Height: | 6-3 |
Weight: | 200 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Palo Alto, Calif. |
High School: | Palo Alto |
Position: | Guard |
House Affiliation: | Leverett |
Senior (2009-10)
Named by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook as a
preseason first team All-Ivy League selection ... Named one of the
country's 12 most versatile players in an ESPN.com feature article
by analyst Fran Fraschilla ... 2010 Lou Henson All-America team ...
Named first team all-league by the Sporting News ... One of 11
finalists for the Bob Cousy Award which goes to the nation's top
point guard ... One of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award
which goes to the national player of the year ... Invited to play
at the Portsmouth Invitational ... Unanimous choice first team
All-Ivy League by the coaches ... Ivy League MVP as selected by
CollegeInsider.com ... Unanimous first team selection by
Basketball-U.com ... All-conference selection by RushTheCourt ...
Honorable Mention All-America by Collegehoops.net ... USBWA
All-District 1 First Team ... NABC All-District 13, becoming the
first two-time first team selection at Harvard ... Became the first
player in the history of the Ivy League to record 1,450 points
(1,483), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (406) and 200 steals (225)
... Ranks first all-time in games played (115) at the school, fifth
in points (1,483), fifth in assists (406) and second in steals
(225) ... Started all 29 games ... Led Harvard in scoring with 16.4
points per game and paced the team with 131 assists ... Scored 21
of his game-high 24 points in the second half and dished out seven
assists in season opener against Holy Cross (11/13) ... Named Ivy
League player of the week Nov. 16 after back-to-back double digit
games … Scored game winning three-pointer at the buzzer of
the third overtime to lift Harvard past William & Mary (11/15)
... Honor Roll on 11/23 ... Team-highs of 18 points and seven
boards in 23 minutes against UNH (11/23) ... Scored 12 straight
points in the final 4:30 of play and had 16 of his game-high 19
points in the second half of a win at BU (11/29) to go with four
assists and four steals ... Honor Roll on 11/30 ... 14 points,
eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in 25 minutes against
Rice (12/2) ... Scored 30 points in the final 23:48 with nine
rebounds, three steals, three assists and two blocks at #13 UConn
(12/6) ... Ivy league Player of the Week (12/7) ... Had 25
points in a 74-67 win at Boston College (12/9) ... ESPN National
Team of the Week ... Ivy league Player of the Week (12/14) ...
Team-highs of 15 points, four assists and three steals at
Georgetown (12/23/) ... Ivy Honor Roll (12/28/) ... Scored 18
points with four assists, three blocks and three steals in 26
minutes against MIT (12/28/) ... Had 17 points (14 first half),
eight rebounds, seven steals, five assists and two blocks against
George Washington (12/30) ... Started 5-of-5 from the floor and
finished 8-for-9 for 21 points and four steals at Seattle (1/02)
... Nine assists against Santa Clara (1/04) ... Ivy Honor Roll Jan.
25 ... Scored 19 points with six assists at Dartmouth (1/23) ...
Scored 13 first half points and finished with 14 without taking a
shot in the second half at Columbia (1/29) ... Scored 19 points
(6-9 FG, 7-8 FT) in 30 minutes at Cornell (1/30) ... Had 19 points,
six assists, five steals, four rebounds and three blocks against
Penn (2/06) ... 24 points (10-11 FT) against Cornell (2/19) ... Ivy
Player of the Week on March 1 after scoring 26 points vs. Yale
(2/27) and averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5
steals despite playing just 28 minutes per game against the
Bulldogs and Brown (2/26) ... Added 19 points, six rebounds and
four assists at Penn (3/5) ... Dished out five assists and had 12
points against Appalachian State in CollegeInsider.com Tournament
(3/17).
Junior (2008-09)
Named to NABC All-District 1 First Team, becoming
Harvard's first selection to the team since 1997 ... All-Ivy League
First Team ... The only player nationally to rank among the top 10
players in his conference in every statistical category ... Named
Mid-Major All-America by collegehoops.net ... Ranked third in
scoring (17.8 ppg), second in assists (4.3 pg), first in steals (68
- 2.4 pg), sixth in field goal percentage (.502), seventh in
3-point percentage (.400), eighth in free throw percentage (.744),
first in free throw attempts (168) and made FT's (125), ninth in
rebounding (5.5) and 10th in blocked shots (18) ... Named to
Ivy League Honor Roll in 13 of the 15 weekly reports, earning
player of the week honors twice ... On Feb. 23, USA Today ran a
piece on Lin in its "Who's in Your Five?" section. Lin was
mentioned as one of the top five players or teams that we wished
had more television exposure ... Scored 15 points on 5-of-11
shooting and added team-highs in rebounds (eight) and assists (six)
at New Hampshire 11/19 ... Added 11 points, including his 200th
career field goal, and a career-high five steals along with four
assists at Colorado 11/22 ... Named the Ivy League Player of the
week for 12/1 after big games against Holy Cross and Army ...
Scored 19 of his career-high 30 points in the second half against
Holy Cross 11/25, adding nine boards, three assists and four steals
... Scored a game-high 24 points to go with five steals against
Army 11/29, shooting 9-for-9 from the free throw line ... Named to
Ivy League Honor Roll on 12/8 ... Had a team-high 17 points versus
BU 12/3 ... Recorded game-highs of 26 points, six rebounds and four
steals to go with eight rebounds in a win over Colgate on 12/6 ...
Played a career-high 47 minutes before fouling out in double
overtime against Northeastern, collecting a career-high three
blocks to go with seven assists, three steals and 18 points ...
Scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half at George Washington
on 12/13 ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 12/22 ... Scored 15 of his
17 points in the second half at Rice on 12/17 ... Had 18 points,
seven rebounds and six assists in a win at Maine on 12/21 ... Named
to Ivy Honor Roll after recording game-highs in points (16),
rebounds (7), assists (5) and steals (4) in a win against DWC on
12/28 ... Logged game-highs of 17 points, nine assists and three
steals in a win over Santa Clara on 1/02 ... Named Ivy League
Player of the Week on 1/12 ... Recorded game-highs of 27 points,
eight assists, six steals (career-high) and two blocks in a win at
17th-ranked Boston College on 1/07 ... Named to the Ivy Honor Roll
on 1/26 ... Had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds at
Dartmouth on 1/10 ... Sent the game to overtime against Dartmouth
on 1/24 with a last second layup en route to 21 points, seven
boards and four assists ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 2/2 ...
Started the second half 5-fr-5 against Princeton on 1/31 and scored
14 straight points for Harvard in the period ... Recorded
game-highs of 23 points and five assists against Yale on 2/6 ...
Hit a free throw with no time left on the clock to give Harvard a
64-63 win over Brown on 2/9, completing a 22-point second half that
saw him finish with game-highs of 27 points (8-12 FG) and four
steals to go with eight rebounds ... Scored seven points in the
final 35 seconds of play including a long 3-pointer to break open a
tie game as Harvard won at The Palestra for the first time since
the 1990-91 season ... Named to the Ivy Honor Roll on 3/2 ... named
to Ivy League Honor Roll on 3/9 ... Had team-high nine assists and
five assists with 10 points at Brown on 3/6 ... Scored 15 of
game-high 19 points in the second half in a win at Yale - Harvard's
first victory at Yale since the 1998-99 season ... During the game,
became just the seventh player in school history to score his
1,000th point as a junior.
Sophomore (2007-08)
Earned the team's Raymond P. Lavietes '36 Most Valuable Player
Award ... Named All-Ivy League Second Team ... Only player to start
all 30 games ... Ranked among the Ivy League leaders in points
(12.6 ppg), shooting percentage (.448), assists (107), and
assist-turnover ratio (+1.30) while leading the league in steals
with 58 ... He also ranked among the league leaders with 12 blocked
shots during league play ... Made first career start at #21/23
Stanford 11/9 ... Had 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting (3-6 3PT)
against UC Santa Barbara on 11/10 ... Had a career-high 17 points
on 6-for10 shooting to go with a career-best five assists in a win
over Northwestern State 11/11 ... Had career highs of 23 points,
nine rebounds and nine assists (1 turnover) in 35 minutes against
Mercer on 11/16 Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll 11/21 ... Had 15
points and four assists at Holy Cross 11/20 ... Had nine points,
six rebounds and five assists in a win over Michigan 12/1 ... Named
to the Ivy League Honor Roll 12/17 ... Had 17 points in 25 minutes
at Long Island 12/13 ... Had 18 points, six rebounds, three assists
and three steals versus Vermont 12/16 ... Played 43 minutes against
UC Irvine 12/30 and had 20 points (9-13 FG), 13 rebounds and five
steals ... Dished out eight of his nine assists in the first half
against Dartmouth on 1/5 as the Crimson built a 19-point halftime
lead ... Had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 30
minutes in a win over Colgate on 1/8 and was named to the Ivy Honor
Roll on 1/14 ... Had 17 points and nine rebounds at Princeton on
2/02 ... Had 15 points and four steals versus Cornell on 2/15 ...
Named Player of the Week on 2/25 after consecutive 20-point games
... Had 20 points (seven rebounds) including a layup with 9.1
seconds left in regulation of a 76-67 overtime win over Princeton
on 2/22 ... Had 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and three
steals versus Penn on 2/23 ... Named to Ivy Honor Roll on 3/11 ...
Had nine points, seven boards, seven assists and three steals
versus Brown on 3/08 ... Had game-high 19 points with five boards,
four steals and three assists versus Yale on 3/09.
Freshman (2006-07)
One of the first players off the bench and appeared in
all 28 games, averaging nearly 19 minutes per contest ... Showed
tremendous court awareness for a young player and a knowledge of
off-ball defense ... Shot .818 from the free throw line and showed
ability to draw contact while finishing traditional 3-point plays
... Got off to a strong start, playing 25 minutes in the season
opener against Maine in the opener and had a game-high four steals
to go with six rebounds. Had a key driving lay-up late in the game
... Had his first career blocked shot versus BU Nov. 14 ... Had
five points, four assists and three steals in 26 minutes in a 83-81
overtime win at UNH Nov. 29 ... Hit a key 3-pointer late in the
second half and connected on what proved to be the game-winning
basket with 25.3 seconds left after recording a steal in overtime
... Recorded a blocked shot against Sacred Heart 7-footer Liam
Potter in a game Dec. 20 ... Had three steals in 12 minutes at UC
Irvine Dec. 28 ... Made his only shot attempt and had one steal in
nine minutes in his Ivy League debut at Dartmouth Jan. 6 ... Scored
all 12 of his points including 10 straight for Harvard during the
second half of a 77-71 win over Dartmouth Jan. 12 ... That effort
earned him a spot on the Ivy League Honor Roll for Jan. 14 ... Had
10 points (4-6 FG), four assists and three steals in 18 minutes off
the bench versus Yale Jan. 26 ... Had four assists in 14 minutes
versus Brown Jan. 27 ... Had five points, three assists and two
steals in 19 minutes versus Columbia Feb. 2 ... Made his only shot
attempt and had three assists in 10 minutes at Brown Feb. 16 ...
Came off the bench to score 12 points in 16 minutes versus Penn
Feb. 23. His night included an 8-for-8 free throw performance ...
Scored all four points from the foul line late in the game of a
50-43 win over Princeton Feb. 24 ... Had nine points (4-7 FG) and
three assists in 14 minutes in a 85-79 win at Cornell March 2 ...
Had an excellent game in the season finale at Columbia on March 3,
playing 25 minutes against the Lions and making numerous
head-turning passes. He finished the game with 10 points, his
fourth double-figure scoring night of the season, to go with four
rebounds and a steal.
Background
Son of Shirley and Gie-Ming ... Four-year letterwinner and
three-year starter in basketball under coach Peter Diepenbrock ...
Captained team to the CIF Division II State title by scoring 17
points in a upset of nationally-ranked Mater Dei in the finals,
51-47 ... Three-time first-team All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic
League at guard ... Two-time SCVAL League Most Valuable Player ...
As a senior, named Northern California Division II player of the
year, Northern California scholar athlete of the year and first
team all-state ... Also named San Francisco Chronicle Boys Player
of the Year ... San Jose Mercury News Boys Player of the Year ...
California-Hawaii Sports All-State First Team and Scholar-Athlete
of the Year ... High School SportsFocus Player of the Year ...
Two-time Palo Alto Daily News All-Peninsula Player of the Year ...
Named MVP of Santa Cruz and St. Francis tournaments ... Named
sophomore of the year after leading his team to a 25-4 record ...
Averaged 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 5.0 steals, and 6.2 rebounder
per game during his senior season ... Helped team to a 32-1 record
as a senior and a 32-2 mark as a junior to set school records for
victories ... Sported a 4.2 GPA in the classroom ... Was a summer
intern for California senator Joe Simitian ... Editor of school
newspaper ... Earned school's President's Award as well as Vision
New America 2004 Scholarship Award ... Enjoys spending time with
family and friends, listening to music and going to church.