2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 13th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–8, 10–4 in Ivy League play, to finish in second place.^[1]

2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	21–8 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Eskildsen Donny Guerinoni Michael Sotsky
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion
Seasons ← 2018–19 2021–22 →

2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Yale	11	–	3		.786			23	–	7		.767
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			21	–	8		.724
Princeton	9	–	5		.643			14	–	13		.519
Penn	8	–	6		.571			16	–	11		.593
Brown	8	–	6		.571			15	–	12		.556
Dartmouth	5	–	9		.357			12	–	17		.414
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			7	–	20		.259
Columbia	1	–	13		.071			6	–	24		.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.^[2] In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Penn in the semifinals,^[3] before losing to Yale in the championship game.^[4] 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,^[5] before falling to NC State in the second round.^[6]

Roster

2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Chris Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Alpharetta, GA G 2 Luka Sakota 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Etobicoke, ON G 3 Idan Tretout 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY F 4 Chris Ledlum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY G 5 Rio Haskett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Richmond, VA G 10 Noah Kirkwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Ottawa, ON G 11 Bryce Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Randolph, NJ G 12 Spencer Freedman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pacific Palisades, CA F 13 Tommy O'Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lexington, MA G 20 Justin Bassey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Denver, CO F 21 Mason Forbes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Folsom, CA G 22 Christian Juzang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Tarzana, CA F 24 Kale Catchings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So O'Fallon, MO F 25 Ciaran Brayboy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Glencoe, IL F 30 Danilo Djuricic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brampton, ON F 31 Seth Towns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Columbus, OH G 33 Reed Farley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr La Jolla, CA F 35 Robert Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Woodstock, GA F 44 Henry Welsh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr 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: November 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		MIT	W 84–27	1–0	Lavietes Pavilion (1,112) Boston, MA
November 8, 2019* 8:00 p.m., NESNPlus		at Northeastern	L 79–84	1–1	Matthews Arena (1,557) Boston, MA
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 67–46	2–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,234) Boston, MA
November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 59–56	3–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,269) Boston, MA
November 16, 2019* 2:30 p.m., TSN/ESPN+		vs. Buffalo James Naismith Classic	L 76–88	3–2	Scotiabank Arena  Toronto, ON
November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Holy Cross	W 82–74	4–2	Hart Center (1,972) Worcester, MA
November 28, 2019* 1:30 p.m., 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 a.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., NESN/ESPN+		UMass	W 89–55	6–4	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
December 21, 2019* 12:00 p.m.		at George Washington	W 88–75	7–4	Charles E. Smith Center (2,209) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at Howard	W 60–55	8–4	Burr Gymnasium (1,092) Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2019* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 71–63	9–4	Haas Pavilion (4,317) Berkeley, CA
December 30, 2019* 9:00 p.m.		at San Francisco	W 84–81 OT	10–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315) San Francisco, CA
January 4, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 77–73	11–4	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	L 67–72	12–4 (1–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,349) Boston, MA
January 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 70–66	13–4 (2–0)	Leede Arena (1,564) Hanover, NH
January 31, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Penn	L 72–75 OT	13–5 (2–1)	Palestra (3,146) Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton	L 69–70	13–6 (2–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590) Princeton, NJ
February 7, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Yale	W 78–77	14–6 (3–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,706) New Haven, CT
February 8, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown	L 71–72	14–7 (3–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,010) Providence, RI
February 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cornell	W 85–63	15–7 (4–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,262) Boston, MA
February 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	W 77–73 2OT	16–7 (5–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	W 61–60	17–7 (6–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn	W 69–65	18–7 (7–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNews		at Columbia	W 77–69	19–7 (8–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,307) New York, NY
February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell	W 67–58	20–7 (9–3)	Newman Arena (639) Ithaca, NY
March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	L 55–64	20–8 (9–4)	Lavietes Pavilion  Boston, MA
March 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Yale	W 83–69	21–8 (10–4)	Lavietes Pavilion  Boston, MA
Ivy League tournament
March 14, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	(3) Princeton Semifinals	Canceled[7]		Lavietes Pavilion  Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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