2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame.

2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
2016–17 record	23–7 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kerry Kittles Brett MacConnell Skye Ettin
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Princeton †	14	–	0		1.000			23	–	7		.767
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	10		.643
Yale	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Penn	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Brown	4	–	10		.286			13	–	17		.433
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			8	–	21		.276
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			7	–	20		.259
x – Ivy League champions
† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mike Washington, Jr.	13	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Oak Harbor, WA	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Gladson #42 C	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Dec 31, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Vittorio Reynoso-Avila #61 SF	La Mirada, CA	La Mirada High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 13, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Richmond Aririguzoh #110 PF	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Catholic Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 20, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Jose Morales PG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Cardinal Gibbons High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerome Desrosiers #68 PF	Montreal, QE	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 7, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Elijah Barnes PF	Middletown, NJ	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 28, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Schwieger SG	Matthews, SC	Weddington High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Aug 22, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

Roster

2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Aaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA F 1 Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr La Mirada La Mirada, CA G 2 Jose Morales 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hun School Miramar, FL G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Marian Mishawaka, IN G 5 Amir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ F 10 Spencer Weisz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Harborfields Greenlawn, NY G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ F 13 Will Gladson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Chaminade College Prep Chesterfield, MO G 14 Khyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR F 20 Jackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr John Paul II Plano, TX F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Junípero Serra San Mateo, CA F 23 Mike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr New Hampton Dover, DE F 25 Steven Cook (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Wauwatosa West Winnetka, IL F 30 Hans Brase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hill School Clover, SC F 31 Pete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA C 34 Richmond Aririguzoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Trenton Catholic Ewing, NJ F 35 Alec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Milton Academy Weston, MA F 44 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH	Head coach Mitch Henderson (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Kerry Kittles (Villanova) Brett MacConnell (Rutgers) Skye Ettin (TCNJ) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2016* 10:00 pm, ESPN2		at BYU College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 73–82	0–1	Marriott Center (15,926) Provo, UT
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 67–76	0–2	Stabler Arena (1,388) Bethlehem, PA
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 71–55	1–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,077) Easton, PA
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm		Rowan	W 108–46	2–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,559) Princeton, NJ
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, MASN		at VCU	L 70–81	2–3	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1		vs. California Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational	L 51–62	2–4	Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI
12/07/2016* 9:30 pm, FS1		vs. Hawaii Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational	W 75–62	3–4	Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Liberty	W 67–64	4–4	Vines Center (2,510) Lynchburg, VA
12/14/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Saint Joseph's	L 68–76	4–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,360) Princeton, NJ
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 90–96	4–6	OceanFirst Bank Center (3,530) West Long Branch, NJ
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 72–70	5–6	Sojka Pavilion (3,216) Lewisburg, PA
12/28/2016* 5:00 pm		Hampton	W 77–49	6–6	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,838) Princeton, NJ
12/31/2016* 1:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 81–52	7–6	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,022) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League regular Season
01/07/2017 8:00 pm		Penn Rivalry	W 61–52	8–6 (1–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,814) Princeton, NJ
01/13/2017 8:00 pm		Brown	W 97–66	9–6 (2–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,735) Princeton, NJ
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		Yale	W 66–58	10–6 (3–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262) Princeton, NJ
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 69–64	11–6 (4–0)	Leede Arena (862) Hanover, NH
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Harvard	W 57–56	12–6 (5–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
02/07/2017 7:00 pm		at Penn Rivalry	W 64–49	13–6 (6–0)	Palestra (6,215) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	W 69–60	14–6 (7–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,012) Princeton, NJ
02/11/2017 6:00 pm		Columbia	W 61–59	15–6 (8–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,803) Princeton, NJ
02/17/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Yale	W 71–52	16–6 (9–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,846) New Haven, CT
02/18/2017 6:30 pm		at Brown	W 66–51	17–6 (10–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,498) Providence, RI
02/24/2017 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 64–45	18–6 (11–0)	Levien Gymnasium  New York City, NY
02/25/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cornell	W 75–60	19–6 (12–0)	Newman Arena (1,381) Ithaca, NY
03/03/2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU		Harvard	W 73–69	20–6 (13–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Dartmouth	W 85–48	21–6 (14–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,087) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Tournament
03/11/2017 1:30 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (4) Penn Semifinals	W 72–64 ^OT	22–6	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
03/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (3) Yale Championship	W 71–59	23–6	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2017* 12:15 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 14 Notre Dame First Round	L 58–60	23–7	KeyBank Center (17,806) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Honors and accomplishments

Mitch Henderson was a unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year selection.

Senior forward Spencer Weisz was selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, despite only ranking fourth on Princeton in scoring average.[2] He became the 8th player in Ivy League history to win both the league's Rookie of the Year Award and Player of the Year Award.[3] Weisz also earned honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America team, and was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2016-17 Men's College Basketball All-American First Team.[4][5][6] Weisz led Princeton in rebounds, assists (4.2 per game; 125; 2nd in the league), and steals (1.5 per game; 46; 2nd in the Ivy League), while coming in 2nd in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), 5th in 3-point field goals (61) and defensive rebounds (137), and 10th in total rebounds (161).[7][8][3] In December 2016, he tied the Princeton single-game record for assists in a game, with 13 against Liberty.[9] He posted his career high of 26 points in a February 3, 2017, 69–64 victory over Dartmouth.[10] He served again as a co-captain.[11]

Senior Steven Cook was also a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, and was named a third team Academic All-America selection.[2][12] Cook was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 13 first-team. Weisz and Devin Cannady were second team selections.[13]

Myles Stephens was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Ivy League first team honoree. Stephens was the most outstanding player of the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, and Cook was also on the All-Tournament team. The tournament was the inaugural Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament.[14] By virtue of winning the tournament, the team earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so.[15]

See also

• 2016–17 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

References

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