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Cambridge, Massachusetts – Harvard Men’s Basketball will host Columbia University in their Ivy League home opener at 1 p.m. Hosted Dartmouth College at Martin Luther King. Junior Day on Monday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m.

What you need to know

Harvard beat Columbia in the best series ever, 88-98, but the Crimson won the final seven games of the series. His seven-game winning streak includes three overtime periods. Harvard won 91-82 away and 62-54 at home last season.

under the leadership of Tommy Amaker, Thomas G. Stenberg ’71 Family-Endowed Harvard Men’s Basketball Coach, Harvard, was involved in the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Crimson made multiple trips to play Howard in Washington DC, including his MLK weekend in 2016. And in 2019, I also visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The team also made his two trips to Atlanta in recent seasons, playing for Mercer in 2018 and Dr. King’s alma mater Morehouse earlier this year. While in Atlanta, Crimson attended Sunday services at Ebenezer’s Baptist Church, visited King’s Center, and spent time at Dr. King’s grave.

In its first Ivy win streak of the season, Harvard won 70-68 (OT) at Brown on Jan. 6 before narrowly deciding 58-54 at Yale on Jan. 7. Senior guard/ forward Chris Redlum He averaged 18.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game over the weekend, recording 21 points, 9 boards and 3 assists against the Bears and 15 points, 14 boards and 4 assists against the Bulldogs.

Harvard closed out the six-game road swing from Dec. 20 to Jan. 7 with a 3-3 record. Crimson scored in his 62-57 victory over UC Irvine (December 20) and in a trip that included about 5,647 miles flown he trailed No. 4/4 Kansas (December 22) in a 68-54 setback. I started stretching before I challenged the day). In the non-conference finale in Maine (December 28), the Crimson picked up his 74-73 (OT) victory before Ivy in Princeton (December 31) in his league opener. We lost 69-66. Includes approximately 1,020 bus miles. Harvard tackled about 290 bus miles in his 70-60 (OT) win at Brown (Jan. 6) and at Yale (Jan. 7) where he closed the stretch with a slight setback of 58-54. I was.

Senior Guard/Forward Chris Redlum Team-best scoring averages (19.3), rebounds (9.0), steals per game (1.7), double-digit scoring in 16 of 17 games, scoring 20 or more seven times, five double-doubles including three in his last four outings. He scored in double figures in 10 straight games and had 8 or more rebounds in 9 straight games.

Ledlum ranks 2nd in points per game, 1st in rebounds per game, and 3rd in steals per game in the Ivy League. He also ranks second in total points (328), first in field goals (127), second in free throws (52), first in offensive rebounds per game (3.2), and four in blocks per game. place (1.2), fifth place in fractions. (32.5) per game. In Ivy League play alone, he ranks second in points per game (19.3) and first in rebounds per game (12.0), offensive rebounds per game (5.0) and defenses per game. including rebounds (7.0) and blocks per game (1.3). ), and initially minutes per game (37.3).

In the NCAA, Ledlum is ranked 11th.^th Field Goals (127), 22^nd at points (328), 33^rd Points per game (19.3), 26^th Rebound (155), 37^th Rebounds per game (9.1), 39^th offensive rebounds per game (3.18), and 47^th Double-doubles (5 times).

Redlum scored a career-high 30 points with nine rebounds and a career-high five steals against Loyola Chicago on November 25. Ledlum posted a game-high 27 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on consecutive 20-point double-doubles in the main OT win (December 28) for game-high points (22) and rebounds (13). was recorded. ) Princeton (31 December). In his Crimson fight (December 2) against UMass, Ledlum recorded a double-double for his 25 points and he had 10 rebounds. He scored a game-high 29 points on 12-of-17 shooting against Northeastern (November 16), and against Siena (November 20) he scored 11. He scored 18 points on eight shots in the inning. At No. 4 Kansas (December 22), he recorded his 17 points and his 9 boards. Redlum finished with a double-double of 15 points and 14 boards at Yale (7 January), with 21 points and 9 boards at Brown’s OT Win (6 January). .

junior guard Sam Silverstein He has 7.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 85.2 percent from the free-throw line. He ranks fourth in the Ivy League in minutes per game (32.7) and steals per game (1.4). 6th in the league and 9th in rebounds per game (5.5). In Ivy-only play, he ranks fourth in the league in minutes per game (33.7) and fifth in steals per game (2.0). Silverstein had a career-high 17 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists with Fordham (November 27) and a career-best 10 rebounds with Holy Cross (November 30). He scored 13 points and stole five bases against Siena on November 20. In his first week for the Crimson, he had 13 points and 8 boards against Elon (November 13), 14 points against Louisiana (November 11) and more against Morehouse (November). 7th) scored 12 points with five rebounds.

1st year Okparatisom He is averaging 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and has six double-digit scoring runs. In Ivy-only play, he ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (68.8). He scored a career-high 24 points in 10 of his 13 games on the field and had eight rebounds against Siena (November 20) before scoring against the Tufts (December 4). He scored 16 points and recorded his 6 rebounds. In his first Ivy game, he scored 15 points on 6 boards with 6/7 shooting at Princeton (December 31). He had 10 points and five boards at UC Irvine (December 20), scored 11 on a 5-4 field goal against Louisiana (November 11), and scored 11 at Northeastern (November 16). day) and recorded 10 rebounds. Okpala has won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award three times (November 14, November 21, December 26).

senior guard Ruka Sakoda He had 7.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game that year. Sakoda has scored in double digits seven times during the season. He had a season-high 18 points (December 4) against the Tufts and made his career-high six 3-pointers. Sakoda scored 14 points against Elon (November 13), 13 against Holy Cross (November 30) and Brown (January 6), and 12 against UC Irvine (December 20). mentioned.

senior guard Idan Tretout He has 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. In Ivy’s play, he has 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Tretout scored his career-high 17 points on 6/8 field goals in his OT win (December 28) at the Maine. He had 15 points and 5 rebounds at Yale (January 7). Tretu totaled 10 points and six rebounds against Fordham (November 27) and 12 against Elon (November 13).

sophomore guard Evan Nelson He had 23 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, and had 8-of-12 field goals, 4-of-6 triples and 3-of-3 free throws against Elon (Nov. 13). He’s averaging 6.5 points per year, a team-best 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. Nelson has had at least five assists in five games this season. In No. 4 Kansas (December 22), he recorded his 10 points and his game-high four assists. Nelson had a career-high seven assists at Princeton (December 31). He ranks fourth in his league in assists per game, and second in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.8).

junior forward Judge Ajogbor Ranked second in the Ivy League with 1.5 blocks per game, he added 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. In Ivy’s play, he paces the meeting at his 2.3 blocks per game. Ajogbor set career highs in points (14), rebounds (6) and minutes (26) against his UMass (Dec. 2). In the Fourth Kansas (December 22), he blocked four shots and added eight points and four boards. He is the only student-athlete to start all 17 of his games for the Crimson this year, and this year he has multiple blocks in each of his nine games.

As a team, Harvard ranks second in the Ivy League in blocks per game (4.06), points per game (64.3), opponent field goal percentage (.414) and steals per game (7.82). ranked 3rd in In Ivy’s match only, Crimson is second in points allowed per game (65.0), first in blocks per game (5.00), second in rebound margin (+1.7), and second in steals per game (7.33 ) ranked third.Harvard ranks 20th in national rankings^th Lowest fouls per game (14.1) and 58^th Points Per Game Allowed (64.3).