Chris Mongilia - Men's Basketball Coach - Princeton University Athletics

Chris Mongilia

Title:
Director of Basketball Operations
Email:
mongilia@princeton.edu
Phone:
609-258-3512

PROGRAM SUCCESS
TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE ON STAFF

Part of the staff that led Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen
4x Ivy League Champion (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017)
2x Ivy League Tournament Champion (2023, 2017)
Four 20-win seasons
Eight wins over high major opponents
Coached three Ivy League Players of the Year
Coached 14 pro players, including two NBA players (Tosan Evbuomwan ‘23 & Devin Cannady ‘20)

2023 SWEET SIXTEEN
Mongilia was part of the staff that led Princeton to the Sweet Sixteen in 2022-23, becoming just the fourth No. 15 seed in history to do so. The Tigers defeated a pair of nationally ranked opponents (No. 8 Arizona & No. 23 Missouri), became the 11th No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed after taking down Arizona 58-55 in the Round of 64, and earned the largest ever margin of victory for a No. 15 seed thanks to a 78-63 victory over Mizzou in the Round of 32.

HIGH MAJOR VICTORIES
Princeton have defeated seven high major opponents with Mongilia on staff. The victories include Rutgers (2024), Rutgers (2023), No. 8 Arizona (2023), No. 23 Missouri (2023), South Carolina (2021), Oregon State (2021), No. 17 Arizona State (2018) and USC (2017).

PRINCETON TO THE PROS
14 players have gone to play professional basketball during Mongilia’s time at Princeton, including Tosan Evbuomwan ’23, who plays for the Detroit Pistons and previously spent time with the Memphis Grizzlies, along with Devin Cannady ’20, who had a stint with the Orlando Magic in 2021 after being named NBA G League Finals MVP. Other pros to play at Princeton throughout Mongilia’s tenure include Ryan Langborg '23, Jacob O'Connell '23, Jaelin Llewellyn ’22, Ethan Wright ‘22, Ryan Schwieger ‘21, Richmond Aririguzoh ‘20, Myles Stephens ‘19, Amir Bell ‘18, Spencer Weisz ‘17, Steven Cook ‘17, Hans Brase ’17 and Henry Caruso ’17.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
MARCH OF THE TIGERS
Mongilia served as an Executive Director & Producer of March of the Tigers, a five-part documentary series chronicling Princeton’s run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2023. View March of the Tigers HERE.

HARD CUTS
A mini-documentary series that also airs on the ESPN app that details inside the Princeton men’s basketball team. Mongilia developed the concept ahead of the 2017-18 season and has served as Executive Director & Producer ever since. There have been 98 Hard Cuts episodes produced and they can be viewed HERE.

TEAM ROOM REDESIGN
Mongilia played a pivotal role in the development and redesign of the Rogers Team Room East.

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JADWIN VIDEO BOARD
Before the 2018-19 season, Jadwin Gymnasium underwent a renovation that included the addition of a center-hung Daktronics video board – the largest video screen of any Ivy League arena or any on-campus college arena in New Jersey.

ACCOLADES AND RECORDS
IVY LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (3)
2023-24: Caden Pierce ‘26
2021-22: Tosan Evbuomwan ‘23
2016-17: Spencer Weisz ‘17

ALL-IVY LEAGUE SELECTIONS (18)
2023-2024: Caden Pierce ‘26 (First Team), Xaivian Lee ‘26 (First Team),
                    Matt Allocco ‘24 (Second Team)
2022-2023: Tosan Evbuomwan ‘23 (First Team), Matt Allocco ‘24 (Second Team)
2021-2022: Tosan Evbuomwan ‘23 (First Team), Jaelin Lllewellyn ‘22 (First Team),
                    Ethan Wright ‘22 (Second Team)
2020-2021: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-2020: Richmond Aririguzoh ‘20 (First Team), Jaelin Llewellyn ‘21 (Second Team)
2018-2019: Myles Stephens ‘19 (First Team), Richmond Aririguzoh ‘20 (Second Team)
2017-2018: Devin Cannady ‘20 (Second Team), Myles Stephens ‘19 (Second Team)
2016-2017: Spencer Weisz ‘17 (First Team), Steven Cook ‘17 (First Team),
Myles Stephens ‘19 (First Team), Devin Cannady ‘20 (Honorable Mention)

RECORD BREAKING TEAMS
Team’s with Mongilia on staff hold several program records including:

2023-2024: Highest free throw percentage in a season (80.6%)
2022-2023: Most points scored in a season (2416)
2021-2022: Highest scoring average in a season (79.80)
                    Most field goals made in a season (910)
                    Most three-point field goals made in a season (327)

IN THE DEPARTMENT

2021 Tiger Award recipient. These are awarded to Princeton employees who have gone above and beyond in their job responsibilities.
Member of the five-person committee that plans and executes the annual Princeton Athletics Coaches Summit.
Member of the Coaches Council, a 15-person committee that advocates ways to improve processes and provide assistance for coaches across the department.
Hiring committees
Gear designs
Team Culture presentations and workshops for other teams departmentally

EDUCATION
William Paterson University, Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Physical Education (2013)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Princeton University, Director of Basketball Operations (2016-present)
Saint Peter’s University, Director of Basketball Operations (2015-16)
Kean University, Assistant Coach (2014-15)
River Dell High School, Assistant Coach (2010-2014)

MEDIA
Former North Jersey Basketball Coach Seeing March Madness Up Close With Princeton - David Cooper, NorthJersey.com
Mongilia Is A Rising Tiger - David Cooper, NorthJersey.com

Year	School	Overall	Conference	Postseason
2016-17	Princeton	23-7	14-0/1st Ivy	NCAA first round
2017-18	Princeton	13-16	5-9/5th Ivy
2018-19	Princeton	16-12	8-6/3rd Ivy	Ivy League semis
2019-20	Princeton	14-13	9-5/3rd Ivy	Ivy Tournament canceled
2021-22	Princeton	23-7	12-2/1st Ivy	NIT first round
2022-23	Princeton	23-9	10-4/1st Ivy	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023-24	Princeton	24-5	12-2/1st Ivy	NIT First Round
2024-25	Princeton	19-11	8-6/4th Ivy	Ivy League semis
	Total at Princeton	155-80	78-34