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The Simple Yet Precise Legacy of Carril’s Princeton Offense

Carril, who died this week at 92, built teams that stymied bigger powerhouses during the games that mattered each March.

Pete Carril’s teams won 13 league titles and an N.I.T. championship in 1975.Credit...Aaron Houston for The New York Times

To anyone who played men’s basketball at Princeton during Pete Carril’s 29 years as coach, it is a play call that comes with reflexive recognition. So much so that even septuagenarian former Tigers could be summoned to a gym now and run — or at least walk — through it with rhythmic precision.