Princeton Tigers
| Princeton Tigers | |
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| University | Princeton University |
| Conference |
Ivy League ECAC Hockey Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Mollie Marcoux |
| Location | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Varsity teams | 31 teams |
| Football stadium | Princeton University Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| Ice hockey arena | Baker Rink |
| Baseball stadium | Bill Clarke Field |
| Soccer stadium | Roberts Stadium |
| Lacrosse stadium | Class of 1952 Stadium |
| Natatorium | Denunzio Pool |
| Other arenas | Shea Rowing Center |
| Mascot | The Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Fight song | Princeton Cannon Song |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Website | www |
The Princeton Tigers are the athletic teams of Princeton University. The school sponsors 31 varsity sports. The school has won several NCAA national championships, including one in men's fencing, six in men's lacrosse, three in women's lacrosse, and eight in men's golf. Princeton's men's and women's crews have also won numerous national rowing championships. The field hockey team made history in 2012 as the first Ivy League team to win the Division I NCAA Championship in field hockey.
Princeton's basketball team is perhaps the best-known team within the Ivy League. It is nicknamed the "perennial giant killer," a nickname that it acquired during Pete Carril's coaching career from 1967–1996. Its most notable upset was the 1996 defeat of defending NCAA champion UCLA in the tournament's opening round, Carril's final collegiate victory. In 1989, the team almost became the only #16 seed to win, losing to Georgetown 50-49, after leading 29–21 at the half. During that 29-year span, Pete Carril won thirteen Ivy League championships and received eleven NCAA berths and two NIT bids. Princeton placed third in the 1965 NCAA Tournament and won the NIT championship in 1975. The deliberate "Princeton offense" is a legacy of his coaching career. It is employed by a number of other collegiate basketball teams.
From 1992–2001, a nine-year span, the men's basketball team entered the NCAA tournament four times. Notably, the Ivy League has never had an at-large entry in the NCAA tournament. For the last half-century, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania have traditionally battled for men's basketball dominance in the Ivy League; Princeton had its first losing season in 50 years of Ivy League basketball in 2005. Princeton tied the record for fewest points in a Division I game since the 3-point line started in 1986–87 when they scored 21 points in a loss against Monmouth University on December 14, 2005.
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