Caden Pierce

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Caden Pierce
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Pierce with Princeton in 2023
No. 3–Princeton Tigers
Position Small forward
League Ivy League
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Glenbard West
(Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
College Princeton (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards

Caden Spencer Pierce is an American college basketball player for the Princeton Tigers who was named the 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year.

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Early life and high school career

Pierce grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and attended Glenbard West High School. [1] He averaged 12.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.2 steals, and 4.5 blocks per game as a senior as the Hilltoppers went 37–1 and won the Class 4A IHSA State Championship. [2] Pierce committed to playing college basketball for Princeton over offers from Loyola (Maryland) and St. Thomas (Minnesota). [3] He also played golf at Glenbard West and was an All-West Suburban Conference as a junior and senior. [4]

College career

Pierce entered his freshman season at Princeton as the Tigers' starting small forward. [5] He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year at the end of the season. [6] Pierce led the Tigers with eight rebounds in the team's 59–55 upset win over 2-seed Arizona in the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament and made two free throws at the end of the game. [7] He scored nine points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Princeton's second round 78–63 win over Missouri. [8] As a freshman, Pierce averaged 8.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game and won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Princeton 323129.9.426.325.6507.31.2.7.68.2

Personal life

Both of Pierce's parents were athletes at Northwestern University, with his father playing football and his mother playing volleyball. [9] [10] His older brother, Alec Pierce, plays wide receiver in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts. [11] [12] Another brother, Justin, played college basketball at William & Mary and North Carolina and currently plays professionally in Europe. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Glenbard West Pierce's clutch baskets down stretch help Princeton stuns Arizona". Daily Herald . March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ O’Brien, Michael (March 4, 2022). "2022 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area basketball team". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Henrickson, Joe (October 4, 2021). "Glenbard West's Caden Pierce commits to Princeton". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Boys Golf: Caden Pierce, power-packed Glenbard West lineup poised for a return trip to state". Shaw Local . August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Freshmen Jack Scott, Caden Pierce add sparks to revamped Princeton men's basketball". Trentonian . November 30, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ Franko, Kyle (March 13, 2023). "Princeton men's basketball's Ivy Rookie of the Year Caden Pierce is a star in the making". Trentonian . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Chicagoland to Princeton to Sweet 16? Blake Peters, Caden Pierce shining in the moment". Chicago Sun-Times . March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Pierce family's competitive nature runs deep". Daily Herald . May 27, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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  14. ↑ Keefer, Zak (December 14, 2022). "Colts rookie Alec Pierce aims high: 'That's either my football, or it's nobody's'". The Athletic . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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