Princeton Tigers women's basketball

The Princeton Tigers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey on the university campus. Princeton has won sixteen Ivy League championships and will make their ninth appearance in an NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in the 2022 tournament.^[2][3]

Princeton Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
University	Princeton University
First season	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
All-time record	771–567 (.576)
Head coach	Carla Berube (6th season)
Conference	Ivy League
Location	Princeton, New Jersey
Arena	Jadwin Gymnasium (capacity: 6,854)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and orange[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament second round
2015, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1976
Other AIAW tournament results Appearances Division II: 1976
Conference tournament champions
2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference regular-season champions
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Highlights

The Tigers first season was the 1971–72 season. They began play with their first ever game being played on February 2, 1972. The 2009–10 team began one of the best overall record streaks in Princeton women's basketball history. Entering the post-season with a 26–2 overall record, the Tigers were one of five teams in the country with two or fewer losses.^[4] The other four teams earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Sweeping the Ivy League with a 14–0 mark, the Tigers earned a No. 12 seed to the NCAA Tournament. In 2011–12, Princeton was the first-ever Ivy League women's team to receive a national ranking. The Tigers moved into the AP Top 25 Poll, earning a No. 24 national ranking in the Week 18 poll. The Tigers won their third consecutive Ivy League Championship that season and earned the No. 9 seed into the NCAA Tournament. In 2012–13, Princeton earned the No. 9 seed, after winning the Ivy League for the fourth consecutive season. Niveen Rasheed earned an Associated Press All-American recognition that season.^[3] The 2014–15 team finished the season 31–1, 14–0 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, which they lost to Maryland in the second round. The Tigers' No. 13 ranking in both the Associated Press Top-25 and USA Today Coaches polls are the highest in conference history. Princeton's No. 8 seed is the best an Ivy program has ever earned, and the Tigers' first round win over Green Bay was just the second NCAA victory for an Ivy team, joining No. 16 Harvard's upset over No. 1 Stanford in 1998.^[3]

During the 2016–17 season, head coach Courtney Banghart notched her 200th win, all within her Princeton tenure.^[5]

During the 2021–22 season, Abby Meyers led Princeton with 17.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, as she shot 45.9 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range. She ranked first in the conference in three-point percentage, effective field goal percentage, true shooting percentage, and player efficiency rating, second in scoring, third in 2-point field goal percentage (15.9%), and eighth in rebounds.^[6] She helped lead Princeton to a third consecutive Ivy League championship. Following the season she was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the All-Ivy First Team.^[7][8][9] She was also named an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, becoming the fourth All-American in program history.^[10]

2024–25 roster

2024–25 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown F 3 Tabitha Amanze 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Ogun, Nigeria G 10 Skye Belker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Los Angeles, CA G 24 Mari Bickley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Akron, OH F 11 Taylor Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elgin, IL G 13 Ashley Chea 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Montebello, CA F 14 Emily Eadie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Newport Beach, CA F 22 Parker Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Bethesda, MD G/F 2 Olivia Hutcherson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Johns Creek, GA F 5 Paige Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Summit, NJ G 21 Toby Nweke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Woodbine, MD G 1 Adaora Nwokeji 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Houston, TX G 32 Amelia Osgood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Brentwood, TN G 12 Cristina Parrella 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Closter, NJ G 23 Madison St. Rose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Old Bridge, NJ G/F 15 Fadima Tall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Silver Spring, MD F 44 Katie Thiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Seattle, WA	Head coach Carla Berube (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Lauren Battista (Bentley) Lauren Dillon (Tufts) Jordan Edwards (High Point) Lilly Paro (Tufts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 12, 2024

Coaches

Coaching records^[3]

Name	Years	W–L (%)
Penny Hinckley	1971–1974	15–13 (.536)
Pat Walsh	1974–1979	72–38 (.655)
Diane Schumacher	1979–1982	29–52 (.358)
Jeanne Foley	1982–1984	19–32 (.373)
Joan Kowalik	1984–1995	163–121 (.574)
Elizabeth Feeley	1995–2000	68–70 (.493)
Kevin Morris	2000–2001	2–25 (.074)
Richard Barron	2001–2007	74–91 (.448)
Courtney Banghart	2007–2019	254–103 (.711)
Carla Berube	2019–present	100–17 (.855)

Ivy League

Opponent	First Gm.	Last Gm.	W	L	Pct.
Brown University	1974	2024	58	31	.652
Columbia University	1978	2024	62	18	.775
Cornell University	1974	2024	66	21	.759
Dartmouth College	1976	2024	46	44	.511
Harvard University	1974	2024	53	42	.558
University of Pennsylvania	1974	2024	69	30	.697
Yale University	1972	2024	68	32	.680

Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Tigers have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 12 times. They have a combined record of 3–12.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	#11	First Round	#6 St. John's	L 47–65
2011	#12	First Round	#5 Georgetown	L 49–65
2012	#9	First Round	#8 Kansas State	L 64–67
2013	#9	First Round	#8 Florida State	L 44–60
2015	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Green Bay #1 Maryland	W 80–70 L 70–85
2016	#11	First Round	#6 West Virginia	L 65–74
2018	#12	First Round	#5 Maryland	L 57–77
2019	#11	First Round	#6 Kentucky	L 77–82
2022	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Kentucky #3 Indiana	W 69–62 L 55–56
2023	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 NC State #2 Utah	W 64–63 L 56-63
2024	#9	First Round	#8 West Virginia	L 53–63
2025	#11	First Four	#11 Iowa State	L 63–68

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Tigers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament. They had a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1976	First Round Quarterfinals	Fort Lewis West Georgia	W 72–47 L 58–59