Do not sleep on Harvard.
Harvard was projected as a borderline top-25 team at the beginning of the season. It's been hit by several injuries. Its top player, former Ivy League Player of the Year Seth Towns, who has legitimate NBA potential, is out for the year with a knee injury. We should be looking to him to be a grad transfer here. And its all-everything (former Ivy Rookie of the Year and all Ivy first team) point guard, Bryce Aiken, has been in and out of the line-up with a knee injury of his own. He tested the NBA draft waters last year, initially declaring, but decided to return for his senior year. He's a shoot-first point guard, who went to the same high school as Kyrie Irving. He's developed a close relationship with Kyrie and Jaylen Brown. And there's plenty more talent. This is a team whose senior class was a TOP-TEN class in the nation. Front-line players Lewis and Baker are long and athletic. Bassey is a capable defender on the wing. Sophomore Kirkwood was Ivy Rookie of the Year last year and can score with the best of them. And they have depth at guard with Juzang and Haskett. And freshman Ledlam (Massachusetts Mr. Basketball) is a legitimate wing scorer.
If Aiken plays, we should be worried. Very worried. He can get you 30 easily.
This would not be an upset at all. I actually think Harvard should be favored.
Tommy Amaker's Harvard hoops is not the same as your grandparents'he proved that seven years ago at Haas. The Harvard team that beat Cal went on to beat Cincinnati in the Tournament and took Michigan State to the wire in the second round.
