Men's Basketball To Take On Columbia & Cornell

Game 27: Princeton (16-8, 5-4) at Columbia (12-10, 1-8) – 2/28, 7 p.m.
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Game 28: Princeton (16-8, 5-4) at Cornell (13-9, 5-4) – 3/2, 2 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team heads back out on the road for the final time in the 2024-25 regular season on Feb. 28 at Columbia then Cornell on Mar. 2. The Tigers' contest against the Big Red will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPNU.

On The Hunt For A Four-Peat
The 2024-25 season will see Princeton aim to win its fourth-straight Ivy League title, its fifth in the past nine seasons and its 31st overall.

One Of The Nation's Top Winning Percentages
The Tigers winning percentage of 74.4% since the start of the 2021-22 season ranks No. 14 in the nation for best winning percentage. Princeton has gone 87-30 in that time span.

Impressive Home Record
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Princeton has gone 46-9 at home for an 83.64 winning percentage.

Impressive Road Record
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Tigers rank fourth in the nation for highest winning percentage on the road (69.6%). Princeton has a 32-14 road since 2021.

Last Time Out
Princeton fell to Dartmouth, 76-61, on Feb. 22 inside Jadwin Gymnasium. Xaivian Lee led all scorers with 24 points and had eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Dalen Davis scored 14 points, while Jackson Hicke added 10 points, six rebounds and two assists.

All-Time Series Against Columbia
In a series that began in 1901, the Tigers lead 163-86.

All-Time Series Against Columbia Under Mitch Henderson
Under Mitch Henderson, Princeton is 23-2.

Last Time They Met
A late three-pointer by Xaivian Lee pushed the Tigers past the Lions, 71-67, inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Jan. 20. Caden Pierce led all scorers with 21 points and had nine rebounds along with five assists while Lee added 19 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

All-Time Series Against Cornell
The Tigers lead the Big Red, 154-86, in a series that began in 1902.

All-Time Series Against Cornell Under Mitch Henderson
Henderson is 19-7 against Cornell.

Last Time They Met
On Jan. 25, the Big Red downed the Tigers, 85-76, inside Jadwin Gymnasium. Pierce recorded a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while Blake Peters had a career night, scoring 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting. Lee finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.

Almost The Second-Winningest Coach In School History
With 249 career victories, Mitch Henderson ranks No. 3 all-time at Princeton for wins. With onw more win he would tie Franklin C. "Cappy" Cappon, who has 250 wins, for No. 2 all-time and with three would earn the No. 2 spot behind Pete Carril.

National Notice
After his 21-point, 14-rebound performance in Princeton's win over Rutgers on Dec. 21, Caden Pierce was recognized nationally. On Dec. 23 he was named Lute Olson National Player of the Week by collegeinsider.com then on Dec. 24 he was honored as one of five Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). In addition, Pierce received the Ivy League Player of the Week award for the sixth time in his career on Dec. 23.

Early-Season Watch Lists
Pierce was named to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Early-Season Watch List along with the Lou Henson Mid Major National Player of the Year Award Early-Season Watch List. He was joined by Lee on the Lou Henson Mid Major National Player of the Year Award Early-Season Watch List.

Karl Malone Power Forward Of The Year Top-20 Preseason Watch List
Pierce was one of 20 players named to the Naismith Starting 5 - Karl Malone Power Forward Of The Year Top-20 Preseason Watch List. This prestigious award honors the best power forwards in men's college basketball and is presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame, highlighting the elite talent in the sport.

The 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year
Pierce is averaging 11.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He leads the Ivy League in total rebounds (189) and rebounds-per-game (7.6). Pierce also ranks eighth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.6)

An Active Career Leader
His 27 double-doubles rank No. 19 among active players in NCAA DI men's basketball and his 8.0 rebound average No. 17.

Jersey Jam Most Outstanding Player
Pierce was named Most Outstanding Player at the Jersey Jam after finishing with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting and five rebounds.

Pierce Milestone Watch
Pierce has 1,019 career points, which ranks No. 38 on the Tigers' all-time list. He is also sitting on 86 makes from three, requiring 14 more to get to 100.

Generational Rebounder
With 689 career rebounds, Pierce ranks No. 7 all-time at Princeton for most rebounds. Christopher Thomforde '69 ranks one spot above him at No. 6 with 709.

Lee's 2024-25 Awards
Xaivian Lee was honored as the Ivy League Player of the Week for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career on Jan. 21 after averaging 26.0 points-per-game, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals in Princeton's wins over Dartmouth and Columbia. Lee was also named Ivy Player of the Week and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the Week on Dec. 10.

Testing The Waters
Lee declared for the 2024 NBA draft but elected to return to Princeton for his junior year. He was one of 45 players selected to attend the NBA G League Elite Camp in May.

Historic Triple Double
Lee became the first Tiger in program history to record a triple double since assists were first recorded in 1974-95 in Princeton's win at Saint Joe's on Dec. 3. Lee tied the team-high in scoring with 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting, had a game and career-high 13 rebounds along with a game and career-high 10 assists.

First Ivy Player To Do It In Years
The last Ivy League player before Lee to record a triple double was Yale's Jordan Bruner against Cornell in a double overtime game on Feb. 21, 2020. The most recent Ivy player to record a triple double in a regulation game before Lee was the University of Pennsylvania's AJ Brodeur on Nov. 29, 2019, against Arizona.

Historic Assist Numbers
Before Lee, the last Princeton player to have at least 10 assists in a game was Spencer Weisz '17, who had 13 at Liberty on Dec. 10, 2016. His 13 assists against Liberty also marked the last time a Tiger had at least 11 assists in a game, a feat accomplished by Lee on Dec. 21 against Rutgers.

Climbing The Single Season Assists Rankings
Through 26 games, Lee has 135 assists which ranks No. 4 in program history for most assists in a season. Kit Mueller '91 ranks one spot above him at No. 2 with 140 assists.

Floor General
Lee became the first Princeton player to record seven or more assists in consecutive games since Tosan Evbuomwan '23 had seven against Bucknell (Dec. 7, 2021) and eight at Lafayette (Dec. 11, 2021). Lee had nine assists against Duquense (Nov. 8) then eight at Northeastern (Nov. 10).

Assist Rate Leader
Lee ranks 33rd in the nation in assist rate (34.6), a stat that measures assists divided by the field goals made by the player's teammates while he is on the court. Lee's 5.2 assists also rank No. 43 in the nation.

A Top Offensive Rating
Lee ranks 25th in the nation in offensive rating (112.8), a stat that measures personal offensive efficiency developed by Dean Oliver.

Offensive X-Plosion
Lee has scored 30 points or more four times in his career, including against Dartmouth (33) on Jan. 18, 2025, Texas State (30) on Nov. 22, 2024, Harvard (33) on Jan. 6, 2023, and Northeastern (30) on Nov. 25, 2023.

All-Around Game
Through 26 games, Lee is averaging 16.7 points-per-game, 6.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.1 steals with a 2.4 assist/turnover ratio. Lee leads the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio, ranks second in assists-per-game, sixth in points-per-game, eighth in free throw percentage (77.9%) and ninth in rebounds-per-game.

Milestone Year For Lee
In Princeton's win at Penn on Feb. 7, Lee became the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. His 1,082 points rank No. 24 all-time at Princeton.

Blake P3ters
Blake Peters is averaging 9.6 points-per-game and ranks sixth in the conference in three-point field goals-per-game (2.5), eighth in three-point percentage (38.7%) and eighth in steals (1.2).

Moving Up The All-Time Career Three-Pointers Made List
With 187 career three-pointers, Peters ranks No. 7 on Princeton's all-time list. Should he make 13 more three-pointers, Peters will become one of six Princeton players to make 200. With 209 three-pointers, Spencer Weisz '17 ranks one spot above Peters No. 6.

Moving Up The All-Time Single Season Three-Pointers Made List
Peters' 65 made three-point field goals ranks No. 15 on the Tigers' all-time single season list.

A Third Ivy League Player Of The Week In 2024-25
On Jan. 6, Dalen Davis joined Pierce (Dec. 23) and Lee (Dec. 9) as Tigers named Ivy Player of the Week in 2024-25. In Princeton's wins over Akron and Kean, Davis averaged 13.5 points-per-game, 4.0 steals, 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds. Against the Zips, Davis buried the game-winning three-point shot in the final moments of the contest.

Year Two For Dalen Davis
After averaging double figures over the final 10 games of his freshman season, Dalen Davis is averaging 9.5 points-per-game, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

Davis' Career Day
Davis scored a career-high 25 points against Northeastern Nov. 10, exceeding his previous career-high of 21, set on in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Brown on Mar. 16, 2024. Davis' nine made field goals were a career-high, while his four made three-pointers tied his career-best.

The Development Of Jackson Hicke
Against Yale on Jan. 31, Jackson Hicke scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed three rebounds. He followed that up with nine points on 4-for-7 shooting along with six rebounds, two assists and two steals against Brown on Feb. 1. In Ivy League play, Hicke is averaging 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds. Additionally, Hicke made the game-winning free throws at Penn on Feb. 7.

Happy's First Career Start
CJ Happy made his first career start on Feb. 1 against Brown. Over Princeton's last five games, Happy has averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds.

Stanton's Career Night
Jack Stanton provided a spark off the bench against Yale on Jan. 31, scoring 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from three in 10 minutes.

Phil-ing It Up
Philip Byriel had a career night on Dec. 3 in Princeton's victory at Saint Joe's, recording career-highs in points (18) and made three-pointers (six).

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