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Princeton Player In Iconic Photo Jumps For Joy Again As Coach In NCAA Tournament Shocker

Coach Mitch Henderson was off the ground again after the Ivy League Tigers shocked No. 2 seed Arizona in March Madness.
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Nearly three decades after his famous photo, Princeton basketball coach Mitch Henderson was still jumping ― but not quite as high ― after the No. 15 seed Tigers stunned No. 2 Arizona in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday for the biggest upset of the day. (Watch the video below.)

Henderson was featured in a 1996 photo leaping for joy as a point guard on Princeton’s 13th-seeded team after defeating No. 4 UCLA, the defending champion, in the first round of March Madness. The picture is on display at Princeton’s practice facility.

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But the circumstances for Henderson getting off the ground on Thursday were a tad different.

Watch the coach join his players in a mosh pit of sorts in a delirious locker room celebration after their 59-55 win.

Reminded of the victory over UCLA in a postgame interview, Henderson said: “That was a long time ago.”

But many outlets remembered.

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