Men's Basketball to Host Penn on Senior Day

Game 27: Princeton (18-8, 9-4) vs. Penn (17-11, 9-4) – 3/4, 12:00 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team wraps up regular season with a nationally televised contest against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 4, at 12 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Championship Implications
Should the Tigers defeat the Quakers, they will clinch at least a share of the regular season championship, the 29^th in program history. Likewise, a win for Penn would also clinch at least a share of the Ivy League title. If Yale loses to Brown, the winner of this game will win the championship outright.

Senior Day
Prior to tip-off, a ceremony will be held honoring the Tigers' Class of 2023; Konrad Kiszka, Jacob O'Connell, Keeshawn Kellman, Ryan Langborg and Tosan Evbuomwan.

Ivy Tournament Bound
The Tigers have officially clinched a spot in the 2023 Ivy League Tournament, and will play in the tournament for the fifth time in its sixth year of existence. Ivy Madness begins on Saturday, March 11 inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Success Against Penn
The Tigers will be aiming for an eighth-consecutive win against the Quakers, and have not lost to Penn since the February 6, 2018. As Head Coach at Princeton, Henderson is 16-4 all-time against Penn.

Last Time Out
Princeton outlasted Harvard 58-56 on Saturday, February 25, inside Lavietes Pavilion. Langborg led the Tigers with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and also grabbed six rebounds, while freshman Caden Pierce added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds. Junior Matt Allocco finished with seven points and five rebounds, and Evbuomwan had six points, a team-high five assists along with five rebounds.

200 Career Wins
Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green '40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson recorded his 200^th career win Princeton's 89-82 victory over Cornell on Friday, February 3, inside Jadwin Gymnasium. 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 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 29.15 defensive rebounds per game ranking No. 4 in the nation. Princeton's rebound margin of 6.8 also ranks No. 14 nationally, and the Tigers rank No. 18 in the nation in rebounds per game, averaging 39.15.

Efficient Shooting
The Tigers' Effective field goal percentage of 53.5% ranks No. 61 in the country, and the Tigers' field goal percentage of 46.3% ranks No. 82 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.

Evbuomwan On The All-Time Assists List
His 291 career assists rank No. 10 in school history; Evbuomwan needs four assists to tie Marcus Schroeder '10, who ended his career with 295 assists, for No. 9 on the Tigers' all-time list.

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 fourth in the Ivy League in scoring with 14.5 points on 52.2% shooting, which ranks ninth in the conference. He also ranks second on the team in rebounding and seventh in the Ivy League with 6.2 per game, leads the conference in assists with 4.8 and is tied for third on the team in steals with 19. Evbuomwan's assist/turnover ratio of 1.6 also ranks sixth in the Ivy League.

Ivy Rookie of the Week
Pierce was honored as the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time in 2022-23 on Monday, February 27. Deven Austin and Xaivian Lee have each won the award, bringing the Tigers' Ivy Rookie of the Week tally to six.

CSC Academic All-District
College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its Academic All-District teams on Tuesday, February 21, and Evbuomwan and senior Jacob O'Connell were both honorees.

Caden Pierce, Rebounding Machine
Pierce leads the Tigers and ranks fifth in the Ivy League in both rebounds per game (6.7) and total rebounds (174). Pierce's 174 rebounds are also a rookie record at Princeton, as he bypassed Chris Young '02 who held the previous rookie record of 160. Additionally, Pierce has tallied four double-doubles so far in 2022-23.

100 Made Threes For Langborg
With 140 made three-pointers in his career, Langborg moved to No. 15 on the Tigers' all-time list 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 12.0 points per game, which ranks second on the team and 13^th in the Ivy League, and his 2.0 three-pointers per game rank sixth 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 8.5 points (No. 4 on the team) on 60.4% shooting (No. 2 in the Ivy League) along with 4.4 rebounds. He has scored in double digits in ten games, and Kellman's 21 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 11.1 points on 49.5% shooting from the field and 41.0% shooting from three, which ranks No. 5 in the Ivy League. He also ranks third on the team in rebounding with 4.8, second in assists with 56 and has a team-high 21 steals.

Last Time Against The Quakers
Princeton took down Penn inside the Palestra on Saturday, January 16, 72-60, in a game where Evbuomwan led four double digit scorers with a season-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting.

Senior Day/Fan Appreciation
- Join us pre-game as we honor the great class of 2023.
- A special game day performance by fan favorite Red Panda!
- Kids can enjoy the pre-game Kids Zone area, featuring games, a bouncehouse, balloon-oligist, and face painting!
- First 500 fans can receive a Princeton branded color changing tumbler!

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