By clinching the Ivy League Basketball title this past weekend, Harvard became the fifth school in the Ancient Eight to claim both the basketball and football crowns in the same year. The Back Page took a look in the archives to see how the Crimson’s efforts on the hardwood and gridiron stack up with other school’s accomplishments.

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The last time New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin ’10 and Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce shared a court was in November, at Lin’s collegiate home hardwood during the Boston Charity Classic. Lin and the Celtics stars joined other NBA players at Lavietes Pavilion in a charity contest for a friendly game at the height of the NBA lockout.

Sunday’s meeting was less amicable. Rondo guarded Lin in an overtime 115-111 win for the Celtics, and the Boston point guard posted a triple-double. The Harvard alum ran into foul trouble early and shot poorly in the first half but still scored 14 points.

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The Harvard men’s basketball team will certainly be glued to a TV screen on Tuesday night, watching the game that may just determine the fate of its season: Penn versus Princeton. The Crimson clinched at least a share of the Ivy League title with Saturday night’s victory over Cornell, but the last time Harvard basketball tried this whole sharing-the-title thing, it didn’t work out so well.

If Princeton defeats Penn on Tuesday, Harvard wins the Ivy League title outright and clinches a spot in the tournament for the first time since 1946. But if Penn defeats Princeton, the Crimson splits the title once again and will have to compete in a one-game playoff for the league’s automatic bid.

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Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks are traveling to Boston this weekend to take on the Celtics on Sunday at TD Garden.  Even if you are disheartened by losing the UC Ticket Raffle, here are some reasons why you should still make your way to the game:

1. JLin supported us, we should return the favor

Harvard men’s basketball took on Columbia in NYC on Friday night.  Lin, along with new pal Spike Lee, was spotted in the stands cheering on his former team.  Lin reportedly congratulated the Crimson in its locker room after the 77-70 overtime victory.  Return the love to the Knicks’ new star by supporting him at Sunday’s game.

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This weekend, freshman Amanda Sobhy leads the way for the Harvard women’s squash team in the CSA Individual Championships at Amherst, Mass. After helping the team clinch the Howe Cup last weekend, Sobhy claims the No. 1 seed in her quest to win the Ramsay Cup. Clearly, we have a phenom on our hands, but how good is she really? The numbers speak for themselves…

0 - The number of sets she has given up all season

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