Non-Conference Play Continues For Men's Basketball Against Iona & Northeastern

Tuesday, November 18

New Rochelle, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Iona

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Non-Conference Play Continues For Men's Basketball Against Iona & Northeastern

November 17, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Game Five: Princeton (0-0) at Iona (2-0) – 11/18, 7 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Non-conference play continues for the Princeton University men's basketball team, first with a contest on Nov. 18 in new Rochelle, New York, against Iona then a home game against Northeastern on Nov. 20.

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.

Last Time Out
Princeton faced No. 25 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Nov. 16 and fell, 76-57. The Tigers made the Jayhawks earn it and led 18-13 with 10:44 remaining in the first. It was also a one-point game, 44-43, with 14:23 left to play. Dalen Davis led Princeton with 21 points while Jack Stanton scored 15 and Jackson Hicke 12.

All-Time Series Against Iona
In a series that began in 1988, the Tigers hold an 9-1 lead over the Gaels. In New Rochelle, Princeton is 3-0 against Iona.

Mitch Henderson Against Iona
With Henderson as head coach, the Tigers are 3-1 against the Gaels.

Last Time Against Iona
Princeton held off the Gaels, 81-80, inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Nov. 4, 2024, in the Tigers' 2024-25 season opener. Jacob Huggins scored a career-high 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting.

All-Time Series Against Northeastern
Princeton leads Northeastern, 5-3, in a series that started in 1979. The Tigers are 1-2 against the Huskies in Jadwin.

Mitch Henderson Against Northeastern
Under Henderson, Princeton is 4-1 against the Huskies.

Last Time Against Northeastern
Princeton took down the Huskies on Nov. 10, 2024, inside Matthew Arena in Boston, Massachusetts, 79-76. A game-winning shot by Malik Abdullahi lifted the Tigers to victory and Dalen Davis scored a career-high 25 points.

The Second-Winningest Coach In School History
With 253 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.

Dalen Davis Making An Impact Early
Dalen Davis has led the Tigers in scoring through four games and ranks seventh in the Ivy League, averaging 17.5 points-per-game. Davis also ranks ninth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and tenth in assists (3.3).

Tying His Career-High
Davis scored 25 points for the second time in his career in the Tigers' win over Bucknell on Nov. 11. He went 8-for-16 from the field, 2-for-4 from three and 7-for-8 from the free throw line, both career-highs, while adding three rebounds and three assists. Davis also scored 25 points in a win at Northeastern Nov. 10, 2024.

Closing In On 100 Made Three-Pointers
With 89 career made three-point field goals, Davis is 11 away from 100 makes.

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.

Strong Start For Jackson Hicke
Through four games, Hicke is averaging 11.0 points-per-game on 44.1% shooting from the field and 4.3 rebounds. He currently ranks fifth in the Ivy League in three-point percentage (56.3%). Against Akron, 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. Hicke also connected on a career-high four three-pointers against No. 25 Kansas.

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.

One Of The Ivy League's Top Rebounders
Malik Abdullahi currently ranks seventh in the Ivy League in rebounds-per-game (5.8).

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.

Huggins' Impact Off The Bench
Jacob Huggins gave the Tigers a significant boost off the bench against Bucknell, finishing with 11 points, four rebounds and a game and career-high four assists. In addition to making his first career three-pointer, Huggins set career-highs in free throws made (6) and attempted (10).

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.

Stanton The Starter
Through four games, sophomore Jack Stanton is averaging 9.4 points-per-game and 4.3 rebounds-per-game. He set a new career-high in rebounding in back-to-back games, first pulling down six on Nov. 8 at Akron then seven on Nov. 11 against Bucknell.

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 his 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 Gaels
Iona has a 3-0 record in 2025-26, most recently defeating Fordham inside the Hynes Athletics Center on Nov. 14, 76-71. The Gaels were picked sixth in the Metro Atlantic Athletoc Conference (MAAC) preseason poll with 104 points.

Scouting The Huskies
Northeastern has a 2-2 record in 2025-26, and fell to Vermont in its most recent game, 85-74, on Nov. 15 inside Matthews Arena. The Huskies were voted ninth in the Coastal Athletic Conference (CAA) preseason poll with 66 points.