1975–76 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

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1975–76
1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Regional quarterfinals
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19t
Record22–5 (14–0, 1st Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
1975–76 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 14 – 0   1.000 22 – 5   .815
Penn 11 – 3   .786 17 – 9   .654
Dartmouth 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Columbia 6 – 8   .429 8 – 17   .320
Brown 6 – 8   .429 7 – 19   .269
Yale 5 – 9   .357 7 – 21   .250
Cornell 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308
Harvard 3 – 11   .214 8 – 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1975–76 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented

1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[3]

The team posted a 22–5 overall record and a 14–0 conference record.

Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.[2][3][5]

During the season, the team spent two weeks of the seventeen-week season ranked in the

blocked shots against William & Mary on January 6, 1976, which established an Ivy League record that would stand until Chris Dudley had nine on February 14, 1987. It remains a league record for non-conference games.[10] In the same game, Frank Sowinski made all twelve of his free throws to find his way into the Ivy League's record books although short of Bill Bradley's perfect 16 free throw night and the Ivy League record of 21.[11] Michael Steurer had eight steals against Columbia on February 6, 1976, which established an Ivy League record that would stand until March 5, 1983.[10]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection

free throw percentage statistical champion with an 84.8% average.[11] He also surpassed Tim van Blommesteyn's Ivy League single-season steals record set the prior season by one with 73, establishing a record that would last twenty-four years.[10]

Schedule and results

The team posted a 22–5 (14–0 Ivy League) record.[13]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1975*
 Drexel W 67–48  1–0
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 3, 1975*
 at Navy W 60–59  2–0
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 6, 1975*
 Lafayette W 84–65  3–0
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 9, 1975*
 Villanova L 49–51  3–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 19, 1975*
 vs. 
Miami (OH)
Michigan Invitational 		L 61–66  3–2
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 20, 1975*
 vs. Southern Illinois
Michigan Invitational 		W 69–58  4–2
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 29, 1975*
 vs. No. 8 Alabama
Maryland Invitational 		W 61–59  5–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1975*
 at No. 2 
Maryland
Maryland Invitational 		L 59–66  5–3
 Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1976
 Penn W 63–39  6–3
(1–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 6, 1976*
 William & Mary W 64–63  7–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1976
 at Harvard W 62–57  8–3
(2–0) 		Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jan 10, 1976
 at Dartmouth W 59–38  9–3
(3–0) 		Alumni Gym 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Jan 13, 1976*
 at Saint Joseph's W 56–46  10–3
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1976*
 No. 9 St. John's W 58–55 OT 11–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 27, 1976
 No. 17 at Penn W 69–52  12–3
(4–0)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1976*
 No. 15 No. 7 Rutgers L 62–75  12–4
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1976*
 No. 15 Columbia W 69–53  13–4
(5–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 7, 1976*
 No. 15 Cornell W 53–35  14–4
(6–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1976
 at Brown W 56–47  15–4
(7–0) 		Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 14, 1976
 at Yale W 49–48  16–4
(8–0) 		John J. Lee Ampitheater 
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 20, 1976
 Dartmouth W 74–51  17–4
(9–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 21, 1976
 Harvard W 69–48  18–4
(10–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1976*
 Yale W 68–53  19–4
(11–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 28, 1976
 Brown W 70–59  20–4
(12–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Mar 5, 1976
 at Cornell W 72–58  21–4
(13–0) 		Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Mar 6, 1976
 at Columbia W 46–44  22–4
(14–0)
New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1976*
 vs. No. 3 Rutgers
First round 		L 53–54  22–5
Providence Civic Center
 
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP Top 20 Poll[6]
 - - - - - - - - - - 19 17 - - - - - -

NCAA tournament

The team won the

1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[14][15]

3/13/76 in Providence, R.I.: Rutgers 54, Princeton 53

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[17][18]

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1976
 1 9 Armond Hill Atlanta Hawks
1976 3 10 Barnes Hauptfuhrer Houston Rockets
1978
 9 1 Frank Sowinski
New Jersey Nets

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1975-76 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 30. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ProQuest 281391790
    . Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  7. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  8. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  9. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 42. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 54. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ a b 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 52. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. ^ 2009–10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 35. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  13. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  14. ^ a b c d e "1975–76 Ivy Men's Basketball". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "1976 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  16. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  17. ^ "1976 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  18. ^ "1978 NBA Draft". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
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