What a sad week it has been.
First we had the death of a movie star (Heche), then the death of a TV star (Griggs) and now the 3rd celebrity death is upon us in Pete Carril.
Fox News reported:
Pete Carril, the legendary college basketball coach who perfected the “Princeton Offense,” has died, his family said in a statement on Monday. He was 92.
Princeton University said Carril died peacefully early Monday.
“The Carril family is sad to report that Coach Peter J. Carril passed away peacefully this morning,” the statement read. “We kindly ask that you please respect our privacy at this time as we process our loss and handle necessary arrangements. More information will be forthcoming in the following days.”
Carril coached the Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team from 1967 to 1996 and led the Tigers to 13 Ivy League championships and an NIT championship in 1975. He spent a season at Lehigh before joining Princeton and before that coached several Pennsylvania high school basketball teams.
The U.S. Army veteran wrapped his collegiate career in 1996 and helped push the Tigers to the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. He finished with 525 wins in his career, including 514 at Princeton alone. He would later become an assistant for the Sacramento Kings in three separate stints from 1996 to 2011.
Carril’s death drew tributes on social media.
A Statement From The Family Of Pete Carril.
🔗: https://t.co/CNUru3A7L5 pic.twitter.com/MXcMN280IB
— Princeton Tigers (@PUTIGERS) August 15, 2022
“I’ll play anyone, any place, any time. Well, except Princeton, of course. I may be crazy but I’m not stupid.” – John Chaney, 1996
There is not a coach in the history of basketball that Coach respected more than Pete Carril.
RIP to a Legend & of the game’s greatest teachers.
— Chaney_Quotes (@Chaney_Quotes) August 15, 2022
“Crisp and sound ball movement relieves the tension in the offense.” – Rest In Peace to Coach Pete Carril pic.twitter.com/6LrICyacp8
— Kim English (@Englishscope24) August 15, 2022
Famed for his run at Princeton — and likewise beloved throughout his years as an assistant in Sacramento with some incredibly successful and ultra-watchable Kings teams — Pete Carril passed away today at 92. One of the true giants and true gents from the world of coaching. #RIP https://t.co/kgVdPH8RD8
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 15, 2022
