Harvard's basketball program dates to 1900 at the Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Crimson have won multiple Ivy League titles and made several NCAA Tournament appearances in the 2010s under coach Tommy Amaker. As an Ivy League school, Harvard does not offer athletic scholarships.
The Crimson nickname simply refers to Harvard's official color, crimson, which was adopted in 1858 and has been the school's athletic identity ever since.
Defeating third-seeded New Mexico 68-62 in the 2013 NCAA Tournament first round, the program's first NCAA Tournament win and a statement for Ivy League basketball.
Harvard's Lavietes Pavilion, which opened in 1926 as the Briggs Athletic Center, is the second-oldest arena still in use in Division I basketball and has been home to Crimson basketball since 1982.
The Harvard Crimson compete in the Ivy League and hold an all-time record of 1244–1405 (.470 winning percentage) across 114 recorded seasons dating back to 1900-01.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17-12 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2024-25 | 12-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2023-24 | 14-13 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2022-23 | 14-14 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2021-22 | 13-13 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2019-20 | 21-8 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2018-19 | 19-12 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2017-18 | 18-14 | 12-2 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2016-17 | 18-10 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2015-16 | 14-16 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2014-15 | 22-8 | 12-3 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | AP #25 |
| 2013-14 | 27-5 | 13-1 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2012-13 | 20-10 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2011-12 | 26-5 | 12-2 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | AP #22 |
| 2010-11 | 23-7 | 12-3 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2009-10 | 21-8 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2008-09 | 14-14 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2007-08 | 8-22 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2006-07 | 12-16 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2005-06 | 13-14 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2004-05 | 12-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2003-04 | 4-23 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2002-03 | 12-15 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2001-02 | 14-12 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 2000-01 | 14-12 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1999-00 | 12-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1998-99 | 13-13 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1997-98 | 13-13 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1996-97 | 17-9 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1995-96 | 15-11 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1994-95 | 6-20 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1993-94 | 9-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1992-93 | 6-20 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1991-92 | 6-20 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Frank Sullivan | |
| 1990-91 | 9-17 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1989-90 | 12-14 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1988-89 | 11-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1987-88 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1986-87 | 9-17 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1985-86 | 6-20 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Peter Roby | |
| 1984-85 | 15-9 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1983-84 | 15-11 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1982-83 | 12-14 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1981-82 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1980-81 | 16-10 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1979-80 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1978-79 | 8-21 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1977-78 | 11-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Frank McLaughlin | |
| 1976-77 | 9-16 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Tom Sanders | |
| 1975-76 | 8-18 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Tom Sanders | |
| 1974-75 | 12-13 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Tom Sanders | |
| 1973-74 | 11-13 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Tom Sanders | |
| 1972-73 | 14-12 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Robert Harrison | |
| 1971-72 | 15-11 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Robert Harrison | |
| 1970-71 | 16-10 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Robert Harrison | |
| 1969-70 | 7-19 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Robert Harrison | |
| 1968-69 | 7-18 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Robert Harrison | |
| 1967-68 | 7-14 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1966-67 | 10-14 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1965-66 | 10-14 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1964-65 | 11-12 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1963-64 | 12-10 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1962-63 | 6-15 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1961-62 | 10-14 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1960-61 | 11-13 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1959-60 | 12-11 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1958-59 | 10-15 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1957-58 | 16-9 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1956-57 | 12-9 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1955-56 | 8-16 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1954-55 | 6-17 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Floyd S. Wilson | |
| 1953-54 | 9-16 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1952-53 | 7-16 | 2-10 (Ivy) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1951-52 | 5-17 | 0-12 (Ivy) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1950-51 | 8-18 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1949-50 | 9-15 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1948-49 | 3-20 | 0-12 (Ivy) | William Barclay | |
| 1947-48 | 5-20 | 1-11 (Ivy) | William Barclay | |
| 1946-47 | 16-9 | 5-7 (Ivy) | William Barclay | |
| 1945-46 | 20-3 | Ind | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1944-45 | 2-13 | Ivy | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1943-44 | 2-12 | Ind | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1942-43 | 12-14 | 4-8 (Ivy) | Earl Brown | |
| 1941-42 | 8-16 | 5-7 (Ivy) | Earl Brown | |
| 1940-41 | 10-9 | 4-8 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1939-40 | 5-14 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1938-39 | 5-14 | 1-11 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1937-38 | 13-5 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1936-37 | 10-8 | 6-6 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1935-36 | 7-15 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1934-35 | 7-12 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1933-34 | 3-19 | 0-12 (Ivy) | Wes Fesler | |
| 1932-33 | 2-10 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1931-32 | 6-7 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1930-31 | 10-5 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1929-30 | 9-4 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1928-29 | 6-8 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1927-28 | 8-7 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1926-27 | 10-5 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1925-26 | 8-4 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1924-25 | 11-2 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1923-24 | 11-8 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1922-23 | 14-5 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1921-22 | 17-6 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1920-21 | 9-10 | Ind | Edward Wachter | |
| 1908-09 | 1-7 | Ind | George Grebenstein | |
| 1907-08 | 4-12 | Ind | George Grebenstein | |
| 1906-07 | 7-9 | 4-6 (Ivy) | C.L. Schroder | |
| 1905-06 | 12-4 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Clarence Randall | |
| 1904-05 | 11-5 | Ind | ||
| 1903-04 | 1-9 | 1-9 (Ivy) | John Gilles | |
| 1902-03 | 5-8 | 2-6 (Ivy) | John Gilles | |
| 1901-02 | 9-5 | 4-4 (Ivy) | John Clark | |
| 1900-01 | 11-8 | Ind | John Clark |
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