1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League Champion
1992 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Eleven Seed, Round of 64
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–6 (12–2, 1st Ivy)
Head coach	Pete Carril (25th season);
Captains	Matt Eastwick; Sean Jackson; George Leftwich;
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	22	–	6	.786
Penn	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Columbia	8	–	6	.571	10	–	16	.385
Yale	7	–	7	.500	17	–	9	.654
Brown	5	–	9	.357	11	–	15	.423
Dartmouth	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Cornell	5	–	9	.357	7	–	19	.269
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	6	–	20	.231

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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]

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]

Schedule and results

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1991*		Monmouth Preseason NIT	W 58–47	1–0	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Nov 21, 1991*		at Texas Preseason NIT	L 46–57	1–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Nov 30, 1991*		Lafayette	W 72–49	2–1	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 3, 1991*		Rutgers	L 41–46	2–2	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 6, 1991*		vs. Hofstra Dr. Pepper Invitational	W 54–42	3–2	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Dec 7, 1991*		at Baylor Dr. Pepper Invitational	W 61–54	4–2	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Dec 13, 1991		vs. Oral Roberts Cougar Classic	W 64–55	5–2 (1–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 1991*		at BYU Cougar Classic	L 59–65	5–3	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 18, 1991*		at NC State	W 50–47	6–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1991*		at La Salle	W 47–46	7–3	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 4, 1992*		at Loyola (MD)	W 47–46	8–3	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 8, 1992*		Iona	W 68–51	9–3	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 11, 1992		Penn	W 55–42	10–3 (1–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 27, 1992*		Franklin & Marshall	W 80–45	11–3	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 31, 1992		at Harvard	W 67–44	12–3 (2–0)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 1992		at Dartmouth	W 83–44	13–3 (3–0)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 4, 1992		at Penn	W 42–40	14–3 (4–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1992		Columbia	W 71–55	15–3 (5–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 8, 1992		Cornell	W 48–31	16–3 (6–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 14, 1992		at Brown	W 79–54	17–3 (7–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 15, 1992		at Yale	W 46–35	18–3 (8–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 21, 1992		Dartmouth	W 48–36	19–3 (9–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 22, 1992		Harvard	W 87–50	20–3 (10–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 28, 1992		Yale	L 46–47	20–4 (10–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 29, 1992		Brown	W 58–49	21–4 (11–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Mar 6, 1992		at Cornell	L 66–70	21–5 (11–2)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Mar 7, 1992		at Columbia	W 65–51	22–5 (12–2)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 21 Syracuse First round	L 43–51	22–6	Centrum in Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 38. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / TEAM-BY-TEAM LOOK AT NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1992. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
^ 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.

[1] sports-reference.com 1991-92 Ivy Group Season Summary

[MBRBATR-2] "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

[2010ILBMG-3] 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 38. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[NTEUFPRONRfaU-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] "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.

[MBitP-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] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / TEAM-BY-TEAM LOOK AT NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1992. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[DIR48-8] "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.

[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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1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

Schedule and results

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