“Jeremy Lin has also been talking to me a little bit,” Wright said. “He has been giving me advice on the whole agent process as well as the Portsmouth Invitational, which I played in this weekend.”
For Wright, his plans after a professional basketball career bring him back to school.
“After the ball is done bouncing, I plan on going back to school to become a couples therapist,” Wright said. “Helping people is something that I have always loved doing.”
A LASTING LEGACY
Senior Andrew Van Nest, the only other player to spend four years with Wright and McNally on the Harvard men’s basketball team, commended his long-time teammates.
“Our class started off with seven and now it’s down to three,” Van Nest said. “I’m glad that two of us are going to continue to play at a really high level, and honestly as high as they want to go.”
“Keith in his nation-wide success, and Oliver with his leadership, it definitely suits them both to keep going,” Van Nest continued.
Regardless of the future professional endeavors, Brogan, McNally, and Wright have all witnessed history in a Crimson uniform.
For Berry, that meant leading Harvard to a 73-71 win over Hofstra in the first round of the NIT, the first-ever Ivy League win the tournament.
And accomplishments achieved during McNally and Wright’s tenure have permanently altered the face of Harvard basketball and perhaps Crimson athletics.
“Keith, Oliver, and I always talked about the change in the fan base,” Van Nest said. “We went from playing home games where you could see all the openings in the seats to our senior year, where tickets were going on eBay, where there wasn’t an open spot in the house. It was a night-and-day experience from our freshman year.”
“I think it’s only getting started,” McNally added. “We’ve got a lot of good guys coming back, and Coach Amaker is going to keep bringing in good players.”
The seniors acknowledge that they’ve also learned a lot in their years as Harvard basketball players.
“Your coaches and teammates will be family for the rest of your life,” Berry commented.
But for now, though the trio of seniors has left the confines of Lavietes Pavilion for good, the focus on basketball remains intense.
“I am still worrying about basketball. I am still working out,” Wright said. “There is a lot that I have to do in order to get ready for the level I want to play at.”