Lavieres Pavilion, Camdbridge, MA
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
7:00PM
Media
TV: N/A
Online: ESPN+
Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or Tune In Radio App
Previews:
Harvard Fan Forum
After a lopsided win against an undermanned Georgia State team at home, the Rams head north to Cambridge to take on the Harvard Crimson at the Lavieries Pavilion. Harvard, which is routinely at the top of the Ivy League each year, is led by their all-time winningest coach Tommy Amaker who is in his 15th season at Harvard. On the court there are three main players that Rhody fans should keep an eye on. Forward Chris Ledlum & guards Noah Kirkwood & Luka Sakota all average over 30 minutes per contest & are the teams only double-digit scorers with Ledlum & Kirkwood bot averaging 17+ per game. Like URI, as a team they are shooting over 40% from behind the arc. The only difference is Harvard is averaging almost 10 more attempts per game (26 to 16). Look for this trend of shooting threes to continue as they are heavily outmatched downlow. Harvard only plays two forwards in Ledlum & Kale Catchings (both 6’6”) but they have tallish guards in Kirkwood & Sakota who are 6’7” & 6’6” respectively. Harvard comes into the season with just 2 losses. Both losses were on the road (Iona & Sienna) and were each by 3 points. Right before Thanksgiving they did have an overtime win against Colgate with an impressive buzzer beater just inside half court to send it to OT. Rhody got exactly what they needed in their last game from their guards. Ish Leggett broke out of his slump in a big way by scoring a career high 20 including 5 for 7 from deep. Rhody has not lost to Harvard since Herbert Hoover was president in 1931 (sure they have only played 3 times since 1937). Go up to Cambridge, take care of business against The Crimson & then concentrate on this coming weekend’s game against whomever that may be. URI will be favored by around 4 points in this match-up. If Rhody can put a hand in the face of their three-point shooters, URI should take the win. Final score URI 71 – Harvard 66. Go Rhody!
Opponent
Record:
5-2, 0-0 in the Ivy
Last season: 21-8, 10-4 in the Ivy*
*Denotes 2019-20 Season as the Ivy League did not participate last season due to Covid
Rankings (URI):
NCAA NET: N/A (112)*
RPI: 181 (35)
KenPom: 166 (80)
BPI: 266 (83)
Sagarin: 110 (89)
* Denotes last season
Leaders:
Points – Chris Ledlum 17.4 (Jr., F)
Rebounds – Chris Ledlum 9.1 (Jr., F)
Assists – Luka Sakota 2.9 (Jr., G) (1.9 TO per game)
Historical
Series: 7-4
H: 3-1, A: 2-3, N: 2-0
Most Recent Matchup: 11/16/18 76-74 W at URI
Most Recent Win Streak: 5 – URI
Match-up Predictor: 70.9 Chance of URI Winning