Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Bottoms Line Non-BCS Watch List: Harvard Crimson

Ivy League teams are typically viewed in college basketball circles as somewhat of a novelty, but the next team on the Non-BCS Watch List has made a remarkable turnaround in recent years and is poised for a breakout season.
Harvard Crimson
Looking Back
Tommy Amaker?s first Harvard squad won just eight games in 2007-08, but he has engineered an impressive resurgence and was within a last-second shot in of making the NCAA Tournament last year.� In all, the Crimson finished 23-7 after losing in the Ivy League ?playoff? to Princeton and subsequently falling to Oklahoma State in the opening round of the NIT.� Along the way, they lost a close game toMichigan and knocked off Colorado and Boston College.
Harvard finished the season ranked 83rd in the Pomeroy Ratings, fueled largely by an offensive efficiency rating just outside the Top 50.� The Crimson were 14th in the nation in effective field goal percentage to go with a strong free throw rate.� Their turnover and offensive rebound percen...

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