CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Basketball competes in its first road contests of the regular season when it plays at Army on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and at Marist on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York with the Crimson bringing a 2-1 record into the weekend.

What to Know

• Harvard features four double-figure scorers to open the year in a group that includes senior guard Chandler Piggé (17.0 points per game), sophomore guard Tey Barbour (12.7), sophomore guard Robert Hinton (12.3), and junior forward Thomas Batties II (10.7).
• In the Ivy League rankings, Harvard stands first in field goal percentage defense (40.7) and second in scoring defense (67.3), 3-point percentage defense (30.6), field goal percentage (47.5), and free throw percentage (76.8).
• Senior guard Chandler Piggé has posted 17.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game to open the year, while shooting 52.9 percent from the field. He ranks first in the Ivy League in steals per game (2.7), second in assists per game (4.3), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), second in minutes per game (32.7), and seventh in points per game (17.0). He has scored in double figures in all three games to open the year. Piggé totaled 23 points and six assists, while shooting 8-of-11 from the floor vs. UNH (Nov. 9). He netted 15 points vs. Northeastern (Nov. 11) and posted 13 points, five rebounds, and five assists in the season opener against MIT (Nov. 7). Piggé – an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection and CSC Academic All-District honoree last season – notched 13.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 steals per game in 2024-25, while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. He has steadily increased his production over his career, averaging 1.9 points per game in 2022-23, 8.1 points per game in 2023-24, and 13.1 points per game in 2024-25. As a junior, he scored in double figures in each of 22 games, grabbed eight or more rebounds in each of 12 contests, and tallied two double-doubles.
• Sophomore guard Robert Hinton has averaged 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game to open the year. He dropped 22 -points on 9-of-16 field goals and 4-of-4 free throws vs. UNH (Nov. 9). Hinton – the 2024-25 Ivy League Rookie of the Year – averaged 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game in 2024-25, while shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from 3-point range. Hinton earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week eight times (Nov. 11, Nov. 25, Dec. 9, Jan. 13, Jan. 21, Feb. 3, Feb. 24, Mar. 10) on the season, tying the Ivy League record. As a first-year, Hinton scored in double figures 19 times on the year and eclipsed 20 points six times. He scored 393 points as a rookie, ranking second on Harvard's all-time first-year single-season scoring list.
• Sophomore guard Tey Barbour has registered 12.7 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game on the year, while shooting 57.1 percent from 3-point distance. Barbour ranks first in the Ivy League in 3-pointers made per game (4.0), second in 3-point percentage (57.1), ninth in rebounds per game (5.7), and 12^th in points per game (12.7). He has scored in double figures in all three games to open the year. He posted 14 points, six rebounds, and a career-high four made 3-pointers vs. UNH (Nov. 9) before netting 12 points on four 3-pointers vs. Northeastern (Nov. 11). Barbour netted 12 points and made a career-high four 3-pointers in the season opener vs. MIT (Nov. 7). Barbour notched 4.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game on the year in 2024-25. He scored in double figures four times a year ago.
• Junior forward Thomas Batties II has registered 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game to open the year, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from 3-point distance. Batties II scored a game-high 17 points in the season opener vs. MIT (Nov. 7). He posted 12 points and five rebounds vs. UNH (Nov. 9). In 2024-25, Batties II averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game on the year, while shooting 38.2 percent from 3-point distance. He scored in double figures in each of 14 games on the year as a sophomore. Batties II registered 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on the 2023-24 season.
• Sophomore guard Austin Hunt has tallied 7.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game on the year, while shooting 57.1 percent from the field. He notched 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists vs. UNH (Nov. 9). Hunt averaged 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game in 2024-25. He scored in double figures seven times a season ago.
• As part of a comeback effort, senior guard Chandler Piggé scored a game and season-high 23 points, sophomore guard Robert Hinton netted 22 points, and the Crimson overcame a 20-point first half deficit to beat New Hampshire, 86-75, on Nov. 9. All five Harvard starters scored in double figures as Harvard overcame a 20-point deficit for the fourth time under the tenure of Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball.
• Harvard trails Army in the all-time series, 9-16. The two teams last met during the 2023-24 in which the Crimson topped the Black Knights, 70-64.
• Harvard and Marist have met three times with the Crimson earning the victory in the last meeting in last year's season opener, 79-66. Marist took both decisions in the previous two meetings – 87-82 during the 1999-2000 season and 72-55 in 1998-99. 

Next Up

Following its matchup at Marist on Sunday, Harvard plays at Penn State on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. (B1G+) and vs. Boston University at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m. (NESN NATION).