Plenty of eyes will be on the Harvard backcourt. Last season, in Curry’s absence, then-freshman point guard Siyani Chambers stepped into the starting role and powered the offense. The rookie averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists per game, becoming the first ever freshman to be named first-team All Ivy.

Now, Curry returns to the lineup and is expected to play alongside Chambers as a shooting guard. The senior says he is adjusting to his new role.

“Having Siyani now run the point sometimes, I got to remember what the two-guard does,” Curry said. “I’m definitely going to get a lot more open shots, and I got to knock them down.”

One player who is sure to be in the starting lineup for the Crimson is junior wing Wesley Saunders. Like Chambers, Saunders was named first-team all-Ivy, leading the Ancient Eight with 16.2 points per game.

“Wesley is our best player,” Amaker said. “Call it what it is. That’s not a knock to anybody else, but Wesley has proven to be our best player…He’s worked very hard to earn that, and I think all our guys would agree.”

With the exception of UMass, Harvard will play each of the participants in the tripleheader once this season. Amaker says that every squad will provide his team a challenge.

“We know how hard people are going to come after us every game that we’re going to play,” Amaker said. “We’re no longer the story of Cinderella…We know whether it’s Holy Cross or whoever else…we’re going to be a marked team, and that’s an incredible compliment for who we are and how far we’ve come.”