2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 11th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–2 in Ivy League play to share the Ivy League regular season championship with Penn. As the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Cornell in the semifinals before losing to Penn in the championship game. As a regular season league champion, and No. 1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Marquette.

2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Ivy League Regular Season Co-Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record18–14 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian DeStefano
  • Donny Guerinoni
  • Michael Sotsky
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 12 2   .857 18 14   .563
x-Penn 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Yale 9 5   .643 16 15   .516
Cornell 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Princeton 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
Columbia 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Brown 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Crimson finished the 2016–17 season 18–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Ivy League tournament to Yale.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Siyani Chambers 1 G 6'0" 170 Senior Golden Valley, MN Graduated
Zena Edosomwan 4 F 6'9" 245 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Matt Franschilla 12 G 5'10" 165 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Corbin Miller 15 G 6'1" 180 Senior Sandy, UT Graduated

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mario Haskett
#67 SG
Chesterfield, VA Lloyd C. Bird High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Reed Farley
#87 SF
La Jolla, CA La Jolla High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 64
Danilo Djuricic
PF
Toronto, ON St. Michael's College School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Harvard 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "2017 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Spencer Freedman
#27 PG
Santa Monica, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 82
Noah Kirkwood
SF
Ottawa, ON Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Chris Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Milton High School Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 James McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sacred Heart Preparatory Atherton, California
G 3 Tommy McCarthy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr La Costa Canyon High School Rancho Santa Fe, California
G 5 Rio Haskett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr L. C. Bird High School Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Bryce Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So The Patrick School Randolph, New Jersey
G 13 Andre Chatfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Norcross High School Lilburn, Georgia
F 14 Balsa Dragovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School Zemun, Serbia
G 20 Justin Bassey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Colorado Academy Denver, Colorado
G 21 Zach Yoshor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Robert M. Beren Academy Houston, Texas
G 22 Christian Juzang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Viewpoint School Tarzana, California
F 23 Weisner Perez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr J. Sterling Morton High School West Berwyn, Illinois
F 24 Chris Egi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Markham, Ontario
G 25 Corey Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Vermont Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F 30 Danilo Djuricic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Michael's College School Brampton, Ontario
F 31 Seth Towns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio
G 32 Robbie Feinberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sierra Canyon School Hidden Hills, California
G 33 Reed Farley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr La Jolla High School La Jolla, California
F 35 Robert Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So The Walker School Woodstock, Georgia
F 44 Henry Welsh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Loyola High School Redondo Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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The team earned a share of the 2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball season regular season title.[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, NESN+
MIT W 73–64  1–0
 20  Towns   10  Lewis   4  Bassey  Lavietes Pavilion (1,472)
Boston, MA
Nov 12, 2017*
2:00 pm, NESN+
Massachusetts W 70–67 OT 2–0
 30  Aiken   8  Aiken   4  Tied  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 69–73  2–1
 24  Towns   10  Towns   6  Aiken  Hart Center (2,242)
Worcester, MA
Nov 18, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Manhattan L 69–73  2–2
 17  Towns   5  Tied   4  Aiken  Draddy Gymnasium (1,250)
Riverdale, NY
Nov 23, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPNews
vs. No. 21 Saint Mary's
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
L 71–89  2–3
 22  Aiken   4  Towns   3  Tied  Titan Gym (2,131)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 24, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPNews
vs. Saint Joseph's
Wooden Legacy consolation round
W 77–71  3–3
 21  Tied   11  Baker   8  Aiken  Titan Gym (2,513)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 26, 2017*
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Wooden Legacy 5th place game
L 61–70  3–4
 16  Aiken   8  Baker   3  Tied  Honda Center (1,733)
Anaheim, CA
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 61–77  3–5
 26  Aiken   10  Bassey   2  Tied  Matthews Arena (1,376)
Boston, MA
Dec 2, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 7 Kentucky L 70–79  3–6
 25  Towns   7  Djuricic   3  Tied  Rupp Arena (22,922)
Lexington, KY
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 47–45  4–6
 15  Aiken   11  Tied   3  Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,012)
Bronx, NY
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, NESN+
Boston University W 74–63  5–6
 12  Tied   7  Perez   4  Johnson  Lavietes Pavilion (1,175)
Boston, MA
Dec 23, 2017*
12:00 pm, Stadium
at George Washington L 48–58  5–7
 12  Towns   7  Tied   3  Johnson  Charles E. Smith Center (2,421)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 30, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 55–65  5–8
 12  Johnson   10  Bassey   6  Juzang  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN+
Vermont L 56–62  5–9
 14  Lewis   5  Towns   3  Tied  Lavietes Pavilion (1,215)
Boston, MA
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Dartmouth W 61–51  6–9
(1–0)
 16  Towns   6  Tied   4  Juzang  Lavietes Pavilion (1,459)
Boston, MA
Jan 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford L 62–63  6–10
 20  Towns   7  Lewis   4  Towns  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,259)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
at Dartmouth W 62–57  7–10
(2–0)
 26  Towns   10  Bassey   3  Bassey  Leede Arena (1,630)
Hanover, NH
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm
at Yale W 54-52  8–10
(3–0)
 16  Lewis   11  Lewis   5  Towns  John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, NESN+
at Brown W 86–77  9–10
(4–0)
 30  Towns   6  Lewis   2  Tied  Pizzitola Sports Center (2,149)
Providence, RI
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm
at Columbia L 76–83  9–11
(4–1)
 31  Towns   6  Bassey   5  Bassey  Levien Gymnasium (2,010)
New York, NY
Feb 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ELVN
at Cornell W 76–73  10–11
(5–1)
 17  Lewis   7  Towns   6  Towns  Newman Arena (1,188)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Princeton W 66–51  11–11
(6–1)
 20  Juzang   8  Bassey   4  Juzang  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm, NESN
Penn W 76–67  12–11
(7–1)
 25  Lewis   7  Bassey   6  Juzang  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, NESN
Brown W 65–58  13–11
(8–1)
 24  Towns   10  Lewis   2  Tied  Lavietes Pavilion (1,486)
Boston, MA
Feb 17, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPNU
Yale W 64–49  14–11
(9–1)
 18  Lewis   10  Lewis   8  Juzang  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Princeton W 72–66 OT 15–11
(10–1)
 18  Bassey   9  Towns   7  Juzang  Jadwin Gymnasium (2,739)
Princeton, NJ
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn L 71–74  15–12
(10–2)
 22  Towns   9  Bassey   4  Bassey  Palestra (6,586)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 98–88 2OT 16–12
(11–2)
 29  Lewis   11  Juzang   5  Tied  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Columbia W 93–74  17–12
(12–2)
 17  Johnson   10  Towns   7  Tied  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Ivy League tournament
Mar 10, 2018
12:30 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Cornell
Semifinals
W 74–55  18–12
 24  Towns   12  Towns   4  Juzang  Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) at (2) Penn
Championship game
L 65–68  18–13
 16  Lewis   8  Bassey   3  Lewis  Palestra (5,564)
Philadelphia, PA
NIT
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(7) at (2) Marquette
First round – Notre Dame Bracket
L 60–67  18–14
 19  Bassey   12  Bassey   5  Bassey  Al McGuire Center (3,607)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "IVY CHAMPS! HARVARD AND PENN SHARE MEN'S BASKETBALL IVY LEAGUE TITLE". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Harvard Men's Basketball Schedule". Harvard. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Harvard Crimson Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Crimson Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.