2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Princeton Tigers logo.svg
Ivy League regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference Ivy League
Record24–5 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrett MacConnell
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Gore
  • Lawrence Rowley
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
  2022–23
2024–25  
2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton 122 .857245  .828
Yale113 .7862310  .697
Cornell 113 .786228  .733
Brown 86 .5711318  .419
Harvard 59 .3571413  .519
Columbia 410 .2861314  .481
Penn 311 .2141118  .379
Dartmouth 212 .143621  .222
2024 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

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Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–9, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish as Ivy League regular season co-champions. [1] In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Penn in the semifinals [2] and Yale in the championship game, earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. [3] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the South Region. [4] In the first round, they upset #2 seed Arizona, earning the Tigers their first NCAA tournament win since 1998. [5] In the second round, they continued their winning ways, upsetting #7 seed Missouri, marking the 3rd consecutive tournament, and 4th overall, that a #15 seed advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. [6] That's where their run would end, losing to Creighton. [7]

Roster

2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0Ryan Duncan6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Xaivian Lee 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)171 lb(78 kg)So Toronto, Canada
F 3 Caden Pierce 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)So Glen Ellyn, Illinois
G 5Jack Scott6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)199 lb(90 kg)So Pelican Island, New Jersey
G/F 10Derek Sangster6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)197 lb(89 kg)Fr Sunnyvale, California
G 11Darius Gakwasi6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)Jr Portland, Oregon
F 12Jacob Huggins6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Oak Park, California
G 13Deven Austin6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Vernon, Connecticut
G 14Matt Allocco6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)197 lb(89 kg)Sr Hilliard, Ohio
G 21Jackson Hicke6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Radnor, Pennsylvania
G 22Dalen Davis6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)196 lb(89 kg)Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 24Blake Peters6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)197 lb(89 kg)Jr Evanston, Illinois
F 33Vernon Collins6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)224 lb(102 kg)So Chocowinity, North Carolina
F 43Philip Byriel6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)225 lb(102 kg)Jr Drums, Pennsylvania
F 54Zach Martini6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)235 lb(107 kg)Sr Warren, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm,  Peacock
vs.  Rutgers
Rivalry
W 68–61 1–0
CURE Insurance Arena  (6,103)
Trenton, NJ
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm,  FloHoops
at  Hofstra W 74–67 2–0
Mack Sports Complex  (3,217)
Hempstead, NY
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+
at  Duquesne W 70–67 3–0
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse  (2,877)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at  Monmouth W 82–57 4–0
OceanFirst Bank Center  (2,656)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 22, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Old Dominion W 76–56 5–0
Chartway Arena  (4,651)
Norfolk, VA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern W 80–66 6–0
Jadwin Gymnasium  (2,470)
Princeton, NJ
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Bucknell W 85–71 7–0
Sojka Pavilion  (834)
Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 70–69 8–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,142)
Princeton, NJ
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drexel W 81–70 9–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,478)
Princeton, NJ
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Saint Joseph's L 70–74 9–1
Hagan Arena  (3,004)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryn Athyn W 92–40 10–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (995)
Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Delaware Valley W 84–53 11–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,331)
Princeton, NJ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at  Delaware W 84–82 12–1
Bob Carpenter Center  (3,340)
Newark, DE
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard W 89–58 13–1
(1–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,831)
Princeton, NJ
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 76–58 14–1
(2–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,872)
Princeton, NJ
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Columbia W 70–62 15–1
(3–0)
Levien Gymnasium  (2,307)
New York, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Cornell L 68–83 15–2
(3–1)
Newman Arena  
Ithaca, NY
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at  Yale L 64–70 15–3
(3–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater  (2,532)
New Haven, CT
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Brown W 70–60 16–3
(4–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center  (1,350)
Providence, RI
February 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
Rivalry
W 77–70 17–3
(5–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,290)
Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BrownW 72–63 18–3
(6–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,533)
Princeton, NJ
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm,  ESPN2/ESPN+
YaleW 73–62 19–3
(7–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,358)
Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at HarvardW 66–53 20–3
(8–2)
Lavietes Pavilion  (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at DartmouthW 68–56 21–3
(9–2)
Leede Arena  (937)
Hanover, NH
March 1, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
ColumbiaW 84–70 22–3
(10–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,712)
Princeton, NJ
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CornellW 79–77 23–3
(11–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,409)
Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
Rivalry
W 105–83 24–3
(12–2)
The Palestra  (4,488)
Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League tournament
March 16, 2024
11:00 am, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Brown
Semifinals
L 81–90 24–4
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
NIT
March 20, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) UNLV
First Round - Seton Hall Bracket
L 77–84 24–5
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,708)
Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources: [8] [9]

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