Princeton Tigers

The Princeton Tigers play at Jadwin Gymnasium and stand among the most successful and influential programs in Ivy League history. Princeton's basketball identity is built on a deliberate, backdoor-cutting offensive system that has punched above its weight against far more talented opponents for decades. The Tigers have produced legendary players and one of the sport's most iconic coaches, and remain a perennial Ivy League contender. Few mid-major-style programs anywhere have had as much national influence on how the game is taught and played.

Princeton reached the 1965 Final Four behind three-time All-American Bill Bradley, who was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player despite Princeton's loss in the national semifinal. Legendary coach Pete Carril took over in 1967 and coached for 29 seasons, winning 13 Ivy League titles, including a perfect 14-0 conference record in 1968-69. Carril's 1975 team won the National Invitation Tournament, still the only time an Ivy League team has won that title. His famously deliberate offense produced iconic NCAA Tournament upsets, including a near-miss against top-seeded Georgetown in 1989 and a first-round win over defending champion UCLA in his final season, 1996.