Princeton Basketball - Living Up to the Hype

When I came to Princeton, I thought one of my birthrights as a newly minted Tiger was a reliably awesome basketball team. After all, Princeton is the school of Bill Bradley! We've got a freakin' offensive system named after us! But my freshman year (the 2008-09 season) the Tigers went a decidedly middling 12-14 - it wasn't all that much fun to be a Princeton basketball fan.Last year, things got a little better - Princeton finished the regular season a respectable 20-8, and made a run at the CBI postseason tournament.But this year? Watch out, world -- the Tigers may be the team to beat in the Ivy League.(Note to the Women's Basketball Team: You're awesome. But you were awesome last year, too. So this post will focus on your male counterparts.)Princeton is 14-4, with two of our losses coming against ranked NCAA opponents (then 1 Duke, and later a nail biter against 19 Central Florida). We're undefeated through two games in the Ivy League, and we're 9-1 in our last 10 games.The only team standing in our way is Harvard. The Crimson squad is 15-3, 4-0 in the Ivy League, and riding an eight game win streak.Friday night's game, then, at home against Harvard, is the most important game of the season for Princeton. Win, and we take control of the Ivy League. Lose, and we'll have to wait until the end of the year to try to exact our revenge. But either way, make it down to Jadwin this Friday night at 7. Princeton basketball is living up to its lofty heritage. Make sure you're there to appreciate it.