1971–72 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was Alfred M. Dufty, Jr.[1] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.[1] The team won its March 19, 1972, first round contest in the NIT at New York City's Madison Square Garden against the Indiana Hoosiers by a 68–60 margin but lost in the quarterfinal round to the Niagara Purple Eagles 65–60 on March 21.[4] The team also finished the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[6][7] Brian Taylor, who led the conference in scoring with a 26.2 average in conference games,[2] was selected to the All-Ivy League first team.He was a 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American selection by many organizations: first team (Sporting News); second team (National Association of Basketball Coaches, Converse) and third team (Associated Press, United Press International) as well as a general selection by the Helms Foundation.

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