# 2021–22 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 10th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rutgers–Camden | W 94–28 | 1–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (950) Princeton, NJ |
| November 12, 2021* 9:30 pm, ESPNews | | vs. South Carolina Asheville Championship semifinals | W 66–62 | 2–0 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| November 14, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Minnesota Asheville Championship Game | L 80–87 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 80–61 | 3–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (953) Princeton, NJ |
| November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 81–80 | 4–1 | Gill Coliseum (3,368) Corvallis, OR |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 64–76 | 4–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,234) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 89–79 | 5–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,347) Princeton, NJ |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 77–81 | 5–3 | Mack Sports Complex (1,775) Hempstead, NY |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drexel | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,312) Princeton, NJ |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 82–69 | 7–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,126) Princeton, NJ |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 84–73 | 8–3 | Kirby Sports Center (1,345) Easton, PA |
| December 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 89–77 | 9–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (891) Princeton, NJ |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kean | W 100–59 | 10–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (917) Princeton, NJ |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 84–69 | 11–3 (1–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (35) Princeton, NJ |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 72–70 | 12–3 (2–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (42) Princeton, NJ |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 76–74 | 13–3 (3–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (56) Princeton, NJ |
| January 17, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | W 74–64 | 14–3 (4–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (167) Princeton, NJ |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 84–80 | 15–3 (5–0) | Leede Arena (327) Hanover, NH |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | L 74–80 | 15–4 (5–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (241) Princeton, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 83–88 | 15–5 (5–2) | Newman Arena (864) Ithaca, NY |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 85–63 | 16–5 (6–2) | Levien Gymnasium (84) New York, NY |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 85–40 | 17–5 (7–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (936) Princeton, NJ |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 69–50 | 18–5 (8–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (475) Providence, RI |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 81–75 | 19–5 (9–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,268) New Haven, CT |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNews/ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 74–67 | 20–5 (10–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,262) Princeton, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 74–73 | 21–5 (11–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,177) Allston, MA |
| March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 93–70 | 22–5 (12–2) | The Palestra (3,911) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2022 11:00 am, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Cornell Semifinals | W 77–73 | 23–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,160) Boston, MA |
| March 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Yale Championship | L 64–66 | 23–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,350) Boston, MA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at (3) VCU First Round – Texas A&M Bracket | L 79–90 | 23–7 | Siegel Center (2,743) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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