The famous tournament always attracts NBA stars, and this year was no different, as LeBron James and Tracy McGrady made appearances.

Beal also focused on his physical shape, gaining seven pounds while working out with the football team.

“He has really transformed his body,” Sullivan said.

This season, Beal hopes to become one of the better defenders in the league, in addition to improving his rebounding.

Offensively, he will try to set up his teammates.

“[I want] to get others involved with penetrating skills, look outside to Kevin and [freshman guard] Jimmy [Goffredo] and look to the big men inside,” Beal said.

This year should be an interesting one for Martin. At six-foot-four, he usually plays the three spot. But due to the injuries of two big men—sophomore center Brian Cusworth and freshman Brian Darcy—Martin has been filling in at the power forward position, going through what he calls “a transition phase trying to learn the four spot.”

Martin said he hopes to get “meaningful minutes” while helping the team any way he can.

“I’m just trying to do what the coaches ask of me so that hopefully they’ll have the confidence to give me time,” he said.

Two freshmen—Goffredo and Ko Yada—round out the Harvard back court.

While it is never easy for freshmen to come in and make an immediate impact, it appears that both will have the opportunity to do just that.

“There wasn’t a lot of instruction for them in terms of how to practice, how to approach drills, how to approach the weight room,” Sullivan said.

The 6’1, 175 pound Goffredo possesses a sweet shooting stroke that helped him average 30.0 points per game as a senior at La Crescenta (CA) High School.

“Jimmy has a great jumper and should see some good minutes,” Norman said. “He’s a scorer and will help us put some points on the board.”

As soon as Harvard began recruiting Goffredo, the comparisons to Harvey began.