2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	x – Ivy League co-champions;
	† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner ;

Princeton Tigers men's basketball
2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
2017–18 record	13–16 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Kerry Kittles; Brett MacConnell; Skye Ettin;
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium

The 2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2016–17 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 #5 seed Notre Dame.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Spencer Weisz	10	F	6'4"	209	Senior	Florham Park, NJ	Graduated
Khyan Rayner	14	G	5'11"	163	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated
Henry Caruso	21	F	6'4"	200	Junior	San Mateo, CA	Graduate transferred to Santa Clara
Steven Cook	25	F	6'5"	197	Senior	Winnetka, IL	Graduated
Hans Brase	30	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Clover, SC	Graduated
Peter Miller	31	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Winchester, MA	Graduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sebastian Much #51 PF	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2016
Sebastian Much #51 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Jerome Desrosiers #75 PF	Montreal, QE	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 7, 2016
Jerome Desrosiers #75 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Elijah Barnes #95 PF	Middletown, NJ	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 28, 2016
Elijah Barnes #95 PF	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
Ryan Schwieger SG	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 2017-11-12.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaelin Llewellyn #24 PG	Lynchburg, VA	Virginia Episcopal School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 24, 2017
Jaelin Llewellyn #24 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

Roster

2017–18 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)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Virginia Episcopal School	Falls Church, VA
F	1	Vittorio Reynoso-Avila	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	La Mirada	La Mirada, CA
G	2	Jose Morales	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Hun School	Miramar, FL
G	3	Devin Cannady	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Marian	Mishawaka, IN
F	4	Mike LeBlanc	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	New Hampton	Dover, DE
G	5	Amir Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	East Brunswick	East Brunswick, NJ
G	10	Charlie Bagin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco	Glen Ridge, NJ
G	11	Elias Berbari	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Harborfields	Greenlawn, NY
G	12	Myles Stephens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Andrew's	Lawrenceville, NJ
F	13	Will Gladson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Chaminade College Prep	Chesterfield, MO
G	15	Ryan Schwiger	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Weddington	Matthews, NC
F	22	Jerome Desrosier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
F	23	Elijah Barnes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mater Dei	Middletown, NJ
F	31	Noah Bramlage	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Ottawa-Glandorf	Glandorf, OH
F	33	Sebastian Much	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	JSerra Catholic	Laguna Niguel, CA
C	34	Richmond Aririguzoh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic	Ewing, NJ
F	35	Alec Brennan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Milton Academy	Weston, MA

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	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2017* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Butler	L 75–85	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,470) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSP	BYU	L 56–65	0–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,842) Princeton, NJ
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 58–71	0–3	Hagan Arena (4,121) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ILN	Lafayette	W 60–46	1–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,575) Princeton, NJ
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 83–76	2–3	Rothman Center (642) Hackensack, NJ
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, NBCSP+	Lehigh	L 76–85	2–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,292) Princeton, NJ
Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) Hoophall Miami Invitational	L 52–80	2–5	American Airlines Arena (8,426) Miami, FL
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm	at George Washington	L 60–71	2–6	Charles E. Smith Center (2,004) Washington, D.C.
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Monmouth	W 69–58	3–6	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,549) Princeton, NJ
Dec 16, 2017* 10:00 pm	at Cal Poly	W 80–60	4–6	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (2,360) San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 19, 2017* 11:00 pm, P12N	at USC Diamond Head Classic non-bracket game	W 103–93 ^OT	5–6	Galen Center (4,041) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 22, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Middle Tennessee Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 67–69	5–7	Stan Sheriff Center (7,669) Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Akron Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round	W 64–62	6–7	Stan Sheriff Center (5,811) Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 5th place game	W 77–63	7–7	Stan Sheriff Center (6,698) Honolulu, HI
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP+	at Penn Rivalry	L 70–76	7–8 (0–1)	Palestra (3,789) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSP	Columbia	W 72–56	8–8 (1–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,779) Princeton, NJ
Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cornell	W 91–54	9–8 (2–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,635) Princeton, NJ
Jan 28, 2018* 1:00 pm, ILN	Rowan	W 86–50	10–8	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,522) Princeton, NJ
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP	Yale	W 76–73	11–8 (3–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,093) Princeton, NJ
Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Brown	L 100–102 ^OT	11–9 (3–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,163) Princeton, NJ
Feb 6, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Penn Rivalry	L 65–82	11–10 (3–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,115) Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Harvard	L 51–	11–11 (3–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN	at Dartmouth	L 56–72	11–12 (3–5)	Leede Arena (1,396) Hanvoer, NH
Feb 16, 2018 8:00 pm, ILN	at Cornell	L 101–107 ^3OT	11–13 (3–6)	Newman Arena (1,193) Ithaca, NY
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY	at Columbia	L 60–85	11–14 (3–7)	Levien Gymnasium (1,831) New York, NY
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Harvard	L 66–72 ^OT	11–15 (3–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,739) Princeton, NJ
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ELVN	Dartmouth	W 64–47	12–15 (4–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,754) Princeton, NJ
Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Brown	W 78–63	13–15 (5–8)	Pizzitola Sports Center (516) Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Yale	L 90–94 ^OT	13–16 (5–9)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,677) New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule

Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)
Rivalries	Penn Rutgers
Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" 1989 Georgetown game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

See also