Princeton Tigers women's basketball

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Princeton Tigers
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UniversityPrinceton University
First season1972
All-time record771–567 (.576)
Head coach Carla Berube (4th season)
Conference Ivy League
Location Princeton, New Jersey
Arena Jadwin Gymnasium
(Capacity: 6,854)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsBlack and orange [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament second round
2015, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1976
AIAW tournament 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

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]

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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]

2023-24 roster

2023–24 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
F 3Tabitha Amanze6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)So Ogun, Nigeria
G 10Skye Belker5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Los Angeles, CA
G 24Mari Bickley5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Akron, OH
F 11Taylor Charles6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Elgin, IL
G 13Ashley Chea5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)Fr Montebello, CA
G 20Kaitlyn Chen5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr San Marino, CA
F 22Parker Hill6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)Jr Bethesda, MD
G/F 2Olivia Hutcherson5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Fr Johns Creek, GA
G 21Margo Mattes5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Brookline, MA
F 00Ellie Mitchell6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Sr Chevy Chase, MD
F 5Paige Morton6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Jr Summit, NJ
G 25Chet Nweke6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Sr Woodbine, MD
G 1Adaora Nwokeji5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)Jr Houston, TX
G 32Amelia Osgood5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Jr Brentwood, TN
G 23Madison St. Rose5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)So Old Bridge, NJ
G/F 15Fadima Tall6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Silver Spring, MD
F 44Katie Thiers6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2023

Coaches

Coaching records [3]
NameYearsW–L (%)
Penny Hinckley1971–197415–13 (.536)
Pat Walsh1974–197972–38 (.655)
Diane Schumacher1979–198229–52 (.358)
Jeanne Foley1982–198419–32 (.373)
Joan Kowalik1984–1995163–121 (.574)
Elizabeth Feeley1995–200068–70 (.493)
Kevin Morris2000–20012–25 (.074)
Richard Barron 2001–200774–91 (.448)
Courtney Banghart 2007–2019254–103 (.711)
Carla Berube 2019–present75–12 (.862)

Ivy League

OpponentFirst Gm.Last Gm.WLPct.
Brown University 197420235631.644
Columbia University 197820236017.779
Cornell University 197420236421.753
Dartmouth College 197620234444.500
Harvard University 197420235142.548
University of Pennsylvania 197420236630.688
Yale University 197220236632.673

Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Tigers have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament eleven times. They have a record of 3–11.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2010 First Round#6 St. John'sL 47–65
2011 First Round#5 GeorgetownL 49–65
2012 First Round#8 Kansas StateL 64–67
2013 First Round#8 Florida StateL 44–60
2015 First Round
Second Round		#9 Green Bay
#1 Maryland		W 80–70
L 70–85
2016 First Round#6 West VirginiaL 65–74
2018 First Round#5 MarylandL 57–77
2019 First Round#6 KentuckyL 77–82
2022 First Round
Second Round		#6 Kentucky
#3 Indiana		W 69–62
L 55–56
2023 First Round
Second Round		#7 NC State
#2 Utah 		W 64–63
L 56-63
2024 First Round#8 West VirginiaL 53–63

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Tigers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1976 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Fort Lewis
West Georgia 		W, 72–47
L, 58–59

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