Word: backcourts
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...success the Big Red does have, however, is likely to stem from the undersized but talented backcourt of Prather and Barnes, the top scorer among Ivy rookies last year...
Among the returners, El-Nokali was joined in being honored by the league by Wente, his backcourt mate and an Honorable Mention All-Ivy Choice, and Wysocki. Wente’s name is familiar to Crimson fans because of his miraculous, buzzer-beating three-pointer that beat Harvard at Lavietes last winter. Wysocki, too, has a lot to live up to. The center for Princeton has been named First-Team All-Ivy ten times in the last twelve years...
With a three-guard lineup, Harvard’s four frontcourt players have been forced to adapt to a style of play that focuses on the backcourt. Ideally, the Crimson would like to play an up-tempo game, which forces the big men to run the floor and concentrate on transition defense...
Harvard veteran guards Patrick Harvey, Gellert and Prasse-Freeman have more than enough talent and resolve to put last year’s late-season woes behind them. The backcourt trio is Harvard’s main offensive weapon and the glue that holds the team together...
...Together with Gellert and sophomore point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Harvey was part of a talented three-guard set that Sullivan employed most of the year. On the strength of this backcourt trio, Harvard more than made up for its deficiencies in size with its speed, passing and defense. Gellert, the Crimson's defensive stopper, led the Ivy League in steals for the second straight year, averaging 2.77 per game. Prasse-Freeman, meanwhile, led the league in assists with 6.3 apg. Both he and Harvey earned All-Ivy honorable mention for their efforts...