2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Harvard Crimson
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:18–10
Conf Record:10–4
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Brian DeStefano
Asst Coach2:Donny Guerinoni
Asst Coach3:Michael Sotsky

The 2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 10th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Ivy League tournament to Yale.

Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2015–16 season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Hunter Meyers 5 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Left the team for personal reasons
Patrick Steeves 10 G/F 6'7" 220 Senior Graduate transferred to George Washington
Evan Cummins 33 F 6'8" 215 Senior Graduated
Agunwa Okolie 35 G/F 6'8" 205 Senior Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League Men's tournamentSource: [1]

Notes and References

  1. http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule 2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball schedule