2016 – 17 Princeton Tigers men 's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson , played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 23 – 7 , 14 – 0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship . They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament championship . As a result , they earned the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region . There they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame . The Tigers finished the 2015 – 16 season 22 – 7 , 12 – 2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place . They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech
Ivy League Tournament
2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team