Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies

By TOM CANAVAN
AP Sports Writer

The old-school Princeton basketball coach Pete Carril has died. He was 92. A statement from Carril’s family says he died Monday. The statement did not give a cause of death. Carril was a cigar-smoking Hall of Fame coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. His teams gave big-time opponents fits with constant motion, quick passing and backdoor cuts. He coached Princeton for 29 years and won more than 500 games. In 1989, his Tigers nearly knocked off a No. 1 seeded Georgetown team. He later worked as an assistant with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings.