On a day when the Houston Rockets really needed a spark of Linsanity, Jeremy Lin ’10 delivered.
The daughter of Rockets head coach Kevin McHale, Sasha, passed away on Sunday from complications from lupus at the age of 23.
In a show of solidarity for McHale, who has been on leave since November 10th for family matters, the team wore green patches with purple borders on their jerseys on Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors, as green was Sasha’s favorite color and purple is the color associated with the fight against lupus.
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Harvard alums around the world saw action this week, impressing abroad but struggling here at home.
With another loss under their belts, the Bills aren’t ready to give up on Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 (yet). In their 20-13 win over Buffalo, the Colts held the Amish Rifle to 17-33 and 180 yards. A one-yard touchdown pass with 11:30 to play gave the Bills their only touchdown of the night. The team has failed to make the playoffs for 12 straight years, and Fitzpatrick’s critics say that its time for a change. However, the Bills maintain that they will continue to wait it out.
On the west coast, Raiders defensive tackle Desmond Bryant ’09 is coming down after two big weeks. After putting up 5 tackles against the Ravens and the Saints—with 5 unassisted against Baltimore—Bryant had only one in this week’s loss to the Bengals.
While Crimson alums struggled on the gridiron this week, they dominated the court. In Canada, guard Oliver McNally ’12 leads the NBL in total assists and assists per game, and he sits in second place for steals, with 21. In 11 games with the Montcon Miracles, McNally is averaging 9.8 points per game, and the team sits atop the Atlantic Division with a 7-4 record.
Overseas, forward Keith Wright ’12 continues to impress (and enjoy his time playing). After signing with Swedish basketball team Uppsala in October, Wright made his home debut two weeks ago, putting up 10 points in 23 minutes of play. This week, Uppsala upset 08 Stockholm behind a strong performance from Wright—16 points and 14 rebounds—, and the team moved into second place. In Uppsala’s previous game, Wright had a season-high 23 points.
The NHL is brining in federal mediators to aid in lockout negotiations after cancelling over a third of regular season games, ensuring that Harvard alums will not see the rink anytime soon. A similar tactic failed to resolve the 2004-05 NHL lockout, which resulted in the cancellation of the entire season.
Women's hockey co-captain Jillian Dempsey may have earned the spot as The Crimson's Athlete of the Week this time around, but two Crimson standouts from this past weekend have also secured bragging rights.
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For the first time since Linsanity was in full swing, Jeremy Lin ’10 stepped onto the court alongside the New York Knicks. This time, though, was a little different—Lin was wearing the red and white of the opponent’s uniform, rather than the familiar Knickerbocker blue and orange. Playing against New York instead of with it, Lin defeated his former team, 131-103, in his thirteenth game with the Houston Rockets.
Fittingly, it was none other than Lin himself who hit the first basket of the night for the Rockets. The score came on a driving layup with 10:48 remaining in the first quarter, tying up the game, 2-2.
The Harvard grad went on to tally 11 more points in 35 minutes of playing-time, shooting 50 percent on the night. Lin also notched seven rebounds, three dimes, and one steal, earning an efficiency rating of +24.
Coming into the matchup, Knicks players seemed more than hesitant to discuss the Lin-factor of Friday’s game with the media.
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Heading into Thanksgiving break, with The Game behind us and some of the more noteworthy spring sports—basketball, swimming, hockey, etc.—just beginning their seasons, The Back Page is taking a look back at the semester that was in some of Harvard’s major sports.
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