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2023–24 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

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2023–24 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record14–13 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Sotsky
  • Larry Farmer
  • Matt Fraschilla
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 5   .828
Yale 11 3   .786 23 10   .697
Cornell 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Brown 8 6   .571 13 18   .419
Harvard 5 9   .357 14 13   .519
Columbia 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Penn 3 11   .214 11 18   .379
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 6 21   .222
2024 Ivy League tournament winner
Malik Mack and Chisom Okpara

The 2023–24 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 16th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion located in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season with a record of 14–13, 5–9 in Ivy League play, to place fifth. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Previous season

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The Crimson finished the 2022–23 season 14–14, 5–9 in Ivy League play, to place seventh.[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyler Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Dream City Christian School Houston, TX
F 1 Josh Hemmings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lawrenceville School Toronto, ON
G 2 Malik Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John's College High School Oxon Hill, MD
G 3 Xavier Nesbitt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Chicago, IL
F 10 Chisom Okpara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So La Lumiere School Bronxville, NY
G 11 Evan Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Salpointe Catholic High School Tucson, AZ
G 13 Chandler Piggé 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy Houston, TX
G 14 Greg Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Boston College High School Cambridge, MA
F 15 Thomas Batties II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Gonzaga College High School Washington, D.C.
F 22 Justice Ajogbor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Christ School Benin City, Nigeria
G 23 Louis Lesmond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Notre Dame College Prep Paris, France
G 25 Christian Rich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr MIT Holladay, UT
F 35 Luca Ace-Nasteski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Scots College Manly, Australia
F 42 Bennett Pitcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jr Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA
G 45 Payton Pitts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Francis W. Parker School Chicago, IL
C 54 Matt Filipowski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Wilbraham & Monson Academy Westtown, NY
G 55 Denham Wojcik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Porter-Gaud School Charleston, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Boston W 78–50  1–0
Lavietes Pavilion (932)
Boston, MA
November 10, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 89–76  2–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,474)
Houston, TX
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern W 80–56  3–0
Lavietes Pavilion (946)
Boston, MA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN+
at UMass W 78–75 OT 4–0
Mullins Center (3,735)
Amherst, MA
November 18, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston College
Rivalry
L 64–73  4–1
Conte Forum (6,326)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate W 76–70  5–1
Cotterell Court (847)
Hamilton, NY
November 26, 2023*
4:30 pm, B1G
vs. Indiana L 76–89  5–2
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,469)
Indianapolis, IN
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 80–75  6–2
Lavietes Pavilion (983)
Boston, MA
December 2, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSCHI+
at Loyola–Chicago L 53–75  6–3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,754)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army W 70–64  7–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,450)
Boston, MA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross W 74–72  8–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,124)
Boston, MA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona L 60–69  8–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
January 2, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany W 76–71  9–4
Lavietes Pavilion (837)
Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 58–89  9–5
(0–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,831)
Princeton, NJ
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown L 72–74  9–6
(0–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,124)
Boston, MA
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+
at Penn W 70–61  10–6
(1–2)
The Palestra (4,960)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Yale L 65–78  10–7
(1–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 62–59  11–7
(2–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,536)
Boston, MA
February 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cornell L 76–89  11–8
(2–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 77–59  12–8
(3–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 16, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 62–75  12–9
(3–5)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
February 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia W 80–75  13–9
(4–5)
Levien Gymnasium (2,257)
New York, NY
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton L 53–66  13–10
(4–6)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn W 74–70  14–10
(5–6)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
March 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown L 68–71 OT 14–11
(5–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,788)
Providence, RI
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 60–80  14–12
(5–8)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532)
New Haven, CT
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth L 69–76  14–13
(5–9)
Leede Arena (809)
Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Silverstein Nets 20, Men's Basketball Falls at Dartmouth in Season Finale, 87-82". Harvard University. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Harvard University. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Harvard Crimson 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.