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Uncommon Ground: A New Age of Recruiting for Harvard Basketball
In a conference not usually known as a destination for top recruits, Harvard Basketball and Tommy Amaker are in new territory.
For the Record: Parting Shot
"Fifty years from now, the only semblance of a narrative for an insignificant basketball game might be the words I put to paper at 14p."
On the End of the Men's Basketball Season
At some point the reader might be led to believe that there was no unimportant moment in the span of two hours at the Palestra. Perhaps they’d be right.
Men's Basketball Marches on to the Palestra
Most pundits would agree that neither Penn nor Harvard would be described as great, but neither ball club deserves a 16-seed next week. Hopefully, the committee will be tuned into ESPN2 on Sunday afternoon.
Men's Basketball Beats Columbia to Win Ivy League Title
The Harvard men’s basketball team secured its first Ivy League regular season title since 2015 after defeating Columbia, 93-74, on Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
Notebook: Long Ball, Lewis Push Harvard Past Cornell
With just over a minute left in overtime and with Harvard up 86-85 against Cornell, what might’ve the biggest play of the night happened outside of Lavietes Pavilion. In fact, it happened all the way in New Haven.
Men's Basketball Hosts Cornell, Columbia on Senior Weekend
While the Crimson (15-11, 10-2 Ivy League) is locked into a top two seed in next weekend’s Ivy League Tournament, both of New York’s Ivy League teams have much to play for this weekend.
Men's Basketball Embarks on Road Trip to Face Killer P's
Harvard’s roster has combined for 44.1 percent of the Crimsons points and, as is the case for most teams, the forwards for Tommy Amaker’s team take care of the majority of the team’s rebounding needs.
Defense Helps Harvard in Low-Scoring Win Over Brown
Though the Crimson would lead for nearly the entire contest, neither club could seem to find its way offensively, as the Bears shot 38 percent on the night while Harvard would hardly best that mark, shooting 40 percent from the field.
Strong First Half Wills Men's Basketball Past Yale
A 17-0 run in the first half propelled Harvard to a 15-point win over Yale on Saturday night. The victory also clinched the Crimson a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.