1991–92_Princeton_Tigers_men's_basketball_team

1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were Matt Eastwick, Sean Jackson and George Leftwich.[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded eleventh in the East Region.[3] This was the team's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament after having lost in the first round by a total of seven points in the prior three years.[4] The season included a 15-game winning streak that supported a 26-game Ivy League winning streak (4 shy of the conference record) both of which ended on February 28, 1992, against Yale.[5]

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Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 22–6 overall record, which included a fifteen-game winning streak, and a 12–2 conference record.[2] In a March 19, 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional first-round game at the Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts against the Syracuse Orange, they lost by a 51–43 margin.[2][3][6] A streak of fourteen consecutive Syracuse points by Lawrence Moten sealed Princeton's fate in the second half.[4] The team claims to have been the only team in the tournament that did not have any players that averaged at least 12 points per game.[7]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Sean Jackson, who gave Princeton its fourth consecutive Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year awardee. Rick Hielscher earned Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year honors.[3] The team won the fourth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 48.9 points allowed average.[8]

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The team posted a 22–6 (12–2 Ivy League) record.[9]

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References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1991-92 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. [2]
    "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. [3]
    2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 38. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. [4]
    Moran, Malcolm (March 21, 1992). "N.C.A.A. Tournament: East; UMass Flies Past Rams; Orange Not Ripe for an Upset". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP Yale Ends Princeton's 15-Game Win Streak, 47-46: [Home Edition]". Los Angeles Times. February 29, 1992. p. 10. ProQuest 281593917. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. [6]
    Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  7. [7]
    "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / TEAM-BY-TEAM LOOK AT NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1992. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  9. [9]
    Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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