Pregame reads:
Harvard has four top 100 players, so they're a very talented mid-major squad but have significantly underperformed, which Pitino thinks is because of "for whatever reason" they've shooted poorly. They're also a young team.
Point guard Bryce Aiken is a scoring first lead guard that's a former four-star, Jordan Brand All-American, and played with Dupree McBrayer at The Patrick School. Aiken has missed the last two games to injury and is probable to play today. Chris Lewis is a center that rebounds well, is very good near the basket, and has a mid-range game. Seth Towns is the second leading scorer and is a versatile 4 that's most recently come off the bench.
Harvard has amazingly had 16 players start this year. It's almost as if they were actively trying to set a record. In the BEL interview, a Harvard writer explains why.
The Crimson have a four-out motion offense that tries to get center Chris Lewis touches. When Lewis is out, they'll go five out. Chris Aiken is the best player and also a centerpiece of the offense. When things stall, he'll look to create for himself.
Harvard's a solid defensive team, but their offense has struggled, partly because they've shooted so poorly from three, despite many of their players coming in as shooters. They also turn the ball over at a very high rate, probably because they're so young.
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Harvard has four top 100 players, so they're a very talented mid-major squad but have significantly underperformed, which Pitino thinks is because of "for whatever reason" they've shooted poorly. They're also a young team.
Point guard Bryce Aiken is a scoring first lead guard that's a former four-star, Jordan Brand All-American, and played with Dupree McBrayer at The Patrick School. Aiken has missed the last two games to injury and is probable to play today. Chris Lewis is a center that rebounds well, is very good near the basket, and has a mid-range game. Seth Towns is the second leading scorer and is a versatile 4 that's most recently come off the bench.
Harvard has amazingly had 16 players start this year. It's almost as if they were actively trying to set a record. In the BEL interview, a Harvard writer explains why.
The Crimson have a four-out motion offense that tries to get center Chris Lewis touches. When Lewis is out, they'll go five out. Chris Aiken is the best player and also a centerpiece of the offense. When things stall, he'll look to create for himself.
Harvard's a solid defensive team, but their offense has struggled, partly because they've shooted so poorly from three, despite many of their players coming in as shooters. They also turn the ball over at a very high rate, probably because they're so young.
