2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	12–15 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Sotsky; Seth Towns; Matt Fraschilla;
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion

2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale †	13	–	1	.929	22	–	8	.733
Cornell	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Dartmouth	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Princeton	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
	7	–	7	.500	12	–	15	.444
Brown	6	–	8	.429	14	–	13	.519
Penn	4	–	10	.286	8	–	19	.296
Columbia	1	–	13	.071	12	–	15	.444

† 2025 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 17th-year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion located in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2023–24 season 14–13, 5–9 in Ivy League play to place fifth.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Xavier Nesbitt	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
G	4	Robert Hinton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, CA
G	5	Ben Eisendrath	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, CA
F	6	Kenan Parrish	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Pittsboro, NC
G	7	Austin Hunt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Marlborough, MA
G	8	Tey Barbour	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Manassas, VA
G	11	Evan Nelson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Tucson, AZ
G	12	Dutch Dowdell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Holladay, UT
G	13	Chandler Piggé	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
G	14	Greg Cooper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Cambridge, MA
F	15	Thomas Batties II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	17	Leo Byrne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Stockholm, Sweden
G	23	Louis Lesmond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Paris, France
G	24	Payton Pitts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chicago, IL
F	35	Luca Ace-Nasteski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Manly, Australia

Head coach

Tommy Amaker (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Sotsky (Harvard)
Seth Towns (Harvard)
Matt Fraschilla (Harvard)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist	W 79–66	1–0	Lavietes Pavilion (919) Boston, MA
November 8, 2024* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at Navy Veterans Classic	L 80–85	1–1	Alumni Hall (3,010) Annapolis, MD
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at American	L 55–67	1–2	Bender Arena (3,319) Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, NESN/FloHoops	at Northeastern	L 56–78	1–3	Matthews Arena (1,477) Boston, MA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colorado	L 66–88	1–4	CU Events Center (6,288) Boulder, CO
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate	W 78–67	2–4	Lavietes Pavilion (1,104) Boston, MA
November 27, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass	L 54–62	2–5	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, Peacock	at St. John's	L 64–77	2–6	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross	L 67–68	2–7	Hart Center (1,033) Worcester, MA
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire	W 72–62	3–7	Lundholm Gym (446) Durham, NH
December 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman	L 63–77	3–8	Lavietes Pavilion (1,187) Boston, MA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona	W 67–61	4–8	Hynes Athletics Center (1,610) New Rochelle, NY
January 5, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Bowdoin	W 71–65	5–8	Lavietes Pavilion (924) Boston, MA
Ivy League regular season
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Princeton	L 64–68	5–9 (0–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown	W 80–67	6–9 (1–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (809) Providence, RI
January 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Penn	L 67–82	6–10 (1–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,074) Boston, MA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Yale	L 55–84	6–11 (1–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Columbia	W 90–82	7–11 (2–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,417) New York, NY
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cornell	L 60–75	7–12 (2–4)	Newman Arena (1,249) Ithaca, NY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 56–76	7–13 (2–5)	Leede Arena (1,240) Hanover, NH
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cornell	W 75–73	8–13 (3–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,389) Boston, MA
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Columbia	W 87–75	9–13 (4–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,200) Boston, MA
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton	L 71–76	9–14 (4–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,432) Princeton, NJ
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Penn	W 79–78 ^OT	10–14 (5–6)	The Palestra (2,347) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Brown	L 52–59	10–15 (5–7)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,273) Boston, MA
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Yale	W 74–69	11–15 (6–7)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Dartmouth	W 66–58	12–15 (7–7)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,460) Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Harvard University. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Harvard Crimson 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Harvard University. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[3] "Harvard Crimson 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

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