Pictured: Dan McGeary.
The Particulars
The New Hampshire Wildcats visit Lavietes Pavilion Wednesday for a
match up scheduled for 7 p.m.
Follow at Home
All Harvard home basketball games will feature live
streaming audio and video. Fans can visit the Multimedia
page to purchase a single game event or a season pass.
The real-time broadcast includes play-by-play commentary from Chris
Villani. Select road games will also be available and regularly
announced on GoCrimson.com.
The Promotions
Entertainment: Marketing Music
Anthem: Marketing
In-Game Promotions
First Half- Lucky Program
Halftime- Uniform Relay
Second Half- Hot Shot, Prize Pack Drawing
Live Statistics
All Harvard home basketball games will feature live game
statistics. Fans can visit the Live Stats
page to follow along on their computer.
Series History
The Crimson and the Wildcats have met 35 times on the
hardwood, with the first match up coming in 1921. The teams have
met every year since the 1980-81 season with the exception of three
seasons, 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2003-03. Harvard leads the series
22-13 and has won eight out of the last 10 meetings.
The Last Meeting
The Crimson opened up the 2008-09 season with a trip to Durham,
N.H. and came away with an 80-69 victory over the New Hampshire
Wildcats. Max Kenyi and Keith Wright scored 17 and 15 points,
respectively, in their first collegiate start. Jeremy Lin added 15
points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Harvard shot 61.4 percent from the field, including an impressive
66.7 percent from behind the arc.
Harvard's Last Time
Out
Harvard suffered its first loss of the season Nov. 23 when
the Crimson fell to Army, 56-53 at Christl Arena. Andrew Van Nest
had a potential 3-point tying basket at the buzzer, but it fell
slightly to the left.
Harvard led 5-4 at the beginning of the game, but momentum changed
for the Black Knights as they went on a 17-2 run to lead 21-7 with
just under eight minutes remaining in the half. The Crimson
attempted just eight shots in the first 14:30 of play and went for
over five minutes without scoring a point. Harvard was able to get
back in the game with a 12-2 run to cut the Army lead to four going
into the locker room at the half.
The Crimson started the second half with a three-point play from
Doug Miller, and two shots from the charity stripe from Oliver
McNally, but Army's Julian Simmons scored eight unanswered points
to tie the game at 46 with four minutes remaining in the game. The
teams went back and forth in the closing minutes, but Harvard was
unable to capitalize on the final shot.
The Crimson had 20 first half turnovers and struggled in all
aspects of shooting. Harvard went just 19-of-31 from the free throw
line and made just 15 field goals.
UNH's Last Time Out
The Wildcats fell to 25th-ranked Maryland at the Comcast
Center Nov. 20. Senior Colbey Santos scores 14 points for New
Hampshire, but the Wildcats were unable to overcome an 18-point
deficit at the half.
All of Santos' points came in a five-minute stretch during the
second half on 5 of 10 shooting, which included 4 for 9 from behind
the arc. Maryland went on a 16-0 run in the middle of the second
half, but Santos responded right away, sinking four from long-range
and a layup as part of a 19-6 run by the Wildcats. Still trailing
71-53, the Wildcats were unable to stop an 8-0 run by the
Terrapins, who brought the lead to 30 with just under two minutes
in the game.
UNH shot just 35 percent (18-51) from the floor and gave up 21
turnovers.
Harvard Coach Tommy
Amaker
Tommy Amaker (Duke '87) begins his third season as head
coach of the Harvard men's basketball team. He registered his 200th
career coaching victory Nov. 13 in the 2009-10 season opener at
Holy Cross.
He brings a 202-175 career head coaching record
into the game, including a 109-83 record at Michigan at a 68-55
record at Seton Hall.
Amaker came to Harvard after a six year stint as
Michigan's head coach. Inheriting a program that was reeling from
institutional and NCAA sanctions, he led the Wolverines to the
postseason three times, winning the 2004 NIT title, reaching the
championship game of the 2006 NIT, and advancing to the second
round of the 2007 tournament. The 2006-07 season was Michigan's
second straight 20-win campaign and its third in four years. The
Wolverines were ranked as high as No. 20 in the nation during the
2005-06 season.
Complete Game Notes
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at the beginning of this page.
