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Cambridge, Massachusetts – Harvard’s men’s basketball host, Cornell, will wrap up its three-game homestand at the Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+). Until February 11th.

What you need to know

Harvard beat Cornell 86-95 in the best series ever. Last season, the Crimson had a 77-72 (OT) win at home, but on the road he lost 76-61. Crimson posted his 19-10 record against Cornell. Tommy AmakerThomas G. Stemberg ’71 Family Endowed Harvard Men’s Basketball Coach.

Senior Guard/Forward Chris Redlum Team-best scoring averages (18.8), rebounds (8.8), steals per game (1.6), double-digit scoring in 17 of 19 games, scoring 20-plus eight times, 6 doubles including 4 recorded a double. in his last six outings. He has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games and has eight or more rebounds in 10 of his last 11 games.

Ledlum ranks second in the Ivy League in points per game (18.8), first in rebounds per game (8.8) and third in steals per game (1.6). He also ranks second in total points (358), first in field goals (137), second in free throws (58), first in offensive rebounds per game (2.9), and four in blocks per game. place (1.1), fifth place in fractions. (31.5) per game. In Ivy League play alone, he ranks third in points per game (17.6), first in rebounds per game (10.2), fifth in blocks per game (1.0) and field goals (31). ) and third in points (88). .

In the NCAA, Ledlum is ranked 11th.^th Field Goals (137), 26^th at points (358), 42^nd Points per game (18.8), 31^st Rebound (170), 43^rd rebounds per game (8.9), and 45^th Double-doubles (6 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). Reddlum totaled 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists against Columbia (January 14). In his Crimson fight (December 2) against UMass, Ledlum recorded a double-double for his 25 points and his 10 rebounds. He scored a game-high 29 points against Northeastern (16 November), and against Siena on 20 November he scored his 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. 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 in his OT win (6 January) at Brown.

junior guard Sam Silverstein He has 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 82.8 percent from the free-throw line. He ranks fourth in the Ivy League in minutes per game (32.6) and steals per game (1.3). Ranks 7th and 9th in rebounds per game (5.5). In Ivy-only play, he ranks sixth in his minutes played per game (32.8). 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.

senior guard Idan Tretout He averaged 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. In Ivy’s play, he has 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, and his shooting percentage from 3-point distance is 37.5%. He has his double-digit scoring streak in his third straight game and has scored in four of his last six games. Tretout scored a career-high 17 points on his 6/8 goals on the field in his OT win (December 28) at the Maine. He had 15 points and 5 rebounds at Yale (Jan. 7), against Dartmouth (Jan. 16) he had 12 and against Columbia (Jan. 14) he had 11. Earned. Tretu totaled 10 points and six rebounds against Fordham (November 27) and 12 against Elon (November 13).

junior forward Judge Ajogbor He ranked second in the Ivy League with 1.6 blocks per game, added 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, and shot 54.3% from the field. In Ivy’s play, he’s pacing the conference with his blocks per game (2.4) and his goal percentage on the field (.714). 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. Ajogbor was against Colombia (14 January), he recorded 10 points, 9 boards and 4 blocks. He is the only student-athlete to start all 19 of his games for the Crimson this year, and this year he has recorded multiple blocks in each of his 10 games. 47th in the NCAA Rankings^th Total number of blocks (31).

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 7.2 points for the year, a team-best 3.4 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. Nelson has had at least five assists in five games this season. Against Dartmouth on January 16, he scored a game-high 19 points on 5-of-9 field goals, 3-of-5 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws. 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 (3.4) and in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.6). In Ivy-only play, he ranks sixth in his assists per game (2.8).

1st year Okparatisom He’s averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game over the course of the year, and has scored in double figures six times. Playing Ivy only, he shot 50.0% of his shots from the field. 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 scored 10 points and five boards for his UC Irvine (December 20), scored 11 on a 5-4 field goal against Louisiana (November 11), and scored 11 for Northeastern (11). 16) 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 7.3 points, 3.7 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.

As a team, Harvard leads the Ivy League in blocks per game (4.26), points earned per game (63.4), opposition field goal percentage (.407), and stolen bases per game (7.58). Ranked 1st and was 3rd against Opponent 3. -Points percentage (.312) and his margin on rebounds (4.9). With Ivy’s play alone, the Crimson leads the conference in earned run average (61.2), blocks per game (5.40), and his margin on rebounds (5.40), while opponents field him in goal percentage (.398). he is second

Harvard ranks 18th in national rankings^th Lowest fouls per game (14.1), 38^th Scoring defense (63.4), 58^th Rebound Margin (4.9), 57^th field goal percentage defense (40.7), and 67^th Number of blocks per game (4.3).