“This is a good opportunity for him,” Givony said. “We have a pretty good feeling that he could have played at any level of college basketball, but the fact that he was in the Ivy League—not really going up against NBA-caliber athletes on a game-by-game basis—makes this a good setting for him to show that he can translate his game to a higher level of competition. For him, there’s a lot to prove here.”

Cornell seniors Ryan Wittman and Jeff Foote will also be attempting to raise their own stock at Portsmouth. While Wittman has signed with an agent and Foote is looking to do so as well, Lin is in the process of finding an agent but has not found one yet.

“That would be a safe bet to make,” Givony said of the trio possibly playing in Europe next year, but he held off on assessing the NBA chances of the Ivy’s top seniors.

“I’ll have a much better opinion in four days,” Givony said. “This is why we’re going out there, to figure this question out. I don’t know that we have a definite answer at this point.”

Two of Lin’s teammates from last year’s Crimson squad—Drew Housman and Evan Harris—are currently playing in Israel and Germany, respectively.

“He could absolutely play at a lot of places,” Harris said of Lin’s prospects.

The Harvard standout received much attention from both national media and NBA scouts throughout the year, leading many to speculate on Lin’s potential as a professional player.

But Lin’s performance dipped as the 29-game season’s grind wore on, and the senior ended his collegiate career with a pair of lackluster performances at Princeton and at Appalachian State.

“I’m a lot more rested now, and I have my legs underneath me. I’m a much different player now than I was at the end of the season,” Lin said.

As classmates seal their fates for the next year and beyond, the senior remains hopeful and humble.

“I’m lucky, because I’m going to be doing what I love doing, which is playing basketball,” Lin said. “I feel like I’m really blessed. I haven’t applied to a single job, or done any interviews, and I’m very thankful for that…I’m very fortunate to be where I’m at.”

—Staff writer Dennis J. Zheng can be reached at dzheng12@college.harvard.edu.