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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Caden Pierce
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbard West
Postseason/Major
Lou Henson Mid Major All-America Team (2023-24)
Lou Henson Mid Major National Player of the Year Award Finalist (2023-24)
Ivy League Player of the Year (2023-24)
Unanimous First Team All-Ivy League (2023-24)
First Team All-District 13 (2023-24)
First Team All-MBWA (2023-24)
Second Team All-MBWA (2024-25)
Jersey Jam Most Outstanding Player (2024-25)
Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2022-23)
Second Team All-Ivy League (2024-25)
First Team All-ECAC (2023-24)
Weekly
Lute Olson National Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2024)
USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2024)
2x MBWA Player of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024, Dec. 5, 2023)
6x Ivy League Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2024, Mar. 11, 2024, Mar. 4, 2024, Jan. 2, 2024, Dec. 4, 2023, Nov. 13, 2023)
4x Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023, Feb. 13, 2023, Jan. 23, 2023, Jan. 9, 2023)
Watch Lists
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List (2024-25)
Lou Henson Mid Major National Player of the Year Award Early-Season Watch List (2024-25)
Lou Henson Mid Major National Player of the Year Award Mid-Season Watch List (2023-24)
Academic
2x CSC Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25)
NABC Honors Court (2024-25)
In The Record Book
One of five players in program history with 1000+ points and 700+ rebounds
#1, Most Rebounds In A Season For A Rookie, 232 (2022-23)
#6, Most Rebounds In A Career, 710
#14, Most Points In A Season, 482 (2023-24)
#27, Most Points In A Career, 1069 (2022-present)
Featured
Princeton Men's Basketbal Bucks Trend By Retaining Its Top Two Players - Kevin Sweeney, Sports Illustrated
Caden Pierce '26, A Powerhouse In The Post, Leads Princeton Into ivy Play - Hope Perry, Princeton Alumni Weekly
Princeton's Caden Pierce Adds 3x3 Experience To His Growing Resume - Jack Nelson, USA Basketball
Princeton Men's Basketball's Caden Pierce Named Ivy League Player of the Year - Kyle Franko
How Alec Pierce's Family Kept Track Of 3 Sons Playing High School Sports - Joel Erickson, Indianapolis Star
Princeton Freshman Caden Pierce Just Latest Star In Family Of Athletes - Steve Serby, New York Post
Princeton Men's Basketball's Ivy Rookie Of The Year Caden Pierce Is A Star In The Making - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
The Sportscaster And Her Son Podcast Episode 86 - ESPN 1000 Chicago/ESPN Chicago App
Chicago Area Duo Blake Peters And Caden Pierce Help Take Princeton Tigers To Sweet Sixteen - Matt Zahn, CBS Chicago
Chicagoland To Princeton To Sweet Sixteen? Blake Peters, Caden Pierce Shining In The Moment - Steve Greenberg, Chicago Sun Times
Caden Pierce Quickly Becoming Princeton Men's Basketball's Mr. Consistency - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
2024-25: Ranked second in the Ivy League in rebounding (7.2), ninth in assists (3.2) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) … recorded a double-double of 21 points on 10-for-17 shooting and 14 rebounds, including seven offensive, in the Tigers’ win over Rutgers in the Never Forget Tribute Classic on Dec. 21 … recorded 19 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and two blocks in a road win over Dartmouth on Jan. 18 … scored 21 points and had nine rebounds, five assists and two steals against Columbia on Jan. 20 at home … tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in Jadwin on Jan. 25 against Cornell … earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the Jersey Jam after finishing with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting, five rebounds and two assists on Nov. 8 against Duquesne … scored 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting and had nine rebounds and six assists on Nov. 4 in Princeton’s season-opening win over Iona … tallied 15 points on 7-for-13 shooting, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Tigers’ victory at Saint Joe’s on Dec. 3 … had 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting on Nov. 24 in Princeton’s win over Portland at the Myrtle Beach Invitational … scored 14 points and had eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in a victory at Columbia on Feb. 28 … finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a home win over Brown on Feb. 1
2023-24: Became the only Ivy League player and one of eight underclassmen in the last 30 years to average at least 16 points-per-game, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal … was the only underclassmen in the nation to average those numbers ... ranked 10th in the nation in offensive rating (123.3) of players used on at least 24% of possessions … Ranked 16th in the nation in defensive rebound percentage (27.3%), 20th in defensive rebounds-per-game (7.24) and 26th in double-doubles (14) … ranked second in the Ivy League in defensive rebounds-per-game, third in rebounds (268), third in points (482), fifth in points-per-game (16.6), fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8), fifth in free throw percentage (76.7%), seventh in field goal percentage (54.6%), eighth in assists (93), eighth in assists-per-game (3.2) and eighth in steals (35) … scored at least 20 points in 12 games … scored a season-high 32 points on 11-for-17 shooting from the field, 2-for-4 from three and 8-for-9 from the free throw line and had nine rebounds and four assists on Mar. 9 in a victory over Penn at the Palestra … became the first Princeton player to record at least 26 points and 15 rebounds in a game since Bob Roma ’70 on Dec. 6, 1978, when he finished with 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw along with 15 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win on the road over Hofstra on Nov. 10 … scored 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and 7-for-7 from the free throw line and had eight rebounds and four assists on Mar. 1 in a win over Cornell in Jadwin … finished with a double-double of 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting, 15 rebounds and four assists on Dec. 2 in a home victory over Furman … had a double-double of 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting and 10 rebounds along with three steals in the Tigers’ road victory at Monmouth on Nov. 18 … finished with a double-double of 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting and 10 rebounds while also handing out four assists on Dec. 30 in win at Delaware … shot 8-for-14 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line on route to a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win at Columbia on Jan. 20 … tallied a double-double of 21 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field, 3-for-3 from three and 6-for-8 from the free throw line along with 12 rebounds and four assists in Jadwin in a win over Brown on Feb. 16 … had a double-double of 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line, 11 rebounds and four assists on Feb. 24 in a victory at Dartmouth … finished with 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting, six rebounds, five steals and three assists in the NIT semifinal against UNLV on Mar. 20
2022-23: Appeared in all 32 games and started 31 … led the team and finished second in the Ivy League in total rebounds (232) … led the team and finished third in the Ivy League in rebounds-per-game (7.3) … recorded seven double-doubles … had a season-high 17 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high three steals against Dartmouth on Feb. 11 … tied his season of 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Penn on Mar. 4 … pulled down a season-high 16 rebounds and scored nine points in the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament Round of 32 win over Missouri on Mar. 18 … finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and a season-best four assists on Mar. 11 against Penn … scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Ivy Madness final on Mar. 12 against Yale.
Before Princeton: 2022 Class 4A IHSA State Basketball Championship - 37-1 and top-10 nationally ranked team by MaxPreps … 2x All State Basketball, 8th in Illinois Mr. Basketball voting … 2x First Team All-Conference Basketball … Chicago Sun Times All Area selection … 2x Daily Herald All Area selection … All-Time Assists leader at Glenbard West High School … All-Time Steals leader at Glenbard West High School … 17U Under Armor National Champion with Illinois Wolves … 2x All Conference Golfer … Team fourth-place finish in State Golf Tournament 2021 … Team fifth-place finish in State Golf Tournament 2019 … IHSA All State Academic Team - one of 13 boys in the state recognized for this award … National Honor Society … Illinois State Scholar.
Personal: Greg Pierce (dad) played football at Northwestern, Stephanie Pierce (mom) played volleyball at Northwestern … Justin Pierce (brother) played three years of college basketball at William and Mary, graduated in three years and transferred to University of North Carolina for final year and played under Roy Williams, now plays professional basketball overseas … Alec Pierce (Brother) is a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts and was a second round pick in the 2022 NFL draft who played at University of Cincinnati … majoring in computer science.
