Men's Basketball
Harvard Completes Perfect Weekend, Beats Columbia 87-75
Looking to build momentum in rematch season, the Harvard men's basketball team completed the homestand sweep via a dominant 87-75 win over the Columbia Lions.
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Sophomore Thomas Batties II shoots a free throw during his career weekend, in which he scored a team-high 52 points.
Harvard Men’s Basketball Prevails Over Cornell for Coach Amaker’s 300th Win
Harvard men’s basketball emerged victorious Saturday night, prevailing 75-73 over Cornell and earning head coach Tommy Amaker’s 300th career victory.
Amaker Hits 300
Harvard men's basketball head coach Tommy Amaker notched his 300th victory Friday night.
Late Dartmouth Surge Downs Men’s Basketball in Pivotal Road Battle
Harvard men’s basketball team headed to Dartmouth Saturday afternoon looking to keep pace in the intensifying race for the Ivy Madness playoffs, but a late game surge by the Big Green left the Crimson empty-handed.
Men’s Basketball Sinks Columbia, 90-82, Falls Away at Cornell, 75-60
Harvard came into its matchup with Cornell less than 24 hours after securing a hard fought 90-82 victory over Columbia at Levien Gymnasium in New York City. But the Big Red generated a second half-storm Saturday night to blow past the Crimson, 75-60, in the first back-to-back weekend of the Ivy season.
Men’s Basketball Loses Second Ivy League Home Game to Penn 82-67
Harvard men’s basketball lost its second consecutive home conference game to the University of Pennsylvania 82-67, despite entering the game as 7.5-point favorites.
Men’s Basketball Topples Brown 80-67 for First Ivy League Win
Harvard men’s basketball earned its first Ivy League win of the season over Brown in a dominant 80-67 fashion, providing a much-needed boost after the team dropped a heartbreaking conference opener to Princeton, the current league favorites.
Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short in Ivy Opener Against Princeton, 68-64
Although Harvard had players in double digits, the Crimson was ultimately not able to overcome a Princeton team that's favored to win the Ivy League.
Men’s Basketball Battles But Falls 77-64 to St. John’s
The road struggles continued for Harvard men's basketball, with the team delivering an inspired but ultimately losing effort against St. John’s University on Saturday, falling 77-64. The Crimson has now lost six out of its last seven games, including five straight on the road.
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Then-sophomore guard Evan Nelson lets a shot fly versus Brown during a game in 2023. Nelson scored 11 in Queens on Saturday, but the Crimson still fell to St. John's.
Men’s Basketball Drops Second-Straight at Veterans Classic
Harvard men’s basketball team (1-2, 0-0 Ivy) dropped its second game of the season to American University on Saturday by a decisive score of 67-55.
Men’s Basketball Takes Narrow Loss to Navy, 85-80, in Veterans Classic
Behind a career night from junior guard Austin Benigni, Navy sank the Harvard men’s basketball team, 85-80, on Friday night in Annapolis. Benigni scored a career high 34 points on 17-17 free throw shooting to hand the Crimson (1-1, 0-0 Ivy) its first loss of the season.
Freshman Robert Hinton Leads Men’s Basketball to Victory Over Marist in Season Opener
Freshman guard Robert Hinton powered the Harvard men’s basketball team to victory over Marist on Monday, dropping 27 points to help the Crimson to a 79-66 season opener win at Lavietes Pavilion.
The Breakfast Club Continues to Offer Lessons Beyond the Court
Harvard men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker knows that building a great team is about more than athletic skill. There's no better example of Amaker putting this principle into practice than at The Breakfast Club, a treasured Harvard basketball tradition.
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Members of the Harvard men's basketball program meet Celtics star Jaylen Brown at The Breakfast Club.
Men’s Basketball Tips Off Season with Crimson Madness
It’s that time of the year again. Soon, the lights will shine bright in Lavietes Pavilion and Harvard men’s basketball will take the court for the first plays of the 2024-25 season.
4-Star Basketball Recruit Elzie Harrington Commits to Harvard
Elzie Harrington committed to Harvard on Thursday, an important pickup for the men’s basketball program after several star players transferred over the summer.
‘Taxation Without Representation’: What the NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Settlement Means for Harvard
A nearly $2.8 billion settlement proposed by the National College Athletics Association and the Power Five Conferences will allow collegiate athletes to be paid by their universities — a historic shift that may leave Harvard Athletics bleeding.