1990–91 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
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The 1990–91 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University
in intercollegiate college basketball
during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach
was Pete Carril
and the team captain
was Kit Mueller
. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium
on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey
. The team was the undefeated champion of the Ivy League
, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
where they were seeded eighth in the East Region.
The team posted a 24–3 overall record and a 14–0 conference record using the Princeton offense
. When the team beat 55–27 on January 11, 1991, it established a new National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I record for fewest points allowed (since 1986), breaking its own record set the prior year. The record would last until March 2, 1992. On February 8, 1991 against , Sean Jackson made all five of his three point field goal attempts, which tied the Ivy League single-game record for most made without a miss set three years earlier by Princeton Tigers Dave Orlandini and Bob Scrabis. These stood as unsurpassed as the Ivy League record until future Princeton Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson
made all six for Princeton on February 28, 1997. In a March 15, 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional first round game at the Carrier Dome
in against the , they lost by a 50–48 margin. The Tigers led 30–25 at halftime, but lost on a shot in the final second of regulation play. Princeton's number eight seed was a record for the highest seed by an Ivy League school at the time.
During the season, the team spent six weeks (one week in mid December and the final five weeks of the season) of the seventeen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-five Poll
, peaking at number eighteen where it ended the season. The team finished the season ranked twentieth in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Jackson and Mueller, who repeated as the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
while earning first team Academic All-America
recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America
. Mueller shot 62.5% on his field goals to earn the third of three Ivy League statistical championships for field goal percentage
. Jackson led the Ivy League in three point shooting percentage in conference games with a 55.4% average and established the Ivy League single-season record for conference games with 56 made. The team won the third of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring
defense with a 48.9 points allowed average.
Home games in CAPS
.
NCAA Tournament
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in intercollegiate college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
was Pete Carril
Pete Carril
Peter J. "Pete" Carril is a former collegiate head coach and former NBA assistant with the Sacramento Kings.-Early years:...
and the team captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
was Kit Mueller
Kit Mueller
Christopher J. "Kit" Mueller is a retired American basketball player. He played high school basketball in the Chicago metropolitan area for Downers Grove South High School...
. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium
Jadwin Gymnasium
The L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium is a 6,854-seat multi-purpose arena in Princeton, New Jersey. The arena opened in 1969. It is home to the Princeton University Tigers basketball team...
on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. The team was the undefeated champion of the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
where they were seeded eighth in the East Region.
The team posted a 24–3 overall record and a 14–0 conference record using the Princeton offense
Princeton offense
The Princeton offense is an offensive basketball strategy which emphasizes constant motion, passing, back-door cuts, and disciplined teamwork. It was used and perfected at Princeton University by Pete Carril, though its roots may be traced back to Franklin “Cappy” Cappon, who coached Princeton...
. When the team beat 55–27 on January 11, 1991, it established a new National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I record for fewest points allowed (since 1986), breaking its own record set the prior year. The record would last until March 2, 1992. On February 8, 1991 against , Sean Jackson made all five of his three point field goal attempts, which tied the Ivy League single-game record for most made without a miss set three years earlier by Princeton Tigers Dave Orlandini and Bob Scrabis. These stood as unsurpassed as the Ivy League record until future Princeton Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson
Sydney Johnson
Sydney Johnson is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach at Fairfield University for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. Previously, Johnson was the head coach at Princeton University from 2007 to 2011 where he led the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team to the...
made all six for Princeton on February 28, 1997. In a March 15, 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional first round game at the Carrier Dome
Carrier Dome
The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The...
in against the , they lost by a 50–48 margin. The Tigers led 30–25 at halftime, but lost on a shot in the final second of regulation play. Princeton's number eight seed was a record for the highest seed by an Ivy League school at the time.
During the season, the team spent six weeks (one week in mid December and the final five weeks of the season) of the seventeen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-five Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
, peaking at number eighteen where it ended the season. The team finished the season ranked twentieth in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Jackson and Mueller, who repeated as the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Ivy League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1974–75 season. There have been five players honored on two occasions: Craig Robinson, Kit Mueller, Jerome Allen, Ugonna Onyekwe and...
while earning first team Academic All-America
Academic All-America
Academic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program...
recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America
College Sports Information Directors of America
College Sports Information Directors of Americaor CoSIDA is the organization that has since 1952 bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association —covering all NCAA championship sports—and NAIA...
. Mueller shot 62.5% on his field goals to earn the third of three Ivy League statistical championships for field goal percentage
Field goal percentage
Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Three-point field goals are included in this percentage. Instead of using scales of 0 to 100%, the scale .000 to 1.000 is commonly used. A higher field goal percentage denotes...
. Jackson led the Ivy League in three point shooting percentage in conference games with a 55.4% average and established the Ivy League single-season record for conference games with 56 made. The team won the third of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring
Point (basketball)
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....
defense with a 48.9 points allowed average.
Regular season
The team posted a 24-3 (14-0 Ivy League) record.| Cleveland State ! | W | 70-57 | |
| Coastal Carolina ! | W | 42-39 | |
| Lafayette | W | 45-36 | |
| Lehigh | W | 57-40 | |
| St. Mary’s (Calif.) @ | W | 63-45 | |
| Iona @ | W | 58-50 | |
| Rutgers | W | 58-45 | |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | L | 35-69 | |
| Cal-Santa Barbara # | W | 67-51 | |
| Santa Clara # | L | 53-59 | |
| YALE | W | 55-27 | |
| BROWN | W | 67-42 | |
| ELIZABETHTOWN | W | 82-45 | |
| DARTMOUTH | W | 64-52 | |
| HARVARD | W | 75-59 | |
| Pennsylvania | W | 60-47 | |
| Cornell | W | 84-40 | |
| Columbia | W | 65-47 | |
| Brown | W | 79-63 | |
| Yale | W | 59-54 | |
| COLUMBIA | W | 56-33 | |
| CORNELL | W | 68-53 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA | W | 63-56 | |
| Harvard | W | 79-64 | |
| Dartmouth | W | 56-49 | |
| Loyola Marymount | W | 76-48 | |
| Villanova $ | L | 48-50 |
- ! = North Coast Tournament at Cleveland
- @ = Manufacturers Hanover Classic at New Rochelle, N.Y.
- # = Cable Car Classic at Santa Clara, Calif.
- $ = NCAA East Regional at Syracuse, N.Y.
Home games in CAPS
NCAA tournament
The team was seeded eighth in the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
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NCAA Tournament
- 3/15/91 in Syracuse, N.Y.: (9) Villanova 50, (8) Princeton 48
Awards and honors
- Kit MuellerKit MuellerChristopher J. "Kit" Mueller is a retired American basketball player. He played high school basketball in the Chicago metropolitan area for Downers Grove South High School...
- Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the YearIvy League Men's Basketball Player of the YearThe Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Ivy League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1974–75 season. There have been five players honored on two occasions: Craig Robinson, Kit Mueller, Jerome Allen, Ugonna Onyekwe and...
- First Team All-Ivy League
- Academic All-AmericaAcademic All-AmericaAcademic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program...
- Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- Sean Jackson
- First Team All-Ivy League
- Chris Marquardt
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy League
See also
- Princeton Tigers men's basketballPrinceton Tigers men's basketballThe Princeton Tigers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in...
- 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by schoolNCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by schoolThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school, as of 2011. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament....
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time team recordsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time team recordsThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time records, as of 2010. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament...