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
ConferenceIvy League
2016–17 record23–7 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coachMitch Henderson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Princeton †14–0 1.000  23–7  .767
Harvard10–4 .714  18–10  .643
Yale9–5 .643  18–11  .621
Penn6–8 .429  13–15  .464
Columbia5–9 .357  11–16  .407
Brown4–10 .286  13–17  .433
Cornell4–10 .286  8–21  .276
Dartmouth4–10 .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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mike Washington, Jr.13G6'3"190SeniorOak Harbor, WAGraduated

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

    Roster
    2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Aaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrVirginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA
    F 1 Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrLa Mirada La Mirada, CA
    G 2 Jose Morales 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHun School Miramar, FL
    G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)179 lb (81 kg) SoMarian Mishawaka, IN
    G 5 Amir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrEast Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
    F 10 Spencer Weisz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)209 lb (95 kg) SrSeton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ
    G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) SoHarborfields Greenlawn, NY
    G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoSt. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ
    F 13 Will Gladson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrChaminade College Prep Chesterfield, MO
    G 14 Khyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)163 lb (74 kg) SrJesuit Portland, OR
    F 20 Jackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg) JrJohn Paul II Plano, TX
    F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrJunípero Serra San Mateo, CA
    F 23 Mike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)197 lb (89 kg) JrNew Hampton Dover, DE
    F 25 Steven Cook (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SrWauwatosa West Winnetka, IL
    F 30 Hans Brase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrHill School Clover, SC
    F 31 Pete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA
    C 34 Richmond Aririguzoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrTrenton Catholic Ewing, NJ
    F 35 Alec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)224 lb (102 kg) JrMilton Academy Weston, MA
    F 44 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)237 lb (108 kg) SoOttawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    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.

    [1]

    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

    References
    1. 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule
    2. "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
    3. "Weisz, Stephens, Henderson Earn Major Awards as Four Tigers Earn All-Ivy Honors", GoPrincetonTigers.com.
    4. "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016–17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
    5. "Grant named to Jewish Sports Review All-American Team - Pratt Institute Athletics". Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
    6. College hoops: 3 NJ players earn All-America citations
    7. Brodsky, Marc (March 13, 2017). "March Madness 2017: Meet the Jewish MVP leading Princeton to the NCAA Tournament". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
    8. "NYC Buckets’ Ivy League Awards"
    10. "Princeton 4–0 in Ivy League, beats Dartmouth 69–64". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
    11. Schaefer, Beverly (November 3, 2016). "Tiger men are Ivy League favorites; women take aim at defending-champ Penn". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
    12. "Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Florida Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams" (PDF). CoSIDA.com. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
    13. "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016-17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
    14. "Princeton Claims Inaugural Ivy League Tournament Championship". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
    15. "Princeton to Take on Notre Dame in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship First Round". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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