Bucknell, John Jay & #25 Kansas Up Next For Men's Basketball

Tuesday, November 11

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

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Bucknell, John Jay & #25 Kansas Up Next For Men's Basketball

November 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Game Two: Princeton (0-1) vs Bucknell (2-0) – 11/11, 7 p.m.
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Game Three: Princeton (0-1) vs John Jay (0-2) – 11/13, 7 p.m.
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Game Four: Princeton (0-0) at #25 Kansas (1-1) – 11/15, 2 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team is set for three games in the upcoming week, hosting Bucknell inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Nov. 11 and John Jay on Nov. 13 before taking on No. 25 Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse on Nov. 15. The Tigers' contest against Kansas will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2001.

The Road Back To The Ivy Championship
2025-26 will see the Tigers aim to win a fourth Ivy title in the past five seasons.

All-Time Series Against Bucknell
In a series that began in 1902, the Tigers are 17-4 all-time against the Bison. Inside Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton is 8-2 against Bucknell.

Last Time They Met
Princeton overcame an 11-point deficit to down Bucknell, 85-71, inside Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa., on Nov. 29, 2023. The win moved the Tigers to 7-0 for the 12th time in program history and marked the program's best start since the 1997-98 season. Matt Allocco '24 led the way for Princeton, recording 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from three.

All-Time Series Against Bucknell Under Mitch Henderson
Henderson is 7-1 all-time as a head coach against the Bison.

All-Time Series Against John Jay
The Tigers will face John Jay for the first time.

All-Time Series Against Kansas
Princeton and Kansas have played twice, with the first game taking place inside Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 22, 1999. The 12-th ranked Jayhawks overcame the Tigers, 82-67. Chris Young '02, current General Manager of the Texas Rangers, led Princeton with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists while Nick Bradford scored a team-high 17 points for Kansas.

Last Time They Met
The Tigers hosted the Jayhawks inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Dec. 12, 2001, in a contest that saw Kansas come out on top with a final score of 78-62. Will Venable '05, current General Manager of the Chicago White Sox, led Princeton in scoring with 11 points while Nick Collison's 19 points led the Jayhawks.

Last Time Out
Princeton opened the season at Akron on Nov. 8 inside James A. Rhodes Arena, falling 104-69. Jackson Hicke led the Tigers in scoring with 15 points and Dalen Davis also finished in double figures with 11.

The Second-Winningest Coach In School History
With 251 career victories, Mitch Henderson passed Franklin C. "Cappy" Cappon to become the second-winningest head coach all-time at Princeton for wins. Henderson trails only Naismith Hall of Fame member Pete Carril, who ended his career with 514 victories.

The Henderson Era
In addition to being the second-winningest coach in school history, Henderson led Princeton to the Sweet Sixteen in 2023, four Ivy League titles (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024) and two Ivy Tournament championships (2017, 2013). He's coached seven 20-win seasons, 11 wins over high major opponents, four Ivy League Players of the Year, 29 All-Ivy selections, two NBA players (Tosan Evbuomwan '23 and Devin Cannady '20) along with over 20 players to play at the professional level.

Davis Leading The Backcourt
Dalen Davis, a 2024 Ivy Madness All-Tournament Team selection and a one-time Ivy Player of the Week, is set to lead Princeton's backcourt in 2025-26. Last season he averaged 9.2 points-per-game, 2.0 rebounds along 1.6 assists, and scored in double figures 13 times. During non-conference play last season, he was the Tigers' second-leading scorer and averaged 11.7 points while shooting 38.7% from three. Davis' career-high of 25 points came in a win at Northeastern Nov. 10, 2024.

Closing In On 100 Made Three-Pointers
With 82 career made three-point field goals, Davis is 18 away from 100 makes.

Strong Start For Jackson Hicke
Against the Zips, Hicke scored a career and team-high 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field. He also tallied two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

The Development Of Jackson Hicke
Hicke started eight games in 2024-25 and averaged 5.5 points and shot 47.0% from the field. He scored in double-figures six times, including on Feb. 28 when he scored a career-high 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting at Columbia.

Hicke At The World University Games
Hicke represented the USA in 3x3 basketball over the summer at the World University Games, and helped the team win silver.

Year Two For Malik Abdullahi
Abdullahi, who started 18 games a freshman in 2024-25 and was named Ivy Rookie of the Week on Nov. 18, is primed for a breakout season. Last season he averaged 4.3 points on 57.0% shooting and 2.7 rebounds. On Nov. 10, Abdullahi made the game-winning basket in a victory at Northeastern.

Happy Ready To Step Up
CJ Happy started the final 10 games of the 2024-25 season and appeared in 25. On the season he averaged 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds, and his career-high against a DI opponent came on Nov. 24 in the Tigers' win over Portland at the Myrtle Beach Invitational when he recorded 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting along with four rebounds.

Increased Role For Jacob Huggins
Jacob Huggins was a contributor in 2024-25, appearing in 22 games and starting three. Huggins scored a career-high 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting and tallied two rebounds, one block and one steal in Princeton's season-opening victory over Iona on Nov. 4.

Rebounding Guard
Jack Stanton pulled down a career-high six rebounds on Nov. 8 at Akron.

Stanton's Career Night
Stanton provided a spark off the bench in 2024-25, appearing in 27 games. Stanton's season-high of 17 points came on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from three against Yale on Jan. 31.

The Newcomers
Princeton welcomes six newcomers for the 2025-26 season; Jacob Hammond, Landon Clark, Jake Sussberg, Sebastian Whitfield, Cash McSweeney and Ryan Mandes.

First Career Start For Clark
Clark made his first career start in his first college game, the Tigers' season opener against Akron. He finished with five points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.

Productive Minutes From The Freshman
In 12 minutes in first college game against Akron, Hammond scored six points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 shooting from the free throw line. Whitfield scored six points and knocked down two three-pointers in 13 minutes while McSweeney scored three points and recorded four rebounds and one assist in eight minutes.

A Homecoming For Mike Brennan
Mike Brennan returned to the Tigers' staff as the Ted Athanassiades '61 Association Head Coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. An assistant coach at Cornell during 2024-25, Brennan served as head coach at American from 2013-23 and as an assistant at Princeton from 2000-07. As a player, Brennan was a four-year starter under Pete Carril and helped the Tigers earn NCAA Tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992.

A Different Type Of Homecoming For Mathew Johnson
A native of Columbus, New Jersey, Mathew Johnson returns to his home state as assistant coach of the Tigers for 2025-26. Johnson was on staff at UConn from 2019-2025 and won national championships in 2023 and 2024 with the Huskies.

Scouting The Bison
Bucknell is off to a 2-0 start in 2025-26. The Bison opened their season with a 78-70 win over Delaware inside Sojka Pavilion on Nov. 3 and followed with a 73-62 victory over Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on Nov. 7. Bucknell was picked fifth in the Patriot League preseason poll earning 47 points.

Scouting The Bloodhounds
John Jay is off to an 0-2 start in 2025-26, first falling Endicott on Nov., 92-66, then Emmanul on Nov. 8, 78-48. Both games took place in Boston, Massachusetts at the Endicott Tip-Off Classic. Last season, the Bloodhounds went 19-9 and 11-3 in conference play, winning the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) regular season and tournament titles.

Scouting The #25 Jayhawks
One of the most storied programs in college basketball, Kansas' 64 conference titles are the most by any program. Under Bill Self, the Jayhawks have won two NCAA championships, made four Final Fours, won the Big 12 regular season 12 times and the Big 12 Tournament 12 times.

Most recently, Kansas fell to #25 North Carolina, 87-74, inside the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. On Nov. 7. Prior to taking on the Tigers, Kansas hosts Texas A&M – Corpus Christi on Nov. 11.