1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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1998–1999 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Princeton Tigers logo.svg
Champions
ConferenceIvy League
1998–1999 record22–8 (11–3, 2nd Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
1998–99 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Penn 13 1   .929     21 6   .778
Princeton 11 3   .786     22 8   .733
Dartmouth 10 4   .714     14 12   .538
Harvard 7 7   .500     13 13   .500
Cornell 6 8   .429     11 15   .423
Columbia 5 9   .357     10 16   .385
Brown 2 12   .143     4 22   .154
Yale 2 12   .143     4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Brian Earl and .[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament.[3]

Using the Princeton offense, the team had a midseason eleven-game winning streak and posted a 22–8 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.[2] On March 10, the team came back from a 23-point half time deficit and a 27-point deficit with 15:11 remaining against the Penn Quakers to win 50–49.[4] Although the team failed to secure an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team defeated several entrants in the tournament including the UAB Blazers and conference foe Penn as well as wins on back-to-back nights against Texas and Charlotte to win the 8-team held in Honolulu, Hawaii. As of 2010, the 27-point comeback from 13–40 with 15:11 remaining to win 50–49 over Penn on February 9, 1999, remains the fifth-largest comeback and fourth-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. That game's 9–33 half time deficit comeback remains the second-largest comeback.[5] In the National Invitation Tournament the team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 54–47 at home on March 10, 1998[6] and the NC State Wolfpack 61–58 on March 15 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina[7] before losing to the Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 17 by a 65–58 score.[2][8][9]

The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selections Lewullis and Earl, who won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Chris Young.[3] The team won the eleventh of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 52.7 points allowed average.[10] Earl ended his Princeton career as the Ivy League's all-time three-point field goal with 281, surpassing Matt Maloney's 244. The total continues to be the all-time record.[11] He also achieved a 90.9% free throw percentage in conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 40.
  4. ^ Tooke, Wes (March 10, 1999). "Miracle at the Palestra". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 38. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Popper, Steve (March 11, 1999). "College Basketball: N.I.T. Roundup; Princeton Gains Date With the Wolfpack". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "College Basketball: Men'sI.T.; Young's 24 Propel Princeton". The New York Times. March 16, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "Colleges: National Invitation Tournament; Xavier Gains Semifinal At Princeton's Expense". The New York Times. March 18, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  11. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 49.
  12. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 52.
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