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"The Carril family is sad to report that Coach Peter J. Carril
passed away peacefully this morning," Carril's family said in a
statement released through Princeton. "We kindly ask that you
please respect our privacy at this time as we process our loss
and handle necessary arrangements."
Carril coached at Princeton for 29 seasons, compiling a 514-261
record from 1967-96.
His Tigers won 13 Ivy League regular-season titles, earned 11
trips to the NCAA Tournament and won the 1975 National
Invitation Tournament.
His final collegiate victory was 13th-seeded Princeton's 43-41
upset of defending national champion and No. 4 seed UCLA at the
1996 NCAA Tournament.
Carril is the architect of the "Princeton offense," a
team-oriented strategy that emphasizes constant motion, backdoor
cuts and picks on and off the ball.
He coached one season at his alma mater Lafayette before taking
over at Princeton, going 11-12 in 1966-67.
Carril worked as an assistant coach with the NBA's Sacramento
Kings for a decade after leaving Princeton.
College basketball coaches paid tribute to Carril throughout the
day in the wake of the news.
"Coach Carril was a basketball purist, the finest teacher of the
game," former Villanova coach Jay Wright wrote in a Twitter
post. "Taught (Princeton basketball) and taught life. Never
worried about being liked -- but was always respected. Deepest
Respect for Coach and condolences to the Carril family."
Carril was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1997 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
in 2006.
--Field Level Media
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