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Harvard Basketball: Crimson primed for breakthrough 2019-20 season

By Jacob Zinkula

FULLERTON, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Tommy Amaker of the Harvard Crimson in the first half of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at the Titan Gym on November 26, 2017 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
FULLERTON, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Tommy Amaker of the Harvard Crimson in the first half of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at the Titan Gym on November 26, 2017 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 11: The Harvard Crimson huddles during the first half of the Men’s Ivy League Championship Tournament at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 11: The Harvard Crimson huddles during the first half of the Men’s Ivy League Championship Tournament at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /

Christian Juzang

The 6-2 senior guard has been a solid role player for Harvard, providing secondary ball-handling and 3-point shooting. Like Kirkwood, he’s also been efficient from inside-and-out, recording the 9th best effective field goal percentage in the conference last season.

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Danilo Djuricic

At 6-8, Djuricic provides size on the wing and was one of the team’s best offensive rebounders last season. The junior turned into an effective spot-up shooter as wekk, with 96.3% of his threes being assisted.

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Robert Baker

At 6-11, Baker is the tallest player on Harvard’s roster, edging out the 6-9 Chris Lewis. The senior unsurprisingly provides a solid rebounding and shot-blocking presence, but perhaps surprisingly, has showcased some floor spacing ability on limited attempts (16-45, 35.6%).

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Rio Haskett

The 6-3 junior has played limited minutes his first two seasons but provides another spot-up shooting threat (78.9% assisted).

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Chris Ledlum

Ledlum is a 4-star freshman that ranked 99th in the ESPN100. At 6-6, he is expected to provide athleticism and make an impact at both ends of the floor.  He averaged 25.4 points in high school and set a school record for points in a game with 51.

Luka Sakota

The 3-star recruit out of Canada should be able to provide Harvard another 3-point threat down the road, if not next season. The 6-5 freshmen averaged 7.0 points and shot 8-14 from long-range at the FIBA u17 World Cup.

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Although Tommy Amaker’s anticipated “bench heavy” approach should provide opportunities to many of the discussed players, not everyone will be a major contributor. Still, the depth of the roster should provide Crimson fans a ton of optimism for the upcoming season (ESPN’s early Bracketology projects a 12-seed). Getting to the NCAA Tournament will be the team’s primary goal, but Harvard has the talent to make noise if/when they get there.