Carril

Associated Press Pete Carril Princeton's first concern is Harvard, a rising power.

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His expression seldom changes, with his cool stare and clenched jaw, the product of military schooling, but he's no less demanding or intense than Carril once was.

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Associated Press Princeton coach Mitch Henderson pictured, who played for famed former Princeton coach Pete Carril, has the task of trying to keep up with Harvard in the Ivy League.

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Carril wasn't so hidebound by his own traditions that he was unwilling to let Henderson create offense.

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Henderson's first bid at matching Carril's success is a mixed bag.

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"So much of who I am," Henderson said, nodding toward Carril, "is because of that guy."

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On a recent afternoon, Henderson was straddling the sideline with his hands clasped behind his back, practice notes tucked in the waistband of his shorts, when Carril arrived at the gym.

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To get a sense of how good the 2009-10 season was for Princeton, it's important to look back not at the glory days of the Pete Carril era, but the depths at which the Tigers found themselves just two years ago.

Princeton - Team Notes 2010

—Mitch Henderson and Pete Carril are bound by history, their relationship framed by one of college basketball's most astonishing moments: Princeton's upset of UCLA, the defending national champion, in the first round of the 1996 NCAA tournament.

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In fact, Henderson said Carril offered some important advice after he took the job: Be yourself.

This Coach Has a Coach, Too Scott Cacciola 2011