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Ivy League Basketball: Preseason rankings for 2019-20 season

By Donovan Darlington

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: The Harvard Crimson huddles during the first half of the Men's Ivy League Championship Tournament at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: The Harvard Crimson huddles during the first half of the Men's Ivy League Championship Tournament at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /
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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 18: Official Bill Covington explains a call to the Princeton Tigers during the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 18, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 18: Official Bill Covington explains a call to the Princeton Tigers during the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 18, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

4) Princeton

2018-19 Record: 16-12 (8-6)

A season ago, Princeton finished 3rd in the Ivy League, only a couple of games behind both Yale and Harvard. They had two great senior guards in Devin Cannady and Myles Stephens. Both led the team in scoring a season ago, averaging 18.2 and 13.6 ppg. Now that those two are gone, there is going to be quite a bit to replace, but I am confident the returners have what it takes.

Outside of the two leading scorers, all of the other strong offensive performers are back. As a freshman last season, Jaelin Llewellyn established himself as a very threatening Ivy League guard, averaging 10.1 ppg last season and putting in good minutes. He will be even better this season. In addition to Llewellyn, Princeton has a great center in Richmond Aririguzoh. He averaged 12.1 ppg last season.

Their talent does not end there. Princeton still seems to have quite a bit of depth. This will be huge in determining whether they are capable of competing at the top of the conference. They should not be overlooked, but I feel like they will struggle with teams like Pennsylvania and Harvard, but they do seem to be better than the teams in the back half of the league.