2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Harvard Crimson
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:18–14
Conf Record:12–2
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Brian DeStefano
Asst Coach2:Donny Guerinoni
Asst Coach3:Michael Sotsky
Champion:Ivy League Regular Season Co-Champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 11th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 G 6'0" 170 Senior Graduated
4 F 6'9" 245 Senior Graduated
Matt Franschilla 12 G 5'10" 165 Senior Graduated
Corbin Miller 15 G 6'1" 180 Senior Graduated

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

The team earned a share of the 2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball season regular season title.[1] |-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NITSource[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IVY CHAMPS! HARVARD AND PENN SHARE MEN'S BASKETBALL IVY LEAGUE TITLE. March 5, 2018. March 3, 2018. IvyLeagueSports.com.
  2. Web site: 2017-18 Harvard Men's Basketball Schedule. Harvard. en. 2017-11-13.
  3. Web site: Harvard Crimson Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Crimson Home and Away - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-11-13.