2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	19–12 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Eskildsen Donny Guerinoni Mike Sotsky
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† 2019 Ivy League tournament winner x - Ivy League co-champions

Previous season

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

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 Tommy Amaker (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Brian Eskildsen (Tennessee) Donny Guerinoni (Nevada) Michael Sotsky (Harvard) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 17, 2018

Schedule and results

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.

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