2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	9–20 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (14th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Brennan
Assistant coaches	Luke Gore; Matthew Johnson;
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium

2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale	11	–	3	.786	24	–	7	.774
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Penn †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	12	.600
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
Dartmouth	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Princeton	5	–	9	.357	9	–	20	.310
Brown	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 19–11, 8–6 in Ivy League play, finishing in a tie for third place. In the Ivy League tournament, they were defeated by Yale in the semifinals.^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Will Kutzler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lakeville, Minnesota
G	2	Peyton Seals	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Wyckoff, New Jersey
F	4	CJ Happy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	Sterling, Massachusetts
G	5	Zio Kim	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Basking Ridge, New Jersey
G	6	Ryan Mandes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Denver, Colorado
F	7	Malik Abdullahi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Miami, Florida
G	8	Landon Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bangor, Maine
G	11	Jake Sussberg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Scarsdale, New York
F	12	Jacob Huggins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Oak Park, California
F	15	Cash McSweeney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	21	Jack Stanton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Downers Grove, Illinois
G	22	Dalen Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	23	Sebastian Whitfield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	24	Jacob Hammond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Whitby, Ontario
G	33	Jackson Hicke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Radnor, Pennsylvania
G	66	Cooper Mueller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Villanova, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Mitch Henderson (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Brennan (Princeton)
Luke Gore (Bethel (IN))
Matthew Johnson (Tampa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron	L 69–104	0–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,502) Akron, OH
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell	W 73–63	1–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,134) Princeton, NJ
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	John Jay	W 100–59	2–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (896) Princeton, NJ
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 25 Kansas	L 57–76	2–2	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona	L 69–89	2–3	Hynes Athletics Center (1,692) New Rochelle, NY
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northeastern	W 70−57	3−3	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Bradley ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket quarterfinals	L 64–88	3–4	State Farm Field House (1,076) Bay Lake, FL
November 25, 2025* 7:45 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Temple ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket consolation semifinals	L 75–79	3–5	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Vermont ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket 7th place game	L 74–79	3–6	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, BallerTV	vs. Saint Joseph's Jersey Jam	L 58–60	3–7	CURE Insurance Arena (1,386) Trenton, NJ
December 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, FloCollege	at Monmouth	L 58–63	3–8	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,517) West Long Branch, NJ
December 6, 2025* 1:30 pm, USA	at Loyola Chicago	L 68–73	3–9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,699) Chicago, IL
December 10, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Merrimack	L 56−59	3−10	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,048) Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple	L 61–65	3–11	Liacouras Center (2,924) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont	W 75–69 ^OT	4–11	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,816) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League regular season
January 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Penn Rivalry	W 78–76	5–11 (1–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,438) Princeton, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Yale	W 76–60	6–11 (2–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (4,884) Princeton, NJ
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Harvard	L 80–87	6–12 (2–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
January 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 69–71	6–13 (2–2)	Leede Arena (915) Hanover, NH
January 24, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Brown	W 63–53	7–13 (3–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,314) Princeton, NJ
January 30, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cornell	L 64–87	7–14 (3–3)	Newman Arena (922) Ithaca, NY
January 31, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Columbia	W 80–68	8–14 (4–3)	Levien Gymnasium (1,826) New York, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn Rivalry	L 60–61	8–15 (4–4)	The Palestra (3,887) Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cornell	L 65–89	8–16 (4–5)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,630) Princeton, NJ
February 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Columbia	L 65–75	8–17 (4–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,769) Princeton, NJ
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown	L 71–80	8–18 (4–7)	Pizzitola Sports Center (643) Providence, RI
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Harvard	L 56–58	8–19 (4–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,417) Princeton, NJ
February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Dartmouth	W 82–61	9–19 (5–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,041) Princeton, NJ
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Yale	L 53–78	9–20 (5–9)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,920) New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ King, Spencer; Tejpaul, Sienna (March 15, 2025). "MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs escape Princeton, advance to Ivy Championship". Yale Daily News. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
^ "Princeton Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

[1] King, Spencer; Tejpaul, Sienna (March 15, 2025). "MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs escape Princeton, advance to Ivy Championship". Yale Daily News. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

[3] "Princeton Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

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Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)
Rivalries	Penn Rutgers
Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are "Princeton Cannon Song" 1989 Georgetown game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics