Senior (2009-10)
Named by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook as apreseason first team All-Ivy League selection ... Named one of thecountry''s 12 most versatile players in an ESPN.com feature articleby analyst Fran Fraschilla ... 2010 Lou Henson All-America team ...Named first team all-league by the Sporting News ... One of 11finalists for the Bob Cousy Award which goes to the nation''s toppoint guard ... One of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Awardwhich goes to the national player of the year ... Invited to playat the Portsmouth Invitational ... Unanimous choice first teamAll-Ivy League by the coaches ... Ivy League MVP as selected byCollegeInsider.com ... Unanimous first team selection byBasketball-U.com ... All-conference selection by RushTheCourt ...Honorable Mention All-America by Collegehoops.net ... USBWAAll-District 1 First Team ... NABC All-District 13, becoming thefirst two-time first team selection at Harvard ... Became the firstplayer in the history of the Ivy League to record 1,450 points(1,483), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (406) and 200 steals (225)... Ranks first all-time in games played (115) at the school, fifthin points (1,483), fifth in assists (406) and second in steals(225) ... Started all 29 games ... Led Harvard in scoring with 16.4points per game and paced the team with 131 assists ... Scored 21of his game-high 24 points in the second half and dished out sevenassists in season opener against Holy Cross (11/13) ... Named IvyLeague player of the week Nov. 16 after back-to-back double digitgames … Scored game winning three-pointer at the buzzer ofthe third overtime to lift Harvard past William & Mary (11/15)... Honor Roll on 11/23 ... Team-highs of 18 points and sevenboards in 23 minutes against UNH (11/23) ... Scored 12 straightpoints in the final 4:30 of play and had 16 of his game-high 19points in the second half of a win at BU (11/29) to go with fourassists and four steals ... Honor Roll on 11/30 ... 14 points,eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in 25 minutes againstRice (12/2) ... Scored 30 points in the final 23:48 with ninerebounds, three steals, three assists and two blocks at #13 UConn(12/6) ... Ivy league Player of the Week (12/7) ... Had 25points in a 74-67 win at Boston College (12/9) ... ESPN NationalTeam of the Week ... Ivy league Player of the Week (12/14) ...Team-highs of 15 points, four assists and three steals atGeorgetown (12/23/) ... Ivy Honor Roll (12/28/) ... Scored 18points with four assists, three blocks and three steals in 26minutes against MIT (12/28/) ... Had 17 points (14 first half),eight rebounds, seven steals, five assists and two blocks againstGeorge Washington (12/30) ... Started 5-of-5 from the floor andfinished 8-for-9 for 21 points and four steals at Seattle (1/02)... Nine assists against Santa Clara (1/04) ... Ivy Honor Roll Jan.25 ... Scored 19 points with six assists at Dartmouth (1/23) ...Scored 13 first half points and finished with 14 without taking ashot in the second half at Columbia (1/29) ... Scored 19 points(6-9 FG, 7-8 FT) in 30 minutes at Cornell (1/30) ... Had 19 points,six assists, five steals, four rebounds and three blocks againstPenn (2/06) ... 24 points (10-11 FT) against Cornell (2/19) ... IvyPlayer of the Week on March 1 after scoring 26 points vs. Yale(2/27) and averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5steals despite playing just 28 minutes per game against theBulldogs and Brown (2/26) ... Added 19 points, six rebounds andfour assists at Penn (3/5) ... Dished out five assists and had 12points against Appalachian State in CollegeInsider.com Tournament(3/17).
Junior (2008-09)
Named to NABC All-District 1 First Team, becomingHarvard''s first selection to the team since 1997 ... All-Ivy LeagueFirst Team ... The only player nationally to rank among the top 10players in his conference in every statistical category ... NamedMid-Major All-America by collegehoops.net ... Ranked third inscoring (17.8 ppg), second in assists (4.3 pg), first in steals (68- 2.4 pg), sixth in field goal percentage (.502), seventh in3-point percentage (.400), eighth in free throw percentage (.744),first in free throw attempts (168) and made FT''s (125), ninth inrebounding (5.5) and 10th in blocked shots (18) ... Named toIvy League Honor Roll in 13 of the 15 weekly reports, earningplayer of the week honors twice ... On Feb. 23, USA Today ran apiece on Lin in its "Who''s in Your Five?" section. Lin wasmentioned as one of the top five players or teams that we wishedhad more television exposure ... Scored 15 points on 5-of-11shooting and added team-highs in rebounds (eight) and assists (six)at New Hampshire 11/19 ... Added 11 points, including his 200thcareer field goal, and a career-high five steals along with fourassists at Colorado 11/22 ... Named the Ivy League Player of theweek for 12/1 after big games against Holy Cross and Army ...Scored 19 of his career-high 30 points in the second half againstHoly Cross 11/25, adding nine boards, three assists and four steals... Scored a game-high 24 points to go with five steals againstArmy 11/29, shooting 9-for-9 from the free throw line ... Named toIvy League Honor Roll on 12/8 ... Had a team-high 17 points versusBU 12/3 ... Recorded game-highs of 26 points, six rebounds and foursteals to go with eight rebounds in a win over Colgate on 12/6 ...Played a career-high 47 minutes before fouling out in doubleovertime against Northeastern, collecting a career-high threeblocks to go with seven assists, three steals and 18 points ...Scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half at George Washingtonon 12/13 ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 12/22 ... Scored 15 of his17 points in the second half at Rice on 12/17 ... Had 18 points,seven rebounds and six assists in a win at Maine on 12/21 ... Namedto Ivy Honor Roll after recording game-highs in points (16),rebounds (7), assists (5) and steals (4) in a win against DWC on12/28 ... Logged game-highs of 17 points, nine assists and threesteals in a win over Santa Clara on 1/02 ... Named Ivy LeaguePlayer of the Week on 1/12 ... Recorded game-highs of 27 points,eight assists, six steals (career-high) and two blocks in a win at17th-ranked Boston College on 1/07 ... Named to the Ivy Honor Rollon 1/26 ... Had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds atDartmouth on 1/10 ... Sent the game to overtime against Dartmouthon 1/24 with a last second layup en route to 21 points, sevenboards and four assists ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 2/2 ...Started the second half 5-fr-5 against Princeton on 1/31 and scored14 straight points for Harvard in the period ... Recordedgame-highs of 23 points and five assists against Yale on 2/6 ...Hit a free throw with no time left on the clock to give Harvard a64-63 win over Brown on 2/9, completing a 22-point second half thatsaw him finish with game-highs of 27 points (8-12 FG) and foursteals to go with eight rebounds ... Scored seven points in thefinal 35 seconds of play including a long 3-pointer to break open atie game as Harvard won at The Palestra for the first time sincethe 1990-91 season ... Named to the Ivy Honor Roll on 3/2 ... namedto Ivy League Honor Roll on 3/9 ... Had team-high nine assists andfive assists with 10 points at Brown on 3/6 ... Scored 15 ofgame-high 19 points in the second half in a win at Yale - Harvard''sfirst victory at Yale since the 1998-99 season ... During the game,became just the seventh player in school history to score his1,000th point as a junior.
Sophomore (2007-08)
Earned the team''s Raymond P. Lavietes ''36 Most Valuable PlayerAward ... Named All-Ivy League Second Team ... Only player to startall 30 games ... Ranked among the Ivy League leaders in points(12.6 ppg), shooting percentage (.448), assists (107), andassist-turnover ratio (+1.30) while leading the league in stealswith 58 ... He also ranked among the league leaders with 12 blockedshots during league play ... Made first career start at #21/23Stanford 11/9 ... Had 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting (3-6 3PT)against UC Santa Barbara on 11/10 ... Had a career-high 17 pointson 6-for10 shooting to go with a career-best five assists in a winover Northwestern State 11/11 ... Had career highs of 23 points,nine rebounds and nine assists (1 turnover) in 35 minutes againstMercer on 11/16 Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll 11/21 ... Had 15points and four assists at Holy Cross 11/20 ... Had nine points,six rebounds and five assists in a win over Michigan 12/1 ... Namedto the Ivy League Honor Roll 12/17 ... Had 17 points in 25 minutesat Long Island 12/13 ... Had 18 points, six rebounds, three assistsand three steals versus Vermont 12/16 ... Played 43 minutes againstUC Irvine 12/30 and had 20 points (9-13 FG), 13 rebounds and fivesteals ... Dished out eight of his nine assists in the first halfagainst Dartmouth on 1/5 as the Crimson built a 19-point halftimelead ... Had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 30minutes in a win over Colgate on 1/8 and was named to the Ivy HonorRoll on 1/14 ... Had 17 points and nine rebounds at Princeton on2/02 ... Had 15 points and four steals versus Cornell on 2/15 ...Named Player of the Week on 2/25 after consecutive 20-point games... Had 20 points (seven rebounds) including a layup with 9.1seconds left in regulation of a 76-67 overtime win over Princetonon 2/22 ... Had 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and threesteals versus Penn on 2/23 ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 3/11 ...Had nine points, seven boards, seven assists and three stealsversus Brown on 3/08 ... Had game-high 19 points with five boards,four steals and three assists versus Yale on 3/09.
Freshman (2006-07)
One of the first players off the bench and appeared inall 28 games, averaging nearly 19 minutes per contest ... Showedtremendous court awareness for a young player and a knowledge ofoff-ball defense ... Shot .818 from the free throw line and showedability to draw contact while finishing traditional 3-point plays... Got off to a strong start, playing 25 minutes in the seasonopener against Maine in the opener and had a game-high four stealsto go with six rebounds. Had a key driving lay-up late in the game... Had his first career blocked shot versus BU Nov. 14 ... Hadfive points, four assists and three steals in 26 minutes in a 83-81overtime win at UNH Nov. 29 ... Hit a key 3-pointer late in thesecond half and connected on what proved to be the game-winningbasket with 25.3 seconds left after recording a steal in overtime... Recorded a blocked shot against Sacred Heart 7-footer LiamPotter in a game Dec. 20 ... Had three steals in 12 minutes at UCIrvine Dec. 28 ... Made his only shot attempt and had one steal innine minutes in his Ivy League debut at Dartmouth Jan. 6 ... Scoredall 12 of his points including 10 straight for Harvard during thesecond half of a 77-71 win over Dartmouth Jan. 12 ... That effortearned him a spot on the Ivy League Honor Roll for Jan. 14 ... Had10 points (4-6 FG), four assists and three steals in 18 minutes offthe bench versus Yale Jan. 26 ... Had four assists in 14 minutesversus Brown Jan. 27 ... Had five points, three assists and twosteals in 19 minutes versus Columbia Feb. 2 ... Made his only shotattempt and had three assists in 10 minutes at Brown Feb. 16 ...Came off the bench to score 12 points in 16 minutes versus PennFeb. 23. His night included an 8-for-8 free throw performance ...Scored all four points from the foul line late in the game of a50-43 win over Princeton Feb. 24 ... Had nine points (4-7 FG) andthree assists in 14 minutes in a 85-79 win at Cornell March 2 ...Had an excellent game in the season finale at Columbia on March 3,playing 25 minutes against the Lions and making numeroushead-turning passes. He finished the game with 10 points, hisfourth double-figure scoring night of the season, to go with fourrebounds and a steal.
Background
Son of Shirley and Gie-Ming ... Four-year letterwinner andthree-year starter in basketball under coach Peter Diepenbrock ...Captained team to the CIF Division II State title by scoring 17points in a upset of nationally-ranked Mater Dei in the finals,51-47 ... Three-time first-team All-Santa Clara Valley AthleticLeague at guard ... Two-time SCVAL League Most Valuable Player ...As a senior, named Northern California Division II player of theyear, Northern California scholar athlete of the year and firstteam all-state ... Also named San Francisco Chronicle Boys Playerof the Year ... San Jose Mercury News Boys Player of the Year ...California-Hawaii Sports All-State First Team and Scholar-Athleteof the Year ... High School SportsFocus Player of the Year ...Two-time Palo Alto Daily News All-Peninsula Player of the Year ...Named MVP of Santa Cruz and St. Francis tournaments ... Namedsophomore of the year after leading his team to a 25-4 record ...Averaged 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 5.0 steals, and 6.2 rebounderper game during his senior season ... Helped team to a 32-1 recordas a senior and a 32-2 mark as a junior to set school records forvictories ... Sported a 4.2 GPA in the classroom ... Was a summerintern for California senator Joe Simitian ... Editor of schoolnewspaper ... Earned school''s President''s Award as well as VisionNew America 2004 Scholarship Award ... Enjoys spending time withfamily and friends, listening to music and going to church.
