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PRINCETON, NJ — Coming off a thrilling comeback with over Hofstra on Thursday, the Princeton men’s basketball team will travel to Albany to face Siena for its first away matchup of the year on Sunday.
Comeback Cats
Princeton battled back from a 10-point deficit in the final minutes of their Thursday night game against Hofstra, winning 60-58. With a 15-3 run in the same time, the Tigers did not allow a single field goal for Hofstra in the final 90 seconds while going 5-7 themselves.
Debut W
Princeton opened the season with a dominant 78-46 win over Carnegie Mellon on Monday night. Dale Davis led the Tigers with 16 points (6-8 / 3-4 in 3FG). Making their collegiate debuts, first-years Christopher Kirkpatrick and Ethan Sabec excelled with Kirkpatrick tallying 13 points (5-8) and Sabec leading in boards with 6.
Double Figures
Four Tigers scored in double figures on Monday in Davis (16), Kirkpatrick (13), Hicke (11) and Sabec (11).
Running It Back
Princeton is the only program in NCAA Division I to return 100% of its 2025-26 roster in 2026-27. With no players graduated and no transfers in or out, the Tigers boast an experienced and tight-knit squad this season.
Preseason Predictions
Princeton was picked fourth by the media in this season’s Ivy League preseason poll.
2026 Ivy League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
Predicted Order of Finish
1. Penn – 157 (11 first-place votes)
2. Harvard – 146 (7 first-place votes)
3. Yale – 133 (2 first-place votes)
4. Princeton – 97 (1 first-place vote)
5. Cornell – 82
6. Columbia – 69
7. Brown – 42
8. Dartmouth – 30
Bouncing Back
After going 9-20 and 5-9 in the Ivy League last season, Princeton will look to return to its winning ways after making the previous six Ivy League tournaments and winning three-straight championships between 2021 and 2024.
History Against Siena
All-Time:1-1
At Home: 1-0, On Road: 0-1
Last matchup: Siena W in Albany, 63-59 (2011)
Scouting Siena
Siena is 0-1 on the year after falling to Bryant, 80-75, on Monday night.
Senior Year
After having no seniors in 2025-26, the Tigers now have five seniors leading the squad in Dale Davis, Jackson Hicke, Jacob Huggins, Will Kutzler and Cooper Mueller.
26-27 Captains
Alongside seniors Davis, Hicke and Huggins, junior Jack Stanton was also picked to be a leader of the squad this year.
Close Quarters
Last season, the Tigers dropped 10 contests by a margin of five or fewer points, including a one-point loss to Harvard and a two-point loss to Dartmouth. While last year’s record undersold the Tigers’ competitiveness, they’ll be looking to put more of those close games in the win column in 26-27.
How About Hicke
Jackson Hicke led the Tigers with 15.4 points-per-game in 2025-26, averaing 46.8% on field goals and shooting 39.8% from three. Hicke finished the year ranked 10th in the Ivy League in scoring and ninth in three-point FG percentage.
Davis’ Impact In 2025-26
2026 All-Ivy Honorable Mention Davis played in 20 games and started 15, averaging 14.7 points-per-game to rank 11th in the league in 2025-26. Also averaging 2.4 assists a game, Davis ranked third in the Ivy League in free throw percentage (89.4%) and ranked 10th in three-point percentage (39.0%).
All Eyes On Abdullahi
Having a breakout season last year, junior Malik Abdullahi averaged 9.7 points with .561 from the field to rank second in the Ivy League in FG%. With 5.7 boards per game, Abdullahi also ended the year ranked eighth in the league in rebounds.
Huggins 2.0
After contributing in 2024-25, Jacob Huggins has taken on an increased role on the team on and off the court. Last season, Huggins played in all 29 games and started five, averaging 4.8 points-per-game and 4.3 rebounds. He recorded his first career double-double against a DI opponent on Feb. 28 against Dartmouth with 10 points, 11 rebounds and three assists. Now a senior captain, showing improvement in the offseason as noted by Henderson, he’ll be one to watch in 26-27.
Stanton Outside The Arc
A key contributor for the Tigers last season, Jack Stanton ended the year ranked fifth in the Ivy League in three-point field goals-per-game (2.5), also ranking sixth in the Ivy League and leading the squad in total three-point field goals made (57).
Sophomores Stepping Up
Led by top contributors Landon Clark and Sebastian Whitfieldthe Tigers’ Class of 2029 played a big role during its freshmen season, combinging for 1580 minutes, 382 points, 235 boards and 89 assists in 2025-26. Clark averaged six points and four rebounds a game, also shooting 35.6% from three. Whitfield averaged 3.4 points and 1.9 boards. Both appeared in all 29 games.
Tigers In Italy
The Tigers took a team preseason trip to Italy this August. With time together and the chance to form great memories, the trip has contributed to an extremely close-knit team culture going into the season.
A Homecoming For Mike Brennan
Mike Brennan returned to the Tigers’ staff as the Ted
Athanassiades ’61 Association Head Coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. An assistant coach at Cornell during 2024-25,
Brennan served as head coach at American from 2013-23 and as an assistant at Princeton from 2000-07. As a player, Brennan was a four-year starter under Pete Carril and helped the Tigers earn NCAA Tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992.
CJ and the Sox
CJ Happy spent the summer in Boston as a branding and graphic design intern with the Boston Red Sox. He also works in the Princeton Office of Athletic Communications as a graphic design student worker.
Evbuomwan In Barcelona
Tosan Evbuomwan ’23 is currently playing professionally at FC Barcelona Basquet after three seasons of NBA experience at Charlotte, New York, Brooklyn, Memphis and Detroit.
#PrincetonPros
Including Evbuomwan, nine Princeton men’s basketball alumni are playing professional basketball:
Matt Allocco ’24 (San Diego Clippers, Tosan Evbuomwan ’23 (FC Barcelona), Keeshawn Kellman ’23 (Germany), Ethan Wright ’22 (England), Jerome Desrosiers ’21 (FIBA 3×3 World Tour), Devin Cannady ’20 (Greece), Spencer Weisz ’17 (Israel), Henry Caruso ’17 (FIBA 3×3 World Tour).
Source: goprincetontigers.com
