Lin completed his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and his fifth season in the NBA (photo courtesy NBAE).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - With the 2015 NBA Finals in full swing, GoCrimson.com takes a look at what Harvard alumni who have been a member of the men's basketball program under Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, did this past season in the professional basketball ranks.
Harvard boasts five former student-athletes who continued their playing careers in 2014-15, and a former team manager working in the NBA league offices. To see a complete listing of former players and managers who were members of the program under Amaker and have contributed to professional basketball, click here.
Kyle Casey '13-14
Helios Domzale
Slovenia-Telemach League (Slovenia)
Helped Helios Domzale reach the Slovenia-Telemach League playoffs in his first season with the team … Led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 58.6 percent (133-227) from the field … Finished second in points per game (12.4), rebounds per game (7.1) and blocks per game (0.9) … Started all five playoff games, averaging 30.0 minutes, 15.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.
Brandyn Curry '13-14
Den Bosch
Erdevisie League (Holland)
Led Den Bosch to the 2014-15 Erdevisie championship in his first season with the team … Named the 2015 Finals MVP … In the finals, averaged 32.8 minutes, 15.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game … Led Den Bosch in points (14.9), assists (5.0), steals (2.0) and minutes (28.8) for the season … Led the league in free throw percentage, shooting 83.6 percent (87-104) from the line.
Evan Harris '09
Gotha
ProA League (Germany)
Helped Gotha reach the ProA League semifinals in his first season with the team … Played in all 38 games, averaging 16.2 minutes, 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game … In the semifinals, averaged 13 minutes, 5.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game per game … Named to the German ProA All-D Team in May 2015.
Jeremy Lin '10
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association (United States)
Played in 74 of 82 games during the 2014-15 regular season … Averaged 25.8 minutes, 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game … Led the team in assists (4.6) and steals (1.1), ranked second in 3-point percentage shooting 36.9 percent (65-176).
Jason Rosenfeld '12
National Basketball Association (United States)
Serves as the Director of Basketball Analytics at the NBA League Office … Had previously held similar positions with the Charlotte Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats … Member of the Editorial Board at the Journal of Sports Analytics ... Will serve as an adjunct instructor at the NYU School of Professional Studies for the 2015-16 academic year.
Keith Wright '12
Austin Spurs
NBA D-League (United States)
Helped the Austin Spurs to the D-League semifinals in his first season with the team … Averaged 19.3 minutes, 2.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the semifinals … Played in 51 of 56 games during the regular season … Averaged 21.5 minutes, 5.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the regular season.
