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...decision came down to Harvard against Miami University of Ohio, and the lure of a full scholarship—something Harvard couldn’t offer—and the chance to play at an NCAA mid-major school won Szczerbiak over. In many ways, Szczerbiak’s decision to attend Miami was the sign of an increasing trend among top high school players, who due to increased media hyping of the NCAA tournament are looking for the school that offers them the best chance to make an impact on the national stage in March...
Szczerbiak got plenty of media attention while leading the RedHawks to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in 1999. After scoring 24 points a game in his senior season at Miami, he averaged 30 in the tournament to lead all scorers, and was selected by the Timberwolves with the sixth pick of the 1999 draft...
...cannot say whether Szczerbiak would have taken Harvard that deep into the NCAA tournament. It is likely, however, that just one tournament appearance would lead to higher profile recruits and greater goals. The Crimson narrowly missed out on a player who would have helped build a program strong enough to punch through the massive barrier separating Penn and Princeton from the rest of the league...
...season, Yale snuck into a three-way tie for the Ivy title with Penn and Princeton, looking to break the Quakers and Tigers’ combined streak of 13-straight NCAA appearances. Since Penn had the best record against the other two, it looked on as the Bulldogs downed Princeton in the first round of the playoff for the tourney berth. But the Quakers then beat Yale 77-58 in Easton, Pa. to quell the best charge that the six non-P’s have mustered since the Big Red tourney appearance...
While Harvard has never won the Ivy title, it has participated in the NCAA tournament. After posting a 19-1 regular season mark—still the school record for most wins in a season—during the 1945-46 campaign, the Crimson earned a berth in the tourney, but lost both of its contests to Ohio State...