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Harvard head coach Frank McLaughlin and his quintet of cagers may receive a baptism by fire tomorrow night when they tip off the season against UMass in the IAB at 7:30. Coach Jack Leaman's squad went 20-11 last season and in two of those victories the Minutemen anointed the hardwood with Crimson jerseys...
...despite all the disadvantages and restrictions of the Harvard program, basketball is undergoing a transformation. A new spirit of optimism and a confidence lacking the past few seasons now pervades the IAB. The laid-back, low-key days of Harvard basketball seem to have made their exit, and an aggressive, spirited program has moved into its place...
...Harvard coach Frank McLaughlin has revitalized Harvard's basketball program. McLaughlin brings with him a spirit that the IAB has lacked for some time now. Satch, an ex-Boston Celtic, was a great player and a knowledgable coach, but he was quiet, low-key, and just the wrong man for Harvard. The Crimson program needs someone to pick it up off the floor and kick it back into shape. It needs an active, aggressive leader. McLaughlin can be that type of leader and he has wasted no time starting...
...around the less-than-ideal court at the IAB, and we can overcome the recruiting restrictions and freshman rule," he says. "But we've got to show there is support for the sport. When we open on November 30, we all go on the line: players, coaches, and the rest of the University...
...players appear just as confident about the new Harvard look. "We're gonna surprise a lot of people this year," is the overwhelming opinion at the IAB...