The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team will play its final November game against Princeton in the Jersey Jam. The matchup is set for Sunday, November 30, in Trenton, New Jersey. Princeton enters with a 3-6 record after a recent loss to Vermont.
Saint Joseph's concludes its November schedule with a contest against Princeton as part of the Jersey Jam tournament. The game tips off on Sunday, November 30, in Trenton, N.J.
Princeton, the Tigers, carry a 3-6 overall record into the matchup. They recently fell 79-74 to Vermont in the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational held in Kissimmee, Florida. In the Ivy League preseason poll, Princeton was selected to finish fourth.
Offensively, Princeton relies on Dalen Davis, who averages 16.5 points per game, an increase from his 9.7 points per game last season. Davis sat out the games in Kissimmee. Teammates Jackson Hicke contributes 13.3 points per game, while Jack Stanton adds 10.6 points. On the boards, Malik Abdullahi grabs 5.8 rebounds per outing. Davis leads the team with 19 assists, and Hicke has 18.
The Tigers emphasize perimeter shooting, attempting 28.0 three-pointers per game, ranking third in the Ivy League and 65th nationally. They convert 9.3 of those attempts on average. However, rim protection is a weakness, with only 1.8 blocks per game, placing them in the bottom 30 nationally. Their overall field goal percentage stands at 42.4 percent, ranking 297th in the country.
Mitch Henderson, a Saint Joseph's alumnus, enters his 14th season as Princeton's head coach. His record at the school is 254-139, including seven 20-win seasons and two NCAA tournament berths.