# 2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 11th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.
The Tigers defeated No. 2 seed Arizona to become the eleventh No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the Tournament's history. They then defeated No. 7 seed Missouri to become the fourth No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, making it three consecutive years a No. 15 seed has accomplished the feat. Princeton's Cinderella run came to an end with a 75–86 loss to Creighton in the Sweet Sixteen, marking the Tigers' farthest advance in the NCAA Tournament since 1967.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 23–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish as Ivy League regular season champions. They defeated Cornell in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament before losing to Yale in the championship game. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Tigers received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. There they lost to VCU in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Hofstra | L 77–83 | 0–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,112) Princeton, NJ |
| November 11, 2022* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Navy Veteran's Classic | L 73–74 | 0–2 | Alumni Hall (2,889) Annapolis, MD |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 94–64 | 1–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,097) Catonsville, MD |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 62–55 | 2–2 | McCann Arena (823) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 24, 2022* 2:30 pm, Hoopsfix | | vs. Army London Basketball Classic | W 74–66 | 3–2 | Copper Box Arena London, England |
| November 26, 2022* 12:00 pm, Hoopsfix | | vs. Northeastern London Basketball Classic | W 56–54 | 4–2 | Copper Box Arena (2,074) London, England |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cairn | W 92–58 | 5–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (742) Princeton, NJ |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 83–63 | 6–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 69–58 | 7–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (920) Princeton, NJ |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 91–54 | 8–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,372) Princeton, NJ |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | | vs. Iona | L 64–70 | 8–3 | Harwood Arena (496) Union, NJ |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware | L 69–76 | 8–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,599) Princeton, NJ |
| December 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kean | W 88–70 | 9–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (832) Princeton, NJ |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 69–66 | 10–4 (1–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,866) Princeton, NJ |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 68–49 | 11–4 (2–0) | Levien Gymnasium (1,027) New York, NY |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 75–68 | 12–4 (3–0) | Newman Arena (554) Ithaca, NY |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 70–72 | 12–5 (3–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,030) Providence, RI |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn Rivalry | W 72–60 | 13–5 (4–1) | The Palestra (3,861) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,678) Princeton, NJ |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 65–87 | 14–6 (5–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,041) New Haven, CT |
| February 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 89–82 | 15–6 (6–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,241) Princeton, NJ |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 88–66 | 16–6 (7–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,686) Princeton, NJ |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | L 76–83 | 16–7 (7–3) | Leede Arena (887) Hanover, NH |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 78–67 | 17–7 (8–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,750) Princeton, NJ |
| February 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | L 83–93 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (8–4) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,629) Princeton, NJ |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 58–56 | 18–8 (9–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| March 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn Rivalry + Title Decider | W 77–69 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (10–4) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,243) Princeton, NJ |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2023 1:30pm, ESPNU | (2) | (3) Penn Semifinals | W 77–70 | 20–8 | Jadwin Gymnasium (4,509) Princeton, NJ |
| March 12, 2023 12:00pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (1) Yale Championship | W 74–65 | 21–8 | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,607) Princeton, NJ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2023* 4:10 pm, TNT | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 8 Arizona First Round | W 59–55 | 22–8 | Golden 1 Center (14,896) Sacramento, CA |
| March 18, 2023* 6:10 pm, TNT | (15 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 23 Missouri Second Round | W 78–63 | 23–8 | Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA |
| March 24, 2023* 9:00 p.m., TBS | (15 S) | vs. (6 S) Creighton Sweet Sixteen | L 75–86 | 23–9 | KFC Yum! Center (20,289) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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