2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Conference Ivy League
2015–16 record 14–16 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach Tommy Amaker (9th year)
Assistant coach Brian DeStefano
Assistant coach Brian Eskildsen
Assistant coach Christian Webster
Home arena Lavietes Pavilion
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Yale 13 1   .929     23 7   .767
Princeton 12 2   .857     22 7   .759
Columbia 10 4   .714     25 10   .714
Harvard 6 8   .429     14 16   .467
Penn 5 9   .357     11 17   .393
Dartmouth 4 10   .286     10 18   .357
Cornell 3 11   .214     10 18   .357
Brown 3 11   .214     8 20   .286
† – NCAA Tournament participant

The 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by ninth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Previous Season

The Crimson finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale. They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff, the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Siyani Chambers 1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Golden Valley, MN Left the team due to personal reasons
Alex Nesbitt 2 G 6'1" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Matt Brown 3 G 6'3" 205 Senior Barrington, RI Graduated
Steve Moundou-Missi 14 F 6'7" 225 Senior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduated
Wesley Saunders 23 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jonah Travis 24 F 6'6" 225 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Kenyatta Smith 25 C 6'8" 245 Senior Sun Valley, CA Graduated
Charlie Anastasi 32 F 6'6" 225 Senior Washington Crossing, PA Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tommy McCarthy
#67 PG
Carlsbad, CA La Costa Canyon High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Balsa Dragovic
#66 PF
Montebello, CA Cantwell Sacred Heart Of Mary High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Weisner Perez
SF
Berwyn, IL Morton West High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 26, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Corey Johnson
SG
Ottawa, ON Vermont Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2016

Roster

2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Feinberg, RobbieRobbie Feinberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hidden Hills, California
G 2 McLean, JamesJames McLean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atherton, California
G 3 McCarthy, TommyTommy McCarthy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rancho Santa Fe, California
F/C 4 Edosomwan, ZenaZena Edosomwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 5 Myers, HunterHunter Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Minden, Nevada
G/F 10 Steeves, PatrickPatrick Steeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec
F 11 Egi, ChrisChris Egi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Markham, Ontario
G 12 Fraschilla, MattMatt Fraschilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 13 Chatfield, AndreAndre Chatfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lilburn, Georgia
F 14 Dragovic, BalsaBalsa Dragovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Zemun, Serbia
G 15 Miller, CorbinCorbin Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sandy, Utah
G 21 Yoshor, ZachZach Yoshor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 23 Perez, WeisnerWeisner Perez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Berwyn, Illinois
G 25 Johnson, CoreyCorey Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ottawa, Ontario
F 33 Cummins, EvanEvan Cummins (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Westborough, Massachusetts
G/F 35 Okolie, AgunwaAgunwa Okolie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ajax, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brian DeStefano (Duke)
  • Brian Eskildsen (Tennessee)
  • Christian Webster (Harvard)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
3:30 PM
McGill W 66–63 
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, MA
Regular season

11/13/2015*
7:45 PM
MIT W 59–39  1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

11/14/2015*
7:00 PM, FSN
at Providence L 64–76  1–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,477)
Providence, RI

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, NESN
Massachusetts L 63–69  1–2
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

11/22/2015*
12:30 PM, ESPNU
at Boston College
Rivalry
L 56–69  1–3
Conte Forum (2,765)
Chestnut Hill, MA

11/25/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Bryant W 80–45  2–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,314)
Cambridge, MA

11/29/2015*
1:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 49–50  2–4
Hart Center (1,796)
Worcester, MA

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at Northeastern L 71–80  2–5
Matthews Arena (2,383)
Boston, MA

12/05/2015*
3:15 PM, ESPN2
at No. 4 Kansas L 69–75  2–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM
at Boston University W 75–69  3–6
Case Gym (832)
Boston, MA

12/22/2015*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. BYU
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 85–82 OT 4–6
Stan Sheriff Center (7,161)
Honolulu, HI

12/23/2015*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Auburn
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 69–51  5–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,437)
Honolulu, HI

12/25/2015*
8:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Diamond Head Classic Championship
L 71–83  5–7
Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI

12/31/2015*
2:30 PM, NESN
Wofford W 77–57  6–7
Lavietes Pavilion (1,503)
Cambridge, MA

01/06/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Vermont L 62–65  6–8
Lavietes Pavilion (1,526)
Cambridge, MA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, NESN
Dartmouth W 77–70  7–8
(1–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

01/12/2016*
7:00 PM
Ryerson W 73–57  8–8
Lavietes Pavilion (853)
Cambridge, MA

01/16/2016*
12:00 PM
at Howard W 69–61  9–8
Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
Washington, D.C.

01/23/2016
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth L 50–63  9–9
(1–1)
Leede Arena (1,531)
Hanover, NH

01/29/2016
7:00 PM
Cornell L 65–77  9–10
(1–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)
Cambridge, MA

01/30/2016
7:00 PM
Columbia L 54–55  9–11
(1–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

02/05/2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Princeton L 62–83  9–12
(1–4)
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,549)
Princeton, NJ

02/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Penn L 57–67  9–13
(1–5)
The Palestra (4,018)
Philadelphia, PA

02/12/2016
7:00 PM
Brown W 79–73  10–13
(2–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)
Cambridge, MA

02/13/2016
7:00 PM, NESN
Yale L 55–67  10–14
(2–6)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

02/19/2016
6:00 PM, ASN
at Columbia L 76–90  10–15
(2–7)
Levien Gymnasium (2,587)
New York City, NY

02/20/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cornell W 76–74  11–15
(3–7)
Newman Arena (1,938)
Ithaca, NY

02/26/2016
7:00 PM, FS1
at Yale L 50–59  11–16
(3–8)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT

02/27/2016
6:00 PM
at Brown W 61–52  12–16
(4–8)
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI

03/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Princeton W 73–71  13–16
(5–8)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA

03/05/2016
7:00 PM
Penn W 74–56  14–16
(6–8)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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