Tigers hosting Arizona St. in non-league play
The Pac-12 is coming to Jadwin Gym.
Princeton will host Arizona State on Nov. 26 as part of its non-conference schedule, which the team announced on Tuesday. Other highlight games include a trips to Indiana and contests against San Francisco at the brand new Chase Center and Iona at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Coached by New Jersey schoolboy legend Bobby Hurley, the Sun Devils are returning a game that the Tigers won last season in Tempe. This is the first trip by a power-conference opponent to Jadwin Gym since Rutgers left with a 58-52 victory on Nov. 16, 2012.
The season opens on Nov. 5 with a trip to Pittsburgh to face Duquense of the Atlantic 10. That is immediately followed by a Nov. 9 west coast trip to face San Francisco at the Chase Center, the brand new arena that will house the Golden State Warriors.
The Tigers open their home slate on Nov. 13 against Lafayette before travelling to Indiana. That game will serve as a homecoming for coach Mitch Henderson and be the first meeting between the two schools since 1997.
Princeton squares off with two opponents from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference when it hosts Monmouth on Dec. 10 and later faces Iona on Dec. 17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Tigers beat both the Hawks and Gaels last season.
The non-league slate finishes with home titles against Hofstra and Lehigh before a home-andhome against Penn the first two weekends in January.
After breaking for exams, Ivy League play continues on Jan. 31 at home against Darmouth. The Ivy League Tournament is set for March 14 and 15 at Harvard. The top four teams qualify for the Ivy Tournament.
Princeton went 16-12 overall and 8-6 in the league and returns center Richmond Aririguzoh (12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds) and point guard Jaelin Llewellyn (10.1 points, 2.6 assists).