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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.

ConferenceIvy League
Record18–14 (12–2 Ivy)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian DeStefano
  • Donny Guerinoni
  • Michael Sotsky
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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
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2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Harvard12–2 .85718–14  .563
x-Penn †12–2 .85724–9  .727
Yale9–5 .64316–15  .516
Cornell6–8 .42912–16  .429
Princeton5–9 .35713–16  .448
Columbia5–9 .3578–19  .296
Brown4–10 .28611–16  .407
Dartmouth3–11 .2147–20  .259
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
x – Ivy League co-champions

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Previous season

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

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Siyani Chambers1G6'0"170SeniorGolden Valley, MNGraduated
Zena Edosomwan4F6'9"245SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Matt Franschilla12G5'10"165SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Corbin Miller15G6'1"180SeniorSandy, UTGraduated
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2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "2017 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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2018 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2018), Name ...
College recruiting (2018)
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Noah Kirkwood
SF		 Ottawa, ON Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Chris Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMilton High School Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 James McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSacred Heart Preparatory Atherton, California
G 3 Tommy McCarthy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLa Costa Canyon High School Rancho Santa Fe, California
G 5 Rio Haskett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrL. C. Bird High School Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Bryce Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoThe Patrick School Randolph, New Jersey
G 13 Andre Chatfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNorcross High School Lilburn, Georgia
F 14 Balsa Dragovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School Zemun, Serbia
G 20 Justin Bassey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrColorado Academy Denver, Colorado
G 21 Zach Yoshor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrRobert M. Beren Academy Houston, Texas
G 22 Christian Juzang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoViewpoint School Tarzana, California
F 23 Weisner Perez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrJ. Sterling Morton High School West Berwyn, Illinois
F 24 Chris Egi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMontverde Academy Markham, Ontario
G 25 Corey Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrVermont Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F 30 Danilo Djuricic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSt. Michael's College School Brampton, Ontario
F 31 Seth Towns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNorthland High School Columbus, Ohio
G 32 Robbie Feinberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSierra Canyon School Hidden Hills, California
G 33 Reed Farley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLa Jolla High School La Jolla, California
F 35 Robert Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoThe Walker School Woodstock, Georgia
F 44 Henry Welsh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoLoyola High School Redondo Beach, California
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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