CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University Men's Basketball will welcome seven first-years to the program for the start of the 2024-25 season as part of the Class of 2028, Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, announced on Thursday.
 
Harvard Men's Basketball's Class of 2028 includes guard Teyvien Barbour (Manassas, Va.), forward Leo Byrne (Stockholm, Sweden), guard Dutch Dowdell (Holladay, Utah), guard Ben Eisendrath (Los Angeles, Calif.), guard Robert Hinton (Los Angeles, Calif.), guard Austin Hunt (Marlborough, Mass.), and forward Kenan Parrish (Pittsboro, N.C.).
 
The group includes five guards and two forwards with two student-athletes from California and one each from Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Utah, and Sweden. The class has garnered recognition across the league, regional, state, national, and international levels. 
   

Teyvien Barbour
Guard | 6-foot-4 | 190 lbs. | Manassas, Va. | Patriot High School

Earned First Team All-District four times … Gained District Player of the Year twice … Garnered Region Player of the Year accolades … Earned First Team All-Region three times … Gained First Team All-Met honors from The Washington Post … Scored 1,600 career points … Served team as a two-year captain … Played AAU for DC Premier UAA … Played at Osbourn High School for three seasons (2020-23) before finishing final season at Patriot High School (2023-24) … Set Osbourn school record for points in a single game (46) … Enjoys golfing and video games … Son of Michelle Martin and Ikeeia Barbour.

Leo Byrne
Forward | 6-foot-8 | 195 lbs. | Stockholm, Sweden | Kungsholmens Gymnasium

Has competed in the Basketball Ireland National Team program since 2022; has made 16 appearances … Led Team Ireland in scoring at the FIBA U18 European Championships in 2023, including scoring 28 points with seven made 3-pointers against Ukraine … Ranked as the No. 1 player in Class of 2024 nationally by SGR … Captained the Alvik Basket U17 team to a Nordic Championship as the MVP and to a second-place finish at the national championship in 2021 … Won a German U14 national title in 2018 … Played club for Alvik Basket (2021-24), Makkabi Frankfurt (2020-21), and Fraport Skyliners (2018-20); scored a career-high 36 points for Alvik Basket … Played in 15 different countries over prep career … Earned the Academic Achievement Award at Frankfurt International School … An honors student … Enjoys golf, music, darts, football, and traveling … Son of Charlotte and Darragh Byrne. 

Dutch Dowdell
Guard | 6-foot-6 | 195 lbs. | Holladay, Utah | Olympus High School

Earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Region in 2022, 2023, and 2024 … Garnered 5A State Tournament MVP accolades in 2022 and 2024 … Set the Utah state record for career 3-pointers made (315) … Finished career as Olympus' all-time leading scorer with 1,920 career points … Established school record for single-game 3-pointers made (nine) … Helped team win state titles in 2022 and 2024 … Served team as a three-year captain … Played AAU for Mountain Stars UAA … Also competed in golf … Earned Academic All-State honors … Worked with NBA Academy Africa in Senegal … Volunteered for humanitarian service in Kenya … Grandfather Joel Peterson attended Harvard Business School … Son of Rebecca and Travis Dowdell. 

Ben Eisendrath
Guard | 6-foot-2 | 175 lbs. | Los Angeles, Calif. | South Kent School (Conn.)

Earned Division 3A Player of the Year honors in 2023 … Gained Liberty League MVP accolades in 2023 … Garnered a spot on the Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team in 2023 … Took home First Team All-CIF four times (2020-23) … Served team as a three-year captain (2021-23) … Helped team win Liberty League titles in 2022 and 2023 … Attended Oakwood High School before spending a postgraduate year at South Kent School … Played AAU for BTI … Helped the USA U18 team win a gold medal at the Maccabi Games in 2022 … National Merit commended student … A Hang Out Do Good Youth Advocate … Interested in neuroscience, biology, and ceramics … Brother Sam Eisendrath '20 and uncle Edwin Eisendrath '80 both attended Harvard … Great uncle Arnold Horween, Class of 1921, played football for the Crimson and served as Harvard's head football coach from 1926-30 … Son of Jennifer Levin and John Eisendrath. 

Robert Hinton
Guard | 6-foot-5 | 190 lbs. | Los Angeles, Calif. | Harvard-Westlake School

Earned First Team All-CIF as a senior … Gained First Team All-Mission League in 2023-24 … Collected Second Team CIF-SS Open Division as a junior … Garnered Pangos All-America honors twice … Selected as an NBPA Top 100 Camp All-Star in 2023 … Took home BALLISLIFE All-America accolades in 2024 … Scored 1,000 career points … Helped team win back-to-back CIF state championships in 2022-23 and 2023-24 … Aided team to two CIF Southern Regional titles (2022-23, 2023-24), a CIF Southern Section championship (2023-24), and four Mission League titles (2020-21 to 2023-24) … Captained Harvard-Westlake as a senior … Earned four varsity letters … Played AAU for EYBL Team Why Not; served team as a captain in 2023 … Competed on the Chinese Taipei National Team, acting as a team captain in 2023 and 2024 … Played with Chinese Taipei in the Jones Cup, an international tournament held annually in Taiwan, in 2023 and 2024 … Honor Roll student … Enjoys collecting music records, making pottery, watching movies, playing video games, and watching anime … Brother, Adam Tsang Hinton, is a member of the Cornell men's basketball Class of 2026 … Cousin Richard Hamilton played 14 seasons in the NBA for the Washington Wizards (1999-2002), Detroit Pistons (2002-11), and Chicago Bulls (2011-13) … Son of Chen-Cho and Bob Hinton; Bob attended Harvard Law School. 

Austin Hunt
Guard | 6-foot-4 | 185 lbs. | Marlborough, Mass. | Milton Academy

Earned All-Independent School League three times (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) … Garnered All-NEPSAC Class A twice (2022-23, 2023-24) and All-NEPSAC Class A Honorable Mention in 2021-22 … Gained Team MVP honors in 2023-24 … Served team as a captain … Helped team win the ISL title and NEPSAC Class A title in 2022-23 … Scored 1,286 career points … Played AAU for the Middlesex Magic Under Armour Team … Won the Under Armour Spring Championship in 2022 and Under Armour Championship in 2023 … Served as head of dorm (Forbes House) as a senior … Volunteered with the Special Olympics … Son of Jennifer and Craig Hunt; Jennifer played basketball at Assumption, earning a spot in the school's Hall of Fame. 

Kenan Parrish
Forward | 7-foot-0 | 260 lbs. | Pittsboro, N.C. | Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)

Earned First Team All-NEPSAC in 2024 … Gained First Team All-Eastern Conference North Carolina 3A in 2023 … Helped team reach NEPSAC AA Semifinals in 2024 … Aided team to state championship runner-up finish in North Carolina 3A in 2023 … Played at Northwood High School before spending a postgraduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon … Played AAU for Garner Road Basketball Club … National Honor Society student … Son of Anna and Kirk Parrish; Kirk played football at N.C. State.