# 2022–23 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 15th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season with a record of 14–14, 5–9 in Ivy League play to place seventh. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2021–22 season 13–13, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament, as only the top 4 teams qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 pm | at Morehouse | W 68–63 | 1–0 | Forbes Arena (1,050) Atlanta, GA |
| November 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | vs. Louisiana Asheville Championship semifinals | L 61–75 | 1–1 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (565) Asheville, NC |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Elon Asheville Championship third-place game | W 92–77 | 2–1 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,221) Asheville, NC |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, NESN/FloHoops | at Northeastern | W 70–69 | 3–1 | Matthews Arena (1,339) Boston, MA |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Siena | W 69–59 | 4–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,142) Boston, MA |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Loyola–Chicago | W 61–55 | 5–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,138) Boston, MA |
| November 27, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN+/SNY | at Fordham | L 60–68 | 5–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Holy Cross | W 72–38 | 6–2 | Hart Center (1,117) Worcester, MA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMass | L 68–71 | 6–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tufts | W 76–59 | 7–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,017) Boston, MA |
| December 18, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Howard | L 54–66 | 7–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,473) Boston, MA |
| December 20, 2022* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | W 62–57 | 8–4 | Bren Events Center (2,466) Irvine, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 4 Kansas | L 54–68 | 8–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Maine | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 | Cross Insurance Center (994) Bangor, ME |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Princeton | L 66–69 | 9–6 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,866) Princeton, NJ |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | W 70–68 | 10–6 (1–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (852) Providence, RI |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 54–58 | 10–7 (1–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,894) New Haven, CT |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | Columbia | W 73–51 | 11–7 (2–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,288) Boston, MA |
| January 16, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dartmouth | L 59–60 | 11–8 (2–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,486) Boston, MA |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | W 95–89 | 12–8 (3–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | L 68–83 | 12–9 (3–4) | The Palestra (3,408) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Yale | L 57–68 | 12–10 (3–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | Brown | L 65–68 | 12–11 (3–6) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,582) Boston, MA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 72–80 | 12–12 (3–7) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Columbia | W 83–65 | 13–12 (4–7) | Levien Gymnasium (1,957) New York, NY |
| February 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | W 73–56 | 14–12 (5–7) | Newman Arena (1,112) Ithaca, NY |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton | L 56–58 | 14–13 (5–8) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 82–87 | 14–14 (5–9) | Leede Arena (884) Hanover, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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