"[Harvey has] contributed a defensive presence, and has improved all season," Sullivan said.

Gellert has shown a similar knack for finding loose balls. Gellert cleared five offensive boards over the weekend, took a steal coast-to-coast and made several inventive passes, including feeding Hill through several Bulldog defenders for an open 12-foot jumper.

"[Gellert] gave us great energy off the bench," Hill said. "He's a great rebounder, and really likes to play uptempo."

That sort of aggression is a welcome dimension to a largely passive, halfcourt and offensively-minded Crimson backcourt. Of standards Hill, Beam, and junior Damian Long, none has more than 17 offensive rebounds in the Crimson's 18 games this season.

The only real concern with Gellert and Harvey's ascendance seems to be maintaining some individuality between the two.

With similar games, heights, and dark cropped hair, the two are at times indistinguishable without the numbers on their jerseys.

Sullivan regularly refers to them as "the freshmen," and Gellert confides that "coach mixes our names up in practice all the time."

However, Gellert calls Harvey "one of his best friends on campus," and that the two "are excited to play in the same backfield."

Gellert and Harvey. Harvard basketball should get used to the ring of that combination.