2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (10th year)
Assistant coach	Brian DeStefano
Assistant coach	Donny Guerinoni
Assistant coach	Michael Sotsky
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Columbia	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Yale	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Princeton	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Harvard	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Penn	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cornell	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	.000


† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represents Harvard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by tenth year head coach Tommy Amaker, play their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and are members of the Ivy League.

Previous Season

The Crimson finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Hunter Meyers	5	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Minden, NV	Left the team due to personal reasons
Patrick Steeves	10	G/F	6'7"	220	Senior	Montreal, QE	Graduate transferred to George Washington
Evan Cummins	33	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Westborough, MA	Graduated
Agunwa Okolie	35	G/F	6'8"	205	Senior	Ajax, ON	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Lewis #16 PF	Alpharetta, GA	Milton High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 18, 2015
Chris Lewis #16 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Robert Baker Jr. #25 PF	Woodstock, GA	The Walker School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 13, 2015
Robert Baker Jr. #25 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Seth Towns #20 SF	Columbus, OH	Northland High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 15, 2015
Seth Towns #20 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Bryce Aiken #19 PG	Randolph, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 8, 2015
Bryce Aiken #19 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Justin Bassey #29 SF	Aurora, CO	Colorado Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 25, 2015
Justin Bassey #29 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Henry Welsh #51 C	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Mar 25, 2015
Henry Welsh #51 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Christian Juzang #66 PG	Calabasas, CA	Viewpoint High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 30, 2015
Christian Juzang #66 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: "Harvard 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "2016 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

Class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mario Haskett SG	Chesterfield, VA	Lloyd C. Bird High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 16, 2016
Mario Haskett SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "2017 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

Roster

2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Lewis, ChrisChris Lewis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Alpharetta, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	Chambers, SiyaniSiyani Chambers (C)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Golden Valley, Minnesota
1.5 !G	2	McLean, JamesJames McLean	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Atherton, California
1.5 !G	3	McCarthy, TommyTommy McCarthy	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Rancho Santa Fe, California
3.5 !F	4	Edosomwan, ZenaZena Edosomwan	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	11	Aiken, BryceBryce Aiken	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Randolph, New Jersey
1.5 !G	12	Fraschilla, MattMatt Fraschilla	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Chatfield, AndreAndre Chatfield	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lilburn, Georgia
3.5 !F	14	Dragovic, BalsaBalsa Dragovic	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Zemun, Serbia
1.5 !G	15	Miller, CorbinCorbin Miller (C)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sandy, Utah
1.5 !G	20	Bassey, JustinJustin Bassey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Denver, Colorado
1.5 !G	21	Yoshor, ZachZach Yoshor	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	22	Juzang, ChristianChristian Juzang	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tarzana, California
3.5 !F	23	Perez, WeisnerWeisner Perez	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Berwyn, Illinois
3.5 !F	24	Egi, ChrisChris Egi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Markham, Ontario
1.5 !G	25	Johnson, CoreyCorey Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Ottawa, Ontario
3.5 !F	31	Towns, SethSeth Towns	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Ohio
1.5 !G	32	Feinberg, RobbieRobbie Feinberg	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hidden Hills, California
3.5 !F	35	Baker, RobertRobert Baker	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodstock, Georgia
3.5 !F	44	Welsh, HenryHenry Welsh	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Redondo Beach, California

Head coach

Tommy Amaker (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian DeStefano (Duke)
Donny Guerinoni (Nevada)
Michael Sotsky (Harvard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	MIT	W 59–39		Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Stanford Pac-12 China Game	L 70–80	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai, China
11/17/2016*	Fisher	W 78–51	1–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,429) Cambridge, MA
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Holy Cross	L 52–63	1–2	Lavietes Pavilion (1,609) Cambridge, MA
11/26/2016*	at Massachusetts	L 66–70	1–3	Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA
11/29/2016* 2:00 PM	George Washington	L 74–77	1–4	Lavietes Pavilion (1,406) Cambridge, MA
12/03/2016* 2:00 PM	Fordham	W 64–52	2–4	Lavietes Pavilion (1,714) Cambridge, MA
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM	Northeastern			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Boston College Rivalry			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
12/23/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
12/30/2016*	Howard			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
01/02/2017* 7:00 PM	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
01/07/2017	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, NH
01/10/2017* 7:00 PM	McGill			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
01/16/2017* 7:00 PM	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
01/21/2017 2:00 PM	Dartmouth			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
01/27/2017 7:00 PM	at Cornell			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
02/03/2017 7:00 PM	Penn			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Princeton			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/10/2017 7:00 PM	at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Yale			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/17/2017 7:00 PM	Columbia			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	Cornell			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/24/2017 7:00 PM	Yale			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	Brown			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
03/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Penn			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Men's Tournament
03/11–12/2016	vs.			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: ^[1]

References

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Venues	Malkin Athletic Center (1930–1982) Briggs Cage/Lavietes Pavilion (1982–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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