# 2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 13–16 (5–9 in Ivy League play), which tied for fifth place with the Columbia Lions. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Aaron Young | 0 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Falls Church, VA | Graduated |
| Mike LeBlanc | 4 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Senior | Dover, DE | Graduated |
| Amir Bell | 5 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | East Brunswick, NJ | Graduated |
| Alec Brennan | 35 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Weston, MA | Graduated |

## Schedule and results

On December 29, Princeton defeated number 17-ranked Arizona State after Richmond Aririguzoh made a pair of free throws with 24.8 seconds left to provide the final 67–66 margin of victory. It was Princeton's first win over a ranked opponent since defeating the 25-ranked 2011–12 Harvard Crimson on February 11, 2012, and the school's first win over a top-20 opponent since head coach Henderson was a player on the 1995–96 Princeton team that upset the UCLA Bruins in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | DeSales | W 85–51 | 1–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,523) Princeton, NJ |
| November 16, 2018* 8:30 pm | | at Lehigh | L 57–72 | 1–1 | Stabler Arena (1,171) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 66–77 | 1–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,291) Princeton, NJ |
| November 24, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 60–57 | 2–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,050) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 73–59 | 3–2 | Cross Insurance Center (1,113) Bangor, ME |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 73–52 | 4–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,932) Princeton, NJ |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | L 82–92 | 4–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,668) Princeton, NJ |
| December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's MSG Holiday Festival | L 74–89 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden (10,078) New York City, NY |
| December 15, 2018* 11:30 am | | vs. Iona Boardwalk Classic | W 85–81 | 5–4 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Duke | L 50–101 | 5–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at LaFayette | W 81–79 | 6–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,134) Easton, PA |
| December 29, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 Arizona State | W 67–66 | 7–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (10,030) Tempe, AZ |
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | W 68–65 | 8–5 (1–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (4,212) Princeton, NJ |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 62–53 | 9–5 (2–0) | The Palestra (6,179) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 27, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wesley | W 91–62 | 10–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,845) Princeton, NJ |
| February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY | | at Columbia | W 55–43 | 11–5 (3–0) | Levien Gymnasium (1,932) New York City, NY |
| February 2, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 70–61 | 12–5 (4–0) | Newman Arena (1,807) Ithaca, NY |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 60–74 | 12–6 (4–1) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,767) New Haven, CT |
| February 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 70–78 | 12–7 (4–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,724) Providence, RI |
| February 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Harvard | L 69–78 | 12–8 (4–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,945) Princeton, NJ |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 69–68 | 13–8 (5–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,322) Princeton, NJ |
| February 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 68–59 | 14–8 (6–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,840) Princeton, NJ |
| February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 79–61 | 15–8 (7–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,940) Princeton, NJ |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (8–3) | Leede Arena (781) Hanover, NH |
| March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 58–66 | 16–9 (8–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| March 8, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | L 63–67 | 16–10 (8–5) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,482) Princeton, NJ |
| March 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSP+ | | Yale | L 59–81 | 16–11 (8–6) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,794) Princeton, NJ |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | (2) Yale | L 77–83 | 16–12 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||