Princeton's Tourney Hopes Rest on a Jewish Kid From Jersey: Spencer Weisz.

"We're battle tested," Princeton senior forward Spencer Weisz told the Asbury Park Press after defeating Yale in Sunday's inaugural Ivy League Tournament, 71-59. "These two games kind of give you that feeling of sudden death." The day prior, the Tigers had prevailed over Penn in an overtime affair. Weisz is a stud, leading the team in rebounds, assists, and steals. The Tigers ended the season on a 19-0 run, and finished undefeated in conference play. Now, on Thursday, Weisz, the Ivy League Player of the Year, will lead his 12-seeded team against favored Notre Dame, a No. 5 seed, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo.

Weisz drives to the basket during the first half of the Pearl Harbor Invitational game against Hawaii in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 2016. (Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)

Weisz's basketball accomplishments include being awarded MVP of the under-18 2013 Maccabiah Games, and a member Israel's under-20 squad at the 2015 FIBA U-20 European Championships. JTA pointed out that in Israel, practices were conducted entirely in Hebrew, but Weisz said he didn't know any. "A lot of the guys just spoke Hebrew with one another," he said in 2015. "But they also knew English, so I got to be part of the conversations here and there. I enjoyed my time over there and am definitely thankful for it."

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