MALE BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Brian Cusworth, Basketball

Junior Brian Cusworth—who sat out all of the 23-loss 2003-04 Harvard men’s basketball season with a stress fracture in his right foot—emerged this year to become perhaps the most potent post presence in the Ivy League.

Cusworth stayed healthy and turned in an all-around stellar campaign. He led the Ivy League with 45 blocked shots and finished second in rebounding—8.4 per game—behind teammate Matt Stehle.

Cusworth also contributed on the offensive end, as his 13.4 points per game ranked sixth in the league.

An instrumental part of the Crimson’s return to respectability, Cusworth was named second team All-Ivy following his comeback season.

—Staff writer Caleb W. Peiffer can be reached at cpeiffer@fas.harvard.edu.