2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 11th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions
Ivy League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIvy League
Record23–9 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrett MacConnell
Assistant coaches
  • Skye Ettin
  • Lawrence Rowley
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Yale104 .714219 .700
Princeton104 .714239 .719
Penn95 .6431713 .567
Cornell77 .5001711 .607
Brown77 .5001413 .519
Dartmouth68 .4291018 .357
Harvard59 .3571414 .500
Columbia212 .143722 .241
2023 Ivy League Tournament winner
Princeton's Caden Pierce and Brown's Nana Owusu-Anane

The Tigers defeated No. 2 seed Arizona to become the eleventh No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the Tournament's history.[1] They then defeated No. 7 seed Missouri to become the fourth No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, making it three consecutive years a No. 15 seed has accomplished the feat.[2][3] Princeton's Cinderella run came to an end with a 75–86 loss to Creighton in the Sweet Sixteen, marking the Tigers' farthest advance in the NCAA Tournament since 1967.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 23–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish as Ivy League regular season champions. They defeated Cornell in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament[4] before losing to Yale in the championship game.[5] As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Tigers received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. There they lost to VCU in the first round.[6]

Roster

2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Darius Gakwasi6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg)SoPortland, Oregon
F2Leyi Adebayo6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg)JrMelbourne, Australia
G3Ryan Langborg6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg)SrSan Diego, California
G4Xaivian Lee6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)167 lb (76 kg)FrToronto, Canada
G5Jack Scott6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)197 lb (89 kg)FrDenver, Colorado
G11Konrad Kiszka6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrNewtown, Pennsylvania
F12Caden Pierce6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrGlen Ellyn, Illinois
G13Deven Austin6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrVernon, Connecticut
G14Matt Allocco6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg)JrHilliard, Ohio
F20Tosan Evbuomwan6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg)SrNewcastle, England
G24Blake Peters6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoEvanston, Illinois
F25Jacob O'Connell6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrVoorhees, New Jersey
F32Keeshawn Kellman6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrAllentown, Pennsylvania
F33Vernon Collins6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)223 lb (101 kg)FrChocowinity, North Carolina
F43Philip Byriel6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)SoDrums, Pennsylvania
F54Zach Martini6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrWarren, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 29, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
HofstraL 77–83 0–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,112)
Princeton, NJ
November 11, 2022*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at Navy
Veteran's Classic
L 73–74 0–2
Alumni Hall (2,889)
Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMBCW 94–64 1–2
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,097)
Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at MaristW 62–55 2–2
McCann Arena (823)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 24, 2022*
2:30 pm, Hoopsfix
vs. Army
London Basketball Classic
W 74–66 3–2
Copper Box Arena 
London, England
November 26, 2022*
12:00 pm, Hoopsfix
vs. Northeastern
London Basketball Classic
W 56–54 4–2
Copper Box Arena (2,074)
London, England
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CairnW 92–58 5–2
Jadwin Gymnasium (742)
Princeton, NJ
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at DrexelW 83–63 6–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
LafayetteW 69–58 7–2
Jadwin Gymnasium (920)
Princeton, NJ
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MonmouthW 91–54 8–2
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,372)
Princeton, NJ
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
vs. IonaL 64–70 8–3
Harwood Arena (496)
Union, NJ
December 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
DelawareL 69–76 8–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,599)
Princeton, NJ
December 23, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
KeanW 88–70 9–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (832)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League regular season
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
HarvardW 69–66 10–4
(1–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,866)
Princeton, NJ
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at ColumbiaW 68–49 11–4
(2–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,027)
New York, NY
January 7, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at CornellW 75–68 12–4
(3–0)
Newman Arena (554)
Ithaca, NY
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at BrownL 70–72 12–5
(3–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,030)
Providence, RI
January 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
Rivalry
W 72–60 13–5
(4–1)
The Palestra (3,861)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
DartmouthW 93–90 OT14–5
(5–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,678)
Princeton, NJ
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at YaleL 65–87 14–6
(5–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,041)
New Haven, CT
February 3, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CornellW 89–82 15–6
(6–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,241)
Princeton, NJ
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
ColumbiaW 88–66 16–6
(7–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,686)
Princeton, NJ
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at DartmouthL 76–83 16–7
(7–3)
Leede Arena (887)
Hanover, NH
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BrownW 78–67 17–7
(8–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,750)
Princeton, NJ
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
YaleL 83–93 OT17–8
(8–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,629)
Princeton, NJ
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at HarvardW 58–56 18–8
(9–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
March 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
Rivalry + Title Decider
W 77–69 OT19–8
(10–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,243)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Tournament
March 11, 2023
1:30pm, ESPNU
(2) (3) Penn
Semifinals
W 77–70 20–8
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,509)
Princeton, NJ
March 12, 2023
12:00pm, ESPN2
(2) (1) Yale
Championship
W 74–65 21–8
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,607)
Princeton, NJ
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
4:10 pm, TNT
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 8 Arizona
First Round
W 59–55 22–8
Golden 1 Center (14,896)
Sacramento, CA
March 18, 2023*
6:10 pm, TNT
(15 S) vs. (7 S) No. 23 Missouri
Second Round
W 78–63 23–8
Golden 1 Center 
Sacramento, CA
March 24, 2023*
9:00 p.m., TBS
(15 S) vs. (6 S) Creighton
Sweet Sixteen
L 75–86 23–9
KFC Yum! Center (20,289)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[7][8]

References