2001–02 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team American college basketball season
2001–02 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
Penn 11
–
3
.786
25
–
7
.781
Yale 11
–
3
.786
21
–
11
.656
Princeton 11
–
3
.786
16
–
12
.571
Brown 8
–
6
.571
17
–
10
.630
Harvard 7
–
7
.500
14
–
12
.538
Columbia 4
–
10
.286
11
–
17
.393
Dartmouth 2
–
12
.143
9
–
18
.333
Cornell 2
–
12
.143
5
–
22
.185
Rankings from AP Poll [ 1]
The 2001–02 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The head coach was John Thompson III and the team co-captains were Michael S. Bechtold and Ahmed El-Nokali .[ 2] Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey , and was co-champion of the Ivy League . The team earned an invitation to the 40-team 2000 National Invitation Tournament .[ 3] [ 4]
Using the Princeton offense , the team posted a 16–12 overall record and an 11–4 conference record.[ 2] [ 3] Brown on February 23 to establish a National Collegiate Athletic Association record for consecutive home victories over a single opponent. As of 2010[update] North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team eclipsed that record with a current streak of 54 over Clemson .[ 5] Penn in the regular season finale on March 5, but they lost 64–48, resulting in a three-way tie.[ 6] bye in the first round of the three-way playoff.[ 6] Yale in a one-game playoff with the winner to face Penn in a one-game championship. Princeton lost 76–60 on March 7 at The Palestra in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.[ 2] [ 3] [ 7] [ 8] National Invitation Tournament the team lost its first round contest against the Louisville Cardinals at Freedom Hall in Louisville , Kentucky on March 12 by a 66–65 score.[ 2] [ 8] jump shot with 5.3 seconds remaining.[ 4]
Schedule and results
The team posted a 16–12 (11-4 Ivy League) record.[ 9]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
Nov 15, 2001 *
at California
L 58–70 0–1
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Nov 16, 2001 *
vs. No. 10 Saint Joseph's
L 63–74 0–2
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Nov 24, 2001 *
at Florida International
L 44–49 0–3
Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida
Nov 28, 2001 *
Rider W 69–57 1–3
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 2, 2001 *
vs. No. 5 Maryland
L 53–61 1–4
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 3, 2001 *
vs. George Washington
L 57–60 1–5
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 8, 2001 *
Monmouth W 76–70 2–5
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 12, 2001 *
No. 4 Kansas
L 62–78 2–6
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 21, 2001 *
Lafayette W 67–61 3–6
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 29, 2001 *
at Rutgers
L 62–70 3–7
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 5, 2002 *
Holy Cross W 52–50 4–7
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 11, 2002 *
at Harvard
W 50–48 5–7
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 2002 *
at Dartmouth
W 57–46 6–7
Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Jan 28, 2002 *
McDaniel W 78–24 7–7
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 1, 2002
Columbia W 49–41 8–7
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 2, 2002
Cornell W 60–38 9–7
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 8, 2002
at Brown
W 70–56 10–7
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 9, 2002
at Yale
L 50–60 10–8
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 12, 2002
Penn L 38–62 10–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 15, 2002
Dartmouth W 79–68 11–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 16, 2002
Harvard W 70–59 12–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 22, 2002
Yale W 59–46 13–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 23, 2002
Brown W 73–47 14–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Mar 1, 2002
at Cornell
W 61–57 15–9
Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Mar 2, 2002
at Columbia
W 49–48 16–9
Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
Mar 5, 2002
at Penn
L 48–64 16–10
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 2002
at Yale Ivy League Play-off L 60–76 16–11
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 12, 2002 *
at Louisville First round L 65–66 16–12
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Ivy League Season Summary ^ a b c d "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. 40.^ a b "College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Late Jumper by Louisville Beats Princeton in N.I.T." The New York Times . Retrieved October 5, 2010 .^ "Division I Records" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association . p. 60. Retrieved October 4, 2010 .^ a b Finley, Bill (March 6, 2002). "College Basketball; 3-Way Playoff in Ivy League As Penn Rolls Over Princeton" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 5, 2010 . ^ Popper, Steve (March 8, 2002). "Basketball; Yale Holds Off Tigers And Holds On to Dream" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 5, 2010 . ^ a b 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 . ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results" . GoPrincetonTigers.com . Princeton University. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
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