Princeton Tigers women's basketball

Princeton Tigers
2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
University	Princeton University
First season	1972 (February 2, first game)
All-time record	632–515 (.551), 44th season
Conference	Ivy League
Location	Princeton, NJ
Head coach	Courtney Banghart (9th year)
Arena	Jadwin Gymnasium (Capacity: 6,854)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and Orange
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

The Princeton Tigers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey on the university campus. Princeton has won twelve Ivy League championships and has made six appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The team is currently coached by Courtney Banghart in her ninth year.

Highlights

The 2009–10 team began one of the best overall record streaks in Princeton women's basketball history. Entering the post-season with a 26–2 overall record, the Tigers were one of five teams in the country with two or fewer losses. The other four teams earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Sweeping the Ivy League with a 14–0 mark, the Tigers earned a No. 12 seed to the NCAA Tournament. In 2011–12, Princeton was the first-ever Ivy League women's team to receive a national ranking. The Tigers moved into the AP Top 25 Poll, earning a No. 24 national ranking in the Week 18 poll. The Tigers won their third consecutive Ivy League Championship that season and earned the No. 9 seed into the NCAA Tournament. In 2012–13, Princeton earned the No. 9 seed, after winning the Ivy League for the fourth consecutive season. Niveen Rasheed earned an Associated Press All-American recognition that season. The 2014–15 team finished the season 31–1, 14–0 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they lost to Maryland in the second round. The Tigers' No. 13 ranking in both the Associated Press Top-25 and USA Today Coaches polls are the highest in conference history. Princeton's No. 8 seed is the best an Ivy program has ever earned, and the Tigers' first round win over Green Bay was just the second NCAA victory for an Ivy team, joining No. 16 Harvard's upset over No. 1 Stanford in 1998.

2015–16 roster

2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town G 14 Amanda Berntsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Chatham, New Jersey G 2 Taylor Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Woodstock, Georgia G/F 5 Caroline Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Newark, Delaware G 24 Kenya Holland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Stafford, Virginia G 23 Qalea Ismail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bel Air, Maryland G/F 20 Sydney Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manassas, Virginia G 34 Michelle Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Pasadena, California G 0 Claudia Muhammad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Jordan Reid 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr DeWitt, Michigan F 44 Jackie Reyneke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Saddle River, New Jersey F 45 Leslie Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Corvallis, Oregon G 25 Gabrielle Rush 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hinsdale, Illinois G 13 Vanessa Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Twinsburg, Ohio F 15 Annie Tarakchian (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Hills, California G 32 Tia Weledji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Overland Park, Kansas F 21 Alex Wheatley (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Holland, Pennsylvania F 22 Taylor Williams (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Warren, Ohio	Head coach Courtney Banghart (Dartmouth) Assistant coach(es) Milena Flores (Stanford) Chessie Jackson (Williams) Megan Griffith (Columbia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 30, 2015

Coaches

Coaching Records

Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Winning %
Penny Hinckley	1971–74	15	13	.536
Pat Walsh	1974–79	72	38	.655
Diane Schumacher	1979–82	29	52	.358
Jeanne Foley	1982–84	19	32	.373
Joan Kowalik	1984–95	163	121	.574
Elizabeth Feeley	1995–2000	68	70	.493
Kevin Morris	2000–01	2	25	.074
Richard Barron	2001–07	74	91	.448
Courtney Banghart	2007–present	191	73	.723

Ivy League

Opponent	First Gm.	Last Gm.	W	L	Pct.
Brown University	1974	2016	43	30	.589
Columbia University	1978	2016	47	16	.746
Cornell University	1974	2016	52	20	.722
Dartmouth College	1976	2016	32	43	.427
Harvard University	1974	2016	38	40	.487
University of Pennsylvania	1974	2016	53	26	.671
Yale University	1972	2016	55	30	.647

External links

• Official website