CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's basketball will embark on a foreign tour to Canada from August 20-26 with stops in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto as part of a seven-day, four-game, three-city international experience.
 
The Crimson is set to play four games during its time in Canada alongside cultural experiences that include visits to Mount Royal, Old Montreal, the St. Lawrence River, a duck boat tour of Ottawa, the CN Tower, and Niagara Falls. 

Game Schedule

August 21 at McGill University
August 22 at University of Ottawa
August 23 at Carleton University
August 25 at University of Toronto

August 20-22: Montreal

Harvard will begin its foreign tour in Montreal – the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the providence of Quebec with a population of just under 1.8 million people. The Crimson will face McGill University (August 21) in its first game of the trip during its time in the city. Cultural stops for the team in Montreal include a visit to Mount Royal – a mountain immediately adjacent to downtown Montreal – a tour of Old Montreal – one of Canada's most historic neighborhoods – and a jet boat tour of the St. Lawrence River, which runs alongside the island of Montreal. 

August 22-24: Ottawa

The Crimson's trip will continue in the city of Ottawa, Ontario – the capital city of Canada with a population of just over one million people. The Crimson will compete in a pair of contests while in Ottawa, facing off with the University of Ottawa (August 22) and Carleton University (August 23). Harvard will also take an amphibious duck boat tour of Ottawa – a metropolis that sits at the confluence of the Ottawa River and Rideau River.

August 24-26: Toronto

Harvard will conclude its time in Canada in the city of Toronto – the capital of the province of Ontario, the most populous city in Canada, and fourth-most populous city in North America with a population of almost 2.8 million people. The Crimson's final contest of the trip will come against the University of Toronto (August 25). While in Toronto, the program will visit CN Tower – the tallest frees-standing structure on land in the Western Hemisphere – and Niagara Falls – the famous waterfalls that straddle the border between the United States and Canada.

Canadian Connection

Since Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, took over the reins of the Crimson in 2007-08, Harvard has consistently recruited in Canada with one current student-athlete – Josh Hemmings '24 – and eight alumni, including Danilo Djuricic '21, Chris Egi '18, Corey Johnson '19, Noah Kirkwood '22, Agunwa Okolie '16, Laurent Rivard '14, Luka Sakota '23, and Patrick Steeves '16, hailing from Canada.

Returning North of the Border

The Crimson returns to Canada for the first time since Harvard took on Buffalo in the James Naismith Classic in Toronto on November 16, 2019. The two teams played at Scotiabank Arena – the home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.