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Peter J. "Pete" Carril (born July 10, 1930 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States) is a former professional and collegiate basketball coach. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

Son of Spanish immigrants in the USA, Carril is a graduate of Bethlehem High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he was an all-state selection for Pennsylvania in the 1947-48 season. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He played collegiate basketball at Lafayette College under Butch Van Breda Kolff. Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA Following graduation from college he was a teacher and coached high basketball for 12 seasons at Easton (PA) High School and Reading (PA) High School.

One of the most successful collegiate basketball coaches in the history of the game, Carril is known for coaching Princeton University between 1967 and 1996, where he compiled a 514-261 (. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 658 winning percentage) record as the best record of any coach in Ivy League basketball history. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Up until his retirement in 1996, Carril is also the only coach to win 500 games without the benefit of athletic scholarships for his players. [1] He won 13 Ivy League championships during 29 years of coaching, and received 11 NCAA berths and 2 NIT bids. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Princeton won the NIT championship in 1975. Carril was noted for a tenacious defense, as his teams were first in the nation in scoring defense for fourteen of his final 21 seasons, including eight in a row, from 1988-1996. His final collegiate victory was an upset against defending champion UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 1996[1]

The most lasting element of his college coaching legacy is likely to be his increasingly popular "Princeton offense", a slow, low-scoring method consisting of passes, movement without the ball and back-door cuts which he developed. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Princeton offense is an offensive Basketball strategy which emphasizes constant motion passing back-door cuts and disciplined teamwork John Thompson III, a former assistant to Carril, successfully adopted the "Princeton offense" at Georgetown and coached the Hoyas to the 2007 Final Four. John Thompson III (born March 12, 1966) is the current head coach of the men's Basketball team at Georgetown University. Cultural traditions "What is a Hoya?" The University admits that the precise origin of the term "Hoya" is unknown The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the

Carril's Princeton squad defeated defending national champions UCLA in March 1996 by a score of 43-41 in what is considered one of the greatest upsets of all time. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United [2]

Carril was an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association for 10 years until his retirement in 2006. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. When Rick Adelman became Sacramento's head coach before the 1998-1999 season, Carril helped Adelman install the Princeton offense and oversaw the Kings' development into one of the NBA's best, most talented, and most potently offensive teams. Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16 1946 in Lynwood California, United States) is a retired American Basketball player With the help of such stars as Chris Webber, Peja Stojaković, Brad Miller, Jason Williams, (1998-2001), and Mike Bibby, (2001-2006), Carril showed that the Princeton offense could function in the NBA. Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) better known as Chris Webber and nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired Predrag "Peja" Stojaković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Стојаковић - Пеђа) (born June 9 1977 is a Serbian Basketball Brad Miller can refer to any of several people Brad Miller (basketball Brad Miller (congressman, from North Carolina Jason Chandler Williams (born November 18 1975 is a former American professional Basketball player Michael "Mike" Bibby (born May 13 1978, in Cherry Hill New Jersey) is an American professional Basketball Point In 2007 he volunteered as a coach to the Washington Wizards. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2]

His career collegiate coaching record, including one season at Lehigh, was 525-273. He was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997, following his retirement from Princeton. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball

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References

  1. ^ Carril Is Yoda to Notion of Perpetual Motion - New York Times
  2. ^ Sactown Royalty :: A Sacramento Kings Blog

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Publications

The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril. Pete Carril and Dan White, New York: Simon & Schuster (1997), ISBN-10: 068483510X

Play to Win: A Profile of Princeton Basketball Coach Pete Carril. Dan White, Prentice-Hall (1978. ISBN-10: 0136839045

Preceded by
Butch van Breda Kolff		 Princeton Men's Basketball Head Coach
1967 – 1996		 Succeeded by
Bill Carmody
Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Bill Carmody ( December 4, 1951 –) is an American college men's basketball coach
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