2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represent Harvard University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Crimson, led by 13th-year head coach Tommy Amaker , play their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League .
Previous season
The Crimson finished the 2018–19 season 19–12 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Yale . In the Ivy League tournament , they defeated Penn in the semifinals,[ 1] before losing to Yale in the championship game.[ 2] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT , where they defeated Georgetown in the first round,[ 3] before falling to NC State in the second round.[ 4]
Roster
2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
Chris Lewis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Alpharetta, Georgia
G
2
Luka Sakota
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Etobicoke , Ontario
G
3
Idan Tretout
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Brooklyn, New York
F
4
Chris Ledlum
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Brooklyn, New York
G
5
Rio Haskett
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Richmond, Virginia
G
10
Noah Kirkwood
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Ottawa , Ontario
G
11
Bryce Aiken
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Randolph, New Jersey
G
12
Spencer Freedman
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Pacific Palisades, California
F
13
Tommy O'Neil
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Lexington, Massachusetts
G
20
Justin Bassey
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Denver, Colorado
F
21
Mason Forbes
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Folsom, California
G
22
Christian Juzang
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Tarzana, California
F
24
Kale Catchings
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
O'Fallon, Missouri
F
25
Ciaran Brayboy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Glencoe, Illinois
F
30
Danilo Djuricic
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Brampton , Ontario
F
31
Seth Towns
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Columbus, Ohio
G
33
Reed Farley
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
La Jolla, California
F
35
Robert Baker
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Woodstock, Georgia
F
44
Henry Welsh
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Redondo Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 7, 2019
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
MIT
W 84–27
1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (1,112)Boston, MA
November 8, 2019 *8:00 pm, NESNPlus
at Northeastern
L 79–84
1–1
Matthews Arena (1,557)Boston, MA
November 10, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine
W 67–46
2–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,234)Boston, MA
November 14, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena
W 59–56
3–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,269)Boston, MA
November 16, 2019 *2:30 pm, TSN /ESPN+
vs. Buffalo James Naismith Classic
L 76–88
3–2
Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON
November 22, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
W 82–74
4–2
Hart Center (1,972)Worcester, MA
November 28, 2019 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Texas A&M Orlando Invitational quarterfinal
W 62–51
5–2
HP Field House (1,979)Orlando, FL
November 29, 2019 *11:30 am, ESPN2
vs. No. 5 Maryland Orlando Invitational semifinal
L 73–80
5–3
HP Field House (2,014)Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. USC Orlando Invitational 3rd Place Game
W 77–62
5–4
HP Field House (1,259)Orlando, FL
December 7, 2019 *7:00 pm, NESN /ESPN+
UMass
W 89–55
6–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)Boston, MA
December 21, 2019 *12:00 pm
at George Washington
W 88–75
7–4
Charles E. Smith Center (2,209)Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2019 *2:00 pm
at Howard
W 60–55
8–4
Burr Gymnasium (1,092)Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2019 *6:00 pm, P12N
at California
W 71–63
9–4
Haas Pavilion (4,317)Berkeley, CA
December 30, 2019 *9:00 pm
at San Francisco
W 84–81 OT
10–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315)San Francisco, CA
January 4, 2020 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Irvine
W 77–73
11–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth
L 67–72
12–4 (1–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,349)Boston, MA
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth
W 70–66
13–4 (2–0)
Leede Arena (1,564)Hanover, NH
January 31, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn
L 72–75 OT
13–5 (2–1)
The Palestra (3,146)Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton
L 69–70
13–6 (2–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590)Princeton, NJ
February 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Yale
W 78–77
14–6 (3–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,706)New Haven, CT
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
L 71–72
14–7 (3–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,010)Providence, RI
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell
W 85–63
15–7 (4–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,262)Boston, MA
February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia
W 77–73 2OT
16–7 (5–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)Boston, MA
February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton
W 61–60
17–7 (6–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)Boston, MA
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn
W 69–65
18–7 (7–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)Boston, MA
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Columbia
W 77–69
19–7 (8–3)
Levien Gymnasium (2,307)New York, NY
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell
W 67–58
20–7 (9–3)
Newman Arena (639)Ithaca, NY
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown
L 55-64
20-8 (9-4)
Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA
March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale
W 83-69
21-8 (10-4)
Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA
Ivy League tournament
March 14, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU
(2)
(3) Princeton Semifinals
Canceled [ 5]
Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 6]
References
^ "Men's Basketball Defeats Penn, 66-58, Advances to Ivy League tournament championship" . Harvard . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Aiken Scores Tournament-Record 38, But Men's Basketball Falls to Yale, 97-85, In Ivy tournament championship" . Harvard . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Men's Basketball Advances in NIT with 71-68 Win Over Georgetown" . Harvard . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Men's Basketball Falls In Heartbreaker at NC State, 78-77, in Second Round of NIT" . Harvard . Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
^ "Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments, Limits Spectators in all Sporting Events" . Ivy League. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Harvard . Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .