Word: backcourts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With James' status in doubt, Harvard's already thin bench will be expected to pick up some of the slack. Matt McClain has filled James' starting role admirably, but beyond McClain and freshman Jabbar Abdi, no other backcourt players have significant game experience. That may have to change...
...first crucial home test comes against the Bruins. The Bruins (7-11, 2-4) are led by the backcourt tandem of Rick Lloyd and Chuck Savage. Savage's 15.3 points-per-game is good enough for third in the league scoring race. In last week's games against Cornell and Columbia, the 6'1" Savage tallied 34 points and 19 rebounds. And Lloyd's numbers are nearly as impressive as those of his teammate. He is averaging just under 14 points, and is second in the league (behind Harvard's Tarik Campbell) in assists...
Carlos Williams, a bruising 6'7" center, is the inside complement to the Bruin backcourt. The sophomore Charles Barkley look-alike, who scored 24 points against Columbia, leads the Bruins with 7.1 rebounds per game. Ron Mitchell, who is tops in the Ivies in rebounding, will have to cover Williams...
Roby is depending on an aggressive defense to shut down the Brown backcourt...
...threatened to pull away for good with a a 14-0 run midway through the first half. With the score tied at 15, Wildcat guard Jeff Carr hit a three-pointer to begin a UNH barrage. Backcourt mate Jeff Cummins then hit a layup and a free throw to build the Wildcat lead to six. Teammate Tommy MacDonald came off the bench to continue the deluge, connecting for three three-pointers and 11 points in three minutes...