# 2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 10th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Ivy League tournament to Yale.

## Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2015–16 season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Hunter Meyers | 5 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Minden, NV | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Patrick Steeves | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Montreal, QE | Graduate transferred to George Washington |
| Evan Cummins | 33 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Westborough, MA | Graduated |
| Agunwa Okolie | 35 | G/F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Ajax, ON | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Lewis #16 PF | Alpharetta, GA | Milton High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jan 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Robert Baker #25 PF | Woodstock, GA | The Walker School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Seth Towns #20 SF | Columbus, OH | Northland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Bryce Aiken #19 PG | Randolph, NJ | The Patrick School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Justin Bassey #29 SF | Aurora, CO | Colorado Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 25, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Henry Welsh #51 C | Los Angeles, CA | Loyola High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 25, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Christian Juzang #66 PG | Calabasas, CA | Viewpoint High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Harvard 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "2016 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mario Haskett SG | Chesterfield, VA | Lloyd C. Bird High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Harvard 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "2017 Harvard Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | MIT | W 59–39 | | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 11:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Stanford Pac-12 China Game | L 70–80 | 0–1 | Mercedes-Benz Arena (7,196) Shanghai, China |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fisher Homecoming | W 78–51 | 1–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,429) Boston, MA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 52–63 | 1–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,609) Boston, MA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 66–70 | 1–3 | Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA |
| 11/29/2016* 2:00 pm | | George Washington | L 74–77 | 1–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,406) Boston, MA |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | Fordham | W 64–52 | 2–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,714) Boston, MA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 86–80 | 3–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,517) Boston, MA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College Rivalry | W 74–66 | 4–4 | Conte Forum (3,832) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/23/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Houston | W 57–56 | 5–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,004) Houston, TX |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 67–46 | 6–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,646) Boston, MA |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 71–82 | 6–5 | Patrick Gym (2,312) Burlington, VT |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 74–58 | 7–5 (1–0) | Leede Arena (1,252) Hanover, NH |
| 01/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | McGill | W 70–45 | 8–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,252) Boston, MA |
| 01/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 70–65 | 9–5 | Chace Athletic Center (598) Smithfield, RI |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 82–68 | 10–5 (2–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 77–71 | 11–5 (3–0) | Newman Arena (1,186) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | L 62–65 | 11–6 (3–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,488) New York, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Penn | W 69–59 | 12–6 (4–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Princeton | L 56–57 | 12–7 (4–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | | at Brown | W 87–74 | 13–7 (5–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,581) Providence, RI |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Yale | W 75–67 | 14–7 (6–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 78–72 | 15–7 (7–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,935) Boston, MA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 87–75 | 16–7 (8–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,979) Boston, MA |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Yale | W 77–64 | 17–7 (9–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Brown | W 77–58 | 18–7 (10–2) | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Princeton | L 69–73 | 18–8 (10–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,799) Princeton, NJ |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Penn | L 72–75 | 18–9 (10–4) | Palestra (4,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League Men's tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (3) Yale Semifinals | L 71–73 | 18–10 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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