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2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

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2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record14–16 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian DeStefano
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Christian Webster
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Yale 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Princeton 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Columbia 10 4   .714 25 10   .714
Harvard 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Penn 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Brown 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

The 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by ninth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Previous season

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The Crimson finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale. They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff, the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Siyani Chambers 1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Golden Valley, MN Left the team for personal reasons
Alex Nesbitt 2 G 6'1" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Matt Brown 3 G 6'3" 205 Senior Barrington, RI Graduated
Steve Moundou-Missi 14 F 6'7" 225 Senior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduated
Wesley Saunders 23 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jonah Travis 24 F 6'6" 225 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Kenyatta Smith 25 C 6'8" 245 Senior Sun Valley, CA Graduated
Charlie Anastasi 32 F 6'6" 225 Senior Washington Crossing, PA Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tommy McCarthy
#67 PG
Carlsbad, CA La Costa Canyon High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Balsa Dragovic
#66 PF
Montebello, CA Cantwell Sacred Heart Of Mary High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Weisner Perez
SF
Berwyn, IL Morton West High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Corey Johnson
SG
Ottawa, ON Vermont Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Lewis
#15 PF
Alpharetta, GA Milton High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 85
Robert Baker Jr.
#15 PF
Woodstock, GA The Walker School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Seth Towns
#22 SF
Columbus, OH Northland High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Justin Bassey
#26 SF
Aurora, CO Colorado Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 25, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Christian Juzang
#68 PG
Calabasas, CA Viewpoint High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
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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2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Robbie Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hidden Hills, California
G 2 James McLean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atherton, California
G 3 Tommy McCarthy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rancho Santa Fe, California
F/C 4 Zena Edosomwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 5 Hunter Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Minden, Nevada
G/F 10 Patrick Steeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec
F 11 Chris Egi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Markham, Ontario
G 12 Matt Fraschilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 13 Andre Chatfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lilburn, Georgia
F 14 Balsa Dragovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Zemun, Serbia
G 15 Corbin Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sandy, Utah
G 21 Zach Yoshor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 23 Weisner Perez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Berwyn, Illinois
G 25 Corey Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ottawa, Ontario
F 33 Evan Cummins (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Westborough, Massachusetts
G/F 35 Agunwa Okolie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ajax, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brian DeStefano (Duke)
  • Brian Eskildsen (Tennessee)
  • Christian Webster (Harvard)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
3:30 pm
McGill W 66–63 
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, MA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:45 pm
MIT W 59–39  1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 64–76  1–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,477)
Providence, RI
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, NESN
Massachusetts L 63–69  1–2
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
11/22/2015*
12:30 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College
Rivalry
L 56–69  1–3
Conte Forum (2,765)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bryant W 80–45  2–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,314)
Cambridge, MA
11/29/2015*
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 49–50  2–4
Hart Center (1,796)
Worcester, MA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 71–80  2–5
Matthews Arena (2,383)
Boston, MA
12/05/2015*
3:15 pm, ESPN2
at No. 4 Kansas L 69–75  2–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 75–69  3–6
Case Gym (832)
Boston, MA
12/22/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. BYU
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 85–82 OT 4–6
Stan Sheriff Center (7,161)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Auburn
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 69–51  5–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,437)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Diamond Head Classic Championship
L 71–83  5–7
Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI
12/31/2015*
2:30 pm, NESN
Wofford W 77–57  6–7
Lavietes Pavilion (1,503)
Cambridge, MA
01/06/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 62–65  6–8
Lavietes Pavilion (1,526)
Cambridge, MA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, NESN
Dartmouth W 77–70  7–8
(1–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
01/12/2016*
7:00 pm
Ryerson W 73–57  8–8
Lavietes Pavilion (853)
Cambridge, MA
01/16/2016*
12:00 pm
at Howard W 69–61  9–8
Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
Washington, D.C.
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth L 50–63  9–9
(1–1)
Leede Arena (1,531)
Hanover, NH
01/29/2016
7:00 pm
Cornell L 65–77  9–10
(1–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)
Cambridge, MA
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Columbia L 54–55  9–11
(1–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
02/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Princeton L 62–83  9–12
(1–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,549)
Princeton, NJ
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn L 57–67  9–13
(1–5)
The Palestra (4,018)
Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
Brown W 79–73  10–13
(2–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)
Cambridge, MA
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, NESN
Yale L 55–67  10–14
(2–6)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
02/19/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at Columbia L 76–90  10–15
(2–7)
Levien Gymnasium (2,587)
New York City, NY
02/20/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cornell W 76–74  11–15
(3–7)
Newman Arena (1,938)
Ithaca, NY
02/26/2016
7:00 pm, FS1
at Yale L 50–59  11–16
(3–8)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Brown W 61–52  12–16
(4–8)
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton W 73–71  13–16
(5–8)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Penn W 74–56  14–16
(6–8)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [1]

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