2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

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2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record19–12 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Donny Guerinoni
  • Mike Sotsky
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
x-Yale 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Princeton 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Cornell 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Brown 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
x Ivy League co-champions
2019 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts and were led by 12th-year head coach Tommy Amaker. They finished the season 19-12, 10-4 to tie for first place. As the No. 1 seed in the Ivy Tournament, they defeated Penn in the semifinals before losing to Yale in the final. They received an automatic bid to the NIT where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing in the second round to NC State.

Previous season[edit]

The Crimson finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 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) Jr Milton Alpharetta, GA
G 2 James McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Prep Atherton, CA
G 3 Tommy McCarthy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr La Costa Canyon Rancho Santa Fe, CA
G 5 Rio Haskett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So L.C. Bird Richmond, VA
G 10 Noah Kirkwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Ottawa, ON
G 11 Bryce Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr The Patrick School Randolph, NJ
G 12 Spencer Freedman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mater Dei Pacific Palisades, CA
F 14 Balsa Dragovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Zemun, Serbia
G 20 Justin Bassey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Colorado Academy Denver, CO
F 21 Mason Forbes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Folsom Folsom, CA
G 22 Christian Juzang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Viewpoint School Tarzana, CA
F 23 Weisner Perez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Morton West Berwyn, IL
F 24 Kale Catchings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Liberty O'Fallon, MO
G 25 Corey Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Ottawa, ON
F 30 Danilo Djuricic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Michael's College School Brampton, ON
F 31 Seth Towns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northland Columbus, OH
G 32 Robbie Feinberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sierra Canyon Hidden Hills, CA
G 33 Reed Farley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Jolla La Jolla, CA
F 35 Robert Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr The Walker School Woodstock, GA
F 44 Henry Welsh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Loyola Redondo Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2018

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MIT W 78–66  1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (1,311)
Boston, MA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern L 71–81  1–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,481)
Boston, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN
at UMass W 74–71  2–1
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,645)
Amherst, mA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 74–76  2–2
Ryan Center (2,101)
Kingston, RI
November 21, 2018*
10:00 pm
at San Francisco L 57–61  2–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,719)
San Francisco, CA
November 24, 2018*
9:00 pm
at Saint Mary's W 74–68  3–3
McKeon Pavilion (3,247)
Moraga, CA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross W 73–62  4–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,283)
Boston, MA
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Siena L 64–67  4–4
Times Union Center (5,650)
Albany, NY
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Vermont L 65–71  4–5
Patrick Gym (2,959)
Burlington, VT
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington W 75–61  5–5
Lavietes Pavilion (2,050)
Boston, MA
December 29, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Mercer W 71–67  6–5
State Farm Arena (2,504)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 15 North Carolina L 57–77  6–6
Dean Smith Center (21,329)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 6, 2019 *
2:00 pm ,  ESPN+
McGill Lavietes Pavilion  
Boston, MA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth L 63–81  6–7
(0–1)
Leede Arena (1,452)
Hanover, NH
January 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Howard W 84–71  7–7
Burr Gymnasium (2,523)
Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, NESN
Dartmouth W 64–59  8–7
(1–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Yale W 65–49  9–7
(2–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 68–47  10–7
(3–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 98–96 3OT 11–7
(4–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell L 61–67  11–8
(4–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,528)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Princeton W 78–69  12–8
(5–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,945)
Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSP
at Penn W 75–68 OT 13–8
(6–2)
The Palestra (5,662)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown L 79–88  13–9
(6–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,208)
Providence, RI
February 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale W 88–86  14–9
(7–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 59–53  15–9
(8–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton W 66–58  16–9
(9–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 59–72  16–10
(9–4)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 83–81 OT 17–10
(10–4)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York City, NY
Ivy League tournament
March 16, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Penn
Semifinals
W 66–58  18–10
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven,CT
March 17, 2019
12:00 noon, ESPN2
(1) at (2) Yale
Championship
L 85–97  18–11
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,572)
New Haven,CT
National Invitation tournament
March 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) at (3) Georgetown
First Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket
W 71–68  19–11
McDonough Arena (2,253)
Washington, DC
March 24, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(6) at (2) NC State
Second Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket
L 77–78  19–12
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Game vs. McGill Cancelled - Harvard". Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Harvard Men's Basketball Schedule". Harvard Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.