49 win over the Lions on Friday, January 6, in New York, New York.

Salute for Service Night
- Join us as we honor active and retired military members, and all those who have served our country!
- Interested in donating a ticket for a service member? All fans can donate a ticket for just $6. For more information and to donate click here.
- The first 500 fans will receive a special red, white and blue themed giveaway!

Future Tigers Day
- All Princeton Kids Club Members can receive four free tickets via their membership. Be sure to sign up today to learn more.
- Kids can enjoy the pre-game Kids Zone area, featuring games, a bounce house, balloon-oligist, and face painting!
- First 500 kids will receive a free Princeton branded lunch box!