# 2021–22 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 14th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous seasons

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.
The Crimson finished the 2019–20 season 21–8 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing second in the regular season standings. The team qualified for the Ivy League tournament, but due to COVID-19 concerns the Tournament was canceled on March 10.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morehouse | W 86–70 | 1–0 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,282) Boston, MA |
| November 13, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,259) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Albany | W 60–53 | 2–1 | SEFCU Arena (2,684) Albany, NY |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | MIT | W 98–52 | 3–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,047) Boston, MA |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Siena | L 69–72 | 3–2 | Times Union Center (4,673) Albany, NY |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Colgate | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,061) Boston, MA |
| November 27, 2021* 5:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ | Northeastern | W 77–57 | 5–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,183) Boston, MA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Rhode Island | L 57–64 | 5–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,038) Boston, MA |
| December 4, 2021* 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ | at UMass | L 77–87 | 5–4 | Mullins Center (2,333) Amherst, MA |
| December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Babson | W 74–64 | 6–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,577) Boston, MA |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Holy Cross | W 62–54 | 7–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,092) Boston, MA |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Howard | W 77–69 | 8–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,006) Boston, MA |
| December 29, 2021* 8:00 pm, Big 12 Now | at No. 6 Kansas | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Harvard. | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Harvard. | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Brown | L 73–84 | 8–5 (0–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (250) Boston, MA |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Columbia | W 91–82 | 9–5 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | W 60–59 | 10–5 (2–1) | Leede Arena (88) Hanover, NH |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 61–76 | 10–6 (2–2) | Newman Arena (877) Ithaca, NY |
| January 28, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Penn | L 74–78 | 10–7 (2–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | W 65–50 | 11–7 (3–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (651) Providence, RI |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 55–58 | 11–8 (3–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,104) New Haven, CT |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Yale Rescheduled from January 9 | L 59–62 | 11–9 (3–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,325) Boston, MA |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | L 74–82 | 11–10 (3–6) | The Palestra (2,776) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Columbia | W 62–54 | 12–10 (4–6) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,118) Boston, MA |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (5–6) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,112) Boston, MA |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at Princeton | L 67–74 | 13–11 (5–7) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton Rescheduled from January 2 | L 73–74 | 13–12 (5–8) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,177) Boston, MA |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dartmouth | L 54–76 | 13–13 (5–9) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,376) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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