The Harvard men's basketball team will host Brown and Yale this weekend in a dual attempt to erase forgettable memories from last weekend and to avenge past losses this season.

"I know that this weekend, we're going to be intense and play hard for four quarters and come out with the win," said junior forward Dan Clemente, who shocked Harvard fans with his unexpected return to the Crimson lineup when he suited up against Cornell last Friday.

The hoops star showed no signs of rust, as he came off the bench for 24 explosive points in a 67-57 Harvard victory. Clemente's return came none too soon, with Harvard's date with Penn and Princeton, perennial Ivy League leaders, right around the corner.

However, the "Killer P's" of Penn and Princeton immediately swarmed around Clemente last weekend as the junior forward could only manage a combined 13 points on 5-of-21 shooting during the Crimson's last two losses.

When the Crimson traveled to Brown on Jan. 15 in the two teams' only meeting this season, the story of the game was Earl Hunt. The 6'5 freshman scored 39 points on 9-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three- point range and a Barry-esque 17-of-18 from the free-throw line.

Stopping this first-year sensation will be the key to a Harvard victory.

"We've got to pay more attention to Hunt," said freshman point guard Elliot Prasse-Freeman. "But stopping a guy like that takes more than one person. We have to play better team defense."

Senior captain Damian Long, who had a combined total of 31 points against Brown and Yale earlier in the season, plays the kind of intense defense that the Crimson will need to stop Hunt.