2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
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Conference | Ivy League |
2015–16 record | 14–16 (6–8 Ivy) |
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Home arena | Lavietes Pavilion |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
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[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Siyani Chambers | 1 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Golden Valley, MN | Left the team due to 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[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Weisner Perez SF |
Berwyn, IL | Morton West High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 26, 2014 | |
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Corey Johnson SG |
Ottawa, ON | Vermont Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 11, 2014 | |
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Class of 2016[]
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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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 | |
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Robert Baker Jr. #15 PF |
Woodstock, GA | The Walker School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 13, 2015 | |
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Seth Towns #22 SF |
Columbus, OH | Northland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 15, 2015 | |
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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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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]
References[]
- Harvard Crimson men's basketball seasons
- 2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball season
- 2016 in sports in Massachusetts
- 2015 in sports in Massachusetts
- 2015 in Boston
- 2016 in Boston