The Storyline
The 14-Game Tournament will tip off Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. as the Harvard men’s basketball team visits Dartmouth live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

This will mark the 28th straight year that the two teams have opened conference play against each other, with the Crimson owning a 17-10 advantage in that time. Harvard has won 10 straight games overall versus the Big Green dating back to 2010, matching the longest win streak versus an Ivy opponent in program history. Harvard has also won seven straight road contests against its conference foes, and has not lost on the road to an Ancient Eight foe since 2013.

What To Watch For
• Harvard boasts a 126-38 (.768) record since 2009-10, good for the 13th highest win percentage in the country in that time (as of games played Jan. 7). This includes a 67-5 record at home and a 59-33 mark away from Lavietes Pavilion (50-28 road, 9-5 neutral).

• Harvard boasts a seven-game win streak in road Ivy contests after going 7-0 on the road against the Ancient Eight in 2014 for the first time ever.

• Harvard has won 10 straight games against Dartmouth, matching the program’s longest win streak against an Ivy opponent (10 vs. Brown, 2010-present). The Crimson is 12-2 overall against the Big Green under head coach Tommy Amaker; 6-1 home, 6-1 road.

• Harvard is 7-0 in Ivy League openers under head coach Tommy Amaker, including last season’s 61-45 win at home versus the Big Green.

• Harvard currently ranks 17th in the NCAA in scoring defense (as of games played Jan. 7), having allowed 56.5 ppg. The Crimson has held nine of its 12 opponents to fewer than 60 points this season, with three scoring fewer than 50.

• Harvard ranks eighth in the NCAA in blocked shots per game (as of games played Jan. 7) at 6.3 bpg. The program record for blocked shots in a season stands at 4.8 bpg, set by last year’s squad.

• Harvard is 7-2 this season when Wesley Saunders scores at lesat 15 points, and is 32-9 when he has done so in his career. Harvard is 7-1 this season when Siyani Chambers dishes out at least five assists, and is 35-7 when he does so in his career.

Last Time Out
The Harvard men’s basketball team overwhelmed Saint Rose Monday night at Lavietes Pavilion, leading to an 84-38 victory for the Crimson..

Zena Edosomwan scored a career-high 14 points to lead the way, shooting 5-of-9 from the field, 4-of-6 from the line, and adding seven rebounds. Corbin Miller turned 12 points and knocked down four 3-pointers, with Zach Yoshor contributing 11 points in just six minutes off the bench thanks to a 3-of-3 performance from long range.

13 of the 15 Crimson who played scored at least two points, leading to a total of 50 points off the bench.

Creating a Winning Culture
Harvard has posted a 126-38 (.768) overall record since the start of the 2009-10 season, ranking as the 13th highest win percentage in the country over the last five-plus seasons (as of games played Jan. 7).

Home is Where the Wins Are
Harvard has posted a 56-3 (.949) record at Lavietes Pavilion since the start of the 2010-11 season, ranking the Crimson behind only Duke (71-3, .959) and Kentucky (76-4, .950) for the third highest home-court win percentage in the country over the last four-plus seasons (as of games played Jan. 7).

Harvard is 7-0 at home this season and has won nine 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).

Starting Fast
Harvard has started 9-3 or better five times under head coach Tommy Amaker; 24-3, 2011-12; 18-3, 2013-14; 15-3, 2010-11; 14-3, 2009-10, 9-3, 2014-15.

Making a Stand
Harvard’s defense is shaping up to be one of the best ever under head coach Tommy Amaker.

• Opponents are scoring just 56.5 ppg, which ranks 17th in the NCAA and stands as the second lowest total in the Amaker era (55.6 ppg in 2011-12).

• Opponents are shooting 38.6 percent from the floor, which ranks 46th in the NCAA and is the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Amaker era (40.8% in 2013-14).

• Opponents are shooting 31.4 percent from 3-point range, which stands as the lowest opponent 3-point percentage in the Amaker era (32.1% in 2013-14).

• Harvard is averaging 6.3 bpg, which ranks eighth in the NCAA and is the highest total in the Amaker era (4.8 bpg in 2013-14).

• Harvard is averaging 7.9 spg, which ranks 62nd in the NCAA and has matched the highest total in the Amaker era (7.9 spg in 2009-10).

• Harvard has held nine of its 12 opponents to fewer than 60 points, with three opponents scoring fewer than 50.

• Harvard limited Saint Rose to just 20.8 percent shooting (11-53), the lowest single-game opponent shooting percentage in the Amaker era.

• The Crimson allowed just 38 points to Saint Rose, marking the fourth time under head coach Tommy Amaker that an opponent has scored fewer than 40 points.

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

Leading the Way
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 has led Harvard in scoring 37 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 25-12 record in those games.

Born to Assist
Siyani Chambers has led Harvard in assists 47 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 35-12 record in those games.

Chambers boasts 42 career games with five assist or more, including a stretch of eight straight games as a freshman (Dec. 11, 2012 - Jan. 26, 2013). Harvard is 35-7 in games Chambers reaches five assists.

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 30 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 24-6 record in those games.

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 31st in the NCAA with 2.3 steals per game (as of games played Jan. 7), while his 147 career steals are good for eighth in program history.

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.

Banner Day
With its 84-38 victory over Saint Rose, Harvard set several program bests under head coach Tommy Amaker; largest margin of victory (46 points), most rebounds (49), lowest opponent FG% (20.8).

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.

Chasing History
• Harvard has won at least 20 games in each of the last five years, and a sixth consecutive 20-win campaign in 2014-15 would match Penn (1969-75) for the longest streak of 20-win seasons in Ivy League history.

• The Crimson has won four straight Ivy League championships and is looking to become the first Ancient Eight program to win five-straight titles since the Quakers did so between 1978 and 1982. The only other streak of at least five-consecutive titles in Ancient Eight history is Penn’s run of six straight from 1970-75.

• The Crimson has made three-straight NCAA tournament appearances and in 2014-15 will attempt to become the first Ivy League squad to reach the Big Dance in four-straight years since Princeton did so from 1989-92. Penn owns the conference record with six-straight NCAA tournament appearances from 1970-75.

• Harvard has won its NCAA tournament second round matchup each of the last two years, becoming the first Ivy League team to win a game in the tournament in consecutive years since Princeton did so in 1983 and 1984. Should the Crimson reach the ‘Big Dance’ again in 2015, it could match Penn (1971-73, 1978-80) and Princeton (1964-67) for most consecutive years with a victory in the NCAA tournament.

Moving on Up
Head coach Tommy Amaker continus to move up the ranks of the Ivy League’s winningest coaches. Amaker’s 148 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 148 victories under his belt, Tommy Amaker ranks second all-time in Harvard coaching annals.

Amaker's .667 win percentage (148-74), meanwhile, ranks first among Harvard coaches who have spent at least two seasons at the helm of the team.