NCAA Basketball: Ranking 2021 5-star Harrison Ingram’s top 6 schools

Harvard Crimson

The real Ivy League school on Ingram’s list was the last program to offer the stud wing prior to the second cut of his recruitment. Although they’re late to the game, Ingram has boasted about his conversations with head coach Tommy Amaker. The academic sell here is an obvious reason for the Crimson’s inclusion in his top 6, but Ingram has made it known that he prefers to be different from the typical mold.

Making the move to any Ivy League school would definitely be considered different. The Crimson has been one of the top programs in the conference over the last, with 10 top-3 finishes in the last 11 years. The program has won the regular-season conference title in seven of those years, been to the NCAA tournament four times, and managed two tournament wins. There is plenty of history and talent outside of the academic realm for Harvard to offer a top recruit.

Ingram would be handed the keys to the offense here as well, not that any program he attends will choose to focus away from his talents. The Crimson have tons of depth to surround him with and Ingram only has to look at former players Seth Towns and Bryce Aiken to see how well players can thrive with the school. He can be confident the path to the NBA or NCAA tournament does not stop by choosing to stray from a Power 5 school.