2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
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Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
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NCAA Tournament, First Round
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 2016–17 record | 23–7 (14–0 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Mitch Henderson (6th year) |
| Assistant coach | Kerry Kittles |
| Assistant coach | Brett MacConnell |
| Assistant coach | Skye Ettin |
| Home arena | Jadwin Gymnasium |
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| Princeton † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner |
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The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament champinoship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame.
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.
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Senior Steven Cook was named a third team Academic All-America selection on March 2. Mitch Henderson was a unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year selection. Senior forward Spencer Weisz was selected as Ivy League Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree. Myles Stephens was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a All-Ivy League first team honoree. Steven Cook was also a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree. Stephens was the most outstanding player of the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, and Cook was also on the All-Tournament team. The tournament was the inaugural Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament By virtue of winning the tournament, the team earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so. Steven Cook was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 13 first-team on March 22. Spencer Weisz and Devin Cannady were second team selections.
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