2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–12 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Brett MacConnell Skye Ettin Jonathan Jones
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Harvard	10	–	4		.714			19	–	12		.613
x-Yale †	10	–	4		.714			22	–	8		.733
Princeton	8	–	6		.571			16	–	12		.571
Penn	7	–	7		.500			19	–	12		.613
Cornell	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Brown	7	–	7		.500			20	–	12		.625
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Dartmouth	2	–	12		.143			11	–	19		.367
x Ivy League co-champions
† 2019 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 13–16 (5–9 in Ivy League play), which tied for fifth place with the Columbia Lions. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Aaron Young	0	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Falls Church, VA	Graduated
Mike LeBlanc	4	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Dover, DE	Graduated
Amir Bell	5	G	6'3"	190	Senior	East Brunswick, NJ	Graduated
Alec Brennan	35	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Weston, MA	Graduated

Roster

2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaelin Llewellyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal School Mississauga F 1 Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr La Mirada La Mirada, CA G 2 Jose Morales 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hun School Miramar, FL G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Marian Mishawaka, IN G 4 Max Johns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Woodberry Forest School High Point, NC F 5 Drew Friberg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr State College State College, PA G 10 Charlie Bagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Don Bosco Glen Ridge, NJ G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Harborfields Greenlawn, NY G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ F 13 Will Gladson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chaminade College Prep Chesterfield, MO G 14 Ethan Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Newton North Newton Center, MA G 15 Ryan Schwieger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Weddington Matthews, NC F 22 Jerome Desrosiers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Saint-Hyacinthe, QC F 23 Elijah Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mater Dei Middletown, NJ F 31 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH F 33 Sebastian Much 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So JSerra Catholic Laguna Niguel, CA C 34 Richmond Aririguzoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Trenton Catholic Ewing, NJ F 35 Colby Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Monroe Monroe, WA	Head coach Mitch Henderson (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Brett MacConnell (Rutgers) Skye Ettin (TCNJ) Jonathan Jones (Kean) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

On December 29, Princeton defeated number 17-ranked Arizona State after Richmond Aririguzoh made a pair of free throws with 24.8 seconds left to provide the final 67–66 margin of victory.^[1] It was Princeton's first win over a ranked opponent since defeating the 25-ranked 2011–12 Harvard Crimson on February 11, 2012, and the school's first win over a top-20 opponent since head coach Henderson was a player on the 1995–96 Princeton team that upset the UCLA Bruins in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[1][2]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		DeSales	W 85–51	1–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,523) Princeton, NJ
November 16, 2018* 8:30 pm		at Lehigh	L 57–72	1–1	Stabler Arena (1,171) Bethlehem, PA
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 66–77	1–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,291) Princeton, NJ
November 24, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	W 60–57	2–2	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,050) West Long Branch, NJ
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 73–59	3–2	Cross Insurance Center (1,113) Bangor, ME
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 73–52	4–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,932) Princeton, NJ
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 82–92	4–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,668) Princeton, NJ
December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's MSG Holiday Festival	L 74–89	4–4	Madison Square Garden (10,078) New York City, NY
December 15, 2018* 11:30 am		vs. Iona Boardwalk Classic	W 85–81	5–4	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
December 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 2 Duke	L 50–101	5–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		at LaFayette	W 81–79	6–5	Kirby Sports Center (1,134) Easton, PA
December 29, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N		at No. 17 Arizona State	W 67–66	7–5	Wells Fargo Arena (10,030) Tempe, AZ
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	W 68–65	8–5 (1–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (4,212) Princeton, NJ
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	W 62–53	9–5 (2–0)	The Palestra (6,179) Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Wesley	W 91–62	10–5	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,845) Princeton, NJ
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY		at Columbia	W 55–43	11–5 (3–0)	Levien Gymnasium (1,932) New York City, NY
February 2, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 70–61	12–5 (4–0)	Newman Arena (1,807) Ithaca, NY
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	L 60–74	12–6 (4–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,767) New Haven, CT
February 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown	L 70–78	12–7 (4–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,724) Providence, RI
February 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews		Harvard	L 69–78	12–8 (4–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,945) Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 69–68	13–8 (5–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,322) Princeton, NJ
February 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	W 68–59	14–8 (6–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,840) Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 79–61	15–8 (7–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,940) Princeton, NJ
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 77–76 OT	16–8 (8–3)	Leede Arena (781) Hanover, NH
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 58–66	16–9 (8–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
March 8, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	L 63–67	16–10 (8–5)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,482) Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP+		Yale	L 59–81	16–11 (8–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,794) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League tournament
March 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU	(3)	(2) Yale	L 77–83	16–12	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Princeton stuns No. 17 Arizona State 67–66". ESPN. Associated Press. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
2. "Princeton Stuns No. 17 Arizona State, 67–66". GoPrincetonTigers.com. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
3. 2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule