10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Princeton Tigers. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/par <p><p>Last season's Princeton team was an inspiration to terrible teams everywhere, because it showed how quickly things can turn around.</p> <p>Coming off a 2007-08 campaign that saw the Tigers stagger to a last place finish in the Ivy League and a 6-23 overall record, Sydney Johnson's crew didn't show many signs of dramatic improvement early. </p> <p>Princeton went 5-8 in its non-conference games, and showed no signs it could contend. But it surprised the Ivy League with a strong conference season, contended for the title until the final week of the season, and ultimately finished tied for second with an 8-6 Ivy League record.</p> <p>Johnson hopes to build on that success, and the core of last year's surprising squad is back to help him do so.</p> <p>All five starters return, led by the... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:24:39 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-par:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:24:39 PDT