LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Princeton coach Mitch Henderson maintains that much of what he tells his players should come with an asterisk that notes the cigar-scented wisdom was regurgitated from his late mentor, Pete Carril, the former Tigers’ coach who died in August.
“He used to say to me after a good game, ‘There’s no going back from that one, Mitch,’” Henderson, 47, said.
Henderson reached the NCAA Tournament’s second round twice as a player, but now his team turns another corner toward the first Sweet 16 in program history down derby way. On Friday at 9 p.m., the No. 15 Tigers continue their charge against No. 6 Creighton with an eclectic mix of a British swingman, do-it-all freshman from Illinois and a guard who answers to “Mush.”