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...whether it be in Europe or somewhere else.Cusworth does not know where basketball will lead him in the future. His immediate task, however, is much more clear. He has just half a season to wash away the bad taste of last year, when the team’s stellar frontcourt of Cusworth and captain Matt Stehle ’06, the motivating factor behind Harvard’s preseason No. 2 ranking, could not prevent the Crimson’s best shot in years at the Ivy title from flaming out in a late-season eight-game league losing streak...
...opponent scores when the player is on the court. “Brad had a terrific game off the bench,” Crimson coach Frank Sullivan said. “When he was on the court, he was plus seven, so that was a big boost in the frontcourt. In the backcourt, Jeremy was plus eight, so that was very encouraging. But I think it will still be a work in progress sorting out who is going to be consistent over a period of time. It was great to have that kind of help off the bench from those...
...they imparted laid the foundations for years to come.NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Rookie Drew Housman (below) made headlines for the Crimson, filling in ably at point guard after the graduation of Dave Giovacchini ’05 left a question mark at the position. But it was the frontcourt play of captain Matt Stehle, coupled with the all-around ability of senior guard Michael Beal, that led Harvard to a 5-0 start. Stehle earned his third consecutive team MVP award, becoming only the second Harvard player to do so.THE REPLACEMENTS Coming into the 2005-2006 season, Harvard...
Heading into the season, the Harvard men’s basketball team had two sure things, a couple of uncertainties, and one huge void.While the Crimson boasted the strongest returning frontcourt in the league, the guard spots were left cloudy with the graduation of shooting guard Kevin Rogus and point guard Dave Giovacchini. Junior Jim Goffredo was set to fill in for Rogus at the two. The one, however, was a different matter. Versatile senior Mike Beal, originally recruited to play small forward, was expected to handle much of the duty of bringing the ball up the court...
...with realistic hopes for Harvard’s first league title and ended with the unyielding reality of the Ivy hoops hierarchy.With the league’s top two returning scorers and rebounders in captain Matt Stehle and junior center Brian Cusworth—Harvard’s twin frontcourt anchors—the Crimson was picked to finish second behind Penn in the league’s preseason poll. That ranking only fueled the high expectations, as Harvard was thought to be facing perhaps its best opportunity to unseat powerhouses Penn and Princeton and claim the school?...