2014–15 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Crimson, led by eighth year head coach Tommy Amaker , played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale . They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff , the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.
Recruits
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Roster
2014–15 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Siyani Chambers (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Golden Valley, Minnesota
G 2
Alex Nesbitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
G 3
Matt Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Barrington, Rhode Island
F 4
Zena Edosomwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
So
Los Angeles, California
G/F 10
Patrick Steeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So
Montreal, Quebec
F 11
Chris Egi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Markham, Ontario
G 12
Matt Fraschilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
So
Dallas, Texas
F 14
Steve Moundou-Missi (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Yaoundé , Cameroon
G 15
Corbin Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Sandy, Utah
G 21
Zach Yoshor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
G/F 23
Wesley Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Los Angeles, California
F 24
Jonah Travis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Minneapolis, Minnesota
C 25
Kenyatta Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Sun Valley, California
F 32
Charlie Anastasi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
F 33
Evan Cummins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Westborough, Massachusetts
G/F 35
Agunwa Okolie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Ajax, Ontario
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Brian DeStefano (Duke)
Brian Eskildsen (Tennessee)
Christian Webster (Harvard) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Preseason
Harvard was again the unanimous preseason top team in the Ivy League media poll.[ 1] [ 2] AP Poll .[ 3]
Schedule
In the penultimate game of the regular season on March 6, the team lost to Yale , falling behind them by a game in the standings with one game to play.[ 4] NCAA tournament .[ 5] 2001–02 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team completed a seven-year run for Princeton.[ 6] 1991–92 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team .[ 7] 2015 NCAA tournament the team overcame a 16-point second half deficit against fourth-seeded North Carolina to take the lead before surrendering it in the final minute of play.[ 8]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
No. 25
MIT W 73–52 1–0
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
11/16/2014 *5:30 pm, NESN
No. 25
vs. Holy Cross Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Tip-Off L 57–58 1–1
TD Garden Boston, MA
11/20/2014 *8:00 pm, ASN
Florida Atlantic W 71–49 2–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,343)Cambridge, MA
11/25/2014 *7:00 pm
Houston W 84–63 3–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,423)Cambridge, MA
11/29/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Massachusetts W 75–73 4–1
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm, NESN
Northeastern W 60–46 5–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,553)Cambridge, MA
12/06/2014 *7:00 pm
at Vermont
W 64–52 2OT
6–1
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/08/2014 *7:00 pm
Boston University W 70–56 7–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,311)Cambridge, MA
12/21/2014 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Virginia
L 27–76 7–2
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
12/28/2014 *2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
L 46–56 7–3
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/30/2014 *8:00 pm, ASN
at Grand Canyon
W 72–59 8–3
GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
01/05/2015 *7:00 pm
Saint Rose W 84–38 9–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,033)Cambridge, MA
01/10/2015 7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
W 57–46 10–3 (1–0)
Leede Arena Hanover, NH
01/14/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boston College Rivalry L 57–64 OT
10–4
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/20/2015 *5:30 pm
at Bryant
W 66–57 11–4
Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Dartmouth L 61–70 11–5 (1–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
01/30/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Princeton
W 75–72 12–5 (2–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
01/31/2015 7:00 pm
at Penn
W 63–38 13–5 (3–1)
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2015 7:00 pm
at Brown
W 76–74 OT
14–5 (4–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
02/07/2015 7:00 pm
at Yale
W 52–50 15–5 (5–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
02/13/2015 6:30 pm, CBSSN
Columbia W 72–68 16–5 (6–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,624)Cambridge, MA
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 61–40 17–5 (7–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,603)Cambridge, MA
02/20/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Penn W 69–46 18–5 (8–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,295)Cambridge, MA
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton W 63–55 19–5 (9–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
02/27/2015 6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Cornell
L 49–57 19–6 (9–2)
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Columbia
W 80–70 20–6 (10–2)
Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
03/06/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
Yale L 52–62 20–7 (10–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN
Brown W 72–62 21–7 (11–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
Ivy League one game playoff
03/14/2015 4:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
vs. Yale
W 53–51 22–7
Palestra (5,256)Philadelphia, PA
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015 *7:20 pm, TNT
(13 W)
vs. (4 W) No. 15 North Carolina Second round L 65–67 22–8
Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll ,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:
[ 9]
Honors
Wesley Saunders was First Team All-Ivy selection, while Siyani Chambers and Steve Moundou-Missi were second team selections. Moundou-Missi was the Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Saunders joined Don Flemming as the only players to have earned three consecutive first team all-league selections.[ 10] U.S. Basketball Writers Association .[ 11]
Rankings
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
25т
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
RV
References
^ "Harvard Picked Atop Men's Basketball Preseason Poll for Second-Straight Year" . IvyLeagueSports.com . October 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Men's Basketball Unanimous Choice in Ivy League Preseason Media Poll" . GoCrimson.com . October 21, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Kentucky No. 1 in preseason again" . ESPN . October 31, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Yale tops defending champ Harvard to clinch share of Ivy title" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Harvard completes unlikely run to Ivy title with playoff win over Yale" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Men's Basketball Sends Two Teams to Postseason with Dartmouth in CIT" . IvyLeagueSports.com . March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Harvard Heads to Jacksonville to Face North Carolina in NCAA Men's Basketball Second Round" . IvyLeagueSports.com . March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ "Justin Jackson stars as North Carolina holds off Harvard" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015 .^ 2014–15 Harvard Crimson men's basketball schedule ^ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Awards Announced" . IvyLeagueSports.com . March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015 .^ "USBWA Names 2014-15 Men's All-District Teams" . BigTen.org . CBS Interactive . March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015 .
