Word: harrington
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...freshmen's strength was a collection of versatile, hot-shooting guards. Harrington was starting three men in the backcourt by the end of the season: 6-3 Dean Rau, 6-3 Dick Perrin, and 5-11 Bob Beller, the team's high scorer. Beller poured in 37 points, a new freshman record, in the team's 105-101 win over Trinity just before Christmas vacation...
...other guards, 6-1 Dan Orlovsky and 6-0 Jeff Grate, played almost as much as the nominal starters. "Grate has the best physical attributes of anyone on the team," said Harrington. "He can fly, and shoot real well from the outside. He's only six feet tall, and he can dunk the ball." Orlovsky, though somewhat slow on defense, had the ability to come off the bench and start scoring immediately...
Harvard had the misfortune to meet two of the best freshman teams in the East this season. Yale and B.C. Against B.C., the Crimson held its own for the first part of the game. "Then they got about four three-point plays on us," said Harrington, "and the kids just turned over." B.C. won 101-60. In the last game of the season, the undefented Yale freshmen belted Harvard...
Which Ivy League team can look for the most help from its freshmen next year? "Yale, no question," said Harrington. "They'll be very tough for three years now on the strength of their freshman team alone. They may come close to starting five sophomores next year...
...Harvard varsity is not so lucky Harrington rated Beller as the only freshman with a chance to start for the team next year. "None of them, the way they're playing right now, could step straight into the varsity lineup," he said...