In his seven years as the head varsity basketball coach in Princeton, Eric Bjurman has seen a lot of things and coached in a lot of situations.

But Dec. 6 marked a first for one of Princeton’s most veteran coaches. Dec. 6 marked the first time a Bjurman-coached Tiger team has played a double-overtime game in the season opener.

There are few basketball teams across the state that can graduate three starters in one year and still expect to come back next year and compete for the conference title.

The Princeton Tigers are one exception.

Mariah Clarin, Katie Loberg, Brooke Karst and Kadie Savage all return from a Princeton team that went 19-9 last year.

It will be a season of change on the court for the Princeton boys basketball team.

A year after the Tigers posted an impressive 18-10 record, Princeton will have four new starters and a new offensive game plan.

Guards Phillip Klaphake, Dylan Carroll and Taylor Murphy will lead a young Princeton team onto the court this season.