Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

Players shouting with joy surround a large trophy while a fan in the background holds up a giant replica ticket to the NCAA tournament.

Harvard Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Preview

Crimson women’s basketball prepares for the NCAA tournament.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard men's basketball swept by Princeton and Pennsylvania

Harvard out of contention for Ivy title

by David L. Tannenwald

A lost weekend as Harvard basketball falls to Cornell and Columbia

Drops to 1-3 in Ivy League play 

by David L. Tannenwald

Freshman point guard Tommy McCarthy '19 and his classmates will figure prominently in the Crimson's quest for a sixth straight conference title.

Harvard men’s basketball falls to Dartmouth

Harvard men’s basketball falls to Dartmouth.

by David L. Tannenwald

Co-captain Kit Metoyer ’16 and her classmates are playing “reckless abandon,” she says, during their final Ivy League campaign.

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy League competitors

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy competitors

by David L. Tannenwald

Agunwa Okolie '16 (shown here in previous action against Boston College) scored a career-high 29 points and made all 10 of his free throw attempts to lead Harvard to a 77-70 victory over Dartmouth.

Harvard men’s basketball wins Ivy opener against Dartmouth

The men’s basketball team starts conference play with a win over Dartmouth.

by David L. Tannenwald

Zena Edosomwan (shown here against BYU) averaged 20.3 points and 13.1 rebounds in the Diamond Head Classic. The junior made the all-tournament team and was named Ivy League Player of the Week.

After Hawaii tournament, Harvard men's basketball prepares for conference play

Harvard men’s basketball prepares for conference play.

by David L. Tannenwald

Corey Johnson ’19 (shown here against Kansas) sank six three-pointers in the BU game to lead the Crimson to a 75-69 victory.

After nearly toppling Kansas, Harvard men’s basketball bests BU

After nearly toppling Kansas, Harvard men’s basketball bests BU.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard men's basketball loses two of three local games

Harvard men’s basketball loses two of three local games.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard men's basketball loses two games in a row

Harvard men’s basketball loses two straight games.

by David L. Tannenwald

Freshman Corey Johnson sank five three-pointers against Providence on Saturday, the most by any Harvard player since then-senior Laurent Rivard sank six in 2014.

Harvard men’s basketball splits opening-weekend games

Harvard men’s basketball splits opening-weekend games.

by David L. Tannenwald