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Men’s Basketball Travels to Morehouse for 2022-23 Season Opener on Monday

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's basketball makes an historic trip to face Morehouse College in its 2022-23 season opener on Monday, Nov. 7 at 5:00 p.m. at McAfee Court at Forbes Arena as the Crimson will play at the Maroon Tigers for the first time in program history.

What to Know

  • The contest against Morehouse continues a hallmark of the Crimson program of creating memorable moments beyond the basketball court under Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, that has included playing Historically Black Colleges and Universities in both home and away venues and taking part in opportunities to engage in Civil Rights history.
  • Harvard's visit to Morehouse will mark just the second time that a Crimson program has visited the Maroon Tigers. Harvard's baseball team opened the 1974 season with a doubleheader on the road at Morehouse.
  • Last season, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs on the hardwood, Harvard earned an 86-70 victory over Morehouse. Chris Ledlum totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds in the game while Idan Tretout and Louis Lesmond each netted 11 points.
  • Senior guard Luka Sakota and junior guard Sam Silverstein are set to serve Harvard as captains during the 2022-23 season. Sakota started all 26 games during the 2022-23 season and averaged 11.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Silverstein played in all 26 games last winter in his first season of action with the Crimson shooting 54.3 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from 3-point distance.
  • Senior guard Luka Sakota started all 26 games during the 2022-23 season and averaged 11.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. For the year, he shot 36.0 percent from 3-point distance, 40.4 percent from the field, and 83.0 percent from the free throw line. Sakota scored in double figures 17 a season ago, including netting a season-high 19 points at Siena (Nov. 22).
  • Senior forward Chris Ledlum returns after averaging 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game last season over 13 contests, missing the latter portion of the season due to injury. He scored in double figures in 12 of his 13 games played and scored 20 or more points in each of three contests. A sociology concentrator, Ledlum earned Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2021-22. He gained Blue Ribbon Preseason All-Ivy League accolades.
  • Senior guard Idan Tretout tallied 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game last season over 13 games, missing the latter portion of the season due to injury. He netted double-figure scoring efforts in six games last year, scoring in double figures in five of his last six games played on the season.
  • Junior guard Sam Silverstein played in all 26 games last winter in his first season of action with the Crimson. He posted 4.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.3 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from 3-point distance. Silverstein scored in double figures three times, including 16 points against MIT (Nov. 20), 12 against Yale (Feb. 9), and 10 against Cornell (Jan. 22).
  • Sophomore guard Louis Lesmond posted 7.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season, while scoring in double figures seven times out of 20 games played. Fellow sophomore guard Denham Wojcik appeared in all 26 games a year ago.
  • The Crimson returns several additional veterans including senior forward Tommy O'Neil, junior forwards Justice Ajogbor and Josh Hemmings, and sophomore guards Evan Nelson and Tyler Simon. Nelson appeared in 13 of 14 Ivy League games last season, scoring in double figures three times.
  • Harvard welcomes three recruited first-years to the 2022-23 roster. Chisom Okpara – a 6-foot-8 forward from La Lumiere School – Chandler Piggé – a 6-foot-5 guard from Phillips Exeter Academy – and Matt Filipowski – a 7-foot center from Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Okpara gained selection as Blue Ribbon's Ivy League Preseason Newcomer of the Year.

Next Up

Harvard is set to play at the Asheville Championship, meeting Louisiana in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) before facing either East Tennessee State or Elon on Sunday, Nov. 13 at either 2:00 or 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU).
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