The Storyline
The Harvard men’s basketball team is set to take on Arizona State Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. EST live on the PAC-12 Network.

Harvard will be looking to rebound from a loss at then No. 6/5 Virginia in its last time out while also attempting to avoid suffering back-to-back losses since March 1-2, 2013. Arizona State, meanwhile, is coming off a 93-54 win over Detroit and is 23-2 at Wells Fargo Arena since last year.

What To Watch For
• Harvard boasts a 124-37 (.770) record since 2009-10, good for the 11th highest win percentage in the country in that time (as of games played Dec. 25). This includes a 58-32 record away from Lavietes Pavilion (49-27 road, 9-5 neutral).

• Harvard has suffered back-to-back losses only three times since 2009-10 (most recently March 1-2, 2013). The Crimson has allowed 70-plus points in consecutive games only five times during this stretch (most recently Feb. 8-14, 2014).

• Wesley Saunders led Harvard in scoring in each of the team’s first eight games, becoming the first member of the Crimson to lead the team in scoring in eight straight games under head coach Tommy Amaker. Saunders averaged 20.1 ppg during this stretch and has led Harvard in scoring 36 times in his career.

• Harvard is 6-1 this season when Wesley Saunders scores at lesat 15 points, and is 31-8 when he has done so in his career. Harvard is 5-1 this season when Siyani Chambers dishes out at least five assists, and is 33-7 when he does so in his career.

• In nine games, Harvard has had more than two student-athletes score in double-figures only three times. Five Crimson are averaging at least 5.0 ppg, but only one is averaging double-figures (Wesley Saunders, 18.3).

Last Time Out
The Harvard men’s basketball team saw its six-game win streak come to an end last Sunday afternoon at No. 6/5 Virginia, 76-27.

Virginia, which entered the day ranked second in the nation in scoring defense and third in field goal percentage defense, limited Harvard to both its lowest point total (27) and lowest field goal percentage (16.0) under head coach Tommy Amaker.
Starting Fast
Harvard has started 7-2 or better five times under head coach Tommy Amaker, including last season when the Crimson began 13-1.

Creating a Winning Culture
Harvard has posted a 124-37 (.770) overall record since the start of the 2009-10 season, ranking as the 11th highest win percentage in the country over the last five-plus seasons (as of games played Dec. 25).

Home is Where the Wins Are
Harvard has posted a 55-3 (.948) record at Lavietes Pavilion since the start of the 2010-11 season, ranking the Crimson behind only Duke (68-3, .958) and Kentucky (75-4, .949) for the third highest home-court win percentage in the country over the last four-plus seasons (as of games played Dec. 25).

Harvard is 6-0 at home this season and has won eight straight at Lavietes Pavilion dating back to last year. Since 2010-11, the Crimson has enjoyed two home win streaks of at least 20 games; 28 games (Feb. 20, 2010 to Feb. 25, 2012), 20 games (Dec. 1, 2012 to Feb. 7, 2014).

Stuffing the Stat Sheet
Wesley Saunders, the 2014 Ivy League Player of the Year, currently ranks among the Ancient Eight’s top 10 in eight statistcal categories. As a senior, Jeremy Lin ’10 finished ranked among the conference’s best in nine statistical categories.

Born to Assist
Siyani Chambers, whose 5.1 apg lead the Ivy League, has dished out at least five assists six times this season. Chambers boasts 40 career games with five or more assists, including a stretch of eight straight games as a freshman (Dec. 11, 2012 - Jan. 26, 2013). Harvard is 33-7 in games Chambers reaches five assists.

Grand Theft
Wesley Saunders recorded 12 steals against Northeastern and Vermont, including a career-high seven at Vermont to match Jeremy Lin ‘10 (vs. George Washington, Dec. 30, 2009) for the most steals by a member of the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Saunders currently ranks 17th in the NCAA with 2.6 steals per game (as of games played Dec. 25), while his 143 career steals are good for eighth in program history.

Cleaning the Glass
Steve Moundou-Missi recorded a career-high 17 rebounds at Vermont, the most by a member of the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Moundou-Missi has led Harvard in rebounding 29 times in his career, and boasts six career games with at least 10 boards, including two this season.

Double-Trouble
Wesley Saunders recorded three double-doubles in the team’s first four games, becoming the first member of the Crimson to post three double-doubles in a four-game stretch since Keith Wright ‘12 did it in four consecutive games in 2011-12.

Player of the Week
Wesley Saunders was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Dec. 1 after averaging 25.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.5 apg in wins over Houston and UMass.

Saunders has earned nine player of the week awards in his career, matching Princeton’s Ian Hummer and Brown’s Earl Hunt for the most in Ivy history. Saunders garnered the honor five times in 2012-13, three times in 2013-14 and has one award in 2014-15.

Watch This
Wesley Saunders was named to the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Lou Henson Award watch lists as one of the elite student-athletes in the country.

Saunders is the first Ivy Leaguer to be included on the Naismith Trophy Top 50, while he joined Jeremy Lin ’10 as the second member of the Crimson to be named to the Wooden Award Watch List. Saunders was also included on the 2013 Lou Henson Award Watch List.

Cousy Award
Siyani Chambers was named to the 2015 Bob Cousy Award Watch List, marking the third-straight year that the junior has been tabbed among the top point guards in college basketball. Chambers is one of just three individuals to have been included on the watch list in each of the last three years along with Duke’s Quinn Cook and Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos.

Last year, Chambers was one of 23 Cousy Award Watch List finalists after being among the original list of 80 watch list candidates along with teammate Brandyn Curry ’13-14.

Moving on Up
Head coach Tommy Amaker continus to move up the ranks of the Ivy League’s winningest coaches. Amaker’s 146 wins at Harvard are the eighth most since the conference began competition in 1956, while his 67 Ivy League victories rank 14th.

Amaker has led Harvard to four-straight Ivy League championships, tying him with former Princeton head coach Butch van Breda Kolff and fomer Penn head coach Chuck Daly for the fourth most Ivy titles won

On The Sidelines
With 146 victories under his belt, Tommy Amaker ranks second all-time in Harvard coaching annals.

Amaker's .667 win percentage (146-73), meanwhile, ranks first among Harvard coaches who have spent at least two seasons at the helm of the team.

Harvard vs. The Power Conferences
Harvard owns a 13-15 record against power conference opponents under Tommy Amaker. The Crimson has defeated Boston College in each of the last six seasons and has also topped California, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida State, Michigan, TCU and Utah during Amaker’s tenure. The Crimson has defeated at least one power conference foe in each season since Amaker’s arrival.