SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting “Sweet 16! Sweet 16!” and coach Mitch Henderson cleared the bench with the victory easily in hand.
As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting "Sweet 16! Sweet 16!" and Coach Mitch Henderson cleared the bench with the victory easily in hand.
When Mitch Henderson took over as coach at Princeton he wanted to give his players a lasting memory like his own, the one from 1996 when as a player he was part of the Tigers that shocked defending-champion UCLA in an iconic March Madness upset. He delivered on a new lasting memory for Princeton with the 15th-seeded Tigers’ first-round win against powerhouse Arizona. Now there’s a new hurdle to climb.