2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record21–8 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Donny Guerinoni
  • Michael Sotsky
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Yale113 .786237 .767
Harvard104 .714218 .724
Princeton95 .6431413 .519
Penn86 .5711611 .593
Brown86 .5711512 .556
Dartmouth59 .3571217 .414
Cornell410 .286720 .259
Columbia113 .071624 .200
x – Ivy League champions
Ivy League tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Chris Lewis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)SrAlpharetta, Georgia
G2Luka Sakota6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrEtobicoke, Ontario
G3Idan Tretout6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrBrooklyn, New York
F4Chris Ledlum6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrBrooklyn, New York
G5Rio Haskett6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrRichmond, Virginia
G10Noah Kirkwood6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoOttawa, Ontario
G11Bryce Aiken6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrRandolph, New Jersey
G12Spencer Freedman6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoPacific Palisades, California
F13Tommy O'Neil6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrLexington, Massachusetts
G20Justin Bassey6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrDenver, Colorado
F21Mason Forbes6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoFolsom, California
G22Christian Juzang6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrTarzana, California
F24Kale Catchings6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoO'Fallon, Missouri
F25Ciaran Brayboy6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrGlencoe, Illinois
F30Danilo Djuricic6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrBrampton, Ontario
F31Seth Towns6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrColumbus, Ohio
G33Reed Farley6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrLa Jolla, California
F35Robert Baker6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrWoodstock, Georgia
F44Henry Welsh6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)SrRedondo 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MITW 84–27 1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (1,112)
Boston, MA
November 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, NESNPlus
at NortheasternL 79–84 1–1
Matthews Arena (1,557)
Boston, MA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
MaineW 67–46 2–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,234)
Boston, MA
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SienaW 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 CrossW 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+
UMassW 89–55 6–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm
at George WashingtonW 88–75 7–4
Charles E. Smith Center (2,209)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm
at HowardW 60–55 8–4
Burr Gymnasium (1,092)
Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
at CaliforniaW 71–63 9–4
Haas Pavilion (4,317)
Berkeley, CA
December 30, 2019*
9:00 pm
at San FranciscoW 84–81 OT10–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315)
San Francisco, CA
January 4, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC IrvineW 77–73 11–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
DartmouthL 67–72 12–4
(1–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,349)
Boston, MA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at DartmouthW 70–66 13–4
(2–0)
Leede Arena (1,564)
Hanover, NH
January 31, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at PennL 72–75 OT13–5
(2–1)
The Palestra (3,146)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at PrincetonL 69–70 13–6
(2–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590)
Princeton, NJ
February 7, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at YaleW 78–77 14–6
(3–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,706)
New Haven, CT
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at BrownL 71–72 14–7
(3–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,010)
Providence, RI
February 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CornellW 85–63 15–7
(4–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,262)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
ColumbiaW 77–73 2OT16–7
(5–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
PrincetonW 61–60 17–7
(6–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
PennW 69–65 18–7
(7–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at ColumbiaW 77–69 19–7
(8–3)
Levien Gymnasium (2,307)
New York, NY
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at CornellW 67–58 20–7
(9–3)
Newman Arena (639)
Ithaca, NY
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BrownL 55-64 20-8
(9-4)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
YaleW 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