2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 October 2016 2009–10 Harvard Crimson Basketball Harvard Crimson logo.svg 200 Ivy League Ivy League 21–7 10–4 Tommy Amaker Kenny Blakeney Brian DeStefano Yanni Hufnagel Lavietes Pavilion 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament First Round The 2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University in the Ivy League athletic conference during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Lavietes Pavilion, which has a capacity of 2,195. The team was led by third-year head coach Tommy Amaker and starred highly touted prospect Jeremy Lin. Building on the success of the prior season when the 2008–09 team beat then ranked Boston College (#17 AP Poll/#24 Coaches' Poll) for the program's first win over a ranked team in the school's history,http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290070103 https://archive.today/20120906213853/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290070103 dead September 6, 2012 Lin powers Harvard to rare upset over No. 24 BC April 2, 2010 January 7, 2009 ESPN.com The 2009–10 team broke many all-time program records including the following: most wins (21) most non-conference wins (11) most home wins (11) most road/neutral wins (10) The team received a vote in the AP Poll four times: (November 23, January 11, January 18 and 25).http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_2.pdf 2011-12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 IvyLeagueSports.com 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312043342/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_2.pdf March 12, 2012 dead mdy-all Amaker was a nominee for the inaugural Ben Jobe Award as the top minority Division I college basketball coach.http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100310_Amaker_Jobe_Finalist Amaker Named Finalist For Jobe Award March 31, 2010 March 10, 2010 Harvard University July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711103344/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100310_Amaker_Jobe_Finalist dead Amaker was recognized by Fox Sports as the 2010 Ivy League Coach of the Year.http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/goodman-all-conference-teams-and-awards All-Conference teams and awards April 1, 2010 March 9, 2010 Fox Sports Goodman, Jeff https://web.archive.org/web/20100412070414/http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/goodman-all-conference-teams-and-awards April 12, 2010 dead As a result of its 21–7 overall record and a 10–4 Ivy League conference record, the team was invited to play in the 16-team single-elimination 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Over the course of the season, the team was highly publicized, with Lin being featured in Sports Illustrated and ESPN,http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1165302/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100130003132/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1165302/index.htm dead January 30, 2010 Harvard School Of Basketball April 2, 2010 February 1, 2010 Sports Illustrated Torre, Pablo S.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4730385 Immigrant dream plays out through son: Harvard's do-it-all star learned the game from his father and a host of NBA legends April 3, 2010 December 10, 2009 ESPN.com O'Neil, Dana live https://web.archive.org/web/20100209183851/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4730385 February 9, 2010 while the team's early match against defending conference champion Cornell was written up in Time.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1951044,00.html?artId=1951044?contType=article?chn=us https://web.archive.org/web/20110604061729/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1951044,00.html?artId=1951044%3FcontType%3Darticle%3Fchn%3Dus dead June 4, 2011 Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem? April 3, 2010 December 31, 2009 Time Gregory, Sean Preseason The Ivy League held its pre-season media day on October 28, 2009, in Princeton, New Jersey. The league's media unanimously voted Cornell the preseason #1 for the second straight season. Harvard was ranked fourth.Cornell Unanimously Picked by Media to Three-peatSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved October 31, 2009 Honors Over the course of the season, the Ivy League office recognized several members of the team regularly for excellent play: Week Player of the week Rookie of the week November 16Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 2 – 11/16September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved November 17, 2009 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard Dee Giger, G, Harvard December 7Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 5 – 12/07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102153425/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7495 January 2, 2010 , Ivy League, retrieved December 7, 2009 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard December 14Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 6 – 12/14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102152728/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7501 January 2, 2010 , Ivy League, retrieved December 22, 2009 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard January 4Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 9 – 1/4September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved January 11, 2010 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard January 25Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 12 – 1/25September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved March 14, 2010 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard February 8Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 14 – 2/8September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved March 14, 2010 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard February 15Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 15 – 2/15September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved March 14, 2010 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard Kyle Casey, F, Harvard March 1Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 17 – 3/1September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved March 14, 2010 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard March 8Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 18 – 3/8September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved March 14, 2010 Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard During the season, Lin was recognized as one of eleven finalists for the Bob Cousy Award.http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/010208_Cousy_Vote Fans! Vote Jeremy Lin For Bob Cousy Award April 3, 2010 February 8, 2010 Harvard University September 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930034728/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/010208_Cousy_Vote dead He was one of 31 midseason watchlist candidates for the Wooden Award.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7518 Harvard's Lin Named to Wooden Midseason Watch List April 3, 2010 January 5, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com November 2010 H3llBot At the conclusion of the 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season, Lin was selected as a repeat first team All-Ivy selection after becoming the first player in Ivy League history to record 1,450 points (1,471), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (401) and 200 steals (224).http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7629 All-Ivy Men's Basketball – 2009–10 April 3, 2010 March 10, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com November 2010 H3llBot He was also selected to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District team.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7632 Lin, Wittman Named USBWA All-District April 3, 2010 March 12, 2010 IvyLeagueSports.com November 2010 H3llBot Notes Category:Harvard Crimson men's basketball seasons Harvard Crimson Harvard Crimson Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball