George Washington University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Harvard Saturday at 2 pm
12/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 12, 2008
Game 6
Date: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008 • Time: 2:00 pm (EST)
Location: Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: Federal News Radio 1500 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live video streaming and live stats on GameTracker
TV: none
Series: first meeting
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 126-84 (.600) 8th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 64-48 (.571) 8th season
Career Record: 126-83 (.600) 8th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Harvard: 0-0
HARVARD COACH: Tommy Amaker (Duke `87)
Record at HU: 12-25 (.324) 2nd season
Career Record: 189-163 (.537) 12th season
Michigan 109-83, Seton Hall 68-55
Amaker's Record vs. GW: 0-0
Saturday's Game: The Colonials and Crimson meet for the first time today.
• GW (3-2) has been idle for six days after a humbling 76-53 loss to Maryland in the BB&T Classic on Dec. 7 at Verizon Center. Senior Rob Diggs was selected as the Boeing Player of the Game after scoring a team-high 10 points on 4-8 FGs with five rebounds and two blocks.
• GW has a record of 71-18 (.798) at Smith Center in seven-plus seasons under Karl Hobbs and is 312-121 (.721) all-time in 33-plus seasons at 22nd & G Streets.
• Harvard (4-3) is coming off a tough, 76-71 double-overtime loss to Northeastern on Wednesday at home. Both teams managed to score just four points each in the first OT period before the Huskies outscored the Crimson, 10-5, in the second extra period.
• Harvard is picked to finish 4th in the 8-team Ivy League in the league's preseason media poll.
• GW has won 57 of its last 85 regular-season games and 32 of its last 48 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at Harvard: A school of 6,613 students, Harvard is located in Cambridge, MA, in the greater Boston metropolitan area. The Crimson have been picked to finish fourth in the 8-team Ivy League in the preseason media poll. Harvard has a pair of road victories at New Hampshire and Colgate while dropping games to Colorado (70-57), Boston University (75-59) and most recently, dropped a 76-71 double-overtime decision to Northeastern at home. Junior G Jeremy Lin leads the Crimson with 20.1 points and 4.1 assists per game. Lin has a team-high 14 three-pointers and has a .557 FG percentage. He had 18 points on 8-14 FGs with seven assists and three blocks against Northeastern Wednesday. Freshman F Keith Wright (10.3 ppg) leads Harvard in rebounding with 6.1 caroms per game and eight blocked shots. As a team, the Crimson are shooting 46 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent from the FT line. Through its first seven games, Harvard has outscored its opponents by a total of two more points and has two fewer turnovers. The Crimson has a +0.3 turnover margin but a -3.0 rebounding margin through their first seven games.
Next Game: GW hosts American Wednesday in a 7:30 p.m. game at Smith Center. The game will be broadcast live on Federal News Radio 1500 AM, 820 AM as well as live video streamed on www.GWsports.com.
