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...final year of his career playing at Lavietes, Lin’s triumphant efforts in games against Boston College (25 points), Boston University (19 points), and a triple-overtime victory against William and Mary (19 points) sparked high hopes for the Crimson as it entered its conference season and brought additional media attention from the likes of Time Magazine, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated, all concentrated on the humble Palo Alto, Calif. native...
Even when the rest of the Crimson struggled in the Ivy arena, Lin’s electric pace could rarely be stopped. In Harvard’s four Ivy losses to Princeton and Cornell—the first- and second-ranked scoring defenses in the Ivy League, respectively—Lin averaged 17.5 points and was held to single digits only once...
...season put Harvard men’s basketball on the map. Guided by a bona fide college hoops star, some precocious freshmen, and a coach of blue-blooded pedigree, the Crimson enjoyed the finest season in its history—a basketball genesis that was met with national (and oftentimes international) media exposure. Ultimately, Harvard (21-8, 10-4 Ivy) once again fell short of an Ivy League title, but in the process it established a new benchmark for Crimson basketball...
...Crimson opened the season with a pair of nonconference wins over Holy Cross and William and Mary, the second coming on a triple-overtime buzzer-beater from co-captain Jeremy Lin that found its way onto ESPN’s SportsCenter...
From that point forward, the Crimson cruised through the rest of its non-conference schedule, picking up wins over the likes of Boston College, George Washington, and Rice. Harvard’s only hiccups were a 16-point drubbing at Georgetown, a three-point defeat at Army, and a narrow six-point loss at UConn...